Contemporary stories
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English · Romance · Contemporary
"Ms. Anya, you’ve successfully purchased the private island. It’s completely secluded; once you’re there, no one will ever find you. Also, your bespoke family experience has been arranged. They are all professionally trained and will…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
“Mom, Mr. Sterling, my application to study abroad has been accepted. I’m leaving.”
In the quiet living room, Willow’s voice was light and soft, like a single drop of water falling into a still pond.
My mother, Eleanor, across the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Aurora Evans had secretly sent Adrian Thorne's sugar baby out of the country.
That very night, he retaliated by kidnapping her parents, demanding the sugar baby's whereabouts in exchange for their lives.
Adrian shoved his phone in…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The Day My Heart Broke
Harper had fallen for her brother's friend.
He was six years her senior, so she’d kept her crush a carefully guarded secret.
Until one time, she just couldn't resist stealing a kiss from him in the dim light…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
"Hello, I'd like to emigrate!"
I, Eleanor Vance, stood at the counter, handing over all my meticulously prepared documents to the official on the other side.
Soon, they stamped the papers, then pulled out another form and passed it…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
For three years, Aubrey Hayes had tried to end her life over a hundred desperate times.
When she woke again, she found herself in a hospital bed, her mind a complete blank.
A middle-aged couple sat by her bed. Seeing her eyes open,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
“Summer, your resignation has been approved by Kieran, but he didn't seem to notice it was *you* leaving. Should I remind him?”
Hearing the news over the phone, Summer slowly lowered her gaze. “No, it’s fine as it is.”
“But you’ve…
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English · Contemporary
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"Lucas, it's your turn to choose," my father said weakly from his hospital bed.
I stood there, looking at his pale face, and replied softly, "Dad, I'm not choosing anyone."
My words, though quiet, sent ripples through the room like…
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English · Contemporary
I was William's childhood friend who couldn't speak.
He got into trouble, and I took the fall for him, spending over a decade in prison.
Before I went in, he cried and said, "Lily, I've wronged you. I'll wait for you to come out and…
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English · Contemporary
My sister’s restaurant. I was just about to leave when the manager called out, “Sir, you haven’t paid your bill yet.”
I looked at the unfamiliar face, thinking he must be new and didn't recognize me. So, I politely explained,
“Just put…
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English · Contemporary
I went to prison for my girlfriend, taking the fall for her for three years.
I even handed over my multi-billion dollar company for her to manage. She promised we'd get married the day I got out.
I was a model inmate, and on the day I…
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English · Contemporary
At the wedding, Finn Carter, the struggling student my fiancée Seraphina had sponsored, burst in, screaming.
“Seraphina! A hornet stung me... *down there*! What if I can never... be a man again?”
Seraphina didn't hesitate. She abandoned…
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English · Contemporary
My sister, Mia, was trapped in a remote, snow-covered mountain, caught in an unexpected blizzard during her hike.
I immediately called my husband, Ryan, who was the captain of the local search and rescue team and knew that mountain…
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English · Contemporary
Lily's desperate cry pierced the air as Ethan pinned her against the wall, his eyes blazing with fury. She struggled futilely against his iron grip, her heart pounding with fear.
"Let go of me!" she pleaded, but Ethan only tightened…
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English · Contemporary
They say no one escapes the seven-year itch in marriage, but Aubrey and Julian Davies’ loving days only lasted five.
After five years, Julian fell for someone else.
To force Aubrey to donate her bone marrow, he even kidnapped her only…
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English · Contemporary
“Strip!”
The cold, hard voice brooked no refusal, echoing from the dark screen of the video call. Aria Clarke trembled, tears welling in her eyes. Facing the camera, she still did as she was told.
“Stop!”
As if granted a reprieve,…
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English · Contemporary
Winter in Riverdale, 2 AM.
In her drowsy state, Aria Summer felt a chill creep in. Just as she was about to pull the blanket tighter, it was suddenly yanked away.
The bitter winter wind whipped through the air as strong, slender…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Blake Sterling, in front of everyone, presented the core "Digital Transformation" plan I had personally crafted for Reed Media, to Chloe Hayes.
"Chloe isn't just the love of my life; she's the future hope of Reed Media. From today…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Julian Sterling, the A-list darling of our city's elite, and my fiancé – at least on paper – was planning a big surprise for me tonight at the charity gala.
In my last life, that surprise was him publicly dumping me and then proudly…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
For ten years, I was Cassandra’s secret partner, her hidden companion through thick and thin.
From the time she had nothing to commanding a multi-billion dollar empire.
In the end, she died in my arms, a victim of late-stage stomach…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was livestreaming, chatting with my followers as I walked, forcing a weak smile at the camera before my vision swam, and I felt myself slowly, inevitably, go down.
Amidst my followers' frantic calls for help, a uniformed officer, gun…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The Future Stole My First Love
After the senior year exams, everyone in school let loose, and love letters were flying everywhere.
But the biggest buzz was about Stella Hayes, the most popular girl in school, who was finally going to…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I sold my house and splurged a staggering nine hundred and ninety thousand credits on card packs in a livestream.
The entire internet laughed, waiting for me to lose everything.
I just sent one message in the chat:
“You promised a…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My CEO husband loved having his friends over for dinner. He always said it made us feel like a real family.
Watching me serve a table full of dishes, one of his friends grinned.
“You're truly the perfect wife, Eleanor! So gracious, so…
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