Jane had only four months to live, and in her desperation, she cursed the world. Her wish awakened Kael, the great sage who had slept for a thousand years. Now bound by a death contract, she was thrust into a realm of deities , demons, and ancient dragons. But as love takes root and darkness stirs, Jane's fate begins to change. The contract was meant to end in death, so why does it feel like the beginning of something far more dangerous?
"The one imprisoned, and bound by chains for a thousand years shall awaken and fate will move once more"
"The mortal girl will find hope soon, in the form of despair."
"The beginning of the end is near."
voices from heavens whispered far beyond the sky, they were watching.
Far below, beneath the stormy sky, Jane was falling apart.
"It's brain cancer, Miss Jane."
"With surgery, you might live a year. Without it... four to five months at most."
The doctor's words lingered in her mind like a cruel joke, she was so lost in her thoughts
She walked under the heavy rain and her feet were moving on their own.
She didn't know where she was going, She didn't care.
The world felt unreal. Like she had already died, and no one had told her yet.
"Why was I even born if I was meant to die like this? I haven't even lived my life to the fullest, what about the things I'm yet to do?
How will my mom cope without me?"
She clenched her fists and her nails were digging into her palms in a painful manner but she didn't care.
The cold rain couldn't wash away the anger, the unfairness of it all. Then, without realizing it, She stepped into another dimension, a place where no mortal could ever locate.
The next thing she saw was Fog all over the place, the street lights were no more and the sound of cars, voices ... .gone.
Only silence remained.
Jane frowned, blinking against the rain.
Where am I ?
She turned back, The road she had walked was no longer there. She wasn't lost. She was somewhere that should not exist.
However she wasn't scared, she was already prepared for death, what else could happen to her if not death?
She threw back her head and screamed
"If this world is so cruel, let it all disappear! Let everyone perish"
With tears in her eyes the sky split apart, Lightning tore through the mist, striking the ground with a powerful roar.
Before her, something appeared, it was like a stone monument wrapped in chains. And then..
SNAP.
The first chain shattered.
Then another.
Then all of them.
The sky wept even harder, the wind made crazy noises like a living thing.
Then he appeared, The deity of misfortune
He stepped forward, very tall, powerful and unreal, his Dark hair slicked back from the rain.
He wore a long black coat that could barely move in the storm.
He stretched his hands which made cracking sounds, then his neck.
He gave out a sigh of relief
Then, slowly, he smiled.
"Was it you? Did you call for me?"
Jane stumbled back, her breath catching in her throat.
"W... Who are you?"
He tilted his head and was amused.
And in a voice as smooth as silk and as dangerous as a blade, he answered
"I am called Misfortune . And thanks to you... I am free."
Thunder crashed.
And from that moment Jane's fate was no longer her own.
The next morning. Jane woke to the sound of her phone's alarm. She stretched her arm to grab it from the small desk beside her bed.
Her head was still dizzy from last night.
"It must have been a dream... There's no way someone will just appear from a stone."
She shook her head, trying to clear the strange thoughts.
She heard a knock on the door.
She froze.
Her heart skipped a beat. She slowly got up and staggered to the door. She wasn't fully awake yet. Maybe it was the neighbor?
But when she opened it, Her breath caught in her throat.
The same man from last night stood there.
Tall. Dressed in black. Those same gray eyes staring straight at her.
Jane felt cold all over her body . It wasn't a dream.
"You look startled like you've seen a ghost."
He smiled slightly with his hands inside the pockets of his long black coat.
She quickly slammed the door shut.
Her heart was beating so fast that she could hear the sound.
"No way. No way. No way."
Then she heard a cracking sound
She took a step backward as the door unlocked by itself and slowly opened.
He stepped inside.
Jane took another step back, Her legs felt weak as if they weren't hers.
"W...Who are you?" she stammered.
The man's eyes darkened slightly.
"Oh... I haven't properly introduced myself yet."
He took a step forward, his voice smooth and calm.
"I'm Kael, the deity of Misfortune."
Jane felt her throat go dry.
That wasn't possible.
"What do you want?" she asked, her voice shaking.
Kael tilted his head. "A contract."
Jane frowned. "A... contract?"
"You have only a few months left to live," he said, watching her reaction. "And these few months will be the hardest of your life."
Jane froze. What was he talking about? And how did he know I had a few months to live?
"But... I can change that," he continued. "I can give you a painless death. No suffering until the end. And you will never lack anything.. Ah I mean money"
Jane's hands clenched into fists.
