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"What is the meaning of this, Vania? You've been married for three years, and you're still not pregnant?"
The sharp question flew from Aunt Rika's lips, her eyes brimming with accusation. The once-quiet dining room was now thick with tension. All eyes were on Vania, as if she were a criminal on trial.
Vania swallowed hard. Her fingers clutched the hem of her long skirt as she lowered her head, trying to contain the storm of shame and anger rising in her chest.
"I'm sorry, Aunt... maybe I've just been exhausted lately."
"Exhausted?" The cold, biting voice now came from her stepmother, Larissa. The woman crossed her arms with a raised brow. "Is the Montgomery family working you so hard your womb has gone on strike?"
Mocking laughter erupted from several relatives at the table. Vania clenched her hands tighter. Her eyes burned, but she refused to let the tears fall in front of them.
"Mother, I'm fine. Please don't make this worse."
"You're the one making it worse, Vania. You're Devandra's wife, the Montgomery heir's wife. A good daughter-in-law knows her main duty is to produce an heir. Do you think we've let you sit around doing nothing for the past three years for fun?"
"Enough."
Devandra, who had been sitting silently at the end of the table, finally spoke. His voice was calm-too calm-but held no trace of defense for anyone.
Vania turned to him, hope flickering in her chest. But he simply sipped his coffee and said nothing more.
After the suffocating dinner ended, Vania followed Devandra to his study. She knocked softly on the door and entered when there was no response.
Devandra sat on the sofa, laptop open in front of him. He didn't even glance her way as she walked in.
"Devandra," Vania said gently. "Can we talk?"
"I'm busy," he replied flatly, eyes still on his screen.
"Please... we need to talk about what happened just now."
He finally closed the laptop and looked up, his face emotionless.
"What exactly do you want to talk about? Your family's nagging at dinner?"
Vania bit her lip, struggling to keep her emotions in check. "I... I know it's embarrassing, but... they're right. We've been married for three years, and we still don't have a child."
Devandra scoffed. "So what? You came here to ask me to sleep with you?"
Vania nodded, though the shame crushed her. "Yes... if that's what it takes to save this marriage, I'm willing."
His cold laugh lashed at her like a whip. "You're willing? Do you think I'm some toy you can pull into bed whenever you feel like it?"
"Please, Dev... we're husband and wife..."
"Husband and wife?" Devandra stood and walked toward her, eyes mocking. "We're married because of a business deal, Vania. You knew that from the beginning. I never promised you love-let alone a child."
"But... I'm still your wife..."
"A wife on paper. And from now on, don't come crying into my room like some desperate woman."
"But-"
"If you want a child," he said, voice low and cutting, "why don't you just sleep with another man?"
Vania froze. Her eyes widened, her breath caught in her throat.
"You... what are you saying?!"
Devandra smirked coldly. "You heard what the family said earlier. They want an heir. If you're feeling pressured, go find some man, get pregnant, and make everyone happy."
Vania's hand flew to his face, slapping him hard. But what hurt even more... was that he laughed.
"Go ahead, Vania. Maybe that's the only way you'll ever be useful in this family."
The memory of us
When Adrian Cole wakes from a near-fatal accident, his past is nothing but a blur. Faces, names, and memories vanish-except one. To everyone's shock, the only person he remembers is his on-call nurse, Clara Hayes. But Clara isn't just his nurse. She's the woman he once loved... and the one he left behind in pieces. Bound by duty yet haunted by the past, Clara hides the truth of who she really is, convincing herself that keeping his secret - and her distance - is the only way to survive his recovery. As Adrian struggles to piece together who he was, Clara is caught between the man he used to be and the man he's becoming - kind, gentle, and heartbreakingly familiar. Old wounds reopen, old sparks reignite, and the line between healing and hurting begins to blur. Now, as fragments of Adrian's memory return, so does the pain that tore them apart. Now, they must both face the hardest question of all: Is their love worth remembering?
Bound by A Night
Bound by a Night by Keturah Daniels When a single night changes everything, love must rise above secrets, pride, and fate. Amara Obi, a determined university student in Lagos, is desperate to save her ailing mother. With bills piling up and hope slipping away, she accepts a deal that leads her into the path of Ethan Cole - a young, humble billionaire CEO known for his quiet generosity and unshakable discipline. Neither expects their worlds to collide, let alone ignite. What was meant to be a one-night mistake becomes a bond neither can forget. But when Amara discovers she's pregnant, the weight of truth threatens to shatter both their lives. Ethan must choose between protecting his empire and fighting for the woman who's awakened something he thought money could never buy - peace, purpose, and love. Set in the vibrant heart of modern Nigeria, Bound by a Night is a stirring tale of compassion, redemption, and the kind of love that refuses to be silenced by circumstance.
