Caged Love

In Port Sterling’s city of holographic towers and hidden secrets, Elara Meng dances to reclaim her mother’s legacy from the sinister Project Phoenix—a corporate conspiracy fusing art with control. Trapped by Kian Huo, her conflicted captor and lover, Elara redefines the hypnotic Phoenix Dance into a weapon of defiance. As the Phoenix Foundation’s gala looms, secrets unravel: Detective Julian Zheng hunts a killer linked to a cryptic video, while Liam Feng risks his family’s fragile empire to expose the Huo dynasty’s dark truths. Guided by the haunting “Matriarch’s Melody,” Elara’s performance will be no tribute—it’s a rebellion broadcast live. But with Seraphina, the shadowy architect, orchestrating from the dark, every step could be her last. Waltz in a Cage is a pulse-pounding psychological thriller blending dark romance and corporate intrigue, where art becomes resistance, and every choice risks everything. Will Elara rise like a phoenix, or be consumed by the flames of betrayal?

Nine has been freed from one prison just to enter another one. Can she battle her way through a world dominated by vampires to gain her freedom, or will she remained caged forever by her so called rescuers?

He sold her out, after he had taken the blame for her, after she thought he loved her. But she was thrown into the hands of her dead enemy. The truth is hidden, but it's darker than betrayal. Locked behind bars, his silence was louder than any confession. It ruined her. But fate was funny, offering three men as mates to her and one of them, her worst enemy. In a game of loyalty, lies and sacrifices, how far can you go to protect the one you love? What happens when protection becomes destruction? And when her first mate breaks free, will there be anything left to save?

Moren Ravenheart was born into wealth, privilege — and chains. Behind the marble halls of Stormhaven, she is nothing more than a pawn: a prize daughter meant to be married off for political power. But Moren is no ordinary heiress. She’s a fighter, a dreamer, and a young woman determined to forge her own path — even if it means burning every bridge behind her. When a mysterious Archfey answers her desperate pleas, Moren is offered a pact of power and freedom — but at a cost. As the gilded cage of her family closes tighter, and the shadow of an unwanted betrothal looms, Moren must risk everything to escape before her destiny is sealed forever. With blades sharpened, spells awakening, and a small band of unlikely allies, Moren will rise from the ashes of her old life to seize the one thing she’s never been given: her future.

When the mirror appears, it's said that the mind has reached its breaking point. For Ryo Kobayashi, a teenager consumed by the darkness of his own world, the mirror's emergence is both a curse and a catalyst. Alongside seven other individuals, each with their own demons and despair, Ryo is drawn into the mirror's abyss and transported to a realm both mysterious and terrifying. The eight strangers must navigate this eerie landscape, confronting life-threatening challenges that push their sanity and resolve to the limit. As they struggle to survive, they begin to unravel the secrets of this twisted world and the true purpose of the mirror. Will they be able to overcome their inner turmoil and work together to escape, or will they succumb to the horrors that surround them? I’ll be posting this book on royalroad.com https://www.royalroad.com/profile/613348

They said that omegas are born to be wanted. I was born to fight. Pulled from the streets and thrown into a cage, I expected to be sold like an animal. And I would be another prize for a cruel alpha. But then he came. "You don't belong to anyone anymore. You are mine now." He owned me. But what he didn't know... I would rather burn than forget freedom. In a world where omegas bow down and alphas win, Can a heart still find freedom even behind iron bars?

Nineteen-year-old Haruki Takashi is just a student at a college in Tokyo—granted a smart one. But Haruki hides his thoughts and real thinking behind his face that look like BORED every time. He harbours a disturbed past, and a flooded mind that is too loud for any internal peace. He thinks there is hope and love but for him no hope, no connection, and no love. He trusts only his logic and loneliness but he know that emotions what make A human to A human. But when a project groups him with the most motivated student in college, and her mixed group of friends, a newly determined girl who smiles even through pain, Haruki encounters the one thing he has never wanted to face—people. This is not a story about healing or saving someone. This is about broken people trying to not hurt one another. And maybe, just maybe, discovering what love really is.

