punished for theft

Seven years ago, after their breakup, he disappeared without a trace. Now, he reappeared on the eve of her wedding, sparing no means in forcing her to marry him… With a certificate of marriage, he bound her mercilessly to his side. From there, this “Cinderella” began her journey as a wife of the business empire’s heir... Mrs Huo - composed, sharp-tongued, and freakishly smart. Mr Qin - wife-spoiler to no end and a complete “slave” to their daughter. Quality love story, one on one. You are welcome to get hooked on this story with us. ——————————— TL's Note: Probably one of the best stories I've read, and I was very tempted to translate the title to Big D Brings Spring. Girls, I hope you enjoyed it as much as my girlfriend and my female translators who binge read 4000 chapters in about a month. For all the guys hesitating to give it a try, you won't regret it. It's a manly book, I swear.

Vampire Philip Archer and his team of successful art thieves -- black panther shifter Duff, ghost Rob, and Duff's human girlfriend Liddy -- are asked by the handsome Ian Croft, a potential client, to break with tradition and rescue a kidnapped child. When the caper turns out rather differently than expected, Philip is bitterly reminded why he has remained single for so long. Yet, surrounded as he is by loving friends, he is not desperate. This is why, when he meets the newly-made vampire Ephram, he suppresses his attraction and focuses on being a mentor to the Fledgling.<br><br>Ephram was turned by Virgil Ionescu, an ancient vampire known for casting off his Children before they are ready. Living off the streets, Ephram's future is precarious until he meets Philip. Ephram is immediately attracted to Philip and only too happy to be taken under his wing and taught the skills of surviving in modern New Orleans.<br><br>But Philip keeps secrets. Ephram can sense it, but he can't penetrate the thousand-year-old Philip's reserve. What will Ephram do when he discovers the big secret his new group of friends are keeping from him? Will his love for Philip trump all, or will he betray them? And, to complicate matters, Ionescu arrives unexpectedly in town, coming to check on his Child.

“Why’re you looking at me like that?” I whispered. The Lycan King Lucien Volkov didn’t answer. His fingers brushed over the bruises on my back before they stopped at the faded scars around my shoulder. “Who did this to you?” I lowered my eyes, “My family.” He clenched his jaw, “And who did this?” He placed his finger on a whiplash mark near my boob. “My family,” my voice dropped to a whisper as I lowered my gaze. Silence settled between us. I thought he would mock me; instead, his thumb traced one of the scars, sending a shiver down my spine. “You’re angry because these scars look ugly,” I said in a small voice. His golden gaze hardened, “I’m angry because they laid their hands on what’s mine. I need to remind them, Arabella, that touching you has consequences.” *** Arabella Toussaint was born the beta’s daughter. The day she lost her mother, she lost her family too. Her Beta father brought home his mistress and her children, and overnight she became a servant in her own home. A fucking slave. On her eighteenth birthday, she planned to run away, but she never got the chance. Her brother murdered the Alpha King’s sister, and the King came to claim her sister as payment. Arabella’s family offered her instead. Marked by the ruthless Alpha King, she was dragged to his kingdom as a slave to pay for a crime she never committed. They thought they had chosen the weaker daughter. They were wrong. Every humiliation, every scar, and every betrayal peeled away another piece of the girl she used to be, awakening something far darker that had been buried inside her all along. They thought they were breaking her. None of them realized they were awakening a monster inside her. Not even Lucien Volkov saw it coming. By the time he understood, it was too late.

Christopher awakens in a world he knows all too well...the very novel he once wrote. But what he doesn’t know is that this world exists because the gods themselves found his story absurd and unrealistic. To correct it, they created Earth2 and summoned him through a mysterious message on his phone: “If given a chance to rewrite your fate, would you do it?” He answered yes. Now, he lives as the doomed Crown Prince of the Olivar Empire a weak figure destined to die early. But the story is no longer the same. When a royal banquet turns into bloodshed and the Empress is taken hostage, Christopher reveals a weapon from another world, shocking the empire and changing his fate. As tensions rise, he uncovers corruption, a collapsing treasury, and a conspiracy led by the Second Prince. Then he finds an ancient book suggesting he may not be the first outsider to arrive. Surrounded by enemies and watched by unseen gods, Christopher must rewrite his fate or be consumed by the world created to fix his own story.

