Sordid

“Cast aside by my own blood. Abandoned in the cold. Betrayed for my own sins. But they should all remember one thing… I didn’t die. I became the North. And in these lands of ice and blood, I will build my kingdom, stone by stone, corpse by corpse. Through cunning, through desire, through cruelty… I will take back everything they denied me. And more.” > Banished by his own family for his treachery, the young noble Cassian is exiled to the wild, frozen North — a land ruled by the law of the strongest and the most primal instincts. His crimes? Lying, betraying, seducing, and humiliating his kin. In this world of red snow and hungry wolves, most would have frozen to death or wasted away in shame. But not him. For Cassian has no faith, no morals, no limits. With a razor-sharp mind and a poisoned tongue, he decides to turn this frozen wasteland into his own fief… and come back to haunt those who cast him out. Between political intrigue, sordid alliances, manipulation of desires, and merciless war, Caelan uses every weapon at his disposal — whether it’s the chessboard, the bedroom, or the dagger in the dark — to conquer the North… and then the entire kingdom. The throne doesn’t go to the one who deserves it… but to the one who dares take it. [This story contains mature themes, violence, and explicit scenes. Reader discretion advised.]

Quand elle se réveille dans une ruelle sordide de Vaehyrlahan, Emna ne se souvient que de son nom. Pourtant, au fond d'elle-même, elle sait qu'elle n'est pas une jeune fille comme les autres et qu'elle a un important rôle à jouer dans l'avenir du monde.

Elaine lives with both her parents and grandfather. They are just normal people who come from a very low middle family but of importance in the supernatural world. Elaine grows to have no friends. She's often lonely and spends most of her time with her family but that changes as one day she meets this young girl, Matilda, who introduces her to this supernatural world filled with danger. Where an evil witch (ILiara) together with a wizard and a friend sorcerer (Lucida) pose a great threat to the human world (but however the sorcerer betrays them). This Matilda starts by disappearing at a forest while with Elaine and later comes back as a puppet. Questions and sorrow drove Elaine mad that she decided to go and find answers. She goes back to the forest but this time around she was not alone. She was being followed by her other two classmates, Alice and Suzette, who later became her friends. They discovered something they hadn't hoped for. They found a puppet and that puppet to be Matilda herself, cursed by that witch ILiara. Matilda the puppet uncovered the whole truth to what happened to her and while in the process the three girls learn the secrets and untold stories of their families past and also find out that they were supernatural. And Elaine to hold this powerful magic within her from a necklace given to her by his grandfather, but also one of these girls is stuck between good and bad (Suzette), her mother turned out to be the witch's friend, the sorcerer. They were declared to save the world. The story is filled with a lot of drama and secrets, especially with the parents. But through all this, there's two protagonists, the twins, Alexa and Alexis. Who also discovered the truth about their parents sordid past, they two discovered their powers and become protagonists in the story, whoever they never liked Elaine nor Matilda, whereas they were once friends with Alice and Suzette. But nothing is as good as it seems in the supernatural, you don't judge a book by its cover. This is what happens as its good versus evil. It is up to the good ones to save the world. Although in the end Elaine together with her friend saved the world

Dalla Anderson a grandi dans l’ombre d’un homme puissant et impitoyable : son oncle, Jeff Anderson. Pendant des années, elle a cru que la justice finirait par triompher, mais elle a vite compris que le pouvoir et la corruption dictaient les règles du jeu. Lorsque son oncle échappe à un procès, elle comprend qu’il ne lui reste qu’une option : le détruire de l’intérieur. Avec l’aide de son allié le plus fidèle, Henry, Dalla orchestre une vengeance froide et implacable, dévoilant au grand jour les crimes sordides d’Anderson. Mais plus elle s’approche de la vérité, plus le danger grandit. Entre trahisons, révélations et manipulations politiques, elle devra choisir entre son désir de justice et les sentiments qu’elle refuse d’admettre. Mais la chute d’un homme comme Jeff Anderson ne suffit pas toujours à effacer les cicatrices du passé. Alors que Dalla reconstruit sa vie, elle découvre que l’amour, tout comme la justice, demande du courage. Dans ce thriller dramatique et haletant, Renaissance raconte l’histoire d’une femme prête à tout pour reprendre le contrôle de son destin… quitte à affronter ses propres peurs.

