It all started when the wife of the greatest mafia gave birth to a son and the concubine of the same also delivered a boy , one was the ice and the other was a fire see what happens when the two sons of a Gang leader fight each other to become his successor ,  the battle intensifies as they both fall for one girl. Read their journey to achieve love and peace through the path of hatred, darkness and revenge.

Adventure,sex,revenge,rivalre,romance,harem

Hunter
"All right guys, remember what we're doing?"
    "Yes!" my bandmates responded. The drummer's name is Josh, back up guitarist is Sam, and the other guitarist is Will, he sings as well. They tended to their instruments while I walked over to Emily.
    "Now, if you're nervous, just look at me, alright?" 
    She nodded her head and gripped her assigned mic with white knuckles.
    "Sixty seconds till curtain!" 
    We played some chords in harmony with each other to check the key signature and the speakers.
    "Thirty seconds!"
    Dim lights faded up so we could see in the darkness of the covered stage. The curtain lifted and the crowd cheered. There were hushed whispers about the new girl on stage. The drummer in the back cracked his sticks together to get us on the beat. We started to play "Bad Romance," covered by Halestorm. 
"Want your bad romance. I want your ugly. I want your disease. I want your everything, as long as it's free. I want your love." I sang
"I want your love." Sang Will. 
 "Love, love, love. I want your love." 
"I want your love, I want your love."
"I want your drama. The touch of your hand. I want your leather-studded kiss in the sand. I want your love."
 "I want your love." 
"Love love love."
"I want your love." 
"I want your love, I want your love."
Now is Emily's cue, let's see how she does.
"You know that I want you, and you know that I need you. I want it bad, your bad romance."
Perfect. 
"I want your love and I want your revenge. You and me could write a bad romance." 
"Oh oh oh oh ooh!" Sang Emily.
"I want your love, and all your lovers' revenge.. You and me could write a bad romance." I sang.
Now the hard part. I trust that Emily can do this. She looked at me and then the crowd then closed her eyes. Here we go. 
"Oh oh oh oh ooh oh oh oh ooh oh oh oh! Caught in a bad romance. Oh oh oh oh ooh oh oh oh ooh oh oh oh! Caught in a bad romance!"
As soon as she started to sing I froze in awe. The crowd went wild. Will had to bump into me to tell me to sing and play, but I couldn't take my eyes off her. 
"Want your bad romance. Want your bad romance. I want your horror. I want your design. 'Cause you're a criminal, as long as you're mine. I want your love." I sang. 
"I want your love." Will backed up. 
"Love love love. I want your love." 
"I want your love, I want your love."
Emily jumped into the crowd and danced with them as Will and I sang. 
"I want your psycho. Your vertigo stick. Want you in my rear window. Baby, you're sick. I want your love." 
"I want your love."
"Love love love. I want your love."
"I want your love, I want your love."
"You know that I want you, and you know that I need you. I want your bad, your bad romance." Emily sang in the crowd and they cheered. 
"I want your love, and I want your revenge. You and I could write a bad romance." 
"Oh oh oh oh ooh." Emily sang.
"I want your love, and all your love has revenge. You and me could write a bad romance."
"Oh oh oh oh ooh oh oh oh ooh oh oh! Caught in a bad romance.
Oh oh oh oh ooh oh oh oh ooh oh oh! Caught in a bad romance."
    Nailed it again that I froze, my eyes still on her as she's buried in the crowd. Goosebumps shot up and down my arms and back. Will bumped me again and I shook my head and sighed and continued, "Want your bad romance. Want your bad romance. Want your bad romance."
Emily started heading back to the stage and I stopped playing to help her up. I sang to her and to the crowd as I helped her up. "I want your love, and I want your revenge. I want your love, I don't wanna be friends." I got her on the stage and I danced with her as I continued singing. Josh, Sam, and Will played while I sang to Emily and the crowd, but Emily doesn't know I'm singing this to her. She thinks it's part of the song.  "Je veux ton amour. Et je veux ta revanche. J'veux ton amour, I don't wanna be friends."
"I don't wanna be friends." Will sang.
"I don't wanna be friends." 
"I don't wanna be friends."
"No, I don't wanna be friends." I spun her away from me. 
"I don't wanna be friends." Will continued. 
"Want your bad romance." She spun back to me.
"Want your bad romance."
"Want your bad romance." She was in my arms and I was looking at her. She and I were breathless and the crowd cheered. For a split second, I froze while I gazed at her. I wanted to kiss her so badly, but instead I continued. 
"I want your love, and I want your revenge. You and me could write a bad romance." 
"Oh oh oh oh ooh." she sang 
"I want your love and all your lovers' revenge. You and me could write a bad romance." I was expecting her voice this time so I continued playing. 
"Oh oh oh oh ooh oh oh oh ooh oh oh! Caught in a bad romance. "Oh oh oh oh ooh oh oh oh ooh oh oh! Caught in a bad romance." I walked towards her as I sang the final part.
"Want your bad romance." I put down my guitar and touched her arms and slid my hands down her until I was holding her waist. Our faces were millimeters apart, I whispered. "Want your bad romance." While the last few chords played I kissed her. So deeply, so passionately, so emotionally. I moved my hand tighter around her waist and my other to push her head more towards mine. Her lips were so soft, and she tasted like apple cider. I want more. After I ran out of breath I pulled back and the crowd was going crazy. I looked at Emily and she was so flustered, my desire only grew. The curtain fell and we got ready for our next song, and a speech before the song. 
"Did I do good?" Emily's small, flustered voice asked.
I looked at her with pride, and smiled. "You left everyone speechless."
"But I distracted you. I'm sorry I ruined it."
"You didn't do anything wrong. You can blame that on me because I can't resist you." I moved her face to look at mine. "You were perfect."
She blushed again and smiled. "Good then."
"Yo Hunter! It's talk time!" Will shouted by the curtain. I nodded and sat Emily down on one of the boxes and joined my bandmates. The crowd cheered as we walked back on stage. Everyone was shouting questions about who the girl was who sang so perfectly.
"She's a self trained singer." responded Sam.
"And she's close with Hunter," added Josh.
"Speaking of that, let me get her up here." I said. Then I disappeared to bring her on stage. Once she was on people cheered louder than before. I handed her my mic and she said, "Hi."
I took back the mic and said, "This is Emily Youngblood. We met about a month ago on her birthday, September sixteenth. When she turned sixteen, golden year for her. You could say we're soulmates which brings us to now." I turned to her and the crowd shished. It was her and my world now. Just us. "Emily Youngblood." I pulled out the jewelry box and opened it, revealing a necklace. It was a rose gold circle with diamonds, and a little glass ball in the center that said, "I love you," in one hundred different languages when a light shined through it. I put it on her and continued. "I love you so much that I gave you one hundred different languages to proclaim it. I need you to be with me. Now and forever." I looked directly into her ocean eyes and said, "Will you be my girlfriend?"
She smiled and smirked, she was going to make a joke out of this. "Such a gentleman, how could I say no? Yes, I will."
The crowd cheered and I hugged her and spun her in my arms. She's all mine now. All mine. I carried her in my arms as my band and us went backstage to prepare for our next song.
"Wait for me here, okay? I'll take you home after."
She nodded and I kissed her forehead, then I joined my band and we played a song called, "Monster Mash" for the season. People sang and danced along to it as we played. After the song was over we bowed and went back stage one more time to clean up, but Emily wasn't there. In her place was the necklace she just got, but it was broken. The chain looked like someone ripped it off her neck and then left with her. Silently, but aggressively. There's only one person she would listen to under those circumstances. Her father. He took her away from me again. I have to save her. I grabbed her necklace, took my guitar off my back, and ran to my truck. I started the truck and slammed on the gas. 
Emily
A yank came around my neck, and the necklace was thrown in front of me. The smell from behind me was strong and familiar. My dad. He put his giant hand around my small mouth and dragged me home. How did he know I was here? How is he even here?  He never leaves the couch, much less the house. He's clearly drunk and high, and he's going to use me as his doll again. I struggled to break free, but I was no match for a fat man like him.
"Stupid bitch playin' games again, not listenin'. When are ya ever gonna learn to stay home?" He threw me against the wall in our cold, smelly, old house. 
Hunter where are you? 
I huddled in on myself to protect the important parts of my body while dad raised a beer bottle to smash against me. 
Blood. Warm, sticky blood. It flowed smoothly out of my arms as he raised another and struck me again, and again, and again. All my strength was leaving my bloody arms as he kept striking me. Until he stopped suddenly.


