Chained by Affection

After pulling three consecutive all-nighters to resolve a catastrophic system error, a dedicated employee single-handedly rescues their firm from the brink of total collapse. Yet, despite preventing absolute disaster through sheer exhaustion and dedication, this crucial triumph somehow paves the way for an unexpected termination. Dive into this gripping modern novel to discover how saving a company from a devastating downfall resulted in getting abruptly sacked over the most ridiculous catalyst.

After her father’s favored illegitimate daughter, Elowen, refuses to marry the cursed Alpha Thoren Dravenwood, the protagonist agrees to take her place. She harbors a deep resentment for Elowen, who has stolen everything from her. When a vampire ambush occurs, her protector, Kael, abandons her to save Elowen instead. Discovering Kael is actually a powerful Alpha who hid his identity to woo her sister, she flees. Rather than endure further heartbreak, she chooses to bind herself to the slumbering Thoren.

Dante Moretti, the Chicago Outfit's Capo, betrayed my decade of devotion by harvesting my kidney to save his mistress, Sofia. Left to drown in a frigid river, I survived to discard my past love. Seeking retribution, I propose a strategic marriage to his enemy, Enzo Falcone. Now, a regretful Dante desperately offers to return what he stole while begging for my mercy. He is far too late; I want nothing from the man who discarded my life for another.

Emmy’s Broadway career ended after a stage fall, leaving her dependent on her husband, Hudson. Three years later, she discovers Hudson and her doctor, Bethany, conspired to fake her injuries and poison her. Following a brutal, forced embryo harvest, Emmy narrowly survives and escapes their control. After meticulously erasing her trail, she leaks evidence of their cruelty to the public, beginning a cold-blooded mission to dismantle the lives of those who betrayed her.

After years of serving as Don Aido Derocchi’s private secretary, the protagonist stuns her social circle by resigning. She claims she is traveling to Melbir to retrieve her late husband's effects, but the truth is far more complex. Her supposed husband is Aido himself, and their son, Leo, is the result of a hidden night together. Tired of being an unacknowledged Donna and a mother to a child forbidden from calling his father 'papa,' she decides to leave the mafia world behind for good.

Evelyn Rhys built FalknerTech from the ground up alongside her childhood sweetheart, Dominic. But the moment her grueling IVF journey finally ends in a confirmed pregnancy, her world shatters. She discovers footage of Dominic passionately kissing a lookalike. As her joy turns to ash, a powerful lifeline emerges. The elite heir of the Valerius Group offers a scandalous proposition: divorce her cheating husband, enter a marriage of convenience, and destroy those who betrayed them.