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[WARNING: Mature Content 18+] "My soul craved yours from the very beginning of time." ____ Theodore Blackwell was the very reincarnation of the Devil yet Eva fell straight into his arms, not knowing that the Devil doesn't come to you with a red face and horns. He arrived in her life as everything she had ever desired... [Excerpt] Instead, a tall man stood there looking like the very reincarnation of the devil himself and Eva felt uneasy as she felt the dark aura around him markedly. He was handsome looking, no, handsome was not enough to describe his appearance. It was hard to describe him as handsome when she had seen no one as attractive as him in her whole life. His hand was in the pocket of his slacks as he walked forward in her direction. When she noticed him coming close to her, Eva took a few steps back until her back met the hard wall behind her. He didn't stop approaching her and Eva held her breath when he entered her breathing space. She was a head shorter than him so he leaned down until their faces were in front of each other. His hand was placed on the wall, right beside her as Eva stared straight into his obsidian black eyes which were darker and deeper than normal human beings. Was this a staring competition, thought Eva as she tried not to blink under his intimidating gaze. By any chance, did he not have the ability to speak? Finally, he opened his mouth to speak. In a smooth tone, he spoke, "You're staring in my eyes." _______ Handsome looks: Triple Check! Evil family relative: Check! Misunderstandings: Check! Power building: Double Check! A/N: This story has a slow-pace beginning and quite a lot of it consists of healing since trauma and panic attacks are discussed in detail. If you're not comfortable with it, I suggest skipping those chapters with warnings. Hope you all enjoy and stay for the whole ride! _______ Disclaimer: Cover is mine. Please don't copy or use it without my permission. Wanna support? ^^ You can do so below~ Patreon: patreon.com/nyx_reveuse Instagram: nyx_reveuse Discord server: https://discord.gg/jm97MnPu

The world of Terra is changing. A sudden, cataclysmic evolution has given rise to monstrous creatures and pushed humanity to its limits. The only hope lies in those who can awaken their star souls. For Chu Shu, a lowly worker at the Demon Tower, his awakening comes in the form of an unusual system. He can "sign in" on the monsters he encounters and absorb their power, transforming his own abilities in unexpected ways. A sign-in with a common weed spirit results in the legendary nine-leaf sword grass, and now he has his sights set on more formidable targets. Deep inside the tower, amidst a horde of monsters, Chu Shu is silently stockpiling power, unknowingly setting himself on a path to godhood. [Please read up to 20 chapters before deciding, and drop a review if you like it]

No continente de Yunzhou, o talento define o destino. Aqueles com raízes espirituais poderosas são destinados à grandeza, enquanto os sem talento são condenados a viver como mortais comuns. Wei Jian nasceu em uma pequena vila de agricultores e sempre acreditou que esforço poderia superar talento. Durante o teste de admissão da seita, ele descobre possuir uma raiz espiritual acima da média — mas ainda insignificante diante dos verdadeiros gênios. Porém, ninguém percebeu um estranho fenômeno que ocorreu naquele momento. Por uma fração de segundo… o tempo pareceu parar. Sem saber, Wei Jian pode carregar um segredo capaz de desafiar as próprias leis do cultivo. Em um mundo onde o talento determina tudo, ele provará que o destino também pode ser desafiado.

Whore, bitch, hoes; slut. Feeling as if you lost your pride, ashamed; you shouldn't Be. "Who the hell put my pride; my dignity in my Vagina." No one, literally no one wants to be aired naked. Everybody had to have a reason; who made THAT rule? Check out the reasons, tears and desires of MOST GIRLS OUT THERE.

Colors sometimes mean personality, gender and are used to describe different objects. But sometimes, people use it to put it in categories. In a Weird falling world, Kaden is struggling to find out who he is as a person and a Shy boy named Bryan helps him. Colors do not define you! This book: Mentions sexual assault and bullying Book 2 will be out next year. But Short stories for every character will be out soon.

Brixter Sy - Icy look (look a like of Theo Theodiridis and Alexis Georgoulis) one of the male greek handsome, rich and powerful for everything. He saw Jesie in an expected way. He always though about her. He felt something different whenever he was with her. Brixter promise to himself that he will do everything to make her mine. Jesie Dais - isang simpleng babae tanging pangarap makapagtrabaho upang makatulong sa pamilya. Hate nya ang mga lalaking may itsura tapos mayaman pa. Para sa kanya isang pangarap o hibang pag pinansin ka ng mga ala greek handsome.

Divorce can be nasty. Clement discovers how nasty gay divorce can be as he surveys the damage wreaked by his ex-partner in their soon-to-be-sold home.<br><br>After cleaning the mess, he goes for a late coffee and dinner snack. The lone barista, Troy, recounts his traumatic car accident drama as they close the shop and share coffee and leftovers. Troy also reveals the pain of rejection he's felt for being gay.<br><br>The two men share another connection: the next day, Troy starts a new position as a social worker, and Clement is a counselor, as well. So the next morning when Clement drives Troy to his new job, he knows they may cross paths again.<br><br>It comes sooner than expected, though, when Clement returns to Troy’s office with an abused gay teenager who has nowhere to go. Try as they might, Troy and his new coworkers can find no available foster family. Suddenly Clement finds himself with a potential new family. Can things work out for the three of them?

When a man dies on Earth, he is not chosen by destiny nor summoned by gods. Instead, he is reborn as an error—a flaw the world’s system cannot classify or control. In a reality governed by rigid rules, levels, and fate itself, he alone exists outside definition. While heroes rise within the system and gods enforce its order, he quietly observes, learns, and begins to rewrite the rules from within. His power is not brute strength, but authority—earned through understanding the system’s weaknesses. As his existence draws the attention of kings, heroes, and gods, the world faces an impossible question: What happens when someone the system failed to define decides to fix it? Glitchborn is a power-fantasy isekai about breaking limits, defying destiny, and calmly standing above the rules that govern reality.

Faced with the onslaught of the Roland Empire's iron cavalry, they were not confronted with stone tools and wooden clubs, but rather with organized AK rifles and heavily armored legions. While the rest of the world was still charging with swords and spears, his tribe had already taken up rocket launchers. While the Imperial mages were still chanting fireballs, they had already boarded their magic-powered mechs! Years later, the imperial princess asked curiously: "Wu Liang, who exactly are you?" Wu Liang looked at his clansmen scattered across the world and smiled calmly: "Me? I'm just a messenger of the spark of civilization."

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?"