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Viren, the main character of the story, has a complex history that has led him to hold a strong aversion to romantic commitment. As the only son of industrialist Rai Bahadur, he carries the weight of responsibility, as the CEO of the family company. Despite being perceived as a shrewd and ruthless businessman, Viren possesses a deeply caring and considerate nature, especially when it comes to his family and loved ones. His tall, well-built stature and sharp features make him a highly sought-after eligible bachelor, but his past has left him wary of commitments and hesitant to embrace love. In stark contrast, Priya is a vibrant, middle-class woman who works as an assistant to Rai Bahadur. She is kind-hearted, devoted to her family and possesses beauty and intelligence. The story progresses with Viren expressing concern for Priya's scepticism and offering to help her with her problems. Priya then shares her family's financial challenges, including her brother-in-law demanding money and her father's mounting medical expenses, which she struggles to meet with her salary. In a heartfelt gesture of support, Viren offers to arrange the necessary funds for Priya if she agrees to a paper marriage, as his father's critical condition compels him to settle down. He grants Priya two days to consider his proposal. Despite their initial reservations, they unexpectedly find themselves falling in love with each other. Unaware of each other's feelings, they continue to navigate the complexities of their awkward and initially unwanted relationship. According to their contract, they eventually decide to dissolve their marriage after the completion of a year. However, following their separation, they both come to realize their true feelings for each other. The question arises: will they proceed with the divorce despite their newfound understanding, or will they find a way back to each other?

Azam akhirnya mengikuti permintaan ibunya untuk mencari istri kedua, karena pernikahannya dengan Alya yang sudah tujuh tahun belum juga memiliki anak. Ibunya sangat ingin memiliki cucu dari Azam, putra sulungnya. Karena itu, Alya sering mendapat perlakuan buruk dari mertua dan adik iparnya. Ia dianggap wanita miskin dan mandul. "Heh, Alya! Harusnya kamu tahu diri, kamu itu miskin, mandul pula! Tak setara dengan Azam yang tampan dan mapan, atau jangan-jangan kamu main dukun biar bisa morotin Azam ya?" ujar Bu Mayang suatu sore ketika Azam mengajak Alya berkunjung ke rumah mereka. Dan reaksi Azam seperti biasa, hanya diam. Alya sangat sakit hati, tapi ia tak bisa melawan karena masih menghormati mertua. Azam yang masih mencintai Alya bingung memilih antara istrinya atau Dina, calon istri kedua pilihan ibunya yang juga cantik dan menawan. Azam pun akhirnya setuju menikah lagi demi memiliki keturunan. Diam-diam, Alya memilih melepaskan Azam. Ia tak sanggup jika harus berbagi suami, terlebih ia selalu mendapat perlakuan buruk dari keluarga suaminya. Selama ini Alya bertahan karena cinta pada Azam, dan Azam yang selalu menjaga cintanya.Tapi kini, Azam sendiri yang telah membagi cinta itu. Akhirnya Alya memilih menggugat cerai dan bertekad membuktikan bahwa semua tuduhan itu salah. Dalam hati Alya berkata, "Lihat saja Mas, aku pastikan kamu dan keluargamu akan menyesal."

Leïla, fille du plus grand homme d’affaires de la ville d’Anbar. Une jeune femme choyée, entourée de richesse, de pouvoir et de sécurité… Jusqu’à ce que tout s’effondre en une seule nuit. Un père qui meurt. Une fortune confisquée. Un palais réduit à un souvenir. Et une mère plongée dans un silence dont elle ne reviendra jamais. Du sommet à la chute… Leïla se retrouve contrainte de travailler comme secrétaire, auprès d’un seul homme : Omar. L’ennemi de son père. L’homme dont la main a détruit sa famille. Il n’oublie pas. Il ne pardonne pas. Et en Leïla, il ne voit qu’un moyen de se venger. Elle, en revanche, entre dans son entreprise brisée… mais refuse de se briser de l’intérieur. Entre humiliations et travail impitoyable, entre une haine affichée et des sentiments troublants, le conflit se transforme en un jeu dangereux, jusqu’à une proposition choquante… Un mariage en échange de la survie. Leïla était-elle une victime ? Omar connaît-il toute la vérité… ou seulement une partie ? Et l’hostilité peut-elle vraiment se transformer en amour ?

