Protectivemalelead Stories

"That's for Michelle." Bea never planned to stand out during her freshman year, but defending her friend from Troy changed everything. One punch dropped the hallway into ringing silence, and her name echoed farther than she ever wanted. That was when he returned. Ryan Leighton stepped through the parted crowd. Cold as a rumor and feared like a myth, he carried the weight of the campus without lifting a hand. Students called him the Campus Emperor, though he never claimed a crown. His past was a shadow made of an explosion scandal, a missing year in Russia, and a punishment no one dared to name. His gaze found Bea. Troy watched her with revenge simmering in his eyes. The Circle stood nearby in quiet judgment, a group that never wasted mercy. Bea realized she was caught between the guy she punched and the Emperor who walked like a storm waiting to break. She never asked for the crossfire. But the moment she threw that punch, she became the center of a story that refused to let her stay invisible.

❝What happens when two complete strangers are forced into a marriage neither saw coming?❞ 𝐀𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐡𝐠𝐚𝐥 never had anything work in her favor. All she ever wanted was a family of her own-someone to belong to, someone to cherish her. Just when she thought peace was within reach, life threw her into yet another storm. This time, it came wrapped in wedding vows. When her cousin ran away on the day of the wedding, Amulya was pushed forward as the replacement bride-a desperate cover-up for the family's honor. No one asked if she wanted this. No one cared. 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 had everything-money, power, a name people respected... or feared. But he still felt hollow, like something essential was missing. A void he couldn't name. Until he saw her. Standing alone in a bridal lehenga, being accused of betrayal, while her relatives played the victims with practiced lies. And then came that voice-manipulative, dripping with guilt: "Aise mat kijiye... kya hoga is bachi ka? Ab kaun karega isse shaadi?" He knew the tears were fake. But her silence was real. Her fear? Even more so. And before logic could catch up with impulse, his voice rang out across the chaotic venue: "Main karunga." A marriage neither of them wanted. A connection neither of them expected. A truth that could shatter everything. ❝He fell first. He fell harder. But will she ever fall at all?❞ Tropes Marriage of Convenience Forced Marriage Car Racer x Secretary Green Forest Family Drama Strangers to Friends Twists, Secrets, and Suspense He fell first & harder .......... Read The Book to Know the whole Story 🎀

Laura Hughes has spent years keeping her head down, surviving bullies, and avoiding drama. Senior year was supposed to be easier, but it's already a nightmare. When a private letter falls into the wrong hands, she becomes the center of unwanted attention. Then Jae shows up. Quiet, mysterious, the Korean transfer seems to notice everything about her. Laura has to figure out who to trust, how to keep her life together, and how not to get crushed along the way. But what she doesn't realize is that Jae's secrets might be the one thing that takes her down.

She grew up surrounded by people, yet felt alone. He had everything the world could offer, except the courage to feel. Ishita Sharma, 22, comes from a loving joint family that gives her everything-except the one thing she craves the most: emotional space. Carrying quiet abandonment issues and unspoken wounds, she chooses distance over confrontation and work over comfort. Aarav Malhotra, 24, is a billionaire with a sharp mind and an even sharper control over his emotions. Arrogant to the world, fiercely devoted to his family, and dangerously protective of what he considers his-he believes feelings are weaknesses best left untouched. When Ishita joins Aarav's company as a Marketing Manager, neither expects the silence between them to speak so loudly. No confessions. No promises. Just lingering glances, quiet protection, and emotions that refuse to stay hidden. As family pressures, office boundaries, and unsaid feelings collide, two guarded hearts find themselves drawn together in ways neither can explain-only feel. Because some love stories aren't spoken... They're felt.

Clara never planned to marry the wrong man. On the day she was supposed to walk down the aisle with the man she loved, she was left behind-without explanation, without closure, and with a room full of witnesses waiting for her to break. To stop a scandal that could destroy her future, Lucas Whitaker, the groom's older brother, makes a decision no one expects. He marries her instead. What begins as a marriage of convenience quickly becomes something far more dangerous. Because Lucas doesn't offer love. He offers protection. He sets rules instead of promises. And he keeps his distance even when silence becomes unbearable. Caught between the man who disappeared and the man who stayed, Clara is forced to navigate a marriage built on restraint, secrets, and unspoken tension. The truth behind the wedding day threatens to surface, and when it does, it won't just expose lies-it will test loyalty, control, and how much a person is willing to sacrifice to keep someone safe. Almost My Husband is a slow-burn romantic drama about survival, power, and the cost of protection. It is a story of quiet devotion, psychological tension, and a love that grows not from desire-but from discipline. Sometimes the safest love is the one that refuses to touch you.

