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My Ex's Uncle and Me

Maisie Fleming has no recollection of her second marriage to her ex-husband’s uncle. Edmund Bainbridge, on the other hand, remembered every single moment of their married life. He waits patiently for her recovery and suffers quietly as he watches the woman he loved treat him like a complete stranger. When Maisie's ex-husband suddenly re-enters her life, Edmund finds himself torn between wanting Maisie to choose him and wanting her to be truly happy. If Maisie can no longer remember why she chose Edmund, can she fall in love with him again? Or will the return of her ex-husband make her question her choice? This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. ~ Dialogue Excerpt~ I did not know how it happened. The next thing I knew, I was already in Alistair’s embrace. “Please, Maise. I need you to listen to me,” he whispered. I stomped on his feet and kicked backwards. But he did not budge. “Let me send you home. We’ll talk there.” “NO! Let me go!!” He swept me off my feet. “Must you be difficult? I swear, you were much more modest when you married -” His voice trailed and his steps halted. Chills began to run down my spine. “Why are you carrying my wife, Alistair?” Edmund’s voice was calm but icy cold. ~~ As of now, below is the total volume for the story 'My Ex's Uncle and Me.' Volume I The Stranger Beside Me is My Husband Volume II: My Ex Came Back After I Married His Uncle Volume III: My True Identity that I Never Knew Volume IV: ???
Nekonigiri001 · 86.1k Views

[BL] All Four Won’t Let Me Go

“Fix my grandsons.” That was the only instruction the old billionaire gave. “Turn them into proper heirs… and I’ll change your life.” How could Eli possibly do that… when he’s just a broke college student juggling six jobs to survive. His goals are simple: 1. Survive college without drowning in debt. 2. Escape his wicked stepmother’s house. 3. Definitely not become someone’s sugar baby… or sugar daddies’ emotional support toy. But sometimes life throws you into the wrong fairytale. After a disastrous cleaning job in the Donovan mansion, Eli finds himself sitting before the terrifying grandfather with a contract that could change his life: Live in the mansion as the housekeeper And turn the billionaire grandchildren into responsible heirs before the old man retires. Which already sounds impossible enough. What happens when the coldest grandson in the family suddenly proposes something even more outrageous? A contract marriage! Now Eli isn’t just the help anymore….he’s the contract fiancé of a Donovan heir, living in a mansion filled with four chaotic heirs who clearly have no intention of behaving. And if he thought that was bad… They are acting very naughty about it. Way too interested, curious, and pushing him toward trouble he never asked for. But the mansion hides more than bratty billionaires and family drama. There are secrets buried behind locked doors. Dangerous family politics. And someone might be planning something that ends with a body on the floor. The deeper Eli gets into the Donovan family, the clearer it becomes that the grandfather didn’t choose him by accident. The old pocket watch Eli inherited from his mother…might hold the key to a secret tied to the Donovan empire itself. Now Eli has to survive….. A fake marriage. Four chaotic heirs. Secrets strong enough to ruin the entire family. And the terrifying possibility of falling for the one man who was never supposed to love him back. If he’s not careful… Eli might not make it out of this mansion alive. Help! From the author of: Glass Hearts [BL] and The Pleasure Letters. Content Warning: This novel contains mature themes, including strong language, dark and light romance, psychological tension, steamy scenes, and emotional triggers. Reader discretion is advised.
HiddenPearl · 42.4k Views

DECODING AURORA: HIS FIRST LOVE'S REVENGE

She came back to destroy him. She didn't plan on remembering why she loved him. Fifteen years ago, Isabella Gomez was erased—cast out of the Ashford estate with nothing but a borrowed name and a promise she made to herself in the dark. Now she's Aurora Castillo: tech mogul, untouchable CEO, and the last person Liam Ashford would ever suspect. He's spent fifteen years looking for the girl he failed. He doesn't know she's already found him. Every smile is calculated. Every conversation is a move. And every moment she lets herself feel something real is a threat to everything she's built. How do you finish destroying someone when you're the one falling apart? Decoding Aurora is not your typical billionaire romance. It is a story built on dramatic irony—where every smile has a second meaning, every alliance has a hidden cost, and the most dangerous thing a character can say is the truth, because no one is listening for it. Words mean the opposite of what they appear to mean. Kindness is a weapon. Patience is a strategy. And the most honest moment in any room is the one nobody else is meant to see. This is a world where everyone wants something, everyone is moving toward it, and nobody is showing their hand. Where deception and manipulation are not the exceptions—they are the rules of engagement. Where the line between revenge and feeling is thinner than it should be, and crossing it has consequences nobody planned for. Read carefully. The subtext is where the real story lives.
Gloria_Salvador · 54.1k Views