EXPECTATION. That's how Zialla Trixie Alcantara describe her life. She's the type of girl who craves for freedom ngunit pinagkait ito sa kaniya. Living in a world full of perfectionist, hindi alam ni Trixie kung saan pa ba siya lulugar sa mundong ito. She almost believed that disappointing everyone is her talent because that's the only thing she's good at. She's aware how dark her life is because she always feel lonely and alone. Even her father never treated her special dahil maging ito ay mataas din ang expectasyon sa kaniya. She's too soft to even resist her father's expectations that's why she didn't had any second thought to obey her father's will. Her main goal in life is to experience the feeling of being inlove and to be loved by someone not until Kairo Ace De Guzman entered her life. Ang akala ni Trixie ay nagbago na ito pero roon siya nabigo. At sa ikalawang pagkakataon ay muli na namang nasaktan ang puso niya. Paano pa matatakasan ni Trixie ang taong pilit niyang kinakalimutan kung mismo ang tadhana na ang naglalapit sa kanilang dalawa? Will they be able to chase the love they had before, or they will just leave it behind and just call it as their memory of the past? Handa na ba siyang tumaya ulit para sa kaniyang kaligayahan o tuluyan na niyang tutuldukan ang kaniyang nararamdaman at sundin ang kagustuhan ng kaniyang magulang? It is the battle between love and expectation.

"Shut down for rectification, fined $500,000, plus $300 compensation per customer. That’s the penalty from the Food Safety Bureau. Let’s see if you dare serve us gutter oil again!” Yves Larson, a part-timer at a construction site, sends me a provocative text purposefully, as though he's worried that I don't know what's going on. I just stare at the sign that says "closed for renovation", which is hung on the front door of my eatery. Never would I expect that the budget eatery that I've opened for the sake of the workers will be transformed into a blade that's aimed at me, thanks to the very same workers. That night, I sit in the apartment that my dad has left to me before his death. There, I spend the whole night smoking. Early the next morning, I head over to the bank and withdraw the money left behind by my dad, which is 260 million dollars. Half a month later, my eatery is open for business again. Work resumes at the construction site as well. Yves leads the construction workers to the restaurant at lunch. "I've taught him a good lesson last time. This time, I'm very sure that he won't have the guts to serve us cheap food made of shitty ingredients!" What he doesn't know is that the original eatery is already demolished. In its place stands a luxurious five-star restaurant. I stand in front of the main entrance as I perform a welcoming gesture to the workers. "This is a five-star restaurant that offers a private dining experience to you. The minimum bill for each table is 4000 dollars. You're welcome to dine here."

Guy Marchand, PDG charismatique et redouté, règne sans partage sur un empire de parfums luxueux. Cette façade impeccable dissimule l'empire souterrain d'un réseau mafieux impitoyable qu'il dirige d'une main de fer, naviguant entre transactions troubles et alliances criminelles. Elara Vance, jeune femme au tempérament de feu dissimulé sous des apparences discrètes, officie comme serveuse dans le prestigieux restaurant Le Velours Pourpre. L'établissement appartient à Marius Croft, ami d'enfance et bras droit indéfectible de Guy Marchand. Leurs destins auraient dû rester parallèles, séparés par l'abîme qui distingue le jour de la nuit. Mais un après-midi, dans l'atmosphère feutrée du restaurant, leurs regards se croisent. Un échange silencieux de quelques secondes à peine... une étincelle qui mit le feu aux poudres. Entre eux, l'attraction est foudroyante, un vertige immédiat et réciproque. Pourtant, leurs mondes sont séparés par des murs infranchissables de secrets, de mensonges et de sang. Chaque pas qu'ils font l'un vers l'autre les rapproche du précipice. Dans ce jeu dangereux, ils risquent aussi bien de tout perdre leur vie, leur liberté que de tout gagner : l'amour qui pourrait soit les sauver, soit les achever.