Kitsune Zenko, a bored and restless high school student who is tired of his mundane life is invited to a virtual reality game called Full Dive, which is similar to GTA Online. Kitsune joins the game and discovers that it is more than just a game, but a whole new universe where he can explore, fight, steal, and gamble as he pleases. Kitsune soon discovers, however, that the world is not as simple as it appears, with dangers and mysteries lurking around every corner, and that he is not the only player in this world, with other players who have their own agendas and secrets. Kitsune, a skilled bluffer and gambler, must decide whether he can survive and thrive in this game world or risk losing everything he has worked for. "He later figures out that Full dive is actually Gta 7, because of Rockstar game's attempt to keep the game hidden before it was released to the public.

Vale has failed at everything—except refusing to quit. A small-time thief in a city built on law and ownership, Vale survives humiliation, beatings, and poverty chasing a single belief: that the world rewards the wrong people. When his first successful robbery finally comes, it should have been the end of his struggle. Instead, it becomes the beginning of something far worse. That night, Vale steals more than money. He crosses a line the world does not forgive—and something unseen accepts the theft. As his body and fate begin to change, the city that once ignored him turns hostile, and the cost of taking what is not his grows heavier with every step. Hunted by law, burdened by power, and pushed toward exile, Vale must learn what every thief eventually faces: Some things can be taken. Others demand a price.

In the neon-soaked streets of Vice City and the sprawling skyscrapers of Los Santos, money buys power, but silence buys survival. Dante Vane, a billionaire with an "Alpha" god-complex and a taste for chaos, stumbles upon the ultimate digital weapon: The Black Protocol. ​This encrypted drive contains the forbidden blueprints of the modern world. It holds the receipts of AIPAC and the Capital Lobbies buying the US government, the CIA’s blueprints for domestic destabilization, and the Mossad’s global surveillance backdoors. ​Instead of selling it or hiding, Dante chooses the most dangerous path: The Viral Apocalypse. He transforms the GTA universe into a global battlefield. Backed by Sia Slay (an elite defector who knows the inner workings of the Shadow Institute) and Big Jax (a man who treats war like a 9-to-5 job), Dante goes to war against the "Invisible Hand" of the world. ​The Stakeholders of the Chaos: ​The CIA: Deploying "Ghost Squads" and black-budget drones to erase Dante from history. ​The Mossad: Engaging in high-stakes cyber-warfare and psychological operations to turn Dante’s allies against him. ​The Lobbies: Using their media empires to label Dante "Public Enemy No. 1," initiating a global "Cancel Culture" campaign backed by military force. ​Standing atop a burning Bugatti in the heart of a war-torn metropolis, Dante broadcasts his crusade live to billions. He isn't just robbing banks anymore—he’s robbing the elites of their secrets. To the government, he is the Antichrist. To the internet, he is a God. ​"They own the laws; I own the trigger. They own the lies; I own the livestream. Let’s see who burns first." — Dante Vane

A bunch of Dao homies try to make it big in the cultivation world. Fang Fang finds himself in a corrupted cultivation world. Here different races live together under the banner of society and rules; everyone even has human rights. This lawful place might be his preference but he can't settle down because leveling up by closed-door cultivation is impossible in this universe. Ah shit, here we go again. To gain eternal life, he is compelled to climb on top of the world by criminal means. Follow Fang Fang's tale to immortality as he navigates through the city of dreams along with his friends. Don't count on the city, though, because she is like a woman who will step on your dreams.

Marcus died and became a thief in a new world. One of the first things he received was the theft system, which requires that he follows the path of the thief, and gains mass notoriety. In order to do so, he must complete missions, go on hidden rampages, and kill without being discovered. [You've discovered unknown village] [Mission: Slaughter all the inhabitants without getting killed] [Mission Type: Rampage] Marcus walks in and sighs before he activates stealth. 'Well, I hope you'll don't mind, but daddy needs some experience.' Release Rate: 2 a day Votes: 50 votes = + 1 chapter bonus 100 votes = + 2 chapter bonus

He's a Fuckboy in flesh and blood. A typical man whore who screw every pretty girl he sees. Not until he was cursed by a girl who is actually a sorcerer. He made her fall for him, made empty promises, screw her endlessly and he left her with nothing. So she cursed him, turned him into an ugly duckling girl that everyone will be disgusted with. The curse will not disappear unless he find true love among his pals. Would there be even a chance to redeem himself or he will just remain in that ugly state?