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Is obsession a disease, or the sincerest form of love? It’s a difficult question, especially when love has always been sold as the ultimate sacrifice. Clear/Ryne has her answer. The world sees her as a victim. History sees her as the perfect girlfriend. The truth sees her as a killer. Ryne Moore has a unique philosophy of love: born from the purity of an object corrupted for her pleasure. She wants to be loved the same way she loves her sweater — stained until it becomes truly hers. A love story between a yandere and a cheater. Both maintaining their masks of perfection while the air smells of burnt flesh. Ryne Moore: Yandere as a Philosophy of Love. A story of obsessive romance, infidelity, and mystery.

Prophecy: They are predestined mates. How much they don't want each other they can't stay away from each other. They are made for each other and will meet for a new change in werewolf empire. The blue moon here, plays an important part in their lives. It's said that when first blue moon had arrived in the werewolf empire the royal pack had emerged years before. When years after it had arrived, it was the indication that one of the predestined mate was born . And now these after three years it has arrived yet again to mark that his/her other half/mate/soulmate is born. Let's see how they change the future of werewolves

Blaire White just happened to do the wrong thing at the right time catching the eye of Mr. Moore and his wife. Sending her into a spiral of webs. To get past her and her brother's past she will have to be something she never expected nor did she want. Mr. Moore's personal pleasure and surrogate for money. Little did she know the whole depths of this sickening plan his and his wife had.

Gabrielle Moore has been fighting her whole life—she just didn't know it until now. The only daughter of a retired Army commander and the youngest of four brothers, Gabrielle was raised in a house where family meant learning to kill a man with your bare hands before you learned to drive. Each brother taught her something different: hand-to-hand combat, tactical shooting, reconnaissance, and the cold precision of a sniper's mindset. By eighteen, she could clear a room faster than most soldiers. But she walked away. Built a normal life. Normal friends who didn't know what she was capable of. Then she burned it all down. At twenty-five, Gabrielle quit her job, cut everyone except family out of her life, and enlisted in the U.S. Army—because she finally understood she was meant for something bigger. Basic training is a joke. Advanced training barely a warm-up. Gabrielle breezes through every challenge, catching the attention of her superiors. Then she joins BUD/S—Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training. Twenty-four weeks of hell designed to strip away everyone who doesn't belong. Cold water. Long nights. Instructors who want nothing more than to watch her quit. If she resists every urge to break, she'll be one of four soldiers hand-picked for Team A.L.P.H.A.—an elite group carrying out high-risk terrorism missions. Sergeant First Class Marcus "Hatch" Hatcher doesn't believe in prodigies. A decorated operator with a reputation for breaking recruits, he's been hand-selected to identify soldiers worthy of the most elite teams. He's hard. Unreadable. Measures worth in push-ups and character in how a soldier looks him in the eye after failing. From the moment Gabrielle steps into his sight, he can't look away. He rides her harder than anyone. Sharper criticism. Never a word of praise—but his eyes follow her everywhere. The attraction is immediate, electric, and absolutely forbidden. He's her superior. Anything more would end his career and destroy hers. There's a rumor he's a diagnosed psychopath. Gabrielle does everything to stay out of his way. But the Army has other plans. BUD/S is a reckoning. Everything her brothers taught her. Every punch she ever threw. Every time she got back up. It all leads to this. But the toll is starting to feel overwhelming. Hatch is always watching. As weeks wear on and the attrition rate climbs toward eighty percent, the line between commander and something more blurs. A stolen look. A moment of weakness. A single touch that shouldn't happen—and can never happen again. Gabrielle isn't just fighting for a spot anymore. She's fighting for respect. For belonging. For the man who can never be hers but might be the only person who truly sees her. For the man she's told is incapable of anything but taking a life with impeccable skill. An action-romance about legacy, grit, and the most dangerous mission of all: letting someone close enough to matter.

The web is a “lean forward and participate” medium. Television, by contrast, is a “lean back and let it wash over me” medium.

Lord, tidak, Lort ... dia adalah seorang pengurung diri yang menyukai video game seperti kebanyakan remaja lainnya. Pada saat ia hendak mencoba untuk mengubah kehidupannya dengan memberanikan diri untuk pergi ke sekolah karena masalah absen yang terlampau banyak, tiba-tiba saja ... kehidupannya berubah dengan sangat drastis... Ia terjatuh ... dan menemukan bahwa dirinya telah dipanggil ke dunia lain. Dan yang berada tepat di hadapannya saat itu adalah seseorang bernama Rord Roardia, gadis pendek dengan tanduk pada masing-masing sisi kepalanya yang mengaku sebagai putri dari raja iblis. Lort yang merasa tidak adil karena telah dipanggil secara sepihak akhirnya mengutarakan perasaannya pada yang memanggilnya, yaitu sang raja iblis itu sendiri. Raja iblis pun mengutuskan Rord, putrinya untuk ikut bersama dalam petualangannya. Petualangan yang bertujuan untuk mengalahkan raja iblis bersama dengan putri dari raja iblis itu sendiri?!

I love you. Just three simple words. That were anything but.

After being found and brought back by her wealthy family, Arabella Donovan has an unexpected awakening and discovers that the world she lives in is a mishmash of popular story tropes. Her eldest brother is the tragic guy in a melodramatic, angsty novel; Her second brother is the cannon fodder in an showbiz power-fantasy novel; Her third brother is the scapegoat who ends up with a criminal record in a doting teen romance; Her fourth sister is the vicious villainess in a 'real vs. fake heiress' story; And even her parents are just antagonistic background characters in some sweet, middle-aged romance. Arabella Donovan: This family is a complete collection of misfortunes. The word 'tragic' doesn't even begin to cover it. Her family, after hearing all of her inner thoughts: "..."

Good news: You've awakened. Bad news: You're the villainess. Renee Jennings accidentally obtains a system, allowing her to break free from the plot's control by completing missions. Renee Jennings: "Wait a minute, what's with all the animal dictionaries as a reward?" System: [They can give you an affinity with animals.] Renee Jennings: "Why?" System: [Because a villainess has no affinity with people.] Renee Jennings: "…" This joke is not that funny... * After unlocking animal languages, Renee Jennings embarks on a path of no return— Leading dogs to save a blind woman being stalked by a pervert. Reporting an evil old man who murdered his wife and hid her body, thanks to rats. Helping a kitten catch the murderer who killed its owner and buried the body. Finding tens of millions in stolen goods based on intel from birds. * While others are petting cats, Renee Jennings is riding a tiger. While others are falling in love, Renee Jennings is solving crimes. While others are getting married, Renee Jennings is rescuing endangered animals. While others are having kids, Renee Jennings is serving her country.

On the verge of death from illness, Yu Zhizhi transmigrates to the Beast World Planet, becoming the lowest-ranking plaything for slaughter. Her destiny was supposed to be a direct slaughter by powerful figures gone Berserk in their beast forms. Fortunately, she awakened the Childbirth System, and the style of the story suddenly changed— The maddened and fallen monster (Wolf): "I'll give you a choice, love me, or be bitten to death by me?" The evil Duke (Snake): "Beautiful maiden, please fall into the abyss of desire with me." The tyrannical Imperial Marshal (Shark): "I command you, you are only permitted to love me!" The wildly arrogant Crown Prince (Tiger): "I will kill all the males who covet you!!" (The list of Beast Husbands is expanding—) As the lowest-ranking female, Yu Zhizhi is doted on wildly by the powerful figures, undergoing Evolution all the way to the top-tier Rare grade and becoming the most noble existence in the Beast World Empire!