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Love at First Night: The Billionaire’s First Love

[Warning: MATURE CONTENT! NO RAPE] (I’m too soft for that) After enduring a lifetime of abuse from her family, the last thing Mallory Morrow needs is to be married off to an old man almost thrice her age. So, she came up with a plan. To sleep with someone and get pregnant. She didn’t know the consequences of her actions would come biting her back a few years after she gave birth. Living as a single mom, completely disowned by her family, and raising a kid who refused to speak after some traumatic incident alone, life wasn’t looking up for her. With all the medical bills piling up, she decided to take the job her best friend Mara offered her. ‘Her cousin was looking for someone to stop his wedding at all costs, and if she succeeded, she’d be paid 1 million dollars, an amount life-changing for her and her son.’ “STOP THE WEDDING! THAT MAN WAS THE FATHER OF MY CHILD!” But when she storms the ceremony, she discovers she’s crashed her half-sister’s wedding—the same woman who tormented her for years—and the groom who hired her is Venzrich Archeval: the youngest, richest, and most devastatingly handsome billionaire—who, unbeknownst to Mallory, is the father of her child. Haunted by the memory of a mysterious woman he met one night years ago, Venzrich has been searching for her ever since. And now, fate has thrown her right back into his life. As Mallory struggles to protect her son from her family, she also needs to survive a billionaire who, for reasons she didn’t know, can’t seem to leave her alone. “There’s no way I’m letting you go. You’re either mine or mine.” Chaos—and romance—ensues, tangled in a whirlwind game of fate. Can she open her heart again, or will her past trap her forever? Or worse, can she handle the person hiding behind his perfect mask?
LazyAutumn · 12.1k Views

MARRIED TO A STRANGER: LAGOS EDITION

Arata Okafor never imagined her life could fall apart in a single week. Her father’s illness has wiped out the family business, loan sharks are circling their home, and she’s running out of time. Desperate to save her family, she takes a chance and attends a job fair, hoping for a miracle. What she finds instead is Jamal Yusuf. Powerful. Intimidating. Billionaire CEO. A man who carries his own secrets and a reputation built on ice and control. Their first meeting is a disaster, literally. Their second meeting? Even worse. Until Jamal steps in at the moment Arata needs help the most, and everything changes. When Jamal makes her a shocking offer, one that could save her family but bind her to him in ways she never expected. Arata must choose between fear… and survival. A six-month contract marriage. No love. No strings. No expectations. But lines blur quickly when they begin living under the same roof. Soft moments slip through the rules. Stolen glances turn into unspoken want. And the cold man who swore he didn’t need love finds himself unable to stay away from the woman he only meant to use. When jealous rivals, dangerous secrets, and a scheming ex threaten to expose everything, Arata and Jamal must face the truth neither of them planned for: The contract was fake… But the feelings became real. A powerful billionaire. A desperate heroine. A marriage that was never supposed to mean anything, until it meant everything. “Married to a Stranger” is a heart-pounding Nigerian billionaire romance filled with tension, passion, healing, scandal, and the slow burn you didn’t see coming. Perfect for lovers of emotional urban romance with a guaranteed happily ever after.
justinaesomchi · 967 Views

The heiress: His obsession, a secret, a scandal, a son

Not your regular billionaire romance She had a son with the most dangerous man in the city. And he can never find out. Four years ago, Aurielle Duval spent one reckless night with a stranger— a night that left her with a little boy who has his impossible blue eyes. She never learned his name. He disappeared before sunrise. And she rebuilt her life alone… until the day she walks into an interview at the world’s most powerful company. Its CEO? Kieran D’Angelo. Cold. Untouchable. Obsessed with control. The man she prayed she would never see again. And he doesn’t recognize her. But he feels her. Watches her. Claims her. He wants her as his personal assistant— and Aurielle has no choice but to accept. Because she’s not just any applicant. She’s the hidden daughter of the D’Angelo empire— erased from the family before she ever took her first breath. And Kieran? He’s the heir they raised in her place. The man whose child she secretly carried. Two stolen identities. One dangerous truth. A son who can destroy an empire. And when Kieran’s dark, charming cousin Dante returns… obsessed, hungry, and determined to take Aurielle for himself— the family war ignites. A mother with secrets. A billionaire who owns her future. A cousin who wants her past. A child who belongs to all of them. This isn’t a romance. It’s a battle for blood, power, and the one woman who can shatter the D’Angelo throne.
Kimaylah · 14.9k Views

