Divine Contract: Marrying My Phantom Prince
Clara was drowning in student debt and barely making rent when she downloaded a fantasy mobile game to escape reality.
Inside the game, an exiled prince named Alex was freezing to death. Pitying him, she spent her last few dollars on microtransactions to fix his shelter and cure his poison.
But the game was far too real.
Every time she paid, the prince reacted. When she complained aloud about going broke, the in-game army suddenly halted, as if the prince had heard her voice.
Then, the terrifying real-world consequences hit.
Clara woke up to find her water glass and a box of Kleenex had vanished from her locked bedroom overnight.
She frantically searched the tiny apartment, her heart pounding in her chest.
She thought she was losing her mind. Had she thrown them out in her sleep? Was there a stalker hiding in her home?
How could physical objects just disappear into thin air behind a deadbolted door?
Until she looked at her nightstand.
Sitting exactly where her missing items used to be was a glowing, weightless crystal cup that defied all logic.
And on her laptop screen, the exiled prince was carefully holding her Kleenex box, offering a mountain of real gold on an altar.
She hadn't just downloaded a mobile game; she had opened a cross-dimensional trade route with a desperate future king.
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Chapter 4
A week had passed since Clara's interview at the Historical Society gift shop.
Before she could fully settle into her new routine, however, she had another, more pressing appointment to deal with—one that had been looming over her head for weeks. She gripped the steering wheel of her beat-up Honda Civic—her late mother's car, still sputtering along despite its age—her knuckles white. The DMV instructor in the passenger seat was scribbling on a clipboard, his face completely blank.
"Pull over here," the man said.
Clara parallel parked perfectly. She had practiced this a hundred times with Audrey riding shotgun, her friend patient enough to endure Clara's white-knuckled death grip on the wheel.
The instructor looked up, a rare smile touching his lips. "Congratulations, Miss Lynn. You passed."
Clara let out a shriek of joy that made the man wince. "Thank you! Oh my god, thank you!"
An hour later, she was sitting in a bubble tea shop with Audrey, sucking on a mango smoothie with extra boba.
"I can't believe I passed!" Clara said, still buzzing from the adrenaline.
"I can't believe you passed on your first try," Audrey shot back, grinning. "It took me three attempts to get mine. You're a natural!"
"More like naturally terrified of failing," Clara shrugged. "And the interview—oh my god, Audrey, thank you again. I got the job. I start next week. I'm going to be working at an actual historical society gift shop. It's not the internship I wanted, but it's something."
"You are a real adult now," Audrey said, raising her cup. "A real adult who owes me a smoothie for getting her the interview."
Clara laughed. "Fair enough."
By the time Clara got back to her apartment, the sun was setting. She dropped her bag by the door and kicked off her shoes. It had been a perfect day. She wouldn't start the new job until Monday, but today felt like a celebration.
She made a cup of hot cocoa—using the good mix, the one with the mini marshmallows—and settled onto the couch. She opened her laptop and logged into the game.
The map loaded. Alex's little icon was moving north, away from the monastery and toward a mountain pass. The terrain looked treacherous, all jagged lines and snowdrifts.
She opened the in-game store. She had been saving carefully from her coffee shop tips, and after a week of skipping takeout, she had a little extra set aside for emergencies. This felt like an emergency.
A red warning box exploded across the screen, making her jump.
[!!! WARNING: The Mountain's Wrath is stirring! Ancient runes foretell a great collapse in the 'Pass of Laments' within three hours. Your followers are in grave danger!]
Clara stared at the screen. "Are you kidding me?"
Below the warning, two options appeared.
[Option A: Spend $4.99 to receive advanced warning of mountain instability and guide your followers to safety before disaster strikes.]
[Option B: Ignore the warning and hope for the best (Extremely High Risk — your followers may not survive).]
Clara groaned, letting her head fall back against the couch. "Four ninety-nine? I just bought you a roof!"
She looked at the screen. Alex's little icon was inching closer to the red zone. If she didn't pay, he would walk straight into danger. She knew how these games worked. It was a shakedown.
But she couldn't just let him die. She had already invested in him. She had fixed his monastery. He was her responsibility.
"This game is going to make me go broke," she muttered under her breath, reaching for her wallet. "But I can't let him walk into a death trap."
She clicked 'Pay'.
Alex rode at the head of the column, his horse picking its way carefully over the icy rocks. The wind was picking up, howling through the narrow pass ahead.
Silas rode up beside him, shouting over the gale. "Your Highness! The scouts report that this pass is prone to rockfalls in the winter. We should proceed with caution!"
Alex nodded. He was about to reply when a voice echoed in his skull.
It wasn't a sound that entered his ears. It was a thought that wasn't his own, dropped directly into his consciousness. It was a woman's voice, young and distinctly annoyed.
