Story By Esther Matthew
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Esther Matthew

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I am a writer and passionate about writing stories.
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The Shattered Vow
Updated at Jan 25, 2026, 02:49
Story Blurb He asked me to sacrifice everything for his career. I never imagined it would save me.When my husband John begged me to meet privately with his billionaire boss, I knew what he was really asking. What I didn't know was that Damien Cross would see right through the degrading proposition and offer me something far more dangerous than a single night.He offered me a choice.Damien gave John the promotion anyway, then told me to wait. To see if my husband's success would change him, or reveal who he truly was. He slipped me his card and said four words that would alter my destiny: “Call me when you need me.”Six weeks later, I stood on a sidewalk with my life in garbage bags, thrown away by the man I'd given everything to. John had gotten his promotion, found a woman he deemed more worthy, and discarded me like trash.I made the call.Now I'm living in a billionaire's penthouse, caught in a dark romance that began with betrayal and burns hotter than anything I've ever known. Damien Cross is possessive, ruthless, and utterly consuming. He sees the strength in me that everyone else overlooked. He wants to show me what I'm capable of if I'm brave enough to embrace the darkness.But transformation comes with a price. And Damien always collects his debts.My husband sold me for a promotion. His boss is claiming for me. And I'm discovering that the best revenge isn't destroying your enemies, it's becoming so powerful they become irrelevant.From a broken wife to a billionaire's obsession.
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Moon Bound: A Christmas Eve in Hong Kong
Updated at Jan 20, 2026, 21:41
When love crosses borders, sometimes it crosses into the impossible.Dr. Marcus Thornwood is a wildlife biologist with a devastating secret: every full moon, an ancient family curse transforms him into a wolf. For four years, he's loved Debra Mwansa while hiding the truth, disappearing monthly with elaborate excuses, terrified that honesty will destroy everything.Across three continents from Zambia to France, Namibia to China Marcus and Debra have built a life together despite impossible visa regulations, constant relocations, and the weight of unspoken secrets. They have two children, a love that refuses to break, and dreams of finally making their commitment official. But marriage requires truth, and truth requires courage Marcus isn't sure he possesses.When they discover that Hong Kong offers a rare legal pathway to wed without residency, Marcus faces an impossible choice: marry the woman he loves while continuing the deception that's slowly poisoning their relationship, or risk everything by revealing the monster he becomes under the full moon.On Christmas Eve 2018, in a registry office in a city neither of them calls home, Marcus and Debra will exchange vows that mean more than either of them could have imagined. But with the next full moon approaching and the transformation threatening to come early, their wedding day becomes a race against time, instinct, and the curse that has haunted Marcus's family for three hundred years
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