His Ex-Wife Came Back-Stronger
"Listen, I'm tired of this marriage. We only got married because I needed a wife to secure my CEO position, and now that it's settled, you're not useful to me anymore." My husband, Dale, said to my face, nothing close to guilt flashing in his expression. And that was when I knew... I really was nothing to him. With tears in my eyes, I signed the divorce papers and left. Left his house. Left his family. Left his life. But not without a promise to myself. A promise that no matter what, I would come back. I would come back stronger. The nobody they see me as, will come back as somebody. Somebody they'd all need. ....... Chloe Dave thought life loved her when she got married to Dale Beldson, the hottest man on earth and her long crush. That was proven wrong, when what was supposed to be a happy marriage, turned to a depressing one, with a husband that rarely acknowledged her existence. Still, she held on to the hope that if he'd chosen to marry her, there'd be something in there. Some emotions in there. That died the moment his bestfriend, Nora framed her for laundry and attempted murder, and he chose to believe Nora over her. Even after all her pleas, he still refused to give heed to her. He saw her as a nobody. His family saw her as one. That was when Chloe vowed to come back and shock the world. Shock Dale Beldson, her ex-husband.
Her Best Friend's Wife
Lita Martinez has spent her life running from hunger, from heartbreak, from the memory of the girl who once shared stale bread under a streetlight with a boy who swore he'd never let her starve. Now, ten years later, she's marrying wealth instead of love. Marcus Thorne, her billionaire boss turned fiancé, offers safety, status, and the life she once dreamed of. But safety has its price. Damian, the best friend she left behind, is the echo she can't silence. On the morning of her wedding, their forbidden night still burns between them. And when Marcus's glamorous ex returns with whispers of blackmail and blood, Lita's perfect marriage begins to crack. The truth shatters everything: Marcus's hidden past, Damian's unhealed wounds, and the realization that the man who built her future once destroyed her family's past. In a world where survival demands sacrifice, Lita must choose love, revenge, or herself. "Her Best Friend's Wife" is a story of ambition, guilt, and the impossible cost of climbing out of the dark.
Please, Call Me Auntie
He Betrayed Me, and I made him my nephew. My first boyfriend, my first kiss, my first everything, he was supposed to be my first and only husband, instead he had other ideas, that idea was banging my best friend in my house while I was away for work. Heartbroken, Angry and hurt all I want is to make them pay for the humiliation. One night with a stranger gave me the chance to do exactly that when it turned out that the stranger was my ex's Uncle. I was all too happy to comply. He was ruthless and powerful when it came to business, known for being a tycoon playboy around the ladies. Not one of those ladies could melt his ice-cold heart until he met a Bubble, Fierce Soraya Reed.
SEDUCTIVE IMPERSONATION (TRAPPED IN THE BILLIONAIRE'S POSSESSIVE LOVE)
"Oh my!" she tucked her hand into his scalp, her face tilted above and sexually, she moaned immediately those fingers landed on her helpless wet nub. She whimpered, her voice breaking as pleasure overwhelmed her, "Oh please stop already", she pleaded without making efforts to restrain his uncontrollable fingers. "But you are enjoying it, aren't you?" he asked Ayla who shut her eyes, enjoying the pleasurable expertise work of his fingers together with his tongue trailing over her neck. "Why did you do that?" "Wh...ouch...what?" "Why did you seduce me?" he asked, still tickling her nub. "No, I didn't", she denied even as her body screamed the opposite. He let go of her, forcing her to look into his eyes. "Why?" he asked again, low and intense. This time, she couldn't deny it; she had to own up and surrender to him. "I.. I only wanted to help my friend. You have given her enough cold shoulders, so I thought maybe I could seduce you for her", she confessed, her voice barely above a whisper. "Hahaha", he playfully and tenderly unfastened her buttons one by one until he cupped her warm, succulent breast. "Why sacrifice so much for someone who doesn't care about you?" "No don't slander my friend before me", she defended. He leaned closely, lips brushing her ear. "You seduced me for your friend... right? Haha, it might interest you to know, young lady, that your little tricks backfired; the Hunter has become the game. And now.... I want you", he whispered authoritatively into her ears. "No, you can't----. " "Then watch how I burn the whole city down just to prove I can", he asserted his powers with confidence, his voice firm, eyes burning with desire. Ayla, a second-class young lady from the city of Turkey is compelled to impersonate her friend, who happens to be at the hospital. She is to marry Deniz, the rumored cruelest and richest man in the city. Her mission is to seal the agreement between the two families and seduce the loveless billionaire, Deniz. Paving way into his heart for her friend. Can she accomplish her mission seamlessly or will she get entangled with him in the long run even after her friend returns to reclaim her her fiance?.