"...this game is going to make me go broke... but I can't let him walk into a death trap."
Alex yanked the reins back so hard his horse reared up, letting out a piercing whinny.
"Your Highness!" Silas grabbed Alex's bridle, steadying the horse.
Alex's heart was pounding in his ears. He looked around wildly. The soldiers were struggling against the wind, oblivious to the voice.
It was Her. The Guardian.
He had asked for a sign. He had asked for communication. And She had answered. But Her words were strange. 'Game'? Was that some divine term for a trial or a test? And 'broke'... the word felt alien, but the emotion behind it was unmistakable: frustration. Resentment. Concern.
She's warning me, Alex realized. She's telling me there's danger ahead—and it's costing her something to warn me.
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7.2
Azura Briggs was just a broke college student working freezing valet shifts to pay her adoptive mother's crushing medical debt.
Her desperate life shattered the night a bulletproof Maybach violently cornered her in an alley, and a ruthless billionaire kidnapped her by mistake.
After a harrowing escape, Azura was forced to take a humiliating "plus-one" gig at a high-end gala just to survive. But her date turned out to be the billionaire's arrogant nephew, who promptly abandoned her to the wolves. Cornered by a sleazy executive and his psychotic wife, Azura was publicly slapped, her dress torn, and left bleeding on the floor while hundreds of elites watched in disgust.
Just as she prepared to fight to the death, the crowd violently parted. Hunter Mcintosh, the terrifying man who had kidnapped her days ago, dropped to his knees in the broken glass and wrapped his bespoke jacket around her trembling shoulders.
Azura was completely paralyzed. Why was the monster who threatened her life now destroying billionaires just to protect her?
But the illusion of safety didn't last. Trapped in his Maybach hours later, Hunter threw a draconian employment contract at her feet.
"Sign it, and her care is covered. Forever."
He knew exactly how to break her. He was offering to pay off her mother's debt, but only if she signed her life away to become his personal assistant. With no other way out, Azura picked up the heavy pen.
8.7
I was the spare daughter of the Vitiello crime family, born solely to provide organs for my golden sister, Isabella.
Four years ago, under the codename "Seven," I nursed Dante Moretti, the Don of Chicago, back to health in a safe house. I was the one who held him in the dark.
But Isabella stole my name, my credit, and the man I loved.
Now, Dante looked at me with nothing but cold disgust, believing her lies.
When a neon sign crashed down on the street, Dante used his body to shield Isabella, leaving me to be crushed under twisted steel.
While Isabella sat in a VIP suite crying over a scratch, I lay broken, listening to my parents discuss if my kidneys were still viable for harvest.
The final straw came at their engagement gala. When Dante saw me wearing the lava stone bracelet I had worn in the safe house, he accused me of stealing it from Isabella.
He ordered my father to punish me.
I took fifty lashes to my back while Dante covered Isabella's eyes, protecting her from the ugly truth.
That night, the love in my heart finally died.
On the morning of their wedding, I handed Dante a gift box containing a cassette tape-the only proof that I was Seven.
Then, I signed the papers disowning my family, threw my phone out the car window, and boarded a one-way flight to Sydney.
By the time Dante listens to that tape and realizes he married a monster, I will be thousands of miles away, never to return.
8.5
Five years ago, Nina Hale lost everything... her family, her reputation, and the man she once loved. Betrayed by her own sister and abandoned by those she trusted most, she disappeared without a trace.
Now she's back.
With a new identity and a burning determination, Nina is ready to reclaim her life and chase the dream she once gave up: becoming a star actress. But her return awakens old enemies, and her scheming sister Lydia is determined to ruin her again.
Just when Nina thinks things can't get worse, she's caught in another trap... and unexpectedly crosses paths with a quiet, lonely little boy.
Ethan Grant hasn't spoken in years.
Feeling responsible for him, Nina agrees to stay and help the child come out of his shell. But she didn't expect Ethan's dangerously charming father, Lucas Grant, to enter the picture.
Cold, powerful, and impossible to read, Lucas slowly finds himself drawn to the woman who brightens his son's world.
What begins as a simple act of kindness soon turns into something far more complicated, because Nina came back for revenge.
She never planned to fall in love.
**********
"I saw you with him," Lucas said quietly, but the tension in his jaw gave him away.
Nina exhaled, crossing her arms. "You don't get to care."
"Don't I?" He stepped in, close enough that she had to tilt her head back to meet his eyes.
"This is just a contract."
"Then why does it bother me?" His hand hovered near her waist, not touching-yet.
"It shouldn't." Her breath faltered.
His gaze darkened, "And yet it does."
