Marriage First, Love Second

lake Wyatt and Kendall Hastings never planned on a life together. Both raised in families locked in a fierce, decades-old rivalry, the only thing they share is a mutual disdain for one another. But when a condition in the family wills binds their fortunes to a marriage between them, they’re left with no choice but to stand side by side—or risk losing everything. From the moment the vows are spoken, Blake and Kendall’s marriage is a battleground of wit, resentment, and unexpected passion. Beneath the tensions, though, lies a smoldering attraction neither can ignore. Forced into each other’s lives, they wrestle between the desire to defy their family legacies and a growing need to break down each other's walls. Soon, Blake and Kendall realize that letting go of the hatred their families cultivated might be the only way to build a future—together.

"...but I love someone else". "You're getting married to Valerie Kings next week and that's final" Valentino Preston, a 26 year old young lad who is the CEO of Preston empire, the biggest empire in Washington Dc. He's in love with Mariana Kings, Valerie's cousin. But things change when he finds out he's getting married to his lover's cousin. How will he deal with it? Will he love her or not??.

After his fated mate died, Alpha Killian Thorne spent ten years resenting me. I was the Omega healer he never chose—bound to him by duty, not love. A substitute. A scar on a bond neither of us asked for. No matter how deeply I healed his wounds, no matter how quietly I stayed by his side, all he ever said was: “If you really want to please me, Clara… then disappear.” But when death came charging, it wasn’t I who fell. He did. Bleeding out in my arms, Killian looked at me one last time and whispered: “If only I’d never met you…” At the funeral, his mother wept. “He should’ve been with Selena. I never should’ve let him mate with you.” His father’s glare cut through me. “Killian saved you three times. Why wasn’t it you in that grave?” Everyone regretted that he had bonded with me. Even I did, too. I was cast out of the pack with nothing— No title. No Luna severance. No den to call my own. And then… perhaps the Moon Goddess took pity on me. She gave me one final chance to rewrite fate. This time, I won’t beg for his love. This time, I won’t tether him to pain. This time, I’ll sever the bond before it begins. I could already hear the gears of fate turning, and this time, I would move first.

I was finally pregnant with his child after being married to Grady Winters for five years. I planned to share the wonderful news with him in person, but on that fateful day, I encountered his first love, who had just returned from abroad. She scalded me with soup, spilling it across me before shoving me down the stairs. Curled up and fighting through the piercing pain in my abdomen, I heard her cold, mocking laughter from above. "Who do you think you are to be Mrs. Winters? I've seen plenty of women who are social climbers." Then, she turned to Grady, her voice laced with pride. She playfully pouted, asking, "Didn't I do a good job, Grady? Don't you think you should reward me as well?"

Talulla Fay Zelda, nag-iisang anak ng isang sikat na mag-asawa na may-ari ng malaking kumpanya sa may Cavite. Lagi siyang sunod-sunuran sa bawat sabihin ng mga magulang niya at alam niya sa sarili na nakakasakal na ang gano'n na sitwasyon o sistema, kaya nang sabihin sa kaniya ng mga magulang niya na ikakasal siya sa isang anak ng mga Osvaldo, ay walang pagdadalawang-isip na tinanggap niya 'yon. At ang lalaking iyon ay si Sebastian Kenji Osvaldo, na siyang magiging Heir ng isang sikat na magazine company sa buong bansa at kilala rin internationally na, Dazzle Company. Kilala si Sebastian na mabagsik at hindi napapaamo sa kahit sino man. Wala itong pinapansin kung hindi naman trabaho ang usapan. Giginhawa kaya ang buhay niya sa piling ni Sebastian? O mas lalo lang gugulo ang inaasam niyang kalayaan sa buhay?

"I have to bear the mistakes I didn't make" Danas never thought that her good life would be turned upside down when a man-Raka Langit Mahameru, the CEO of Neha'v Group-came and made her father's company bankrupt, and not only that, he forced her to get married just because Danas had made a mistake that she didn't even know she had made. Not only that, but he also forced her to marry him. Raka Melvin Mahameru, the man who forced her, just on the grounds that she had made a mistake that she didn't even know what it was. She had to put up with it all, when she was not considered as a wife and was treated badly. The most painful thing for her was when she found out that she was just a replacement bride.

Chloe thought she had died as the one guy, she had ever loved stared at her with hatred in his eyes, only to wake up two years ago when he hadn't shown her his true colors. Life gave her another chance and you can be sure she's using it for revenge. In her past life she had made mistakes by being too kind and naive, and trusting those who she shouldn't have. She had been betrayed and hurt, and lost everything she had, including her life; but In this life, she swears to get revenge on those evil people including her self-acclaimed bestie Sonia and the so-called love of her life Alex. Knowing everything this time around, she came with her revenge serving cold. The only thing she didn't expect was that she found true love in the least possible guy she expects, especially one who she had hurt in her past life.

Berusaha kabur dari perjodohan dengan anak sahabat ibunya, Raline kini malah terjebak dalam kehidupan duda beranak satu bernama Gara. "Kalau urusan nikah, Mas cari saja yang lain! Keputusanku tetap sama. Aku tidak mau menikah dan tidak mau melahirkan anak," tegas Raline sembari menatap tajam laki-laki yang baru saja meminangnya. "Kalau kamu menolak lamaranku, bisa aku pastikan ibumu akan kembali menjodohkanmu dengan Lucas. Memangnya kamu lebih suka menikah dengannya daripada menjadi istriku?" tanya Gara, lelaki yang meminang Raline. Raline menghela napas panjang. Ia benar-benar terjebak. Apa yang Gara katakan benar. Ia hanya memiliki dua pilihan, menikah dengan Lucas - pria yang dijodohkan oleh ibunya, atau Gara - kekasih palsunya.

Faith Thomas – Thirty-six-year-old accountant and closet romantic whose marriage implodes when she catches her husband of ten years cheating. Devastated, she moves home to Texas, determined to never let another man into her heart ever again. Rick Connor – The handsome thirty-nine-year-old retired Navy cryptologist making a new start for himself after a crushing loss four years earlier. He’s alone, and he's made peace with it – until Faith Thomas wanders into his bookstore and into his heart.

"All men are the same, you are all stupid, selfish pigs and I vow to never love again! NEVER!" Nera's voice echoed with the sound of the rain. Nera Bradford, a young selfless girl who spent her life dedicated to loving one man until he betrayed her. No longer interested in love, she finds comfort in an old rich man named Marcus Rasshell and marries him. Unfortunately, their heaven crumbles when Marcus discovers he is impotent, he hires a man to secretly impregnate his wife, setting off a chain reaction of Desire, Greed, and Deceit. Will Deceit and Desire consume her or will she recover and get the happy ending she deserves?