Contemporary stories
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English · Contemporary
My former fiancé, who once adored me more than life itself, tied me to a dartboard in an underground gambling den, using me as a living target for his "perfect" girl.
Ten knives, grazing my skin, pinned themselves into the wooden…
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English · Contemporary
For our fifth anniversary, I bought Luna a Porsche 911.
The next day, she posted a tearful video on TikTok, accusing me of using my foul, capitalistic wealth to trample all over her desire for pure love.
Her entire girl squad…
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English · Contemporary
It was the third year of my marriage to Ethan Vance when he became the most devoted rising star in our city's medical field.
Everyone knew he'd sacrificed a chance to study abroad for his wife, who suffered from severe depression. He'd…
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English · Contemporary
"Captain Pierce, there's thunder outside, I'm so scared... can you come check on me?"
It was 11 PM when Sophie called, her voice choked with sobs. Adrian Pierce grabbed his car keys and headed for the door.
I stood behind him, my voice…
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English · Contemporary
On our fifth wedding anniversary, my husband Preston brought his mistress Stella home.
He bent down and slipped my pink fuzzy slippers onto Stella's feet, then said to me:
"Nora, go grab the latex pillow from the master bedroom for…
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English · Contemporary
Anderson forgot my birthday for the third time.
I didn’t throw a fit. I just cooked my favorite meal by myself.
I bought the ice cream cake I usually wouldn’t let myself get.
As if celebrating this ordinary birthday that nobody cared…
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English · Contemporary
The night before my engagement party, my fiancé’s childhood friend said she had a surprise for me.
She tricked me into going to the hotel's rooftop glass conservatory, locked the door, and turned on all the sprinklers.
It was a stormy…
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English · Contemporary
After a drunken one-night stand with my best friend’s brother, I became his secret girlfriend.
Eight years into our secret relationship, my family forced me into an arranged marriage.
“Dennis, my family gave me an ultimatum. I have to…
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English · Contemporary
My boyfriend was a warehouse worker. The moment he got home, I forced him to go back out in the rain to buy me a $199 strawberry cake.
His voice was tired. "I don't have enough money. Rent's due tomorrow. Can I just buy the…
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English · Contemporary
The day of Ashley Reed's wedding, my mom got a call from the police department.
A dismembered female body had been pulled from the river.
The killer was already arrested, and the head had been identified, but no one knew who the body…
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English · Contemporary
Caleb's grip on my hand tightened sharply when the repairman pulled a piece of sensual lingerie from the washing machine's drain.
It wasn't my size.
The repairman looked a bit awkward. "You should probably handwash these kinds of…
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English · Contemporary
We were watching the Northern Lights in Iceland when Ethan suddenly moved the camera from me, aiming it at a stranger standing nearby.
"Let's break up. The truth is, it was her who saved me on that snow mountain three years ago. I…
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English · Contemporary
The bridal shop called, saying my fiancé had settled the full payment for the dress.
But the consultant brought out a maternity gown.
The bride on the order wasn't me, and the wedding date wasn't ours.
Yet, the signature on the payment?…
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English · Contemporary
It was the company's annual gala, and Ethan poured red wine over my head.
"Dressed like that, are you here for work or to pick up clients?"
I froze, the wine dripping down my face.
The inner thoughts of my colleagues buzzed in my…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My brother and I were the perfect kids in everyone's eyes.
No matter how tough the test, we always aced it, topping the class.
Until this month's exam, when I only came in second, just one point shy of first.
That was the first time…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The video of my husband and my sister having sex in a car went viral, and that’s when I received two phone calls.
One was a torrent of abuse from my mother, the other a warning from my mother-in-law.
"You worthless disappointment! Her…
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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
On New Year's Eve, my boss fired me. He publicly announced that he'd given me an 8 million dollar severance package.
Overnight, I became the internet's lucky, overnight millionaire.
Even though my bank account only held $325.6, I was…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
On New Year's Eve, right after our compensation money hit the bank, my parents hatched a plan to play broke, just to stop relatives from asking for loans.
As the only "good kid" in the family, I was pushed into it.
When Uncle George…
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English · Contemporary
The morning I got my university acceptance letter, I woke up early and made Mom some toast and coffee.
She seemed surprised, then smiled, wrinkles crinkling at the corners of her eyes. “Your acceptance letter arrived, didn’t it? It’s…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Five years ago, my family suddenly went bankrupt. My sister got cancer, and the entire family relied on me to survive.
But when I returned to the villa we used to live in, I found the lights blazing inside. My parents and my sister,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
It was Christmas Eve, and I was temporarily called in to cover for a colleague at the blood draw station.
Suddenly, a little girl cut into the line, her accompanying middle-aged father, masked, quietly urged, "Excuse us, my daughter's…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
“Dad! I’ve paid off David’s penthouse apartment in full, and I even hired a live-in house manager. David won’t have to worry about a thing in his retirement!”
My son, Kevin Miller, sounded thrilled.
I, however, was stunned, somewhat at…
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English · Contemporary
On Christmas Eve, I stood in the yard, holding a tube of fireworks, watching Chloe slowly light the fuse.
"Chloe, do you have any wishes for the new year?" I asked, smiling.
Chloe leaned against the wall, taking a nonchalant puff from…
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English · Contemporary · School
I was a child from a single-parent home. Mom always said I was her hope, bought at the cost of half her life.
To pay for my ridiculously expensive prep courses, she worked three jobs a day. Her hands were raw and cracked, she wouldn't…
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