"Do you think you can escape the devil?" A loud scream was heard after the person shot the knees of the man who was tied to a chair. "Stop staring at me" yn said . "What if I say, I don't want to". "Such a shameless person"..... " I was never a saint baby, neither will I be" "I said lift up your thighs....I will not repeat" "No, I-I please- I am sorry".... After running for straight 15mins , my lungs started contracting, suddenly I am unable to breathe and my legs trembling with such force that it's impossible to run anymore. my hands?...can't move it!..... my legs?.....tied!..... me?.......trapped!....... I feel something cool and metal against my inner thighs making me realize the unmistakable touch of a knife. He slowly drags the blade up my thigh, the sharp edge sending shivers through my body. I feel, I know, I am aware that am trapped by him. "Little Foxy," he says again, softer now, but there's a bite beneath it, a warning. "You shouldn't have run." What will happen when you cross your path with the most unhinged person you ever met in your life? Will you be able to escape the devil's cage? ...... read if you wanna know your future

Prologue Perfection is a prison. A golden cage built with expectations, duty, and a life already decided. Abhi Rathod had everything-charm, power, and a name that turned heads. But even a gilded world could feel suffocating. Love was supposed to be freedom. But illusions shatter. Masks fall. And betrayal comes in the softest whispers. Yet, in the place he least expected, another prisoner waited. The perfect girl. The perfect match. The girl trapped just like him. And sometimes, even in cages of gold, love finds a way to bloom. "Even breathing, in their world, had to be done beautifully." Update- everyday Chapters - 50 to 55

The story of an Emperor who has the universe at his fingertips and five beautiful women in a battle to become the Empress. Many may earn his name but only one can claim his heart

When the bronze giant coffin floats in the chaotic lead mercury, and the Pangu stone axe splits open the time cage, the truth of the cocoon killing battle spanning billions of years is revealed in the primordial universe. In the cracks of the Three Ancient Laws, the frozen ancient, the crazy ancient, and the lingering ancient eternal strangulation. The ancient world is like transparent amber, with all things frozen in perfect form, dominating the 'empty skeleton of the ancient' and becoming an empty shell in stillness; In ancient times, it was like a boiling vortex of flesh and blood, with all things undergoing disordered fission. The "Mother of Ten Thousand Transformations" sang a hymn of destruction through the nebula of flesh and blood; In ancient times, like remnants of candles in the wind, the "Fire Council" pieced together a home in the cracks. The Xuan awakened from the bronze giant coffin is the "residue of time" formed by the fusion of Pangu blood and cocoon silk, which can switch between the three ancient forms. He bears the truth: Pangu's opening of the sky was actually cutting towards the 'cocoon of time', and the primordial world was just sand and dust in the cocoon. In the journey of the ancient empty city, the ancient demon cave, and the ancient ruins, Xuan finally faced a choice: to slay the old corpses or refine the laws to rebuild freedom. When the Three Ancient Laws burst out of the body, is it a new cage or truly eternal? This is a prehistoric epic that combines law confrontation, civilized speculation, and individual redemption.

Sound was once time itself. People used to speak through melodies. Then the laws came, and the songs were silenced. Only the echoes remained... But some voices cannot be caged. They rise like whispers from the dark. And one day... That voice will shatter its cage.

DRAGON CAGE: The Last Bond In a world where majestic dragons are enslaved and forced to fight for human entertainment in brutal arenas like The Crucible, a young girl named Aeris holds a unique gift: the Heartcry, allowing her to communicate telepathically with dragons. After witnessing the death of a beloved dragon, Aeris vows to free them all. Guided by Ruin, a small, injured dragon and the last Sky Guardian, Aeris embarks on a perilous mission to dismantle the neural control chips binding the dragons. Her Heartcry awakens ancient memories of freedom across the globe, branding her a "Red Class Threat" hunted by the Federation, including her estranged brother, Kael, an elite Dragon Tamer. The story climaxes at the Grand Crucible's final, where Aeris unleashes an amplified Heartcry, freeing the ancient Apex Beast, Xylos, and triggering a global dragon uprising. As the Crucible collapses, Kael confronts Aeris, ultimately surrendering to the overwhelming truth of freedom. Aeris, Ruin, and the liberated dragons soar into a new era, leaving humanity to face a world where the sky is no longer theirs #DragonBond #Heartcry #SkyRebellion #ApexBeast #DragonUprising #CrucibleArena #FreeTheDragons #RedClassThreat #SciFiFantasy #BrokenTamer