This story unfolds in ancient Greece. For centuries, a prophecy spoke of the Chosen One-a man destined to rise, fight, and bring peace to his homeland. Yet after two hundred years, no such hero had appeared. Meanwhile, enemies of the land rejoiced, hunting and killing any man who showed signs of magic or power. Theron Alexandros was one such man-though he did not yet understand the strength he carried. Born and raised on a humble farm by a devoted mother, he was her world. She would have done anything to keep him safe, even give her own life. When she fell to a chronic illness, she entrusted him to the world, leaving him to survive, work, and earn his way. Determined to have a wife-even if love did not bind them-Theron arranged a marriage of convenience. The girl's father, a man in the neighboring town, agreed to sell his daughter for a fortune of one million gold coins. And so, by fate and circumstance, two very different paths were set on a collision course, their lives intertwined in ways neither could foresee.

I might win the war, but the battle is never mine. Sometimes, only you see your insecurities - trapped in your eyes, whispered by every mirror, every shadow, everywhere. And sometimes, you need someone to teach how to love .

She was never meant to be part of his world. Ayla lived a quiet, ordinary life-until one wrong place, one wrong moment, changed everything. Becoming a witness was a mistake she couldn't undo. To keep her alive, the mafia's most feared man is assigned to protect her. Cold. Silent. Dangerous. He never explains. He never promises. But he never leaves her side. As danger closes in, Ayla begins to realize something terrifying... Being protected by him might be the safest-and most dangerous-thing she's ever felt. Because falling for a man like him was never part of the plan.

Briar left her hometown at twenty and came back three years later carrying a secret she can't survive if anyone discovers. She's not the same girl sunlight makes her sick, hunger is constant, and she only leaves her family's house at night. Elliot, her childhood friend, catches her in the alley behind his mom's restaurant and immediately knows something is wrong. He won't let her disappear again, even when Briar tries to push him away to protect him from what she's become. But the man who changed her without consent is coming back, his loyal follower is watching, and Elliot's sister is getting suspicious. With every secret uncovered, Briar and Elliot are forced to choose: let go... or fight the darkness together.

After years of being disrespected, and cheated on 22-year-old Malaysia Hilton finally decided to leave, taking a trip to the bar where she met a man who's always been by her side in the shadows. Someone she never knew she wanted and needed in her life, with him she realized Love isn't supposed to hurt.

A Marriage Built on Silence. A Love Born in Healing. Shaun Daniels is powerful, controlled, and emotionally closed off. Six years ago, the woman he loved disappeared the morning after he proposed-leaving behind nothing but guilt, unanswered questions, and a heart he swore he'd never risk again. Kyla Johnson has spent her entire life surviving. With no family, a past she can't remember, and scars she doesn't understand, she's learned to expect very little from the world-especially from love. When their lives collide, what begins as a marriage of convenience turns into something far more dangerous: real feelings. But the past doesn't stay quiet. As Shaun is forced to confront guilt, loyalty, and the woman he's truly in love with, Kyla must decide whether she's strong enough to fight for a marriage that was never meant to be real... or brave enough to walk away.

Shruti never asked to belong to their world. A world of estates hidden behind iron gates, men raised with discipline instead of affection, and a legacy built on silence, wealth, and restraint. She arrives by accident. She stays by consequence. What begins as proximity turns into tension. What feels like care sharpens into desire. And what was never meant to be claimed starts leaving marks-on skin, on memory, on control. Julien was taught to inherit power, not hunger. Leo learned loyalty before softness. Mathieu hides behind laughter what he was never allowed to need. And Shruti- she becomes the question none of them were trained to answer. Because in a family that passes down land, names, and expectations, want is the most dangerous inheritance of all.

A single flash. A thousand headlines. One unexpected love story. When a split-second photo turns rising soloist Faith Monroe and idol leader Kang Minseok into a "professional couple," they sign a contract to protect their careers. What begins as stage-managed dates and PR smiles becomes late‑night ramen talks, a real confession, and a love too fragile for the spotlight. Then come the storms: a scripted engagement, a cold wedding, twins born early, postpartum shadows, and a public divorce that should have ended everything. Years later-older, softer, and braver-they find their way back. Not to the fairy tale, but to something truer: boundaries, therapy, family dinners at 6:30, and a second chance they choose out loud. Set against 2009-2020 K‑pop, this slow-burn romance tracks the era's real tech and media-from flip phones, me2day, and DC Inside to V Live, Reels, and Beyond LIVE-while exploring fame, racism/colorism, and healing. Faith (a biracial Black/Korean artist) and Minseok (an exhausted, loyal leader) learn the difference between optics and honesty... and how to build a home in a world that profits from breaking them. Tropes: fake dating → real, enemies-to-allies, forced proximity, slow burn, divorce and remarriage, co‑parenting, found family, second chance Content notes: racism/colorism, postpartum depression, NICU/prematurity, media harassment (handled with care) Updates: weekly For readers who love K‑drama heart, industry realism, and romances that fight for the happy ending-and earn it. ©️ _RelleLebby_//R.L.

