The Wife Of Bath's Prologue Summary

Ralph grabbed one of her thighs and hooked it over his arm as he leaned over her and re-entered her again. "Oh-J-Jesu-" she cried out before Ralph slapped his hand over her mouth. "Tsk-tsk," he hissed. "The gods aren't fucking you. The devil is.” There was no time for her to reply, as Alexei forcefully seized the back of her head and yanked it backwards. "Look how helpless you are... you fucking love it, don't you, wife?" he growled. "Come on, любовь. Beg." **** I loved them more than I hated them. And that scared me more than anything. They came to me in the night, cruel, darkly handsome men from the most dangerous corners of the world in name of helping me in my worst time. I should’ve known better that peace in this world come with a price. Price of my freedom. They tormented me, destroyed me, ripping apart my world with their quest for revenge. Two years ago, I met them. In our first meeting, I was betrothed to them. Now they’ve come to claim me, destroying anyone standing in their way. Even me. I fear them, I hate them and worse of all I couldn’t escape them.

What can this woman sacrifice for love and family? She was Naneth Reyes, with a nightmare past. Her aunt Lora raised her. She grew up to be an intelligent, brave, and beautiful woman. But abused by her uncle Deme when she was a child and she was forcedly married to Robin, an illegitimate son of Tan’s family. She was the legit daughter of the owner of the company she works with and falls in love with the guy which turns out to be her enemy. Her stranger friend Kyla, help her when she was down and teach her to be strong. Until Naneth meets Gio Reyes, an arrogant son of the owner of a private company. Gio meets Naneth on an occasion and she didn’t know that Gio has the connection in their company. Gio had a best friend since high school and college, he was Dominic a kind and generous man. Not knowingly that the four of them become a team for a mission which that mission leads them to become an enemy. Naneth continued her goals to solve the puzzle of what she discovered. She wanted to find out who was the main reason for everything that happened in their lives. Will Gio fall for Naneth? What was Naneth's secret? What are the secrets behind each character?

Calla’s life has always been a struggle. Rejected by her family members, she’s been treated as an outsider in her own family. Desperate for escape, she’s married off to the cold and distant billionaire, Damian Blackwood, in a union she believes will give her the freedom and respect she’s always craved. But her hopes are shattered when Damian, indifferent and emotionally unavailable, makes it clear their marriage means nothing to him. Soon, another woman enters the picture, further shattering Calla’s fragile sense of belonging. As tensions rise, Calla finds herself falsely accused of a crime she didn’t commit and thrown into jail. Alone and desperate, she’s on the verge of losing everything—until Ethan Hayes, a stranger with his own troubled past, offers her a lifeline. With a promise to help her uncover the truth and rebuild her life, Ethan becomes her unexpected savior. But can Calla trust him, or is he another person who will let her down?

When Athena's father dies mysteriously, she ends up in a contract marriage with ruthless billionaire Levi Strauss-Jackson in a bid to investigate the mysterious circumstances. Trapped in a cold marriage of convenience fueled by ulterior motives, Athena unexpectedly falls for her callous husband while also finding friendship in his charming brother Samuel. Ensnared in an opulent but twisted world of secrets and conflicting agendas, the newlywed heiress soon realizes her investigation has also made herself a target. As buried truths claw to the surface, Athena discovers bonds can become shackles and new family ties may be fatal. To reclaim her power and ensure her survival, she must see through the smoke and mirrors of the Strauss-Jackson empire to uncover who the real enemy is while fighting her growing attraction to her new husband and his brother. But will the truth about her father’s death free her...or will it instead seal her own? In the glittering corridors of power and wealth, even wedding vows and blood pacts can be decisively broken.

Mia, a breathtaking heiress, believed she had found true love until betrayal shattered her world. Framed for a crime she didn’t commit, she languished in prison, her heart hardened by years of longing and pain. Now, she’s back with a fiery hunger for revenge and a plan that involves seduction as much as strategy. Entering into a tantalizing contract marriage with a powerful and dangerously alluring businessman, Mia steps into a world where passion and peril intertwine. As she navigates this treacherous landscape, Mia finds herself ensnared in a game of desire and deceit, where every glance is charged with electric intensity and every touch ignites forbidden flames. Her nights are filled with dark, sensual encounters that blur the lines between ally and adversary, testing her resolve and awakening cravings she never knew existed. Will Mia’s quest for justice lead her to uncover the sinister secrets lurking in the shadows, or will she be consumed by the erotic power plays that threaten to unravel her? “Love, Lies, and Revenge” is a provocative tale of betrayal, resilience, and the ultimate quest for redemption, where love and lust collide in a tempest of emotion and desire.

