The Matter With Things

The story follows Vivian, a young woman whose mother has been diagnosed with cancer. As a result, Vivian takes on multiple part-time jobs such as a delivery rider, cafe shop attendant, etc to try and raise enough money to pay for her mother's hospital bills. Additionally, she turns to NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) to try and generate additional income by selling fashion illustrations made by her. One day, fate brings a billionaire named Rowan into Vivian's life. He needs someone to marry him so that he can please his grandmother, but the marriage would only be a contract marriage since. Initially hesitant, Vivian eventually agrees to the arrangement because she needs a lot of money for her mother's surgery. As they spend more time together, Vivian and Rowan develop feelings for each other. Despite the initial arrangement being purely a contract, they find themselves drawn to each other on a deeper level. Will they accept each other feelings by starting a real relationship together or they will divorce as soon as the contract is over?

The old Clara you knew was long gone. This Clara you were hating was made up from pain and your hatred.

To the outside world, Dulce Florencia was living her best life with a successful father and a beautiful and kind stepmother, but the truth couldn't be farther than that. Her stepmother's plot with her supposed best friend to drug her and hand her off to some lackeys is thwarted by Aspen Mckenny, CEO of one of the biggest companies in the state. One blissful night of passion with the CEO leaves Dulce with more baggage than she could carry, pregnancy. Now she's forced to make a decision to leave to protect her kids, while Aspen search for his mysterious lover. Five years later, Dulce is back with a successful fashion career and two kids, one with a striking resemblance to the CEO. Will he let it slide? And forgive her for stealing his seeds? Follow Dulce's journey of revenge and love.

Mason betrayed Arabella during three years of marriage. Her feelings were in tatters, but there was still something she could do: revenge. To get back at her unfaithful husband, Arabella went to a nightclub and slept with (what she believed to be) a prostitute. But the truth was far from it. The man Arabella approached that night was none other than Damon Banks, the most powerful man in the city. And after a night with the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, Banks became obsessed. He wanted her, and he would have her. Arabella was about to receive a proposal: to be Damon's woman. She just didn't know that he didn't accept being refused. "I'm a married woman. Don't you dare propose that to me!"

"Look, Mi amor, I don't know what goes on in that crazy head of yours but what I do know is that we can both help each other," Nikolai said, running a hand across my cheek. "How?" I breathed. "Marry me." ****** After the death of her mother, Sarah DeVille has been encountering one problem after the other. From the taunting of the pack members to her fiance's betrayal, Sarah has finally had enough. When she decides to leave the pack for good, she is suddenly hit with news that would change her forever. "Nikolai Mezzeselma has arrived."

Kathryn Michaels is a country bumpkin with an honest personality. She's also a timid woman who tends to make careless mistakes at work. Just one glare can easily make her burst into tears. Chris Albert is the most well-known man in Harborlean. He's a cruel and bloodthirsty man with a penchant for brutal and inhuman methods. No woman dares to pine after him even though he's blessed with gorgeous looks. Unexpectedly, a woman actually manages to sneak into his room and sleep with him while he's drunk! Just as Chris scours the world for the mysterious woman, he realizes that his secretary is putting on more weight each passing day. With a dark expression on his face, he coaxes, "Tell me, Kathy. Were you the woman from that night?" Kathryn meets the dangerous man's eyes before shrinking away from him in fright. "N—No!"

"I am your husband and you must obey me, because you have agreed to have a contract marriage with me!" In order to get money to treat and care for her seriously ill mother, Sarena agrees to become the wife of a mysterious man by a contract. Apart from that, Sarena is also still faced with her eccentric new boss. Sarena doesn't realize that there is a big secret hidden which, when it is revealed, will turn her world upside down because her mysterious husband and his new boss play a big role in that secret. When Sarena finally found out about the secret, she decided to leave and leave everything behind her. However, Sarena did not take into account that her mysterious husband was a Supreme Alpha and more than that, he was determined to bind Sarena to become his fated mate. "I have found you, of course I will never let you go again. You are my mate, the most precious gift from the Moon Goddess!"

One night a young boy unable to cultivate falls into a cave and changes his destiny forever. Orphaned, unable to cultivate, ridiculed by all, the boy who fought with bones has a bone to pick with all those who wronged him and a mystery to uncover.

"I, Jayson Williams, disclaim and reject you as an alpha of the WhiteHind park and would henceforth cease to be recognized as one" announced Jayson, not once looking at Alec's face. The park murmured. Alec's fist hardened, the hairs on his arms and face stood up and grew longer. He looked scary. This cannot be happening. He thought. His father has ripped him of the position of an alpha because he had lost the fight to his beta, Devon The members of the park that had gathered, moved back in fear as Alec grew more ferocious. He was beginning to transform. His hands first turning into claws, he threw it at a member behind him and scratched his face. Blood gushed out of the injury. Others held the injured one as they drew back in fear, not wanting to fight him. Alec's temper was uncontrollable. He could shape shift when overwhelmed by it. He was the most powerful wolf and alpha they have ever seen. His strength was unmatched He threw another arm again and caught another member by his chest, he drew him close and hit him hard on the face with a large paw He growled as his body kept changing. He threw the almost unconscious member on the ground. He winced in pain No one dared to go close to the helpless wolf on the floor Alec has gone rogue. They all thought. Only three days ago, he was announced the new alpha of the White Hind park But how? How did he lose the fight to his father's beta?

Colette cares about two things; love and love songs. Her heart is filled with butterflies and yet no one ever loved her back. Sometimes it feels like her loveless fate had been destined and sometimes she wanted to fight this stupid fate by letting herself love shamelessly and pushing for the best case scenario. It started with Hussein. A dear friend of hers with cute afro but Hussein said he loved another girl. He promised to be friends with her forever but why does he still look at her...that way? Then she met Romeo by chance, a charming young popstar with the eyes of the sun. It was only natural, she fell for him. But Romeo turned out to be a jerk to her incapable of loving anyone. But the issue here was her heart couldn't stop loving them so she never stopped trying. Will Colette ever find the love she so desperately wanted? Or will the love she searches for be the very thing that will ruin her beyond repair?