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The Duke's Unwanted Second Wife

**Mature Content** Eilika Wolanski is the eldest daughter of one of Varos’ most respected merchants, but respect has never brought her kindness. A childhood accident left a scar across her cheek, and with it, a cruel label she can never escape. The “Unwanted Woman” of Varos. Mocked in public, pitied in private, and treated like a blemish to be hidden, Eilika grows up learning one painful truth, beauty matters more than character in high society. So when an unexpected marriage proposal arrives from the powerful House of Kingsley, no one believes it is real. The groom is Damian Van Kingsley, the widowed duke of Varos, feared for his cold temperament and admired for his unmatched looks and wealth. Rumors follow him like shadows. He has a secret mistress, a broken heart drowned in alcohol, and worst of all… A son he barely acknowledges. For Eilika, marrying Damian isn’t a dream. It’s the only option left for survival. Damian, once the kingdom’s most desirable nobleman, has been nothing but a hollow man since the death of his first wife. He has abandoned his responsibilities, pushed away his child, and lived with one vow burning in his chest. He will never replace his first wife. To force him back into duty, his mother arranges a second marriage, one he never asked for, and one he refuses to accept. Damian swears he will never touch her , will never look at her and will never treat her as his wife. But Eilika isn’t the greedy noblewoman he expected. She doesn’t ask for his affection. She doesn’t crave his title. She doesn’t even want his love. What Eilika wants… is something far more dangerous. A family. And perhaps that is the very thing Damian has been starving for all along. ~~~~ “This bed will remain cold until your last breath.” Damian’s voice boomed through the dark chamber. Eilika didn’t flinch at his words. Instead she replied gracefully, “I don’t seek love, Duke. You can visit your secret mistress every night… Just don’t come near me.” This marriage was never meant to become real, until the Duke's heart begins to betray its own rules.
Kn_star8 · 224k Views

Surviving The Beastworld: I Turned From Prey To Predator

From Pig-Faced Trash to the Most Wanted Mate in Beastworld! * * * Aurora died as she lived - feared, skilled, and alone. As a world-class assassin of the 21st century, she expected death to be the end. Instead, she awakens in a primitive Beastworld in the body of a girl who shares her name but nothing else. The original owner of her body was not only overweight, despised, and carried filthy reputation, but she's so hated that even children throw stones at her. And worst of all? She wakes up straddling a bound, enraged, devastatingly handsome Alpha wolf she apparently drugged in an attempt to force him into mating. Aurora immediately realizes she has transmigrated into a complete disaster. With death looming, a ruined name, and a body that can barely run - she has no time to panic. Especially not when a mysterious System binds itself to her and issues a cold command - [Save the Beastworld from extinction… or be erased.] In a world where females are rare, weak, and dying out, and powerful beastmen rule with instinct and dominance, Aurora must survive by relying on the only things she still owns - her deadly skills and forgotten medical knowledge. But survival isn't simple. Because the wolf she tried to "assault" becomes her first unavoidable connection. And he is only the beginning. A tyrannical Snow Lion Beast King with piercing eyes that see too much. A cold and ancient Dragon King who has outlived his entire bloodline. A cunning Nine-Tailed Fox Lord who plays with hearts like games. A blazing Divine Phoenix whose pride rivals the heavens. Each one powerful. Each one dangerous. Each one drawn to her in ways they don't understand. Some want her dead. Some want to claim her. Some can't decide which desire burns stronger. Caught between survival, secrets, and a system that manipulates her at every turn, Aurora must rebuild herself from nothing - changing not only her fate, but the future of the entire Beastworld. All while unintentionally capturing the hearts of the most powerful beastmen alive. Because this time, the "trash" female they all despised is the one who will make them kneel. --- **A reverse-harem fantasy romance filled with danger, humor, slow-burn love, and a heroine who refuses to be broken.**
Nightsummer20 · 41.3k Views

