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For Better, For Worse: The Serpent’s Contract Wife

For Better, For Worse: The Serpent’s Contract Wife

[18+ | Mature Content | Dark Romance] Anastasia Morri has lived a fairytale life as a mafia princess, sheltered from the world of blood and violence. But everything changed when her sister was brutally murdered. Two years later, her own father sells Anastasia to the same man responsible for her sister’s death. "Zade Salvero" The most feared and ruthless Don of Hightower City, infamously known as the Serpent, with a smile that can make your skin crawl, and words as deadly as the poison that runs through his veins. On paper, Anastasia is his beloved bride. Yet in truth, she's nothing but his "property". This is a fate she can’t escape because daughters only obediently nod their heads and do as they are told, but not Anastasia… She is a caged spitfire that won’t bend easily. "You may have bought me, Don Salvero, but you have no idea what you've brought into your home.” "Then I suppose I'll enjoy finding out, Mrs. Salvero." Anastasia knew one thing then... the only way she'd come out of this was in a body bag. Not without dragging him down with her first. For better, for worse? Oh, please... this is dead or alive. ********** Excerpt: I whipped my head and found a wall of chest. Lifting my gaze, it belonged to Zade. I jerked away, but my back slammed against the wall faster than I could blink. He caged me with his massive frame, pointing his gun beneath my chin. "You really don't know when to behave, do you?" Suddenly, we heard movement, and when someone came around to shoot at us, Zade pulled the trigger first, and the body dropped with a loud thud. I struggled to break free, but his hand wrapped around my throat, not in a threatening way but with an intent to snap my neck. I went utterly still, my broad eyes staring into those hollow ones of his. A violent shiver ran through me when his gun moved along my exposed thigh, the heat from it felt like fire licking across my skin. "You should've run to me, kitten." "I-I-I didn't have a choice...!" I rasped when the muzzle of his gun grazed my panties. Zade leaned in closer, murmuring against my lips. "Yes you did, but you chose the wrong one." He took my bottom lip between his teeth, and something heavy crawled up my spine, something I couldn't describe. "Now I'm gonna teach you what happens when you defy me." ~ 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.
Urban
165 Chs
The villainess is worse the second time around

The villainess is worse the second time around

She’s the knight who sacrificed everything for her country. He’s the Emperor who watched her die. Lucia is sentenced to death for a crime she didn’t commit. But as fate would have it, she is brought back in time with a second chance to get her revenge. Keitel is the boy who would be Emperor. A seemingly cold Prince who can’t afford to fail. When a mysterious young man appears in front of him, he can’t seem to look away. The violent clash between the hot and cold pair will leave an unforgettable mark on their world. As one side gears up for the ultimate betrayal, will Lucia and the Prince be able to overcome their differences in time? Read on to find out... ------------------------------------------- Keitel staggered unsteadily to his feet and loomed over Lucia. His palm slammed down heavily on the door behind. He was so close Lucia could feel his breath on her neck. She shuddered. His hair escaping over his eyes, he looked down on Lucia. Keitel's face was slightly red. "I said get out." He breathed. Lucia stared back into his piercing blue eyes unwaveringly. Keitel sniffed and pulled in close. His skin brushed against Lucia's cheek. His hot breath tickled her ear. "You really had me fooled." He whispered. "Is this still part of your game?" Lucia tried to move away. His other hand came down on the door... --------------------------------------------- Quick update: I now have new stories which are spinoffs from this one: 1.) Making the demon lord love me - This is a story that follows Clover as the main character and is set after this novel ends. If you're curious about what happens to Lucia and the others, you can find out here: https://www.webnovel.com/book/making-the-demon-lord-love-me_20209849305073805 2.) Summoning a wicked wizard - a new romance with Michael and some new characters: https://www.webnovel.com/book/summoning-a-wicked-wizard_21394369505128005#review
Fantasy
100 Chs
For Better, For Worse, and For Kwacha (FBFWs BOOK 1)

For Better, For Worse, and For Kwacha (FBFWs BOOK 1)

