Short Reads

"Richard Lorde’s childhood friend had just become a widow. On our fifth wedding anniversary, he brought his childhood friend and her daughter into a..."

"I'd been gone three months, growing our turf.Came home to find some chick in my robe, on my couch, sipping my wine.I called security. Lesson time.T..."

"Charles Dickson will transfer five million dollars to me every time he cheats. After three years of being together, I've saved enough money to last..."

"My daughter is gravely ill, and her medical bills cost a bomb. My husband gives up on treating her. Then, he turns and runs into the arms of his ch..."

"When my mother falls gravely ill, my husband, who has asthenospermia, promises to help me think of something. So, I give him all my savings.Despite..."

"A fierce storm erupts on a mountain peak at 25,561 feet, trapping me in the mountain camp under heavy snow.My husband, the leader of the mountain e..."

"In my third month of employment, I realized that my colleagues were calling me an old geezer behind my back.This nickname came from Wanda Stewart’s..."

"When my mother went into kidney failure and needed a transplant, it was Pauline Maynard—on the brink of death herself—who gave my mom a second chan..."

"After our eighty-eighth canceled wedding, I called my business partner."I'm taking the Haviana market project."There was a beat of stunne..."

"Mom dies of rage when she discovers that the bride at my wedding has become Nelly Johnson, Harvey Fisher's business partner.My wedding turns into M..."

"The new colleague at my company is a stingy mother.On her first day, she shows up with a huge pile of expired snacks that her son refused to eat an..."

"I was finally pregnant after three years of marriage. I was going to head to where my husband works with a lunchbox in my hand to tell him the good..."

"I've been married to Elliot Graves, the mafia drug lord in NYC, for the past eight years. But today—on our wedding anniversary—I received a photo o..."

"[Wanna do it?] I accidentally sent the message meant for my bestie to her brother, Gerald Cooper.Ten minutes later, I received his reply. [In the M..."

"My fated mate left the pack, heartbroken, after I rejected him. Seven years later, he returned with his new mate-to-be.By then, the pack doctor had..."

"After being reborn, I make up my mind to stop chasing after my childhood crush, Emil McLaren.When he puts up a sign banning my presence at his birt..."

"As the college entrance exams approached, I paid the top student in our class to tutor me.But the day she came over, she brought along her childhoo..."

"My wife cheated on me—with my cousin.The three of us were headed to sign divorce papers when bam—car crash.Next thing I knew, I was back on the day..."

"I had everything planned a month in advance for our holiday. I was going to take my wife and daughter on a trip to see the country's beautiful land..."

"The night before our wedding, Edward Fowler's friends gather for a celebration. A full set of sex toys lies in the gift box from his tomboy bestie,..."

"The day she found out about the tumor, Noemi Rosales made one wild choice—she'd give her corneas to her blind husband, Daniel Gomez. Quietly. No sp..."

"I've been caught in a relationship with a divorced man for eight years.We've broken up and reconciled too many times to count. In the end, I tallie..."

"My husband, Caleb Price, and I, Sienna Hart, have been married for many years. Our relationship is going strong, and our son, Tobey, is thoughtful ..."

"I’m the Vettori family princess. The only one.It was our fifth anniversary. A big dinner party at the estate.A waiter spilled red wine on my husban..."