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Zain Yan is one of Shenzhen most powerful and ruthless business tycoons. To the world, he is a flawless CEO. But inside him lives a heartless wolf—trapped in a cage of hatred and revenge. Years ago, on a blood-soaked night, Zain lost his mother and his younger sister. The man responsible for their deaths was none other than Uncle Lu Kang— the same man Anya once trusted like family. That night turned Zain’s heart into stone. Now fate brings Anya into Zain’s life— a simple, hardworking, and innocent girl with no idea about the sins of her past. Zain gives her an important project, pushes her talent forward, and keeps her close… but his intentions are far from pure. To Zain, Anya is supposed to be a pawn— someone he can use to get closer to Lu Kang and destroy him completely. But destiny plays its own cruel game. Anya’s brilliance attracts dangerous attention, and the underworld ruler known as the Dragon King discovers who she really is. To eliminate a future threat, he orders her death. The girl Zain meant to use… becomes the girl he risks his life to protect. Caught between bullets, blood, and betrayal, Zain makes a shocking decision that changes everything— A forced contract marriage. In front of the world, and especially in front of Uncle Lu Kang, Zain declares Anya as his wife. The man who killed his family… and the girl who now carries his name— are tied together by a marriage built on revenge. Is this marriage merely a weapon? Or is Anya the only weakness of the Heartless Wolf? When buried truths begin to surface, when the real connection between Dragon King and Lu Kang is revealed, and when Anya finally learns why Zain chose her— It won’t be just a relationship that breaks… but the very cage imprisoning a wounded heart.

Niran Sukrit starts his new job at Love Food, where he meets his handsome and strikingly charismatic boss, Chak Phanprasit. From their very first encounter, Niran feels an undeniable connection to his boss. But can Niran keep his secret feelings for Chak hidden? And what mysterious bond do they share that could change everything? VOLUME2: chapter 107 Chak's mother has arranged a marriage with a mysterious woman, unaware of who her son truly loves. But can the forbidden, hidden love between Niran and Chak withstand the trials ahead? Secrets still linger in the shadows-secrets Chak has kept from Niran.

Kang Hauen’s family is on the brink of ruin. To save them, she agrees to a contract marriage with Kim Suho, a cold CEO who demands a child within a year. The marriage is strictly business: no love, only duty. Yet, living under the same roof, Hauen discovers the man behind the icy exterior is more complicated than she imagined. But Suho’s heart belongs to another, the woman he truly loves. Trapped between obligation, desire, and jealousy, Hauen must navigate a world of luxury, secrets, and intimacy she never expected. In a marriage built on contracts, who will win the battle of hearts, and who will break first?

She's a photography genius. However, she finds herself bullied by her stepmother and stepsister, and thus, isn't able to showcase her talent. He's the young master of Sharp Edge Group, cold and ruthless. However, he fancies her. With a marriage certificate, he forces her to marry him. She goes from a fallen Cinderella to an enviable Young Madam Lu. He supports her as she soars freely in the world of photography. Oppression and anti-oppression, hunting and fleeing. They are destined to be entangled for a lifetime.

Betrayed by her own family, Ye Ningwan is wed to the notorious “blind” warlord Zhan Hanjue—everyone expects her corpse to be carried out within days. Instead, three days later she struts back to the Ye gates draped in priceless gifts. Ye elders salivate; she smiles sweetly: “Only looking allowed—I’m taking these home. After all, you gave me zero dowry.” “Insolent!” they cry. Zhan Hanjue steps in, voice frosted steel: “She’s mine now. Protecting her is my pleasure.” Later, Ye Ningwan stammers, “You’re… not blind?” He tugs her close, whisper hot against her ear: “Play along, my queen, and I’ll give you the world—starting with my heart.”

Sold by her family to pay a debt, Evelyn Vance was expected to be a sacrificial lamb. Her groom? Silas Nightwood, a man rumors described as a crippled monster with a heart of ice. Every socialite in New York laughed at the "fallen princess" entering a gilded cage. But they didn't know that Evelyn was no ordinary victim. Behind her submissive mask, she was "V"—the world's most elusive shadow investor, holding the very patents Silas’s empire desperately needed to survive. In a mansion shrouded in secrets, the hunter becomes the hunted. Silas thinks he bought a toy; Evelyn knows she’s found her perfect cover. But when a midnight confrontation reveals Silas’s true, dangerous strength, Evelyn realizes the "cripple" she married is far more lethal than she ever imagined. When the masks fall off, will they destroy each other, or will they burn the world together?

