The day before her wedding, Selena discovers her fiancé betraying her with her stepsister, Isabella. Broken and abandoned, she is rescued by Alistair, the powerful Vampire Prince, who declares her his destined soulmate and showers her with endless love. For five years, she believes she has finally found happiness—until one hidden room reveals a horrifying truth. Ancient blood-written records expose that every sacrifice Alistair ever made was for Isabella, including the night Selena lost their unborn child. Realizing she was only living inside a beautiful lie, Selena decides to disappear forever. But when the Vampire Prince finally realizes the woman he truly cannot live without is gone, his eternal kingdom begins to crumble. Now Alistair must face the consequences of choosing the wrong woman, while Selena discovers a destiny far greater than being anyone's second choice.
Sophia Moretti spent four years trapped in a loveless marriage with James Moretti, the ruthless heir to the city's most feared mafia empire. Invisible in her husband's world and replaced by his returning childhood sweetheart, Sophia quietly ends their marriage by disguising divorce papers as routine documents. Carrying a secret that could change everything—their unborn child—she disappears without a trace. As James finally realizes what he has lost, he launches a relentless search across the criminal underworld. But Sophia has built a new life beyond his reach, and winning her back will demand far more than power, wealth, or fear.
The night before her claiming ceremony, Ruby discovers that the man she has loved for ten years has secretly been in love with her sister, Scarlett. Noah never considered Ruby his true choice, and now he wants to use their public ceremony to hide his affair and protect Scarlett's reputation. Betrayed by her fiancé, sister, and even her own parents, Ruby refuses to remain their sacrifice. As secrets, evidence, and a shocking pregnancy threaten to destroy the Calder and Mercer families, Ruby makes one final choice—to walk away from the life that betrayed her and make them pay for everything they took from her.
I was reborn one month before the forensic certification exam. This time, I spent my days drinking and clubbing instead of slaving away studying, for the class belle had bound me to an Achievement Transfer System in my previous life. We had prepared for the forensic certification together, and I'd burned the midnight oil while she slacked off and partied. Yet, I scored a zero and failed, while she got exactly what she wanted and passed when the results were out. The entire class praised the class belle for her talent and mocked me, saying a nobody like me could never rise above my station. Unwilling to accept it, I demanded a review of the exam. The results showed that every single one of my answers was wrong, while hers were all correct. I searched through everything from my past experiments, only to find that every certificate bore the class belle's name. The class belle then accused me of misconduct and got me expelled from the academy. In the end, unable to bear the blow, I jumped to my death. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to one month before the forensic certification exam. This time, I would make sure Holly suffered the consequences of stealing everything I had worked for.
After a devastating dust storm buries half a shopping mall, Ryan receives a mysterious phone call from his wife—five years in the future. Trusting her impossible warning, he saves the wrong child while his own daughter dies beneath the rubble. As the truth unfolds, Ryan discovers that the future Evelyn sacrificed their family to rewrite another man's happiness. Trapped between betrayal, grief, and a future that grows darker with every choice, Ryan must decide whether destiny can truly be changed—or whether some regrets are destined to burn forever.
The night before graduation, Cynthia finally believed her ten-year love story had come true after spending the night with Ethan Luciano. But the next morning, she overheard him laughing with her foster brother in Italian, admitting she had only been "practice" before pursuing the girl he truly wanted.
Heartbroken, Cynthia quietly withdraws her Caltech application—the school she chose for Ethan—and secretly enrolls at MIT instead. Without a goodbye, she walks away from the boy she loved for a decade.
Years later, when fate brings them face to face again, Ethan realizes the girl who once chased him has become someone he can no longer reach. But by then, Cynthia has already chosen a future where she no longer needs him.
Callum Merrick once begged Maren to protect herself by storing her rare blood for emergencies. But when another woman’s daughter needed a transfusion, he secretly used seven years of Maren’s life-saving blood without her consent. Pregnant with twins and already suffering from severe anemia, Maren realized just how little her future husband valued her. When Callum chose Brielle and her daughter over her again and again, Maren made a painful decision: end the pregnancy, leave the man she loved, and start over. But when Callum finally realizes what he has lost, it may already be too late. How far will he go to beg for the love he threw away?
