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R18+ | Billionaire | Stripper | Contract Marriage. Evelyn Evans was celebrating her 18th birthday when the call came. A plane crash. Her parents,gone in seconds, though their bodies remained breathing. Comas,hospitals,bills stacked like curses. The party ended before the cake was cut,and her life,as she knew it, shattered. Now twenty one,Evelyn no longer lives in daylight. She becomes Rose,the masked goddess of Club Dusk,where billionaires throw cash and sanity to watch her dance. She’s faceless,untouchable,a fantasy they crave but can’t own. Until Jace Montez;a brutally cold billionaire with words sharp as razors,walks in,dragged to the club by friends who hate him more than they admit. He doesn’t come for pleasure,he doesn’t stay for the show,but one man does. And that man pays a dangerous price to have Rose delivered to his hotel room...against her will. Jace found her struggling,though already drugged but she still cried for help. She was terrified,barely conscious. He took her to safety,but safety comes with a price. The next morning,she's caught in Jace's penthouse by his high society parents,the he scandal brews. The Montez family threatens to force him into marrying a cruel heiress. His solution? A fake marriage to the masked girl he just saved. One year,one contract,one rule;no falling in love. *** Excerpt “I don’t need a wife.” Jace said flatly,tossing a sleek black folder onto the table between them. Evelyn didn’t flinch. “Then why am I here?” she asked,her voice low,almost bored. He leaned back in his leather chair. The city glowed behind him through the floor to ceiling glass like the world bent for him. “Because my parents believe they saw something scandalous. And they’ll ruin both of us if I don’t give them a name.” “So give them mine?” she challenged. His eyes narrowed. “Not your fake one.” She blinked,then looked down at the contract. One year. No intimacy required,full confidentiality,divorce by next winter. “This is a joke.” she whispered. He shrugged. “You need money,I need silence. We both get what we want.” There was a cruel efficiency to him,like he was born with ice in his veins. But he didn’t know her. Didn’t know the bills stacked under her mattress. The nights she counted coins to feed her sister in her dreams. Didn’t know what it meant to dance half naked in front of men who didn’t see a girl but a product. She picked up the pen,paused. “If I sign this.”she said.“I don’t become yours,not really.” Jace met her stare.“You never will be.” And that...for some reason...hurt. --- The moment her body hit the stage,silence blanketed the room. A red mask,a slit rose gold gown that shimmered like temptation itself. Every man leaned forward,every woman clenched their jaw. But Jace didn’t blink,something in his chest cracked,something old,something stupid. Her movements were hypnotic. Every sway,every dip,every snap of her waist matched the music like she was the rhythm. And then,her head turned,she looked straight at him. No...through him. “Who is she?”People whispered behind him. Jace stared coldly at her,no one may know her identity,but he sure damn knows. Before her dance finished,he left in anger,Evelyn noticed and went after him immediately,not minding the consequences. Down back halls,past marble columns,into velvet lined corridors meant for secrets. “Wait.”Her voice shuttered. He stopped. Slowly,she walked to him,in caution. "Why are you here?"His voice was so icy. “For my freedom.”She whispered,voice wrapped in silk. He just smirked and walked away. "I came for you."She suddenly screamed. *** Evelyn isn’t playing house,and Jace doesn’t do hearts. But why's there a feeling that this fire?Why does he look at her like he’s trying to unmask her soul? And when her boss,the same man who tried to sell her refuses to let go of his biggest moneymaker,Evelyn realizes something chilling;she may be Jace’s wife on paper,but she’s still being hunted in the shadows.

In the glittering metropolis of Neo-Shanghai, fifty centuries into the future, old grudges are about to collide with unexpected destinies. Lin Wei and Qin Feng have been rivals since childhood, their competitive spirits constantly clashing. Years later, fate throws them together once more, but under drastically different circumstances. Lin Wei, a determined architect, finds herself interviewing at Stellaris Tech, a leading AI gadget corporation, unaware that the powerful and enigmatic CEO sitting across the table is none other than her infuriating childhood nemesis, Qin Feng. As their professional paths become entangled, the forced proximity ignites a complex web of emotions, stirring up old animosities while hinting at a deeper, more complicated connection. Can these lifelong rivals navigate the treacherous waters of corporate power and their own turbulent history, or will their forced interaction lead to an explosive clash of wills and perhaps, something more unexpected?

