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I transferred to this high school as a sports recruit. I wore a cheap tracksuit and signed up for the 100-meter dash at the school track meet. The rich kids on the varsity team mocked me openly for my thrift-store clothes. They claimed I only got in by pulling strings. The whole class joined in the ridicule. Only Lennox Hunt, the top student in our grade, stepped in to shut them down. Nobody knew I was actually a professional racer and a two-time national junior champion. My pit

Chapter 1 On the day Landon Bradley stood on the global tech stage to receive his lifetime achievement award, my life was officially running out of time. Due to unpaid medical bills for my end-stage renal failure, the hospital had just issued my discharge notice. On the live broadcast, the host asked Landon to call the one person he wanted to thank the most. Without a second of hesitation, he dialed my number. "Maya, do you regret leaving me?" I gripped the crumpled, astronomical

On our seventh wedding anniversary, a piece of news blew up every trending feed. “A newly discovered star has just been officially named Bella.” Hot on its heels came a post from my own husband, Blake. “Your name on a star. Even out there in the universe, you are never alone.” And under it, Bella, the junior he'd taken under his wing at work, left her reply: “Thank you for making our private romance public, Blake! I'm so happy!” A younger me would have blown up his phone, screaming for an e

1. On Christmas Eve, my water broke. My husband, Mark, was in such a panic that he ran out to the car without his shoes, his bare feet sinking into the snow. I watched as the ice and rough pavement tore at his skin, leaving bloody tracks behind us. Tears of gratitude welled in my eyes. But as I slid into the back seat of the car, I saw it―an opened Trojan condom wrapper. "What... what is this?" I struggled to catch my breath, my fingers closing around the small foil packet. Mark glanced

1 On the eve of our wedding, my fiancé's childhood sweetheart was forced into an arranged marriage with the city's most notorious playboy to rescue her family's failing business. My fiancé couldn't bear to watch her suffer. So, he crashed her wedding and stole her away right at the altar. To publicly mark his claim, he even staged an extravagant drone light show that very night to profess his love for her. Overnight, all of high society was waiting to watch me and the Hayes family become th

Fall break had just ended when the board of the elite private academy called me. "Mrs. Wray, your daughter failed to get her scholarship and retaliated by bullying a classmate. Please come to the school immediately." When I rushed to the school, I found my daughter, Riley, tied to a dumpster. Her hair was soaked in filth, and her mouth was taped shut. Meanwhile, the so-called victim only had two strands of hair pulled out. After questioning Riley's classmates, I learned the truth. The other

Chapter 1 During our five years of marriage, Nolan Mercer asked me for my life force ten times. He used every single piece of it to save Vivienne Frost, his reckless first love. When he asked for the tenth time, I was already pregnant. Nolan looked at me with cold indifference. "This is the absolute last time," he said. "Vivienne promised that once she explores Mount Apex, she will never go anywhere dangerous again. If you want, I can pay you millions for it. Besides, you have that system of

"Are you really sure you want to remove your gland just for a one percent chance of becoming a Commander?" Professor Sterling looked at my application form with eyes full of worry. "A top-tier Omega like you is a rarity in this world. If you remove your gland, not only will you and Silas Haden be over for good, but it might even threaten your life!" That name made my heart ache. I once loved Silas more than my own life, and everyone believed I was his fated mate. That was until last week, w

Chapter 1 To force his daughter, Vivian Ashford, to settle down and learn the family business, Richard Ashford assigned her to a subsidiary managed by his most trusted subordinate―Elias Vance. Of course, Vivian had no intention of obeying some subsidiary executive. So, she tried every trick in the book to make him quit. On her first day of work, she smashed his Porsche. But Elias just gave her a cool glance. "Call a tow truck, file the insurance claim, and the cost will be deducted from you

Seraphina had been obsessed with me for five years. But on our wedding night, she kicked me out of our new home. She immediately called Sterling. "Graham is married to me now. He won't get in the way of you and Meredith anymore. Are you at peace now?…" "I'm willing to sacrifice anything for you. Even if it means spending my life with a man I don't love." It turned out her carefully crafted persona of a devoted lover was all a lie. She just wanted to ensure I wouldn't interfere with Sterlin

