beneath the flame

I'm pregnant! However, my stepsister tells me that I conceive a baby of my husband's superior, Eddison Zellweger. What's going on? I never slept with this guy. My husband confesses that he sent me to his superior's bed to get a promotion. Meanwhile, he has already hooked up with my stepsister. No!!! To take revenge on them, I sign a contract with Eddison Zellweger, my baby's father, the richest guy in this city. According to the contract, I have to divorce my husband and marry Eddison. However, we will divorce after I gave birth to his baby. During our marriage, he is not allowed to sleep with me. He agrees. Unexpectedly, after I marry Eddison, something is out of my control... Oh, it's a spoiled love from my baby's father.

She saved someone out of kindness, and never expected that she'd die in the process and her soul would traverse to an unknown era. When Xinyue woke up, she found out she had become an eight-year-old girl. Her family lived at the foot of Changbai Mountain, subsisting on ginseng farming, but life was bitterly hard. Luckily, her parents were neither soft nor favoring any one child and neither were her grandparents. Alright then, let the whole family join forces, all aiming for Xiao Kang.

Transmigrating to a world ruled by dragons, he becomes a red dragon named Karon. The first enemy he needs to fight against is his own sister, a little dragon which tries to snatch his food. "Eat it, fool, don't let your injuries affect your upcoming first slumber." "I accept your favor,"

Lin Dong transmigrates into a world dominated by Fire Mages, where inhabitants show a cult-like worship of flame. After escaping from the burning house, he awakens the Tear of the Water God and discovers that he might become the only Water Mage here. "This fire, isn't anyone going to put it out?" "You... How dare you! You're seeking death!"

#completed What Lives Beneath the Veil --- She smiles. You trust her. That is your first mistake. Your last mistake is breathing. --- THE PREMISE Every monster wears a mask. The most dangerous ones wear innocence. Princess Liora Veyne is born without a soul. No one notices. Not her family. Not her kingdom. Not the countless victims who will one day die smiling because she told them everything would be fine. She learns early: the world trusts a sweet face. So she gives them one. Eyes wide. Voice soft. Smile gentle. The perfect princess. The harmless girl. The last thing you will ever see. Behind the mask: centuries of blood. --- THE CURSE Her 101st victim does not die quietly. He dies cursing. No lover will ever satisfy you. You will crave endlessly—always hungry, never full. Every person who touches you will become your next sacrifice. The curse does not break her. It perfects her. Now she hunts differently. Not with violence. With seduction. Every willing body becomes a ritual. Every night of pleasure becomes a countdown to death. She traps them with charm, consumes them with hunger, and adds their power to her own. The craving never stops. Neither does she. --- THE CYCLE Across centuries, they come. Heroes. Warriors. Chosen ones. They gather their allies. They forge their weapons. They believe—foolishly, beautifully—that this time will be different. It is never different. She defeats them all. Not in battle. In trust. She learns their names. Their hopes. Their weaknesses. She becomes whatever they need—a friend, a lover, a savior—and destroys them when they are too broken to fight back. Their bodies fuel her immortality. Their screams become her lullaby. And the mask never slips. --- THE HORROR She watches kingdoms burn. Empires crumble. Stars die. She adapts. Evolves. Wears new faces in every era. Medieval castles. Industrial cities. Digital worlds. The future. The mask changes. The hunger does not. She is immortal. Insatiable. Unstoppable. And no one knows. Not the heroes who die trying to stop her. Not the families who weep at her "tragic" funerals. Not the world that calls her good. The veil has never lifted. It never will. --- THE TRUTH This is not a story about redemption. The villainess does not learn to love. The curse does not break. The heroes do not win. This is a story about failure. Eternal, absolute, hopeless failure. Every hero falls. Every lover dies. Every attempt to stop her makes her stronger. The cycle has no end. The hunger has no cure. The mask has no crack. She walks among you now. She smiles at you now. And you will never, ever know. --- "She has been wearing the veil for a thousand years. You will never see what lives beneath." --- End of Synopsis CONTENT WARNING: This series contains explicit sexual violence, human sacrifice, psychological torture, murder of innocent characters (including children and family members), ritualistic killing, and extreme horror. No character is safe. Read at your own risk.

The story of two couples in a parallel universe, the couple in the modern world finally met each other after years of separation, after the man she loved broke her heart, he decided to take his chance to get back his woman but an accident in both worlds involving the female leads causes their souls to merge. With one body lying in a vegetative state in the modern world and the other in the historical world, which one will survive to start another love story with the mysterious fourth prince.? Read to find out!

[COMPLETED] Born as the Yuasa family's illegitimate child, Yuasa Shouko was grateful for having a loving half-sister and caring aunt. Yet, she was utterly dismayed when her evil father and stepmother wanted to sell her off to a violent young master. But, why did she suddenly wake up to five years in the future? And, since when did she get married to Kashino Kyoya, the young master of the Kashino family? Wasn't he supposed to marry her half-sister? Shouko lost all the memories of the prior years. Despite that, Kyoya's gentle and respectful treatment put her at ease as she scoured the waters of her lost memories. She also gained a more supportive family at the same time. Yet... As time passed, Shouko realized Kyoya and everyone were hiding a dark secret from her. What made him so scared? What led to her loss of memories? ********** Yuasa Shouko: "You know, I am jealous of my past self because she experienced the love you gave her. I want to remember my feelings but... it's only void in my mind. What should I do?" Kashino Kyoya: "No matter who you are, the past you or the one with me right now, I love every part of you. So, don't be afraid. I won't ever make you question your trust in me." ------------ Discord: hansora#1507 Instagram: hansora_author AI-generated cover

