Novel & Cerita Phoenix: The Mobster's Formidable Wife

“I was just a pawn in your game!” Tears streamed down my face. “No!” He was quick to deny the accusation. “Look me in the eye, Declan, and tell me you didn’t marry me for revenge!” My heart was burning. “It might have started like that, but I swear, everything between us has always been real, Kendra.” It was hard to believe his pleading tone. “This is it, Declan. This is the end of us.” ***** Kendra Hazelwood’s world turns upside down the moment her father announces she must marry Declan Davenport—their sworn enemy. Knowing she has no choice, Kendra finds herself in a marriage built on secrets, lies, and the ashes of an old feud. Declan has waited his whole life for this chance. Marrying a Hazelwood is the perfect cover to finally take his revenge, and he vows to never let his heart get involved. However, everything about Kendra rattles his world, and soon the line between vengeance and desire begins to blur. Everything changes when Kendra uncovers the brutal truth. Feeling heartbroken and betrayed, she walks away, determined to reclaim her life. Declan is determined to win the woman who owns his heart back, but will he succeed? Can love survive betrayal and pain?

To save her family from debt and pay for her father's medical bills, Hazel Anderson is forced into a marriage of convenience with Xander Kingston—the country's most powerful and feared billionaire. But for Xander, this union is nothing more than a business transaction. He bought her for five million dollars, treating her not as a wife, but as a possession he despises. Life inside the luxurious mansion becomes a living hell for Hazel. She is constantly humiliated, overworked like a servant, starved, and abused by Xander and his cruel family. Her suffering reaches its peak when Selene, the woman Xander truly loves, arrives and makes her life even more miserable. Despite her patience and sacrifices, Hazel is treated worse than an animal, left alone in pain, and even rejected when she falls deathly ill. But just as she reaches her breaking point, a secret growing within her body begins to unfold—a truth that will change everything and turn their world upside down.

“I don’t love you and I will never love you, Isabelle Yang!” I froze as the hatred in his eyes held me captive. I knew he wasn’t happy with this arrangement. Neither was I. “But I am your wife, Emerson.” “Wife?” He scoffed, stepping closer until my back hit the wall and I was trapped in-between his arms. “Wife? or the woman who sneakily found her way into my room and got herself pregnant with my child?” His words weren’t the truth. I hadn’t planned to end up in his bed that night—far from it. “You hurt my girlfriend by coming into our lives,” he continued icily. “And I plan to make you feel twice the pain you caused her.” Then he did something worse than yelling—he sanitized his hands after touching me, as if I disgusted him. He walked away, leaving me heartbroken. … Isabelle Yang never imagined her life could spiral into even more darkness after waking up from a one-night stand—the result of catching her boyfriend and twin sister in bed on the night meant to celebrate their two-year anniversary. Before she could even recover, a call from home changed everything. Her Mom had somehow found out not just about the one-night stand, but also the unexpected pregnancy that followed and her marriage had now been arranged with the Winters—one of the most powerful families in Europe. And her husband? Emerson Winters, the ruthless heir who cared about only two things; Power and his childhood sweetheart, Salma Hayden. But what happens when his love isn’t enough to bear an heir, and he is forced into a marriage with Isabelle—a woman he sees as a mistake. What will become of two hearts trapped in a marriage where resentment and hatred rule every day?

"Strip!" "W..what?" Mary stuttered, not believing what she had just heard. Did this man just tell her to strip in the midst of everyone? Granted, there were only three in the room, but it was still outrageous. "I said strip Mary! I am a paying client, and I would like to see what I am paying for. You are to be my wife; it is only reasonable that I see all the goods." *** Notorious playboy Nicholas Harrington, known for his scandalous affairs, finds himself caught in yet another illicit escapade, causing concern for the future of his family's empire. Frustrated with his son's behavior, Nicholas's father forces him into an arranged marriage. Reluctantly, he marries Mary, an orphan raised in a convent, and their relationship begins with a rocky start. Nicholas, having no regard for his wife, continues with his indulgent lifestyle. It continued for some months until Nicholas became tired and threw Mary out on the street. But little did he know that Mary was already with child. With nowhere to go, Mary was forced to roam the streets until help came. Tragedy struck when Nicholas's father was diagnosed with an incurable disease and had a few months to go. But he was only going to hand over the company if Nicholas gave him a grandson. Now Nicholas must begin to look for his wife and try to convince her to give him a male child. And he would do everything he could to keep Mary with him. Their reunion sparks a turbulent journey of anger, passion, and hidden desires. Mary and Nicholas find themselves at a crossroads. Can they overcome the scars of their tumultuous history and embrace a future together, or are they destined for a bittersweet ending?

