Better Dead Than Married

In the dark modern romance Better Dead Than Married, two pregnant women married into the Jahn family find themselves betrayed by those sworn to protect them. When a medical crisis strikes, Edmond and Philip force their wives to perform surgery on a woman named Keyla instead of seeking help. This cold abandonment leads to their murder and disposal in the woods. Only after digging up the remains do the husbands realize the cost of their actions, facing a truth that came far too late.

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By the time we saw Edmond again, Ariel and I were already ghosts, just floating in silence.

We watched Keyla—calm as ever—plop into a wheelchair she'd stashed earlier, right after slicing open our pregnant bellies. Then she jumped online, fake-crying as she posted some drama-filled rant about how we botched her surgery and left blades inside her. Said we ruined her life.

Wanna know the worst part? Edmond and Philip bought every word.

A genius pathologist and a seasoned cop, and neither blinked. They just ran to Keyla, ready to grovel.

"Keyla, it's our fault. We knew they were petty and still let them touch you."

Philip looked like a scolded middle schooler—head down, no fight in him.

Ariel stared, eyes full of heartbreak. Then she glanced at me, smiling like it didn't hurt.

"Emma, look at him. He didn't even ask. Just assumed I hurt her."

They both did. Edmond, too—actually looked guilty for once. Even cooked Keyla's favorite meals himself as an apology.

I was six months pregnant and never got a single thing he made. Not once. I had to drag myself through morning sickness just to pack his lunch every day—because he hated takeout.

Now look at them. All warm and doting while Keyla batted her lashes and pulled them close.

"Oh, you two are such fools. It's not your fault. You just married the wrong women."

She dragged us right to our faces, and they just nodded along.

At dinner, Edmond spoon-fed her. Philip held her drink like some backup waiter. They treated her like a queen.

I didn't even know why my eyes burned. If they'd told us they were in love with Keyla from the start, Ariel and I would've walked away, no questions asked.

But they didn't. They chased us like it meant something—until the rings went on. Then everything flipped.

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Dr. Lin Yan once stood at the pinnacle of the medical world, but a devastating betrayal stripped him of his career and reputation. Now living in the shadows, he is pulled into a dangerous web of corporate conspiracies and medical malpractice. To clear his name, Lin must utilize his surgical precision and tactical brilliance to expose the truth. As he hunts those who framed him, he discovers that redemption comes at a deadly price.

Action Modern Mystery

7.5

Faking Love To Save The General

7.5

For five years, I was locked away in the freezing royal dungeon, starved and used as a bloody plaything by the kingdom's sadistic Cabinet Minister, Brandt Fischer. He tortured me daily for one twisted reason: I simply looked like someone else. When he visited my cell to casually announce my father's execution and drag a silver dagger across my neck, he expected me to beg. Instead, I laughed, sank my teeth directly into his carotid artery, and was violently thrown against a jagged stone wall to my death. As my skull cracked and my blood stained the moss, I thought about my so-called family. The moment Brandt had demanded me, my father, the Duke, handed me over without a single hesitation to save his own political career. I was nothing but a disposable pawn, left to rot in the dark while the monsters who ruined my life thrived. I died suffocating on my own blood and absolute, destructive vengeance. Then, I opened my eyes. I was lying in my silk-sheeted bed, reborn as my fifteen-year-old self. Today was the exact day Lord Daryl Langley, the God of War, would be ambushed and crippled—the event that allowed Brandt to seize ultimate power. I immediately stole a horse, rode to the palace gates, and threw myself directly in front of Daryl's moving carriage. "I just didn't want to see a hero die like a slaughtered pig." I didn't care if I had to shatter my own ankle to hijack his convoy. This time, I was going to save the general, and he would become the blade I use to slaughter them all.

Action Fantasy Romance

8.7

Mistakenly Love You, To The Bones

8.7

When she was drunk, she woke up and became a murderer. The man she loved most looked at her coldly, wishing that she could die. "Amelia, you are his woman, even if he dies!" She struggled to explain, but she was still tortured for three years after the wedding. She had thought that she and Nicola would have nothing to do with each other, but to her surprise, this was just the beginning of another kind of torture. She was tired and didn't love him anymore. She tried to escape, but she was still caught back by the man. "Please, let me go." "I let you go, but who let go of my heart?"

Action Modern Romance

7.7

Not Just an Incubator: The Omega's Revenge

7.7

I thought I was the luckiest Omega in the world when the Alpha of the New Moon Pack chose me. I was pregnant with his heir, sleeping in his bed, believing the warmth I felt was love. But then I found the medical report hidden in his desk. "Subject: Scent Modulator. Dosage: High." It wasn't a fated bond. It was a drug. He was chemically forcing me to love him. My best friend dragged me to a restaurant window, and I watched him kiss my cousin, Olivia. Through the glass, I heard the words that shattered my soul. "Just a few more months," Ethan told her, caressing her hand. "Once the incubator drops the brat, we'll dispose of her. Then we raise the heir as ours." I was never his Luna. I was livestock. A walking womb chosen for my bloodline compatibility because his mistress was barren. My father had tried to warn me with his dying breath, but I had been too blinded by the synthetic scent to listen. Grief threatened to kill me, but the White Wolf inside me woke up screaming for vengeance. I went back to the house. I didn't pack a bag. I went straight to the kitchen and brewed a tea of Wolfsbane and Mugwort. I drank it all, weeping as I felt the bond to the baby snap. Then, I walked into our bedroom, left the divorce papers on his pillow, and whispered into the mind-link: "I, Ava Miller, reject you, Ethan Cole, as my mate." As he screamed in my head, I blocked him and walked into the rain. He thought he broke a weak Omega. He didn't know he had just unleashed a White Wolf.

Action Romance Werewolf

8.9

THE ALPHA WHO REJECTED HIS LUNA

8.9

To save her from execution, Alpha Kade Ashworth publicly severed his mate bond with Luna Reyes, unwittingly abandoning her to the sadistic Draven Pack. After surviving eleven months of horrific experimentation, Luna returns transformed into a terrifyingly powerful, unnatural entity. While Kade holds the sole key to halting her dangerous mutation, his own buried secrets, a deceptive fiancée, and a shocking revelation about Luna's lineage threaten to destroy them both.

Action Fantasy Mystery Romance Werewolf

9.8

The Chrono Ascendant

9.8

Betrayed and killed on the day monsters, demons, and gods destroyed the world, Kael is given an impossible second chance: awakening a decade in the past with the Chrono System. This mysterious power lets him grow stronger through battle, clear lethal dungeons, and travel broken timelines. Each choice rewrites history; each victory forges a future no one has seen. As ancient kingdoms rise and time rifts tear reality apart, powerful enemies hunt the man who should not exist. To save humanity, Kael must surpass legendary heroes, outwit immortal gods, and master time itself—while a hidden watcher follows him across every timeline, determined to stop him from reaching the end.

Action Adventure Fantasy LitRPG Mystery Sci-Fi

Better Dead Than Married

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