She wanted justice for her father. He wanted a shield for his empire. They both got a marriage that would bankrupt their hearts. Chileshe Banda is a brilliant economics graduate with a K0.00 bank balance and a black belt in sarcasm. While the "Copper King" Mwansa Tembo is busy optimizing his billion-dollar empire, Chileshe is busy figuring out how to make one bag of mealie meal last until the end of the month. When Mwansa’s corporate "restructuring" leaves Chileshe’s father jobless and broken, she doesn't cry. She crashes a high-stakes economic forum and asks the billionaire a question that humbles him in front of the nation’s elite. She expected a lawsuit. She expected a security escort. She didn't expect a marriage proposal. Mwansa Tembo has a problem. To secure a massive government mining deal, he needs to shed his "cold elitist" image and acquire a "woman of the people." Chileshe is the perfect candidate: sharp, local, and currently desperate enough to sign anything. **The Contract is simple:** 1. Two years of public appearances. 2. A massive payout to save her family. 3. No feelings. No touching. No "real" love. But as Chileshe moves from the dusty streets of Chelstone to the marble halls of State House dinners, she realizes that Mwansa isn't just a cold CEO—he’s a man trapped in a golden cage of his own making. And Mwansa realizes that Chileshe isn't just a "local face"—she’s the only person who sees the man behind the money. In a country where the exchange rate is volatile and the heart is the riskiest investment, can two people from different worlds find a balance? Or will the price of their lie be more than they can afford to pay?
Urban
31 Chs
The Villainess Now Has the Whole Galaxy on Their Knees

