Stellaris Mind Over Matter Novels & Stories

When the mafia heir, Marco Gallante, barged into the family vault with his mistress, I was standing before the Virgin Mary statue, cross-checking bloodstained ledgers. Fiore Albero cowered behind him, pointing at the ledgers in my hands and shrieking, "Marco, I'm scared..." I did not even bother looking up, just flicked the ash off my cigar. However, Marco kicked the desk over with one swift boot. "Chiara Moltisanti, Fiore can't stand the sight of all this blood and violence. Sign the divorce papers, now!" I stared at the mess scattered across the floor, thinking back to the pregnancy report the family doctor had handed me just ten minutes ago. The Gallante bloodline was dying out in this generation. Ever since the eldest son, Luca Gallante, died in that accident, Marco became the sole heir. The Don, Carmine Gallante, dreamed of nothing more than a legitimate boy of pure blood to carry on the family name and glory. So, I smiled, bright and sharp, with unmistakable mockery. "Perfect. Since you want true love, then the Don's throne will never be yours." Besides, I never wanted Marco, that useless fool. What I wanted was the Gallante empire, a mafia dynasty spanning three continents with 100 years of roots, and the control that left him with nowhere to run and no legs to stand on. This time, I would cut him out completely, keep the bloodline, and sit at the head of the family.

She was never meant to be loved—only used. Lorelie Montgomery was the illegitimate daughter of a powerful political dynasty, raised in silence and trained to serve. When her family arranged a marriage between her and Governor Sebastian Kingston, she knew it was just another move in a game she never asked to play. To the public, they were the perfect political couple. Behind closed doors, there were strangers bound by suspicion, secrets and hidden agendas. Sebastian saw her as his pawn to get close to her corrupt family. Lorelie never trusted him and wanted nothing more than to escape from him and her family. Every smile was rehearsed. Every word was measured. Every laugh was practiced. Every touch was calculated. But as the lines between ally and enemy blur, and buried truths claw their way to the surface, Lorelie begins to see the cracks in Sebastian’s armor—and he starts to question everything he thought he knew about his wife. Can love save them from the lies that built their world? Or will it be the reason they lose everything?

At eight months pregnant, I was hit by a car and gave birth early. But unexpectedly, I regained my hearing. Outside the operating room, my husband was talking to the doctor. “Mr. Griffin, the baby is fully developed and stable. A normal delivery should be possible—” Albert Griffin cut him off immediately, “No, induce the labor now! I promised Summer that I would let our child rightfully join the Griffin family. Paulina is almost a month old. If she gets any older, people will figure out the truth. “If this baby doesn’t make it, that’s fine. She can always have another one. But this is the only way she will truly believe that Paulina is her own child.” I closed my eyes tightly and forced myself to stay calm. He thought his lies were perfect, but he was wrong. I heard everything. And if he could lie and pretend, so could I.

Two million dollars was the price of Elena Rossi’s soul. To save her father’s legacy and stop the bulldozers from leveling her family’s woodshop, she signed a one-year marriage contract with the "Ice King" of Manhattan, Silas Vane. The rules were simple: no feelings, no history, and no looking behind the curtain of the Vane-Sterling empire. But Silas has secrets darker than the obsidian walls of his tower, and Elena is hiding a truth that could burn his entire legacy to the ground. When a long-buried secret about a fraudulent marriage and an illegitimate bloodline comes to light, the contract is no longer just about money—it's about survival. To keep Silas alive, Elena must do the unthinkable: usurp his throne and become the "Villain Queen" he hates. In a world of gilded lies and corporate warfare, can love survive a betrayal meant to save it?

When Athena's father dies mysteriously, she ends up in a contract marriage with ruthless billionaire Levi Strauss-Jackson in a bid to investigate the mysterious circumstances. Trapped in a cold marriage of convenience fueled by ulterior motives, Athena unexpectedly falls for her callous husband while also finding friendship in his charming brother Samuel. Ensnared in an opulent but twisted world of secrets and conflicting agendas, the newlywed heiress soon realizes her investigation has also made herself a target. As buried truths claw to the surface, Athena discovers bonds can become shackles and new family ties may be fatal. To reclaim her power and ensure her survival, she must see through the smoke and mirrors of the Strauss-Jackson empire to uncover who the real enemy is while fighting her growing attraction to her new husband and his brother. But will the truth about her father’s death free her...or will it instead seal her own? In the glittering corridors of power and wealth, even wedding vows and blood pacts can be decisively broken.

