Shadow Bride Manhwa

Batsheva Braulia Baccay, an ordinary girl with a poor life that makes her student in the morning and part-time worker at night. Batsheva's life suddenly changed when her parents sold her to a mysterious old man in exchange for money in order for them to buy drugs. Within a night, she was forced to be married with the Old Man's son, Ashwin August Alindogan, who was furious in the situation that leads him to treat her badly. With all the changes in her life, will she have a fairytale-like ending after her sorrow? Or is it only the beginning of her never-ending suffering?

Sophia Censatio, a waitress, tough and strong. She was hard like a rock to let anyone in until she met Aaron Samuel who made her steal heart turned soft and went explode. Aaron Samuel, a 30 years old bachelor. He has a cold heart. He never cared about anyone's feelings aside from his friends and family. He believes every woman is the same. All they want is; MONEY!! They would lick the ground he walk on for money but, Sophia changed his perspective. What happens when these two meet? And at that, they both need each other's help? • "There, sign the contract" he shot her a cold glare. "W.. wh.. what?!! You want me to sign a contract marriage with you?!" She asked in an unbelievable tone. "No, I'm not interested. I never agreed to do this with you" she added by declining even though, she needed it badly. If she agrees to be his wife for a year then, her sick mother will get treated and she will also be rewarded with money. Then, Aaron can also claim his father's empire. "Of course, you'll. Sign this and save your mother or, I make your life a living hell. I'm pretty sure, you know what I'm capable of doing " A wicked smirk creep at the corner of his lip. "Lying to your family that I'm your girlfriend isn't enough? Now, you're forcing me to do this? You're a monster!" She said to him as tears welled up in her eyes. "I know, I hear that a lot. Now, sign the damn paper before I lose it" he ordered her in his usual cold and scary tone. With her hand trembling in fear, she took the pen and signed the papers. Unknown to her, she just signed the death of herself.

"Is that tattoo real?" she asked, her voice trembling. Edgar looked at her, confused. "Yes,I got it on a trip to Hawaii, years ago. Why do you ask?" Elma's heart raced as she realized the truth. "You're him," she whispered. "You're the man who raped me." Edgar's expression changed, going from confusion to realization. "Elma, I swear, I had no idea. I would never hurt you. I love you." But Elma couldn't listen. She screamed at him, tears streaming down her face. "How could you do this to me? How could you marry me and not tell me who you really are?" A wild encounter leads to a devastating turn of events. Haunted by his past mistake, Gael Edgar enters into a contract marriage with the lady he unconsciously abused in order to save his company and family fortune. As they navigate their contracted union, secrets and past traumas come to light, leading to a dramatic confrontation of truth and the possibility of destruction, forgiveness and love. With Justice in Elma's hand, will she forgive him or will she destroy him? Find out in "The Contracted Bride."

She was cheated, she walk into that room and saw her boyfriend sleeping with her best friend. She felt betrayed by her best friend, and boyfriend or I must say"fiancé. They are planning on getting married on that year. But that incident happen that changes her life. He was accused to the things that he didn't do. He wake up in that room, in the voice of his brother. And beside him was his fiance's best friend and his brother girlfriend. He was so drunk that night that he didn't know what happen. He was kicked and punched by his brother because they thought he sleep with his brother's girlfriend and his fiance's best friend. And that incident changes his life. He lost his bride, He hired people to find her, but nothing . He always end up nothing. After 3 years he saw her again, new name and new identity. She doesn't remember him or anything in the past. Is it a good thing that he found her without any memories or a bad thing cause she cannot remember him. Is it true that even brain cannot remember, but heart does?

“Don’t you feel a bit of regret, or even sadness? You should know you’ve spewed coffee at Mia, because if one day I exchange places with her and she’s still mad at it, she would definitely get back to you and she might even get frantic. Do you understand how terrible a frantic woman can get? Are you not afraid?” Charles raised his eyebrow, “She won’t have that opportunity.” ******************************* Maria replaced her sister to marry Charles. She originally thought it would be a widow-like marriage, but Charles who had disappeared for two years suddenly came back. All she wanted was her father’s well-being, but is tangled with Charles and her sister’s life. What will she do when it’s time for her to leave but she was already in love with Charles, who she believed loved her sister, the real Mia?