"Some stories don't end with love. Some hearts never heal. And some obsessions are deadly." She loved him for 12 years. For 12 years, he never looked back. Ayla Wilson's world revolved around one man-Silas Williams.A love unspoken, a devotion unseen. She was the girl who watched from the shadows, the girl who never dared to step too close. Until the night she ran. Until the night she had nowhere else to go. A forced marriage. A locked door. A father who saw her as nothing more than a bargaining chip. The walls closed in, suffocating, unbreakable. Then came the escape. A wedding gown stained with rain and desperation. Footsteps pounding against the pavement. And a destination she should have never chosen. Silas Williams! But Silas was no longer the distant boy she once admired. He was untouchable. Ruthless. A man with a heart colder than she could ever imagine. A wife by law, yet a ghost in his world. A marriage that existed only in ink, hidden behind their home. A dangerous love. She told herself she could survive this. That she could live in his shadow without demanding more. Then everything changed. A loss so cruel it shattered everything.

Rosila thought the masquerade ball was just a fairytale evening—glamour, charm, and mystery. But when she wakes up in a stranger’s lavish mansion with no memory of how she got there, the fairytale turns into a nightmare. The man she vaguely remembers is powerful, dangerous, and disturbingly seductive. She never said yes, yet her body bears the marks of his hunger. Now trapped in a maze of locked doors, Rosila must find a way out before he finds her again. But when desire and danger intertwine, escape may not be as easy—or as simple—as it seems. He took her without consent. Now she must escape... or lose herself to his darkness forever.

Mike White was born again with memories of his past life intact. In that past life, he hated Olivia Castle. He ruined her. Betrayed her. Died bitter and alone. Yet at his funeral, she wept for him. Now, reborn into the same world, same legacy, and same powerful family, Mike has a second chance. And this time, he’s determined to love Olivia. The woman he once despised. But standing between them are two families entrenched in business rivalries, power struggles, and an arranged marriage neither had a choice in. Olivia, despite her strength, still carries the scars of the man Mike used to be. And her father, Henry Castle, wants to use her as a pawn to control the White empire. As secrets from both lifetimes threaten to unravel, the question becomes: Can love survive a second chance? Or was it never real to begin with?

"In a world that worships beauty and power, the invisible don’t even get the luxury of being hated—they’re ignored." Elijah Cole is a ghost in his own life. Broke, bullied, and bearing a face society treats like a curse, he’s learned the hard way: value isn't earned—it's seen. His world is concrete and cruel, with no second chances, no miracles. Until one morning, he wakes up in a different body. Tall. Symmetrical. Attractive. Powerful. Society suddenly sees him, hears him, wants him. But there’s a catch. Elijah can switch between his old body and this “perfect” one at will—but only the beautiful version of him gets acknowledged by the world. The original Elijah? Still alive, still real—but socially invisible. As Elijah begins to live a double life, he must confront a brutal truth: Was it really him that was worthless—or just the way he looked? And as the power of appearance begins to warp his mind, he's forced to decide: Will he use this new life to destroy the system, or become the very monster it worships?

Eliya Hart survives each day in the crumbling dystopia of Valdora, a country now ruled by fear under the Morello mafia empire. Pressured by her perfectionist parents to uphold an image of flawlessness, Eliya masks her cracks beneath a polished smile. At St. Helora Academy, power is currency, and no one holds more of it than Leon Morello-the dangerous heir to Valdora's underworld. On his birthday, granted the terrifying "Birthday Privilege," Leon commits a massacre disguised as justice. When he storms Eliya's classroom during a lockdown, his cold gaze falls on her. Without warning, he chooses her, dragging her away from everything she knows into a world where survival means becoming something she swore she'd never be.