Warning: R-18+ Reversed harem, Beastmen X Female Five years after the cosmic collision between Earth and Saturn, only a handful of women survived. Scattered across a new world that was nine times larger than Earth. A relatively dire fate for humans? Maybe not. For the modern-day humans who still carried remnants of ambition and scheming in their hearts, the opportunity to wield influence in this untamed world—by seducing these strange creatures, resembling a human yet capable of transforming into wild beasts with their newfound gifted womb—was a temptation too powerful to resist. -- Wenshi thought it was a bad dream. She abruptly rose from her underground nest when the cub on her belly became restless. She was in a very weak state, not only her incubation period was cut short but the shadow of her husband who should’ve been sustaining her with food and energy was nowhere to be found. “Is he caught up on hunting?” No. He wasn’t What welcomed her was a sordid sight of a familiar man banging a foreignfemale on all fours from behind in a bedroom she personally decorated. “Darling, ah!” “Fuck, I’m so glad I took you home that day. In these two years, with you around, my c*ck hasn’t been lonely.” Her husband had brought an earthling home while she was in isolation! Two years? He was cheating on her all along! “Nuru…?" she cried in disbelief. "You filthy bastard!” He wasn’t caught up in hunting. He caught up fucking an ecstatic female earthling! ---

Beneath the dazzling facade of the city Silverwood, a web of decay festers under the control of powerful women. Will the coming storm of blood and fury wash away the sordid conspiracies lurking in its shadows?

Young and beautiful Alicia Sanchez sacrifices her virtue and morality to save her sister from a life of violence in Cienfuegos, Cuba at the hands of their abusive father. Out of desperation, she becomes a masked escort to raise enough money to start over in America. Can she escape her torrid past or will her sordid profession as a call girl prevent her and her sister from the freedom to pursue the American dream?

“Ah-Li.” Only she. Only she dared call him in such an intimate manner. To his other women, to the Empress Consort herself, he was His Majesty, the Xinlong Emperor. The Empress Dowager, in an upsurge of tenderness, might have called him Your Highness, in remembrance of the days when he had been but a fourth Prince. But she, she would always trample his dignity underfoot. She, she would always flaunt her dominance in the Inner Palace. “Ah-Li, always remember the source from which you drink.” A cold shiver ran down his spine. She knew. He had come to ring the death knell for her. As he had rung it for so many before her. For his own flesh and blood. She knew. He hovered over her outstretched silhouette, looking down on her. Desire whipped his mind, fear grabbed him around the throat, making it ever so difficult for him to swallow the saliva that was accumulating in his mouth. Before he could even extend a hand, he felt a palm squarely setting against his abdomen. Pushing at it without ceremony. “It is Imperial Concubine Qin’s great honor to be attending His Majesty, the Emperor, in his chambers tonight. He better take his leave not to make her wait. This humble court lady is tired and wishes to rest.” ¤¤¤ Those Hūna brutes had been stricken dumb. They pillaged, they raped, they tortured, they killed. However, never had they seen a woman, a Hua woman at that, calmly coming out of a tent after having been stripped naked. Her spine straight, her chin kicked up high, her eyes glistening with contempt, she treaded forward. They took a step back as if they had seen an evil spirit. Deep laughter broke through the reigning silence. Right in front of her was he. Seated on a stool at the head of this little congregation, wiping the blade of his sword clean. The man whose eyes were like mother-of-pearl. Heyan Yu. She advanced towards him with all the confidence in the world. As if she were not about to be violated by a group of sordid barbarians. As if she were still the grand Noble Imperial Consort Huihuang. He observed her with those eyes she admired jealously. His smile was as full of contempt as was her posture. When she finally came to him, the expanse of her white skin blocking anything else from his view, he lifted his head. His voice was deep and reverberated through her whole body. “What does the beauty want from this humble one?” That is when her palm made contact with his face. Igniting a fire that would not be extinguished in their lifetimes. Stupidity deserved punishment. Heyan Yu truly was young. So young he had fallen into Ah-Li’s more than obvious trap. But she would set everything to right. His face contorted in shocked anger as his men let a horrified gasp escape them. Everyone who was the least familiar with his character would have known at that moment that blood would flow. But that Hua wretch simply turned around, her jet black hair twisting about her calves, and asked in a sing-song voice: “Well, who wishes to go first?” ------------------------------------------------------------------- [The magnificent cover was made by none other than the very talented, the all-conquering, the supreme Jenjibread. Check out her story "Crocodile Tears", I guarantee you will like it.]

