denial and acceptance

Sometimes, it all narrows down to acceptance. Acceptance of your choices, and their repercussions. To heal, acceptance is important. Emotional scars hold the capacity to suffocate one to death. The invisible emotional scars... leave you desperate for help but quite rarely, they find a voice to actually step up and ask for the same. Excerpt: “Out of everything, Ayden – out of everything – this was the most hurtful thing that you could do to me. You set up a guy to woo me to see if I’ll betray you for him or not? You… you made him act that ultra-rich way, didn’t you? You think so low of me, Ayden? So low? Three years. We have been together for three freaking years and yet?” Irene’s eyes began welling up with tears but she held them back with great difficulty. “I am sorry. I know I have been a jerk in doing what I did. I accept it. I was insecure. You are,” his palm caressed her cheek, “so beautiful. You always were and I… an ugly overweight creature.” His gaze dropped to the ground. “I thought -” “We are over.” Discord server link - https://discord.gg/BeVyFuC Cover Credit - @YaoYueyi

"I hope you're not serving that dirty maid my food!" Eliora—the woman Adrian truly loved and the one who acted as if she already owned the house—snapped with a sharp, venomous voice from the staircase. "I wasn't planning to eat it anyway," I said calmly, rubbing my stomach. "I have better taste than that. And I don't want anything, or anyone, that might harm my child." ****** She loved him in silence. He denied her without remorse. Alvara was forced into a marriage with the billionaire who took her innocence, only to discover it was a nine-month trap. Forced into a marriage built on cold rules and public lies, Alvara quickly learns that being a wife does not mean being wanted. Every kindness has conditions. Every smile hides control. And every mistake is hers to bear alone. When the marriage ends, Alvara walks away with nothing but scars and a vow never to be weak again. Years later, she returns...changed, guarded, and no longer willing to beg for what she deserves. But the man who once denied her isn't ready to let go. In a world ruled by power, pride, and regret, can love survive after divorce… or is denial the one thing that never truly ends?

DELAYED NOT DENIAL: LOVE IN THE SPOTLIGHT Massimo Sterling is control itself—an untouchable heir built on silence, image, and perfection. But behind that carefully maintained empire is Gemini, the one truth he keeps out of sight. Not because he doesn’t matter, but because he matters too much to be seen. Gemini is done being hidden. Every stolen moment, every public step back from Massimo, every erased presence in front of the world has become unbearable. If Massimo won’t acknowledge him openly, Gemini is ready to force the truth into the light—even if it destroys everything between them. Then comes the scandal. A public relationship announcement leaks, placing Massimo beside someone else. The internet erupts not in confusion, but rejection. Because to the world, Massimo only belongs with one person. “MASSIMO ONLY BELONGS WITH GEMINI—THIS IS WRONG!” “BRING BACK MASSIMO AND GEMINI!” “THIS PAIRING FEELS FAKE.” “THEY’RE ERASING GEMINI FROM THE STORY.” What was meant to stabilize his image turns into a global refusal of the narrative. As pressure builds from family, fans, and empire expectations, control begins to collapse. Massimo is forced to choose between the legacy he built and the person he never stopped choosing in silence. Because this was never denial. It was a countdown to truth. And when it breaks open, nothing stays hidden, not love, not consequence, not them.

Ah, a new reader is it? I welcome you to my grand library. I hope your stay is entertaining and fulfilling. Dean Kasanagh is a hollow shell. A broken man. A hero who cannot save anyone. Trapped in an endless library, he is forced to experience the tragic lives of the characters written within it's many books over and over again. In this tale, he hopes to reunite with his friends and rescue them from Mount Moore Monastery, an ancient fortress and place of worship far away from modern civilization. It is a palce where old ghosts linger and the heavy hand of religion controls the lives of it's population. Will he survive the frozen mountainous winter and the mad cults within the monastery to save his friends? Or will he perish, crushed under the weight of his own guilt and karma? Have you not been paying attention? His enemy is the author, the world itself. There will be no peace for him, not as long as I hold the pen. Do the characters in this tragic tale deserve their fates? I will leave that conclusion to you, dear reader. Please read without reservation, for this is a tale without end.

She was turning twenty one and had not shifted as yet, and was considered ugly and fat. However, her upside in things were that she was very intelligent and observant. Many believed she was a mute, including her pack members. However, things started to look on the upside as she was one of the few in her college to get a scholarship to attend the main university in another city. She was coming to the end of her degree and needed to pass the final courses, but the future queen selection started the just on the last day of the lecturers and to Angel's dismay she was also among those marked. The mark didn't agree at first but then something happened and it started to agree, Angel had no choice to be a part of the selection competitions and training as well as try to continue studying as she was also seeking her own independence, but there was also a requirement in the scholarship package she had to fulfil which could affect her selection and independence and maybe her studies. On the other hand he was engaged and didn't know about it, but that changed as he had to participate in the selection process. He didn't expect that the first girl he saw was the fattest and ugliest girl he ever saw but he still accepted her for who she was. Since he had done the things required to become the next king he really didn't want to participate anymore but then the people around the girl requested more of him and as such he had to work harder. At first everything was going good for them but then things started to become more complicated.

