Untainted soul that suffered

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.

Modern

To force my husband to sign the divorce papers, I had to press a blade against my own neck until I bled. He was hesitating because he didn't want a scandal, even though he had just watched his mistress push me down the stairs, killing our unborn child. While I lay bleeding on the floor, Calvin did

Romance

"◐prologue◑" "Please, you should only love me," I cried as I told my husband that he never considered me as his wife since he had an accident. I'm the only one fighting this marriage even though I'm having a hard time with him. "Why can't you understand I don't love you! he shouted loudly while l

LGBT+

Ira is a successful business tycoon. She is a 23 years old beautiful, smart and attractive girl with a humble and polite nature who is kind to her employees. Everyone can easily connect with her, because of her positive aura and charming personality. A very caring person for everyone. But she is fin

Romance

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Fantasy

Many Billions of years ago before the Humanes, Inhumanes, Beast, Giants, Nymphs and many other existence of life. A Great war occured before the world was ever created, between A Divine being and the Destroyer of the world. After the war. The Divine being sealed the defeated Destroyer, trapping it

Fantasy

"I don't know, but what I know is that Crystal is coming back again" Dave's mom said now looking serious. "Crystal, yes the angry spirit that was concealed in the soul stone by a wizard" Ashley said as the rest of us stared at her and Dave's mom in confusion. "Is she the same spirit that the Slayga

Horror

Hannah was a troubled soul, her past horrors have molded her into a sad, melancholic girl. She has been through a lot of painful stuff that she decided to end her life. As she lay down a bathtub filled with her blood, she did not realize that her death was just the beginning of her journey. A serie

Horror

Laura was a bold, courageous, gorgeous, intelligent young lady who always stood out for herself. She always fought for her right and never allowed anyone to look down on her , her family nor her friends. She was known as the most brilliant and talented student in her class. This irritated some of he

Adventure

The journey of a Xio Cherrish Requella at the age of 17. he experienced the initial level of depression because of his family problems that did not end. transmigrated into the body of a 22-year-old woman named Shiro. This transmigration process led her to a love story and also a slightly complicate

Fantasy

“They say once you go dark, you don't go back. That remains true for me.” “I'm Lady Isra, the most ferocious villain in the land or so I hear. The people say a lot about me. They say I am heartless, cold and wicked. But they don't know what made me this way. I lost love becoming trapped in the t

Fantasy

My Charleston life was straight out of a storybook: a loving family, a handsome fiancé, Chad, and a generous engagement gift – a historic mansion in the heart of the city. But then came the nightmare. One dizzying moment at my engagement party, surrounded by opulence, and the next I was trapped. Tra

Romance

Have you ever been in love with someone so much that it physically hurts? Not being able to be with them is soul crushing. All I wanted was Jonah but I let my fear control me. I friend-zoned him thinking it was for the best but now I wasn't so sure I could be without him...

Romance

Ten years ago, on a high school prom night, Ariana Lee unconsciously had sex with a random classmate while drunk. A month later, her parents found out she was pregnant. To save her from the embarrassment of not knowing the real father of her child, her brother connived with her best friend to claim

Romance

Meet Alexa Waytt, an extremely beautiful and sexy lady. She’s the perfect definition of beauty and can have any man fall to her feet. But she’s an assassin or should I say U. S. A most dangerous and wanted assassin. She kills with no mercy and her heart as dark as the devil. But what happens w

LGBT+

Author: MsInkySplatter. {I acknowledge this is my own original work, Copyright infringement may result in story deletion or account closure.} Xiao Zhan held his chest because of the stab wound and as it was getting hard to breath he clenched his jaws and glared towards the two people who dared to

Romance

Their story began with a little dangerous game. The rules were simple. If she won, he would do one thing for her; if he did, then she would have to stay with him forever no matter what happens. All she wanted on was to win and then take the life of the man who had betrayed her. Read on to see if

Werewolf

After months of tearing the continent apart, I finally found her. Covered in mud and blood, raw from the river, I was a monster, a ghost. Across the street, June looked peaceful, utterly unaware. Then, a man stepped out, shielding her with an umbrella, his arm a casual, possessive claim. My heart s

Romance

In his past life, Cifford Harrison was a famous hiker. He explored the wonders of nature with his fiance, Caroline. But in a tragic accident, all his life and love vanished like ashes. Caroline lived miserably when she learned about his death and she wants revenge. Where will her revenge and knowin

Mafia

After being framed for raping and stabbing his sister thirteen times, Raymon life took a big turn. He lost the people he call his parents, hope and everything. Spending two years in Jail, he became, rebellious, deadly and hot tempered... You don't wanna mess with him. He got adopted by a famous pol

Billionaires

The accident took away his freedom, leaving wounds that not only changed him physically but also shattered his heart. Since then, he chose to lock himself away in his room, shutting the world out completely. As long as he remained trapped in his paralyzed body, he refused to interact with anyone. He