Excerpt: Kinsey grinning widely made Katie suspicious at him. "Do you know something? Your friends intend to punish me if I don't win today. It seems they want to prank me afterward." Katie snorted. "As if I care." "Do you know the punishment that will be given to me?" Kinsey leaned over the table causing Katie to move back and put down her scoop of ice cream. "Looks like I'll be ordered to run around the forest all day... naked." Katie's eyes bulged, hearing this. "What if I pass your cottage? Or do you want to see me naked?" Katie's cheeks felt hot as the color was as red as a tomato. But she didn't know whether her face flushed due to anger or embarrassment to hear the vulgar words of the man. Her angry was skyrocket when she saw the cunning smirk on the man's lips. "YOU....!!" "I don't mind if you see me naked. Should I go to your room?" BANG! *** What it feels like to have your emotion controls the weather? That's what happens to Katalina van Oostven. Since she was small; every time she cried, the rain would fall. If she were angry, lightning would strike. If she were happy, flowers would bloom. But this power hinders her dream; thus, at the age of 16, she sealed her power in exchange of losing her memory of Kinsey, her childhood first love. Years passed, and they both meet again at a wedding reception, but only Kinsey remembers Katie! Not only that, but Kinsey also broke their promise years ago and misunderstanding occurred, separating them again for the second time. Six years later, fate pulled them together, but Katie's seal of power already broke. She only had six years left to live! Can they resolve their misunderstanding and reunite? Can Kinsey find a way to save Katie's life? Don't forget about those people aiming for Katie's power! Read the rest at: 'The Flame Queen and Her Sly Lover.' Come to talk to me in https://discord.gg/a7ypnYw7TF *** Second Identity series: My Only Love: The Targeted Heiress (complete) The Flame Queen and Her Sly Lover (complete) Ice Prince: Rewrite the star (new) Watch Out, Dad! Mom's Here To Kill You! (coming soon) The Heir's Beloved Is Not A Human (coming soon) The Prodigy Boy Is Actually A 25 Old Girl!? (ongoing) *the cover isn't mine so the credit belongs to the owner* Feel free to check my another works called 'Elementalist: Time Controllers' Support: paypal.me/vorstinstory

He is a threat to her existence. A hot-blooded dragon of Royal blood, King Malachi is taken hostage by the humans he despises so much. Deprived of his freedom, he is imprisoned in a dark cave, his rage growing with each day of torture and humiliation. The only light he sees comes in the form of a human female, offering her care. A woman who makes him burn with equal fury and desire. A woman who has no place in his heart or mind, for only one thought sustains him. Vengeance! And even if her kindness softens his heart and her touch sets his body aflame, she will not be spared his wrath. Because once he breaks the chains of slavery, he will burn down her whole world. She is the key to his freedom. The cold-hearted princess Ravina is a woman with a mission. Eradicate the dragon race from the face of earth. But when she finds out that the very creatures who killed her parents could also be the ones who kidnapped her sister, she has no choice but to change her plans. To find her sister, she must get closer to the creature she despises. But things don’t always go as planned and soon Ravina ends up finding more than she bargained for. Caught in a battle between humans and dragons, love and hatred, trust and betrayal, Ravina must make every choice with caution. And with every step she takes closer to the fiery beast, she risks melting the ice surrounding her heart and being consumed by the flames of fury and passion.

"What if I say it's too risky?" she asked. "Then I will respond with—you are worth every risk," he smiled. ... With a troubled past and financial issues, Maxim Warner never had it easy. Coming a long way from a small town, he never stopped despite the hurdles thrown his way. Charming and aloof, now the hotshot neurosurgeon has no use for emotions and even less use for love. However, things get twisted when he takes a familiar blonde as his tenant despite the jarring red flags in his mind. She is the same woman who once held his heart within her grasp. But she crushed it back then and he would be damned if he let her do it again. He would be a good friend to her. Nothing more. End of the story. Diana Chen, an American-Chinese heiress finds her life flipping upside down when she holds an infant in her arms. A tiny life that she is supposed to protect now but it comes at the expense of everything she has. Nevertheless, on the worst day of her life, she moves to another country and decides to start a new life. And probably it is a good sign that her new house owner is a familiar face. "Oh my god, Warner, I almost didn't recognize you!" She ruffled his hair but unlike how he used to laugh or blush in the past, he did not react and the atmosphere suddenly felt strained. Let her take it back. The new house owner being a familiar face is making things awkward because the broody neurosurgeon might not be the beautiful boy with haunted dark eyes she used to know once. He is a man now... mysterious and stunning with eyes that strangely smolder her. And she is beginning to feel things that she should not feel for him. God, is it too late to find rent somewhere else? Maxim has yet to get over what the young Diana did to him while Diana has a baby to raise in her penniless state. Amidst this, the last thing they want is to look at each other across the dining table like the world lacks oxygen and their mouths are the only strategy for survival. When the thin string of patience snapped, she made a proposal, "Take all my firsts," As he looked at her in stunned silence, she continued, "I want you to take all my firsts. If you can't, then I can go find someone who will—" her words were lodged back in her throat by his consequent actions. _ When the mysteries from the past unveil themselves gradually, will the two be able to get over their differences and own up to their feelings? Or will it be the final 'The End' for them this time?