As the perennial runner-up in our grade, my life's mission had always been to take down Micah, the untouchable number one. Then one day, his infuriating voice suddenly started echoing in my head....

After a long day at work, I walked into my house only to find my husband, Lucien, and his mistress, Sophia, shamelessly hooking up in my own bed. And as if that wasn't enough, my eight-month-old son,...

Everyone said Prince Edward was cold and kept his distance from women, with rumors swirling that he wasn't interested in women. I totally bought it, so I acted with zero restraint whenever I was...

Years ago, Chester Sampson had a huge fight with his first love. Hurt and angry, she left the country without looking back. To get back at her, he married me—no one but his ever-faithful...

The day the real daughter, Irene, came home, I awakened a mind-reading power. My so-called brother, Ethan, glared at me and snapped, "Get out of the Callaway family." The very next moment, I heard...

I applied for a maternity nanny job that paid 10 grand dollars a month. The lady of the house didn't ask about my education or experience. She only asked me one question. "If my mother-in-law...

I was the "fake princess" despised by the entire realm, and also the current Crown Prince's wife. Everyone had been waiting for him to abandon me. Yet year after year passed, and the Crown Prince...

I was William Grant's most obedient doormat of a fiancée. The Crown Prince of Capitol City's elite. His little puppet who'd never said no. He said jump. I asked how high. He told me to apologize for...

The crystal chandelier's glare stabbed at my eyes. Richard Nolan's hand gripped my shoulder like steel, forcing me to bend over in front of a gray-haired old man whose eyes were dull and cloudy. "Mr....

Castiel Patrick had been married for three years, but he still didn't know the birthday of his wife, Julia Patrick. But he remembered the shade of lipstick that Denise Marsh, his first love,...

I worked as a volunteer at a local community service center. That day, I was doing my usual job, handing out supplies to elderly residents. During a break, I lost a game to my coworker. I accepted it...

Outside the window, the night pulsed with flashing neon, weaving a tapestry of hedonistic glitz. Through the glass, colorful beams sliced into the dim room, bathing the couple who hadn't bothered to...

My name is Blake Bowers. I'm 29 years old. Three years ago, I was still the heir to the Bowers Group—wealthy, successful, and with a future that looked unstoppable. Then my father died in a car...

I was bound to the "Perfect Child" system. As long as I kept excelling, I could earn my parents' love. I went from dead last in my class to the top student, learned piano and ballet, and became the...

Charles Kingston: [If you're even a second late, you're taking a cab. I'm setting some ground rules for you.] When I read that message, I suddenly saw things crystal clear.

When I stepped down from the operating table, the nurse handed me a divorce agreement. Three months ago, my husband, Jonathan Grant, broke both my legs with a golf club, right in front of all our...

My brother's company went bankrupt, and I became the debt payment sent straight to Edward Pierce, the infamous big shot in Elarwyn that everyone feared. Everyone thought I was just a helpless...

The rain had been falling all afternoon on my daughter's fifth birthday, soft and steady. I stood outside the kindergarten gates with my umbrella, waiting for her to run out, when my phone buzzed in...

Ten years into our marriage, Grayson Fleming told me calmly that he wanted a divorce. Once, I had been the center of his world; now, in his eyes, I was nothing more than a worn‑down...

Linda Brooks, my brother James Foster's wife, had been borrowing my car for six months, but she never once put gas in it. Every time she returned it, the gas gauge sat on the last bar, barely above...

Everyone in the Council of Elders knew it. Wendy Sterling only secured her position as the heiress because I was backing her. But the day she found out she was pregnant, the child wasn't mine. Wendy...

On the eve of the sacred Full Moon Festival, I was pulling a late shift at the pack infirmary when Leah Brooks, one of our healers, leaned over the counter with a teasing grin. "I swear, Rachel Grey,...

After the war between wolves and vampires, my sister Isabella Lupin's mate came home. Mine was carried back in a coffin. Everyone felt sorry for me. But I knew the truth. The man who came back wasn't...

By the third year of our marriage, I finally realized my husband didn't love me. His affairs didn't even make me sad anymore. When he suddenly showed up online after three months of not coming home,...

Five years after I died, Steven Lowrey returned home. He was the man I once heartlessly abandoned when he was penniless. After years of relentless effort, he had finally risen to become the hottest...