Emily, a girl who only know pain from her father, stumbles on her soulmate after running away from home. He, Hunter, will try his hardest to teach her love and kindness, but how can he when Emily's father is always one step ahead?

Continuing on a similar vein to the previous chapter, love transcends cosmetic differences, as we see in the Lover and Wuthering Heights, about a mixed race romance and mixed class romance. Ickapoo can transcend his solitude by finding shared ideals rather than choose racial, class superiority and arrogance which keeps him alone in his solitude.

The Lover is a book about a teenage girl who was physically and emotionally abused by her mother and elder brother. She felt unable to control her predicament.She sought solace and control through her passionate affair with a wealthy Chinese man from Cholon.The affair is tragic from the beginning because of the cross-cultural battle experienced by the two lovers. On one hand, there was the French social restrictions about relationships with the "inferior" race of Vietnamese and the Chinese. On the other hand, it was about the Chinese tradition of arranged marriages. The question is: Did she eventually love him? Here are the words of Duras: "Among all the other nights upon nights, the girl had spent that one on the boat....when it happened, the burst of Chopin.... There wasn't a breath of wind and the music spread all over the dark boat, like a heavenly injunction whose import was unknown, like an order from God whose meaning was inscrutable. And the girl started up as if to go and kill herself in her turn, throw herself in her turn into the sea, and afterwards, she wept because she thought of the man from Cholon and suddenly she wasn't sure she hadn't loved him with a love she hadn't seen because it had lost itself in the affair like water in (the) sand and she rediscovered it only now, through this moment of music......"
The Chinaman has the advantage of being older, male, and wealthy, but he is Chinese -- and she is white. He has "lived it up" in Paris, where he had many liaisons. He is an expert at lovemaking. But he is also vulnerable as an only child, orphaned by his mother, dominated by his father. The Chinaman uses love and lovemaking to fight against his insecurity. He is the archetypal romantic lover, talking to her of love, death, and eternity. His love, while passion-filled and pleasurable, is also a torture and physical torment. He is not at all the dominant, forceful seducer whom she desires. Perhaps because he is racially inferior. 

By contrast, we know the feelings of the girl, even though time has certainly altered her memories. Right from the start, the girl refuses to use the language of love, denying the romantic concept of being his only love. The girl's desire for the Chinaman's body is firmly grounded in sensuality as well as in curiosity, but the first appeal she feels upon meeting him on the ferry is for his wealth, his luxurious car, his diamond ring. However, as she sails back to France, we learn that she comes to the realization that she may have loved him all along.

As the affair progresses, other figures creep into the sexual situation :the young brother, the older brother, her friend Helen, and of course, her mother. There is a mother-daughter love/hate relationship. Duras depicts her mother as an unhappy, driven woman. She admires her mother's quality of perseverance, yet Duras cannot forgive her mother for the life of poverty and degradation, nor for her mother's excessive love for her oldest son and apparent failure to love her two younger children.

Duras cannot forgive her mother's opposition to her becoming a writer. With her lovemaking, the girl experiences a triumphant sense of separation from and superiority over her mother. She is trying to eradicate the mother, to escape the stranglehold of their mutual hatred. The daughter's drive toward the lover, toward social disgrace and reputation, without understanding it herself, is to get revenge on the mother.

The girls' love affair with a Chinese man is also a giant step toward her freedom from the tyranny of her elder brother. It is somewhat ironical that the older brother's gambling, drug-addiction, and social marginalization are mirrored in the way her lover spends his days gambling and smoking opium.

Finally, there is an undercurrent theme which runs throughout the book, which is that of boundaries and borders. The film opens with a ferry ride across the Mekong and ends with an ocean crossing, signaling the constant crossing of frontiers and borders: geographic of course, but also racial, cultural, and sexual. These are confronted and sometimes dissolved as the poor white girl of French parentage meets her wealthy Chinese lover in the Cholon, the ill- repute Chinese district of Saigon. She, a white girl, was raised among natives, almost as a native. He is a native who experienced the western culture and somehow longs for it.
The girl is unable to treat the Chinaman with even courtesy when she is with her brothers because he is Chinese, not white. The book is thus about the inability to transcend racial stereotypes in love, however materially superior, the Chinaman by virtue of his race is deemed her inferior because of the colonial dominance of the west in history.The Chinaman will never be worthy of her by virtue of his apparent racial inferiority in world history.The Chinaman does not escape colonial violence thus although he is wealthier than her.
 
