the swan roald dahl

'Each betrayal begins with trust' ~~~ ‘Endure a while’ was what her grandfather said. She endured the curses. She endured the pain. She endured the unfairness. She endured the behest. She endured the down heart. She endured many things but what did she get in return?  Betrayal from her own people. ‘This cruel world is not for innocents.’ She had to learn it forcefully laying on the deathbed wishing to leave the world forever. But fate plays cruelly. Now she is back to the same world to stand strong and smile at the evil. --- Excerpt: Aarvi Evans typed a message shamelessly on her mobile, [I need a kiss.] Her lips tugged to a rare mischievous curve clicking on the send button. It wasn’t even fifteen minutes, her mobile went off. She walked out of the private room of the restaurant and answered the call, “Hel…” She was suddenly yanked to the opposite private room. Before she could absorb the situation, the door was shut, she was pinned to the wall and a pair of thin soft lips pressed on her forehead calming her nerves. ‘How naive!’ She hadn’t thought he would actually ignore his client just to give her a kiss. A kiss! Aaron Rivas would have called her naive if he could hear her thoughts. The next second, Aarvi’s petite face was showered with gentle pecks without leaving an inch unattended. Aaron paused and said, “Cupcake! you hadn’t mentioned where you needed the kiss.” He didn't let her react and locked her lips. --- This is an original story. Thank you ^_^ for giving it a try. DISCORD: Munchkin_2#7368 Story DISCORD: https://discord.gg/QhhXXWq Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/munchkin_2 Instagram: auth_munchkin Linktree: https://linktr.ee/munchkin *Credit to the real owner of the novel cover photo.

The eminent Jincheng Jiang Family adopted two sisters, the younger sister Jiang Fanyue was sensible and gracious, talented and beautiful, while the elder sister Jiang Zhe was ignorant, unaccomplished in anything. When their destitute biological family came knocking, the Jiang Family couldn't wait to pack Jiang Zhe off and keep Jiang Fanyue; the family wealth, reputation, the status of being the heiress, the fiancé—all henceforth had nothing to do with Jiang Zhe. . Jiang Zhe stepped into her own family's home, her eyes full of skepticism. Could the precious Tang Dynasty painting on the wall be authentic? Were the bowls used for serving vegetables and soup made from the unique material of gilded cloisonné? What happened to the so-called impoverished family? What, there's also a top-tier fiancé from a leading Beijing family? Can she call off the engagement? . The magnate cornered her against the wall, pulling her into his embrace, "What do you think, Madam?" "I'm so poor in studies I fail everything, I don't deserve to join an affluent family." The magnate pulled out her perfect-score college entrance exam paper. "I'm good for nothing, incapable of everything." The magnate lifted the veil off her identities as a Divine Doctor, designer, hacker, composer... and so on. He tenderly quipped, "I'll work hard, to prove myself worthy of you, Madam." 【Since my childhood, I have been without desires or demands, but the moment I laid eyes on you, for that brief second, I prayed to the gods and Buddhas—I yearned for you—Qin Jingchen.】

WARNING! 18+ Mature Content (Kekerasan, pelecehan, alur rumit) Di bawah cahaya rembulan, sebuah kota berdiri di dalam bayang-bayang gengster yang kerap kali berbuat onar dan meresahkan masyarakat. Gengster-gengster beranggotakan pria-pria kuat yang mahir bertarung. Tidak disangka mereka adalah anak-anak muda yang gila uang dan kekuasaan. Kota itu adalah arena bertarung bagi mereka. Emma Hilland pindah seorang diri ke sebuah kota bermil-mil jauhnya dari rumah dimana ia dibesarkan sebagai tuan putri. Karena sebuah masalah, ia memutuskan pergi dan melanjutkan studi kuliahnya di kota ini. Kali ini ia akan mencoba untuk menjadi gadis normal. Namun yang namanya api, diletakan dimanapun pasti akan membakar sekelilingnya juga. Ini adalah kisah bagaimana kelompok The Black Swan terbentuk di Kota Handway. Dibalik kaki-kaki indah yang melompat di tengah hamparan bunga, terdapat duri-duri beracun yang mematikan. Namun apakah hati seekor angsa dapat ditakhlukan? **** Mohon berikan support (Power stone, Komen, Review) kalau kalian suka ceritanya ya!! Trimakasih & Selamat membaca!! \^^/ Karya Lydia_Siu di Webnovel : - The Prince Of The East Sea (Tamat) - The Black Swan Behind (Tamat) Banyak quotes, visual, dan info menarik di sosial media author! Yuk difollow! Instagram : @author_lydia_siu FB Page : author Kalong_ungu / Lydia_Siu Twitter : @kalong_ungu

Under the moonlight, a city stands in the shadow of gangsters that have been making trouble and disturbing the public. The gangsters are consisted of strong men who are good at fighting. Unexpectedly, they are actually the young people who are crazy for money and power. The city has become a battlefield for them. Emma Hilland moved alone to a city miles away from her home where she grew up as a princess. Because of a problem, she decided to move and continue her study in this city. This time, she would try to be a normal girl. But, just like a fire, she would burn whatever she touched. This is the story of how The Black Swan group was formed in the City of Handway. Behind the beautiful legs that jump amidst the flower field, the deadly poisonous thorns are hiding. But, could the swan's heart be conquered? !! Read !! This story contains action and martial arts topics. Some have mature content. If you are looking for a romance story, then this book isn't suitable for you. Because this is MORE than that! Try if you DARE! Tag for : Friendship, Brother/Sister-hood, A lot of actions, Martial arts, Self improve, Romance. ---- Hello! If you enjoy this book, please don't forget to give PS , review, and comments. Thank you! ^^ Also read my other English story on Webnovel : - The Prince Of The East Sea - The Black Swan Behind (Beauty of Fire) Get me on Social media : Instagram : @kalong_ungu_eng FB Page : Author Kalong_ungu English

