The Marriage Pact A Novel

Elena Rossi’s life ended the day a plane went down in Milan. One phone call stole her parents, her inheritance, and the future they built for her. What remained was a paralyzed younger brother, mounting hospital bills, and relatives who promised protection but left her with nothing. Survival becomes her only dream. Pride becomes optional. And when desperation pushes her onto a stage behind a mask, she tells herself it’s temporary. Adrian Vale does not believe in love. As the billionaire CEO of a global fashion empire, he believes in control, strategy, and clean exits. But when his grandfather’s failing kidneys turn time into a countdown, Adrian is forced into a choice he never wanted — marry his manipulative ex or lose the only family he has left. So he makes a deal instead.A contract marriage with the last woman anyone would expect.Two years. No feelings. No intimacy. No strings attached. He is a man who no longer believes in love and she is a girl in desperate search for mean. What begins as an arrangement of convenience slowly becomes something far more dangerous. Between hospital corridors, shared grief, and sacrifices no one asked for, lines blur. And when their fake marriage is exposed to the world, pride tears them apart — leaving behind secrets that could bind them forever. Because some contracts expire,but love doesn’t follow terms. What happens when a deal meant to be temporary changes the course of your life? Can true love actually blossom from a contract marriage? Would their love story survive the test of pride?

“If revenge is what you want,” he says in a husky voice which is alluring to her. “Then why not use me for it?”Her lips curl into a wicked smile. “You're playing a dangerous game, Mr. Mafia. I might just execute you.”“If you're the executioner, then I'll gladly put my head on the scaffold,” he grins. She draws a sharp breath. He steps closer, his masculine aura filling her senses and driving her wild.“What'll it be, kitten?” He softly demands. “Will you live freely? Or will you plunge into with me?”….She's the villain of her own story. The hated one, an evil, and conniving woman who stole her stepsister's fiancé. Like her name, she became the scarlet woman. She is Cinderella's stepsister.And he only wants her.Scarlett D'arcy falls from grace after her evil deeds are exposed. All her life, she has been a second fiddle to her stepsister, Ella. Jealous and conniving, she steals Ella’s lover for herself and marries him. But the loveless marriage only brings in more calamities and Scarlett is thrown into prison for her misdeeds. After three painful years in prison, Scarlett is freed but her vengeance against her ex-husband and his lover is stronger than ever.And there's only one man who can help her get revenge.What will happen when she enters into a marriage of convenience with the most dangerous man in the country?Will she be able to resist Ryder Rochester's charms and get her revenge? Or will his mysterious plans put her life in danger?

"You can hate me all you want, Cameron," Brandon murmured, lips brushing his ear. "But by the end of this marriage, you'll crave me." Cameron Aston is straight. Or so he thought—until his father forces him into an engagement with Brandon Deville, the arrogant, maddeningly attractive heir to a rival empire. What should have been a cold business deal turns into a dangerous game of tension, temptation, and blurred lines. Because the more Cameron fights Brandon, the harder he falls. And in this marriage, losing might mean wanting something he swore he never would.

Raye is a renowned doctor at the height of her career but she's left betrayed and murdered by the people she trusts the most in her life. Her blind loyalty to her family that has never cared for her and the betrayal between her husband and her best friend leaves her shattered and murdered in cold blood. But fate isn't done with her yet. She's given a second chance to change her destiny and Raye is determined to rewrite her story this time. She will do whatever it takes to make those who wronged her pay and while she's at it, win the heart of her aloof and cold billionaire husband, Brian Montero, a man confined to a wheelchair and battling demons of his own. Raye has a plan and she's determined to use her skills to make him walk again. What happens when a vengeful woman who's given a second chance at life meets a cold billionaire who's given up on love?

“I’ve been through heartbreak, and I don't desire love. Even if I marry you, I won't give you love.” Lisa stared pointedly at him, “ Are you okay with this, President Joseph?” “Then…Let's sign a one-year contract. If after one year we still don't find ourselves compatible, we break it off.” **** The Heiress, Lisa Morgan came back home after an ultimate betrayal from her husband of three years, but her father wouldn't let her into his home unless she agreed to his condition. “Take over the company and marry Joseph Bronson, or leave and never come back again!” As a woman who only cares about survival right now, her choice was obvious but she never expected the turbulence that came after.