(Warning: Mature content) She is dreadful and has no mercy. She isn't scared of anything, even death is scared of her. But, the ever daring man dared to look at her, straight at her piercing eyes. Something no one has ever done. Well, she is the QUEEN of her territory and he is the KING TO TAME HER. * To get his sister back from the hands of the evil woman who had kidnapped her, Darren Vladimir is ready to do anything even thought it means putting his life on the life. But it wouldn't go easy as thought as she is not one to please. They made a deal..... A deal with consequences if broken. "You will replace your sister and become my slave, and I will give her back to you..... If this deal is breached, the person you love the most will have to DIE" "Yes I accept..... Just let my sister go." A dangerous deal..... But the famous arrogant researcher, Darren Vladimir, has a different plan in mind. The deal might backfire and he was ready for it...... He is going to TAME HER, the forest vampire and send her to hell where she belong. .......... Ambrosia drew closer and raised his jaw using her middle fingers, staring at his grey orbs, never taking her eyes off or blinking away. The man was determined. He raised a corner of his lips, smiling at her lopsidedly. He wasn't blinking away too but staring at the gorgeous but cold woman who leaned so close to him. "Are you falling for me already?" he asked. She raised a brow at the sudden question but her face went back to her usual deadpan state. "I see you are determined......Fine then, I give you fourteen days. Fourteen days to get me on your bed. If after the fourteenth day, and nothing happened between us, then I might end up punishing you severally. A punishment you will never forget." His smile broadened, "Fine then, but if after that fourteenth day, I succeed, you will also be punished." She smiled and moved back, "You are crazy, aren't you?" she said staring at him. "Fine then, let's make that part of our deal."

"I reject you." Those three words shattered Elara's soul into a million pieces.Heartbroken, she abandoned the werewolf world and lived as an ordinary human, known as Rosalyn. A year later, She witnessed a murder and was kidnapped by Lucian Kael, the ruthless mafia king. Before passing away, the last thing she heard was his husky, possessive voice. "You saw what you shouldn't have. Now, you're mine. Every breath, every heartbeat, every inch of you... belongs to me." Will Rosalyn be able to know her fated mate?

Magellans in the Van He lost everything to a lie. Now he’s chasing freedom across the world with a newfound lifelong companion. Sakurai Satoru had it all—a promising career as an android designer, a loving family, and a life he built with care. But when a forged photo tears his family apart, and his father remarries the woman behind the scheme, Satoru is trapped—inside a cage he let himself into. He tries to endure. He tried to find anything that could give him shortcuts to fix his life, to no avail. When the last person who gave him the last light in life is taken away from him, and empty promises of help lead only to more disappointment, an unexpected mentor he stumbled upon brings him the realization and a spark to find courage inside him and change his life with his own hands—along with some help on his side. What follows is a journey of truth, discovery, redemption, and one final act of rebellion: leaving behind everything that once binds him down. With his mother by his side once more, a reawakened heart, and an unforeseen companion he found along the path, Satoru sets out to reclaim his life—and the open road. A dramatic tale of betrayal, healing, and the quiet beginnings of love… all from the driver’s seat of a van built for a new world.