Wuthering Heights may be conceived as a tale in which the passion is of a metaphysical force, where Catherine declares that “I am Heathcliff” she may be construed as declaring she is his metaphysical complementary or opposite, they are complementary as male and female, light and dark, civilized and savage, property-bound and dispossessed. Indeed their passion may be described as transcendental and ideal, something which exceeds the worldly and the necessities of class propriety and sexual union. Catherine marries Edgar Linton because it is the proper and worldly thing to do as a woman of her time, to marry a man with good looks and an inheritance, but in so doing she represses her true passion for Heathcliff, her ideal Other, whom she has been inseparable from since childhood. Catherine and Heathcliff are thus depicted as metaphysical contraries or opposities who find fulfilment in their complementary polarity,indeed, metaphysical opposites such as light and dark have no meaning outside their relation to each other, light gains its definition on through its distinction from darkness and vice versa, hence Catherine and Heathcliff are metaphysical contraries who are realized in wholeness only in and through each other as they derive meaning from life only in relation to each Other as the metaphysical opposite which forms a complementary whole.
	From the beginning Heathcliff is depicted as wholly Other. Originating from unknown and gypsy lineage Heathcliff is frequently associated with the devil and the demonic.To the end as Charlotte Bronte puts it, Heathcliff is unredeemed. Indeed the bitterness with which Heathcliff exacts his revenge on Catherine for marrying Edgar Linton and destroys her confirms this. Their passion is thus fiery but also destructive, both Heathcliff and Catherine are destroyed by their obsessive passion for each other and can find peace and reunification only in death. One critic has described Wuthering Heights as a tale which unfolds entirely in hell, and indeed, the darkness, violence, pathology, extremes of hatred and revenge seems to confirm this view. Heathcliff’s attraction as a tragic hero is precisely this daemonic nature of hellish extremes and fiery passion that sets him in stark contrast with the bland and cowardly Edgar Linton.Raised in luxury and comfort, Edgar Linton evinces none of the strength and intensity of Heathcliff, which is probably what draws Catherine to him as the far more masculine and powerful of the two.The lure of Heathcliff is the lure of that which is forbidden and repressed, pure sin and desire, in Freudian terms Heathcliff is pure id, representing the darker repressed sensual desires of human nature that the ego keeps in check. It is this darkness, sinful and sensual nature that draws women to Heathcliff as he comes across as powerful, masculine and sensual as a result, while Heathcliff is demonic and evil this proves to be his attraction, as Edgar Linton seems sterile and effeminate in comparison to Heathcliff.
	In creating an attractive demonic figure in Heathcliff Emily Bronte seems to imply that evil, passion, destruction, extremes of love and hate exist on a plane of greater depth than the good. In so doing she has created a character akin to Milton’s Satan and Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Yet while romanticizing evil Emily does not shy away from exposing its destructive nature. Indeed it is his obsessive passion and revenge of Catherine that kills her and destroys the Linton household while he usurps the property of the Lintons and the Earnshaws.Evil is shown to be a destructive force which asserts itself over goodness and usurps its rights, but which dissipates in the end as Heathcliff fails to thwart the romance of Cathy and Hareton Earnshaw after causing the death and broken romance of Linton Heathcliff. In the end Heathcliff is unable to prevent Hareton Earnshaw from inheriting Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange through his death. Thus while evil triumphs and oppresses the good for a while, its power dissipates and Heathcliff’s revenge is thwarted as he is destroyed by his own actions and has destroyed his love object Catherine in the process. 
	The demonic Heathcliff is thus depicted as seductive but also destructive, indeed he has singularly usurped the properties of the Earnshaws and Lintons and wreaked destruction on both families but has in no way redeemed his own ‘selfish, Unchristian life’ as Nelly puts it.Yet the universe of Wuthering Heights is not distinctly Christian though it does subscribe to a belief in the afterlife as Heathcliff believes, as Catherine does that they will be reunited in death. The intensity of the passion in particular, is what sets Wuthering Heights apart from other romances. Indeed what sets Wuthering Heights apart from the run of the mill romance is the height and depth as well as the intensity of the passion that is depicted, where Catherine declares she and Heathcliff are the same, this implies that they are parts of an organic whole and are only made complete in and through each other, as we raised earlier in the idea of Heathcliff and Catherine being metaphysical contraries who are fulfilled and completed only in and through each other’s existence.The stereotype and cliché of soulmates who fulfil each other’s being comes to mind, but it is the ferocity of desire and the utter dependency of realizing a meaningful existence only in and through each other that sets this romance apart.Indeed the peculiar nature of the romance is that it is ideal and transcendent without the usual needs of other romances, such as class equality and sexual consummation, it transcends sexuality and class, it is of a primal and fiery nature that hearkens back to Cathy and Heathcliff being childhood partners and as such lovers for life in a peculiar all consuming passion which haunts both of them throughout their lives.
	Emily Bronte as such was not writing a romance in the genre of Austen or her own sister Charlotte Bronte with concerns of social mobility and class issues or even gender inequality being at the forefront of her concerns, the romance she conceives is of a grander, transcendental and metaphysical nature, the idea of the self being fulfilled in existence only in and through another being, the self realizing itself only in embracing alterity and difference through another being to become one and the same. The immortality and intensity of the passion between Heathcliff and Catherine is what stands out, and the tragedy of doomed and forbidden desire for that which is dark, evil, sinful and degrading in the manner of Heathcliff brings out existentialist depths to this romance which is far from Austen’s comedy of manners or even Charlotte Bronte’s notions of genteel romance. Heathcliff and Cathy cannot conceive of a life without each other, it is this metaphysical complementarity which the novel highlights and the fact that their respective selves can only be realized in and through each other, a longing that can only be realized in death since there are so many worldly and practical obstacles to them being with each other in their mortal lives. 
	The passion of Catherine and Heathcliff is thus a transcendent and otherworldly passion that exceeds the word of the normal, it transcends moral, physical and sexual limits through its intensity and ferocity of the ardour they experience for each other. Indeed it is Heathcliff’s obsessive love for Catherine that will drive him to exact revenge on her and her family after losing her to Edgar Linton in marriage, to be reunited with her in a mystical and metaphysical manner when he commands that he is buried with Catherine and is certain of their meeting in the afterlife. Their passion thus exceeds the world of the physical, temporal and moral, it is class boundaries that kept them apart in their lifetime but all this is duly transcended when Catherine longs for her childhood flame Heathcliff after he returns with a fortune and groomed. Their passion exists on a metaphysical plane that exceeds the worldly and temporal, and can only be consummated in the afterlife as there are so many obstacles to them being together in their worldly lives. The key to understanding the romance between Catherine and Heathcliff is its obsessive and all consuming nature, a ferocity of desire that exceeds even the realm of the sexual, it is a profoundly metaphysical longing in which Catherine cannot conceive of herself without her metaphysical Other Heathcliff, they are two parts of a whole as Catherine declares that “I am Heathcliff”. Life without him is futile and meaningless because she is only completed as a human being in and through her existence with Heathcliff.While Heathcliff is dark, destructive and brutal, one is brought to admire the intensity of his desire for Catherine as an all consuming passion that will haunt him throughout his life and bring him to long to be reunited with Catherine in death. The single-mindedness of Heathcliff’s pursuit of Catherine, its unrelenting and forceful nature, being drive by a pure metaphysical longing that exceeds the physical and temporal, is what differentiates the romance of Wuthering Heights from Austens’ comedy of manners and Charlotte Bronte’s genteel romance. It is the sheer intensity and ferocity of desire and a longing that exceeds the realm of the worldly and temporal which is what distinguishes Wuthering Heights from the more mundane social climbing romances of Austen and Charlotte Bronte. This is seen through the pure metaphysical nature of its conception of love which is seen to exist on an otherworldly plane which exceeds the physical, temporal and sexual, it is literally a longing unto death which brings the metaphysical opposites Catherine and Heathcliff together.


It was the year 2046. In the distant and faraway planet or Yr lived a lonely alien named Ickapoo. It had no friends as all its species had been vanquished from a meteor storm. In its solitude and misery it pined for a companion.
Yr was a bare and inhospitable planet. With winds blowing at 150 km an hour, it was virtually impossible to see past the blizzard and storm. Ickapoo yearned for friends and company. Many a time he fiddled with his transistor radio, sending out messages and hoping for a response. He sent fire launchers and rockets into space, hoping that some space traveler would find out about his existence. Ickapoo was an alienated alien. In the same way humans wondered whether we were the only species to inhabit the universe, Ickapoo felt estranged and isolated from the rest of the cosmos.  Join Ickapoo on his escapades across galaxies and worlds in search of company.
Ickapoo the lonely Alien, 2046 is created by Chung Chin-Yi , an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author

Hi dear readers,
I am White and now, I am here with a new story, actually my first fanfiction. Presenting...
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                    💐✨💐THE VENGEANCE FROM THE PAST💐✨💐

Its a revenge fanfiction of Shylock's son, Elrod, [my OC] on the Venetians who are responsible for his father's current broken state. Not only is this revenge, avenging his father, but also the treatment he received long before he left Venice.
Now, I will clear up somethings on my part...
Q1. How and why did I choose Merchant of Venice?
By 'how', I am studying it in school, you know the real version. By 'why', I sympathize with Shylock. He had a great affinity for money all right, but what Antonio and his companions did to him was truly saddening. That's when I thought, why not have revenge?
Q2. Would you change any aspect of the story?
No, I would like not to change any of Shakespeare's story. Except for the past and future. Like, Shylock's past and how he becomes a depressed man in the end...
Oh, but, I did change somethings for the story,
1. Antonio is gay and is in love with Bassanio.
2. Bassanio and his friends does not stop the torture, till Shylock is driven to  madness.
3. Jessica has a fling with Gratiano.
If there is anything else I will be changing, I will tell you in creator's thoughts or will publish it in the story like a notice.