Si Ariana Wayne, ang nag-iisang tagapagmana ng makapangyarihang Wayne Group, ay nagpasyang mamuhay nang simple at magpanggap na mahirap sa loob ng tatlong taon para sa lalaking kanyang minamahal na si Marcus Valdez. Ngunit sa gabi ng kanilang anibersaryo, laking gulat niya nang hiwalayan siya nito at itaboy na parang basura para lamang sa isang mayamang socialite na makakatulong umano sa negosyo nito. Dahil sa matinding galit at sakit, nagpasyang magbalik si Ariana sa kanyang tunay na marangyang buhay at sa isang hindi inaasahang pagkakataon ay nakatagpo niya ang mailap at cold-hearted billionaire na si Lucas Reyes. Sa gitna ng kalasingan at pagnanais na maghiganti, isang mapangahas na alok ang ibinigay ni Ariana kay Lucas—isang biglaang kasal o "flash marriage" para makuha ng lalaki ang chairmanship ng kanilang kumpanya habang gagamitin naman ni Ariana ang kapangyarihan nito para pabagsakin ang dati niyang kasintahan. Tatanggapin kaya ni Ariana ang panganib ng pagiging asawa ng isang lalaking tila walang puso kapalit ng kanyang matamis na paghihiganti? O mahuhulog siya sa sarili niyang patibong kapag ang "contract marriage" nila ay unti-unti nang nagiging totoo at mapang-angkin?

On my eighteenth birthday, I met him. The day that was supposed to be my day felt utterly ordinary because of my parents status but fate had other plans . I met the Young Alpha Zayn, He promised to make my birthday memorable and turn my mundane birthday into a night of dreams if I agreed to go with him to his school ball. He kept his promise, The night was filled with memories together but it was short lived when he varnished with no trace leaving me alone in the ball room as a pawn for the other rich kids to play with . Now , Five years later , my destiny was sealed -I am to marry the Alpha of our park, I was going to meet him again after all these years of Admiring and Loving him from afar, He was going to be my husband, it was a dream come true but reality was far from it . Entering his world, I was met with a chilling truth:He turns out to not have a single memory of me except that I was the daughter of the poorest man in the park and the girl he was forced to marry . My marriage with him was a definition of Torment, Harsh reality and his never ending hatred for me , Soon the marriage was over and I was casted aside. I was no longer in love with him but yet my heart was filled with so much hatred for the man that I had loved so much. Years after I left the Marriage, We met again but I was no longer the weak wife he always tampered with and for some reason he no longer had so much hate for me but rather he wanted to remarry.

Leena and Zack are two best friends from childhood. The modern day Bonnie and Clyde, their relationship was the envy of many. Especially, that of her Stepmother Lily and step sister, Kara. Both children of Billionaires, their relationship is threatened when their parents suggest a union between the two of them. Zack's family ran an oil company which wanted to divert into raw materials trade. Leena's father's Company is involved in the refining of raw materials like crude oil and other resources for factories as well as other businesses. The oil business is good, but they see the need to expand, and Leena's Father, Mr. Davis thinks it would be a great idea to link up with them. That is when the idea to get married comes up. The idea to set up a relationship between Zack and Leena surfaces. After years of maintaining a civil and loving relationship, Leena is surprised at how much Zack's attitude changes towards her after their engagement. He treats her with contempt and swears to make her life miserable. Leena's fatehr had pleaded with her to accept the marriage proposal for the sake of saving the Company, even though she knew it was a terrible idea and did not want to go ahead with the marriage. Not until she returns from a business trip, and Zack proposes to her.

A familiar hand reached out toward me. His hand. Jonathan’s. Maybe Nathaniel now. The man I had kissed. The man I had touched. The man who had just married my sister. “Oh God, what have I done?” **************************************** She left without a word. Ten years later, an invitation brings her back… To face the sister she abandoned… A secret that was never supposed to surface. And a man she should have never touched. When Celeste Marlowe receives an unexpected wedding invitation from the baby sister she walked away from a decade ago, she expects cold shoulders and buried resentment…not a fiery one-night stand with a stranger who makes her forget everything. But the truth comes crashing in. He’s not a stranger. He’s the groom. Her sister’s groom. Now, trapped between the sins of her past and a secret she can’t outrun, life hurls her into something far more dangerous than heartbreak, a tangled web of power, lies, and blood-soaked secrets. Because in Velmont City, nothing is ever just personal. And some families don’t forgive… They own.

Amara tries to make the best out of her forced marriage to Ace Milton, the rich playboy that she hated from her high school days. Forced into a corner with Ace's proposal as her only way out, she now has no choice but to agree to marry him and provide him with an heir. What she doesn't know is that Ace is hiding a dangerous secret. He is a werewolf, and she is his mate.