*Synopsis:* Gu Shengsheng, a young woman betrayed by her boyfriend and step-sister, is rescued by Mo Qingcheng, a wealthy and mysterious stranger, on a stormy night. He proposes a marriage deal to her, promising to help her get revenge on those who wronged her. Despite initial reservations, Gu Shengsheng agrees to marry Mo Qingcheng, and they begin a complex and intense relationship. As Gu Shengsheng navigates her new life as Mo Qingcheng's wife, she must confront her past traumas and learn to trust her husband. Meanwhile, Mo Qingcheng's true intentions and motivations remain unclear, adding to the tension and suspense. Cover solely owned by the author

Hadrian Ace Ziegler is an unlucky man who dreams to be a zookeeper. When he finds himself regretful for not fulfilling his dream because of a virus that became the cause of his death. That's when he got reincarnated— Into a parallel version of his in a parallel world!? And not a normal one at that! It's a world where technology thrives, power is abundant, and taming beasts is the mainstream. — Now with a chance to fulfill again his dreams and with a twist at that. And wanting to unravel the mystery of his reincarnation. Hadrian Ace "Hades' Ziegler embarks on a new journey in this world by starting to tame a beast.

Ji Cheng stood beside her bed, staring at her face in wonder, questioning if it was real. A smile appeared on his lips as he saw her eyelashes fluttering, signaling that she was waking up. However, her reaction was far from what he had expected. “Pak!” He stared at her in shock, covering his face with his palm. Did she just slap him? Xie Ming's mouth opened in pure terror as she realized what she had done. She slapped the Emperor. The cruel and infamous Emperor of the Ji Dynasty? ‘Am I going to die again? I just came to this world; do I have to die again?’ .... Zhao Ming was the Empress of the Ji Dynasty, but in name only. Never treated or respected as the Empress and witnessing the worst of palace life, fate gave her another chance to shine. One day, when she opened her eyes, she found herself in unfamiliar surroundings—a world full of people using strange items, a world apart from hers. Will the Empress of the Ji Dynasty be able to survive in this competitive world? ** Xie Ming was the wife of the richest businessman in the country, with a reputation for being nothing but trash. She was labeled a rebellious brat and a shameless, lazy woman. When she opened her eyes one day, she found herself in a strange world. Holy Sh*t! She had become the Empress of the Ji Dynasty. Can this rebellious, shameless, lazy woman adjust to the cruel, strict palace world? Will she change, or will she change the world instead? Can the Emperor get used to her being proactive in every single thing? Even in bed? The Emperor dotes on his wife to the point that she feels exhausted. How can a man be this cute? It should be illegal for men to be this cute. ... She pushed him onto the bed and sat on his body, looking at him with her tempting eyes. “Zhao Ming, what... what are you doing?” “Shh... Your Majesty, you just need to relax. I will do all the work.” She leaned in and sealed his lips with her moist lips, making him crave her even more. Can the switch between Zhao Ming, the Empress of Ji Dynasty, and Xie Ming, a known rebellious troublemaker in modern times, bring a spark to the lives of those around them and unveil the hidden connection between them? ..... Instagram: @kamlyn_love Discord: https://discord.gg/NTPCE7YZm7 Join the server to connect with me and fellow readers.

After a coup shatters the fragile balance of the monarchy in the war-torn kingdom of Virelia, **Serena Vale**, a political prisoner with a rebellious past, is handpicked to become the future queen. Why? Because **Prince Damián**, the ruthless, feared heir to the throne, needs a puppet. Or so he thinks. What he doesn’t expect is that Serena doesn’t break easily. She bites back. And when he tries to tame her, she turns his world into chaos—with her defiance, her fire, her hunger. She’s the one woman not afraid of his darkness. But Damián has secrets—ones that have left him cruel, guarded, and obsessed with control in every sense of the word. Especially in the bedroom. When Serena discovers the twisted game beneath the palace’s perfect façade, she must choose between submission and rebellion. Between survival... and desire. ---

Lexi is the daughter of the richest man and woman in the world. To protect their daughter from the dangers and complexities of their affluent lifestyle they send her to live with her aunt. As Lexi grows up under Catherine's care, she begins to realize that her aunts intention were far from altruistic. Catherine's manipulation and emotional abuse slowly erode Lexi's self-esteem, leaving her feeling isolated, unloved, and uncertain about her place in the world. Lexi's parents are not just any billionaires. they are the founders of a powerful tech corporation that has revolutionized the world. However their success comes with a secret Will Lexi find out this secret? If she does how would she handle it? Will she reunite with her family and live a happy life?