Checkmate: The Trap I Set for You

Sophia Sinclair endured agonizing punishment and bore another man's child to break a family curse, hoping for a future with Lucas Montgomery. She begged him to wait, oblivious to the pain her choices caused him. When their daughter fell ill, Sophia's distrust led to Lucas being trapped in cold storage. Though she finally uncovered her family's web of lies, it was too late. Lucas has disappeared, leaving Sophia to face the wreckage of their shattered love alone.

When Hazel’s first love, Eric, dies in a car crash after learning of her marriage, everyone expects her to divorce her second-choice husband. Instead, she smothers him with newfound affection and adopts a dog to bond. But her husband sees through her sudden devotion. In front of their shocked family, he demands a divorce. Despite her disbelief and claims of being a good wife, he knows the unsettling truth behind her change of heart.

Gabrielle returns to Edward Harrington's elite world after six years in hiding. Forced back by her mother’s failing health and a need to protect her young daughter, she confronts the powerful man she once abandoned. Edward, now cold and unforgiving, seeks total dominance over her life. As they navigate a web of bitterness and old passion, Gabrielle struggles against poverty and his judgment to keep their child safe from the shadows of their shared history.

During a pre-wedding celebration, a revealing game exposes a devastating truth. Sebastian Henson's close female friend, Jill Fox, boldly announces to the room that she kept his underwear as a souvenir from a night they spent together on his fifth anniversary with the protagonist. Instead of offering an explanation, Sebastian playfully dismisses the act, leaving his bride-to-be humiliated. Mocked for her boundaries, she realizes her fiancé's loyalty lies elsewhere before they even reach the altar.

Ariel Nichols lived a nightmare where her husband’s secretary, Regina Wade, siphoned her fortune and health. While Regina flourished as a lucky charm, Ariel suffered horrific accidents and a rotting illness. Even her husband, Jack Burns, defended Regina until Ariel’s agonizing death. Now, Ariel has been reborn on the day the deception began. In this intense mystery and horror story, she must reclaim her fate and stop the woman who thrived by transferring her own bad luck onto others.

Ivy and Lucian once defined marital perfection, but a sweltering summer day destroys their facade forever. When their heart-compromised daughter, Daisy, tragically perishes after being locked in a hot car by Delilah’s child, Ivy's life is ruined. Seeking retribution only brings more horror as Ivy’s sister is brutally tortured for confronting the culprits. Instead of offering support, Lucian coldly demands Ivy sign a forgiveness release, threatening to destroy her if she refuses to comply.