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“Help me, please,” Bella pleaded, grasping his hands. His dark eyes, devoid of warmth, pierced through hers with an unsettling coldness. "Why should I mess with those goons to help you?" he asked callously. “I’ll do anything you say,” she said without thinking, desperate. “Just save me from them.” He demanded something that Bella had never anticipated even in her dreams. A contract marriage! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bella Dawn was already in distress to pay her step father’s debts. To add her misery, her mother was diagnosed with liver disease and needed immediate transplant. Where would she get that much money? Then, like a cruel twist of fate, she accidentally encountered a handsome man, Theodore Reid, the enigmatic CEO of Ace Group. Rumors said that he was a ruthless businessman with a heart as cold as ice. Yet, to Bella, he was kind, rescuing her from the clutches of those who sought to exploit her. She was grateful to him until he demanded something weird, shattering her pervious assumptions. He wanted to marry her. No He wanted a contract marriage. In exchange, he would take care of her mother's treatment and compensate her generously at the end of their arrangement. For Theodore, it was a solution born out of necessity, a means to appease his grandfather's demands for an heir while he searched for the one who had once saved him, his angel. Bella’s appearance reminded him of his savior. So, he offered her a contract marriage. It was a temporary solution to his grandfather’s demand to get an heir until he found his angel. With no other options left, Bella reluctantly agreed to the terms of the contract. But little did she know it would test her resolve and resilience like never before. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Remember one thing, never fall in love with me,” he said, cold and dangerous. Bella gulped, nervous. “What if I do?” A sliver of defiance, a foolish question escaped her lips. She was already attracted to his handsome appearance. He squeezed her jaw and hissed, “You will regret it.” “What if you started liking me?” she dared to ask. He leaned closer, his breath warm against her ear. "No chance," he scoffed. "You're not my type." Bella’s heart sank. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can check my other books. Accidentally Married to Mr. Billionaire - Completed The Billionaire's Sick Wife - Completed Temptation of Billionaire's Secret Lover: A tale of love and revenge - Completed. My Ex-Husband Begged Me To Take Him Back - Ongoing, daily updated.

Adrian is a genius in football and academics. This made Martin hates him. Martin had been the best footballer before Adrian won scholarship to the college. When Adrian came, all the college attention shifted to him. The college started honouring him over Martin because he won a tournament for them after many years without a win. Mistakenly, Adrian injured Martin in a build up training, preventing him from playing in another tournament final. Martin became so angry and threatened to revenge. Eventually, fight ensured between them and Adrian beat him. This made Martin to hate him more. So, he pretended as a repented friend of Adrian so he could harm him badly without him suspecting. Would Adrian discover he is a pretending foe and not a real friend? Would he be able to harm Adrian as he had planned? The answer and more are in this life lesson and entertaining Novel.

Born into a poor and traumatic background, Lucie Martins fought her way to the top, building a powerful beauty empire through hard work and determination. Always putting others in everything without thinking of herself, she allowed her family, husband, and best friend to take advantage of her kindness. They used her success, drained her emotionally and mentally, and slowly pushed her toward her deathbed. Lucie had remained painfully humble for the sake of the people she loved. In return, they manipulated her with guilt for having a better life, abused her for years, and ultimately killed her in the cruelest way possible. On her deathbed, Lucie Martins finally saw the true nature of the people she once trusted. But death was not the end for her. She woke up four years in the past—on the day of her wedding, back when she was still healthy and alive again. Now armed with the knowledge of her previous life, Lucie begins to realize just how blind she had been to the abuse surrounding her. This time, she does not seek revenge. Instead, she plans to play the same game they played with her and watch them destroy themselves. This time, she refuses to be emotionally vulnerable or mentally weak. This time, she chooses herself. She chooses freedom, ambition, and the life she was too afraid to live before. But as she changes her choices, hidden secrets begin to surface, and events that never happened in her previous life start to unfold. Even with the knowledge of her past, the future refuses to stay predictable. Though she knows her family’s schemes and intentions, she still cannot tell what tomorrow holds. Who knows? Her new life could be the best or otherwise.

The Arcanum Helix Institute, a world-class research organization, was established by the leaders of the United World Authority with the goal of creating a military unit comprised of genetically enhanced humans. However, their first experiment went catastrophically wrong, resulting in the destruction of an entire town. In response, the institute shifted its focus to using children as test subjects, leading to widespread abductions and the creation of an elite military unit known as the New Generation. Deprived of their memories, the members of the New Generation were conditioned to follow strict orders without question, becoming obedient instruments of the United World Authority. This remained the status quo until Johan's last assignment, which led to him to question his circumstances, triggering a recovery of his lost memories. As the truth about the institute and the New Generation's true purpose dawned on him, Johan became a target for termination by the institute. Now, Johan stands alone against the formidable forces of the institute and the otherworldly powers backing them, determined to uncover the secrets surrounding his past and the New Generation's existence.

