Kiara Steele, a twenty-four-year-old girl, never dreamed her wedding would be sealed with silence instead of love. At twenty-four, she finds herself married to Samuel Stone, an aloof billionaire CEO, eighteen years her senior, a widower with no children, only to save her father's collapsing company. Their union is nothing more than a contract: no touch, no feelings, no expectations. But living under the same roof with a man carved from ice proves far more complicated than Kiara imagined. Samuel keeps his distance, haunted by the loss of his late wife, while Kiara struggles against the loneliness of a loveless home. For six months, they live as strangers bound by vows neither of them wanted. Until one unexpected night breaks every rule. In a story of sacrifice, secrets, and the forbidden emotions, Kiara and Samuel must decide: Will their marriage remain platonic or will fate turn it into something dangerously real? #1st in Developments (13/11/2025) 💖🔥 out of 19.7K stories #1st in Wholesome (14/11/2025) ❤️ out of 15.4K stories #1st in Aloof (17/12/2025) #2nd in Ageisjustanumber (14/11/2025) out of 1.44K stories Hello, dear readers! Before you begin The Ascent Between, I would like to share a short disclaimer. I have made this story up out of my own imagination. The similarity to real people, real events, and other writings of literature must be coincidental. Chances are that you try to notice a connection between them, but I would like to assure you that it is accidental. The plot, characters, and scenes are my original works. I'm requesting the readers to appreciate the effort and imagination invested in my work. Any form of copying, reproduction, or stealing of anything in this story is at all costs forbidden. Plagiarism not only antagonises the author but also undercuts the entire storytelling community. Thank you for helping with originality to make this space friendly to writers and readers. Let's begin this journey together! - Alexa

Italian playboy billionaire Marco Orsini has a dilemma. With the ultimatum to either marry or get disinherited, he must now find himself a wife before his grandfather's birthday--and he entrusts his fate on one woman to find him the perfect bride. ********** Twenty-nine-year-old Francesa Marcolini never expected that the day will come when the handsome yet hateful playboy billionaire Marco Orisini would barge into her office and announce that he needs a wife. Despite being a teacher of etiquette and personality development, Francesa had no intention of becoming the matchmaker for this arrogant Italian no matter how determined he is for her help. But to Francesca's horror, she finds herself on that very job! Cover design by Holly Thurston

A/N -------------- Hello...This is my first story on Wattpad. So, if there is any grammatical mistake or clumsiness, I'm apologising for it... Love you.....my dearest friends ❤ (Written in 2016) ****** Hello!! My Dear Readers, Initially, I started writing this story back in 2015 and published the first chapter in 2016 on Wattpad under another title. Yes, back in 2015-16, when I was a teenager. But I didn't continue afterwards because of my studies and other stuffs... So, more than 10 years later, I'm going to finish what I had started back then, with more modifications. More chapters are also available on Inkitt. 😉 I hope you'll enjoy this young adult (YA) romcom story. Chao!! Your author, Alexandria N. ---------------- Disclaimer "Coded to be Mine" is based on the original ideas and creative vision of the author. The character developments and stories are solely the idea of the author only. Generative AI was utilised as a collaborative tool in the drafting and beautification process of this story to enhance the prose and narrative flow. Also, any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, as well as actual events, is purely coincidental. The author is not liable if anything of this story got accidentally matched with anything, as this brainchild of her is purely a fiction, not based on reality. -------------- Story Teaser: Renae Ryder is a seventeen-year-old coding prodigy who just wants to survive her freshman year and protect her family. But when she catches the eye of Liam Cross-the twenty-five-year-old billionaire CEO of VirtuX Games-the digital world turns deadly real. Liam doesn't just want her talent; he wants her fire. Terrified by his dark, possessive intensity, Renae flees across the Atlantic to the ancient spires of Cambridge, hoping an ocean will save her. But Liam Cross doesn't accept "no." In the shadows of England's oldest halls, the hunter has arrived, and the game is just beginning.

Like every other Muslimah her age, Syeda Anaabiya Ahmed dreamed of a love that would heal her scars-a love that would cherish and protect her. As an orphan, she had spent her life fighting battles no child should face-struggling for survival, for a home, and, most painfully, for the love even her own younger sister denied her. Her last hope rested on marriage-the man destined to be her partner, her guide, the one who would help her grow into a better Muslimah. But that dream shattered the moment she was forced to marry Syed Humza Junaid-a man she loathed, a man as ruthless as the dark empire he ruled, a man who saw love as nothing more than a weakness. Defiant and unyielding, Anaabiya refuses to be another pawn in Humza's world of power and crime. She challenges him at every turn, determined not to bow to his arrogance and cruelty. But just when she thinks she has him figured out, the cracks in his armor begin to show-a man tormented by his demons, a man who, against all odds, might just be capable of love. As their world spirals into chaos, hatred begins to blur into something far more dangerous. Love. Obsession. Destruction. Will Anaabiya tame the monster within him, or will she lose herself in the fire that is Syed Humza Junaid? Join Anaabiya on a journey where love and ruin walk hand in hand-where the heart's deepest desires clash with fate's cruelest twists.

