TWO LIVES Shattered Illusion

Modern

For three quiet, patient years, Christina kept house, only to be coldly discarded by the man she once trusted. Instead, he paraded a new lover, making her the punchline of every town joke. Liberated, she honed her long-ignored gifts, astonishing the town with triumph after gleaming triumph. Upon discovering she'd been a treasure all along, her ex-husband's regret drove him to pursue her. "Honey, let's get back together!" With a cold smirk, Christina spat, "Fuck off." A silken-suited mogul slipped an arm around her waist. "She's married to me now. Guards, get him the hell out of here!"

Adventure

"Are you trying to punish me? I...I don't know how many times I can apologize even if it wasn't my fault that I almost-" "I never asked you to. You do whatever you want, Niya, and I really don't care. Neither should you bother with what I do." "You're hurt. You're hurt, Alex, and you're acting out

Short stories

I woke up in my own bed, familiar yet foreign. Everything that had shattered my first life flooded back. Years of Mark, my husband, shrinking me, and Tiffany, his high-school flame, twisting the knife. I remembered my miscarriage, the doctors' pronouncement: "You can't have more children." Then,

Short stories

Our trip to the San Juan Islands was supposed to save my marriage. I loved Chloe completely, even sacrificing a kidney for her years ago. This getaway, she promised, was just for us. But onshore, her icy betrayal began. She smashed my satellite phone, threw my wallet in the water, and watched Marcu

Short stories

The world first saw the crash. A cherry-red sports car, crumpled like a can, embedded in the ornate gates of the prestigious Blackwood Art Gallery. Inside, I was slumped over the wheel, a faint, serene smile on my lips that made no sense. Gallery staff rushed out, their faces pale, trying to pull

Short stories

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

Short stories

For four years, I sponsored an artist from Queens, Demetrius Rogers. I paid his mother's medical bills, sent his sister to prep school, and funded his entire career, turning him from a nobody into a star. I did it all because he was the spitting image of my dead fiancé. Tomorrow was our wedding. Bu

Short stories

I was a simple fisherman from Maine. I saved a girl named Izzy from a shipwreck, and in her amnesia, we built a pure, simple love. We promised each other forever by the salty sea. Years later, the woman who looked exactly like my Izzy, now the formidable heiress Isabelle Sterling, summoned me to

Romance

I followed Tristan for three years. Relying on this face to become his substitute for the moonlight. People all say that I am just a canary trapped in a cage. But who knows, all of this is voluntary? Because the heart beating in Tristan's chest. Originally belonged to my lover...

Romance

I gulped then I looked in his lips back to his eyes. "W-what if I let someone touched me?" I boldly question. I just want to see what he's reaction will be. His eyes darkened. There's no shining ruby ​​colored in his eyes outline but only dark red which makes me stilled in my spot. I sighed as he

Adventure

Sharon Gordon never imagined that a fake relationship would feel so real. When billionaire Lucas Sterling hires her to be his pretend girlfriend, she expects luxury flights, five-star resorts, and staged kisses for the cameras. What she doesn't expect is the undeniable chemistry between them-the way

Modern

In my past life, my teammate joined a renowned director's crew, while I was forced to join an inexperienced director's makeshift team. Little did I know, she secluded herself for three years, filming day and night, yet produced only a ten-second clip. Three years were wasted, her popularity faded, a

Billionaires

Alex and Mia Carter are the couple to envy - successful, beautiful and in love. Their jet-set city life involves red-carpet parties, swank vacations and adorable love. However, behind the doors of their penthouse, cracks start to appear. And Alex is hiding a dangerous secret, as Mia is starting to s

Modern

That day was my best friend's birthday, and he invited us out for dinner and singing. Everyone had a great time and drank quite a bit. Drunk, I stepped outside to go to the restroom and met a man who was my ideal type. Under the influence of alcohol, I ended up having a relationship with him. I thou

Modern

"In the shadow of towering affluence, Jake, a resilient gardener striving for a better life, finds himself entangled in a web of heartache and adversity. From the condescension of a wealthy employer to the heartbreak of a love gone awry, Jake's journey unfolds in the unforgiving streets of the cit

Romance

In the heart of Valenza, where corruption and violence are twined, Gabriella Conti finds herself in the middle of it when her father sold her to the ruthless of them all-Dante Lombardi. Known for his viciousness, Dante has made a name for himself as a leader to be feared but nothing prepared him fo

Romance

Mara Collins is a gentle natured woman who works as a personal assistant in her husband's company. The three years old marriage between the two of them held more love than one could imagine. They love each other so that they couldn't do without each other but one cannot sway the hands of fate. Aft

Literature

Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV by Aubrey Stewart

Short stories

The private jet was a symbol of my high-flying life with Ethan Vance, my husband and tech empire co-founder. But then he slid a contract across the table, demanding I sign away my company share, declaring it was to repay a debt to his supposedly lost first love, Scarlett. As I hesitated, he had hi

Romance

Or so it seemed, they were the ideal couple. Though Emma believed Julian would always protect her from life's storms, she is accused of crimes she did not commit after years of marriage. Emma must deal with the ultimate betrayal as Julian's devotion becomes ruthless indifference. Upon the revelation

Romance

It was supposed to the happiest day of her life. She had always wished for a happily ever after. Kimberly saw herself standing alone at the altar. She was abandoned on her wedding day, her world scrambled before her eye. Her dreams of a perfect future with the love of her life was no more. Being u