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Serena Stanton never imagined she would encounter Adrian Shaw again in this lifetime. Unexpectedly, due to a hotel card mix-up, she opened the door and bumped into her ex-boyfriend she hadn't seen in five years. During their school days, Serena was an ordinary girl who adhered to rules and completed her studies through financial aid. Adrian Shaw was a cold and unruly aristocrat who was never short of flattery and attention. They were worlds apart, seemingly having nothing in common. Yet, few knew they once secretly dated. When they broke up, the situation was tense and awkward. Years later, upon reuniting, Serena fortunately thought that someone as distinguished and admired as Adrian Shaw, heir to the Shaw Family, would not remember her among the countless people who liked him. Until at a gala, Adrian Shaw's rival, The Second Master Grant, publicly announced, "My fiancée, Serena Stanton." In public, he held her hand with an indifferent and genuine tone, "Miss Sterling looks familiar." In private, within the dimly lit bedroom of a villa, Adrian Shaw held Serena's chin, his tall and imposing figure pressing her against the mirror, kissing her lips fervently: "Shall I notify your fiancé that we're getting marriage certificates tomorrow?" The Shaw Family and the Grant Family were arch enemies, and Serena was perceived as the Young Madam of the Grant Family. After their secret relationship was exposed, new and old grievances were stirred. Everyone expected Serena to have completely enraged Adrian Shaw and waited to see her beg in distress. Until one day, someone witnessed the usually aloof man forcibly pull the nearly passing Serena into his embrace. Large hands gripped her slender waist as he bowed his head into the nape of her neck, his voice lingering, "Darling, hold me." That night, the elite circle buzzed with explosive gossip: Adrian Shaw is undermining his dead rival, preparing to steal the bride!

"Things have happened to change me Ava." Between fighting her pride, against her feeling for this man,and the desire to revenge Alfred—her son's near death experience, Ava Moore, chose revenge. It was the only thing she wanted to do to this spawn of the, devil—Marcus Thompson. First,she would show him, she too can work hard to fame. From being a cleaner ,to a multibillionaire CEO like him, and foot the medical bills of her son—alone. Then, she would starve him of what he wants to know—That he was everything she shouldn't want. She would date Frodd ,his business rival , and watch him bleed with envy. Two things Marcus Thompson hated—A shallow mind and a haughty heart. Two things he loved—Ava and BlueBird. For BlueBird, it was his life. His sweat. His luck. His wealth. His multibillion dollars tech company, he built from scratch, topping Forbes list for ten years. For Ava, he was hopelessly addicted to her and her son. He must however, convince her that the accident he had in Baltimore, before they met, changed something in him and that the Merrick she loves in NewYork is the Marcus she hated in Baltimore. Worse still, he needs to investigate who tried to kill him and drown BlueBird, Frodd, his arch-enemy, or Lucas, his cousin.

To love is to be vulnerable. There's always risk. Nonetheless, to love is also an opportunity to gain wisdom from your mistakes. That's what they said, that's what i had been always believe. Until the moment when my life got shuttered. I dedicated my life for someone whom i thought love me enough. Whom i thought love me equally. I was wrong, To those years we spent with each other. They all vanished like bubbles in thin air. The past came back and it destroyed the present, even the future that awaits to the two aspiring lovers. I've been asking my self, what went wrong. What has gotten that suddenly we split up? What's not enough that i couldn't still fill the hole in his heart? I thought, we were okay. I thought, it's fine. I thought i fixed him already, i thought he love me. Maybe he did, but not to the extent that he can let go the person who once destroyed him. I was just a fixer huh, one you can run to whenever you need help then leave 'coz you don't need her anymore.

Born into a world that never offered a kind glance, a boy’s childhood is stolen at nine, chained to a decade of brutal labor as a prisoner of war. For the crime of choosing life over a suicide mission, he is left to rot in a lightless cell. As he finally surrenders to a drowning death, he discovers it is not an end, but a descent. He has entered an eternal prison for the beings who betrayed their creator, and their escape will mean the deletion of mankind. To succeed where gods failed, this boy who has known only suffering must answer the ultimate question: What is a god? If he cannot, there will be no one left to ask it, much less, answer.