I can't think of any other questions that you may have, so I will stop the Q and A section here. If you have any other questions please comment it.

Oh, and I also want your suggestions in my fanfiction,
1. First of all, I don't know whether I should include romance in this fanfiction since the main theme is revenge. If you don't want it, please comment.
If you do, please comment which sexual orientation he should have- Straight? Gay? Bi? And whether use the romance for revenge? Pls, comment!
2. What should I do with Launcelot? After all, all he did was change masters. And he also does not personally make Shylock drive into madness, though he absolutely hates him.
3. If you guys have any juicy revenge plans, please comment!
 
Oh, and lastly...

William Shakespeare owns 'Merchant of Venice' and all the characters in it. I own only Elrod and his friends. Please comment your responds!
Love, 
White

What happens when Shylock's son returns from London and  about the incident? What happens when he finds how broken Shylock is? What happens when he swores revenge on the people who shattered his father? 

Join the journey of revenge of Elrod, Shylock's son, to find out what his fate is...

What to expect in this story?
This novel will have a slow burn romance... or maybe not. xD But anyway, this story will get more mysterious as it goes since this is a FANTASY Romance story.
As for the Main Couple Leads, I won't say much for our ML since you will have to see it for yourself. *winks*
As for this book's FL, you may see her as weak at first but that's only because she doesn't choose to fight and be blinded by revenge. She's the kind of person who rather wants a peaceful life than go and seek revenge on those people who hurt her. But later in the story, her character will have more development. 
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"Til death do us part..."

Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairytale.

Violet is a family-oriented woman who is willing to do anything just to repay her grandfather's kindness. She once believed in love until her fiance betrayed her. Just when she thought that everything was going bad, a fairy godfather appeared in her life and paved a path for a new love.

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Author's Final Words:
Dearest Readers,
It's a great pleasure to announce that this novel has ended, and along the way, I feel all your hatred, pain, and sometimes frustration in every chapter I uploaded.  
As I promised earlier, I will give a compelling storyline, and I think I did it well as I read all your comments every day, though only a few of it I sometimes answered.  
It's about time to say goodbye to all the characters inside this novel. I will try my best to create another story that tackles Greta Sterling and Brent Stewart's love-journey.  
I will announce it again after finishing the current four novels that I will publish in the near future.  
I hate to bid a farewell, with tears, a million thanks to all of you!  Volume is coming immediately to cope up with the privileged chapters benefits. Rest assured, the new volume is another great story. Next chapter is the synopsis and chapter 1. Hope you will still support this novel!  
Volume Four Title: Marrying The HEIRESS
I would like to invite you all to check out my other novels:
The Rise Of NATHALIA CARTER (note: Volume status: completed, while volume 2 is on going, and it's another good storyline between Sean Blair & Catherine Stewart)
Loving  A STRANGER Book 1 -completed  
You Are Mine (English) - completed  
Memories Of The Night- completed
The Rebirth Of SOPHIA GREEN- completed
Billionaire Defiant Wife- completed
My Billionaire Husband- completed
Lots of Love,
Anna Shannel Lin
New Novel for 2021
Title: The DEATH NOTE
Genre: Sci-Fi/Romance/ Reincarnation
Settings: Modern World
SYNOPSIS:
One body, two souls. One is sweet, timid, and frail, while the other one possessed a strong personality, intelligence, and cruelty.
She witnessed how their parents being mercilessly slaughtered. Driven by anger, she built a wall against anybody to fulfill her desire for revenge. She inherited her father's exceptional talent in developing different scientific creations. It brought wealth, but the danger engulfs it.
It causes her own life, yet her creation gave her a second chance of life to fulfill her greatest dream-revenge. Dominating her twin's body, she stumbled into someone related to her greatest enemy.
His noble status symbolizes fame, money, and integrity, but the darkest secret lies behind it without his knowledge. He offered her love, affection, and protection.
She responded with hatred, resentment, and revenge. Who will gonna win this battle when their fate worked silently and brought them into a different kind of emotion where the only thing called LOVE exists. Would she dare to kill someone innocent and being treated as a bargaining chip? Or would she listen to her heart and give him a chance to prove himself?
Title: Enchanted By His Charm
Genre: Contemporary/Romance
Settings: Modern World
SYNOPSIS:
She loved him so much during their younger days, but his noble status doesn't match with her. He is an heir of a multi-billion dollar business and, like a sad story that mostly occurred to those who fell in love with someone who's not at the same status, definitely ended tragically.  
She was forced to break up with him out of her own will, and to make him believe she's a gold-digger, she said several painful and nasty words in front of him.  
He couldn't accept the fact that he's being dumped by the woman he thought had fallen in love with him. He bore a grudge against her, and he promised himself to take his revenge when their paths cross again.  
She knew she bore his child, but circumstances forced her to leave. Six years later, she became a successful doctor while raising her beloved precious daughter.  
Unknowingly, someone came to her doorstep, forcing her to marry an unknown rich man. He aimed to make her life miserable, and everything fell according to his plan.  
When they met again, she tried to run away and blurted out that she's already a married woman. Her pain surged in, and she arrogantly asked, "What do you want?"
His hands touched her skin, and his lips began to bite her earlobe, " I want to have you, right on my bed," a cold tone added, "Isn't it obvious?"
Hearing his harsh response, she shouted, "You rogue, let go of me!"  
"You owe me! You deserve to be treated this way!" he hissed with rage. This time, he will take everything she has and would give no mercy towards her.  
Later on, the truth was revealed, and the pain he caused her stained their secret marriage that he planned earlier. Is it too late to redeem himself? Find out how they will face all these struggles along the way.  
Title: Falling In Love With My Enemy
Genre: Contemporary/Romance
Settings: Modern World
SYNOPSIS:
She was forced to marry him because her sister was dead. She's just a substitute for a marriage alliance.  
He accused her of causing the death of the woman he was madly in love with and was bound to marry. Everyone knows he wanted to take his revenge on her. For decades, she secretly fell in love with him.  
She tried her best to serve him and fulfill her duty as his lawfully wedded wife, only to get humiliated. She endures all the insults and hatred from him.  
Everything went tiring until she decided to hand him a divorce agreement, but he would not let her escape and won't let her live a peaceful life. Seeing her eagerness to leave him, he suddenly felt hurt.  
"Let's get divorce! I should have done this, long time ago, but I was crazily thinking, one day you will fall for me,"
"Vicious woman, you killed your sister!" He furiously yelled at her.  
"I said it wasn't me! I did nothing nor killed my sister, but you never believe me! Why would I stay in this kind of failed marriage?"  
He couldn't believe his ears. The woman who showed much love and affection turned into a cruel one.  
When the truth was revealed, and the missing and so-called dead sister came back, he realized how stupid he was. He can't appease the raging wife who suffered so much for many years.  
Would he still be able to save their marriage? Would he dare to accept how deeply he loved her, and he can't stand seeing her with another man.  
Title: Loving  A STRANGER: Awakening Of The Hybrid
Genre: Fantasy /Romance
Settings: Modern World
SYNOPSIS:
He married a b-list actress and pampered her with all that he had. He was saved by her fifteen years ago when a group of human mercilessly slaughtered his clan.  
He sent someone to protect her, only to be betrayed by him. The painful truth was, the man was his very own twin brother. They both hide their secrets to retain their human form.  
He encountered several tragic moments, while the other one lived a comfortable life. Ethan secretly led his clan and aimed to help human in exchange for the peaceful life he wanted for his family.  
Cruelty existed in the human realm, and it pushed him to reveal his real identity. He can live a thousand years, but his human wife can only have a few years with him.  
Leaving no option, he needed to do his part, and that is to bite his wife to transform her into a werewolf-vampire. Would Kylie survive the aftermath? Can she live like Ethan in the human world that is full of struggle and pain?  
Discover the missing piece and mystery as we unfold the sequel of Loving A STRANGER story.  
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WARNING: A roller coaster love-hate journey and a tear-jerking story equipped with mysteries. 