Bound by a Lie She was never looking for power—only survival. Broke, burdened, and desperate to keep her family afloat, she learns early that the world doesn’t reward honesty—it rewards leverage. When a single decision pulls her into the orbit of a man who controls everything money can buy, she makes a choice that can never be undone. A lie binds them together. A contract rewrites her future. And love was never part of the deal. In a world where wealth decides who gets protected and who gets crushed, she must decide how much of herself she’s willing to lose to save the people she loves. Because some bargains don’t just change your life— they own it.

Lucia Conti, a brilliant but socially overlooked woman with a shrinking dowry, decides to secure her future the only way society allows by advertising for a husband and negotiating the marriage like a business contract. Count Alessandro Ferretti, a pragmatic shipping magnate in need of a capable partner to manage his neglected estate, answers. Their marriage begins as a cold, efficient bargain: separate bedrooms, shared goals, and a clear focus on producing an heir. But as Lucia proves herself indispensable. Exposing corruption, hiring a woman steward, and transforming the Ferretti estate. Respect turns into something far more dangerous. What neither of them planned for is the slow, undeniable pull between two people who finally feel understood. --- When the priest pronounced them married, Alessandro leaned in to kiss her—a brief, chaste press of lips that was entirely appropriate for a business arrangement. Except his hand came up to cup her jaw, gentle and intentional, and the kiss lasted just slightly longer than necessary. When he pulled back, his eyes held something that definitely wasn't business-like. "Countess Ferretti," he murmured. "Count Ferretti," she managed, proud that her voice didn't waver.

Chloe Carter never expected a single night to change her life. A struggling art student working catering jobs to survive, she meets Roy Sinclair—a magnetic, unreadable man who makes her feel seen for the first time. Their connection is instant, their night unforgettable… until he vanishes by morning without a word. Weeks later, Chloe learns she’s pregnant. Determined and alone, she searches for him—only to discover the truth: Roy Sinclair is the billionaire CEO of Titan Holdings. Realizing she could never fit into his world, she decides to raise their son, Eli, in secret. Three years later, burdened by medical bills for Eli’s heart condition, Chloe applies for a junior designer position at Titan Holdings—never imagining she’d end up face-to-face with the man she’s spent years trying to forget. Roy doesn’t recognize her, but something about her stirs a haunting familiarity. Against logic, he hires her. As Chloe navigates her new life under his roof of power and glass, Roy faces public scrutiny for being heartless and cold. To repair his image, his assistant proposes a marriage of convenience—a plan that leads him straight back to Chloe. Bound by a contract and secrets, they play the perfect couple for the cameras. But behind closed doors, old sparks reignite and long-buried truths surface. When Roy finally discovers the son he never knew existed, betrayal collides with love, forcing both to choose between pride and forgiveness. In the end, love not power will decide their future.

She lived as Zhao Mei, the forgotten girl no one wanted, an invisible shadow in a foster home that used her more than they raised her. Poor. Powerless. Unseen. One leaked clip changes everything. Overnight, she becomes the girl at the center of a national scandal linked to Zhang Wei, the cold, untouchable heir to one of China's most feared dynasties. To silence the chaos threatening his empire, he's forced into a marriage contract with the last girl he ever expected to protect. But fate was never finished with her. A near-fatal accident pulls them out of the public eye and shattered memories begin to return. She is not Zhao Mei. She is Liu Mei, the long-lost heiress of a tech dynasty that was erased by the family of the man she ever loved. Her past was buried. Her name stolen. Her bloodline hunted. Now she rises with a vengeance. With enemies closing in, with a mastermind desperate to finish what he started, and with Zhang Wei torn between the truth and the legacy he was born into Mei must decide what she stands for: Her grief. Her revenge. Or the man fate tied her soul to. In a world ruled by power, secrets, and dynasties a hidden wife will rise, an empire will tremble, and a forgotten heiress will reclaim the throne written in her blood. Get ready for a story of power, secrets, identity, and a love that should've never existed. If you enjoy slow-burn intensity, dynasty drama, and unstoppable character growth, welcome to The Billionaire's Hidden Wife.

Elena Thorn never expected to cross paths with the ruthless and cold CEO, Ryan Redland who got rid of her like some nuisance. She never imagined that her fate would be sealed with him by a contract marriage, forced on them both. She is spoiled, free spirited, and daring. While, he is a man of control, order and silence. Despite the consistent tension, a costly romance simmers. What starts as a reluctant union quickly spirals to something sinister. With a dangerous love triangle, a vengeful, greedy and power-hungry secret rival in play, their union is one filled with love and betrayal. Can their bond survive the endless twists of deceit, pride, lust and betrayal? Will this contract be much more costly than they both bargained for?