"I don't need your help."
She forced herself to sound strong, even though she was terrified.
"Leave. Or I'll call the police."
Kael chuckled softly, as if she had said something amusing.
"I didn't expect you to agree right away."
His gray eyes locked onto hers.
"I'll see you soon, Miss Jane."
And just like that He left.
Jane stood frozen for a moment, Her whole body felt cold, Had she imagined everything?
No. She knew what she saw, But there was no time to think.
She grabbed her phone and checked the time...
7:05 AM.
Her heart dropped.
She had just 25 minutes before she missed the bus to work.
She rushed to the bathroom and prepared in a hurry, grabbing any clothes she could find.
She was feeling hungry , but there was no time for breakfast.
She made a quick coffee and as she was about to take a sip, the cup slipped from her fingers and fell on the floor .
"There will be no falling in love, we will only act as a loving couple when we are in public, we will share a room to make it believable, but no intimacy, touching is off-limits. We'll only have sex once a month, and that's solely to produce an heir. You won't interfere in my business, and I won't interfere in yours. You will be my wife in every sense and you will not be involved with any other man," he said, arrogance seeping from every word. I watch his mouth move, I'm not ready to fall in love with any man, especially not one as arrogant and egoistic as him. I can handle acting as a loving couple, and as for intimacy once a month. I can agree to that just to satisfy my sexual cravings with no strings attached. "Where can I sign?" I asked since I had nothing to lose. *** Nadine's wedding dreams turned to nightmares when she caught her sister and fiancé cheating! With a secret recording, she's ready for revenge. But then mysterious billionaire Logan West offers a deal: A Contract Marriage to take down her ex's empire. But what Nadine doesn't know is her life is getting complicated as she takes her chance to get revenge or risks everything for a chance at love?"
"I stood at the edge of my heart and watched him choose her. In the end, I was not the one he needed. I was simply the one he settled for." - Noelle ~~~~~~~ I thought I was the one he loved. But a few days before our wedding, I saw him in a way I never had before. His eyes softened as he spoke to her. His first love, and the very woman who had left him in pieces. Heartbreak was something I knew too well. And as I watched the love he still held for her in his eyes, I realized what I had to do. I couldn't marry a man who wasn't truly mine. With no means to cancel the wedding and lacking the courage to confront him, I made a desperate choice to leave. I painfully gave his first love my treasured engagement ring thinking it was for the best and the only way to free myself. But when he saw that ring on her finger, the fragile world I had tried to escape began to shatter. His obsession to find me and bring me back ignited a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
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."
Janet was adopted when she was a kid -- a dream come true for orphans. However, her life was anything but happy. Her adoptive mother taunted and bullied her all her life. Janet got the love and affection of a parent from the old maid who raised her. Unfortunately, the old woman fell ill, and Janet had to marry a worthless man in place of her parents' biological daughter to meet the maid's medical expenses. Could this be a Cinderella's tale? But the man was far from a prince, except for his handsome appearance. Ethan was the illegitimate son of a wealthy family who lived a reckless life and barely made ends meet. He got married to fulfill his mother's last wish. However, on his wedding night, he had an inkling that his wife was different from what he had heard about her. Fate had united the two people with deep secrets. Was Ethan truly the man we thought he was? Surprisingly, he bore an uncanny resemblance to the impenetrable wealthiest man in the city. Would he find out that Janet married him in place of her sister? Would their marriage be a romantic tale or an utter disaster? Read on to unravel Janet and Ethan's journey.
Elena, once a pampered heiress, suddenly lost everything when the real daughter framed her, her fiancé ridiculed her, and her adoptive parents threw her out. They all wanted to see her fall. But Elena unveiled her true identity: the heiress of a massive fortune, famed hacker, top jewelry designer, secret author, and gifted doctor. Horrified by her glorious comeback, her adoptive parents demanded half her newfound wealth. Elena exposed their cruelty and refused. Her ex pleaded for a second chance, but she scoffed, “Do you think you deserve it?” Then a powerful magnate gently proposed, “Marry me?”
"I heard you're going to marry Marcelo. Is this perhaps your revenge against me? It's very laughable, Renee. That man can barely function." Her foster family, her cheating ex, everyone thought Renee was going to live in pure hell after getting married to a disabled and cruel man. She didn't know if anything good would ever come out of it after all, she had always thought it would be hard for anyone to love her but this cruel man with dark secrets is never going to grant her a divorce because she makes him forget how to breathe.