A Light In His Dark

Desperate to escape her greedy stepmother, she signs a marriage contract with a cold, rigid construction manager, expecting a life of poverty. But when the ink dries, she discovers he lives in a multi-million-dollar penthouse, speaks fluent business French, and forbids her from doing chores. His bizarre refusal of physical touch leads her to suspect he is gay and using her as a beard. Relieved, she becomes his supportive friend, until elite job offers and his increasingly intense behavior reveal a far more dangerous obsession lurking beneath his perfect, controlled exterior.

Lila Harper’s life collapses just before her wedding when she uncovers her fiancé’s infidelity. A night of drinking leads her to the wrong hotel room and into the arms of Lucian Kane, a cold, commanding billionaire. Their intense connection takes a complicated turn when Lila discovers Lucian is her new boss. As their professional lives merge with an illicit attraction, Lucian’s growing obsession demands her total surrender and absolute devotion.

After a past life of devotion to her adoptive brother Wendel Lancaster ended in devastating betrayal, Iris receives a second chance. Previously, she sacrificed her education and family for him, only for Wendel to elope with his first love and steal her child. Now, Iris secretly contacts her biological parents in Nashville, planning her escape. When Wendel arrogantly dismisses her departure, he has no idea she is cutting ties forever—until his regret drives him to his knees a year later.

After catching his wife, Ada Green, in the act of betrayal, Mr. Brown is met with harsh contempt. Demanding a divorce, Ada boasts that her new wealthy lover, Eric Smith, will provide the luxurious life Brown never could, mockingly dismissing him as hopelessly poor. However, the tables turn instantly when they meet face-to-face. Eric drops to his knees in terror, begging Mr. Brown for forgiveness. Realizing her ex-husband is actually a powerful billionaire, she begs to remarry him, but she is met with a cold rejection.

To the outside world, she was a cherished fake daughter, adored by her foster parents and favored by her brother over their newly found biological sister. Yet, retribution spared no one. By the time her childhood companion—now an official—arrives, she has already poisoned and hung her entire family in the corridor. Driven by the dark filth she uncovered, she watches her old friend break down in horror. Can he comprehend the grim justice behind her gruesome, calculated revenge?

Diagnosed with Soul Withering Syndrome, a fatal condition starving her inner wolf, she seeks comfort from her mate Gideon, the alliance's top healer. Instead of care, she overhears him dismissing her pain as manipulation to force a mating ceremony, all while he obsesses over the deceptive rogue Yara. When Yara fakes a poisoning, Gideon abandons her without hesitation, leaving her to cough black blood in a freezing hallway. After seven years of neglect, she discards his silver ring, accepts an arranged marriage to the dangerous Alpha Silas, and finally chooses to live for herself.