Metal Hidden Blades

At my wedding rehearsal dinner, a photo of me and my fiancé’s older brother—naked in bed—was displayed in front of everyone. I said it was a setup. Jason, my soon-to-be husband and the Don of the Vale, said, “I trust you.” He erased the footage—and married me anyway. For two years, he kept me hidden while my stepsister, Nerissa, stood beside him in public. He said it was to protect me—so I believed him. I believed him even when the rumors said he was sleeping with her, even when he introduced her as his Donna… until today, when I found them in bed together. Jason didn’t even stop kissing her when he saw me. “Do you like this anniversary gift, Alina?” That was when I finally understood— Jason had never believed me—and the reason he still married me wasn’t love. It was punishment.

Being unmated for a long time, Alpha Ryan, whose life is one of duty and control, locked his heart away from the world to achieve that. For years, he's avoided the mate bond, dismissing the idea of love as a weakness and an obstacle to achieving everything he had dreamt of. But during one of the routine peace ceremonies, everything changes. He felt a mate bond, one he was so desperately ready to reject despite the strong pull he felt. But the very moment he's faced with his mate, a lowly male servant, an omega who looked lost and vulnerable, it triggered something within him. Something he thought he wasn't able to feel and that gave birth to a hidden affair, one he was willing to even risk everything, including his life for. Yes their bond was forbidden and cursed centuries ago, but he was willing to bear the consequences.

I’m trapped in this marriage… Yes, I’m only a wife on paper. Legally bound, but not in the way we live our lives. Six years have passed, yet I’ve lived like a single woman. But I’m not allowed to love the person I truly want. If there’s anything good that came out of this situation, it’s that we gained a comfortable life—and we no longer live in fear of being hurt again by my alcoholic father. And him? Enjoying his lustful life as if nothing happened in the past six years. An educated woman, yet powerless to escape this prison made of paper. “I didn’t ask for that money!! I worked for all of it. Why?! Don’t you remember what you did to me that night?! How you violated me?! How my body was left covered in bruises and marks?! You may have bought me with your money… but that will never change the evil thing you did.” “You only made me your whore once, Ethan!! You feel disgusted with me? Well don’t you worry, my husband—I feel the same way too. I’m still haunted by nightmares of that lustful night… how you tied me up and pinned me to the bed… how you forced yourself on me so hard because you thought I was Sabrina—the one who hurt you!!! The only thing I did was sell myself to you, but I’ve been trying to forget it all and make things right!!” “I am your wife, Ethan!!! Your wife on that damned piece of paper!!! So no matter what your mistress does… she will always remain just a mistress—as long as I choose it to be that way. And there’s nothing you can do about it.”

Playboy, Casanova, and Heartbreaker were some adjectives used by the paparazzi to describe the brilliant interior designer and the hottest CEO of Grayson Group Of Hotels, Aries Grayson. But that quickly changed when his eyes landed on his best friend’s perfect girlfriend, Cara Silencio. Her innocence took his world by storm when their eyes locked for the first time. Cara was everything Aries secretly wished for in his life, but she was off limits, and Aries chose to abide by the rules of Bro code. Cara Silencio has her own fair share of secrets that could destroy her. Amidst masking her true identity from the world and attempting to make ends meet, Cara was exhausted. She wanted to marry the Knight of her life, Keith Wilson, and lead a peaceful life. But the demons of her past destroyed everything, pushing her into the endless tunnel of darkness. Years later, when Aries found her at the infamous strip club, his desires came back to life, and this time, he aimed to claim her. A night of intimacy didn't stop his longing for her. He wanted her in his bed every night, waiting for him. Aries returned to the club to find her, but Cara was gone, leaving no traces behind. Determined to find her, he called his most competent informer to find Cara Silencio, only to stumble upon the shocking truth. “Mr. Grayson, the woman you’re searching for is the heiress of New York’s biggest business empire!”