Married To Her Ex-Fiance's Half Older Brother

Lin Meiyin on the night before her wedding found out that her fiance was having an affair with her half sister Lin Xuewei who she took as a best friend and is also pregnant for him too. She saw them making out with her own eyes. heartbroken she gets drunk and falls ill and was rushed to the hospital. Lin Meiyin wakes up and sees them kissing in front of her and ends the relationship, she also finds out it was a plot all along to take away all her riches and kick her out of the house and that her fiance Gu Zihan only saw her as a fat ugly pig. Her stepmother sent her dad abroad and then kicked her out of the house. Lin Meiyin runs away from the hospital and gets into an accident as she was hit by a car. Lin Meiyin finds herself in a huge mansion with her ex fiance's half older brother Gu Chenyu he had saved her life and turned out to be the one who took her to the hospital too. Gu Chenyu gives her a marriage contract. "Be my wife for two years and I'll help you get revenge on them all". It only took a signature and Lin Meiyin's life took a turn she goes to London to further her music career and comes back as a totally different person, the ugly pig had unveiled her beauty and turn into an angel who take your breath with her beauty, she just needed to loose some weight. Lin Meiyin starts her revenge in the Gu and Lin family unveiling dirty secrets and causing trouble with her fake husband by her side. The two soon began to depend on each other and unconsciously began to care for each other, while they took revenge. Well it takes an accident to arise to confess each other's feelings, when something bad happens to Lin Meiyin, Gu Chenyu realizes that he can't lose her and she was the only thing that mattered to him. The fake marriage begins to turn into a real one.
Thatwriter_9898 · 40.4k Views

The V-tuber Who Became Obsessed With Me

Ethan leaves a comment on a livestream and doesn’t think much of it afterward, because there are too many people watching and too much noise for anything he says to matter for long. Out of thousands of messages, she remembers his. Not what he said, but his name. Raina doesn’t believe in coincidences because, in her experience, people leave and people forget, and she learned early on that most things don’t stay unless you make them stay. When she recognizes Ethan again after years, she does not rely on chance. She creates the conditions for them to meet again. A job request is made. A meeting follows. Then another, arranged in a way that feels natural enough not to question. Everything appears normal on the surface, and that is exactly why Ethan doesn’t question it, even when something in him quietly tells him he should. He tells himself he is overthinking, that she is simply kind, and that the way she shows up exactly when he needs her is nothing more than timing. But the closer she gets, the harder it becomes for him to separate his daily life from her presence in it. Because Raina doesn’t chase. She keeps. And once you matter to her, distance is no longer something that remains an option. This book is a physiological romance themed story told from a dual first person prospectives and a third person prospective ....so we can explore each sides of the story from different view Cover art and character art by : dreamer_zeyrcel Character art by : the slumbering cat Discord : Gloria_Austin_8799
Gloria_Austin_8799 · 54.7k Views

THE BILLIONAIRE'S SASSY CONTRACT WIFE

"I will pay you five million dollars to pretend to be my wife for exactly one year, and you will not receive a single penny more." "You could offer me fifty million dollars, and I would still rather clean the floors at the diner than spend twelve months pretending to tolerate your miserable personality." Freya Summers works double shifts as a waitress to pay off the massive financial debt left behind by her deceased parents. She values her independence and deeply despises the arrogant wealthy elite who bankrupted her family. Mason Kingsley requires an immediate wife to inherit his family’s corporate empire and prevent his ambitious cousin from taking control of the business. The billionaire does not want a partner, but his father issues a strict ultimatum and forces him to marry the stubborn waitress who serves his morning coffee. Mason views Freya as an opportunist who manipulated his father for a massive payout. Freya views Mason as a controlling man who uses his vast wealth to dictate the lives of everyone around him. They sign a strict legal document with clear boundaries to survive the arrangement. They must pretend to be in love in front of the public while remaining entirely separate inside his private estate. However, living in the same house soon reveals the truth behind their mutual assumptions about one another. The wealthy heir and the struggling waitress must decide if their developing attraction is worth breaking the strict rules they swore to uphold.
Cyra_McKenzie · 20.4k Views