adjective | sor·did | \ ˈsȯr-dəd \ •not moral or honest •very dirty and unpleasant [TAGALOG] MATURE CONTENT| R-13 | Mina Ann Ramos, labinwalong taong gulang na dalaga. Nagtataglay ng maamong mukha na nambibighani sa mga kalalakihan. Kaya naman kilala at habulin ito ng mga tao hindi lamang ng mga karatig-barangay kundi pati ang mga dayuhan na bumibisita sa kanilang lugar. Ngunit walang kaide-ideya ang mga nagpa-pantasya sa dalaga, na sa likod ng kanyang maskara ng kagandahan ay nagtatago sa anino nito ang isang sikreto. Matagal na ikinubling sikreto na hindi makakayanan ng sikmura ng iba at hindi katanggap-tanggap sa paningin ninuman. Alamin, ang kanyang natatagong lihim. Ang maruming lihim ni Mina. M alaswa. I nggit. N akadidiri. A siwa. ~ Book Cover by @eurybia- Status: On-going New Chapter every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday!

I was the leader of the "Federation". The sole government of the world where i used to live. I obtained the title through hard work for countless hours and having the faith of the people. With me the world trancended every other era in every aspect of life. We developed colonies that was a product of space travel programs made possible with the advancements of technology made by the technocrat cities. We ended the utilitarian system where the majority of the world was effected by hunger and thirst for clean water. We created judgement systems where no man would DARE to do sordid deeds. And by these actions of mine, the world finally became a heavenlike place. But of course every life has an end and mine came too eventually. I was satisfied with my life, it helped the people, the world to become better. And apperantly, God also took a liking to me because of these. Sending me to a holiday with abilities to make my life easier. Telling me: "Youve done enough, you have earned a vacation." I was happy at start that i got a vacation from the god itself, making my self esteem fly sky high. I mean who gets a vacation from the god itself right? But oh boy, was i wrong. This was no vacation...

Original Novel of TV Series: The Double. Copyrighted√ The Lady of Xue Family, unparalleled in both beauty and talent, married her ideal gentleman. They lived in harmonious and loving companionship for three years, during which her husband achieved the rank of top scholar. But while the husband's fame rose, his wife's status did not. His craving for titles and wealth led him to seek the position as Prince Consort, and he saw her as a stumbling stone on his path to marrying the princess—so he killed his wife and wiped out his line. The arrogant princess stood in front of her ruins and mocked, "Even if you are exceptionally beautiful and learned, you are ultimately just a lowly official's daughter. Crushing you to death is as easy for me as crushing an ant!" Her reputation tarnished, she took her own life by hanging. Her younger brother, seeking justice, was killed by the powerful, and her elderly father, upon hearing the tragic news, fell ill and departed from this world. In the forty-second year of Hongxiao, Yanjing's number one beauty, Xue Fangfei, met her untimely end, only to be reborn in the body of the drowned Chief Minister's daughter, Jiang Li! She stepped into the household of high society, where dark and sordid secrets were ceaseless. She confronted all manner of evil spirits and demons, giving as good as she got. Once tender-hearted, she was now as sharp as a knife's edge! Jiang Li vowed never again to be trampled upon like a speck of dust. In this life, she would redress the injustices of her family and avenge the blood-debt of deep hatred! He was the youngest Duke of Northern Yan—arrogantly beautiful, fickle in temper, collecting the world's strangest flora within his estate. Everyone said that the Second Miss of the Jiang Family was ethereally charming, virtuous, and as pure and kind as a white Lotus Flower. Dressed in resplendent red, he asked with a smile, "White Lotus Flower? She's clearly a Man-eating Flower that devours without spitting out bones." Jiang Li, "Duke, be careful not to break your hand." Jih Heng, "Such a ferocious Man-eating Flower is, of course, to be snatched up and brought back to my estate to guard it." Arrogantly beautiful man vs. noble daughter, a bewitching male lead and a white lotus heroine, join forces, tormenting the whole world. Are you scared yet?

Orla Kissack had neevr imagined that Ms. Right would be Ms. Wrong, and yet she was. Now settled, married and with a child Orla's world is shattered when she hears news of her wife's sordid past.

