Contemporary stories
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English · Contemporary
Three years after I died, my mom sent me a two-hundred-dollar allowance.
Three years ago, the first time I ever asked her for money, my mom blurted out, "Sometimes, I just think you're putting on an act."
"Is a dollar-menu meal really…
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English · Contemporary
I got a SnapChat from my husband, asking me to open the door.
But he was just in the bedroom, taking a shower, right?
His phone was under the covers. So who sent that message?
*Thud!* I heard something heavy hit the floor…
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English · Contemporary
“That red dress looks *so* good on you.”
For three days straight, I kept getting these creepy texts from an unknown number.
But I *never* wear red dresses!
Just now, I felt a puff of air on my neck.
I snapped my eyes open, and suddenly,…
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English · Contemporary
The night of the celebration party.
My family SnapChat group suddenly buzzed with a new message.
An unfamiliar cartoon avatar @Marcus.
“Dad, spot me some cash, I want to buy a game console.”
I froze.
I double-checked, confirming it…
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English · Contemporary
I spent twenty years married to David Miller, ten of those caring for his bedridden mother, and helped him climb from a struggling local teacher to a renowned professor. Everyone praised me as the epitome of a devoted wife and loving…
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English · Contemporary
The day before Valentine's Day, my fiancée, Sera Hayes – who notoriously hated water – suddenly announced she wanted to learn to swim.
Right then, a chilling suspicion seized me: she’d fallen for the swimming instructor…
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English · Contemporary
That year, I was ten. I begged my brother to come home for my birthday.
He died in a plane crash. Not a single trace of his body was ever found.
From that day on, I became a festering wound, a constant source of their agony in my…
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English · Contemporary
On my birthday, I found a hidden playlist on Liam's phone.
It was titled: "Lost."
And the cover? His ex-girlfriend's picture.
He'd lost the girl he loved most.
For three years, while we were together, Liam never truly forgot her.
I was…
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English · Contemporary
In my past life, my wife framed me as a serial killer. No matter what I did, I couldn’t prove my innocence. The victims’ families retaliated against my loved ones with the same ruthless methods. Some were brutally murdered, others were…
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English · Contemporary
I was married to Elara for twenty years, and for ten of those years, I cared for her bedridden mother, Mrs. Albright. I put my own life on hold, helping Elara’s mother rise from a local community college instructor to a renowned…
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English · Contemporary
Anya had her cherished fantasy, and I, Liam, just pretended not to notice.
While she was sending jewelry and bidding on collectibles for her beloved, I was holding our son, Kai, watching the stars.
When she celebrated her lover’s…
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English · Contemporary
**Chapter 1**
On Valentine's Day, I slipped and fell in the bathroom. My husband, Daniel, said he was on a business trip and couldn't come with me to the hospital.
As I was about to be wheeled into the operating room, I received a…
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English · Contemporary
At the party, my asthma flared up.
I fumbled for my emergency inhaler.
But the bottle was empty.
Brandon explained:
"Layla said she had a really scratchy throat, so I just handed her your inhaler. You know, for a quick fix. Chew on…
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English · Contemporary
My mom, Lorelei, couldn't handle my dad David's cheating. She tried to take her own life by opening the gas valve.
She didn't die, but I, Aubrey, was burned and disfigured saving her from the fire.
Seven years later, Lorelei found a…
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English · Contemporary
Everyone in their circle knew Asher Blackwood had a kept woman, an almost identical copy of his first love, Seraphina Thorne.
Early one morning, at the city airport, I rushed out, dragging my suitcase, dusty and exhausted. My eyes lit…
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English · Contemporary
“Look at these photos! You disgust me!” Julian leaned down, snatched an envelope from the coffee table, pulled out a thick stack of pictures, and hurled them at me.
Dozens of photos scattered instantly, fluttering wildly before landing…
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English · Contemporary
"Asher, please, just let me go."
Chloe was pinned against the dining table, biting her lower lip to evade the man's kisses.
She had just found out she was pregnant today. The doctor said her constitution was very fragile, and it was a…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was married to Damian Thorne, an arms magnate, for seven years. My hands, meant for painting masterpieces, learned to assemble firearms and disarm bombs, walking through hell and back with him.
But in the seventh year of our…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My best friend suggested I use a fake account to test my boyfriend's loyalty.
I agreed. I registered a burner account and told her it was his.
Once she added him, she immediately started trashing me, claiming I was cheating on…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Landon Thorne and I? We were infamous, a legendary toxic couple in our circles.
After ten grueling years, we finally called a truce.
The day Landon got back in town, he decided to make a grand gesture for some new girl. He tore my bar…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
During a family dinner with our parents, my husband's junior, Seraphina, threw a projected delivery bill onto the table in front of me.
She declared that she was having my husband's baby, and demanded I split the one hundred and sixty…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
President Julian Vance always loved bringing his friends home for dinner, claiming it made us feel more like a family.
As I served a table full of dishes I’d cooked, one of his friends grinned and spoke up.
“Mrs. Vance truly has the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The woman who inspected me said I was a once-in-a-century find, a true enchantress in bed, designed for unparalleled pleasure.
And so, I was delivered to the most powerful arms dealer in the region, right onto his bed.
"No… it’s too…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I’d been with the crime lord for six years.
But on my birthday, he brought home another girl.
He was covered in blood, and the dainty girl was tucked safely in his arms.
From that moment on, he, who had indulged my every whim, never…
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