Why Do Sharks Beach Themselves

Kim Mu-hyuk, the grandson of the Loan Shark King Cheon Tae-san, whom even the wealthy elites of South Korea bowed to, strives to be recognized as a member of the Cheon Family. Despite his efforts, Mu-Hyuk is betrayed and killed by his uncles in a vicious struggle over his grandfather’s inheritance. However, instead of dying, he wakes up in the 1990’s, with a second chance to rewrite his fate. Determined to prevent the death of his grandmother, who raised him, and reclaim the legacy of the Cheon family, Mu-hyuk sets out to preserve his severed friendships and take brutal revenge on his uncles and anyone else who stands in his way. Will Kim Mu-hyuk, the grandson of the loan shark king be able to ascend to the throne of the ruthless Loan Shark Empire, feared by even gangsters?

Celeste Everhart (18) never expected a second chance—to reclaim her voice, and her fate, and uncover the truths that remained buried in her first life. Once an unwanted heiress sacrificed to the secretive and ruthless Brightwell family, Celeste forced herself to become something she could never imagined herself to be. A shark. Celeste saw a glimpse of what was hidden in the shadows at night and had failed to take her place in the Brightwell family. Or rather they had failed her. With the weight of her past life’s memories, Celeste knows what she would do differently… or so she believes. Yet, the more she navigates through these familiar yet treacherous waters, the more she discovers just how little she truly understands. And in this life, three men from her past emerge in ways she could never have foreseen: Avond Brightwell (28) the man she once loved so deeply that he became her voice and her world. But as hidden layers reveal themselves, Celeste begins to wonder—was Avond the man she thought he was? Or is he something far more dangerous? Tiel Brightwell (22) the one who once despised her, mocked her silence, and later fathered her only child. Now, he seems capable of kindness and perhaps even love, but Celeste can’t forget the pain he caused. Will she forgive him, or will she let go of who she was to destroy him? Even when he had not committed the crimes he committed in the past? Gen Callisto (23) the shadow from her sister’s stories, is a self-made millionaire with a tragedy looming in his future. Drawn to him in unexpected ways, Celeste must decide if she can save him from the darkness, or let him perish with the rest. As Celeste battles between love, loyalty, and the desire for vengeance, she faces a final question: will she remain the person she was before and let her new life take its course? Or will she let the hurt of her past turn her heart cold? After all, what better vengeance than to come back with the heart of a shark? -------- Disclaimer: The story begins with Celeste's first life— so please stay tuned because it will be worth it!

Nesse mundo, onde o cultivo é a essência da vida e o caminho para o poder, Kael, um jovem prodígio do Clã do Firmamento, desafia as tradições desde cedo. Nascido com um talento raro e uma determinação inabalável, ele rejeita as técnicas de cultivo convencionais, buscando algo além do alcance dos métodos tradicionais. Com apenas 12 anos, Kael já se destaca por sua dedicação intensa aos treinos e estudos. Enquanto os outros clãs lutam por supremacia e alianças, Kael segue um caminho solitário e inovador. Enfrentando as dúvidas e preocupações de sua família, ele está determinado a encontrar um novo rumo para o cultivo, algo que nunca foi tentado antes. Sua jornada é de autodescoberta e inovação, onde ele deve enfrentar não apenas desafios externos, mas também os limites de sua própria imaginação. "Semente do Universo" é uma história de coragem e descoberta, onde um jovem cultivador busca um caminho único para liberar seu verdadeiro potencial e talvez, mudar o destino de seu mundo.

