Malicious Compliance

“In his world, love is a luxury she can’t afford… but he’s made sure she pays the price anyway.” Liara Kane is drowning—her younger brother teeters between life and death, and every bank account is bone-dry. When ruthless billionaire Asher Kane reappears under the hospital’s flickering lights, he offers her a deal darker than the storm raging around them: one year of marriage in exchange for two hundred thousand dollars’ worth of life-saving surgery, a lavish penthouse, and a monthly allowance that could erase her debts. No vows. No emotions. Just a contract. But Asher never does anything by halves. With boardroom pressure and a family hungry for scandal underfoot, he demands compliance in public and possession in private. As Liara signs away her freedom, she ignites a fire in Asher’s cold heart—one he didn’t know existed. Torn between desperation, defiance, and a dangerous attraction, Liara must decide: is salvation worth a lifetime of chains?

On her birthday, Seline’s seemingly perfect world shatters when her ex-boyfriend, Luca, resurfaces with malicious intent. Through carefully crafted lies, he poisons Jude, Seline’s devoted boyfriend, turning love into suspicion. Despite Seline’s desperate pleas for trust, Jude chooses to walk away, breaking her heart on the day meant to celebrate her happiness. As Seline struggles with the pain of betrayal, she uncovers an even deeper wound that her best friend Isabel was the mastermind behind her downfall. Consumed by jealousy, Isabel coveted everything Seline had, including Jude, and succeeded in tearing them apart. Devastated but determined, Seline slowly begins to rebuild her life. In her darkest hour, she meets Alex, a kind and wealthy man who rescues her both physically and emotionally. With his support, she discovers her strength, healing from the scars of betrayal and learning to love again. Meanwhile, Jude realizes too late the grave mistake he made in trusting lies over love. Regret drives him back to Seline, only to find that she has already moved on, her heart now safe with Alex.