Crown of Shadows：The Empress’s Revenge

After seven years together, Ruby Carrington picks up her boyfriend in a heavy downpour, only for him to find a stranger's hair and a puddle of water in his usual front seat. Ruby coldly admits to an affair with a younger intern, praising his looks and personality over his own. Despite her betrayal and his severe germaphobia, she offers a cynical ultimatum: ignore her infidelity, and she will still marry him. Now, he must face the suffocating reality of a broken relationship.

Anika’s world shatters when her billionaire husband, Wilbert Chambers, destroys her family to shield his childhood friend, a negligent doctor who left Anika's father comatose. To protect this woman, Wilbert jails Anika's brother and forces Anika to record a fake apology. When her father is abandoned to convulse in his final moments, Wilbert casts Anika aside. Pushed to the brink, Anika plots to divorce her ruthless spouse, fake her own death, and disappear forever with her family.

On her eighteenth birthday, Selene’s world shatters when she discovers her fated mate, Alpha Kael, in the arms of another. Instead of accepting the betrayal, she defies tradition by rejecting him and fleeing her pack. While navigating her new life, Selene uncovers hidden truths about her lineage and a dark conspiracy threatening the werewolf realm. As Kael pursues her, she must choose between her past and a future of her own making.

After donating her kidney to Lucius, Lola is heartlessly abandoned. He wakes with amnesia, wrongly crediting his ex, Scarlett, for the life-saving act. Left with nothing, Lola partners with the formidable Kingsley Reid to secure the power required for vengeance. Shedding her past vulnerability, she evolves into a woman driven by justice. To crush her enemies, Lola must navigate a perilous alliance, even if it requires conquering Kingsley’s icy heart.

Every April Fools' Day, her boyfriend and his childhood friend execute a heartless prank: a fake marriage proposal. After a mechanical ring caused her physical pain last year, he swore this year’s engagement would be genuine. She arrives hopeful and dressed for the occasion, only to be met with a face full of cake. Realizing his apologies are empty, she decides to end their six-year cycle of disappointment. As she walks away for good, the man who treated her love like a game is suddenly consumed by a sense of loss.

During Jasper Ford’s fifth birthday, his father prepares an elaborate feast, only to be met with Cheryl Bennett’s cold impatience. As the candles are lit, a hidden reality surfaces: Cheryl and Jasper are players in a system quest. A sudden notification confirms their success, granting them passage back to their original world. While they prepare to abandon him, the protagonist reveals a quiet indifference. Having endured their coldness, he is ready to let them go and move on alone.