Um amor condenado desde o início, uma causa perdida, uma batalha em desvantagem - E ainda assim, nenhum dos corações deseja desistir até o final. ----- Arlan Cromwell, o epítome do perfeito Príncipe Herdeiro. Tudo o que ele quer é viver uma vida normal de um humano, mas a vida de um dragão está longe de ser normal. Ele tem apenas um objetivo - encontrar sua prometida fugitiva e decapitá-la. O que acontece quando ele descobre que a mulher que conquistou seu coração é aquela que ele jurou matar? Oriana, a herbalista, se disfarçando de homem, passou a vida inteira fugindo sem saber do que está fugindo. Quando os mistérios de seu passado lentamente começam a alcançá-la, ela não tem a quem recorrer... exceto Arlan. Mas quando ela descobre que o homem a quem entregou seu coração é o mesmo que quer matá-la, como ela pode aceitar as crueldades que a vida lhe impôs? Duas pessoas com segredos para manter, identidades para esconder e respostas para encontrar. Quando a certa escuridão ameaça levar Oriana embora, o Dragão será capaz de proteger sua companheira? ----- Excerto- “Se eu soubesse que você era minha prometida, teria te matado no exato momento em que nos encontramos.” “Se eu soubesse que estava prometida a você, teria me matado antes mesmo que você me matasse!” Ele tirou uma adaga e a ofereceu a ela. “Não é tarde demais. Apenas corte sua garganta com isso e você sangrará sem dor.” Ela aceitou a faca, seus dedos segurando firmemente o cabo. No momento seguinte, ele estava pressionado contra a parede e a faca estava no lado direito de seu pescoço. “Que tal eu tentar em você primeiro, meu prometido?” “Sinta-se à vontade para tentar. Mas quando você falhar, esta faca provará primeiro o sangue do seu avô, depois o seu.” A raiva subiu em seus olhos, e no momento seguinte, sangue corria pelo lado direito de seu pescoço. Ela cortou profundamente o suficiente para romper um vaso sanguíneo importante. “Você não deveria ter me desafiado,” ela zombou e recuou, esperando que ele desabasse. Ele apenas sorriu e passou o dedo ao longo da ferida profunda em seu pescoço. “Parece que você falhou.” Ela observou a ferida em seu pescoço se curando sozinha e sentiu-se chocada até os ossos. “Você.. o que você é?” “Adivinhe?” -----

Marina, uma editora-chefe exigente e solitária, se vê forçada a trabalhar com Gabriel, um autor promissor, mas arrogante, cujo livro é uma promessa de sucesso. Durante as revisões intermináveis e embates sobre o texto, a tensão entre os dois torna-se um jogo perigoso de provocações e rendição. Os encontros profissionais acabam desdobrando-se em noites eletrizantes, onde ambos exploram desejos ocultos. Gabriel é capaz de ler Marina como ninguém, desnudando não apenas seu corpo, mas também as paredes emocionais que ela ergueu.

The world calls for heroes, and in dire situations, they tend to rely on anything just to escape death and live. The story begins when a man from another world becomes one of the three heroes of fate. His strength prospers among the other two, fate favors him, but the people do not. After saving the entire continent from the Demon God, they feared his strength and banished him from any human land with no where to go he thought of nothing but to suffer. But there are still beings who cared enough to give his life a new light. [ You are never Forgotten ]

Lila Harper is an heiress with a plan: marry Ethan Grey, the perfectly polished billionaire, and save her family’s crumbling company. It’s not about love—it’s a strategic partnership, the kind of union her parents approve of and the tabloids eat up. But when Lila arrives at the courthouse for her low-key, no-frills wedding, fate has other plans. Enter Jackson Carter, a devilishly handsome troublemaker who’s in the wrong place at the wrong time—or maybe the right one, depending on who you ask. Thanks to a clerical mix-up and Jackson’s impulsive charm, Lila accidentally says “I do” to the wrong man. Now married to a stranger with a scandalous reputation, Lila finds her life spiraling into chaos. The tabloids are having a field day, her mother is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, and her furious ex-almost-fiancé, Ethan, is determined to win her back—or ruin her new “husband.” But Jackson? He’s loving every second of it. With his wicked sense of humor and surprising loyalty, he’s the one person who refuses to let Lila’s perfect life stay perfectly boring. As sparks fly between Lila and Jackson, their fake marriage starts to feel a little too real. But when Ethan escalates his schemes to destroy Jackson, Lila must decide: does she stick to the safe, controlled life she’s always known—or take a risk on the wild card she never saw coming? “Oops... I Do!” is a fast-paced romantic comedy filled with witty banter, unexpected twists, and the kind of chemistry that can’t be planned—even when everything else is.

Sophie and James, are trapped in a gang-controlled neighborhood. While James endures daily harassment and intimidation, Sophie decides to protect her husband, so she confronts Trey, the gang's charismatic and ruthless leader. Trey offers Sophie a Job for James's safety-but at a price she never expected. As Sophie steps deeper into Trey's dangerous world, she discovers that his intentions go far beyond what she imagined. Torn between loyalty to James and an irresistible pull toward Trey, Sophie faces a choice that could change everything.

