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She was once his wife. Now she’s his biggest secret and maybe his only chance at redemption. Five years ago, Bella Quinn walked away from a toxic marriage and a powerful man, broken but resolute. She found solace in Boston, raising their daughter alone, shielding her from the world and the painful truths of the past. But when fate, in the guise of an anonymous commission, throws her back into Jason Reed’s orbit, the carefully constructed walls around her heart begin to crumble. Buried secrets erupt, and the unfinished love that once burned so brightly smolders hotter than ever. Jason, a cold and formidable CEO, unknowingly haunted by the love he lost, now wants answers, a closure he never received. Bella, fierce and independent, desperately wants to protect her secret and finally lay the past to rest. But the past has teeth, a venomous history of lies and betrayals and someone far more dangerous is out to destroy them both. As their lives irrevocably intertwine again, amidst corporate scandals, hidden agendas, and shocking revelations, can a love scarred by deceit survive the truth that will change everything they thought they knew?

Hazel, an omega with healing powers, has endured more heartbreak than most can imagine. Orphaned, rejected, and divorced, she was cast out by her husband after curing him of an incurable illness—only to inherit the same sickness herself. Her only chance at survival lies in healing the enigmatic, cold Alpha, Elijah, a man suffering from amnesia and a shattered wolf. To save him, Hazel must pretend to be his missing wife, Anna—a woman he despise. How long can Hazel’s frail body sustain the lie? What will happen when Elijah finds his true mate? And when Hazel’s ex-husband returns, seeking her forgiveness, will she allow him back into her life, or will she finally seek the revenge she’s longed for? Can love truly overcome hatred, destiny, and even death itself?

She was devastated and helpless, her mother was dying and there was no one to help her with 2 million dollars. A stranger approached her and offered her an opportunity that would save her mother's life if only she would be willing to have a night with an unknown man and, in return, she had to bear him a child. Because of that, her mother's life will be saved.

Valentine lived with her abuser—her own father. Hence, she started to become responsible and independent at such a young age. With too many goals set in mind, she ended up seeing love as something stupid and a complete waste of time. Who would have known what her own life has in store for her? Her father got sent to the hospital, suffering a condition which she concluded was the consequence he needed to face after abusing her for so many years. A handsome man—her high school bully—appeared in the scene; Valentine was forced to wed him, bound by a contract in exchange for his financial support to pay the hospital bills for her father's treatments. He loved her; she hated him. Will they be able to stay together until their marriage contract ends? How will they face their own problems now that they're married but with no mutual feelings attached?

Mara never had the slightest idea that her stepmother would agree to marriage in her stead to some unknown young master of Lewis Family overnight. She kept her gangster life a secret from him while pretending to be submissive and obedient. She had a lot of plans ready to make her contracted husband miserable and fed of her while she pretended to be submissive. But love played it's trick, she fell in love with him helplessly and therefore revealed her identity. How will her husband assimilate this revelation? How will her married life go? Will their marriage remain the same after learning of her secret life?

I'm his wife. I am his baby's mother. I want to be his love but all I am to him is a responsibility. He was in love with my step-sister but she betrayed him and married another man. One Drunken mistake, forced us to marry each other. He promised me to give everything except love. But all I want is love. Will he ever accept me as his wife? Or this marriage always remain a compromise wife?

Four years ago, Greer Williams fled a life she never wanted, leaving behind a gilded cage and a man whose love felt more like a prison. She shed her identity, becoming a successful model in a world where no one knew her past, her real name, or the man she desperately wanted to escape: Gideon Valois. But fate, it seems, has a cruel sense of humor. On a cold April day, the world Greer built around herself crumbles. She finds herself face-to-face with Gideon, the man she thought she'd left behind forever. The heat of their past ignites a fire that threatens to consume them both. Can she run again, or will the flames of their forbidden desire burn away her carefully constructed walls?

When she woke up, she looked at herself in the mirror, and her bloody tattooed face turned up like a ghost, looking at her spicy eyes for a second. When she died, she had another love and fled with all her heart and hated him. The last I brain was sandwiched by the door and put in a brilliant old...

Emily’s life is in shambles as her family has abandoned her, her mother’s life hangs in the balance, and her one solace, love, has betrayed her in the cruelest way possible. Forced to strip away her innocence in a high-end club just to survive, Emily has lost all hope of happiness until she meets Lucas Cole, a cold billionaire. Her only aim was to save her mother’s life and graduate school, but Lucas wasn’t the savior Emily was hoping for. He’s a man with his own dark past, and as their worlds collide, Emily must decide whether to trust him or risk losing everything, including her heart. Will she be able to conquer these challenges when both known and unknown enemies would do anything to destroy this marriage?

Signing out of work after a hectic day, Nora's wish was to collapse in bed and sleep her numerous worries away. She had no idea her life was about to take a sudden turn though. She got a shock when she got roughly pushed into a car by strange men and driven off to a huge mansion despite her loud yells. Prepared to cry and beg for freedom where she was kept hostage, she was stunned when a man walked into the room, accused her of being a runaway fraudulent wife and vowed never to let her leave. All her plea that she had never been married fell on deaf ears. Nora realized the truth afterward: the man had a wife who looked like her and ran from him. She wondered if she would also be able to run away or have to pay for her unknown twin's crimes.