Ang walang-hanggang pagmamahal ni Elizabeth sa kanyang yumaong ina ang nagtulak sa kanya na gumawa ng mga bagay na tanging isang desperado lamang ang nakakaunawa. Upang iligtas ang kumpanya ng kanyang ina, pumayag siyang pakasalan ang isang lalaki na dalawang beses sa kanyang edad. Walang paraan na makakatakas siya sa kahabag-habag na katotohanan, ngunit sa araw ng kasal, napangasawa niya ang maling nobyo na naging pinakamayamang tao sa bansa. Para siyang binigyan ng Langit ng isa pang pagkakataon at hindi niya hahayaang mawala ang pagkakataon. Gayunpaman, kaya ba niya ang tensyon sa tuwing malapit sa kanya ang pekeng asawa? Paano kung mahulog siya sa kanya? Mahuhuli ba siya? O mahuhulog siya sa mas kumplikadong sitwasyon? *** Ang pangarap ng bawat lalaki ay pagmasdan ang kanilang nobya na naglalakad sa pasilyo patungo sa kanila, gayunpaman, ang magandang panaginip ay naging isang bangungot nang makakita si Tyrone ng ibang babae sa ilalim ng belo. Tumakas ang kanyang nobya at napilitan siyang magpakasal sa isang estranghera. Para maging mas kumplikado ang lahat, kaka-appoint lang niya bilang President ng kumpanya at kailangan niyang mapanatili ang magandang reputasyon. Ang pagpapanatili sa kanyang pekeng nobya sa kanyang tabi ang tanging pagpipilian na natitira sa kanya. Gayunpaman, paano niya haharapin ang kanyang pagpipigil sa sarili kung ang babaeng napagkamalan niyang pinakasalan ay isang ganap na diyosa ng tukso?

"You're getting married today! It is your duty to your family! You must!" Claire's mother said as she held on to her daughter's hand while a veil was being fixed on her head. "Married! You must be joking mum! I'd rather jump off a cliff!" "Everyone is waiting Claire! You have no choice!" Her mother snapped at her and Claire snatched her hand away from hers in annoyance. "Why must I be forced to suffer for Charlotte's mistakes?!" Charlotte and Claire Branson are identical twins but have lived separate lives ever since they were born. Charlotte, being the perfect daughter and the better sister, was betrothed to marry Henry Laurent, the son of their long time friend and business partner. On the day of the wedding, the Bransons arrive in Charlotte's room to meet a note, Charlotte has eloped with their chauffeur, leaving her parents distraught. Quickly, her family moves to save themselves from public embarrassment and get Claire to stand in line for her sister. Claire refuses at first, but has no choice as she is pushed into the waiting arms of Henry Laurent, an unwilling partner of the marriage who had thought he was getting married to the 'better' sister. Claire is determined to hate her new husband, but this doesn't turn out as planned.

"You could have chosen anyone. Women throw themselves at you, I'm certain of it. Women who would die to be your chosen… your mate. Why take me, someone unwilling?" "I did not choose you," he said, with a shrug. "Alexandros and Nikolaos did." "Then what's stopping you from setting me free? From choosing another?" I challenged. "I don't want another." ***** Becoming the bride of the most desired and dangerous Alpha is no fairytale, but a bloody nightmare. Lyla Gray, a young human woman, is taken from a life of poverty and dumped into a world of wealth and Lycans... sold into an arranged union with a man she neither trusts nor desires. Her marriage to Zephyrus Wrath, the fearsome and filthy-rich Alpha of a dominant Lycan pack, is not born out of love, but forced by his pack’s traditions. He never wanted a mate. But when duty calls, he bends to take a bride. What he doesn’t expect is to want her. Uncontrollably. Madly. Yet even as the desire is evident between them, he refuses to force the bond. He wants Lyla to choose him willingly. But Lyla is no calm, submissive woman. She challenges him at every turn, determined to frustrate him enough to make him back down and send her away. Yet in doing so, she draws dangerous attention to herself. Eyes that see her as ungrateful, as someone who should feel honored to be Zephyr’s 'Chosen'.

Detective Jane Michaels arrives in Ridgeview to start fresh after a catastrophic case nearly ended her career. On her first day, she’s assigned a gruesome case involving a serial killer who dresses his victims as brides and leaves a single rose. As Jane dives deeper, she uncovers unsettling details about the victims and their lives. Amidst the investigation, she crosses paths with Nathaniel Carter, a kind and mysterious local writer who slowly chips away at her walls. But Ridgeview is a town of secrets, and the truth is never as it seems. When a victim escapes the killer’s clutches and gives a description, the case takes an unexpected turn. The town is rocked as the killer is unmasked—someone who was hiding in plain sight. In the final confrontation, Jane must use her wit and emotional resilience to bring the killer to justice. But even as the case is solved, a sinister shadow lingers, and Jane faces her own demons, left with an unsettling gift that raises more questions than answers.

Isabella Moretti has spent three years planning the perfect revenge. When ruthless billionaire Damien Blackwell needs a contract wife to secure his inheritance, she sees her chance. His family destroyed hers—his father's corporate takeover drove her father to suicide and left her family in ruins. Now she'll marry Damien, infiltrate his empire, and burn it all to the ground. But Damien Blackwell is more dangerous than she anticipated. Behind his cold exterior lies a man with his own scars, his own secrets, and an unsettling ability to see through her carefully constructed lies. As forced proximity ignites an obsessive attraction neither can control, Isabella discovers the truth about her family's destruction isn't what she thought. The real enemy has been watching them both, and her revenge plot may have made her a pawn in a far deadlier game. Now she must choose: complete her mission and destroy the man she's falling for, or trust him and risk losing everything—including her heart.