Lord Xander was the ruler of the popular Xander community. He was fierce, cold evil and heartless - so many people believed. He was one of the most skillful in sword fights and Xander could fight a hundred men alone and come out victorious - that was just how powerful he was. If Xander wasn't in a battle field, he was in the training ground. If Xander wasn't killing someone, he was definitely watching a person get punished. That was his daily routine. That was the only pleasure he enjoyed. People feared and respected him so much. They worshipped the ground he stepped on. Even when he was wrong, nobody dared to correct him or say a word to him. Though, he wasn't a King but just a Master of a community, people felt he was more powerful than 10 Kings put together. He's been married to two ladies previously, but they all ended up dead - due to Unknown reasons. The community needed an heir and so, Xander had to get married to another wife - a third wife. And unfortunately, it turned out to be a stubborn princess who swore to do everything in her power to make sure he divorces her.

Two days before Lotus’s wedding with Dylan, Lotus caught Dylan in bed with Aubree, Lotus’s childhood best friend. Filled with fury, Lotus canceled her wedding and angrily released the cheating duo’s s*x video in the wedding hall, shocking everyone Who knew that Dylan would be shameless and go on with marrying Aubree instead of apologizing? As if that wasn't enough, Dylan demanded to cancel his investment in the Meyer company unless Lotus became his mistress In a bid to seek escape from her selfish father and Dylan, Lotus ended up running into a high-end club where she ended up with a spiked dream. The next morning, Lotus woke up to a fierce kick that sent her tumbling down the bed. It turns out she had slept with the richest billionaire genius in the country. What will Lotus do when she finds out that the billionaire is averse to female touch? And he's hellbent on kicking her out?

"So, do you intend to give your daughter to us in exchange for the debt payment?" The man next to Tyler said, serious, analyzing me from head to toe with eyes full of malice. "Yes," my father replied sadly. He had no choice but to sell me in this marriage contract. I wasn't hurt; I knew that everything he had done was to save my mother's life while she was hospitalized. The man placed a contract and a pen on the table for us to sign. I trembled as I wrote my name, and soon after, Tyler Mitchell signed his carefully. The man next to him smiled and said, "It's done. Officially welcome to the Mitchell family, dear!" He looked at me with malice. "Tomorrow morning, we will come to pick you up. Take the opportunity to say goodbye to your parents!" He said seriously. In a desperate move to protect her family, Emily Parker marries Tyler Mitchel, unaware that he harbors a cruel desire for revenge against her. The marriage becomes a true nightmare, with Tyler meticulously planning physical and emotional tortures for Emily. However, the plot takes an unexpected turn when she discovers she is pregnant. This twist not only disrupts all plans but also awakens something unusual in the heart of the ruthless mafia boss. Now, he finds himself at a crossroads, forced to reassess his own feelings as he tries to protect the woman he vowed to torture. A story of vengeance, unpredictable twists, and the imminent arrival of a new life that completely changes the course of this contractual marriage.

To save her mother's life, Lara Miller accepted Claire's offer and pretended to be her. Claire used Lara to cover up her cheating on her husband. Because they had the same face and body, it was easy for them to switch identities. But soon, Lara fell for Claire's billionaire husband – Liam Watson and they shared an intimate night together. Lara got pregnant, but Claire had a condition with her ovaries and could never bare a child.

He thought that leaving her was the best thing—he doesn't need her when she's "barren," and his family put their foot down that his real love, her stunning stepsister, was preferable. He thought the lies, sided with the wrong woman, and lost his wife over it… unaware she was pregnant with not one, but three babies. Five years later, she returns—not the broken wife he abandoned, but the powerful heiress to her grandfather's fortune. No longer the one who begged for his affection. Now, she's the one in charge in the corporate world, the one he must negotiate with at every turn. And she hasn't forgotten. But then what does the billionaire who had broken her heart previously do when he discovers about her deepest secret—the triplets with his blood?