"My daughter is missing! Find her!" The moment I stepped into this country, my daughter was kidnapped. I swore, I'd kill anyone whoever dared to take my other half from me. But, when she was found, she was in the arms of a mute, devastatingly handsome man. "He took my child, kill him!" I ordered mercilessly, snatching my daughter from his grasp. "Don't kill Papa!" ...Huh? Papa? 'Has my daughter lost her mind?' "Mommy, you can't hurt Daddy!" 'What the hell has this man done to her?' I wasn't taking any chances. Dragging him with us, I forced him to sign a slav- well, let's just call it a marriage contract for a year. A necessary measure. My real business in this country was to infiltrate a private military company and persuade them to illegally trade arms with my Mafia father. But who would've thought? The mute mysterious man I married turned out to be none other than the famous ruthless Marshal of the company, whom I was ordered to avoid at all cost. Am I about to die by his hands? Will he arrest me? Should I run? "The only thing you'll be guilty of is running away, my criminal wife." My mute husband threatened me, with his deep voice. "Go ahead. I dare you!" ...Shit. I'm so screwed!

"I DO" → "I DIE." Hours after marrying her secret love—icy CEO Nathan Jang—heiress Vanessa Belmont is stabbed, kidnapped, and left to bleed out in a wrecked car. The final insult? Watching Nathan rescue his precious childhood sweetheart (*cough* Vanessa’s killer *cough*) instead of his actual wife. So yeah. Worst. Wedding. Night. EVER. FATE REWINDS Reborn six months before her murder, Vanessa upgrades her life with new rules: ✔ Ditch the doormat era. (Badass mode: activated.) ✔ Live for herself. (And okay, fine—revenge.) ✔ Avoid Nathan like he’s the reason she died. (Oh, wait…) TOO BAD NATHAN 2.0 IS OBSESSED Now he’s everywhere—lingering touches, midnight texts, and panty-melting kisses. Not to mention his hungry gaze—like she’s an all-you-can-eat buffet and he's starving. VANESSA'S SECOND CHANCE PLAN 1. Don’t die. (Again.) 2. Don’t fall for Nathan. (Too late.) 3. Eat more carbs. (Donuts!) As for Nathan? She’ll forgive him when hell freezes over. Or when he takes off his shirt. Whichever comes first. ***|***|***|***|*** ASH CITY BILLIONAIRES Love is the ultimate power play. ***|***|***|***|***

"The biggest blessing in my life was meeting you. The greatest misfortune was hurting you." — Ye Feimo On the night she finally confessed her feelings, Wen Nuan entered the wrong hotel room—and woke up in the arms of a stranger. Drunk, confused, and heartbroken, she never expected that one night to bind her to the ruthless and enigmatic CEO, Ye Feimo. To find her, he boldly posted a half-naked ad of her across the city. To own her, he made her sign a contract as his substitute lover. She thought it was love. He only saw her as a stand-in. When the woman he truly loved returned, Wen Nuan vanished without a trace. But it was already too late. Ye Feimo finally realized that the only woman he truly loved... was the one he let go. ~ Daily updates are here! 9AM (ET) — set your reminders! If you enjoy the story, add it to your library and support the journey!

Cleo and hopeless romantic Eli, old rivals, fake a relationship for a string of weddings. Their "no feelings" contract crashes when real sparks fly, forcing them to ditch their algorithms and embrace the messy, unpredictable reality of love.

