My father blackmailed Heroux Alarie into marrying me, with the promise he would tell the Alarie where the woman he loved was at the end of three years. He called her name out every night after he fed and released with me. He made it clear he was with me only to find out where his beloved was. Despite this, living with Heroux was better than living with my family. Then things began to change and everything went to hell...and I had to escape, never thinking anyone would care. But he did.

Marci Matthews has been in love with Eric Matthews since freshman year in college. Married for 8 years, and her life is utter bliss--the perfect home, the perfect job, and the perfect husband...until things aren't perfect any more. Eric is spending more and more time at work, coming home late, missing important details, forgetting important dates--forgetting his wife. And when Eric finally does the unthinkable, Marci is devastated and left wondering if her life with Eric is worth the agonizing pain of his betrayal.

In Salem, Massachusetts, where magic lingers in the air and secrets never stay buried, Antonia Coleson believes her life is finally on track. She is engaged, successful, and running a thriving Wiccan shop alongside her best friends, Raven and Jynx Silva. But her perfect future shatters when she discovers her fiancé has been cheating on her with the one person who should have been off-limits. Trapped by shared finances and a home she cannot afford to lose, Antonia refuses to fall apart. Instead, she does what she has always done best: she plans. With Raven and Jynx by her side, she begins unravelling the truth while serving karma in small, creative, and deeply satisfying ways. Enter Maverick Silva - her first love, the man who broke her heart years ago, and now a private investigator. When Maverick agrees to help expose her fiancé's lies, old wounds reopen, unresolved feelings surface, and the connection they never truly lost begins to spark again. As secrets come to light and betrayal runs deeper than Antonia ever imagined, she must decide whether to protect herself at all costs or risk her heart one more time. Because in Salem, karma always comes due, and sometimes, it comes with a second chance.

When CIA Case Officer Mireya "Reya" King walks away from the Agency after a mission gone wrong, she leaves behind more than a career. Betrayal from inside the CIA cost her partner his life and nearly cost her her own. With her trust shattered and enemies closer than she realized, Reya takes the one job she swore she never would: joining King Consulting, the morally gray art-recovery firm run by her estranged half-brother. King Consulting operates in the space between legal acquisition and outright theft, staffed by former soldiers, specialists, and operatives who live and train together. Reya fits in far too well, but the past she hoped to escape is waiting for her inside the compound. Captain Vali Dalca is everything Reya should avoid: dangerous, loyal to the wrong person, and convinced she is someone she is not. Forced proximity, escalating sabotage, and long-buried lies turn hostility into something far more volatile. As accusations fly, trust fractures, and personal vendettas turn cruel, Reya is left questioning who is manipulating the truth and how far they are willing to go to destroy her. With a fragile engagement, dangerous missions, and a growing attraction she refuses to acknowledge, Reya must decide whether to protect herself at all costs or risk everything for the truth - and for a man who may already be too late. In a world built on secrets and lies, survival is never guaranteed. ~~~~Warning~~~ Contains descriptions of rape/sodomy, violence, and fighting. All Chapters that depict these things will have ~~~Chapter number~~~ As well as warnings at the start of the scene and when it ends. ***Smutt Warning*** Contains smut and sex scenes. All chapters depicting these will have ***Chapter Number*** and warnings at the start of the scene and when it ends.

Alex had been my friend with benefits, and like a stupid cliche, I had to go and fall in love with him. I thought...I really thought...he was falling in love with me, too. Getting ready for a serious relationship. And he was. Just...not with me. He told me he wanted to find a girl just like me...

He cheated on me right before the NFL draft. He blew up our dreams and for three years, I refused to talk to him or talk about him. Then one summer, when I was home unexpectedly, he came home, too. Guy was done being ignored. And he was done living without me.

A marriage of convenience for them. A slip of the tongue from her. A bad reaction from him. Let the grovel begin.

Esme Things can become clear in a second. When I found Tanner in his office with that woman, so many things became obvious. Tanner's always held himself back from me, but now, secrets and lies come tumbling out into the light. He's never loved me and he never will. I'm no longer willing to be a placeholder in his life, and I have to end our marriage. Tanner I'd been married for four years to someone I didn't believe I loved because I thought I still loved another woman. A woman I had to give up when I chose to marry my wife after I got her pregnant. Now, the other woman's back, she's divorced and is telling me it's our time to be together. Just as soon as I divorce my wife, who's pregnant with our second child. The allure of the past was impossible to resist, so I gave in, met her at my office and my wife found us just...after. So many things became clear to me even before I looked into my wife's devastated eyes. What had I done? I knew what I'd done, and now I had to prove to my wife that she's the one I want.