"Miss Lindley, are you absolutely sure about donating your remains?" the doctor asked. He looked at my chart and the donation agreement with a frown. "If we manage your condition with medication, you might have three months left," he explained. "But if you stop treatment now, you'll have two weeks at most." I stared at the paperwork, my mind strangely blank. I understood his confusion, but he didn't know what happened today. Earlier this evening, Jude Sterling had announced our engagement

The horse trainer my dad hired said I broke her brand-new saddle. She claimed my mom made me do it. To punish Mom, Dad tied her to a horse and played a game he called "The Sled." I couldn't stop the galloping stallion. I could only stand there and cry. Mom became the sled. She eventually fell asleep in the stable, and no matter how much I called her, she wouldn't wake up. I was so scared. I kept calling my dad's phone like crazy. "Daddy, Mommy's asleep. I can't wake her up." "Gabbie will

1 Seven years we were married, a secret to everyone. In that time, I lost five babies. Miscarriages, every single one. Mark, my husband, was always so concerned. He got me a top-tier nutritionist, paid a fortune to get my diet just right. "We'll have a healthy baby, I promise," he'd say, all gentle and supportive. I was over the moon when I found out I was pregnant again. I rushed to Mark's office, eager to share the news. But then I overheard him talking with his best friend, Danny, in

I barely escaped with my life to bring back the Lunar Herb from the abyss. When I returned, I found my husband, the Alpha of our pack, getting intimate with my older sister. My own son and daughter had been keeping their secret for three hundred years. My parents rushed to the scene, but only to demand that I step down and give my position as the Alpha's mate to my sister. I left that house alone and wandered for a century before settling in the Forbidden Shadowlands. Even the ancient dra

My billionaire boyfriend promised he would only grant ninety-nine wishes for his first love, who had been injured and lost her memory. I silently counted every single one. Yet, when the ninety-ninth wish was fulfilled, I caught them locked in a passionate embrace. After that, I stopped nagging him. I stopped begging for his attention or fighting him over his constant need to care for her. I only asked him for one thing: a small infant anklet. I told him it was a keepsake for our unborn child.

1 When the kidnappers forced Silas Sterling to choose, he didn't even blink before picking his first love. "Quinn, stop this pathetic acting. I know you're behind this," he sneered. He walked away without a second glance. The thugs broke me, leaving my body to rot in a ditch. Then, I woke up. I was back at our college graduation, right when Silas was down on one knee. This time, I walked away first. Later, the arrogant man crawled back, sobbing and hitting himself. "Quinn, please... I'm

1 After a one-night stand with the CEO, everyone thought I was obsessed with Ethan, that I'd drugged and seduced him. After all, to everyone else, I was Ethan’s lovesick puppy, hopelessly devoted. But the truth was, he was drunk and mistook me for Chloe. I naively believed Ethan would clear my name. Instead, he accused me of nymphomania and personally committed me to rehab. “Amelia, you’re pathetic. You’re not even in the same league as Chloe.” “I’ve never met such a shameless woman. Don’t come

1 After being reborn, I wasted no time whisking my parents away on a trip, leaving my wicked stepsister to rot at home. Last time, she threw a wild party that ended with my mom burning to death in a raging fire. And what did she do? She turned on me, sobbing to my dad, "Lindsey said she wanted to light fireworks inside! I tried to stop her, but...Mom was trapped! It's all my fault!" I tried to explain, but my boyfriend at the time jumped in to sink me. "I saw her buying those fireworks mysel

At the dinner table, in front of more than twenty relatives, my mother-in-law shoved a document right into my face. "Just sign it," she said smoothly. "Think of it as doing your mother a favor." I looked down at the heading. It was a home equity loan agreement for one million dollars. Across from me, my brother-in-law gave me a smug grin. Beside him, Aunt Clara chimed in, "Harper, what are you waiting for? Just sign it already." I told them I needed to go home and discuss it with Caleb first

During a raging hurricane, my husband called claiming his chest was seizing up and demanded I rush medication to his office immediately. I was bedridden with a burning fever, so my mother-in-law, terrified for her son, insisted on going instead. On the way, a high-voltage utility pole collapsed and crushed her. "Shelby, take the pills... get them to Zach..." With her dying breath, she pressed the bottle into my trembling hands. Swallowing my tears, I dragged myself through the storm to his