Dylan Sterling, the youngest and the most ruthless chief executive of Sterling Group, has special powers that superseded the Group. Money, fame, and intelligence were clear evidence of his status in the society he belongs to. His exceptional talent had a hidden purpose, and the DARK WORLD he ruled was cruel. He showed no mercy to everyone who blocked his path and devoured those who attempted to stand against him.

Savannah Schultz- 21 years old, an orphan turned to be a model, was engaged to wed Devin only to gain support for the family business that her father built for many years. Later she went south after her father died. And her uncle Dalton Schultz adopted her to get everything she had, including Devin's aid.

Devin had sold her off like a slave to his uncle Dylan - to scheme the notorious man for additional capital to inject into his business venture. Dylan had eaten her up like a box of chocolates and treated her like a bargaining chip.

She felt herself knocked off balance and falling into a deep abyss. Anger, sadness, embarrassment –swelled within her and threatened to ruin her life.

To save himself from humiliation, he perfectly planned to take her as his nominal wife and promised to help her break up the engagement and aid her family business.

Helpless and humiliated, she accepted his bargain. She started to become strong in front of those bullies, yet she was weak when it comes to him.

They lived together but treated each other as strangers. He had no plans of falling for her as someone had occupied his heart a few years ago. 

Then the situation shifted when he discovered who she really was! But the dark world he ruled threatened to destroy them.

Mystery, deception, and revenge-fueled them both to rise together.


Volume Two Title: Marrying The HEIRESS

SYNOPSIS:

A wrong encounter that leads to a bad impression. She accused him of being a pervert and arrogant. Hazel, a badass and strong young woman, has always been fiercely dealing with every circumstances she encountered, including the time she met Joshua Denmark. She gave him a great lesson he'd never forget after she wrongly accused him. 

He knew she's the woman he wanted to be with, and he stole her first kiss. Her strong and straightforward personality hooked Joshua despite the danger ahead. 

He drew her towards him by announcing a big competition - seeking a surrogate mother for his heir. Hazel's friends had quickly signed her name on the online form without her permission. Leaving no option, she joined the competition only to find out that the man who stole her first kiss was the same person who launched the competition. 

Owing to the trick played by the ruthless billionaire, little did they know that Hazel would end up breaking into the world of Joshua Denmark. The mystery he hid for many years gradually unfolds. 

Doubt and fear played on Joshua's mind when he confirmed her real identity, and several deceptive tricks trapped Hazel into his life. Would he change their destiny, or rather destroy her life for a selfish reason?


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As I promised yesterday, another beautiful reincarnation story will be released. Hopefully, you still continue supporting my novel. 
VOLUME 2 TITLE: BILLIONAIRE'S REBORN WIFE
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New Novel for 2021
Title: The DEATH NOTE
Genre: Sci-Fi/Romance/ Reincarnation
Settings: Modern World
SYNOPSIS:
One body, two souls. One is sweet, timid, and frail, while the other one possessed a strong personality, intelligence, and cruelty.
She witnessed how their parents being mercilessly slaughtered. Driven by anger, she built a wall against anybody to fulfill her desire for revenge. She inherited her father's exceptional talent in developing different scientific creations. It brought wealth, but the danger engulfs it.
It causes her own life, yet her creation gave her a second chance of life to fulfill her greatest dream-revenge. Dominating her twin's body, she stumbled into someone related to her greatest enemy.
His noble status symbolizes fame, money, and integrity, but the darkest secret lies behind it without his knowledge. He offered her love, affection, and protection.
She responded with hatred, resentment, and revenge. Who will gonna win this battle when their fate worked silently and brought them into a different kind of emotion where the only thing called LOVE exists. Would she dare to kill someone innocent and being treated as a bargaining chip? Or would she listen to her heart and give him a chance to prove himself?
Title: Enchanted By His Charm
Genre: Contemporary/Romance
Settings: Modern World
SYNOPSIS:
She loved him so much during their younger days, but his noble status doesn't match with her. He is an heir of a multi-billion dollar business and, like a sad story that mostly occurred to those who fell in love with someone who's not at the same status, definitely ended tragically. 
She was forced to break up with him out of her own will, and to make him believe she's a gold-digger, she said several painful and nasty words in front of him. 
He couldn't accept the fact that he's being dumped by the woman he thought had fallen in love with him. He bore a grudge against her, and he promised himself to take his revenge when their paths cross again. 
She knew she bore his child, but circumstances forced her to leave. Six years later, she became a successful doctor while raising her beloved precious daughter. 
Unknowingly, someone came to her doorstep, forcing her to marry an unknown rich man. He aimed to make her life miserable, and everything fell according to his plan. 
When they met again, she tried to run away and blurted out that she's already a married woman. Her pain surged in, and she arrogantly asked, "What do you want?"
His hands touched her skin, and his lips began to bite her earlobe, " I want to have you, right on my bed," a cold tone added, "Isn't it obvious?"
Hearing his harsh response, she shouted, "You rogue, let go of me!" 
"You owe me! You deserve to be treated this way!" he hissed with rage. This time, he will take everything she has and would give no mercy towards her. 
Later on, the truth was revealed, and the pain he caused her stained their secret marriage that he planned earlier. Is it too late to redeem himself? Find out how they will face all these struggles along the way. 
Title: Falling In Love With My Enemy
Genre: Contemporary/Romance
Settings: Modern World
SYNOPSIS:
She was forced to marry him because her sister was dead. She's just a substitute for a marriage alliance. 
He accused her of causing the death of the woman he was madly in love with and was bound to marry. Everyone knows he wanted to take his revenge on her. For decades, she secretly fell in love with him. 
She tried her best to serve him and fulfill her duty as his lawfully wedded wife, only to get humiliated. She endures all the insults and hatred from him. 
Everything went tiring until she decided to hand him a divorce agreement, but he would not let her escape and won't let her live a peaceful life. Seeing her eagerness to leave him, he suddenly felt hurt. 
"Let's get divorce! I should have done this, long time ago, but I was crazily thinking, one day you will fall for me,"
"Vicious woman, you killed your sister!" He furiously yelled at her. 
"I said it wasn't me! I did nothing nor killed my sister, but you never believe me! Why would I stay in this kind of failed marriage?" 
He couldn't believe his ears. The woman who showed much love and affection turned into a cruel one. 
When the truth was revealed, and the missing and so-called dead sister came back, he realized how stupid he was. He can't appease the raging wife who suffered so much for many years. 
Would he still be able to save their marriage? Would he dare to accept how deeply he loved her, and he can't stand seeing her with another man. 
Title: Loving A STRANGER: Awakening Of The Hybrid
Genre: Fantasy /Romance
Settings: Modern World
SYNOPSIS:
He married a b-list actress and pampered her with all that he had. He was saved by her fifteen years ago when a group of human mercilessly slaughtered his clan. 
He sent someone to protect her, only to be betrayed by him. The painful truth was, the man was his very own twin brother. They both hide their secrets to retain their human form. 
He encountered several tragic moments, while the other one lived a comfortable life. Ethan secretly led his clan and aimed to help human in exchange for the peaceful life he wanted for his family. 
Cruelty existed in the human realm, and it pushed him to reveal his real identity. He can live a thousand years, but his human wife can only have a few years with him. 
Leaving no option, he needed to do his part, and that is to bite his wife to transform her into a werewolf-vampire. Would Kylie survive the aftermath? Can she live like Ethan in the human world that is full of struggle and pain? 
Discover the missing piece and mystery as we unfold the sequel of Loving A STRANGER story. 
VOLUME TWO TITLE: BILLIONAIRE'S Reborn Wife
SYNOPSIS:
He had money, power, and everything the world has to offer. He was willing to give it all to her, but he was severely betrayed, leading to his cruelty. 
She ran away from her wedding, which ended in her own demise and became her forever nightmare. She eloped with another man over the one who loved her. She was cheated on by that person who lured her into leaving her husband. 
It's late to realize that she was used as a scapegoat and was sent into prison, finally, she died with endless hatred. 
God gave her a chance to be reborn, and that became her turning point to cherish her husband, this time, she will prove to him she's worthy to be his wife. 