Grey Scarlet

Han’s life changes after a mysterious accident leaves parts of his memory shattered. When he wakes up, Choi Seungmin the quiet, controlled heir to a powerful hotel empire is the one standing beside him, claiming they were about to begin a relationship before everything fell apart. With his memories blurred and his past uncertain, Han has little choice but to trust him. But the world Seungmin belongs to is far from ordinary. Behind the luxury of the Choi family’s hotels lies a hidden network of corruption, blackmail, and exploitation carefully buried beneath wealth and influence. Seungmin grew up inside that darkness learning how to survive it, control it, and sometimes even use it to protect the people he cares about. Then Chaewon appears. Once a rising idol whose career was destroyed overnight, Chaewon transfers into Han’s university carrying a reputation filled with rumors and scandal. What no one knows is that Chaewon’s fall was not an accident he was one of the many victims swallowed by the same powerful system Seungmin has been trying to keep under control. Han knows nothing about that world. Seungmin is deeply tied to it. And Chaewon has already been broken by it. Almost everyone around Han is connected to that hidden world in some way whether as participants, witnesses, or survivors. They know the truth that Han does not. Because Seungmin kept Han away from that darkness for as long as he could. But secrets cannot stay buried forever. As the truth behind Seungmin’s family business slowly begins to surface, Han finds himself pulled into a dangerous reality he never knew existed. The deeper he goes, the more he realizes that the person he trusts the most may be hiding the darkest secrets of all. Caught between the man trying to protect him and the one who survived the darkness, Han must decide what he believes and whether love is enough to survive a world built on lies. Because once the truth is revealed, none of them will walk away unchanged.
scarlet_Grey_1331 · 165k Views

Pet Contract with My Devil Ex

[Mature Content. Dark Romance. Drama.] What would you do if your loving husband returned home with his secret second family? That is exactly what happens to Claudia Hoffman. Her happily married life is torn asunder when she comes home to her husband's mistress, her abusive half-sister Clarissa and their daughter. Claudia's own daughter, Aurora, is then pushed down the stairs, and Claudia is framed for the attempted murder of her own daughter. Desperate to clear her name and protect her comatose daughter, Claudia is forced to seek help from the psychiatrist assigned to her case—her devil of an ex, Ray Gatlin, the man she left on bitter terms. Ray is cold, calculating, and dangerously powerful, a certified sociopath with immense wealth, influence, and a decade-old grudge against the woman who once humiliated him. He agrees to help her, but only if she signs a “pet contract” that binds her to him, granting the devil complete control, even over her own body. With no other choice, Claudia signs that insane contract . Now trapped in a dangerous bargain with the man she once loved, she must navigate a twisted game of revenge, obsession, and lingering desire. But as old emotions resurface and buried truths unravel, she discovers something far more terrifying: Ray may have had a hand in her downfall. Can she thaw the heart of a devil and prove her innocence,
Or will she lose herself to the contract she signs? * Commissioned cover art by @durudara Follow and contact me on Instagram: @foreverpupa *
ForeverPupa · 198.8k Views

Evelyn:Demon love

What begins as a fleeting dream soon becomes an inescapable reality. For years. she is haunted by visions of a mysterious silver-eyed stranger, A man bound in chains .His smirk both dangerous and alluring, His voice filled with temptation, pain, and barely restrained anger. Night after night, she witnesses different sides of him, her mind warning her to stay away… yet her dreams insist that their connection is no accident that it is fate. When she turns twenty, the dreams intensify, growing more vivid, more urgent, and impossible to ignore. Drawn by a force she cannot resist, she follows their call and ultimately frees the stranger unleashing a bond far deeper than she ever imagined. He is not just a man from her dreams; he is her soulmate. But destiny comes at a cost. Bound to a powerful and unforgiving world, she finds herself entangled in a life she never chose married to a man who turns her existence into a living nightmare. Surrounded by cruelty, she must endure the harsh treatment of her husband and the six other women bound to him Zafil, Micheal, and the rest whose jealousy and bitterness make her days unbearable. Yet even in suffering, a forbidden love grows fierce, unyielding, and powerful enough to challenge everything around them. As their bond deepens, it begins to shake the very foundations of their world, stirring enemies from the shadows. Secrets unravel, and the truth she has desperately tried to hide comes to light. Her lies, her deception, and the choices she made in silence now stand exposed before all. How long has she been lying? What truth has she been hiding from the world? And what is so dangerous so forbiddenthat she risked everything to keep it buried? As love and betrayal collide, she must face the consequences of her past and decide whether their bond is strong enough to survive the chaos it has unleashed.
Evelyn_Enoch · 11.8k Views