8.5
Amelia, an artist struggling to live a life full of dreams and hardships, finds herself caught in an unexpected vortex after a wild night at a masquerade ball. She wakes up with a hazy memory of piercing blue eyes and a powerful presence, without knowing who the man was or what happened? A few weeks later, Amelia's life changed forever when she realized she was pregnant. The baby's father? None other than the Lycan King, a powerful and dangerous creature who rules the hidden world of werewolves. Forced into a world of magic, danger, and forbidden love, Amelia must adapt to a new life. He must navigate the dangerous politics of the Lycan Kingdom, learn to control the new powers that arise within him, and face the wrath of the King's jealous couple. In the midst of this chaos, Amelia must choose: accept her fate as the Lycan King's mate, or fight for her freedom and the life she lives.
8.1
Red Moon
8.1
Blood Moon – Story Description
Blood Moon is a dark, thrilling tale of forbidden attraction, supernatural rivalry, and the fine line between predator and prey. Set in the seemingly ordinary Silver Hollow College, the story unfolds in a world where vampires and werewolves secretly coexist alongside humans, each hiding their true powers while battling their own instincts, rival clans, and the pressures of legacy. In this shadowed world, every glance can hide a threat, every conversation can carry hidden meaning, and every full moon can unleash the beast within.
At the heart of the story are Catrine Nella, a powerful young vampire, and Edwardo Zee, a disciplined yet conflicted werewolf. Catrine is sharp, cunning, and deadly, raised under the constant pressure of her ambitious step-sister who insists she feed on human blood to grow stronger. Catrine's natural talents in both magic and combat make her a force to be reckoned with, yet she struggles with morality, identity, and her own desire for control. Edwardo, on the other hand, is torn between his instincts as a wolf and the manipulations of his ruthless step-brother, who demands that he become a killer to claim alpha status. Edwardo wants to be a true alpha, not through bloodshed, but by protecting others and leading with honor-an ambition that sets him apart from his family and makes him both a target and a misfit among his kind.
The story begins with a violent, electrifying encounter between Catrine and Edwardo in the forest during the full moon. Both are drawn by their own impulses-Catrine performing a vampire ritual, Edwardo struggling to control the wolf within-and the resulting clash is fierce, brutal, and unforgettable. This first meeting ignites a dangerous rivalry, with each recognizing the other's extraordinary abilities while also sensing something forbidden and magnetic between them. Though enemies by instinct and heritage, the connection they forge amidst conflict sets the stage for a tension-filled enemies-to-lovers narrative that drives the series forward.
As the story unfolds, Silver Hollow College becomes a battlefield not just of physical strength but of intellect, cunning, and emotional power. Catrine and Edwardo test one another constantly-through subtle glances in class, tense encounters in crowded hallways, and increasingly dangerous confrontations in the forest. Each battle pushes them further, revealing vulnerabilities and strengths, and slowly transforms their relationship from animosity into fascination, grudging respect, and eventually, desire. Amidst this, both characters are confronted with the pressures of their families. Catrine's step-sister threatens her with weakness if she does not feed on human blood, while Edwardo's step-brother pressures him toward ruthless dominance, creating a constant tension that challenges their morality and tests the limits of their powers.
At its core, Blood Moon is a story about choice and identity. It explores the struggle between instinct and conscience, power and restraint, hatred and attraction. It examines what it means to be strong-not just physically, but emotionally and morally-in a world where strength often comes at the cost of humanity. Through fast-paced action, supernatural intrigue, and the slow-burning, dangerous pull between Catrine and Edwardo, the story blends romance, suspense, and fantasy into a gripping narrative. It is a saga of blood and moonlight, of predators and secrets, of rivalry and passion, and of two young supernatural beings whose lives are forever intertwined by fate, desire, and the power of the Blood Moon.
7.0
My marriage ended at a charity gala I organized. One moment, I was the pregnant, happy wife of tech mogul Gabe Sullivan; the next, a reporter' s phone screen announced to the world that he and his childhood sweetheart, Harper, were expecting a child.
Across the room, I saw them together, his hand resting on her stomach. This wasn't just an affair; it was a public declaration that erased me and our unborn baby.
To protect his company's billion-dollar IPO, Gabe, his mother, and even my own adoptive parents conspired against me. They moved Harper into our home, into my bed, treating her like royalty while I became a prisoner.
They painted me as unstable, a threat to the family's image. They accused me of cheating and claimed my child wasn't his.
The final command was unthinkable: terminate my pregnancy. They locked me in a room and scheduled the procedure, promising to drag me there if I refused.
But they made a mistake. They gave me back my phone to keep me quiet. Feigning surrender, I made one last, desperate call to a number I had kept hidden for years-a number belonging to my biological father, Antony Dean, the head of a family so powerful, they could make my husband's world burn.