Wanted By My Alpha Boyfriend, Mated To My Alpha Boss

She was the promise he had to keep. She was the revenge he had to take. Now, she's the prize in a war between two Alphas. For Elara, an ordinary Omega struggling to survive, dating Lucian Knight feels like a dream. He’s a powerful Alpha CEO, devastatingly handsome, and for the past year, he’s been her perfect, devoted boyfriend. On the night he plans to propose, her dream shatters into a million pieces. She discovers the truth about his past—a past as a vicious playboy who deliberately destroyed loving relationships. The very reason he’s a reformed man is the reason she has to leave him. Heartbroken and reeling, Elara does the most impulsive thing of her life. She accepts a contract marriage from her enigmatic and cold-hearted boss, the billionaire Alpha CEO Victor Sterling. He offers security, respect, and a gilded cage far from the pain of her broken heart. It seems like a practical, if icy, escape. But Victor has a secret. He is Lucian’s sworn enemy, the man whose own happiness and belief in love were obliterated by Lucian’s cruelty years ago. The contract marriage is his masterstroke of revenge, a calculated move to steal the woman his rival loves. Elara is nothing but a pawn in a dangerous game forged from a broken past. Now, two dominant Alphas are locked in a brutal war for her heart and her future. Lucian, desperate to win back the woman who saved him from himself, will stop at nothing to reclaim her. Victor, who planned to use her, finds his frozen heart beginning to thaw in her presence, rediscovering a warmth he thought was lost forever. Caught between the reformed devil she loved and the ruthless husband she’s bound to, Elara must navigate a world of obsession, vengeance, and unexpected passion. When she uncovers the devastating truth behind her marriage of convenience, one question remains: In a battle of two Alphas, who does an Omega truly choose: the man who wants her, or the man who needs her?
Heartgainer · 13.6k Views

The Devil CEO's Contract Wife

[Mature Content] [Dark Themes] Catherine Lane had the perfect job in Midnight City, secretary to Ares King, the impenetrable billionaire bachelor, infamously known as the devil CEO. To the outside world, Catherine's life was nothing short of flawless, but in reality, she struggles with debts on the verge of ruining her life. To avoid harassment, she decides to quit and get the cut that comes with it. As if that wasn't enough, her long-term boyfriend cheated on her, claiming she's a wreck with no future, and he's better off without her. Heartbroken and devastated, Catherine is grasping at the last straws when her boss, Ares King, proposes a contract out of the blue. "Become my wife for one year." "Why me, Mr. King?" "Because we work, Ms. Lane.” The last thing she wanted was to make a deal with the devil. But this offer is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Sell your soul to the devil for one year. How hard can that be? ***** "I think that's all..." My heart throbbed as I grabbed my pen. Here comes the hard part. "You're forgetting something, Ms Lane." "Hmm?" "We haven't looked over the special clauses." Special Clauses? Shit! I forgot about that. "The next page." I flipped the paper. Number one: The wife should under no circumstances fall for the husband. Should the wife breach this clause, all compensation shall be nullified and revoked. "Unfortunately, changes can't be made to that clause." I scoffed. Does he actually think I'd fall for him? "Understood. Emotional attachments should be prohibited." "This, Ms. Lane, is why I said we work." ~ A/N: This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or real events is purely coincidental.
Dy_zamite · 193.9k Views

Moonbound: Marked by the Alpha CEO

For eight years, Lara Quinn has lived with an unrequited love for her cold, untouchable boss, Marco Blackwell, the powerful CEO of Blackwell International Holdings and heir to an ancient bloodline. He is brilliant, ruthless, and already engaged to his elegant childhood sweetheart. To everyone else, he is untouchable. To Lara, he is the dream she can never have. Lara does not believe in supernatural beings or in the legends that speak of humans bound to creatures born of the moon. Until one night changes everything. During the company's annual team building in the mountains, a violent storm traps them together beneath the Blood Moon. When desire breaks through restraint, Lara gives herself to Marco, unaware that one night of passion will awaken a bond older than time itself. By dawn, she bears his mark, and her life is no longer her own. The following morning, Marco returns to being cold and distant, treating her as if she means nothing after what happened between them. It breaks her heart, though she tries to hide the pain behind quiet smiles and lowered eyes. Back in the city, Marco proposes marriage. For one blissful moment, Lara believes her dream has finally come true until he tells her the truth. Their marriage will be nothing more than a contract, an agreement made to appease his clan and fulfill a prophecy that demands an heir. Once she gives him the child destiny requires, he will end their marriage and reward her with a fortune before marrying the woman he truly loves. Lara refused his proposal and threw the engagement ring at him out of anger, her voice trembling as she told him she would never marry someone like him. Still, she was left with no choice and said yes when life cornered her once again, forcing her to depend on the one man who had broken her heart. Even if it meant swallowing her pride and pretending she felt nothing, she wanted to stay by his side a little longer. It was foolish, she knew, but a part of her still hoped that one day, he might learn to love her too. But when she discovers she is pregnant, her fragile hope turns to fear. Determined to protect her child from the darkness that surrounds Marco's world, Lara runs. Yet Marco Blackwell is not a man who lets go of what is his, and now he will stop at nothing to find his wife. He thought fated mates were only a myth. But under the Blood Moon, one choice bound their souls forever. And now, as danger closes in, she must make an impossible choice: protect her child from the world that hunts them, or protect her heart from Marco Blackwell.
sirenbeauty · 21.9k Views