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English · Contemporary
My husband, Austin, was the top creator at my digital agency. During a live stream battle today, they were playing a game of Pictionary, and the prompt was "Pregnant Woman."
His little assistant, Chloe, glanced in my direction.
Then,…
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English · Contemporary
On the night before our wedding, I was scrolling through Instagram when I saw a post from Audrey’s male secretary, Christian.
He was wearing the custom wedding suit that was supposed to be mine, his face pressed intimately against…
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English · Contemporary
Finding out that my husband spent the night at his "first love's" apartment after their high school reunion was the final straw for me.
The girl who got away, Clara, had posted a photo of him sleeping peacefully on her Instagram.
The…
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English · Contemporary
I was getting my sports car serviced at Chloe’s auto club. Once the mechanics were done, I casually told the front desk, "Put it on Chloe's tab."
The receptionist nodded and was about to process it when a male manager I’d never seen…
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English · Contemporary
On the year I turned twenty-five, Austin handed me a hotel room card.
Though I felt a flush of shyness, I went to meet him with a heart full of hope. I genuinely thought he was just one of those guys who found it hard to confess his…
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English · Contemporary
My best friend posted on Instagram:
[The one who truly loves you will give you their most precious thing without hesitation.]
The attached photo showed a dark red, intricate tattoo-like mark on a man's collarbone.
With one glance, I…
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English · Contemporary
On the seventh anniversary of building the company from scratch with Julian Vance, we finally went public.
But on that very day, he couldn't wait to make his relationship with his dream girl Instagram-official.
And he blocked me from…
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English · Contemporary
The transport ship to Neo-Haven was overweight.
Mom avoided my eyes, glancing quickly at her three other children. Then, she suddenly wrapped her arms around me, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Amber, sweetie, we can't throw away any more…
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English · Contemporary
At our wedding, he got down on one knee, swearing he'd love me forever.
Tears blurred my vision as I nodded, crying happy tears.
But the moment I looked up, a line of glowing text floated in mid-air.
[Stop being touched. Even his name…
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English · Contemporary
I spent seven years building Julian’s empire with him. Everyone in our circle said he loved me to his core.
Until the day I opened his office safe and found a marriage certificate.
His name was written on it.
And his legal wife was…
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English · Contemporary
When the paparazzi leaked the photos of Julian’s affair, he ignored eighty-six of my calls.
He was so arrogant because he knew I wouldn't throw a tantrum.
He thought I would just quietly clean up his mess, like I always did.
But this…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
On the very first day Justin Foster regained his sight, the man I had served for three years was determined to prove he only loved another woman.
Chloe Somers pointed at me, her eyes red as she demanded, "Didn't you say she was just a…
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English · Contemporary · Thriller & mystery
On my daughter’s tenth birthday, I received an anonymous package containing a music box.
Carved on the top were eight dancing children, right above a tiny, engraved sentence:
"No one gets left behind."
The very next day, the head of one…
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English · Contemporary
Everyone in New York's elite circle knew that the wife of the billionaire CEO of Carter Enterprises was wheelchair-bound, missing both her legs.
But anyone who dared to gossip behind my back was instantly crushed and ruined by Ethan…
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English · Contemporary
The candle from our fifth-anniversary dinner was still flickering when my husband, Ethan, clutched his chest and collapsed onto the dining room floor.
I called 911 like a madwoman, my fingers trembling so violently I could barely hold…
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English · Contemporary
My iCloud suddenly popped up a notification: "Five Years Ago Today."
In the photo, Julian was carrying me on his back by the beach, laughing with pure, wild joy. The caption below read: "Even when we're old and grey, I'll still spoil…
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English · Contemporary
The company had just allocated us a brand-new apartment, but Carter gave the keys to someone else.
"Chloe, the chemical fumes from the new renovation aren’t good for Lily. I let Mia move in first to open the windows and air it out for…
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English · Contemporary
It was my son’s elementary school Field Day.
My husband, Marcus, had promised to join us, but he had been completely unreachable for the past two hours.
My son and I were left standing under the scorching sun, drenched in sweat.
Just…
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English · Contemporary
On our wedding day, my fiancé, Carter, got down on one knee and promised me forever.
I smiled, blushing and ready to say yes, when his "pick-me" childhood bestie ruined the moment.
"Wow, Carter, Aria has such an amazing body. You’re one…
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English · Contemporary
For our holiday VIP appreciation gala, I booked ten premium tables at $2,000 each. I did this a month in advance at the restaurant we had partnered with for four years.
But two hours before the event started, I found the kitchen piled…
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English · Contemporary
It was the third year of being locked away by William. He finally let me out of the Sterling estate.
Not because our son, Asher, missed me. But because William’s adopted sister, Nora—the darling of the family who always needed my…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
Memorial Day weekend traffic on the highway was an absolute nightmare.
I was driving my Uber to make some extra cash when I picked up a ride.
The passengers turned out to be my ex-boyfriend, Logan, and his "dream girl," Hailey.
He had…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
On that rainy afternoon, I was rummaging through the trunk of Ethan’s car, looking for a spare umbrella.
There were two. One was a large, black golf umbrella that I had bought for him last year. The other was a pastel yellow folding…
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English · Contemporary
To everyone else, I was just a "kept man." A trophy husband. All because I was born with nothing.
Only Sienna, from beginning to end, told me I was great. She told me I wasn't the useless trash they claimed I was.
We eventually got…
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