*This story is being rewritten and will be re-uploaded soon.* (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.) "Such strong spirit you have. What is it you wish for?" "To cause pain and suffering on those who did same to me. To watch them fall at my feet, to have their lives at my mercy! As much blood that I lost, they too will lose the same. They took everything away from me, I want to do the same to them. One by one, I will tear them to shreds!" The mysterious figure paused for a while, staring into the hollow eyes of the being in front of him and said, "Granted." ___________________ Greed, Wealth, Power, Immortality, these four factors push the world into shambles. The government whom everyone views as heroes are two-faced ravenous vipers slowly plunging the world into darkness. Their plans are thwarted when a young one blessed by the gods with the thirst for blood, and the drive for vengeance shows up. Malakai Windham, the son of a supernatural - humans believed to be blessed by the gods -, is kidnapped and taken into slavery by the mysterious figures behind the numerous cases of missing children. Facing starvation, hard labour, torture and pain, he becomes nothing but an empty soul holding onto the feelings of hatred, anger and agony. He is dumbfounded to find out the government is behind it. He is even more enraged and disgusted when he discovers their reason for the gruesome killing of children and vows to take them down. Being powerless, he could do no more than carry his pain with him to his grave as the time came for him to be used as a sacrifice. Just when he thought it had ended for him, he is given a second chance to live. Malakai comes back stronger. Blessed with unfathomable powers, he sets out to achieve his goal - take down the world government.

His dream is to become a Paladin but in a world full of terrifying monsters and prejudice, it's not going to be easy. A journey full of pain, happiness, and self-realization. New allies and past enemies. Reid Flannel, a good for nothing sector brat, is a boy with great ambitions that will do anything to reach his dream as he embarks on a path to become strong. But he must come to realize, that humans are more terrifying than monsters.

After her accident, May woke up in the hospital with no memories of her past life. Now, she finds herself being courted by three men, each one vying for her affections. And to make matters worse, she is being hunted by a mysterious killer who seems to know more about her than she does herself. With no one to trust, can she uncover the truth before it's too late? She refuses to rely on anyone, as this life is no longer just hers. "Don't waste your words," she says firmly, meeting the intense gazes of the three men before her. "I won't make any decisions until I know who the father of this baby is." The room falls silent as they all turn towards her, their stares predatory and calculating. "What baby?"

It's protagonist's strategical plan to make the champion realize that winning a trophy must be filled with social, spiritual,and emotional talents RAGE, RISE, BE INSPIRED, AND ALWAYS BE HUMBLE

A cold noose. The searing pain of fire. The love Eleanor had for Cecily was the last thing she remembered before the Inquisition condemned them both as witches. Then, she opened her eyes. Not as a ghost, but as a person—reborn in the year everything went wrong. Now Eleanor Warren has a single purpose: revenge. No one who sent her and her beloved to the pyre will escape. To infiltrate the very heart of her enemy, she coerces a handsome priest with a secret into a marriage of convenience. She reconnects with Cecily, whose love is as strong as ever—but must push her away, right into the arms of danger. When her sister Lydia’s twisted obsession, her lover’s shocking past, and her husband’s brutal nature threaten everything, Eleanor must weave her web in the shadows of the sacred. This time, she will be the one tightening the nooses around her enemies’ necks.

Before Feng Yi ascended the throne, no one wanted to marry this prince who lacked presence and was out of favor. After his ascension, the harem was filled with the daughters of high-ranking court officials. They were an eyesore to look at and vexing to deal with. He felt that even favoring them would defile his own dragon body. He decided to choose a woman with a fiery, arrogant, domineering, and jealous nature to enter the palace, to cast all this "trash" into the Cold Palace on his behalf. Song Yunzhao had transmigrated to ancient times for fourteen years, all the while laying low and just trying to get by. She was just waiting for the plot to begin, then she would transform into a villainess—arrogant, domineering, fiery, and jealous—so that she would be rejected from the selection and could then choose a husband to live a carefree and happy life with. Later, Song Yunzhao watched as His Majesty smiled at her with immense indulgence and said, "Zhaozhao, come here." Song Yunzhao immediately felt that something was terribly wrong, a chill running up from the soles of her feet. The damned Emperor wore a gentle expression, but his eyes were as cold as ice; he clearly wanted to use her as his blade!