marriage

Malinka Fazaa Gunardi, more commonly known as Inka, is a beautiful architecture student who spent four years at ETH Zurich in Switzerland to complete her Bachelor’s degree and pursue a Master’s. She couldn’t even attend her sister Daneswari Intan Gunardi (Sister Intan)’s wedding in person, only joining via video call. After finishing her studies, Inka returned to Indonesia and easily landed her dream job in Jakarta. She eventually bought a small apartment close to her new office. Sister Intan had only been married for six months to Bintang Adji Brahmanto (Brother-in-law Adji) through an arranged marriage. Even though she had been in a relationship with her boyfriend for three years, she ultimately had to marry someone else. Tragic? Most definitely. The arranged marriage and parental agreement left Intan heartbroken. Her relationship with Adji was not smooth – that’s what Sister Intan told Inka. When Adji needed a new architect to design the hotel and resort project he was working on, a friend of his who is also an architect recommended a young, beautiful architect with outstanding achievements. It turned out the recommended person was Inka. This unexpected meeting made Adji unable to take his heart off Inka – and would Inka feel the same way even though Adji is her brother-in-law? Meanwhile, without Adji’s knowledge, Intan is still in contact with her ex-boyfriend. Want to know if they will eventually be attracted to each other and how their relationship will develop next?

Akash Sharma has always believed his charm can conquer anything—until Meera enters his life through a forced marriage neither of them wanted. Arrogant, proud, and certain she will eventually submit, Akash abandons her without listening to her truth. But when he returns, he finds a woman who refuses to beg, refuses to bend, and dares to ask for a divorce. What begins as ego, anger, and resistance slowly pulls them into the seven stages of love—where pride must burn before love can survive.

I’m Anna, and I was sold. My father traded my future to the wealthy Howard family for a check, treating me more like a business transaction than his daughter. I stood at the altar alone; my groom didn’t even respect me enough to show up, sending his vows through a cold, crackling phone line instead. The night that followed was a blur of shadows and betrayal. Drugged and disoriented, I fell into the arms of a man I didn't know... only to realize later that the "stranger" was Matthew Howard himself. He wasn't the "ugly, impotent" man the rumors promised; he was something much more dangerous. I’m done being a pawn in their games. Between my father’s greed and the Howards' suffocating arrogance, I’ve been backed into a corner and now, I’m fighting my way out. The marriage was a lie, but my revenge will be very real.

Emily Carter has always believed she had a stable marriage with Brian Carter.  Brian Carter was kind, reliable, and emotionally distant in ways Emily had always thought to ignore and manage.  Only until she met her Boss- Lucas Reed. He was everything Brian wasn’t and all that Emily desired to want. He was attentive, commanding and he was dangerously perceptive. It all started from long work hours and quiet conversations which led to an emotional connection Emily could no longer ignore.  Trapped between loyalty and desires, Emily struggles with guilt as the emotional connection between her and Lucas Reed waxes stronger and slowly crosses the professional boundaries. When one impulsive night changes everything, Emily finds herself in an affair she never planned but cannot walk away from.  Lucas wants more than snippets of Emily, he wants more than stolen moments -he wants Emily completely.  Juggling between her double life, cracks continued to deepen in Emily and Brian’s Marriage. Brian senses the distance but remains passive, forcing Emily to question whether love can survive neglect. Meanwhile, Lucas’s past, ambition, and control over Emily’s career create a dangerous imbalance of power that threatens to destroy her reputation, Marriage, and future. Secrets unravel when corporate politics, betrayal, and unexpected consequences collide. Emily must face the cost of her choices as both men are pushed to reveal who they truly are. Caught between a Husband who never fought for her and a boss who is ready to go to the ends of the world to make her his, Emily is forced to choose whether love is about safety, desire, or self-destruction. In Ravenwood City, every choice demands a price. 

In a past life, Daphne was a concubine whose beauty won the Emperor's heart, but earned the Empress's wrath. Betrayed and poisoned, she died a tragic death,spending her final moments in the arms of a cold, powerful general who swore to find her in the next life. But fate has a different plan. Daphne is reborn, returned to a time before her family's ruin and her own gruesome end. Armed with a mind sharpened by a lifetime of regret and a body she now vows to make unbreakable, she forges a new path. She will not be a pawn again. This time, she will protect her family and defy the destiny that once took her life. General Alaric , the man who had loved her secretly in her past life is unaware that she's been reborn. He is a living legend, a name whispered with of awe and terror on every battlefield. Yet, beneath his calm surface lies a fiercely possessive nature. What Alaric desires, he claims, and what he claims, he holds with an unbreakable grip. This possessiveness is the darker twin to his battlefield prowess, a ruthless, unyielding trait that ensures once he decides something is his, be it territory, or a woman, he will stop at nothing to secure it. In the mood for a doting and extremely obsessive husband? You're in the right place.

