A Shattered Angel

Modern

Twenty minutes before the "Wedding of the Century" at The Plaza, I stood outside the Presidential Suite in a fifty-thousand-dollar Vera Wang gown. I was the girl from a West Virginia trailer park about to marry Hugh Maxwell, the golden heir to a billion-dollar defense empire. I pushed the door open only to find Hugh pinned against the bed with my own stepsister, Floy. She was wearing my bridal diamond necklace, and the sounds of their laughter scraped against my eardrums like sandpaper. I didn't scream; I listened as Hugh grunted that once the wedding was over and the trust fund unlocked, he'd dump "that hillbilly trash" on a bus back to the mountains. They weren't just cheating; they were planning to steal my family's land deeds and leave me with nothing. When I set off the sprinklers and exposed their naked bodies to the paparazzi, the Maxwell family didn't apologize. They called me a "greedy peasant" and threatened to ruin my life unless I signed a new deal to save their crashing stock. I realized then that I was never a bride to them. I was a transaction, a rounding error in a ledger to be used and discarded. They thought my poverty made me weak and my silence made me a victim. "If we don't have a marriage certificate by midnight, the bank freezes thirty percent of our liquidity," their lawyer warned. So, I gave them exactly what they wanted. I used a loophole in their hundred-year-old family covenant and married the only other direct heir available. I didn't marry Hugh. I walked into the ICU and married his uncle, Fleet Maxwell-the legendary war hero who had been in a vegetative state for months. Now, I am the matriarch of the Maxwell dynasty. I've suspended Hugh's executive powers, exiled my mother-in-law to the Swiss Alps, and taken control of the family vault. They think I'm just a gold-digger waiting for a "corpse" to die so I can collect a fifty-million-dollar widow's payout. But last night, as I lay beside my comatose husband, the man they called a vegetable gripped my hand back.

Fantasy

"Carson, Sam dinner is ready go wash up and have a seat at the table." Rebekka yells out the door. "Coming mom! Whatever is for dinner it smells good." "Thank you baby, now go wash up. Where's your dad?" "He did not say anything about coming but I know he heard you. I even told him to come on let

Romance

The package arrived on the eve of my wedding, a small, elegant box from a high-end photo studio, but instead of a gift from my fiancé, Brandon, I found a single photograph. It showed Brandon, arm tightly wrapped around his assistant, Chloe Miller, both in wedding attire, smiling wide and genuine. A

Romance

The aroma of roasted rosemary filled her home, a warm promise Ava Green had meticulously crafted for her anniversary. The candles flickered, jazz hummed, and the dining table was set for two. Everything was perfect, yet building intimacy with her own husband felt impossible. Then, the key turned in

Werewolf

Glenira is a 19-year-old, turning 20, pack affairs consultant, daughter of Delta Cyrus Tames, and mate to Alpha Damien. Damien is the Alpha of Blood moon pack,he is a promiscuous male and beds with every she wolf. He was sworn to be devoted to Glenira,but instead he betrayed her. Everly is Glenira

Romance

Once upon a time, a beautiful man and a powerful king had a kingdom and lived happily with his family, until one fateful day, when he was cursed by a powerful Elyndrian witch to be bound to his own city as a beast who lives on the souls of men with no way of breaking the curse. He has lived for a mi

Young Adult

Gabriella Finn a young adult gets raped by three men and that horrible night her Angel Zurier rips out his own wings so that he can touch this world to save her. After recovering from her ordeal she ends up dating one of her rapists unkowningly. Will she realize that she is dating the wrong person o

LGBT+

On the giant screen in Times Square, Chloe Davis, radiant in red, slammed the gavel, and "Davis Innovations" exploded in green numbers. I stood in the crowd, a ghost she couldn't see, having spent seven years in her shadow, building her dream, waiting for the promise she' d made: "It will be you and

Modern

My world shattered the moment my husband, Christian, chose the woman who killed our stillborn child over me. He didn't just abandon me in my grief. He threatened to release our intimate videos unless I dropped all charges against her. His cruelty escalated into a living nightmare. He pushed me dow

Fantasy

In the hidden hollows of the Appalachians, my family knew a secret: a spark of life, a whisper of old magic in our blood that could make the barren fruitful. It was just folklore until Eleanor Montgomery arrived, her son Ethan, heir to a sprawling industrial empire, dying. Desperate, my family agree

Xuanhuan

I woke up back in my old novitiate room. The sunlight was weak, my head ached, but it wasn't physical pain. It was the crushing weight of a whole life, stolen, crashing back into me. Years of sacrifice, of pouring my heart into others-Ethan, Maya, Mr. Henderson-all ripped away. My deepest devot

Billionaires

My life as Ava Sharma, a successful architect, half of New York's power couple with my CEO husband Liam, seemed perfect. He always said my "delicate health" was why we were child-free, and I believed him. But when he suddenly announced he'd "adopted" two kids without me, a subtle shift occurred. The

Others

A daughter, A sister , A girl is an Angel. 🪽 " An Angel is Heart of the Family " 🩵 This story Revolves Around a little girl who is light and Shine of the family. 🩷 They are not the king and prince but they treat her like a Princess. 👑 Let's join the journey of the little Girl and face her h

Romance

Masked angel? Is he really a masked angel?; Meet Kelvin Linton, a business tycoon with fame. He is famous and known for his mask. He is always wearing a mask and has never shown anyone his face. Everyone bows at his feet through his fitness and status. But meet her, Odette Simeon. Definiti

Mafia

Miss wanna-be journalist, Cassandra Thorne, would do anything for the scoop. Anything, including finding her way into an underground club exclusive to only those in the Genovese Mafia and the beautiful women they employ. What could be more perfect? She would stick to the shadows, record a few vide

Romance

What do you want in return for saving my daughter?" Japheth Williams asked blankly. Gilda quickly sprang up, "No. I didn't save her because I wanted a prize, Angel is just too...." "Then have a nice time," Japheth cuts in and leaves without looking back. Gilda was taken aback; she saved the billion

Romance

His life is at the verge of death, only one can save him, the blood of a fallen angel. Alexis, 26, seeks to have a longer and healthier life which was definitely far from what he was currently living. He has just three months more or he dies of the strange illness that keeps recurring. That was w

Horror

Wakeup Angel... Please leave me alone I want to sleep. No babe her mother said do you know why u must wakeup? No mummy she answered... Okay I will tell but first gize what today is.. I don't know the little girl said. Well as your mother, I will help you what that but first you will promise me

Romance

The last thing she had ever expected was that the soul swap would happen to her. Her new body was the well-known CEO’s wife, a girl born with a silver spoon in mouth. She thought she could take this chance to enjoy life, but what she got was only her husband’s indifference. When the woman he loved c

Horror

The cold steel of a knife slid between my ribs, and the last thing I remember was the shock on my best friend Wendy' s face – not that I was dying, but that she needed the perfect angle for her livestream. She narrated my demise, blaming me for trying to sleep with a trucker, her voice sickly excit

Romance

Emma, a hotheaded 23 year old nurse who is trapped in an unromantic relationship with her boyfriend Travis is kidnapped a night after she is proposed to. She struggles to escape, but what happens when her abductor gives her all the attention and praises she lacked from her other relationship?, the l