The Villainess Now Has the Whole Galaxy on Their Knees

Sophie Wexler transmigrated into a novel about The Galaxy, becoming the vicious, F-rank Healer-class cannon fodder. The original owner constantly caused trouble and made things difficult for the female lead, earning her the hatred of the entire internet. Upon transmigrating and seeing that everything had been ruined by the original owner, Sophie's only thought was: "What kind of nightmare start is this?!" To escape the original owner's fate, Sophie Wexler worked diligently, conducted herself conscientiously, stayed away from the male and female leads, compensated the soldiers harmed by the original owner, and strove to be a model citizen of The Galaxy, absolutely refusing to be the cannon fodder 'offed' by the Imperial Marshal! Broke and powerless, Sophie also had to support a man who'd been innocently dragged into the original owner's mess. She had no choice but to hustle. She started live streaming, became a masked singer, and held concerts. At first, netizens were scornful: 【Tsk, how good can she possibly sound?】 Later, the netizens were forced to eat their words. 【Damn, that's so good I'm on my knees!】 【What the hell, the violent episode of my Disorder Period has actually been soothed?!】 【The toxins in my Spiritual Sea have actually been eliminated!】 Her live streams went viral, the masked singer became a huge sensation, and tickets for her concerts were snapped up across The Galaxy. Sophie was content, thinking, "This time, I must have finally escaped the original owner's fate, right?" But what do you know, the man I've been doting on and supporting is actually the Imperial Marshal?! --- One day, Yancey Forrest came home to find that the boisterous person who was always claiming to be good to him was gone. His eyes darkened. Provoke me and then think you can leave? After catching her, Yancey traced his fingertips along Sophie's neck, smiling gently. "Why run?" Sophie trembled. "You... you're the Imperial Marshal?" His identity exposed, Yancey Forrest took her hand and slowly placed it on his own neck ring. "You know I won't kill you, don't you?"
Sci-fi
117 Chs
The river is getting worse and worse
The answer to the name of the place was Shen Yang.
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2025-01-10 21:21
The river is getting worse and worse
'The river is declining' was an idiom used to describe the gradual decline of things. It contained the meaning of decline. The word "river" in this idiom referred to a wide river, which was a metaphor for the momentum, scale, or influence of something, while the word "sunset" indicated a gradual decline and weakening.
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2025-01-13 12:48
The river is getting worse and worse
'The river is declining' was an idiom used to describe the gradual decline of things. It contained the meaning of decline. The word "river" in this idiom referred to a wide river, which was a metaphor for the momentum, scale, or influence of something, while the word "sunset" indicated a gradual decline and weakening.
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2025-01-07 04:33
The world is getting worse and worse
This statement was not completely accurate. The world was developing in a complicated manner in many aspects. On the economic front, emerging countries such as China and India were rising in the global economy and contributing to the growth of the world economy. However, the gap between the rich and the poor, social injustice, resource shortage and other problems still plagued many countries. The field of science and technology was developing rapidly. Artificial intelligence, big data, biotechnology, new energy, and other cutting-edge technologies were remolding the industrial structure of various countries. In the future, there would be more technological breakthroughs such as the evolution from 5G to 6G, the widespread application of Internet of Things technology, and the progress of quantum computing and biotechnology. However, some people believed that the current bottom of science and technology was close to exhaustion, and scientific and technological progress was getting slower and slower. The trend of multi-polar politics was more obvious, and the voice of emerging powers in international affairs was gradually increasing. However, regional political conflicts and geographical games still existed. The United States and other western countries regarded China and Russia as their main rivals and used various means to compete, affecting the level of global governance and making the pluralistic mechanism unstable. In terms of environmental protection, countries around the world were paying more and more attention to climate change. They had set targets for reducing pollution, vigorously developed sustainable energy, and promoted green development. Cultural exchanges were becoming more and more frequent, and different cultures collided with each other to promote global cultural variety and tolerance. Therefore, it could not simply be said that the world was getting worse and worse. Instead, it was facing a complex situation where challenges and opportunities coexisted in the process of development.
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2026-01-30 03:27
anxiety
The anxiety disorder was the most common type of neurosis. It was mainly due to the experience of anxiety. It could be divided into two forms: chronic anxiety (general anxiety) and acute anxiety (panic attack). ** 1. Manifestation of symptoms ** 1. ** Emotional symptoms ** - In the absence of an obvious cause, the patient often had excessive worry, nervousness, and fear that did not match the real situation. This kind of performance often did not have a clear target and content. 2. ** Physical symptoms (vegetative symptoms and other physical symptoms)** - ** Cardiac system **: Rapid heartbeat, chest tightness, pressure, prickling sensation, and even a feeling of suffocation in severe cases. - ** Digestive system **: Nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, indigestion, occasional diarrhea, occasional constipation, loss of appetite, dry mouth, bitter taste, etc. - ** Nervous System **: Headache, dizziness, amnesia, fatigue, etc. - ** respiratory system **: wheezing, chest tightness, breathing difficulties, coughing, hyperventilation, etc. - ** Genitourinary System **: Discomfort such as difficulty urinating or frequent urine. - ** Skin symptoms **: Skin itching, burning, stinging, skin spots, etc. - ** Muscular skeletal system **: Pain in limbs or joints, stiffness and squeezing pain in neck, shoulders, waist, and back. - ** Others **: Obese or emaciated body, hollow nose, foreign body sensation in the throat, neuropathic ringing, and other otorhinolaryngological symptoms. 3. ** Uneasiness due to exercise ** - He was restless, restless, irritable, and found it difficult to calm down. 4. ** Panic attack-related symptoms (acute anxiety)** - In the absence of a specific fear situation, the patient would suddenly experience intense fear, anxiety, and obvious autonomous nervous symptoms. They would often experience painful experiences such as depersonification, derealization, near-death fear, or a sense of loss of control. The onset of the disease was rapid and suddenly stopped, usually a few minutes to dozens of minutes, but it could suddenly recur soon. During the attack, the patient would always be conscious. - Anxious premonitions. Most patients were often worried about having another attack during the interval after repeated panic attacks. - Asking for help and avoiding behavior. During a panic attack, due to the strong sense of fear, the patient is unbearable and often asks for emergency help immediately. During the interval between the attacks, 60% of the patients avoided some activities, such as not going out alone, because they were worried that they would not get help during the attack. ** 2. Cause ** The cause of the disease is still unknown. It may be related to genetics, neurobiology, social psychology, and other factors. ** 3. Treatment Method ** 1. ** Medication ** - The anti-anxiety drugs of the class of benodiazepines, SSRIs, and SSRIs could reduce anxiety symptoms, regulate the secretion of neurotransmitter in the brain, help restore mood, and improve the quality of life, but it was difficult to solve the problem fundamentally. 