Five years ago, Serena Vance lost everything: her family destroyed, her father dead, and her life shattered by the ruthless Sterling empire. Now she's back with a new face and one goal: revenge. Her plan is simple: get close, tear them apart from the inside and make them pay. But on her first day back, something impossible happens. Noah Sterling, the CEO's four-year-old son who has never spoken a word in his life, runs straight into her arms and refuses to let go. And Damien Sterling, the cold-blooded CEO himself, makes her an offer wrapped in thorns: "Marry me. Be a mother to my son." ‘And pay for your father's sins.’ He thinks he's caging his enemy's daughter to make her suffer; she thinks she's walking into the lion's den to burn it down. They share a bed, a ring, and a child who whispers "Mommy" for the first time. But between the tender moments and stolen glances, they're both hiding knives. The problem? Revenge gets complicated when you start to fall. And when the truth finally comes to light… when he realises who she really is and what he's done, it may already be too late. Because some mistakes can't be forgiven. And some loves... don't survive the fall.

At St. Jude’s University, the elite come to study, and the dangerous come to hide. For the girl known as Fallon Grey, this prestigious campus was supposed to be a hiding place—a way to bury the screams and the gunfire of a night that still haunts her dreams. Her memory is a shattered mirror; she remembers nothing before the age of nine, not even her real name. She is a ghost clinging to a borrowed identity. She thought her biggest challenge would be surviving her cold, elite roommates. But, she was wrong. She didn't realize she had walked straight into a trap set by two of the most dangerous men she will ever meet. One claims to be her protector. One appears to be her predator. In the darkness of the underworld, both are monsters. Professor Atlas Vane is magnetic and deadly, eyeing Fallon as a mystery to solve—or a pawn to discard. Opposite him is Adrian Sterling, he is the only man who knows the truth—that Fallon is a ghost inhabiting a body that doesn't belong to her. He watches her with a gaze so intense it feels like a cage, claiming he wants to save her while pulling her deeper into a world of blood and shadows. As a storm gathers over St. Jude’s, the lines between love and war begin to blur. One man wants to break her heart to win a game, while the other wants to own her soul to settle a debt. In a den of vipers, the truth is a death sentence. When the rain starts to fall and the past catches up, will she finally remember who she really is? Or will she be crushed between two men who would rather see her dead than let the other have her? ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ “Don’t pray for a saviour, little bird. If you ever find one, it’s only because I haven’t finished digging his grave yet."

"I woke up in Vegas married to a billionaire. The same billionaire trying to destroy my bakery. Now he's offering me $75 million to stay married for 6 months. But what he doesn't know? I'm starting to fall for him. And his dark family secrets might kill us both..."

Lila Monroe’s life was ordinary—quiet, predictable, and safe. Until a stormy night changed everything. A single contract, a cold billionaire, and a threat she can’t understand thrust her into a marriage she never wanted. Adrian Vale is ruthless, brilliant, and terrifyingly untouchable—but there’s more to him than the world sees. Bound by obligation and a deadly secret, Lila must navigate a world of hidden enemies, whispered conspiracies, and a man who won’t let anyone get close… except her. Survival means compliance, but as the days stretch into a tense, uneasy partnership, Lila begins to uncover cracks in Adrian’s icy facade—and a connection neither of them expected. One year, one contract, one chance to survive. But when love and danger collide, Lila will have to decide: can she trust the man who terrified her the moment they met… or will the secrets he hides destroy them both?

Rhia, the Queen of Draga, faces the greatest choice of her life: marry the Emperor of Selon, or watch her kingdom fall. Naturally, she chooses her people and peace, sacrificing her own happiness. This story follows the northern queen on her journey to the south—toward a destiny that awaits her. I just realized to add this, but this work contains some dark themes. so if you are not comfortable with that, please don't read.

Read at your own risk. This story doesn’t just cross lines — it melts them. Desire, taboo, obsession, jealousy, and forbidden intimacy coil together into something you won’t be able to stop reading. One glance… one secret… one mistake — and everything begins to unravel. #R18 #TABOO #MILF #LESBIAN #LGBTQ+ #MATURE #LOVE #COUPLE #SUSPENSE #INCEST --- Emily had only leaned into her fridge for a cold drink when a flicker of movement caught her eye. A soft sway of bare skin. A ripple of brunette hair sliding over a shoulder. A shape she recognized instantly — the kind of silhouette you don’t forget. Patty. Her neighbor. Her weakness, though she’d never admit it. But this time, Patty wasn’t just being careless. She was being… bold. Patty lingered at her side door, peeking out like someone hiding a delicious sin. Then, with a slow exhale, she pushed the door wider — enough for Emily to see the gentle rise of her chest, the curve of her hips, the blush of warm skin catching the afternoon light. And Patty didn’t stop there. She stepped outside completely, her body unhidden, her confidence trembling but unmistakable. The cool air touched skin it wasn’t supposed to touch, and her breath quickened as she clutched the garage opener to her chest. Her eyes darted around — scared of being seen… and maybe hoping she would be. The garage door rose just enough for her to slip under, her body brushing the edge, her breath shaky, her movements hurried but undeniably sensual. Emily stood frozen, pulse racing, unable to look away. In that single stolen moment, something shifted between them — something neither of them would ever be able to take back.