Ewan Giacometti only wants one thing from his illiterate wife: a son. But Athena Moore has been unhappy for three years and is ready to leave her cold husband. When she finally asks for a divorce, Ewan’s cunning ‘best friend’ frames her, driving her out of the city. Now, Ewan is left to confront his true feelings about his wife, whom he had married under mysterious circumstances, especially when she returns from exile a changed woman.

She died with tears in her eyes and a knife in her heart—betrayed by the man she loved the most. Now, she’s reborn two years before her tragic end. Smarter. Colder. Stronger. Hailey Tang has only one goal: protect herself and make those who hurt her pay, especially her cold, ruthless husband—Ethan Yu, the CEO who used her, broke her, and discarded her like trash. But when Hailey starts pulling away, Ethan begins to lose control. The woman he once ignored is now the only one he can’t stop thinking about. “You want a divorce? Over my dead body.” She’s done with him. But he’s just getting started. Can love rise from the ashes—or will their second chance burn them both?

“She was supposed to die—but her mad lover had other plans.” Reincarnated by her mad lover, who preserved her soul for years only to transmigrate her into another body. At seven, she was sold to a brutal training center where children were broken into machines—and survival was the only rule. After years of grueling training, she completed all her levels at just age 14 and was returned home, with a new upgraded system. She thought she could finally live a normal life, but life had other plans. Her father died, leaving behind a mountain of debt, and her sister was taken by their ruthless debtors. Desperate for money, Sophie agrees to marry an elderly, disabled man—only to wake up as the wife of Shane, the cold, untouchable CEO of Collen Industries, the nation’s wealthiest and most eligible bachelor. ⸻ At the Auction of Adams Industries: “Wait, Sophie. I know you’re not okay,” Olivia said, her voice dripping with fake concern. “Your father’s company was just sold. Do you even have money to eat?” Without waiting for an answer, she reached into her designer bag and pulled out a thick bundle of cash, pressing it into Sophie’s hands. “Here, take this. For old times’ sake,” she added mockingly, like she was tipping a beggar in front of everyone at the auction, making her the laughing stock of the entire town. ⸻ A few months after the marriage: “Do you know what I did to the last person who thought they could touch my wife and get away with it?” Shane said, laughing darkly as he stared down at the pale-faced Dexter siblings. They had all taken part in humiliating Sophie, and he will make them pay. “I had her hands cut off and left her to die,” Shane said coldly. [Author’s Note & Trigger Warning] This is not a love story wrapped in sunshine and sweet kisses. This is a descent. A fall. A journey through shadows. And it will hurt. Trigger Warnings, are found in the first chapter of the book(Prologue). “Sold, trained, and betrayed—now she’s married to the devil himself—and she’s ready to burn it all down.” *With her, his darkness feels like light,*

"I want a divorce," Xia Yuqing declared, placing the signed papers on her husband's desk. His response? "Pay up 50 million for breaching the marriage contract.... or make my mother despise you." Once a powerful empress in her past life, Xia Yuqing has now transmigrated into the body of a woman with the same name, bound in a loveless contract marriage. Fed up and desperate for freedom, she decides to do both: become a money-making machine and a mother-in-law's worst nightmare. But her plans start to hilariously backfire when her cold, distant husband suddenly begins to fall for her. And there's a catch—he looks just like the emperor, her husband from her past life. Now, what will Xia Yuqing do when her cold husband demands a chance at their relationship? Will the once-powerful empress choose her freedom, or will she surrender to the love she never saw coming?

"When fate brings together 23year-old Julienne Jenkins, a fierce, beautiful, and ambitious young lady, and a billionaire Roman Thompson 28 year old, a notorious, ruthless, smart and handsome CEO, their lives are forever changed. After A marriage of convenience sparks a whirlwind of emotions, secrets, and lies. Behind Roman's confident façade lies a dark past, one that has earned him the reputation as a woman-hater. His status as the "King of the Business World" has been built on his cunning, smart and ruthless tactics, but Julie's presence threatens to disrupt his carefully constructed empire. As Julie navigates her new reality and new identity, she must confront the darkness of her past and the uncertainty of her future. Will she be able to tame the heart of the king, or will Roman's secrets and lies tear them apart? Dive into the world of "Roman and Julienne's heart desire" to uncover a tale of love, heartbreak, and the true cost of secrets."