Zara Adams thought the worst thing that could happen to her had already happened. She was wrong. After catching her boyfriend of three years kissing another woman in front of a room full of people, Zara walks out with nothing but her dignity and a phone full of messages confirming the betrayal was never a mistake. It was a pattern. Desperate to disappear, she takes the first place her best friend finds for her… and ends up in the wrong apartment. The wrong bed. With the wrong man. Bastian Cole is quiet, controlled, and far too observant for someone living such an ordinary life. He offers Zara three days to fix the mistake. She ends up staying. What starts as a temporary arrangement quickly turns into something neither of them planned. Shared space becomes shared silence. Then laughter. Then something far more dangerous. But Bastian is hiding a life Zara knows nothing about. A life that includes power, expectations… and an engagement he never chose. When the truth surfaces, Zara is forced to confront a question she has spent years avoiding. What happens when the person you are falling for is another version of the life you were trying to escape? And this time… will she choose differently? ***Author's Email: elaravine130@gmail.com

For twenty years, Kyle and I were each other’s salvation. On the day he confessed his feelings, he promised to give me a warm and loving home. However, everything changed when the Gill family found him and brought him back, naming him the Crown Prince of High Society. Overnight, I went from being his proud fiancée to nothing more than his hidden canary in a gilded cage. With another woman in his arms, his voice was cold and distant, “The eldest young master of the Gill family can’t marry an orphan.” At that moment, my heart shattered completely. I left the capital that very night. Later, I heard I had become the Gill family’s unspoken taboo. That once-proud Young Master Gill ended up confined to a mental institution, clinging to a doll and whispering my name day after day.

Anita didn't want her father's wealth to fall into the hands of her half-brother and stepmother. Marriage was the prerequisite for holding company shares. Anita ultimately chose a random man she met at the hospital. He needed money because his face was disfigured and deformed. "I'll pay for the hospital bills, but you have to be my husband." Anita married him, regardless of his bandaged face. Marriage wasn't important to Anita, as long as she could get all her family's wealth back. A mysterious man smiled with satisfaction at Anita's crazy request to marry him. To hide his identity, he accepted her crazy offer. "Okay, let's get married, honey." The mysterious man smiled meaningfully. If he knew her identity, she would surely regret marrying him. Who exactly was Anita's husband? What would happen to Anita after she found out who her secret husband was? Would she truly regret it?

Spoiled but independent, Sereia Philomena Isolde can’t deny it. Kaya naman hindi sya papaawat kay Phoenix Mason Hill, heir to the successful Hill Corp, nang malamang nasa pangalan ng lalaki ang lupaing kanya dapat. So, all there’s left to do is come and “negotiate” him about the terms. She wants to change his mind, he wants to change her heart. Pataasan sila ng pride. Prepare to venture into a journey filled with mud, soil and fertilizer as they explore the beauty of nature in a simple life in the province area (with the simple life of the farmers in the Philippines). Awayan, bangayan, tampuhan, iyakan, at siyempre, pagmamahalan. ***Tagalog Version of Changing the Billionaire’s Heart and His Winter Heart

Amelia the daughter of an Alpha was orphaned and turned into a slave at the age of ten years when their pack was invaded by an enemy pack. As the only survivor, she was captured by the cruel Khalid the Alpha of the black storm pack that slaughtered her parents. As an omega, she was constantly abused. The only reason why Amelia endured humiliation and burden is to avenge her parent's death in the future. But after eight years of suffering at the hands of the two cruel brothers Albin and Allen, On the day of her eighteen birthday, she found out that she was mated to Albin the future Alpha of the black storm pack who rejected her and punished her even more cruelly to the point of death. Amelia was given another chance to live, she woke on her eighteenth birthday where she found out that Albin was still her mate. This time she vowed never to allow Albin to brutally abuse her at her own will so she took the initiative to reject him. Will Albin accept her rejection? What happens when she finds out that she is also mated to Allen, the hiding Alpha? Will it affect her quest for revenge or will their love conquer all? Note: This story contains a mature scene, sex, violence, and abuse. Read at your own discretion.

Madeleine Lodrigo was abandoned by her father since sixteen so she was forced to work for a living. After her ex-boyfriend left her with a debt of 20 million, she is once again, forced to work just to pay the huge debt on his behalf. Pero nagbago ang lahat nang makilala niya ang isang Perez Salvatore. As a multi-billionaire with a severe case of haphephobia, Perez Salvatore finds it very devastating that he can’t even touch the woman he loves. When he met Madeliene Lodrigo, he was determined to make her stay and even made her his wife so that she can cure him. However, it was bound to be difficult when the tides turned to another direction and he was surged with new emotions. Nadag-dagan pa ‘to nang biglang bumalik ang first love niya, all of it went chaotic. A marriage that shouldn’t have been made and a love that shouldn’t exist, made them decide to part ways. Pero paano kung may malaman si Perez na makakapagpabago ng kanilang tadhana. Is it a happily ever after? Or is it too late, after all.