Ramona’s always used books as an escape from her sordid reality, dreaming of being a strong female lead with a dashing love interest to sweep away any troubles in her path. And then one day she wakes up in the body of a character in one of the very books she fantasises about. There’s only one problem. Instead of a fluffy harem romance, Ramona transmigrates into “Carnage”, a romance mystery novel revolving around finding a bloodthirsty serial killer on the loose. At least as a former reader Ramona doesn’t have to spend her days panicking over the identity of this vicious murderer because she already knows who they are. Which leads to her second problem… Ramona is now Juno Caddel, Chief of Police and the very same serial killer being hunted down.

How would you react if you find out about someone who is being forced to live a life against their own will? A destiny that was supposed to be fulfilled, but circumstances and the people around her would not let her have that life. Know that the someone being referred to is only 11 years old. What would you do, if you come to know about the reason behind it? Would you jump in risking everything you love just to make sure the child is well protected or would you let time take its course and let the child suffer? Joe has been a cop for about 3 years now, having seen lots of sadistic creeps and criminals during his career. But this case was different and personal. This case has been giving him nightmares since he was in the 9th standard. He cannot forget the happy smile of Geeta and the friendship band she tied on his wrist when he met her for the first time. Back then Geeta was only 11 years old, and Joe was 15. There was always this mystery and secrecy surrounding her. Her general demeanor and attitude always raised questions in his mind and forced him to consider that there is definite oddness about her which he cannot figure out. All his attempts at trying to get to the bottom of this seem to be thwarted by the walls and people keeping Geeta hidden. Something is amiss with the family raising Geeta and the way they treat their daughter. This is a story exploring how this strong friendship bond encourages Joe and his sister Monika to pursue the truth to his suspicions. Is he being paranoid or is Geeta really someone from his past whose real identity he can't quite figure out. Why does his sister Monika have such a strong bond with Geeta? Is there anything in Geeta's past or her current family that is threatening her life? Why is she living such an isolated and sheltered life? All questions start haunting Joe to the point that he could not help but investigate. His questions lead him to a dark history and certain revelations which shakes him to the core. The sordid past makes a return where this mysterious Geeta's past is linked to the accidental death of a group of national-level athletes, a nefarious gang of international child traffickers, an illegal human experiment operation, and the suspicious death of a decorated Army Officer. The story culminates in a city-wide standoff in the foothills of the Himalayas between 11 army men and police against 24 armed mercenaries. Was there more to Geeta than what meets the eye? Will he be able to figure out Geeta's secret? Follow the chapters to know this story about Geeta. (This story is loosely based on a real incident)

Gabriela never thought that her return to the Philippines would have been a welcome sight for so many people because her mother passed away that very day, having even lay dead in her coffin, making Gabe's crying break like rain, and she was about to surprise her that he was able to become a sous-chef after so much time and experience in Paris for the past four years. Gabe never imagined that Karla's death would make such a drastic change in his life that he was deprived of happiness after receiving the will written by Karla that Gabriela has got married to Albie Estrada whom Gabe did not recognize. So, does a sordid wedding allow Gabe to return to Paris and continue his work as a sous-chef? Or even inflict new wounds on Gabriela Delange? —a novel by Aprilwriters—

This is the story of Robbie, living in exile, having run away from a sordid past. He lives alone in a drug-addled un-reality with his secret past safely buried. By severing all connections with his old life he had hoped to re-create himself anew. However, despite his best intentions and various half-hearted efforts, it is obvious he has failed. His life is in a rut. Then he meets Catherine. Initially, just another one night stand. But Catherine is different. There is something about her that enchants and mystifies him. Despite his fears, he gradually lets her into his heart, forcing himself to break down the emotional barricades he has carefully constructed. Eventually, Robbie realises that his hopes of a new life with Catherine will come to nothing if he doesn’t face up to himself. He takes the first steps on the road to self-awareness and self-forgiveness: a difficult and sometimes painful process, but one that appears to bear fruit. Then, just as Robbie’s beginning to experience the sort of happiness that love brings, his world is shaken asunder. During a night of drug-fuelled passion, a blood vessel bursts in his brain, causing him such extreme pain that he ends up in a coma. When he comes out of it he discovers he is severely physically disabled. Then to add insult to injury, Catherine abandons him. Depressed and at times suicidal, Robbie rails against the gods, whilst resigning himself to the idea that this is his fate: that he is being punished for his past. It would seem that Robbie is destined to endure the remainder of his life in a state of misery and self-pity: that only a miracle could save him now. But who would expect miracles in these secular days? Certainly not Robbie.