Isabella At first, submitting to Alex's carnal demands was mere survival. But his insatiable hunger for my body awakened a primal desire within me. As his rough hands explored my curves, I felt powerless against the delicious ache he stirred. Now carrying his child, I must escape his possessive clutches before it's too late. Alex The bombshell Isabella was just some piece I used to settle a score. But damn, her body got its hooks in me deep. I can't get enough of tasting her, claiming every inch. She's mine. If she even thinks about running with my kid, I'll hunt her fine a*s down to the ends of the earth.

Normal frickin days. Boring usual college days. Normal us. So why. No ,where did it all go wrong. When did it all go wrong. Just a bunch of teenage girls trying to get over their last year as seniors ,each of them wanting to go to different universities with different dreams. Four best friends ,different personalities ,different everything ,only met last year but became closer than childhood friends or so they thought. When they get tangled up in something they never could have even dreamt of ,friendship isn't friendship ,enemies aren't enemies ,nothing is normal and usual and boring and the same and it never will be. New allies or maybe not.

As an ordinary person who found herself in another world, Yuna a fanatic reader decided that she is too ordinary and lazy to achieve something big and want to live a leisure and easy live, following the masses and blend in on the new world she found herself in. However, Yuna who thought herself to be quite ordinary tends to accidently create extraordinary things. •Influencing in letting the most feared assassin guild being created •Becoming a legend by creating the most respected Knights •Accidentally led to the establishment of the most devout and pious Temples .......and the list goes on. Yuna who found herself at the centre of it all : "......." Yuna: "I swear I'm only an ordinary person and everything is a mistake! an accident! I don't know anything ༎ຶ⁠‿⁠༎ຶ" Not only that, Yuna also have the knack of attracting all sorts of psychopaths. Psychopath no 1: "I cannot live without you, I won't let you leave me" Psychopath no 2: "You are my God and I am at the mercy of your will" Psychopath no 3: "What do you mean I am free? You are my shackles" Psychopath no 4, 5, 6, 7 : "Master, you cannot abandon us!" Yuna: "Fucking hell, what did I do??? Why Me??? (⁠ ⁠ꈨຶ⁠ ⁠˙̫̮⁠ ⁠ꈨຶ⁠ ⁠)" As a person who is always ordinary, Yuna felt overwhelmed in another world that cannot let her be ordinary! _____________________________________________________________________ Assuming a role of an ordinary person in her previous life but adorn the role of either a God's messanger, Pioneer of Light, Guide, a Path or even the God itself..... A fateful and eventful life of Yuna began in another World. [May the Holy Light be with you]

"Você achou que me curar faria com que eu te amasse mais?" Ele zombou, agarrando meu cabelo enquanto me arrastava em direção à porta. "Você está me machucando, Xavier," eu chorei, batendo nele fracamente. Não havia muito que eu pudesse fazer. "Se eu te ver a uma polegada de distância de mim," Ele me jogou contra a parede "Eu desafio as consequências e te mato,". *** Minha companheira e eu estávamos destinados a nos odiar, apenas um ato de amor verdadeiro ou altruísmo do companheiro mais forte poderia colocar nossos destinos no caminho certo, mas durante sete anos, eu tive que suportar o abuso do meu companheiro e seu suposto amor da vida dele até que um dia decidi partir. Parti, determinada a ficar escondida dele para sempre... mas descobri que estava grávida algumas semanas depois.

Num mundo mágico onde a energia Gou é predominante e vive em tudo e todos que lá habitam, humanos, tecnologia e seres mágicos coexistem nesse grande e vasto mundo, dividido em 4 nações. Askkadia, Phrygia, Tétis e Gaia. Fogo, Vento, Água e Terra os 4 elementos básicos de gou, utilizado de muitas maneiras, tanto ofensiva, defensiva ou durante o dia a dia. Algumas pessoas de alguma maneira ligadas pelo destino se encontrariam, e teriam que lutar contra um mal que espreitava pelas sombras.

