amal unbound by aisha saeed

Modern

My five-year-old daughter was dying in the ICU, her heartbeat replaced by the continuous, electronic scream of a flatline. I gripped her cold hand, my throat sealed shut by a terror so absolute I couldn't even cry out. I dialed my husband Grayson's private number, the one reserved only for me and his assistants. He declined the call instantly. A second later, a text buzzed against my palm: "In a meeting. Do not disturb. Stop calling." Five miles away, Grayson was at a luxury gala, adjusting his silk tie and laughing with Belle Escobar. He told her I was just being "dramatic" and using our daughter's "fever" as an excuse to avoid the event. He had no idea Effie's heart had already stopped. When I finally reached our penthouse, soaked from the rain and carrying Effie's small socks in a plastic bag, Grayson didn't even look at me. He snapped at me for ruining the hardwood floors and asked if I'd left Effie with the nanny just to "feel sorry for myself." Three days later, while I buried our daughter in a small, lonely ceremony, Grayson was at the Hamptons. Belle posted a photo of him golfing with the caption: "A mental health day with the boys." He didn't even attend the funeral, but he returned home demanding I clear out Effie's room to make a study for Belle's son. The injustice burned through me until there was nothing left. I swallowed a handful of sleeping pills, desperate to join my daughter. But instead of the darkness, I woke up to blinding lights and the scent of Grayson's expensive cologne. I was standing in a ballroom, wearing a blue silk dress I had already burned. Above me, a banner read: "Happy 5th Birthday Kaiden & Effie." I was back, exactly one year before the tragedy. This time, I wasn't going to be the grieving wife. I was going to be their worst nightmare.

Modern

I was kidnapped by the rival tribe of my Alpha. When it happened, my Alpha was watching the sunrise with his destined mate. When he got the call, he spoke to the kidnappers in a detached tone. "Keep her tied up. Let her learn her lesson and stop pestering me." In that life-or-death moment,

Werewolf

In my fifth year as his Luna, I remained a virgin. Yet after my sister, married for three years without a child, was sent back to the tribe, Phillip Elliott suddenly suggested having a pup. My wolf always sensed his coldness. After deep thought, I decided to have a serious talk with him, but I

Short stories

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Romance

The printer hummed, spitting out the last page of the asset transfer agreement for a company I' d spent five years building with my husband, Liam. Five years of a marriage that was now just ash. My phone buzzed. It was Dr. Alex Chen. "Chloe, are you sure about this? There are other ways." His voice

Billionaires

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History

What would you think of someone riding around the countryside snatching bride and bridegrooms? Is he insane, bisexual? Gay? What if he were only five ? Why then? Here we have the tale of Yun Canglan, who was born into an ancient past after perishing accidentally in the modern world. Her first thou

Romance

To ensure her sister's happiness, Mia began investigating her future brother-in-law. After all, she couldn't just let her sister marry a total stranger- even if he were Ethan, one of the richest and most powerful men in the world. However, she got caught spying on him. Suddenly, Mia's world got tu

Romance

Her mother's scheme granted her a wild one night stand with a stranger. But as soon as the sun rose, her family's debts were paid off, and everyone disappeared on her. At that time, she found herself miserably abandoned. Five years later, she had already become a famous painter once she returned to

Romance

The first cry of my newborn daughter, Lily, echoed in the delivery room, a sound so pure it momentarily erased the exhaustion from my bones. I was a mother, my world finally complete. Then, one of the nurses murmured about a "scandal," and my husband, Daniel, stiffened. A month ago, photos of him w

Fantasy

In the ancient kingdom of Eryndor, beauty is power - and love is the deadliest weapon of all. Selene Valaris, the crowned queen, rules with grace and cunning, hiding the forbidden affair that could destroy her reign. Her sister, Lyra, born in her shadow, hungers for both the throne and the man wh

Werewolf

Bound by Blood, Freed by Fury Selene was born into the Crescent Moon Pack, the daughter of a powerful Beta. She was loyal, strong, and ready to serve. But when the Alpha's son falsely accused her of treason, she was cast out, beaten, and left to die. The pack she once loved turned their backs on he

Romance

Grace Donovan never believed in fairy tales especially not the kind that begin with an arranged marriage. When her family forces her to marry Adrian Cole, a man she's never met but everyone secretly desires, she's ready for battle, not romance. Adrian is everything Grace despises arrogant, composed

Werewolf

Catherine's back arched as his fingers went straight into her. A loud moan came from her lips as her body betrayed every thought in her head. She should hate him. She wanted to hate him. But her pussy wrapped around his fingers like it belonged to him. His hands roamed her body with a dark hunger

Werewolf

BLURB. "I was sold without my will but never expected to have my heart to be stolen as well". Lila was forcefully given to the Lycan king without her will to be his surrogate since the Luna Queen, his mate, couldn't concieve for him but Lila never expected to discover that she would be his second ch

Werewolf

Betrayed by her best friend and rejected by her mate on the day of her own wedding, Isabella Stormfang comes across Lycan King Ethan Bloodmoon who promises revenge against Logan Ravensong and Elena..

Werewolf

Lena is an Omega, bullied and humiliated by the entire Pack. Her only hope was the mating ceremony where she will get a mate and finally mean something special to someone. But fate is cruel as her mate Ethan, the future Alpha of her pack, brutally rejects her in favor of another woman. Broken and d

Romance

Jane always thought life had something huge for her, not until the bad side of life shattered their whole family, she finds herself in a mysterious camp and nowhere to escape. She had always wished to be successful and imagined how life would have been with the love of her life. If only those coul

Romance

The day Irene was dumbed by her boyfriend was the same day that she got engaged. Drunk in sadness and alcohol, Irene found herself answering a tipsy "yes" to Aaron's invitation to marry. By the time she sobered up, she found herself whisked in a marriage with a man she barely knew. At first, each

Literature

Stand By by Hugh McAlister

Billionaires

MARRIED BY MIDNIGHT A slow-burn billionaire romance full of heat, heart, and one accidental "I do." Sloane Hart thought landing a job as executive assistant to Manhattan's most powerful CEO would change her life. She just didn't expect it to change her last name. Grayson Astor is cold, calculating