​"Is that... my signature on a marriage certificate?" ​Luca Vitale stared at the piece of paper on his desk, his lips curling into a mocking smile. It wasn't just paper; it was a death warrant signed in ink. He looked at Enzo, his right hand, with chilling coldness. "Since when do I have a wife I’ve never met?" ​Elena Rossi. That was the name etched into his life. A woman who doesn't flinch at the sight of blood, a brilliant forensic pathologist who prefers the company of the dead over the living. She is a doctor who dissects the truth, trapped in a world where every word is a lie. ​The Contract: He is the Devil who rules through terror. She is the woman who lives with the dead. They are bound by a mysterious marriage certificate neither of them can explain. In a world where love is a fatal weakness and contracts are signed in crimson, Elena must find a way to survive the man who brings death to everyone he touches. ​He didn't marry her for love. She didn't marry him for safety. But as the lies unravel and the past returns to haunt them, they realize that the only thing more dangerous than the enemies at their gates... is the person sharing their bed. ​One seeks the truth. The other hides it. In the game of the Devil, the only way out is a contract signed in blood.

Lara's trauma went from mild to chronic when she divorced her husband and went ahead to get inseminated from a sperm bank. She wants to be a single mother. Love has become a fairytale and men were only a bunch of liars and deceivers. She's done with marriage and love. Being a single mother would be the best decision she'd ever made. How would she have known that she made the wrong decision at that moment and fate turned her failure to fortune when she realised that she was carrying the child of the billionaire mogul Curtis Rodney. “You have just an option…” Curtis declared. Other options do not apply to him, he always has his way and the woman before him now has no option but to accept his decision as her only option. “And what is this option of yours?” Lara snapped at him.

Six years ago, Princess Lyanna Graves publicly rejected the vampire king at their wedding altar calling him a soulless monster unworthy of love, and walked away, leaving Azrael Thornfield humiliated in front of his entire court. Now, six years later, her kingdom has fallen. Her family is dead and the only person who is offering her shelter is the vampire king she refused. But Azrael is not doing this out for mercy. “I’ll grant you safety, and in return I want everything that belongs to you, including your body, and your pride. I’ll break you into pieces until you forget what it was like to reject a king.” Lyanna is left with only two choices: accept his cruel proposal or die. She chooses survival. Their revenge marriage is filled with games of dominance and possession which slowly transforms into something far more dangerous. Azrael who married her for revenge is suddenly terrified of losing her, and Lyanna who married him to survive realizes she’s falling for the monster she once created.

“No… I won't.” “Oh, petal, I wasn't asking. You WILL marry me.” **** Dr. Kiyomi, a neurosurgeon rogue lycan, lives in & never leaves the human hospital— the safest place for her. That’s until a high-profile mafia surgery goes wrong and she’s blamed for it despite being on leave. Suddenly the limelight is on her, forcing her rare last name back into the memories of people who have long wanted her dead — the Bogdan Lycans. As if that isn't enough, the Ivanov Russian mob is after her with vengeance in their hearts. Scared, Kiyomi leaves the hospital pretending to be a night-shift male nurse — which works, only for her to be kidnapped at the hospital’s entrance, by the cruel lycan queen’s guards who drag her to the queen Sakura’s human home. — — — Sakura Watanabe; the soulless crazy queen known to screw up everyone for fun. She ruins everything she touches and sucks the life out of everyone around her. She is bad, cruel, and a menace who does whatever she wants, however, and whenever she wants it. When she hears of Dr. Kiyomi’s misfortunes, she is curious to see what will make that lycan break, and orders that Kiyomi be brought to her, so she can sign the infamous Sakura contract that always leaves the signee dead, dead and dead. What Sakura doesn't factor in is the fact that the woman who walks through her door is her soulmate. And even worse is the desire she gets to protect Kiyomi. Not one to relent in the hands of fate, Sakura forces Kiyomi to sign the oppressive contract. What happens when Sakura's heart starts beating for Kiyomi, and she goes after everyone who hurt her soulmate? Will she cancel the contract and embrace love, or will she stay the stoic soulless queen with nothing to live for? And even better, how long can Sakura fight fate?