I gave Owen Tadder five years of my life, believing love could survive every disappointment. But our wedding was canceled fifty-two times, and every single time, he abandoned me for his intern, Vanessa. Excuses turned into habits, promises became empty words, and I finally realized I would never come first in his heart. On the fifty-second failed wedding, I walked away for good. I tore up my wedding dress, ended our engagement, and disappeared from his life. Only after losing me did Owen realize the cost of always choosing someone else. Now, he's desperate to find the woman he took for granted—but some hearts, once broken enough times, never return.
At our first anniversary celebration, my wife publicly announced that she was divorcing me to marry her true love. My past mission targets coldly watched me, thinking I would cause a ruckus and trouble Ivan Lowe like I always had. However, I merely walked over to a nearby lake and jumped into it. Unbeknownst to them, Serena Gale was my very last mission target. If I failed, I was supposed to go home. So, why did they only begin to regret their choices after I finally died?
Shannon Gray devoted fourteen years of her life to loving Sean Ford, believing that one day he would return her affection. Instead, she became trapped in a marriage filled with humiliation, betrayal, and heartbreak. Forced to endure endless pain while secretly fighting to protect her sick son, Shannon reaches her breaking point when she realizes that Sean will never truly choose her. Determined to reclaim her dignity, she walks away from the man she once loved. But when the truth behind her sacrifices is finally revealed, Sean is forced to confront the devastating consequences of his cruelty. By then, the woman who loved him unconditionally may already be gone forever.
For the ninth time, my best friend was left at the altar. And for the ninth time, my fiance was dragged in to play the part of her pretend groom. I was holding two cups of coffee. Before I could knock on the dressing room's door, I heard my best friend purring at someone.
"You're the best, Anton. You knew this was an act, but you played along anyway."
My breath caught. Through the half-open door, I stole a glance inside. My fiance, who had always been cold and unreadable, was looking at my best friend as if she were the most precious thing in his world.
"Getting left at the altar must've traumatized you. If I don't help you get over it, Emilia's going to be worried even if she marries me."
My best friend tugged lightly at the hem of his shirt. "But this is going to affect your relationship with her."
"Not like it's the first time. She's still with me. We're still a couple."
My fiance took out a diamond ring and held it against my best friend's finger.
"We've been together for ten years. She has no other choice, anyway."
The summer heat was scorching, yet part of me felt frozen solid. Slowly, I took my phone out and dialed a certain number.
"Hey, I'd like to show you what I look like in that wedding gown."
My fiancée and I had been together for ten years. In everyone's eyes, we were the perfect couple. After she saved my life, with tears in my eyes, I made her a promise: "In this lifetime, I'll do 100 things for you."
On the eve of our wedding, we decided to climb a snow-covered mountain. An unexpected avalanche struck, and we were stranded at a local farmhouse. Her first love, Ethan Carter, who was the expedition leader, was injured while trying to save her. In the confusion, he accidentally took an aphrodisiac instead of a painkiller.
My fiancée, Yvette Jenkins, who had always seemed traditional and reserved, did not hesitate to choose him over me. Everyone expected me to explode in rage. Instead, I calmly stepped aside.
Only three promises remained.
Once they were fulfilled, Yvette and I would owe each other nothing.
She thought I was a man who could never leave her. What she did not know was that I had abandoned wealth, power, and my identity as a mafia heir for her.
When the hundredth promise was finally fulfilled, I walked away.
And this time, I wasn't coming back as the man who loved her.
I was returning to take my place at the head of my mafia family.
