Cast Away The Slipping Sand

Following a passionate night after their SATs, childhood sweethearts Walter Sterling and his partner endure a grueling four-year long-distance relationship. Their reunion is shattered when she discovers Walter with another woman. Desperate to save their bond, Walter abandons his education to prove his devotion. They eventually marry, living a seemingly perfect life until her pregnancy. However, the reappearance of his former mistress as his new secretary reveals a haunting deception.

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Its claws tore my clothes. It also slammed my belly.

I lay on the floor miserably. I wailed in agony as my vision went dark.

I felt a warm rush flow out of me. My survival instincts kicked in, and I started screaming desperately, “Help! Walter, help!”

Before Walter came in, Belle slapped herself twice across the face, ripped her own bra straps off, and threw herself to the floor. Her hair was in a mess.

A moment later, Walter burst through the door like a madman and came straight to me. He barely looked at Belle.

“Zara, what’s wrong? I’m taking you to the hospital!”

Belle burst into dramatic sobs as if she had suffered the greatest injustice in the world.

“Boo hoo! Zara, why did you hit me? Scruffy is usually so gentle. It didn’t mean it. Why couldn’t you just leave him alone? Why do you have to poison him?”

My heart dropped.

I looked over quickly. The dog was lying on the floor, foaming at the mouth and whimpering.

I urgently said to Walter, “Walter, I didn’t do it. My water just broke. Please take me to the hospital!”

Walter hesitated for a moment. Just as he was about to crouch down and pick me up, Belle cried miserably with a tear-streaked face.

“Walter, Zara can’t even tell her own pee from amniotic fluid. She clearly wet her pants, but she’s lying and saying her water broke. Is she just making up an excuse to go to the hospital to avoid responsibility? Scruffy was a gift from my mom. What gives her the right to just poison him like that? Even if he’s just a dog, you don’t get to treat him that badly!

“Boo hoo! Since none of you can stand to have me around, fine. I’ll just leave!”

She stood up. Just as she was about to walk away, Walter pulled her into his arms.

“You’re not going anywhere without my permission.

“What will it take for you to stay? I’ll make it right for you.”

With that, Walter looked coldly at me and demanded, “Apologize to Scruffy.”

His tone was firm and left no room for argument.

A single tear rolled down my cheek. I never expected Walter to make me apologize to a dog that had hurt my child, all for Belle’s sake.

I glared at him and said defiantly, “Walter, that dog lunged at me and bit me. It broke my water. Our baby’s life is on the line. And you’re telling me to apologize to a dog? On what grounds?”

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After my second chance at life, I took the initiative to sever all possible ties with Rhett. When he chose to live in the east of the city, I bought a house in the west, putting a whole town between us. On the rare occasion he brought the child to my house for a meal, I would lock myself in my room and pretend to be sick, refusing to see him. When I heard he had volunteered to transfer to our area to work at the factory, I immediately submitted my resignation letter that very night. Seizing the opportunities of the economic boom, I headed south. In my previous life, I had loved him for forty years, and for forty years, he had belittled me. He constantly compared me to his unattainable ideal, blaming me for ruining his dream of becoming a factory director. Even as I lay dying, he shamelessly planned his wedding with his perfect fantasy. My stepson, whom I had raised with care, was busy helping with the wedding preparations, abandoning me to face death alone. Having lived through such a failed life once, I swore I would never endure it again.

Fantasy Modern Romance

7.4

AFTER BETRAYAL, I RETURNED WITH CUTE BABIES

7.4

Six years ago, I married this man, with all the love, trust, and loyalty in my heart. I loved him so much; I stayed with him when he had nothing, built with him, and we grew stronger together, hoping that we're going to be parents, soon... Now, he's cheating? Not with any other women out there, but my best friend. After everything we've been through together? That evening, I had walked in on him, half-naked on the bed with my best friend Sherry. But what shocked me the most, I was mocked for being barren. I couldn't bear the betrayal from the two people I cherish the most, so I left everything behind after he proposed to divorce me and marry her and gleaned into the night. Five years, later. I'm a mother of twin babies, have a business of my own, and married his boss at work. Guess who came running to me for forgiveness? My cheating husband! Should I forgive him or push him away?

Modern Mystery Romance

9.3

Five Years After My Watery Death

9.3

Five years after drowning, a woman's remains are finally recovered from a river. Though forensic experts reconstruct her face, the Clarke family remains cold. Her brother publicly denounces her as a murderer who spent years fleeing justice, yet his physical trembling hints at a darker truth. The mystery deepens as it is revealed that a desperate distress call made to him half a decade ago was the very catalyst for her demise. This horror tale explores a sister's tragic end and a brother's hidden guilt.

Horror Modern Mystery

8.1

Getting A Mom: Baby Sitting His Daughter

8.1

Desperate for a way out of rejection and poverty, Pearl Augustine accepts a nanny job with an outrageous salary-working for billionaire Ace Warren. What she doesn't expect is his daughter. Mia Warren is spoiled, sharp-tongued, and feared by everyone in the mansion. Behind her cruelty is a lonely child longing for a mother. As Pearl becomes the only one who can reach her, walls begin to fall-especially those around Ace, a grieving man hiding behind wealth and control. What started as "just a job" quickly turns into something dangerous: attachment. Sometimes, healing begins where you least expect it.

Billionaire Modern Romance

8.0

His Unwanted Wife: The Genius Artist Returns

8.0

On our fifth anniversary, my husband slid a black velvet box across the table. Inside wasn't a diamond ring, but a fountain pen. "Sign the separation papers, Aurora," Ethan said. "Ilene is spiraling again. She needs to see we are over." I was the wife of the Mafia Underboss, yet I was being discarded for the Family Ward. Before I could answer, Ilene stormed into the restaurant. She shrieked that I was still wearing his ring and threw a bowl of boiling lobster bisque directly at my chest. As my skin blistered and peeled, Ethan didn't rush to me. He hugged her. "It's okay," he soothed the woman who had just assaulted me. "I've got you." The betrayal didn't stop there. When Ilene pushed me down the stairs days later, Ethan erased the security footage to protect her from the police. When I was kidnapped by his enemies, I called his emergency line—the one meant for life-or-death situations. He declined the call. He was too busy holding Ilene's hand to save his wife. That was the moment the chain broke. As the kidnapper's van sped onto the highway, I didn't wait for a rescue that would never come. I opened the door and jumped into the dark. Everyone thought Aurora Bruce died on that pavement. Two years later, Ethan stood outside a gallery in Paris, looking at the woman he had destroyed, finally realizing he had protected the wrong one.

Action Modern Romance

8.1

Leaving Me Alone at the Altar

8.1

On her wedding day, Joycelyn Chilton faces the ultimate betrayal when her fiancé, Theodore Gunther, halts the ceremony to rush to his ex-girlfriend, Gwen. Even Joycelyn’s brother, Alvin, abandons her at the altar, claiming Gwen needs him more. After seeing a photo of both men tending to Gwen, who is wearing Joycelyn’s custom jewelry and dress, Joycelyn finally loses hope. Devastated by their cruelty, she calls her parents to announce she is finally coming home.

Billionaire Modern Romance

Cast Away The Slipping Sand

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