The Second Marriage 81

BLURB Five years ago, June Avery was a girl in love. Then, Dante Romano—the heir to a multi-billion dollar empire—tossed a check at her feet and told her she was a mistake. June disappeared with a shattered heart and a secret growing inside her. Now, Dante is back, and he hasn't come for an apology. He’s bought her debts, her business, and her future. He wants his revenge. But when he sees the four-year-old boy with his signature sapphire eyes, the game changes. He’ll force her into a fake marriage to secure his inheritance, and she’ll play the role to save her son. But in a house built on lies, who is the predator and who is the prey?

She was never meant to stand beside a billionaire. Now she is one. When Lura David accidentally spills coffee on a stranger’s thousand-dollar suit, she thinks it’s just another bad day. Broke, exhausted, and drowning in bills, she’s used to apologies that fix nothing. But the man she bumps into isn’t just anyone he’s Lord Xavier Blackwood, a ruthless billionaire with thirty days to fulfill a brutal condition: “Inherit this company, or your brother takes everything.” To claim his legacy, Xavier needs a wife. Love isn’t required just a signature on a contract. He never expected to choose Lura sharp-tongued, unimpressed, and utterly indifferent to his wealth. But that’s exactly why she’s perfect. One contract. Twelve months. Three million dollars. No emotions. No attachments. But Lura is not what she seems not the way she fights him, not the secrets she hides from him, and not the way she makes him feel. Xavier’s enemies are watching. Lura’s past is catching up. And the contract meant to save them… might destroy them both. When betrayal splits them apart, Lura disappears Only to return as something Xavier never saw coming: A billionaire. A CEO. Two enemies. Two empires. One love that was never supposed to survive. But after lies, heartbreak, and war… Will they still choose each other?

"They said that secrets are meant to be kept within our notice but some mysteries are better off unveiled." Valencia Rhyss has lived a life of neglect and indifference ever since her mother left for another man. She continued to live in adversity despite being the only daughter of the world's most well-known billionaire CEO, Charles Rhyss, Valencia tried her best to be acknowledged by her father for her efforts, however, she will always remain a third-place medal because he's blind to her endeavours and only focused on her two brothers. But not Until she discovered a horrific secret kept by her family that made all her misfortunes make sense, and after she attained this appalling knowledge she plans to go against her father with the help of his business rival, Dion Nester.

After losing her parents, she was sold to the most cruel alpha in Crescent pack. He treated her like she was nothing but when he realized they were mates, everything changed. Hayes was willing to do any to win her back after she ran from him with their child. Not only because of his child but because he was in love with her Will their love conquer the enemies lurking or will they be separated forever?

Do not underestimate the allure of darkness, even the purest hearts are drawn to it. ******** Elena once believed in love. She gave her heart to Alan, only to have it shattered when he betrayed her and framed her for a crime she didn’t commit. Three months in prison turned her hope into steel. Now, she’s back not to forgive, but to make him pay. But revenge is a dangerous game, especially when a man like Conrad; dark, mysterious, and equally broken, steps into her path. In a world where love burns and vengeance blinds, how far will Elena go before becoming the darkness she seeks to destroy?

Alina gave up everything to be the perfect wife, cooking his meals, managing his home, and loving him even when it hurt. But in return, her billionaire husband gave his time, attention, and heart… to other women. Everyone saw her as the quiet wife who wouldn’t dare leave. A woman with no voice, no job, and no choice. But the day he walked in with another woman on his arm, and asked Amelia to serve them both, something inside her finally snapped. Now, after years of silence, she’s done begging to be seen. Done waiting to be loved. She walked out with nothing but her dignity, and she’s ready to build her life from the ground up. But what happens when the man who never fought for her realizes he’s losing the only woman who ever truly loved him?

Bella's luck changed when her crush, Trevor the Alpha Prince takes a sudden interest it only to break her heart and crush her in the cruelest say possible. Years later, she's now a successful single mother after going through so much from getting pregnant when she was a teenager and after her step mother and sister chased her away to take all the properties that belongs to her. But fate forces her back into the arms of the same man that broke her heart when he's in dire need of a second chance mate and he realizes that she's the one and now, he has no intention of letting her go.

Janita Bobs is an Omega who lives with her ailing mother in the dark Forest Park, her father long dead, and her only brother missing for several years now. She works in the park orchard and is in love with Ronald, her fellow Omega. Someday her mother becomes sick, Ronald brings a huge amount of money for her mother to be taken to the hospital, she asks him where he got it from but he lies, saying it was his long-time savings. The truth gets uncovered that Ronald stole from the pack's orchard, and was set to be hanged by the ruling Alpha, Jade. Janita volunteers herself claiming to be the thief, she gets arrested and was held back to serve in the ALPHA'S home as a slave for the rest of her life as punishment for the crime. The Alpha starts making advances at her but she refuses him. She discovers Diane, the ALPHA'S Luna, and Edward, her right-hand man, were having an affair after she caught them together in Luna's chamber when she barged in to clean. Diane threatens to her if she informs the Alpha of the affair which made Janita keep quiet about it. But Diane still felt she wasn't safe and started planning on how to eliminate Janita. She accuses Janita of stealing her Gold jewelry and provides evidence pointing at her with another servant acting as the eye witness to the crime. Janita got sentenced to hanging when she couldn't defend herself. On the day of the hanging, Ash shows up and stops the hanging, he brings the servant forward and makes him confess but he never mentions Diane as the person behind the forged accusation. Janita became and continued her work in the ALPHA'S household.

"I didn't do anything wrong," I choked out. "You stuck your nose into my private matters," he hissed. "No one can sentence me without proof," I challenged him. He straightened up. Any traces of a smile abruptly disappeared from his face. "You still don't get it, do you? I own this city. It means that if I say you go to jail, that means you go to jail." He leaned over me again, his stare piercing right through me, "And if I say that I want you, that means you are already mine." My jaw tensed as I resisted an urge to talk back. This wasn't a battle I could win, and this wasn't a man I could win against... How did I get myself into all that mess?! *** My name is Cora Bell, and I'm about to marry Aren Lan, New York's most wanted bachelor. A dream come true? I highly doubt that. The guy is an arrogant, wealthy beyond imagination, asshole. Not to mention that our relationship is based solely on a contract, a contract I was forced to sign when I accidentally ruined this guy's engagement... I used to dream of a simple life. I wanted to graduate from university and work as a software programmer, but my fate chose a different path for me to follow. First, I had to give up on my studies to take care of dear Grandma, and now I'm forced to play the role of a manipulative jerk's loving fiancée! The problem is that my husband-to-be is insanely sexy and enjoys teasing me a bit too much. How the hell am I going to survive being close to him throughout the two years of our fake marriage?!

Kiana's life became the true definition of chaos when she entered a contract marriage with the famous billionaire, Pierce Woods... It was a mutually beneficial contract but Kiana soon realized that she signed away her freedom and peace of mind. Kiana lost more than she could count within a short period of meeting Pierce and because of what she stands to gain, she endured everything that was thrown at her but when it came to losing her life and the most precious thing to her, she fought back. But how can you win a faceless enemy? How will Kiana win the battle when she has no idea who she's up against... What will Kiana do when she finally realizes that her faceless enemy has been in plain sight all along? Is the contract marriage with the billionaire even worth the stress?