I died on the day I was supposed to receive the Silvermoon Devotion Medal from the pack. My family, though—they were busy celebrating my little sister winning the "Pack's Best Neighbor" award at her birthday party. While she made her wish for the whole family to love her forever, I dialed my fated mate, Alpha Theodore, begging for help. He cut me off with an impatient snap— "Diana, this is the most important moment of Elara's life. Quit pulling those petty stunts for attention." It was the ninety-ninth time he'd chosen her over me. But there won't be a next time. Because I'm already dead.
Before August Cadwell could mark me, he abandoned me at the Pack Affairs Department to temporarily register a mate bond with his childhood sweetheart, claiming it was only for her pup's future. Everyone believed I would patiently wait for him as I had for seven years. Instead, I accepted my parents' arranged mate bond and quietly left for the Lymerian Pack. Three years later, I returned as the beloved mate of Ryder Weyland, the legendary lycan chairman. Yet August still believed I was the same desperate she-wolf willing to wait for scraps of his affection. Little did he know that everything I wore, everything I owned, and the family beside me all belonged to the life he could never imagine.
When the yacht was sinking, and only one spot was left on the lifeboat, Hendrix Zuckerman chose me. I was rescued, but Yana Bridgeton didn’t make it. She couldn’t wait for the second lifeboat and drowned in the ocean, her body lost forever. Hendrix pretended not to care and went through with our wedding as planned. For five years after our marriage, he trampled me into the dirt, blaming me for Yana's death. When I couldn't take it any longer and wanted a divorce, he decided to die with me. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day the yacht accident happened. This time, I’ve decided to give the chance to survive to the one he loves most.
I’m a werewolf, eight months pregnant with my vampire mate's hybrid child. When labor begins, my vampire mate, Justin, locks me inside an ancient ice coffin so his childhood sweetheart, Isolde, can give birth first and claim the Progenitor's legendary blessing. As I fight unbearable pain, cruel illusions, and betrayal, both my baby and I are abandoned to die. Only after my life signs disappear does Justin realize the horrifying truth—that the coffin he built to protect another woman became the tomb of the mate who loved him unconditionally.
For over thirty years, Harlan's wife Janet pretended they were struggling financially while secretly spending her money on her ex, Connor Sackett. When their son Asher lands in the hospital, Harlan struggles to find the final fifty dollars for his medical bill, while Janet claims she has nothing to give. After Harlan's mother sacrifices her own medicine to help him, Harlan discovers proof of Janet's secret wealth and her relationship with Connor. What hurts even more is learning that Janet secretly gave away his factory job and pension to Connor decades ago. After thirty-five years of sacrifice, Harlan finally decides he has had enough and files for divorce, determined to reclaim everything Janet took from him.
I hadn't seen my mafia husband, Luca Moretti, and our daughter Dora in three whole months. Luca was always "too busy with business," while his mother kept my daughter away from me. When Luca finally called me to a family reunion, I thought I would finally get my family back. Instead, I watched my daughter cling to Maria, the maid, as if she were her real mother. Luca defended Maria, ignored my pain, and treated my heartbreak like an inconvenience. After years of sacrificing everything for my marriage, I finally stopped begging for their love. I decided to leave the Moretti family behind, take my daughter if I could, and build a life of my own. But walking away from a powerful mafia family isn't as easy as I imagined. Luca refuses to let me go, Maria's secrets begin to surface, and the truth behind my daughter's sudden hatred threatens to destroy everything they have built. This time, I won't wait for my husband to choose me. I'll choose myself.
“I need your help to fake a private jet crash,” I said quietly. “It’s the only way I can ever leave Luca Moretti.” People said he’d given up the Mafia throne for me. They called him the man who traded power for love—the heir who walked away from blood and gold just to marry a waitress from the slums. For years, he made the world believe in us. He built empires under my name. He sent me roses every Monday. He told the press I was his salvation. But love doesn’t always mean loyalty. While I was busy believing in forever, he was building a second home behind my back—one filled with laughter, toys, and twin sons who had his eyes. The night I disappeared, his empire burned. He tore apart cities, bribed governments, and buried men alive just to find me. But by the time he did—I was already gone. And the woman he’d once died for no longer loved him enough to stay alive.