[BL— Warning: Adult content 18+. Extreme Smut every 20 - 30 chapters] "You," Augustine began, his voice firm and direct. "I'm making you an offer: we get married, immediately. This isn't a request, it's a demand." Augustine's uttered with a piercing gaze. Charles scoffed. “What type of bullshit is that?” He fired back. *** Augustine Wales is a cold CEO who is known as the most successful and influential business man in Country H. His name alone commanded respect, his steely gaze and cold demeanor strike fear into even the most hardened of hearts. He was a man of few words, each syllable weighted with the power of his position. On the eve of Augustine Wales 29th birthday, he received an unexpected call from his family, their demands clear and uncompromising: find a spouse, or forfeit your stake in the family's vast wealth and influence. In that very moment after receiving the phone call, the gaze of Augustine fell upon a young man named Charles Donald and without thinking twice, Augustine immediately made a proposal to Charles, but was met with a swift rejection. Augustine's proposal was rooted in desperation but little did he know that fate was drawing him toward a future he never could have predicted. "What will happen when Augustine Wales, the powerful CEO, finds himself unexpectedly falling for Charles Donald, a humble cleaner in his office?" "When Charles' deadly secrets rise to the surface, will their fragile bond shatter, or will their love prove strong enough to weather the storm?"

Ava Summers is the perfect daughter — business mogul, top of her class, future queen of spreadsheets, and the only Summers twin with functioning brain cells. She's survived nineteen years sharing a womb, a mansion, and half of her DNA with Eva Summers — the human embodiment of bad decisions who once tried to roast marshmallows on scented candles and nearly set the entire estate on fire. So when their parents arranged one of them to marry Zeke Ford — the kingdom's most notorious heartbreaker — Ava took one for the team. She didn't flinch. She didn't panic. She blinked once... probably because she was three glasses of margaritas deep after Eva spiked her drink and slid a suspicious contract under her nose — a contract that would transfer all of Ava's businesses and birthright to Eva if she refused to marry Zeke. It was the first plan Eva ever pulled off successfully — and she regretted it the moment the Fords switched the grooms at the last minute. Instead of waking up legally bound to Zeke — the charming, half-witted flirt who collects women like decorative throw pillows — Ava finds herself married to Zach Ford — the cold, brooding, emotionally constipated twin brother who hasn't smiled since the dinosaurs went extinct. The Ford family hoped Eva's lively personality would drag Zach out of his miserable cave of grief and bad attitude after his fiancée's death. Too bad they accidentally married him to the kingdom's most neurotic control freak instead. Now Ava has a whole lifetime to survive a forced marriage to a man who communicates in glances, grunts, and the occasional eyebrow twitch, convince everyone she's madly in love with her new husband... And figure out how to legally murder her sister without ruining the family name. The plan was supposed to save the Summers' reputation. Not burn the whole kingdom to the ground. "With This Ring, I Loathe You—Yes, I do." A laugh-out-loud enemies-to-lovers rom-com about one grumpy recluse, one reluctant perfectionist, and one contractual catastrophe that will either end in true love... Or arson with tax deductions.

"Wife! Come here!" "No!" She always thought he was aloof, but after getting the marriage certificate, the aloof military king immediately transformed into a wife-doting maniac. The husband indulges his wife in countless ways, Lily Turner finds it extremely exhausting, her protests go unheard, her pleas are ineffective, she wants to escape, but whenever she tries to climb the wall, it rises higher, leaving her in tears! When asked about the reason for his limitless indulgence, the young master responds astonishingly, "The one who dared to trick me into marriage, it's only her!" The woman beside him rolls her eyes at him: she is the one who got deceived, okay?