When billionaire bad boy Eros meets shy, nerdy Jade, he doesn't recognize her from his past. Will they be able to look past their secrets and fall in love again? ****** When Jade Collins goes to work for billionaire bad boy Eros Petrakis, all she thinks she'll be doing is making his coffee...but when sparks fly, the shy Jade (who wears a disguise to mask her beauty and the secrets of her past) and the fiery, cocky Eros (who is solely focused on business and doesn't believe in the distractions of love) begin to grow closer and closer. Will Eros be able to see past her disguise to the beauty within? And will Jade be able to tame his heart -- and her own -- once the man of her dreams finally notices her? ****** Officially now a series! Watch it for free on MediaCorp's Youtube Channel- MediaCorp Drama. [[Word Count: 150,000 - 200,000]] The Girl He Never Noticed (Book 1 + 2) by Neilani Alejandrino (Sweetdreamer33) Copyright © 2015. All Rights Reserved.

*complete* "You're mine and no one else's, are we clear?" he asked looking down on me with an angry expression, I just nodded in fear.

17-year-old or nearly 18-year-old Alessia Giovanni, also known as Alessia Ricci, never asked to live within the shadow of Italy's most feared and powerful man. Yet from the moment Carlo Ricci carried her into his manor as a child, she became his-his ward, his responsibility, his carefully protected secret. Now, on the edge of womanhood, Alessia blooms into beauty, fire in her spirit and butterflies in her chest. Everywhere she turns, men begin to notice her. But Carlo notices first. Carlo Ricci-thirty-four, ruthless in business, feared by rivals, untouchable by law-has always ruled with discipline. To the world, Alessia is his foster daughter, the innocent girl raised beneath his name. But to his guarded heart, she has become something far more dangerous: temptation itself. Every smile tests his restraint. Every laugh with another man ignites a possessive fury he cannot control. What begins as protection spirals into obsession? What feels like paternal guardianship burns into forbidden desire? Between them lies an age gap of nearly two decades, a moral wall that should never be breached. Yet behind the closed doors of Ricci Manor, fire and butterflies collide-consuming them both in a storm of longing, anger, and unbearable attraction. Is there a love destined to destroy-or to redefine everything they thought sacred? A story of shadows and desire, of innocence challenged by obsession, Fire and Butterfly dares to ask: how far would you go when the one person you cannot have is the only one your soul burns for? #5th in Mafia (29/12/2025) out of 170K stories 💥⭐⚡🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #3rd in Developments (17/12/2025) out of 19.9K stories 💥⭐⚡🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 **********Books 2 of the Bound in Shadows Series*************** Content Warning: This novel contains themes of a significant age gap and a relationship dynamic between a guardian and their ward. Also, their love transition and POVs are longer and slower, which may be frustrating

In Bound in Shadow The dynamic duo, Anastasia Richardson, a 29-year-old confident and powerful unicorn startup CEO and daughter of a millionaire investment banker, is trapped in a forced arranged marriage with Raymond Parker, a cold, domineering mafia boss, lawyer and business tycoon. Again, at 34 years, Raymond is used to control, not love. They have been married for 2 years. Till the day, he sees Anastasia as his possession, while she craves respect, partnership, freedom, and love. Their relationship reaches a boiling point at a high-profile business party when Anastasia, wearing a revealing dress he chose, defies his authority by arriving alone. Consumed by jealousy and possessiveness, Raymond confronts her in a heated exchange that pushes Anastasia to her emotional limits. She flees, overwhelmed and heartbroken, and voices a haunting threat to end her own life for freedom. Realizing too late how deeply he cares for her, Raymond chases after her, only to witness a devastating accident. Confronted with the possibility of losing her forever, he begins to understand the true cost of love built on control. Will their love incarnate and grow? Would they risk it all to set their love free? YouTube trailer link: https://youtube.com/shorts/vw7uiGL4X-A?si=SULTiRS_2sLmTlDN #1 in corporate (22/08/2025) 🔥🖤🌟 #12 in developments (05/08/2025) 🔥🖤🌟 **Notable Disclaimer: The story, characters, surroundings, and settings are all the imagination of the writer. The writer is not responsible if, by accident, anything about this story gets matched to reality or other writer's story.**