I knew it was wrong to want Knox Gage, but I was blinded by love. So, when the chance came, I took my sister's place and married her fiancé, the man I had loved since I was a teen. I hoped for happiness, but instead, karma did not wait too long, my deceit was discovered, and instead of getting the love I had hoped for, all I got was disdain and disgust. I was ready to take my punishment, until the life of my unborn child was threatened. Then, I fled. Now I have returned, but not as the lovestruck girl who was desperate for love, but as the only person who can help Knox accomplish an important task. This time, Knox is not looking at me with hate, he is making up every excuse in the book not to sign the divorce papers I have placed in front of him.

On our fifth wedding anniversary, I discovered I was two months pregnant. I wanted to surprise Owen Reed with the news. However, on my way home with the gift-wrapped ultrasound report, I got caught in a street shootout. A stray bullet tore into my abdomen. Right as I collapsed on the pavement, writhing in pain, Owen appeared out of nowhere. He had told me he was away on business and would not be home until evening, but here he was, frantically shoving through the crowd. He ran right past me and toward a woman up ahead. "I'm sorry I'm late. Don't worry, nothing's going to happen to you." His voice was soft, gentler than I had ever heard it. He swept her up in his arms and disappeared down the street, surrounded by bodyguards. He never saw me. I was barely three feet away, bleeding out on the ground. When I woke up in the hospital, my baby was gone. That was when I knew I was done with this marriage.

The first thing I do after getting off the plane is to text my wife, Ella Spencer, that I'm safe and sound. Since I'm too eager to send the text, I end up sending the text to my work group chat. Before I can delete the message, the new HR employee, Dexter Brooks, suddenly calls me on the phone. "You're fired." I question him immediately, "All I did was text the wrong group chat! How does that warrant a dismissal?" Dexter shouts at me immediately, "How dare you send such lovey-dovey messages on the company's group chat! I will not tolerate this behavior in my company!" His statement catches me off guard. "Your company?" Dexter's arrogance kicks up a few notches. "What, are you saying that this is your company? Ms. Spencer is my wife! Her company is naturally mine!" After a moment's silence, I send another text to the work group chat. "Ella Spencer, you must be feeling quite smug now, huh? Not only did you claim that the company is yours, but you also switched your own husband out for someone else."

SARAH Green is twenty-one years old, beautiful, broken, depressed. She couldn't leave behind the sorrow of the death of her late boyfriend. Her father wants to see her happy. He wants her to tie the knot with Luce Edwards. She doesn't want to do anything with this. Her boring life takes a turn for the worse and something hidden for her in the future when she goes to meet Luce Edwards as her father insists. An incident! And everything changes. She saw the ghost of her late boyfriend. Louis!

In the depths of her heart, he had always been the love of her life. Arabella's dreams were filled with visions of standing by his side, and her prayers to the moon goddess were fervent, hoping to be chosen as his mate. Upon his request for her to become his Luna, Arabella's joy knew no bounds. Yet, her world crumbled when he unexpectedly selected her foster sister as Luna instead, proposing that Arabella should become his mistress. It left her heart shattered into pieces. Willing to endure anything to stay close to the man she loved, Arabella faced a devastating twist when he unjustly accused her of his father's murder, leading to her imprisonment and a death sentence. Years later, after her rescue, a successful doctor, Arabella returned to the pack. Her mission: to heal one of the ailing triplets she had with the man who once condemned her to death. With a new identity and an unfamiliar face, she embarked on her journey. However, upon her arrival, a shocking revelation left her dumbfounded. Drawing nearer to her foster sister and Rhys, the man who had caused her heartache, an opportunity for revenge emerged. The question now was whether Arabella would act on her desire for revenge, despite her lingering feelings for him, or if she could maintain her hidden identity until her daughter recovered.