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The Barren Wife by bdot567
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She was never meant to be his. When Adrian Eryx Vescari's first bride fled, he married Araxie Asteria instead-the woman no one expected, the one whispered about in hushed tones. Their union was a scandal, a bargain, a vow written in smoke and shadows. Cold, ruthless, and untouchable, Adrian made it clear she would never have his heart. Araxie, sharp-tongued and fearless, refused to bow to his indifference. Their marriage was meant to be nothing more than appearances. Yet in a house built on blood and silence, Araxie begins to build her own mark. Her defiance, her fire, and her quiet kindness draw the Vescari household closer-even as Adrian fights the pull of the very woman he swore he would never want. But in the mafia world, love is not a gift. It is a weapon. And some vows are more dangerous to keep than to break.
Fractured Heart.(Now available on Patreon) by Ophelscott05
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I never planned for my life to fall apart before it even began. At fourteen, I buried a secret that still keeps me awake at night, a secret only two people in this world know. My mom and Vanessa. My best friend. My sister is in everything but blood. For years, I trusted her with the darkest part of me. And for years, she promised she'd protect it. But life changed when we finally stepped into the real world together. When we walked through the doors of Ellington Enterprises, hoping for a fresh start. Hoping our friendship would survive anything. I never expected to meet Jason Ellington. I never expected him to look at me like I mattered. I never expected my heart to feel safe with someone... for the first time in my life. And maybe that's where everything started to crack. Because the closer Jason got to me, the further Vanessa began to slip away until jealousy turned her into monster Now22, the girl who once held my secret is ready to use it to destroy me. To destroy everything I've built. To destroy the one person who finally made me feel loved. I don't know what hurts more losing her or knowing she wants to see me fall. This is the story of how trust breaks, how love heals, and how one secret can change everything.
𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭  by Suxllbc
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Well sometimes the life isn't what you think and your husband isn't the one you imagined ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .( Not edited)
Happy Ending Not Included by GoldfinchWrites
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Erin thought she had the perfect husband until he returns from a bachelor party with a secret. When everything is revealed and Kyle's betrayal is exposed, will Erin be able to forgive? What started as a harmless night out, quickly turns into the worst night of Kyles life. He loves his wife, she's his best friend and dream woman all rolled into one. When he lets himself be influenced by his college friends and ends up where no married man should ever be, he risks losing it all.
When Life Gives You Lemons, Throw Them  ON HOLD by littlemama30
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Davina catches her boyfriend of 6 months in a very compromising situation. She tells him to leave her house. What comes next? That will be up to the readers, to some degree. This will be a slow going story, as it will allow readers to come up with what might come next. Come along a join the crazy ride!
Shutout | Published! by LuisaDituri
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Available on KU, e-book, and paperback. * * * * * When Ella Gillard finds her high school sweetheart across the country and in bed with another girl during her freshman year, she makes a promise to herself to never date another hockey player--no matter how tempting it may be. Law school is complicated enough without the distraction of a relationship. But her plan proves to be difficult when she's met with the very persuasive goalie of the Fenton Falcons. Fenton University's hockey team is full of pre-game rituals, and their starting goaltender, Hendrix Tate, is as superstitious as they come. When the team's losing streak is broken after he finds Ella's bracelet minutes before a vital mid-season game, Hendrix is adamant on keeping his good luck charm around. Especially with his position being threatened by the team's new pickup. The question is will Ella break her promise to herself or shut him out? CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Copyright of Luisa Dituri © All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. ONLY AVAILABLE ON REAM!
A Betrayal to Unite - On Hold by Sly_Gurl
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When her fated mate betrays her, Lunara defies the Moon itself, demanding a new Alpha and daring the Council to crown her queen.
Between Ruin and Reign by Lovecrafttragics
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They say a woman like me shouldn't love a man like him. I'm too loud. Too volatile. Too willing to burn everything down just to make a point. But Matthias Moretti didn't pick me for my sweetness. He picked me because I'm the only woman in this cursed city who can take his violence, match his obsession, and ride him like owning him is a birthright. He was supposed to be a holiday sin I'd laugh about later, a sweat-soaked distraction I used to bury my past. Then one savage little truth blew the floor out from under me and everything we built. Now he's tearing apart his own empire trying to drag me home, razing anything that stands between us. He shouldn't worry. I'm not hiding. I'm waiting.
Finally, Forever by Aphr_od_ite
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I am Zariah Valemont-daughter of Cassian Valemont, granddaughter of Thaddeus Valemont, and basically raised with more money than common sense. Yes, being born rich means I got everything I wanted... Except him. My bodyguard. Like every classic billionaire-princess story, I fell for him. And like every disrespectful plot twist, he didn't fall for me back. Instead chose my sister. My first heartbreak-because obviously he was my first love and apparently also my first rejection. Did I cry? Maybe. Did I chase him? Of course not. I have dignity. So, I flew to another city, ready to restart my life and avoid complicated men. And guess what happened? I met an even colder man. Like Antarctica-with-anger-issues cold. Dimitri Draven And I don't know why, but... I think I have a thing for cold men. A real thing. 😉