Marriage First, Love Second

They call me Julian Mercer and I keep my head down because I learned the hard way that a name can be a target. I answered an ad for a rental and signed a paper I promised myself I’d never sign: a marriage contract. The job was simple — be the son-in-law for thirty days, take the money, be gone. The family needs a “son” to secure a heritage grant and I need the cash to buy a clean slate. What I didn’t plan for was the way Lila Ardmore looked at me like she already knew what I was hiding. Another thing I didn’t plan for was the ledger in an old piano and the way a neighbor called my mother’s name, and the knot in my gut that felt like an alarm the night someone tried to burn the past into ash. I came to act. I stayed to fix what I broke, and the longer I stayed the more I realized the man I was taught to be will not survive who I have to become. If you want my story, read it from where the dark starts.

In his final moments, he was given a chance to be back in the past by sacrificing his system. Clark promised himself that he would not let fate decide his future. … “Hey stop right there! Who are you? If you don’t have an appointment then you may leave” “Tell your master that I want to meet him” “Wait, Mister, Who are you?” “I am… Clark Montediore” His eyes glowed in the radiance of an amber. The mark of the Montediore. And that is how the missing child of Montediore came back. For his parents? For the love that he had for his family? For power? Of perhaps status? No, it is for something much more important than that.

"Don't underestimate me!" She growled, pressing the knife against his neck on their wedding night. "Don't mistake my kindness for my weakness." "You look so hot pinning me against the wall and the knife pressing me against my neck," he smirked. ˚ ༘✶ ⋆｡˚ ⁀➷ Weylin Turner, the vicious leader of the mafia organization 'The Black Panther' returned to England after fifteen years. At a party, he learned that his marriage was already fixed with the daughter of one of the most powerful mafia organizations in England. But on the day of the marriage, the bride didn't appear. To save his father's face, he immediately ordered his subordinates to find a bride for him. Suddenly his eyes fell on Garaine Jones, a cheerful caregiver at an orphanage. He couldn't help but take advantage of the situation. Finding her weakness, he compelled her to become his bride. To his surprise, she agreed to his terms and conditions easily. Little did he know that Garaine Jones wasn't some ordinary woman as he thought. She was something beyond his imagination. Did the predator himself become prey while chasing his fantasies?

What defines a person? Is it who they're friends with? Their social status? Their family name? Or is it their actions? Lucien Verglas is a poor commoner living in the town of Cleardale. He and his parents barely have enough to put food on the table, but they are a loving family. The Verglas used to be a name of royalty, but that status was stripped because of the first monarch's actions. Now, Lucien has to withstand discrimination of all sorts from everyone. Forbidden to use ice magic, he and his family struggles day to day... or can he change that? Why was his family cast out? What did the first monarch do? Join Lucien on his adventure to find the truth behind his family's discrimination, all while trying to fight off monsters and others that want him killed.

“Why, Leticia?” “Because you are a water boy and a lowly janitor. You can never give me what George can.” Those are the words that played over and over in Jake’s head, crushing his heart and soul. Ridiculed, trampled and scoffed upon, none as devastating as the betrayal of the woman he planned on spending the rest of his life with. With his head low and a thick skin, Jake’s rise from ashes is a spectacular sight that puts him on top of the food chain. What will he do when those who tormented him are now at his mercy?

In a world thriving on freedom and technology, the first full-dive VR game was launched and within a month over half of the world's population is immersed in it's boundless digital realm. Among them is Henry Williams, an ordinary highschool student with a frial body and a life plagued by bullies in the real world. But in the virtual world Henry was a legend know for breaking records, defying limits, and earning global fame. Henry find's in the game what real life never gave him: Power, purpose and happiness. On a single day everything twisted while he was fleeing away from his real world tormentors, he was hitten by a truck but his life didn't end there. Instead, Henry awakens inside the very game he once dominated, but not as a hero he was. Now he's the lowest of the low: an FF- rank golbin, despised, disposable and destined to die. Then comes a sound that sparks hope. *Ding!* [The Endless Evolution System has been activated] Armed with a mysterious system that promised growth beyond limits, Henry embarks on a new journey. if he can fight, envolve and survive, he may uncover the reason for his reincarnation and the dark truth behinds the game that's becomes his new reality.

When Matthew's business suffers a huge setback that threatens to run him into bankruptcy, he is forced into a marriage union with the bipolar Erica Rochelle. However, while they are married Matthew finds himself falling for her. But Erica does not share the same thoughts, she mal-treats him at any given opportunity but like a fool he remains loyal to her. Erica's mother Diana pushes him for a divorce but Matthew does not give in. When he catches his wife in bed with another man he signs the agreement in a heartbeat but that does not stop Diana from wrecking his business a second time, she leaves him penniless with no other option than to throw himself off the river. While visiting the bar for one last drink Matthew encounters an interesting woman and the solutions to his problems lie with her.

Eren Miller, A self-made billionaire, was betrayed by his brother and his engaged fiancee, to claim ownership of the empire he single-handedly built. Poisoning him bit by bit, sending him to a mental hospital, destroying him psychologically, and finally tossing him off a cliff, they thought he was dead but fate played a prank on them. Eren Millan, through his newly acquired SYSTEM resolved to take revenge. Will he succeed in his revenge mission? What SYSTEM did he acquire that helped his revenge mission? And how did he find love once again? Find out in this intriguing Novel.

"I can't believe you are so shameless! You don't feel any guilt at all." "I've been with you for a while now and all I have seen is poverty. How long do you think I can hold out like that?" Lisa defended herself "A poor guy like you does not deserve Lisa. You should be in the streets like the dog you are!" Mark spat at him. **** "You'll both regret doing this. I promise you." ••••••• Nicola is someone looked down on by so many people. He has no good job and he only has his good looks. He had only his girlfriend who he thought loved him until he found out she was cheating on him. She also looked down on him just like everyone else. Done with the betrayal, he had different thoughts running through his head until his breakthrough came. He found out he was the rich heir of the richest family in the world. All he had to do was come back to his family. His life changed overnight but many still did not know his identity. Will he be get back at all those who looked down on him or will he forgive them?

Martin works left and right to provide what his girlfriend wants. Sounds crazy as it is, if she asks for the world, he's ready to give it to her if he can. Even though he is already in debt, there is nothing left in his pocket, and he is belittled by others because he looks poor, there’s nothing more important to him but to provide her with everything. That’s why when she wants an iPhone, without a second thought, he works part-time at the bar only to find out that she is cheating on him over a rich playboy! Not only did they humiliate him, but he also experienced severe beatings while being treated like a rag. For the first time, he felt intense rage while he promised himself that he would take his revenge one day…