She married him because she had no choice. He married her because his family forced him. Arjun Malhotra is rich, cold, and powerful. He does not believe in love. Anaya is simple and kind. She only wants a peaceful life. But when they are forced to live under one roof, hatred slowly turns into desire. Will this marriage remain a deal, or become real love?

When the arrogant billionaire and mafia king, Dante Russo, is forced into a marriage arrangement with Vivian Lau—daughter of a dubious mogul—he's blindsided by rage. The engagement isn't love. It's blackmail. A calculated scheme designed to trap him, threatening not just his reputation, but his brother's life. Dante's first instinct? Annihilate the arrangement. Destroy Vivian's father's company. Make them all pay. But he can't. Not when the stakes are this high. Vivian enters the marriage with her own secrets, outwardly the dutiful daughter, inwardly ambitious and calculating. She knows the rules of this game. She'll play her part. What she doesn't anticipate is the dangerous pull toward the man who looks at her like both a possession and a puzzle he can't solve. Falling for Dante Russo wasn't in her plans—and it complicates everything. As Vivian transforms from pawn to player, finding her voice and fighting for her own desires, something shifts in Dante too. His walls crack. The ice around his heart thaws. Against every instinct, genuine feelings take root. Then the second blow strikes. A new threat emerges—darker, deadlier, and far more personal. Someone with vengeance running hot like lava in their veins is hunting the Russo family, and they won't stop until the entire empire burns to ash. The body count is rising. The danger is closing in. And Vivian? She's standing directly in the killer's path. Now the shadow hunter has made his intentions clear: the Russo legacy must fall, even if it means granting Vivian the one thing she never truly wanted—her death wish fulfilled.

Maya believed seven years of love meant safety, commitment, a future. So when she flies across the country to surprise her boyfriend on their anniversary, she expects joy, not betrayal. Instead, she walks into the moment that shatters everything, Jacob, the man she planned her life around, in bed with her best friend. Numb Maya flees into the night and crashes straight into Ryan Blackwood, her brother’s best friend, a billionaire with a dangerous reputation and a past she’s never dared to touch.

Evelyn Vance had the "perfect" life planned, right down to the silk ribbons on her wedding invitations. But minutes before walking down the aisle, she discovers her fiancé in the bridal suite with her own cousin. Facing the humiliation of a lifetime and a room full of the city’s elite, Evelyn refuses to be the victim. She storms out of the room and into the path of a devastatingly handsome stranger. "Marry me," she demands. "Right now. No questions asked." To her shock, Silas Vane, a man with cold eyes and a silhouette that screams power checks his watch and simply says, "Deal." Evelyn thinks she’s found a convenient stranger to save her pride, but she has no idea she just married the city’s most ruthless billionaire. Silas is a man in desperate need of a "respectable" wife by midnight to secure his family’s multi-billion-dollar empire. What starts as a desperate act of revenge quickly spirals into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. As Evelyn discovers the true identity of her mysterious new husband, she realizes she hasn't just escaped a bad marriage, comma she has entered a world of dark secrets, corporate wars, and a physical attraction that threatens to burn her "fake" contract to the ground. He needed a bride to save his fortune. She needed a groom to save her face. Neither expected to lose their hearts.

Left behind by the world, but held by him, He taught her what love truly means. Two pieces of the same unsolved puzzle, Like a flame and wick — they burned as one. She was sugar — sweet, wild, full of fire. He was salt — quiet, grounding, steady. Different in taste, but together they made life whole. Their souls found home in each other’s heart, Because home was never walls — it was each other. Life taught them through storms and silence, But the most beautiful lesson... they learned in love.

Driven by his determination to secure custody of his children, billionaire Kerill Wang is forced to hire a woman to act as their mother for three months. That decision leads him to Charlene Rosarios, a simple provincial girl who comes to Manila in search of work. He offers her a contract worth one million pesos and in her desperation, she accepts, unaware that she is about to step through the gates of hell. Kerill’s children are anything but kind. Used to seeing their father introduce a different woman into their lives again and again, they do everything they can to drive Charlene away. Will Charlene survive the cruelty she must endure inside that massive mansion? How long can she tolerate Kerill’s cold, cutting words about who she is? Will she ever win the hearts of the children? Follow this heartfelt story filled with humor, pain, and love, a journey that begins with nothing more than a signed contract. Can true love be found when everything is only meant to last for three months?