Ramona was forced to seal Demona using the shards of her heart to destroy the dark magic power that had been awakened. However, a hundred years later, a wizard girl named Lyxia, fell in love with a human and began to attract the human's attention with her dance. Due to a rule that wizards should not love humans, Lyxia began to have an evil intention, she wanted to control these two worlds under her hands so that she could erase that rule, and making that human male, her lover. Her evil desire had made the dark aura inside her eventually break Demona’s seal. Demona then took her body and kill her, then started to look for victims to strengthen her dark magic power so that she could rule both worlds. Feeling guilty, Lyxia then asked to be reincarnated so that she could fight Demona, however, after she was reborn as Ixy, she did not remember her original purpose was to defeat Demona. The only thing she remember was to dance. Demona knew that Lyxia had been reborn, so she began to mess up Ixy's life with the help of her adopted daughter, Krahe, so she could not remember anything from her past. Could Ixy defeat Demona with her dance and make Hideki her true love?

Ramona terpaksa menyegel Demona menggunakan kepingan dari hatinya agar sihir hitam musnah. Namun, seratus tahun kemudian, seorang gadis penyihir bernama Lyxia, jatuh cinta kepada seorang manusia dan mulai menarik perhatian manusia itu dengan tariannya. Karena larangan bahwa penyihir tidak boleh mencintai manusia, Lyxia mulai memiliki ambisi yang jahat, yakni ingin mengontrol dua dunia di bawah tangannya. Keinginannya ini membuat aura gelap dalam hatinya semakin membesar, membuat segel yang mengurung Demona selama ini hancur. Demona lalu mulai mengambil tubuh milik Lyxia dan kembali mencari korban untuk memperkuat ilmu sihir hitamnya agar bisa menguasai kedua dunia. Namun, karena merasa bersalah, Lyxia lalu meminta untuk dilahirkan kembali agar bisa melawan Demona, namun, setelah ia terlahir kembali sebagai Ixy, ia justru tidak ingat tujuan awalnya. Demona tahu Lyxia bahwa sudah terlahir kembali, sehingga ia mulai mengacaukan hidup Ixy dengan bantuan Krahe, putri angkatnya. Mampukah Ixy mengalahkan Demona dengan tariannya dan menjadikan Hideki sebagai cinta sejatinya?

Gabe Granger gathers intelligence for George Washington, even after he’s bitten by a vampyre in the service of the British. Remember Littlebury, his longtime friend, stays with him as his black swan, keeping him safe from sunlight and getting messages to General Washington.<br><br>After the war ends, they continue working for the fledgling government through one conflict after another. When Gabe loses Remember at the Battle of Gettysburg, he’s ready to give up, but his country still needs his services. And there are many black swans for him to choose from. None are any more fortunate than Remember, and one by one they’re killed in various wars.<br><br>All Noah Poynter wants is to be a black swan, and he’s devastated when his pop tells him he’s just a normal. In spite of everything, Gabe and Noah become friends. Is there any hope for the two of them?

She wants freedom, he only wants her. Julia is a patient in a mental hospital when Matthias, the right hand of the mightiest vampire on the East Coast, gets the assignment to kidnap her. He accepts, without even the slightest idea what he's in for. A recipe for disaster.

[On Pause until I finished one ongoing book, thank you for your patience.] *** “Let me be your comfort, because I also longed for yours.” *** Anna Moore was a regular young woman, working two jobs to support her sickly mother and little sister. She thought her life would be like this forever until a Fairy Godmother appeared in her dream and offered her a contract. For the prize of 750 thousand dollars, money-driven Anna accepted the offer and transmigrated into the fairy tale of Kingdom Lunaris as the Black Swan. She needed to find the White Swan, the main character of the story, and fulfil her happily ever after ending. Little did Anna know, it wouldn’t be as simple as she expected. Anna’s fate was inexplicably intertwined with that of the Kingdom of Lunaris and its cursed prince. A prince chained and locked away because of his dark power, Prince Corvus Lunaris. Can Anna find the white swan and give her a happy ever after? And what does the dark Prince Corvus have to do with her fate? Together, Anna and Corvus will find the meaning of self-love, acceptance, and how two lonely souls complete each other in solace. -- Original Commissioned Cover.

A mysterious mech Titan destroys Vanrra’s village. Branded by entities he does not understand, Vanrra becomes the target of relentless, man-eating demons. He flees through a fractured world. A techno-feudal order where entire nations bow to the goddess Reason, a religion that both preserves and suppresses the secret magick knowledge. After a long dark age, humanity has forgotten much of its history, creating a civilization of extremes. The world is a place where primitive tribes coexist with pre-industrial societies and godlike machines. Great combat mechs fight for the survival of humanity. Vanrra struggles with a deeper battle, his own lost identity. Fragments of memory hint at a past tied to the Titans and to secrets powerful enough to reshape the world, the Tree of Life. Within his growing band of allies, a traitor moves in silence. Beyond the visible plot, something far older and more terrifying is at play. Unfathomable entities manipulate events across time, accelerating their arrival, treating humanity as mere pieces in a vast, incomprehensible design. Hunted and fractured, Vanrra must uncover the truth. What are the Titans? Why is he connected to them? And who or what is the true enemy? You will see a fantasy/sci-fi/mystery plot