Promises Made to Empty Dreams

Connor hosts only three annual livestreams, promising to fulfill any accepted request for free. During his final broadcast of the year, a distraught woman seeks help finding her son, who has been missing for two decades. Despite the massive audience’s pleas for mercy, Connor stares at her face and senses an icy, inexplicable dread. Breaking his streak of benevolence, he shuts down the connection and denies her plea, leaving viewers stunned by his sudden, chilling refusal.

For five years, Victoria Blake trusted Nathan's vow to stay child-free—he even had a vasectomy. When a nurse reveals he secretly reversed it, she hopes he wants a family with her. Instead, his assistant sends a video from their bed, proving he wants a baby with someone else. Worse, he's draining her fortune, forging her signature, and conspiring with her father. They expect silence. Instead, Victoria summons Julian Moretti, the dangerous man she left years ago, to burn their empire down.

Shelley’s three-year contract marriage to Christopher Chandler was defined by cold distance and humiliation. Christopher constantly prioritized his first love, Maurice, even sacrificing Shelley’s career during a malicious media smear. Walking away from the ruins, Shelley rebuilds her life with top actor Cliff Compton. But when a regretful Christopher returns, begging on his knees to act as a mere substitute shadow, Shelley has only one cold reminder: their contract has expired.

After her fated mate, the future Alpha, publicly rejects her for a stronger wolf, Elara is cast out of her pack in disgrace. Her life takes a shocking turn when she encounters Silas, the legendary Lycan King known for his ruthlessness. Claiming her as his own, Silas offers Elara a chance at power and revenge. Now, she must navigate the dangerous royal court while her former lover realizes he made a terrible mistake in letting her go.

Lia, a scorned half-blood Vessel, possesses miraculous blood that serves as her only worth. Captured by the ruthless Alpha Derek Damsi, she faces his blame for the feral beast ravaging his spirit. However, Lia discovers her unique essence is the sole cure for his inner darkness. As she soothes his monster, her abilities alert lethal foes. To survive, she must control the creature inside Derek, or she will eventually fall as his final victim.

Why does tragedy constantly target the innocent? In this deeply emotional modern romance, a blameless young woman is forced to confront relentless hardships, leaving her wondering what she did to deserve such a fate. Meanwhile, a mysterious man finds himself entangled in the same cycle of accusation and despair. As their lives collide, painful questions arise: who is truly to blame for their suffering, and is anyone genuinely at fault? Discover their heartbreaking journey in this poignant tale.