I Paid $2,000 for a Haircut—Now They’ll Pay

Hailey thought she was just getting her nails done, but one scam and a boyfriend's betrayal later, she's the villain in someone else's love story. When Jason sides with the scheming nail tech and threatens to dump her if she doesn't pay up, Hailey finally snaps—and calls the cops. But after years of being the sidekick, she's done playing nice; this time, she'll write her own ending, no matter who gets hurt.

After years of unpaid overtime and brutal humiliation, I finally snapped when my greedy boss stole a dead worker’s insurance payout. So I wired every cent the company had—over $2 million—to a scammer, knowing it would ruin him and his spoiled family. Now, bleeding on the conference room floor, I wonder if justice will finally take my side, or if I’ll be destroyed along with them.

He gave me $750,000 to walk away—then crashed my wedding years later. When Autumn Lane finally breaks free from Marcus Whitlow’s icy grip, she thinks she’s found peace in Ethan’s gentle love. But Marcus, the man who only wants what he can’t have, isn’t done playing games. As old wounds reopen and new temptations arise, Autumn must decide: will she let her past destroy her future, or finally break the cycle of heartbreak for good? When love is a battlefield, can you ever really escape the one who broke you—or will history repeat itself? What happens when the price of moving on is your own heart?

A single viral video turns my boss into a corporate cheapskate overnight—and suddenly, my master’s degree is worth less than coffee money. As the only grad student left, I’m forced to fight for my dignity while my so-called mentors collect my bonus and mock my ambition. When I finally quit, the company tries to stiff me—until I turn their own arrogance into a weapon, setting a trap with a contract and a secret recording. But when the tables turn, will I get justice—or just another empty promise? What’s the real price of staying silent when the system is rigged against you?

I sold my soul to a scam ring for a shot at survival, not redemption. Buried in the Arizona desert, Maya’s world is blood, numbers, and brutal loyalty—where one slip can cost you your life or your freedom. She’s traded her past for a new identity and clawed her way to the top, outwitting both marks and monsters to earn her place. But when her next target’s name comes up—someone tied to the secrets she’s running from—Maya must decide if she’ll risk everything to win, or finally become the prey. In a compound where trust is a weapon and mercy is weakness, can Maya outplay the devil himself—or will her own ghosts bring her down?

Some endings are silent, but the ache never is. I thought Eli and I were forever—until a single betrayal tore us apart, leaving me clutching memories and a cheap county fair kite. Years later, I’m called back to his side as his emergency contact, thrown into a whirlwind of old wounds and unfinished business. He’s surrounded by new admirers, but the past still claws at both of us. I want closure, maybe even forgiveness, but Eli only offers distance. My friends say I’m a fool for loving him, but they never saw the sacrifices he made, the debts unpaid. Now, as I watch him slip away for the last time, I’m haunted by one question: Was I the one holding him back—or was he always running from something he could never name? If love is letting go, why does it hurt so much to set him free?

Dragged into a world of humiliation over thirty-six cents, a struggling driver is forced to choose between survival and dignity when a wealthy customer turns a night out into a brutal test of pride. As money, violence, and shame swirl around him, he clings to the memory of his parents’ hopes—until a single, shocking act flips the power dynamic forever. Will he reclaim his worth, or be broken by a system rigged against him?

I paid his rent, funded his dreams, and still, Sean gave his heart to someone else. Now, as a new, eager sugar baby tries to buy my affection with charm and ambition, I wonder if I’m just another transaction in this city of deals. When love is bought and loyalty is always for sale, who’s really using who?

He tossed thirty million at me to end our marriage—then forgot I ever existed. When Adam’s accident wiped our years together clean, his first love swooped in, and I was left with nothing but a divorce check and a heart full of rage. But I’m not the woman he remembers—or the one he thinks he can erase. With secrets, stolen money, and betrayal piling up, I set out to reclaim my power, even if it means exposing the man I once loved. If he can’t remember our past, can he survive what I do next? The price of forgetting me may be more than either of us can afford.

He killed the boy’s parents and offered him a chance at revenge. Instead, the child begged to become his apprentice. Ten years later, the swordmaster known as ‘Coach’ and his unlikely student, Caleb, live in uneasy peace atop a mountain—until a letter drags them back into the bloody world they tried to escape. In a world where debts are paid in blood and mercy is weakness, Caleb’s refusal to kill puts him at odds with everything his mentor stands for. When violence erupts in a small-town diner, Coach demands his apprentice cross the line—forcing both to confront what it really means to break the cycle of hate. But when old friends beg for justice and ghosts of the past demand reckoning, can two broken men choose a new path—or will vengeance claim them both? If forgiveness is impossible, is there any way out?

Desperate for a fortune, I signed up to be the Bennett family’s paid daughter-in-law—three million a son, two million a daughter, just for giving birth. But the Bennett heir is a gorgeous, unwilling bachelor with a secret, and his mother is determined to tie us together at any cost. Now I’m stuck between my family’s dreams and a husband who refuses to play along—until one night changes everything, and suddenly the whole city is watching our every move.

He’s the city’s coldest rich kid. I’m the farm boy paid to warm his hands—and maybe his broken heart. The job was supposed to be simple: mop floors, keep secrets, and never ask questions about the mansion’s golden son, Julian. But one midnight meltdown, a forbidden kiss, and a ten-thousand-dollar betrayal later, I’m tangled in a web of family power games, dangerous brothers, and a pop star with bite marks on his neck. Every touch blurs the line between comfort and control. Every secret I keep for Julian is a lie I owe his enemies. When the pills run out and the music stops, will I save him—or destroy him for a paycheck? What’s the price of being the only warmth he trusts?