Forced to Sign for His Lover's Crime

While taking her boyfriend’s recovering sister to his new influencer hub, the protagonist discovers a dangerous scam. Benedetta, a former FDA intern, identifies a face cream loaded with illegal steroids and demands its removal. The streamer, Morgan Lamb, retaliates by demanding $500,000 for slander and trapping them. The situation escalates when the protagonist realizes the hub bankrolls her boyfriend’s secret lover, who calls him to deal with the 'haters' ruining their business.

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"Hands off her!" one of her goons bellowed, his boot slamming into my ribs with a force that knocked the air from my lungs.

Others swarmed, pummeling me with fists and feet until I collapsed, my body screaming in pain.

Morgan, coughing from my grip, wasn't done. "Nobody has ever dared lay a finger on me. You'll pay for that."

She grabbed a microphone stand from the stage and smashed it into my side. The pain was blinding, but I bit my tongue, refusing to cry out.

My eyes locked onto her, my voice low and deadly. "You'll regret this!"

"Still mouthing off?" she snarled, swinging the stand again and again.

As I teetered on the edge of consciousness, a shout cut through the chaos. "Mr. Griffin's here!"

The room froze, the blows halting mid-air. The crowd parted, their eyes turning to the entrance.

Morgan's smug mask melted into fake tears. Clutching her neck, she ran to Nick, sobbing like a damsel in a bad movie. "You're finally here, Nick! I was so scared!"

She threw herself into his arms and shivered. Nick held her tightly, his face stormy but his voice soft. "Don't worry, babe. I've got you."

Those words, once meant for me, now pierced my heart. Nick had been the perfect boyfriend. He was attentive, kind, and successful, partly thanks to my family's support.

Whenever I needed him, he'd drop everything and rush to my side. He'd hold me and whisper, "Don't worry, babe. I've got you."

Now the same words were for Morgan, the irony excruciating. Love, it seemed, could be faked.

After comforting her, he demanded, "What happened?"

"It's those haters I told you about," Morgan sniffled. "They accused me of selling fakes, refused to pay up, and caused a scene, ruining our business. The sick one faked an illness to scam us, then actually died. The other one went crazy and tried to kill me."

She wiped her fake tears and added, "Look at my neck. If it weren't for the team, you'd have lost me."

She shifted all the blame onto Benedetta and me.

Her team backed her up. "Yeah, that's what happened. These two came to cause trouble. Mr. Griffin, you've got to stand up for Morgan. Or anyone will think they can mess with her."

They called us unreasonable, claiming we deserved what happened.

Nick's face darkened. "Where are they? Show me."

Morgan dragged him through the crowd, pointing at Benedetta's lifeless body and me. "It's these two lowlifes."

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Childhood sweethearts Leo Carter and his mate shared an unbreakable bond forged in blood after she survived an assassination attempt meant for him. As the Alpha of the Wolf Tribe, Leo builds a grand amusement park to prove his devotion. However, three months into her pregnancy, she discovers evidence of his hidden infidelity. Determined to escape his deception, she consumes a witch's potion to sever their fated connection and vanishes, leaving her former life behind.

Action Adventure Fantasy Romance Werewolf

7.1

Abandoned Luna: Claimed by Two

7.1

Aria Graves was the perfect Luna. After seven years of a marriage built on lies, She didn't break when the truth surfaced-she burned. Her revenge was clean and her rejection final. But fate wasn't done with her. To protect his own secrets, her father used her mother's life as leverage and forced Aria to take her sister's place, sending her to the Silverfang Pack as a living offering to their ruthless Alpha King, Damien Rothwell. Cold, commanding, and scarred by war, Damien should have killed her. Instead, he claimed her. Yet the King is not the only one who wants her. His half-brother, Ethan Rothwell, once the blind boy Aria taught to read, now returns a man who sees her more clearly than anyone else. Now Aria stands between two brothers-one bound by duty, the other by love. In a world where loyalty bleeds and desire burns, she must choose: the Alpha King who could ruin her, or the brother who would burn the world to save her.

Action Romance Werewolf

7.7

Betrayed, I Married the Feared Cripple

7.7

Three days after my fiancé publicly dumped me for my stepsister, the Supreme Don issued a command that silenced the entire estate. I wasn't being cast aside. I was being sold to Damien Russo. The "Broken Don." A crippled, scarred monster rumored to have murdered his last two wives. My adoptive mother, Elena, didn't cry for me. She smirked. To her, I was finally being disposed of. She was so confident I was walking to my death that she decided to loot my corpse before I even left. She forged documents to steal my entire inheritance—my biological mother’s trust fund—to pay for my stepsister’s lavish wedding to my ex. "She won't need money where she's going," my stepsister laughed, wearing a dress bought with my stolen funds. They thought they were sending a lamb to the slaughter. They thought I was too weak, too stupid, and too afraid of the monster to fight back. But they made a fatal mistake. With my aunt’s help, I didn't just find the proof of their embezzlement; I found a weapon. I’m not running from the monster. I’m going to marry him. And when I hand him the evidence that the Herrera family stole from his bride, he won't be my executioner. He will be my vengeance.

Action Mafia Romance

8.9

His Madness, Her Unforgiving Vengeance

8.9

I gave my childhood sweetheart, Kade, ten years of my life and the code that built his empire. I thought we were a team. Then, on the night of our success, I overheard him call me his "unpaid intern" and "beta test." He publicly discarded me for a strategic marriage, shattering my world. I fled, rebuilt my life from scratch, and found real love with a kind man named Heath. But Kade came back, obsessed and unhinged. When I refused to take him back, he had his thugs beat Heath bloody in an alley. He cornered me, begging for another chance, his eyes wild with a twisted love. "It was always you, Addy! I made a mistake!" I walked straight into his corporate office, my heart cold as stone. I looked the monster I once loved in the eye and delivered my final promise. "You will stay away from me and the man I love," I said, my voice lethal. "Or I will expose every last one of your family's secrets and burn your entire empire to the ground."

Action Modern Romance

8.4

My Escape From the System Drove Them Mad

8.4

Nat’s life implodes during her marriage registration when Charles Scott admits to an affair with Samantha Wood, the very woman Nat's father nearly died saving. Caught between a cruel betrayal and a cold ultimatum, Nat is blindsided by more than just heartbreak. A sudden LitRPG system notification blares in her mind, declaring her failure to secure the marriage. Now, she must navigate a lethal 48-hour countdown before the eradication protocol activates and ends her existence.

Action LitRPG Modern Mystery Romance

9.6

Out of the Fog and Into the Sun

9.6

After being abandoned in a burning manor while her husband, Don Luciano Cacciola, saved another woman, Tatiana survives a series of lethal explosions. Three years later, the once-devastated Don, who purged his own family in grief, encounters a cold-blooded assassin at a negotiation table. Though he pleads for forgiveness at her feet, Tatiana is no longer his 'Tati.' Armed with a pistol and a thirst for revenge, she must decide whether to finish her mission or let the past burn.

Action Mafia Modern Mystery Romance

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