2. ** Psychotherapy ** - Cognitive therapy was more commonly used. It was treated by changing the patient's perspective on things because most of the time, it was the patient's exaggerated, pessimistic, arbitrary, and serious interpretation of things that led to excessive worry. 3. ** Other support methods ** - Sports: Research shows that exercise can prevent depression and anxiety in the long run, and it can also make people feel happy. - Meditation: Meditating appropriately, such as paying attention to one's breathing and paying attention to the thoughts that appear in one's mind without acknowledging or entangling them, can help one return to the present and obtain peace and strength. - Accept the pain: Learn to accept the feeling of anxiety, allow it to happen, and accept this uncomfortable state with all your heart. - Life adjustment: adjust one's work and life to avoid excessive mental stress; develop good living habits, healthy diet, appropriate exercise, and a regular lifestyle; accept one's own imperfection; practice more self-motivation, etc. "When a programmer meets a psychologist" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to click to read it!
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2026-03-12 09:58
Why are novels getting worse and worse?
As a fan of online novels, I can't give any concrete examples or evidence to explain why novels are getting worse and worse. However, I can point out some factors that may cause the quality of the novel to decline: 1. Over-commercial: Many novels are created to cater to the tastes of readers and market demand rather than to dig deep into the theme and plot. This kind of commercial writing often caused the novel to become shallow, shallow, and lack depth and meaning. 2. Lacking creativity: Many novels are based on existing plots or models, lacking creativity and novelty. This kind of writing style easily made readers feel bored and bored. 3. Lacking depth: The plots and characters of many novels are too shallow and lack depth and complexity. This kind of writing style would easily make the readers feel bored and disappointed. 4. Lacking in quality: Many novels have deteriorated in quality, lacking writing skills and literary value. This kind of writing style was easy to disappoint and dislike the readers. 5. A lack of enthusiasm: Many authors lack the enthusiasm and motivation to devote enough time and energy to creating high-quality novels. This kind of writing style was easy to disappoint and dislike the readers. Therefore, there were many factors that led to the decline in the quality of novels, and the over-commerce of novels might be an important factor. But no matter what the reason is, we should encourage readers to enjoy a better reading experience.
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2024-08-16 18:05
The box office is getting worse and worse
The box office performance of the movie " Enthusiastic " was not good. It was getting worse and worse than expected. According to the information provided, the final box office of the movie was 912 million yuan, far below the threshold of 1 billion yuan. The audience and the media also gave the film a cold evaluation. Some analysts believed that there were many reasons for the poor box office performance of " Warmth." First of all, the promotion of the movie was relatively weak, and it could not really attract the attention and enthusiasm of the audience. Secondly, the plot was too dull and lacked a climax and surprise. It was difficult to resonate with the audience and make them emotionally invested. In addition, the film's theme was relatively unpopular, which also limited the possibility of its popularity. In general, the competition in the film market was fierce, and the quality and reputation of the film became the key to victory.
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2025-01-17 04:04
Why are novels getting worse and worse these days?
As a fan of online literature, my answer might be influenced by a certain degree of subjective influence. However, according to the knowledge I have learned about online novels, the following are some of the reasons why novels are not good today: 1. Commercial: With the increasing trend of the novel industry, many novels have been adapted into movies, TV series, games and other forms of entertainment products, resulting in the original novel becoming more commercial and template, losing its original literary value. 2. Restrictions on the subject matter: Nowadays, the subject matter of novels is becoming more and more limited. Many novels are required to meet specific market needs such as romance, fantasy, urban, etc. As a result, the subject matter of novels is limited and cannot show more creativity and imagination. 3. Poor writing style: Nowadays, the writing style of novels is generally poor. The writing style and narrative techniques of many novels lack professionalism, making it difficult for readers to resonate and resonate emotionally. 4. Reader fatigue: Nowadays, readers are increasingly pursuing fast food reading. They are more willing to quickly obtain entertainment and entertainment rather than spending too much time reading long novels. This also led to the lack of depth and tension in the plot and character creation of the novel. 5. Repetition of content: The content of novels nowadays is often repetitive and lacks freshness and uniqueness, causing the reader's reading experience to become boring. These were some of the reasons why novels were not good. Of course, this was only a part of it. There were many other factors, such as social and cultural changes, technological progress, etc., that could affect the development and appeal of novels.
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2024-09-04 18:02
I realized that novelists are getting worse and worse.
It wasn't that novelists were always bad, but that they had to keep learning, trying, and improving. Writing a novel required a lot of time and energy, and it required constant revision and improvement to create excellent works. If you can't continue to learn and work hard, you might find that you gradually lose your passion and talent for writing. Writing a novel required creativity, imagination, logical thinking, and language skills. One needed to constantly explore and practice in order to continuously improve their writing skills. Therefore, writing a novel required constant attempts and challenges in order to continuously improve and grow.
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2024-09-05 23:18
Spirit Realm Practitioners are getting worse and worse
It could be seen that many people were dissatisfied with the quality of the book. The comments mentioned the collapse of the plot, the bad ending, and the collapse of combat power. Some people thought that the later part of the story was exaggerated, the details were omitted, and the changes in the protagonist's personality were disgusting. There were also people who felt that the plot in the book was getting worse and worse. There was a lack of suspense. The main character always relied on the help of divine artifacts, gods, or great gods. It was meaningless. Others said that this book was not as good as the novel from ten years ago, and its quality had declined. In conclusion, based on the information provided, it could be concluded that " Spirit Realm Traveler " was getting worse and worse.
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2025-01-13 23:09
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