Elior has always believed love must be earned through perfection. Quiet, thoughtful, and deeply sensitive, he learns to hide his fears and emotions, convinced that being “too much” will drive people away. Choosing solitude over rejection, he builds a life grounded in self-control rather than connection. When love enters his life unexpectedly through Mia—steady, honest, and emotionally grounded—Elior faces a new challenge: not winning love, but trusting it. As their relationship grows, old fears resurface, forcing him to confront the belief that flaws make him unlovable and vulnerability leads to abandonment. This is not a story about being saved by love, but about learning to stay—visible, honest, and imperfect. Loved Beyond Perfection is a tender, introspective romance about self-worth, healing, and discovering that love doesn’t arrive when you become flawless—it arrives when you stop disappearing.

Already consumed by sorrow, a grieving Emily Mendozas navigates the real world outside of a broken home, and a safe haven. In the process of rebuilding her life, she encounters someone who changes her outlook on love, life, and so much more. Before she knows it, she is in the middle of a blossoming romance, tragedies, and a life that she will surely remember. *some language and mildly explicit content*

"..but I'm going to abort the child" Gulf said coldly "What!!.." Mew shouted "Don't you understand? I can't risk my husband knowing that I cheated on him with you mistakenly and now carrying your child" Gulf shouted "I understand but please don't abort my child, I promise to be with you throughout the pregnancy and after you give birth I will take my child and go far way" pleaded Mew . "Fine but don't do anything stupid, I don't want to ruin my marriage, I love my husband..after child birth take your child away, understood?? Gulf asked "Yes, understood..thanks a lot Gulf, it means so much to me" Mew said gratefully

Sophie Wexler transmigrated into a novel about The Galaxy, becoming the vicious, F-rank Healer-class cannon fodder. The original owner constantly caused trouble and made things difficult for the female lead, earning her the hatred of the entire internet. Upon transmigrating and seeing that everything had been ruined by the original owner, Sophie's only thought was: "What kind of nightmare start is this?!" To escape the original owner's fate, Sophie Wexler worked diligently, conducted herself conscientiously, stayed away from the male and female leads, compensated the soldiers harmed by the original owner, and strove to be a model citizen of The Galaxy, absolutely refusing to be the cannon fodder 'offed' by the Imperial Marshal! Broke and powerless, Sophie also had to support a man who'd been innocently dragged into the original owner's mess. She had no choice but to hustle. She started live streaming, became a masked singer, and held concerts. At first, netizens were scornful: 【Tsk, how good can she possibly sound?】 Later, the netizens were forced to eat their words. 【Damn, that's so good I'm on my knees!】 【What the hell, the violent episode of my Disorder Period has actually been soothed?!】 【The toxins in my Spiritual Sea have actually been eliminated!】 Her live streams went viral, the masked singer became a huge sensation, and tickets for her concerts were snapped up across The Galaxy. Sophie was content, thinking, "This time, I must have finally escaped the original owner's fate, right?" But what do you know, the man I've been doting on and supporting is actually the Imperial Marshal?! --- One day, Yancey Forrest came home to find that the boisterous person who was always claiming to be good to him was gone. His eyes darkened. Provoke me and then think you can leave? After catching her, Yancey traced his fingertips along Sophie's neck, smiling gently. "Why run?" Sophie trembled. "You... you're the Imperial Marshal?" His identity exposed, Yancey Forrest took her hand and slowly placed it on his own neck ring. "You know I won't kill you, don't you?"

A mission gone wrong sends military doctor Han Lei tumbling through time, straight into the arms of a fallen Prince in a war-torn era. With a bizarre excuse to keep a doctor by his side, the battle-scarred general finds himself completely undone by her soft words and gentle hands. Han Lei's wish is to earn silver and marry a strong man. The Prince’s wish is to seek development and marry a gentle wife. Two people, four desires, who will bend first? --- She's a dignified modern woman who crossed through time. How could she stand by and let these ancient fools bully her husband? He's a national hero, yet nearly got himself killed over that damn loyalty of his. She asks him: "What are you thinking?" He answers: "My heart is dead, you know what I am thinking." She curls her lips, turns to leave a sentence: "Then what are you waiting for? Go do him now!"