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One year. No love. No escape. When broke and desperate Jasmine Reyes agrees to a one-year contract marriage with ruthless billionaire Lucas Vane, it's only for survival. He offers her everything she needs-money, security, and a way to save her dying mother. But there's one catch: he's the man she vowed to hate forever. Lucas wants a wife for show. Jasmine wants revenge for the family he destroyed. But in the world of power, lies, and betrayal, feelings are the most dangerous enemy of all. Will their cold contract ignite into something real-or will hidden truths tear them apart before the year ends?
Chapter 1: The Contract
Jasmine Reyes stood outside the hospital, clutching a folder of unpaid medical bills. Her mother's condition was worsening, and the doctors had made it clear-without surgery, she wouldn't last another month. The problem? Jasmine had already sold everything she owned, worked two jobs, and even dropped out of her master's program to stay afloat. But it wasn't enough.
She was about to call the loan office again when a sleek black car stopped in front of her.
The window rolled down.
Lucas Vane.
The name alone sent a chill down her spine. Billionaire. Ruthless CEO. The man who had bought out her father's company and left her family in ruins.
"You look like someone in need of a miracle," he said coolly.
Jasmine's jaw clenched. "What do you want?"
"I have a proposition. Get in."
She hesitated. Every cell in her body screamed no. But her phone buzzed again-another hospital reminder. She got in.
Inside, Lucas handed her a thick envelope. She opened it and froze. A contract. With her name on it.
Marriage Contract. One year.
"I'll cover your mother's medical expenses, pay off your student debt, and give you enough money to start over," he said, not even looking at her. "In return, you'll play the role of my wife."
"Why me?" she asked, trying to keep her voice steady.
"Because I need a wife with no strings. No real attachment. And because you're the last person I'd ever fall for."
His voice was like ice. Cold. Precise. Dangerous.
Jasmine felt anger bubbling inside her-but behind that anger was desperation.
"One year?" she asked.
"One year. No love. No questions. No escape."
She swallowed hard. "Fine. I'll marry you, Lucas Vane. But only because I need the money."
He smirked. "Good. Because I need a wife who hates me."
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Aria Wilson agrees to her step- sister offers to have a one night stand with an old man interchange for large amounts. It will be use for his brother’s operation. What they don’t know is the man she had sex with is turned out to be Jake Thomson! The most powerful man in Golden City, a multi-billionaire. Her step- sister Ayah, pretended that she is the one he was with that night so she is the on who gained wealth. Aria got pregnant and walked away but after five years she came back and her children…
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They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."
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Blurb "Part your legs for me, princess" Alpha Damian humored huskily like he was intoxicated, I whimpered as he voice sents a jolts of emotions round my body. An emotion that I wasn't supposed to feel. Selene was 18 years old when she found out that Alpha Jasper of the Silver Crescent pack was her mate at her Awakening ceremony. Being a reject with no parents she lived with him for over one year as a slave and he never acknowledged her as his mate because he couldn't accept a reject as his mate. On her 20th birthday, her mate not only rejected her and chose her best friend; Imogen, as his new mate, but he also sold Selene to the most feared Alpha; Alpha Damian of the Crimson Moon pack whom everyone referred to as a beast. Not knowing why Alpha Damian chose to buy her, she can only resign herself to fate. What has the moon goddess installed for me again? Is this the freedom she solely crave for? Will she be tied down with the shackles of the unknown?