The wedding day. A moment that most women treasured with but not with her.

She was poisoned at her own wedding day; Nathalia Carter died full of hatred for her father and fiance. How could she accept that they murdered her? 

Nathalia gaped at Evette Carter, her step-sister, who was now laughing at her stupidity. Evette is one of the culprits behind her painful death.

Demons. They are all demons. Nathalia thought in silence while she closed her eyes as consciousness abandoned her. 

With rage and tears, Nathalia cursed them and promised to take revenge if given a chance to survive.

Suddenly, God hears her prayer and gives her a second chance, and she was allowed to come back to seek revenge. This time, she will not be so naive. She becomes fiercer and eager to bring the justice of her own death. 

She would make sure they got what they deserved in this life. Revenge. Torture. Take everything they had. Make them suffer, ten times worse than what they did to her.

Along the way, her life changed when she met the notorious playboy- Spencer Davidson. He aims to take her as his woman and help her to fulfill her desire to take revenge. 

Love, Revenge, and Mystery played along the way. Giving her the most challenging part as she journeyed her new life.


VOLUME TWO TITLE: BILLIONAIRE'S REBORN WIFE

SYNOPSIS: 

He had money, power, and everything the world has to offer. He was willing to give it all to her, but he was severely betrayed, leading to his cruelty. 
She ran away from her wedding, which ended in her own demise and became her forever nightmare. She eloped with another man over the one who loved her. She was cheated on by that person who lured her into leaving her husband. 
 
It's late to realize that she was used as a scapegoat and was sent into prison, finally, she died with endless hatred. 

God gave her a chance to be reborn, and that became her turning point to cherish her husband, this time, she will prove to him she’s worthy to be his wife. 


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Mu Chenyan recalled that Wen Ya had gotten married to Yuan Zhe, the Yuan Family's second son, almost four years ago.
If that incident had not happened, then she and Wen Ya would have spent two years together as sisters-in-law.
Back then, Wen Ya had outshone the other young ladies of the aristocratic families. Not to mention, while studying abroad, Wen Ya had been one of Mu Chenyan's few friends!
Shortly after returning home, Wen Ya had suddenly announced that she would be marrying the Yuan Family's second son, Yuan Zhe. Mu Chenyan had struggled to comprehend this for the longest time.
In terms of talent, Wen Ya was no less brilliant than her. Yuan Zhe, on the other hand, was slick and sly, and had a violent temperament, so she could not understand why Wen Ya would choose such a partner!
Although Yuan Tian could not accompany her, having Wen Ya as company would be nice too.
After all, they had once been close to each other, it's just that Wen Ya had been keeping her distance ever since she had gotten married.
She had been back for some time now, but was often cooped up at home, so there were hardly any opportunities for them to catch up. Thus, it seemed that the banquet would be a perfect opportunity!
...
When Yuan Xuan came home, he did not see Mu Chenyan on the first and second floor.
Ah Fu approached him and reported that Fifth Miss had come by in the afternoon and had already left, but Young Mistress had not come down from the third floor since then.
Yuan Xuan did not bother to change his clothes and hurriedly went upstairs to see his woman.
Mu Chenyan was hugging a French version of the novel, 'The Count of Monte Cristo,' and lying on a rattan chair. She was wrapped in a long velvet blanket and had fallen asleep!
Yuan Xuan retrieved the book from her arms as a smile flashed through his eyes.
Mu Chenyan's status as a socialite did not rely solely on her beautiful appearance.
While studying abroad in the university in the UK, Mu Chenyan's excellent spoken English had placed her in the limelight amongst the circle of Chinese students in the university. Mu Chenyan's figure could always be spotted in various public speaking competitions held throughout the semester.
Yan Mei herself liked French movies and the romance of the country, so Mu Chenyan had no doubt been influenced by her mother since young and had thus learned to speak fluent French!
She even considered learning French as her second language one of her hobbies.
Mu Chenyan had read many French novels. Because of this, she had started a book club in her faculty, in which the dean of Mu Chenyan's faculty frequently participated...
It looked like she was still the same as before, making sure to maintain the habit of reading original French pieces. In Yuan Xuan's eyes, she still looked like the old Mu Chenyan who had constantly carried a book as she tailed him around, chattering non-stop as she did so!
...
"Brother Xuan, don't you think that if Hamlet had not chosen revenge, he'd have lead a better life..."
Mu Chenyan's brain back then was filled with peculiar ideas.
After finished reading a book, she would always try to modify it and view things from her own perspective.
"I don't think so."
Yuan Xuan's expression would be indifferent as he could not really be bothered about her opinions. Time was very valuable to him during his university days as he was simultaneously juggling his MBA as well as a BSc in Geology.
At the time, Yuan Xuan had made plans to venture into energy development after he returned home.
"If Hamlet didn't take revenge, then Shakespeare would have been forced to write about something else. What is he supposed to write about, a love story?"
Yuan Xuan did not know what this woman's problem was. Was her brain just wired differently from others?
When Mu Chenyan heard his response, she nodded excitedly, grinning and closing in on him until the eyelashes nestled above her big eyes were almost touching Yuan Xuan's face.
"You don't say! Brother Xuan, that's not a bad idea! I would fervently support him if Shakespeare were to write about romance! Who says that romance-themed novels can't be famous?
"Isn't 'Dream of the Red Chamber' and 'Romance of the Western Chamber' about passionate love?
"'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' is a classic, but a majority of male readers also talk about the love between Diao Chan and Lu Bu! Not to mention, Cao Cao liked to steal other people's lovers, for instance, the peerless beauties, Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao's sisters...
"Even 'Journey to the West' had the queen of the Ladies Kingdom falling in love with Tang Seng, whereas Zhu Bajie wanted to marry into Old Gao's household..."
"Your brain is totally filled with messed-up love stories!"
Yuan Xuan's handsome face gave her a snort of disapproval as he shook his head.
After hearing this, Mu Chenyan's lips twitched and her tiny face began to pout. "Since when has my brain been messed-up? After all, it's only filled with thoughts of you..."
Yuan Xuan had no reply.
　　


After years of longing, Mu Chenyan was finally going to marry the man of her dreams — Yuan Xuan. However, on her wedding day, the tragic death of Shu Qinger, her well-known romantic competitor led to Mu Chenyan's prison sentence.

Two years later, Mu Chenyan was released from prison due to insufficient evidence, but she ended in another “prison” — the Yuan household. However, she was no longer the  naive girl who would let anyone have their way with her...

Her days in the prison had left their marks and a passion for revenge was now ignited in her. Even as Yuan Xuan tried to regain her love, she has now built a wall to guard her heart, cutting off all advances from him.

The question remains — who killed Shu Qinger? Who are the people on her side, and those who are on the devil's?

Love and hate intertwined, with Yuan Xuan's love and protectiveness over Mu Chenyan remaining unchanged...