"For three years, Erin Winster lived in Prince Arnold's castle as the woman he believed he loved. Every kiss came with another girl's name: Eve, her dazzling twin sister. Erin told herself obedience...

"Grace, did you get the court summons?" Emily asked. Emily's voice came through the phone, and I heard something I'd never heard from my sister before. She sounded cold and distant, as if she were...

I had always been kind to my daughter-in-law, Emily Warren. When she went into her postnatal confinement, I gave her 150 thousand and covered every expense. At the party to celebrate my grandchild's...

On the day of our honeymoon, Leopold Davidson's secretary insisted on tagging along. At the airport, she wanted to go hiking, while I longed to see the snow. Leopold hesitated briefly, then sided...

After Julieta Summers got out of detention center, she handed Emerson Hensley divorce papers. The man she'd been married to for five years signed them without even glancing at the contents. He had...

I'm basically a hardcore introvert with social anxiety, so I posted something online. Title: [Seeking a sugar daddy to keep me captive. Serious inquiries only.] Content: [Female, 22, perfectly...

On our third wedding anniversary, Samuel Hart booked out all of Bayview City, lighting up the night with a spectacular fireworks show for his latest flame, Luna Rivers. Meanwhile, I, his lawful wife,...

I was locked in a confinement room. My own parents said I had bullied the fake daughter, so I had to be punished. My brother even hired a professional "trainer" to teach me how to behave. Under...

I used to be the most pampered girl in Giano City, but for Hudson Gomez, I gave it all up and spent three years in the kitchen, cooking just for him. At my birthday party, I was all smiles, waiting...

I had an online boyfriend. One day in class, I was getting sleepy, so I texted him something flirty to keep myself awake. [I haven't been sleeping well lately. Maybe it'd feel easier if you were...

My childhood sweetheart, Jace Lynch, returned from his studies abroad, but he didn't show up alone. He came back with a girl. The girl meant everything to him. Jace was ready to go to war for her. He...

I was Joyce Collier's substitute in life. We looked so much alike that she used my name to hit the clubs, drag race, and flirt with whoever she wanted. I went to her classes, ran her business deals,...

I was born with the Siphon System, the power to seize anything. My foster mother used to say that her own son was more precious to her than I was, so I only deserved to serve him. That very night, I...

The pregnancy test showed two red lines. I slapped a hand over my mouth, my whole body shaking. Vampires couldn't have children. That was the iron rule of the night world. But I was pregnant with...

"Sign this divorce agreement, and walk away with nothing. Just looking at you makes me sick," said Samuel in an icy and harsh tone as he tossed the document in my face. It was all because his beloved...

I found myself carrying Austyn's child at the same time with his childhood sweetheart, Valda. For the sake of her spotless reputation, Austyn claimed her baby as his own. Mine was branded a bastard...

Harvey and I ended badly. Back then, he loved me more than anything, and I betrayed him. Years later, I came back, desperate, begging for his help. He pointed to the rooftop and said, "Sariah, jump...

I kept the secret from my husband and went to the hospital alone. Registration, checkups—I handled the whole process by myself. On the operating table, the doctor asked, "Why don't you want this...

My husband, Thomas Evans, insisted I'd pushed his first crush, Lucy Hill, causing her to miscarry. I didn't shed a single tear. Without a second thought, I turned and ran straight into the middle of...

At exactly three o'clock, the wedding began. Claire walked down the long aisle, her arm linked with Andrew's. His hand trembled slightly. She couldn't tell if it was from illness or from the pain in...

I hummed softly as I rummaged through the stacks of papers on Ryan's mahogany desk. The utility bill had to be somewhere—I'd promised to handle it before the weekend. Three years together, and this...

A sudden thunderstorm trapped me under the office building. Alex Carter rushed over with an umbrella, but without hesitation, he angled it toward Sophia Blake, the girl beside him. "Emily Stone,...

Three years after the divorce was finalized, Veronica Grant saw her ex-husband at the flower shop. Snow was falling outside, soft and lazy. When the wind picked up, the tiny bells hanging from the...

Only ten days remained until my wedding to Andrew Sullivan. I pushed open the fitting room door. Andrew was bent over, fastening the back chain of Charlotte Evans' dress. She was wearing my wedding...

In the bandits' stronghold, my husband Cedric Winthrop takes the ransom money and without hesitation chooses to save his widowed sister-in-law, Seraphina Rookwood — his unspoken beloved. In that...