Hello Guys,Volume 1 is neear finished, and will go to second volume Plot Summary: In a world where heroes and villains are defined by deeds and desires, Diaz awakens in the body of a seemingly ordinary young man, believed to be the vanished son of the celebrated hero. Unbeknownst to the world, Diaz is not the missing heir, but a reincarnated former underworld boss who once wielded power with ruthless cunning. Diaz seizes the opportunity to assume the identity of the hero's son, embracing the role of an heir while secretly orchestrating his own agenda. With his underworld experience, he employs a web of deceit and manipulation that rivals the very foes he inherited along with the hero's legacy. He manipulates the political landscape and pits his enemies against each other, all while maintaining the guise of a grieving son. As Diaz navigates the world of heroes, magic, and treachery, he discovers that the his past dissappearance was no accident. A shadowy organization with its own nefarious goals had orchestrated the original heir's vanishing act, plunging the realm into chaos. Diaz uncovers the truth behind his predecessor's fate, learning of the hero's flaws and unshared secrets. Harnessing his underworld connections and strategic brilliance, Diaz wages a shadow war against the organization, drawing on the resources he had once commanded. Along the way, he assembles an unlikely group of allies, individuals who thrive in the shades of morality and share his desire to dismantle the organization that manipulated them all. But as Diaz digs deeper, he grapples with his own transformation. He must confront the morality of his past actions and the consequences of his present manipulations. As lines blur between redemption and revenge, Diaz must decide whether to embrace his role as a savior or succumb to the darkness he once ruled. The story is slow but i assure you is just a rain before the storm. There are a harem in the story. But i guaranted you they are not just vase girl. Well but being manipulated by our MC ofcourse. Our MC is not that good but he also not so much evil. MC always puts himself first and not a naive MC

"With you, the red light will eventually turn green" ===== As she looked into his eyes, those deep dark irises, eyes that seemed to look into her very soul. That smirk that screamed 'danger'. She shuddered, feeling cold sweat drench her shirt "What's wrong?" his magnetic voice sounded with almost inhuman dexterity, he held her by the waist. "Stay-stay back, don't touch me!" her voice was shaking, almost breaking into a shout, but was actually a whimper. She slipped into his arms, heart pounding, eyes darting. Feeling complicated, a mixture of reluctance and pleasure. His chiseled face leaned into her hair, noise sniffing greedily. Her hair stood on end with nervousness, seeing the sharp fangs at the edges of his reddish pink lips. "Now you can be mine forever" 'No' she thought, but couldn't bring herself to speak. She gradually closed her eyes in despair. "I won't kill you, you're to beautiful for that" seeing her disposition, the man was amused. Vera opened her eyes in bewilderment and confusion. Mustering her courage and will, she managed yo squeeze out one word. "Why?" Her imagination ran wild, doubts began to form and dissipate at astonishing speeds. She hated when she wasn't aware of the situation. Soon her fear became anger, and anger gave way to rage. "So you kidnapped me and made me feel like a piece of shit for nothing?" The man smiled widely, and her fear returned. {CREDIT TO THE OWNER OF THE COVER From Pinterest}∆∆

Alex Pat, a man with a tragic memory by the lake as a child, now feels that his past has manifested into a unnatural stalker constantly following him.

“It always amazes me how this world can rip your heart apart with its cruelty and then glue the pieces back together with its heavenly beauty.” How would you feel stuck in a world that deceives you and punishes you for something you never did?A world of perfectionism that’s sucked into the delusion of what a persons eye colour makes them. Jem’s life isn’t easy in this foreign world she’s sucked into, the betrayal and deceit she faces is nothing less then torture from her journeys though it.

When the yacht accident happened, Jason chose to save his childhood sweetheart, Arielle, first. Even my daughter begged, “Save Auntie Arielle! I don’t want my mom!” “Your wife will suffocate if we don’t rescue her immediately,” the rescue team warned. Jason replied coldly, “Save Arielle first. My wife is a good swimmer.” I watched them celebrate Arielle’s survival while I nearly drowned. I had given them everything, but my life was worth less than a scratch on someone else. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day of the accident. This time, I would live for myself…

WARNING- This story contains: Strong Language, Abuse, Sexual Assault, Offensive Terms and Violence. Please don't read if any of these trigger you! This story takes place in a world where humans know about the werewolf species and have started hunting them down. Ember White is a werewolf, captured and traumatized at a young age, she is bought by a seemingly important human, Ryan Adams. Ryan takes Ember to a very fancy Gala, where he gets the idea to breed her from one of his close acquaintances. Set on his newfound goal, Ryan takes Ember back to the pet shop he bought her from, in search of a male to breed her with. Caught off guard, they're attacked by a pack of werewolves, Ember and all the other caged Werewolves were taken back to the pack's territory. While there, Ember is put through much worse than she's already been through. In the middle of her traumatic experience, she meets the one person that could possibly save her.