The Emperor I Kept as a Lover

When an underprivileged student moves into her home, the protagonist of A Love That Fades loses everything. Her younger brother and childhood sweetheart both fall for the newcomer, effectively stripping her of her family and her future. Driven away by her fiancé’s cruel wish for her death, she decides to vanish completely. However, her departure triggers an unexpected obsession. The man who once despised her presence now spirals into madness, desperately hunting for the woman he cast aside.

For five years, he stayed by Selene’s side, only for the surgeon to abandon their wedding forty-nine times. Whether it was a charting error or workplace drama, her intern Kaelen always came before their vows. After being left at the altar repeatedly while guests mocked him, he finally reaches his breaking point. Leaving New York behind, he returns home to embrace his role as a powerful CEO. By the time a desperate Selene realizes her mistake and begins a frantic search, he is already gone.

A devoted, pregnant wife finds her world shattered in an instant. While performing her usual nightly routine, she discovers a hidden credit card statement tucked away in her husband Wesley's blazer pocket. Unfolding the receipt under the kitchen light reveals an unrecognized account with a staggering balance of forty-seven thousand dollars, sparking a dark mystery that threatens everything she knows.

In a future shaped by advanced technology, the Hayes couple finds their once-stable marriage crumbling under the weight of a catastrophic gamble. When a high-stakes bet goes wrong, the fallout threatens their social standing and their emotional bond. As sci-fi elements intertwine with their personal crisis, they must navigate a world of shifting loyalties. Can their love survive the consequences of their failure, or will the cost be too high to pay?

Ravenbrook's wealthiest heir, Julian Whitmore, carries a deadly legacy. Eight of his brides have met gruesome, unexplained ends inside the family's ancestral temple on their wedding nights. Despite locked-room surveillance showing no intruders, the bloody pattern continues. Believed to be cursed, the family can find no more willing brides—until I step forward in a blood-red gown. Claiming a long-held affection for Julian, I volunteer to be his ninth wife, ready to face whatever lurks in the dark.

On our tenth anniversary, my husband reveals he is a billionaire CEO demanding a fake divorce to marry the Pruitt heiress for technology. He claims his heart remains mine, but my phone screen shows silent, explicit video proof of his betrayal. I calmly agree to the split. As he walks away, I reply to a month-old email. If the Pruitts want me back, I demand 25% of their shares and control over the dowry, or I will not honor my childhood betrothal to the Vances.