I wasn't looking for a new beginning. I just wanted peace, a quiet apartment, steady work, and zero complications. But the man next door... He complicates everything without even trying. He showed up on my first night, carrying my last moving box like it weighed nothing. Deep voice, calm eyes, a gentle Bajan accent that made my name sound softer than I ever heard it. "Dream, right? I'm Kellan," he said. "If you need anything... I'm next door." I told him I wouldn't. I told myself I wouldn't. But then came the little things, the extra plate of food left at my door after a long day, the way he notices when I'm overwhelmed, the soft "You good?" whenever our paths cross. So I made rules. No flirting. No feelings. No... whatever this is. He agreed. Smiled like he knew I was lying to myself. Because the problem isn't him breaking the rules. It's me wanting him to. And the scariest part? Kellan isn't just a kind neighbor. He moved here for a reason A reason tied to my past, A secret I'm not sure I'm ready to hear.

Amerie Williams crosses an ocean for her dream job at Seoul's Starline Entertainment-and collides with two very different stars. Park Jaehyun shines like gold in public and vanishes in private. Lee Min‑jun is "The Glacier": flawless onstage, untouchable off it...until Amerie's artistry starts to melt his guard. A secret romance turns into heartbreak when Amerie discovers she's pregnant-and the golden boy abandons her to protect his image. Broken but unbowed, she finds an unexpected anchor in Min‑jun, whose quiet protection becomes a vow: "He left you both. I won't." From hidden comfort to a secret wedding, from media firestorms to a love that steps into the light, The Glacier's Heart is a slow‑burn, high‑stakes romance about choosing the family you deserve, the art that makes you whole, and the courage to be seen. ©️ _RelleLebby_//R. L.

When Mahira Azeem, a reserved and principled sports physiotherapist, steps into the intense world of Indian cricket, she's prepared for challenges-just not the ones off the field. Thrown into the limelight alongside cricket's golden boy, Zayyan Rahmani, Mahira must navigate locker room politics, demanding matches, and the growing pull of something deeper than admiration. He's the nation's heartthrob; she's the woman who won't cross her lines. But in a game of faith, fame, and quiet promises-will boundaries protect their hearts, or are they meant to be tested? A slow-burn halal love story rooted in faith, friendship, and finding home in unexpected places.

--- "The Devil's Devotion" He was the name people feared, the shadow people bowed to - Aaryan Veer Singh Rathore. Silent. Ruthless. Untouchable. She was the kind of girl who smiled at flowers, lit diyas at dusk, and never raised her voice. Aaradhya - the soft-hearted girl who became his wife through an unwanted arrangement. Ananya never imagined her life would take such a sharp turn-married into the powerful Rathore family, where every bond feels unfamiliar, and every silence weighs heavy. But slowly, through playful teasing from her new siblings and the guarded eyes of her husband Rudra, she begins to discover warmth in unexpected places. He is arrogant, confident, a man who hides behind his silence, while she carries a heart still aching for belonging. As laughter creeps into her nights and soft conversations replace the distance, Ananya and Rudra find themselves walking a fragile line-between strangers, companions, and something far deeper.

Dr. Disha Rajvansh, 27, a 5'9" tall and graceful cardiac surgeon from Udaipur, Rajasthan, is known as the best in India. With her beautiful hazel eyes, waist-length hair, and unwavering faith in Mahadev, she balances strength and compassion. A fitness enthusiast and the eldest daughter of her family, she carries both her profession and her responsibilities with unmatched dedication. Abhimaan Singh Rathore, 29, the towering 6'3" King of Rajasthan, ruled with the same authority in the palace as he did in the underworld. With his piercing amber eyes and commanding presence, he wasn't just royalty by birth but also the most powerful mafia king in India-a man both feared and respected. Tropes Doctor × king Sunshine×grumpy Fitness × fitness Soft × protective Arranged marriage Royal romance

Some books are read. Some books choose. And some books break you open. ✨ She ran from a broken home-into a world that wanted her dead. Jesinia Neilwart never wanted power. She wanted freedom. When a cursed book drags her across the veil into a brutal magical world, shadows wearing familiar faces hunt her every step. Bound to strangers, haunted by her past, and wielding a power that hurts to use, Jesinia must decide: Will she survive long enough to become more than what broke her?

TEASER Some stories are told to teach. Some are told to remember. And some are told because silence becomes heavier than truth. On an ordinary evening, a mother and her eighteen-year-old son sit together after watching a movie. The boy laughs at the idea of sacrifice. Love, he believes, doesn't work like that in real life. His mother raises an eyebrow. She tells him a story instead. A story set in a world where loyalty is inherited, danger is constant, and love is never simple. A story about a girl born into power she never asked for, and a boy raised to protect something more important than himself. It begins gently. With kindness. With trust that feels safe enough to last forever. But some loves are not meant to grow old. They are meant to endure. Between quiet conversations and unanswered questions, the past slowly unfolds- not as a legend, not as a warning, but as something that once lived and breathed. And when the story reaches its end, the boy will understand why his mother never rushed to finish it. Because some truths don't need to be revealed loudly. They only need to be felt.