Lors du banquet de noces, Clément Duchamp est arrivé en retard, vêtu du costume du témoin, tenant son premier amour par le bras, tandis qu'il avait jeté avec désinvolture le costume du marié sur le canapé. « Clément, ce n'est pas notre mariage aujourd'hui… » « Jade Bernard ! » Clément m'a interrompue sèchement, les yeux pleins de menace. « Tu sais ce que tu peux dire ou non. Sois digne, ne me pousse pas à te détester. » J'ai esquissé un rire amer. L'ex de Clément avait perdu la mémoire, tout le monde jouait avec elle à un jeu de souvenirs retrouvés, alors personne ne devait la heurter. Pour m'apaiser, Clément m'a prise dans ses bras et m'a murmuré à l'oreille : « Jade, tu peux me comprendre, n'est-ce pas ? » J'ai hoché la tête pour lui montrer que je comprenais, puis je me suis tournée pour prendre la main du vrai témoin et entrer avec lui dans le sanctuaire du mariage. Plus tard, alors que je faisais des achats enceinte au centre commercial, il m'a arrêtée, les yeux pleins de larmes : « Jade, on jouait un rôle, non ? Comment as-tu pu tomber enceinte ? »

"You still think you’re the main character in your own story, don’t you, Mercer? That’s cute. You were written out the moment you let me inside you. You don’t exist without me now. And you love it." Kade Mercer an unstoppable force on the ice, destined for the NHL. One reckless mistake, one desperate night, and it was all over. The trap was set long before he even stepped onto the ice. Nikolai Volkov, mafia kingpin and team owner, orchestrated it all—the seduction, the scandal, the blackmail. Now, Kade isn’t just owned. He’s trapped. He still plays. He still wins. But only when they let him. Throw a game. Obey. Or lose everything. But the real hell doesn’t come from Nikolai. It comes from his son, Rook Volkov. Golden boy of a rival team. Hockey’s rising star. Kade’s worst enemy. He’s spent years fighting Kade, hating him, wanting him. Now? He owns him. Rook doesn’t destroy Kade’s career—he controls it. His flights. His bank accounts. His entire life. And when Kade resists? Rook makes him pay. First, he makes him beg. Then, he makes him like it. Every punishment, every violation, every humiliating submission forces Kade deeper into the world Rook has carved out for him. A world where the line between rivalry and ownership has been erased. A world where Kade can fight all he wants—but he’ll never escape. Because Rook isn’t keeping him prisoner.

Je m'appelle Elios. J'avais une famille, un avenir, et puis plus rien : un accident, le néant. Je suis resté seul au monde, perdu dans un silence que plus rien ne pouvait briser. Jusqu'à Léa. Elle est entrée dans ma vie sans prévenir, elle a pris ma main sans rien me demander, elle m'a aimé sans chercher à me sauver, juste à marcher à mes côtés. Avec elle, j'ai retrouvé le goût des matins, la chaleur des nuits, la certitude que l'amour pouvait tout guérir. Elle était ma lumière. Mon souffle. Ma seule raison de croire encore. Et puis Raphaël est revenu. Lui, c'était son passé. Un homme qui portait dans ses yeux trop de souvenirs, trop d'années partagées avec elle. Il s'est glissé entre nous sans violence, juste avec des silences et des regards, et j'ai senti notre histoire trembler sur ses bases. Je pensais que notre amour était un rempart. Mais Raphaël n'est pas venu le briser. Il est venu le consumer. Aujourd'hui, je la regarde dormir et je me demande : quand on a tout construit sur des cendres, jusqu'où faut-il lutter pour ne pas brûler une seconde fois ?

A young girl is married off to an Alpha by her parents against her will. She is forced to leave her old life behind and move in with the Alpha, who is known for his power and control within the pack. Despite her initial resistance, she eventually comes to accept her new life alongside Alpha Aiden. However, she soon realizes that the Alpha is a cruel and abusive man who uses his position to control her every move. Aiden wanted the title and in order to receive it he had to take a wife. As Grabiela is about to enter his life, Aiden decides to make it fun and turn it into a game, with her as the main pond, between him and his friends. When the abuse and lies weigh too heavy she realizes that she has to leave but will he let her go? Or will he tighten his grip and lock the doors? ”I’m guessing the meeting wasn't to talk about the food arrangements for when you take over the pack?” ”They’ve arranged for me to marry Gabriella Santos from the Trimoon pack,” ”So what, when have you ever backed down from a challenge?” ”How is tying my life to another in marriage, a challenge?” ”The challenge is to make her submit to you.” ”We’ll make it more interesting-” ”- I bet you won't be able to get it done before the end of the year,” ”I’ll have her submitting to me by the end of the month,” ”Not just submit. You have to have her wrapped around your finger, hopelessly in love with you by the end of the year,” ”Ten grand to whoever wins,” ***Explicit sexual abuse, violence, and otherwise TW scenes later in the book. Will warn in Author Notes***