——If the whole world speaks ill of you, I'll whisper sweet nothings to you from a past life. ....... Although the man in front of her made himself appear exceptionally ugly, it didn't matter because she urgently needed a loveless marriage. Who would have thought that after the marriage, she would discover that her husband seemed to be somewhat 'inconsistent'? Is it still possible to return him now? Li Yanan, an illegitimate son from the Li Family with no real power, is the laughingstock of the entire upper-class circle. His unkempt and outdated appearance makes socialites avoid him as if they're afraid of attracting a toad! A toad? Ha! ....... "The picture doesn't match the product, I want a return!" Staring at the breathtakingly handsome face in front of her, Lin Zhenxin couldn't help but wail. ....... [Baby's Diary: My Home] My mom's cooking is really bad. Last night, Dad finally couldn't help but complain, "Even Oscar wouldn't eat the food you make"! Oscar is our dog. Mom got really mad and asked, "If it's so bad, how come you ate it all?" I said, "Because Dad is even worse than a dog!" Um~~ Can someone tell me what the domestic abuse hotline number is? ....... ★The first part of You Are My Sunshine series When you smile, the clouds fade and the wind calms, while my heart is in chaos. It's that time of year to start a new journey, um~ the synopsis is still not great, everyone is welcome to dive in!

Yan Lan follows her mother's dying wish to hide her countless identities and live a low-key life. Who would have thought that one night, her sister Yan Xue has a dream about a broken wealthy family, and upon waking, steals her beloved and forces her to go on a blind date in her place. Yan Lan: Go for the blind date immediately, the match is the prince of the capital's elite circle. The sister waits and waits, expecting Yan Lan to follow her old path and become an abandoned wife of a wealthy family, but finally she receives news... Late at night, Yan Lan returns home after a quarrel. The former true love: Brother, I have a stomachache, can you come to see me? The new wealthiest and prince: Block and delete in one go, don't disturb me while I pack my small bag to sleep on the floor at my wife's place!

As his contract-marriage wife, she just wanted to fulfill the mission given by his mother—having a baby. They didn't love each other, so he always used contraception before they got laid. She had been obedient to him, only to find that he had gone too far! He actually didn't care about their child at all! She couldn't stand it anymore, so she handed him the divorce papers and left, noting: "The world is so huge that I can surely find a better man." Looking down at her, he retorted, "Come on, your purse strings will tighten up first before you find anyone."

[Love After Marriage] Due to family interests, they got married, but in fact, they do not love each other. He has no interest in marriage, and neither does she. Moreover, she proved to everyone that she is not easy to mess with. By marrying into a rich family, her cunning stepmother and jealous sister will have nothing to do but please her. Hearing that her husband has deeply loved a woman for many years, she didn't care, as she had many ways to make him hate that woman. As for him, a tall and handsome but extremely unromantic guy, she had strong views: having peace, or getting a divorce!

On the day of her wedding, Selene catches her fiancé in bed with her best friend. Humiliated by their betrayal and their cruel body-shaming.She makes one reckless decision: sleep with a stranger and walk away. Five years later, she’s a confident single mother with nothing to prove….until her new job brings her face-to-face with her new CEO… the same man from that night. Nikolas Darkos. Billionaire. Cold. Magnetic. And now offering her a six-month marriage contract—a golden opportunity for revenge against those who once broke her. But there’s one thing he doesn’t know: Their one-night stand of passion resulted in a son. Can Selene keep her son a secret for six months? Or risk losing everything? And what happens when the fake tension between them turns into something dangerously real? ******************* “I don’t believe you, Selene King.” His face now barely few inches away from hers as his lips brushed against the tip of her nose. Very bone in her body tensed. Tucking her lower lips under her teeth as she bit down to stop a groan from escaping her lips. Resting his hand on the wall,he leaned closer,“Well, congratulations. Girlfriend you just became my wife.” The words dropped from his lips like a bomb exploding in Selene’s head. “What do you mea—” But,Before she could finish her sentence, his lips crashed on hers, pulling her into a deep hungry kiss.