He was her fated mate. But to him, she’s the daughter of the monster who destroyed his world. He was supposed to kill her. He was never supposed to love her. The daughter of a ruthless rogue king, Sienna Valerius lived a perfect princess life but suddenly hunted, hated, and marked for death before she ever had a choice. She hopes for freedom. But fate doesn't care about bloodlines. It only cares about bonds. Alpha Kieran—the cold, merciless leader of the Darkmoon Pack, whose people were slaughtered by Sienna’s father years ago. He wanted her dead. He wanted to make her suffer for father's sins But when he saw her He was torn between vengeance and desire, Kieran claims her not as his Luna—but as his prisoner. His captive. His responsibility. And maybe... something more. Yet every heated stare, every forbidden touch, pulls them deeper into something neither of them can fight. He wants revenge. She wants freedom. But fate wants them tangled in ways that will either save their world... or set it on fire. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[A contract marriage service where you pay to have a wife for a duration] "I'll marry you" Xavier heard. He turned to see a beautiful woman with black running eyes. He looked at her and thought why she would be doing this to a stranger. "I will marry you," Jessica said again. "What?" Xavier said dropping the phone from his ears to look at this girl. How could she just think of getting married to him when she knew nothing about him? She was Dumped. He needed a bride. Jessica was to be married to her high school sweetheart and heartthrob Burke. However, she was dumped on her wedding day as Burke confesses to cheating on her with her best friend. On the other hand, Xavier is the only grandson of the famous billionaire grandmaster. His grandfather who had been raising him since his parents died while he was still at a tender age is now nearing death. The grandfather wants his grandson to be married before he transfers ownership of the company to him. Xavier had contracted a wife to get married to him. The strange girl who he had never seen before doesn't show up on the day of the wedding. Coincidentally, Jessica and Xavier happen to be together in the same courthouse at the same time. While Jessica overhears the conversation with Xavier over the phone, she goes to propose marriage to him and then gets married to him. She was usually careful and overthought everything. She decided to do something spontaneous for the first time and it landed her into a contract marriage. What happens when two people begin to spend time together?
To everyone around her, Kate seems to have a life most would envy—a stable job, a seemingly loving husband, Daniel, and a baby on the way. But when she discovers Daniel’s affair and loses her unborn child, her world comes crashing down. From that moment on, she loses her marriage, her child, and even her faith in the future. She swears she will never again believe in a man’s sweet words. Just when she resigns herself to living a lonely life, Lucas Reid steps into her world. Lucas is an enigmatic man—wealthy beyond imagination, with a cold, commanding presence. Yet, he shows up time and again to pull Kate out of her despair. He protects her, spoils her, and builds a new haven for her. But Kate hesitates to give him her heart, sensing that Lucas’s tender care hides secrets he isn’t ready to reveal. Misunderstandings and tests, unexpected twists, and buried conspiracies intertwine as the pain of Kate’s past clashes with the sweetness of her present. Will she find the courage to trust again? When Lucas’s secrets come to light, will she choose to forgive him—or walk away? The game of fate has already begun, but Kate’s journey is only just unfolding.
In her past life, FL loved ML obsessively, only to meet a tragic end. After rebirth, she learns she is the villainess in a novel. Resolving to stay far away from the yandere ML, she has no idea he can read her mind. “I love you, so I’ll set you free,” she says tenderly. ML is moved—until he hears her inner voice: “Break off the engagement fast! Don’t stop me from finding cute guys!” One day, a drunk ML pins her against the wall, eyes red and vulnerable. “Don’t leave me… I’m sorry.”
"I stood at the edge of my heart and watched him choose her. In the end, I was not the one he needed. I was simply the one he settled for." - Noelle ~~~~~~~ I thought I was the one he loved. But a few days before our wedding, I saw him in a way I never had before. His eyes softened as he spoke to her. His first love, and the very woman who had left him in pieces. Heartbreak was something I knew too well. And as I watched the love he still held for her in his eyes, I realized what I had to do. I couldn't marry a man who wasn't truly mine. With no means to cancel the wedding and lacking the courage to confront him, I made a desperate choice to leave. I painfully gave his first love my treasured engagement ring thinking it was for the best and the only way to free myself. But when he saw that ring on her finger, the fragile world I had tried to escape began to shatter. His obsession to find me and bring me back ignited a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
What began as a reckless night of passion turned into a shocking revelation the next morning: the man she’d been with was not only her ex-boyfriend’s cousin but also her new superior at work. She tried to distance herself, yet every attempt only pulled her closer to him. Finally, he warned her coldly, “What you’re doing is dangerous.” But the greatest hunters often appear as prey. She thought it was all a coincidence, unaware that from the very start, this man had been scheming for her, step by step. “Now,” he murmured, “the game officially begins.”