I never planned to sell my body, just my time. Poverty pushed me into that brothel, but I didn’t know it was a human-trafficking ring until they loaded us into a bus… and it crashed. Dozens died. I survived. Bleeding and terrified, I ran into the road and straight into the car of Raisem Hargrave, the youngest billionaire in the country, silently battling a deadly illness. He should’ve left me there. Instead, he took me into his cold, quiet world of wealth and secrets… and made me an offer no sane girl would accept. Carry his child. Give his grandmother an heir. Walk away after the birth. No strings. No emotions. No future. It was supposed to be a simple contract between a dying billionaire and a girl with nothing left— until the way he looked at me stopped feeling like business… and started feeling like danger.

Fabiola Thomas debuted 10 years ago but her popularity hadn't been able to climb up the ladder except in her dreams. It's just been one criticism or the other. She was sure they might not even get past the first 10 minutes of a movie starring her before writing their heart's contempt. Unfortunately, three years ago, she finally fell short in the ladder and two months ago her family married her off to Dylan Scott who became her worst nightmare! Would she survive this script written by others or would she finally write her own story?

NEW. MASS UPDATE check out my other novels too!! *** Everyone thought Grant was a broke, useless son-in-law living off his wife’s family. They mocked him. Humiliated him. Treated him like trash. But they were wrong. Behind that quiet smile is a man with unimaginable power… the wealthy young master of the prominent Morgan family. Grant was never the leech they thought he was. He was simply repaying a debt to Daisy’s father—three years of marriage and silent protection. Yet the James family never saw his worth and instead made his life unbearable in every possible way. Daisy James never loved her husband. She pitied him at best… until she started to see the man behind the mask. The way he protected her when no one else would. The quiet strength in his eyes. The secrets he carried alone. Now Daisy’s heart is betraying her. She’s falling for the man everyone calls useless, only to discover he’s the most dangerous man of all. During his time in the James family, Grant uncovers a buried secret tied to his past, one that could destroy everything he’s vowed to protect. And when Grant’s true identity is revealed, Daisy will have to decide: stand by the man she’s only just begun to love… or watch the James family’s darkest secrets consume them both.

[Mature Content R18+] [Slow-Burn Dark Romance] Two days before my wedding, my fiancé told me he would marry my twin sister, because it was her dying wish. My family, his family, everyone dear to me, turned me into a villain for being defiant. The decision was final. The bride had changed. They forced me into a golden cage, waiting for my turn to be another substitute. Then he came. The man who should have been my enemy offered his hand. Led us into one wild night. "Be my wife. Six years. Let's have a contract for exactly that long." "You lost your mind. You promised-" "And I'll give you five years. You can be free. Do whatever you want with the Kingston name. I promised that." "Wh... what?" "But you must promise me, you will be back, and let's live like we burn for each other in that last year." "Rafael... what are you planning to?" "Get things back to their right place." I was tired of being anyone's pawn. So, I play my own game. Five years later, I am back. Revenge is an understatement. The price for my suffering is due. My children keep asking for their father. They'll meet him soon, but there's a problem:  I’m not sure who the real father is. "Viona... I never stop loving you. Tell me they are my flesh, right? I want you back. I want us back." My ex-fiancé shamelessly pleaded before me. "They are mine. The four of them are mine." And there he was, my contracted husband declared with a glare that was ready to burn the whole society down. This should be a simple game of power. But love always meddles between the players. ====== Author's Note: This Novel is a character-driven plot with slow-burn smut. Every character has their own motivation and is layered. Every choice has no easy way out. If you enjoy slow burn, this might be to your liking. Please read all the free chapters before you decide to continue or not. Thank you for giving this story a chance.

Being the fat, unwanted ugly duckling with no wolf would've been survivable. But the daily cruelty—from classmates at school and a vicious stepbrother at home—was too much for Anita to carry. One month before her eighteenth birthday, she steps in front of a speeding truck, ready to end it all. With her last breath, she curses the day she was born—relieved that death has finally set her free. Except… death doesn't come. Instead, Anita wakes up in a different time. A different world. A different body. Same nightmare family. Before she can understand what's happening, her stepbrother sells her off to settle his debt—handing her to the Alpha of the Dark Shadow Park, the most ruthless Alpha Mafia King alive. A man feared across realms. A man who owns everything he touches. Including her. Trapped in the hands of a cold, merciless Alpha who plans to use her and never let her go, Anita's new life spirals into violence, desire, and dark power plays. Survival becomes a daily battle. But fate isn't done being cruel. Because the monster who owns her—is also her moon-given mate. Now Anita must choose: Submit to destiny, or rewrite it in blood.