The Almost Gone: Act 2 Novels & Stories

[MATURE CONTENT!] Divorced and in debt, Elena decides to become the contract wife of three rich and famous men. A fair exchange begins between a woman disillusioned about love and men with their own demands and desires. But when they demand for more than her body, she discovers many dark truths as the past slowly catches up to her.

Mia was in the verge of losing her mind and, most of all, having her sister sent to a terrible place, where her childhood would be gone. When ta creature appears, ready to offer her an alternative, she decides to take it. "You'll owe me!" was all he asked. Ten years later, he is back, asking for the favor. But... what if she is not ready to fulfill her part of the deal? Will she be able to change his mind and be free of the contract chains or will she be attatched to him more than never? A contract with the Devil is such a dangerous - and thrilling- decision! Come and find out what will become of Mia Chapman

I was reborn on the very day my sister, Leena Fox, and I were choosing our mates. That was also when my mind-reading ability awakened. I heard her thoughts clearly. [I'm taking Collin! Ella can get Ethan, that emotionally abusive lunatic.] She lunged forward and claimed the so-called kind, gentle man I had married in my last life, while I was left with the Alpha heir who held real power but was rumored to be ruthless and cold. I let out a quiet laugh. Did she really think she had won some kind of prize?

“I didn’t just save your sister’s life, Elara. I bought yours. And I’m a man who expects a return on his investment.” Elara didn’t have options. Her sister was dying, the doctors had given up, and the only thing left in the house was an old grimoire and a ritual she was never supposed to touch. So she touched it. Now she belongs to Vane ,demon, Duke of the Seventh Circle, and the most terrifying man she has ever stood in front of. He doesn’t look like what she expected. He looks like someone who buys companies before breakfast and ruins people for sport. Cold, beautiful, and completely unbothered by the fact that he now owns her life. The deal was simple. Her sister lives. Elara obeys. Except the mark he burned into her skin doesn’t say owned. It says sacrifice. And the more time she spends inside his world , his rules, his house, his dangerous, suffocating presence ,the more she realises that Vane didn’t just answer her call that night. He’d been expecting it. She just doesn’t know why yet. And maybe that’s the most terrifying thing about him not the power, not the contract, not the way he looks at her like she’s something he’s been waiting centuries for. It’s that she’s starting to look back.

Everything seems to fall apart in Clara's life after her mother left and her father became a drunkard and married her evil stepmother who made every day for her miserable but nothing should be compared to the constant bullying that she got from the Alpha's son Jake. Just when she thought you was about to escape his clutches by going off to college after her terrible years at high school Jake causes a scene which makes her lose her job and then gets her suspended. Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse her stepmother informs her that her father had gotten into an accident and then abandons both of them to run off with her lover. Her desperation to save her father leads her into the arms of the mysterious Alpha Prince who offers her a marriage contract…is he the shimmer of hope that she had waited for her entire life or her ultimate destruction

On the day Nick Grange and I hold our marking ceremony, he hands me a three-year agreement. "Our mate bond is only to solidify the alliance between the Lycus and Lunaria packs," he says. "The one I love is Zora. If you sign this contract, the mate bond will dissolve automatically after three years. When that time comes, I'll let you go." Without hesitation, I sign it. This union is something I made happen because from the moment I met Nick, I fell deeply in love with him. For three years, we live in harmony. Nick treats me well, making me form the mistaken belief that he might love me back too. But that illusion shatters. Nick brings Zora Knott, who has just returned to the Lycus pack, to his birthday banquet. Even without Nick bringing up our agreement, I know it's time for me to leave at that moment. I leave to set him free. But why is he searching for me everywhere after I'm gone?

He threw her into a rainstorm, convinced a "useless barren orphan" didn't deserve his status. He didn't realize he just discarded a global billionaire heiress and the only woman an untouchable tycoon would ever beg to hold. Damian Vance didn’t just divorce Valerie Hart; he erased her. Driven by cold arrogance, he stripped her of her assets, her home, and her dignity, casting her into a torrential downpour as a "burden" beneath his rising status. He didn’t know he was unleashing a sleeping giant. Picked up by Killian Sterling—a lethal, glove-wearing tycoon whose severe touch-aversion vanished only against her skin—Valerie entered a dangerous new world. Under his protection, she rebuilt. Then, her unlocked memories shattered the ultimate secret: she was the long-lost heiress to a global luxury syndicate. Now, the tables have turned. Following a failed, desperate siege to trap her, Damian's empire is dust. His mistress is exposed, his funds are gone, and he is nothing. The once-proud man drops to his knees, trembling at her feet. "Valerie, please... look at me," Damian begs, his voice cracking with raw desperation. "I was blind. I thought you were a burden, but I was the fool. Please, take me back. I’ll do anything." Valerie doesn’t even look down. Instead, she steps right over his kneeling form, completely bypassing him. Killian stands beside her, his bare hand wrapping possessively around hers. Looking down at the pathetic man on the floor, Killian delivers the final, lethal blow: "Keep her name out of your mouth before I make sure you never speak again."

“Get out of my life, I do not need a woman like you” Thomas said as he threw the divorce papers at me after I had caught him with his ex-girlfriend a few times. My life was turned upside down when my husband rejected me and his unborn child in front of his ex-girlfriend, and I had to lose my child. When life crumbles, sometimes the only way is an unexpected offer. I found myself staring at a proposal from the last man I ever imagined, the youngest billionaire. Cold, calculating, he promises me everything I need to rebuild in exchange for a simple arrangement; Bear me a child within a year and leave after. A simple arrangement, or so it seemed. But as I step into his world, I quickly realize nothing is as it seems. The power, the desire, the dangerous game we’re playing… it all becomes far too real. Can I keep my heart intact and leave once the arrangement is fulfilled? Or will I find myself entangled in a way I never expected?

By the fifth year since the return of the real heir, Danny, to the family, I had gotten used to the plain oatmeal on the table. The second I asked for a bigger portion or more protein, Danny would express his envy toward me, his eyes downcast. “Rhys sure enjoys such a hearty meal, unlike me. Growing up in an orphanage, I was hungry all the time. I wince at the sight of meat. I don’t deserve to eat.” My parents shed tears of heartache while accusing me of rubbing it in Danny’s face. Later, whenever I dressed up to go out, Danny would let out a wry smile. “Rhys is so put together. That’s so not me. I grew up in the countryside, feeding livestock. Even all the designer clothes in the world can’t hide the fact that I was a farm hand.” My fiancée, Kyra, would always be there to hold my hand. She said, “It’s not your fault, Rhys. Don’t put this on yourself.” On the day of our engagement, Danny stared at the ring on my finger, his face brooding. “You have occupied my place for twenty years. Your fiancée and the life of luxury were never meant to be yours. Don’t you ever wake up in the middle of the night, feeling the weight on your conscience?” All eyes were on me, their silent judgment cutting into me. With years of pent-up emotions breaking free, I pulled a punch. My parents smashed the cake onto my head. Kyra, on the other hand, took out a handkerchief to wipe away Danny’s tears. That very night, I left a formal writing to cut all legal and personal ties with them.

You endured all the pain of IVF to fulfill your husband’s wish for an heir, only for him to firmly choose his first love and want you to be nothing more than a surrogate. On your wedding anniversary, you chose to divorce. After taking some herbal medicine, you unexpectedly ran into a handsome man—but it turned out to be just a trap set by your ex. He forged evidence of your affair, all to seize the pack you had inherited. Determined to fight back, you decide to join forces with your ex-husband’s greatest rival—and he turns out to be the handsome man from that night?! The most powerful Alpha of all.