Contemporary stories
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English · Contemporary
After my mom had a hysterectomy,
she miraculously got pregnant with sextuplets!
She flung the ultrasound report in my face, her massive belly jutting out.
“This is the latest artificial womb technology! You can pick the number of babies…
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English · Contemporary
Last life, I was utterly obsessed with Chloe, yet she treated me like her personal simp.
I even sacrificed my life to save her, only to hear her call me a "good dog" in return.
After my death, Blair, the yandere girl everyone steered…
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English · Contemporary
On our anniversary, I served a piece of meat to Chloe, but her assistant, Ryder, knocked it away with a fork.
“Chloe’s pregnant, she can’t eat anything too greasy. Don’t you even know that, Liam?”
My face froze, and it took me a…
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English · Contemporary
I wasn't her biological daughter.
But she raised me with her life, doing odd jobs, cleaning public restrooms, spoon-feeding me every meal.
Eighteen years later, my birth parents showed up, claiming she was just a nanny.
I stood at the…
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English · Contemporary
Born with the gift of second sight, I could see things others couldn't – spirits, auras, the unseen world. After my husband, Damon Blackwood, was blinded in a car accident, I didn't hesitate to donate my corneas.
But after the surgery…
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English · Contemporary
My dad was a raging alcoholic and a gambling addict. My mom was always calling me, sobbing her heart out over it.
With every penny I’d saved from work, I begged my mom to divorce him and leave with me.
But my mom, that very same day,…
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English · Contemporary
For five years, Chloe Sterling and I had been secretly married. She said she’d finally announce our wedding at our son’s welcoming party.
I was ecstatic, sharing the news with my younger brother, Noah, my only family. He was just as…
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English · Contemporary
Before the graduation ceremony kicked off, I was double-checking the last performance on the program when I looked up and saw Brittany standing right in front of me.
The stage lights hit her face at an angle, leaving her half in shadow…
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English · Contemporary
Champ wasn't just my old family dog; he was family, my protector, almost like a father figure to me.
He wasn't just allowed on the furniture; he practically had his own seat at the dinner table. And anyone I thought about marrying?…
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English · Contemporary
My wife and I were deeply in love.
Aside from a noticeable chill in our intimacy, everything else was perfect.
Until one day, I saw search terms she hadn't bothered to delete.
"How to fake interest in your husband?"
"What excuses to…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
For three years of marriage to Julian, he never once touched me.
Until I accidentally knocked Celeste’s sacred rosary off her wrist. In a furious rage, he stripped me naked and shoved me into the biting snow.
I sobbed, begging him…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
After my family went bankrupt, I moved overseas for seven years.
I started fabricating stories, claiming I was the true love of a powerful old-money heir, just to seem more impressive.
"Listen up, Julian Thorne spent a billion dollars…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was 29 when I helped my boyfriend build a multi-million dollar fortune after seven years of loving him.
He lived with me in a cramped, beat-up apartment and drove a secondhand car, all while whispering sweet nothings in my ear,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The apocalypse came. I hid my son, Caleb, after he turned, secretly raising him.
But the people from the settlement found out.
"No wonder that filthy bitch was acting so secretive every day! She was raising a zombie son!"
"Playing…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was sitting on Leo Miller's lap, my sheer stockings rustling, and he instantly flushed from his neck to his ears.
He was so damn innocent, it was almost painful to watch.
I deliberately ran my fingers up his chiseled nose.
"Isn't…
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English · Contemporary
The train engine was destroyed by the extreme heat. I could have called for a helicopter rescue, but I remained indifferent.
All because in my previous life, just as I was about to board the helicopter, my wife Olivia mercilessly…
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English · Contemporary
I was at my private research facility on a remote island, finally making a breakthrough. I couldn't wait to share the good news with my wife.
But right then, her new male assistant showed up, bringing his entire family to the…
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English · Contemporary
An hour left until the concert, and the top trending topic across all social media was singular: **Sera Hayes’ Proposal to Alex Thorne.**
This proposal, a monumental PR project for my company this half-year, was also meant to be the…
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English · Contemporary
Our anniversary. Brandon, my husband, cleared his schedule. He was taking me on a trip. We were just about to board the plane when he suddenly got a call. His mom was sick.
"Babe, I'm so sorry. My mom's not feeling well, I need to go…
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English · Contemporary
I clutched my agonizing stomach, curled up in the passenger seat on the way to the hospital for an abnormal fetal heartbeat.
Julian’s first love, Celeste, insisted on driving to an isolated trail, only for their tire to get punctured.
I…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I noticed something was off with my wife sleeping next to me. When I tried to get close, she was as unresponsive as a dead fish.
I thought maybe it was just that the spark had faded after years of marriage.
Until I overheard her…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
At the parent-teacher conference, Tiffany's essay, "My CEO Dad," won first place, and the whole class applauded.
After the meeting, my son, Leo, ran to me crying, five fiery red handprints marring his face. "Mom, Tiffany hit me again!…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
At the parent-teacher conference, Leo Stone’s essay, "My CEO Mom," won first place. The entire class applauded.
After the meeting, my daughter, Lily, ran crying towards me, five angry red marks blooming on her face. "Daddy, Leo Stone…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My blood ran with a secret power, a living cure for any poison.
Seraphina Hayes, the untouchable heiress from one of the city's most powerful dynasties, had been bitten by a venomous snake and was clinging to life.
In that critical…
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