Inside the dining hall, Waldo was pissed by Kiba's and Ashlyn's large tips followed by words on generosity. He was old and thick-skinned but even he felt embarrassed by the puppy eyes of Isabelle. 
How am I supposed to eat under the vision of such an adorable teenager?
Damn! Being so cute is criminal! 
Waldo let out a bitter smile. He took out a money card from his back pocket. The card was worth $1000. Compared to the tips offered by Kiba and Ashlyn, his tip was too low and not worthy of mentioning. But this amount was the most he was ready to offer. 
Hopefully, she would be happy.
Waldo prayed inside as he handed the card to Isabelle. She was smiling but he could see it seemed force. When she expressed her gratitude, he could feel it wasn't as sincere as when she thanked Kiba and Ashlyn.
Fuck! I'm low on funds and yet she doesn't appreciate my gesture! Did I waste my money for nothing?!
Waldo wanted to weep at his predicament. If there was no here and he was not afraid of the rules of The Fair, he would take the card back forcefully.
"You are not a miser," Kiba remarked in a voice filled with astonishment. Waldo was pleased by the obvious surprise in Kiba's voice. At least, someone was impressed even if it was the culprit of the current situation. Waldo gladly stuffed a meat piece in his mouth when Kiba completed his remark by saying, "But you are not generous either. Don't you feel any shame on disappointing a teenager?"
"%@#!" Waldo coughed up the meat piece. If not for the rules, he would have strangled the golden-haired man and taught him a thing or two about generosity. 
Waldo placed a hand over his old heart. He wanted to calm down and overcome his obvious anger and embarrassment. 
Ashlyn let out another sigh. She silently waited for Isabelle to serve them dishes they have ordered.
Five minutes later, Isabelle returned to their table with a large plate. As per the initial order, she placed down the entire lunch dishes on the table.
The first dish she placed was a mix of vegetables cooked with few spices and topped with a coconut sauce. Then there was salad, pasta, butter naan, rice, meat, stew, fish curry, yogurt, and so on. Even dessert dishes were placed alongside from the very start. Butterscotch pie, rasgulla, pudding, rajbhog, and biscuit tarts. 
Waldo first looked at the dishes and then at Kiba and Ashlyn. His eyes were filled with disbelief at the amount of food. Their table was for six and yet now it was full with no space. 
Just how much food two people could eat?! They eat that much and yet remain so lean!
Kiba and Ashlyn ignored his gaze and started savoring their lunch. 
A few minutes later.
"Hmm?" Kiba's attention moved on the entrance as he heard the sound of the door opening. A man in mid-twenties, clad in casual clothes, stepped in. He has peach skin, a sharp jaw, thin eyebrows, and light red eyes. His slick red hair was combed to the right. All over, he was a fairly handsome man. 
The good-looking man was named Shawn.
He was accompanied by a young petite woman who has just reached twenty. She was holding Shawn's hand as she walked inside the hall.
She has long chocolate brown hair and eyes, light skin tone and a small but tempting chest that was wrapped by light yellow sundress. She was about 5'7" and her dress reached past her ankles. 
Kiba noticed a diamond ring on the fourth finger of her left hand. 
"Engagement ring and not a wedding band...but there are many who only wear a single ring so hard to say if she is married or not," Kiba made an important observation. "The light ring mark on her finger indicates she has not been engaged/married for long. So romance should be most likely in honeymoon stage." 
In the present era, very few would marry at such a young age. Kiba wasn't able to judge if she belonged to the very few. If she did, it would either mean she was truly romantic at heart or she was participating in a marriage of convenience set by her elders. There was also another rare scenario which has so do with conservative values and cultural impact but Kiba was sure she didn't belong to it. 
The alluring girl was named Amy. She was all smiles as she walked alongside Shawn.
The couple was actually a group of ten. The others in the group were equally young. Most men were good-looking and the women were slender and gorgeous. Their demeanor and walking style factored along with their presence in the costliest inn indicated they were used to a rich lifestyle. 
As Kiba observed the female incomers, he licked his lips unconsciously. He found a new appetite building up in his body that couldn't be satisfied with the delicious dishes on the table. 
For the time being, Kiba decided to satisfy his stomach's craving. One task at a time...
Kiba was taking a spoon of yogurt when he noticed something amiss. He raised his head and looked at Ashlyn. 
Her face was the usual poker and emotionless but he could see some emotions in her eyes. She was looking at the newly arrived group and the group was looking at her. To be exact, her vision was focused on Shawn. 
"Ashlyn?" Shawn called out. He walked towards her alongside Amy. 
"They know each other?" Kiba was surprised by the situation. It was the first time he was some real meeting acquaintances of Ashlyn.
When he first met her, she was a temporary member of Blue Cliff Group lead by Amir. That time, he was with Ruby and they joined the group so that he can get to know Ashlyn. Later on, Blue Cliff Group was exterminated by Kiba's scheme when the group tried to plot against him and Ashlyn. 
"Shawn and Amy" Ashlyn greeted her acquaintances coldly. 
"Nice to meet you as well, stuck up bitch," Shawn said with a smirk. "So rumors of you being here were true."
Without asking for permission, he sat on an empty chair next to her. Amy sat beside him. 
Ashlyn didn't reply to his remark.
The couple was not surprised by her response. Shawn looked at Kiba and his eyes flashed with anger that he suppressed quickly.
Amy brought her eyes on Kiba as well. She was stunned by his handsome and refined facial features. A fit of pang jealousy and fury built in her heart.
Suppressing her emotions, she said, "You do know she is a Cursed One, right?"
Kiba didn't answer but he did sigh inwardly. He was disappointed that the plans he has just build regarding Amy would need to be changed. 
As for what she said about Ashlyn, he wasn't surprised. Ashlyn has informed him about her existence as a Cursed One after the battle with Immortal Devouring Serpent. And even if she hasn't told him, it wouldn't have mattered. After all, everyone has their secrets and weakness they never wanted to share. She wasn't obliged to inform him and vice versa.
Shawn and Amy took his silence as a shocked reaction. They felt he most likely didn't know and was now overwhelmed with this knowledge. 
"You are baiting a guy and didn't even let him know about you," Amy said to Ashlyn. Amy turned her towards Kiba and said, "Don't let her deceive you with her beauty. She is all just looks but the era of evolution didn't deem her worthy of blessing." 
Ashlyn didn't react. She ignored Amy as if she didn't exist and focused on her lunch. 
"Her birth parents discarded her," Shawn joined the conversation. "An orphanage for special children took pity on her but even there she showed why the era of evolution didn't deem her worthy."
Kiba was flabbergasted by the information. He didn't know about her being discarded after birth and her living in an orphanage. 
But a few things didn't make sense to him. Ashlyn was powerful and that was especially true when she unsealed her seals. Yet, both Shawn and Amy were basically insulting her without any worry of consequences. Were they unaware of her power or was there another reason? 
He also wondered why Shawn was being so negative about Ashlyn. 
"Most likely she refused his advances," Kiba thought of the obvious reason.
Ashlyn's beauty was breathtaking and the first time he saw her, he has entered into a trance. So he wouldn't be surprised if Shawn tried to build a romance with her.
"And he now stupidly believe she and I have a romantic relationship or at least a potential romance... so he wants to stop it from happening," Kiba concluded in his heart.
"Ashlyn, you are a disappointment to your adopted parents," Shawn resumed the conversation. "They took you in their care and gave you everything..."
For the first time, a flare of anger became visible in Ashlyn's face and she flinched at the mention of parents. 
"Yet you lie and deceive for a boyfriend when you actually came to prove your devotion to them," Shawn finished his remarks. "Shame on you."
Kiba's expression turned heavy. He could easily retort and make Shawn cry just from his words but he didn't. It was Ashlyn's matter and if he interfered without her consent, then he would be disrespecting her.