After three years of marriage, Emily Carter finally discovers she's pregnant and prepares a homemade lunch to surprise her husband, billionaire CEO Daniel Carter, with the joyful news. But before she can reach him, his ambitious secretary mistakes her for one of the women trying to seduce the boss. Humiliated, assaulted, and left fighting for both her life and her unborn child, Emily's world shatters. When the truth comes out, Daniel realizes his greatest mistake wasn't trusting the wrong employee—it was failing to protect the woman he loved most. Now, betrayal will be answered with justice, and those responsible will pay a devastating price.
Gianna Rossetti, the principessa of Northern Silenzio, has spent three years loving Rafael Holloway, the future Don of Southern Silenzio. Yet on seventeen different wedding days, Rafael abandons her at the altar to rescue his sworn sister, Natalia Sullivan. Pregnant and heartbroken, Gianna finally walks away after the seventeenth betrayal and returns to her powerful mafia family in the North. But Rafael refuses to accept losing the woman who stood by him for years. As old loyalties shatter, hidden conspiracies surface, and two mafia empires prepare for war, Gianna must choose between forgiveness and revenge while Rafael races to reclaim the only woman he truly loved before it's too late.
For the 100th time, my Alpha mate, Ryker, used his command on me, threatening to reject our bond if I didn't sacrifice myself for my twin sister, Ivy. I didn't cry or protest. I simply signed the mate bond rejection papers. I surrendered the Alpha I had loved for ten years to my sister.
A few days later, Ivy caused a scene at the Pack Alliance Banquet, humiliating the Silvermoon Alpha's daughter. Once again, I stepped forward to take her place, enduring the pain of a disfiguring silver brand.
Later, when they demanded I test the safety of the Wolf Spirit Regeneration Ritual with my own body for my sister, I accepted with a smile.
My Beta parents, their eyes red-rimmed, told me I was finally being the older sister I was supposed to be.
Even Ryker, who had always been so distant toward me, stood before the cellar. He gently stroked my cheek for the first time in ages and said softly,
"Harper, don't be afraid. As soon as the trial is over, I'll take you to see the auroras at Moon Goddess Lake."
But he didn't know that, regardless of the trial's outcome, he would never see me again.
My wolf spirit was already fading.
Nothing could save me.
This time, when I closed my eyes, it would be forever.
I grew up abroad. My mother feared I might marry a foreign man, so she arranged an engagement for me with a talented and handsome man in Flodon. She insisted that I return home to get engaged.
I came back and started shopping for an engagement dress at a luxury boutique. I selected an off-white strapless gown and decided to try it on.
Suddenly, a woman nearby glanced at the dress in my hand and told the saleswoman, "That's a unique design. Let me try it."
The saleswoman immediately yanked it out of my hands.
I protested indignantly, "Excuse me, I was here first. Don't you understand the principle of 'first come, first served'? Or do you just not care about common decency?"
The woman scoffed and retorted, "This dress costs $188,000. Do you really think a broke nobody like you can even afford it?
"I'm Lucas Goodwin's sister in all but blood. He's the chairman of Goodwin Group. In Flodon, the Goodwin family sets the rules."
What a coincidence! Lucas Goodwin was my fiancé!
I immediately called him and said, "Hey, your 'sister in all but blood' just stole my engagement dress. Do something about it."
Scarlett devoted years of her life to supporting her mate Alexander and his entire family, sacrificing her time, wealth, and happiness without asking for anything in return. After spending six months planning the perfect family vacation and paying thousands to guarantee everyone's safety, she is stunned when Alexander gives her reserved spot to his childhood sweetheart, Victoria. Forced to travel alone through the deadly Shadow Pack territory, Scarlett finally realizes where she truly stands in their hearts. Instead of risking her life, she disappears without a trace and starts a new life far away. As months pass without a word, Alexander and his family begin to understand the cost of taking her love for granted. But by the time they find her, Scarlett has already learned that true happiness begins the moment she stops chasing people who never chose her.
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