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Nadia Mercer never saw death coming from the people she loved most. Betrayed by her husband Brandon and her best friend Marnie, she was drugged, locked inside a shipping container, and cast into the open sea—pregnant and left to die. But a kick from within changed everything. Fighting for two, she endured the impossible. Now Nadia is back. She walks into Brandon and Marnie's wedding—not to congratulate them, but to destroy them!

A man repeatedly sits on the same chair, each time more weary than before, until it becomes clear that life itself is wasted in the cycle of repeating the same mistakes.*This entry is participating in the ReelShort Reel Vertical Impact contest

Maya Hayes is a straight-A student with one goal: study hard, escape her violent father, and never look back. But when she stumbles into a tattoo parlor — fleeing a beating — she comes face-to-face with Oakridge High's resident rebel, Jude Sinclair. Soon, the well-behaved scholar and the rich kid with a broken past are thrown together as desk mates. Late nights turn into shared secrets. Insults give way to understanding. Bit by bit, they begin to see through each other's armor — and find something real underneath. Together, they make a pact: break free, fight back, and burn down everything that tries to keep them down.

Ethan Hayes travels back to the millennium with X-Ray vision. He finds Philip's artifact and Emperor Kane's porcelain. With Grace, he fights smugglers to retrieve lost treasures.

Logan Collins, heir to a wealthy family, was framed by his first love and sent to prison. While incarcerated, his family was tragically killed, and their assets were seized by his ex-girlfriend Jenna Grant's family. The only surviving relative is his young aunt. Fortunately, during his time behind bars, Logan mastered extraordinary skills—antiques, appraisal, gambling, medicine, and even cultivation. Upon release, he emerges invincible. Watch as Logan protects his only remaining family and navigates the urban jungle with swift justice!

On the day my IVF succeeded, I caught my husband with his pregnant mistress — but then I heard a sound from my unborn child, a past life where forgiveness destroyed me. So I gathered evidence, froze his assets, and served divorce papers before he got home. I walked away with his money and zero regrets. Then the vision revealed the truth: the real father is a global tycoon. I smiled. I still don't need him.

Maya Hayes is a straight-A student with one goal: study hard, escape her violent father, and never look back. But when she stumbles into a tattoo parlor — fleeing a beating — she comes face-to-face with Oakridge High's resident rebel, Jude Sinclair. Soon, the well-behaved scholar and the rich kid with a broken past are thrown together as desk mates. Late nights turn into shared secrets. Insults give way to understanding. Bit by bit, they begin to see through each other's armor — and find something real underneath. Together, they make a pact: break free, fight back, and burn down everything that tries to keep them down.

Calvin Lane descends from the mountains to honor a childhood pact—only to have his promised bride burn the contract. After saving the patriarch of the Hayes family, Calvin finds himself bound to the cold heiress Tessa Hayes. But as dark forces from his master's past resurface, Calvin learns his own bloodline hides a truth that threatens everything.

Based on the novel by Abbi Glines. Sadie White takes her mom’s housekeeping job at the Stone family beachside mansion and accidentally saves global pop star Jax Stone from a mob of fans. Their worlds collide through forbidden chemistry, steamy tension, and explosive jealousy as Sadie is swept into Jax’s glamorous — and dangerous — life. But fame, sabotage, viral scandals, and heartbreak threaten to tear them apart. As Sadie discovers who she is outside of the chaos, she and Jax must decide whether love can survive the glare of the spotlight.

Veronica Chandler's world ends when her husband, Arthur Reed, and her best friend, Tina Carter, betray and kill her. But fate offers her a second chance: she wakes up twenty years in the past, on the very day Arthur plans to steal her family's fortune by implanting Tina's embryo into her womb. This time, Veronica isn't the victim. With her fiercely loyal friend, Serena, by her side, she rewrites her fate, delivering revenge.

Years ago, I had a one-night stand, and ended up pregnant! However, after giving birth, my baby was taken away from me... Now, I return to the country, and accidentally meet my child and his father! Once, I protected my child from danger, and they started calling me lifesaver. I didn't know, my child has started to be skeptical of my identity since our first encounter! He insists that he should be calling me mommy, and his dad should be calling me his wife.