He was also curious about Ashlyn's background and especially these adopted parents of her. He knew Ashlyn has costly and rare treasures with her so he wondered if it was due to her adopted parents.
Ashlyn kept silent. Both Shawn and Amy were surprised by her cool despite everything. Even Kiba was surprised. He thought she would show her Nutcracking Demoness persona by now.
Shawn and Amy looked at each other. They then rose up from the chairs and left the table. 
Shawn walked towards his group while remarking loud enough for Kiba and Ashlyn to hear. 
"Poor guy has fallen for a useless cursed bitch," Shawn said to Amy. "She is someone who can never conceive and enjoy the joy of children. I feel worse for her adopted parents. A pity they would never experience the happiness of playing with grandchildren... they should have just left her in that orphanage."
"Don't say that," Amy felt he was now going overboard. Children was a very sensitive topic for any woman and that was especially true for cursed ones. 
"I'm just stating a fact," Shawn said.
Kiba eyed him coldly. Some topics were taboo and better unsaid, and yet, this man was continuously trying to piss her. Even he was getting offended.
Ashlyn dropped the spoon in her hand. She rose to her feet and rage exploded in her eyes. The full-body black suit flashed with streams of blue currents. Seven bright seals appeared on her left palm as she clenched her fists. 
She took a step ahead but just then, a hand gripped her left shoulder from behind.
"Don't," Kiba said as she turned her head towards him. "Neither of us would resort to violence."
Ashlyn was surprised by his words.
From the time she has known him, he has never been the forgiving type. He has ensured that anyone who offended him in any manner paid a price. She has also witnessed him taking sadistic pleasure while carrying out revenge. 
And yet, he was now stopping her to kick someone who has offended her? 
Kiba looked at her face. Even though her face was poker, he could see the anger in her emerald eyes. He obviously understood she felt he was being unreasonable given his own past records.
He didn't want them to resort to violence due to the rules of The Fair. The auction has yet to start so they couldn't afford to get kicked out.
He also wanted to keep killings to a minimum before the opening of the core section. This was mainly due to his plans with Fiona. So, for the time being, he didn't want either of them to use violence as a means.
"I just said we will not be violent," Kiba said with a mischievous smile. "Never said we won't have revenge."
"?" Ashlyn was bewildered by his words.
"Pain from death is momentary. Sure, the pain might be unimaginable but it only lasts for a few moments before the person is wiped out of existence," Kiba took a seat as he continued. "In a way, death is the worst form of revenge. As for beating the heck out of a person to vent your frustration... well, injuries could be healed and body could easily recover as long as one has enough resources. That Shawn guy is obviously rich enough so physical revenge won't give us much satisfaction. By now, I'm sure you know why using violent means is not really the right way to have revenge."
Ashlyn felt his words made sense but then she recalled how most of his revenge was through violent means. He has either killed or handicapped his enemies. 
Even without looking at her, he could tell her thoughts. After all, his words and past deeds didn't really match. 
Kiba signaled her to take a seat and he returned to his own chair. Ashlyn did what he wanted but she continued to look at him. She was sure he would have something in mind if he stopped her now.
"Do you know what is the greatest form of revenge?" Kiba asked.
"...." Ashlyn didn't answer.
"It is psychological," Kiba answered with a smile. "Unlike physical revenge, psychological revenge is forever engraved in mind and could not be forgotten. This type of revenge could last for an entire lifetime and the victim could do nothing but suffer."
Ashlyn was now intrigued. 
"Remember the affair puzzle I gave you?" Kiba asked while resuming his lunch. 
Ashlyn nodded her head. So far, she was not able to solve it.
"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting," Kiba repeated the hints he has provided her. "And lastly, the mind is a terrible thing."
Ashlyn took a spoon of pudding while waiting for him to continue. 
"The victim in the puzzle was offended greatly," Kiba said while treating himself with dessert. "What was the main reason for him being offended to such an extent? Was it infidelity of his wife, betrayal by his best friend,or something else..."
Ashlyn contemplated for a minute before answering, "A combination of all perhaps?"
"Nope," Kiba said with a smile. "The reason is something no human wants to accept... it is the root cause."
"What is it?" Ashlyn asked. 
"Ego!" Kiba answered with a smirk. "His ego was hurt in the worst possible way. And justly, by his reasoning, he felt shattered and offended by infidelity and betrayal."
"..." Ashlyn contemplated in her mind. She realized whatever Kiba has in mind for Shawn was related to ego. 
"Let me tell you the most interesting part," Kiba wiped his hands with a tissue as he continued. "Ego is the very reason why most affairs occur in the first place." 
Ashlyn listened without making an observation. She knew nothing of romance and relationships so she didn't comment. 
"In the entire life of a healthy human, the total time engaged in sex would be six to eight months," Kiba said, his voice relaxed. " So it won't be wrong to say that sex is one of the shortest activities humans engage in, and yet, it leads to the biggest troubles in our world. Now, let me connect it with ego, the root cause.
"Most men engage in affairs for seeking a boost in ego. The boost usually comes during sex and afterward, never before. They seek gratification and ego stroke for their manhood... They want to declare they are alpha among men. A man might not want to admit it, but he wants to believe he is a stud in bed.
"Whether consciously or unconsciously, the things men worry about the most is their size and performance. They often worry if their women are satisfied or not, and that's the reason why most men want to hear they are good in bed. An affair, in a twisted way, is a method to prove manhood and stud status with another woman... Of course, there is pleasure and thrill but the main issue is ego.
"Now, let's talk about women who engage in affairs despite having a happy sex life. Like before, I'm talking about majority cases. Most women seek ego boost before they actually participate in sex... this is different from men. They want to be indulged, complimented and flattered on their beauty and wisdom. This is especially true for women who have aged and don't get enough flattery from their companions. Their ego asked it to be stroked and appreciated. They want to be desired and romanced...
"And that's what most men do when they seduce women. They flatter them, make them feel desired, and lastly, make them believe their companion is not appreciating them enough."
What Kiba didn't mention was that the ego factor was not restricted to affairs. In the case of young women seeking a potential boyfriend, most wanted to have a relationship with so-called studs and bad boys. 
Why?
Ego.
Their vanity was satisfied with being desired by the famous men. They unconsciously reasoned how others would be jealous of their beauty and their famous companion. 
The same applied to most young males who wanted the hottest girl. After all, a man wants others of his gender to see him as a conqueror who has gained a woman desired by many.
Of course, this was more of lust and a stroke for ego, and not love. But these companionships usually happens through dating and romance.
"Now, let's arrive back on our main topic, punishing Shawn," Kiba's eyes flashed with a devilish glint. 
"By the time our psychological revenge is finished, Shawn will feel so humiliated that he will doubt his very manhood."
Ashlyn wondered what he has planned...


In the age of mutants and technology, everyone is after power and eternal life, but Kiba lives for his dreams of lust and vanity.

A man on a mission to live the life to the fullest. 

The tale of the legendary Wife Hunter whose very name terrifies husbands around the globe.

This is the story of the devil who does as his heart pleases, unafraid of the labels of good and evil.

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Fan synopsis:

Entangled in the schemes of two-faced government, a futuristic divided world, and a holy mission of his own, follow Kiba's journey of sins!

(Note: The starting 20 chapters are very short and slow paced. The main story starts from the 30s so please give it a try till then ^_^  You can rest assured the novel has a good plot besides the R-18 elements ^.^)

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