Cristianus is a Billionaire man and Lily is a famous and best architect in their town. Lily admire Cristiano for a long time but Cristiano didn’t even know her even though their both parents are friends and business partners. One night they both attended a party and that night happened their one-night stand. They didn’t know that one night's mistake could change their life, especially Lily when he got pregnant. When both parents knew about it, they were forced to get married for the sake of the baby and the sake of their family name. When they got married and started to live under the same roof, Lily took responsibility to be a good wife to Cristiano but Cristiano didn’t appreciate all her efforts. He always brings girls into their houses and makes Lily look like a slave. He’s also abusive and hurting Lily physically, he didn’t let her meet her friends and stopped her from her work. Until one day Lily decided to escape Cristiano but when Cristiano discovered about that he hurt Lily again physically because she was already loving her and being more possessive of her until she bleed and caused her miscarriage. Cristiano realized what he just did but it was too late because he can’t bring their baby back. Whether he liked it or not, Lily decided to run away from him and he gave that to her because he knows that she need space to heal. Cristiano realized that he loves Lily and he’s just afraid to show it but it was too late because Lily is mad at him. He gives Lily time to heal and after a year he will pursue her again even if it’s not that easy anymore.

Jenny Lim's only dream is to have a happy and whole family. When she and her husband Jeff first got together, everything was fine. As their relationship lasts, Jeff's behavior gradually changes. He was often abused in front of her daughters. She could hardly accept when her husband came home with his mistress. And her daughters see them. In their room they commit fornication. She is full of anger and can't take what her husband did. Despite all the hardships she experienced the prison for a year, Jenny doesn't give up because she still wants and see and be with her two daughters. After her being imprisoned, she joined a secret organization and became a secret assassin, because she doesn't a choice. She killed a lot of people because this is her job. Until her hearts turns cold, it is easy for her to kill, especially she knows that those people she killed are also criminal.

Samuel Walters is a Billionaire. In all his life, he never thought his life would be this complicated. All stories start when his lover, Valerie Anastasia, who works as a famous model, refuses to back home because she collides with the schedule of fashion shows around the European continent. Samuel, who had promised to bring his future wife to a mother's birthday party, is undoubtedly confusing. He struggled to find a good reason but couldn't also visit available. Until unexpectedly, that crazy idea appears. At the assistant's suggestion, Samuel asks Arianna Grey, the girl who works as his secretary, to be a temporary partner so the mother does not disappoint. Unfortunately, the whole Walters family likes Ariana. They even urged Samuel to hurry and marry the beautiful girl. Beside that; Ariana's cleverness attracts people's attention and makes some of Samuel's business relations willing to establish cooperation. Not a few offer themselves to sponsor their wedding. So, will Samuel still marry Ariana while he already has Valerie as his lover?

Elara Hart knew marrying billionaire heir Aaron Blackwood would never be a fairytale… but she never expected to become the unwanted wife living in the shadow of another woman. Cold, powerful, and impossible to read, Aaron keeps Elara at a distance while the world watches their marriage crumble under gossip, humiliation, and the constant presence of the woman he once loved. Yet beneath Aaron’s ruthless exterior lies a broken man haunted by a past he refuses to speak about—and somehow, against all logic, Elara becomes the only person capable of reaching him. Just as their fragile relationship begins to change, a shocking scandal tears everything apart. Betrayed, heartbroken, and pushed to her limit, Elara disappears from Aaron’s life overnight. But some secrets refuse to stay buried. As Aaron searches desperately for answers, hidden truths surrounding the Blackwood family begin surfacing—truths tied to obsession, betrayal, and a tragedy from years ago that may not have been an accident after all. Now the woman Aaron once rejected may be the only person who can uncover the truth. If it doesn’t destroy them both first. Because in the world of the Blackwoods, love is dangerous… and someone is watching Elara far more closely than she realizes.

At her friend's wedding, Amelia meets Maximiliano Miller, a mysterious man who tries to strike up a conversation with her. What Amelia least expected, was that days later, that man began to pursue and harass her. From appearances at her work, to having a chase with her in the middle of the street. It all came to an end when she mustered enough courage to confront him and ask him what he wanted from her. Amelia expected any answer, except Maximiliano proposing to be his fake wife. "It will be a short business of a few months, you will have a good remuneration; you only have to pretend to be my wife, you only have to pretend that we are a happy couple... then you will leave with your money and we will never see each other again". What started out as a particular business deal ended up making way for feelings that Amelia refused to feel. She knew it was just a deal that would soon be broken, she knew it was all a lie, she was afraid of falling in love with him... because in the end, she was just the fake wife of a millionaire who would never reciprocate her feelings... Or maybe he would? PIC BY: KATE BRANCH. THANKS, BEAUTIFUL!

Have you ever slept and woken up as another person?? After being beaten up by her husband, Lala Daisy fell into a coma, a trance where she thought she was gone forever but when she woke up she found herself living as the wife of a very rich and well-known billionaire Her life is about to take a different turn, it is about to be as unexpected as she thought it wasn't going to be. Find out on this new journey Lala has taken and how much she must endure for the new children she has been entrusted to and the new life she thought was her own