Gu Heng traveled through twenty years, and the garbage system ruined his life. There was no hope for cultivation, and he could only be a small mortal. Although he is a mortal, he must do good things. \nHe helped a poor girl casually, and she became the "Snow White Sword Fairy" who was famous in the three realms in the future. He picked up a seriously injured little wild cat and raised it for a long time, but suddenly found that his pet had become the "Ten Thousand Demons Venerable". He taught a young alchemist hand in hand, and unknowingly refined the "Ten Thousand Medicines Saint Hand". He recognized a thin female apprentice, and eventually accidentally refined the "Ancient Emperor". Gu Heng: None of this has anything to do with me, I am only mortal. Everyone: Stop arguing, they all say that you are the only emperor saint teacher in the world! ! Author : Metal Frost

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For a certain LoL competition, a certain online streamer famous for pissing people off was currently explaining and broadcasting it at the same time. Streamer: This support, so tr*sh. Streamer: If that jungler was my teammate, I would already be idling at the fountain and playing piano for him by now. Streamer: I recommend that this player go back and properly practice how to last hit. Audience: What bullshit! If you’re any better, then you do it! Streamer: I, your dad, really can do it. Audience: Okokok. If you can do it then I’ll chop off my head so you can kick it. A few months later, the LPL’s veteran pro team TTC announced a new mid laner. A boy with flashy blue hair appeared in front of the audience and played Zed to utter perfection, killing everyone he saw, causing all the female fans to begin toeing the line of infidelity. During the MVP interview after the match, everyone held their breath and eagerly watched this newcomer. Only to see the boy accept the microphone, smile and ask, “That water friend with the StarTV user ID ‘Suburb King 101,’ my team’s address is on the official website, when will you be mailing your head over?” … After a certain regular season match finished, the staff member went backstage to urge the team members to go onstage and conduct their interviews, only to see TTC’s new mid laner and jungler standing in the corner. TTC’s number one ace · jungler daddy Road pressed their team’s new mid laner Soft against the wall. He lowered his eyes and asked slowly, “In the interview later, do you know what to do?” That quick-tempered mid laner, who had solidified his image as a troll in the audience’s eyes the very first time he went on stage, was currently blushing completely red. “I know. I won’t curse at anyone… I definitely won’t curse at anyone.”

Satou Ichiro is a 16 year old who lives life with a huge burden, when he was younger his best friend Eve was hit by a car because he wasn’t paying attention to her. She has been in a Coma ever since. He has never gone to visit her even once because he is scared of facing her. However, he does have a recurring dream, one which he does not remember once he wakes up. There is always a girl in it which he has never met. What is the true meaning behind this dream, and who is the girl in it?

The beginning marks the end. A story untold as it never ended, a story broken as it never got the chance to heal, a story of the stars and a story of the world abandoned by fate. People live by desires, dreams, motivation and undying crave for something. Everybody want something in life, something that they want to achieve no matter the cost. But how about those who don't? How does it feel to not have any dreams? How does it feel to not have a single thing you are interested in? How does it feel to not crave for anything? Life goes just like the flow of the river with nothing so ever happening in your life and meet the Sea as in Death. What would happen if an otaku character travel beyond the Milkyway Galaxy to the world of magic? Rudra the main protagonist travels with the Emissary of the Destructor to the World of magic. Faced with the Trial beyond the limits of his own, Rudra fails to overcome the Trial. But the Destructor grants him another chance because of the transcending power he posses ' Authority'. Two years after the Trial will be held again to test the successor of Shadow God, if he fails to overcome the Trial again then not even Death can save him. Rudra ends up on the planet Seed in the Reedreada Galaxy as per the Destructors wish. There he joins the famous Star Verse Academy to train himself and overcome his limits and face the Trial with everything he got. But will that be it... English is not my native language, so there might( must) be some mistake, please inform me through comments. Text me on Discord if you have any advice or opinion Discord- Ether7#2296 And lastly, of course, cover page is not mine. If you want me to remove it( Which I am sure no one is interested in) I will remove it.

Em uma vila simples, onde o amor de seus pais era seu maior tesouro, Cauã sempre sonhou com grandes aventuras. Mas seu destino, marcado por um passado desconhecido, o arrastará para um enigma que ele jamais imaginou. Enquanto o sangue de antigos segredos e as sombras da morte o seguem, Cauã será forçado a enfrentar uma verdade oculta sobre sua linhagem – e descobrir que o preço de seu destino pode ser mais alto do que ele jamais imaginou.

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Quinta obra a ser feita do multiverso Arcontes. Segue a história de Jail Runglardix, que em sua vida passada era um Rei grandioso por erguem o império Von Avirbert junto da irmandade Von. Que sofreu uma emboscada enquanto prestava homenagens aos seus irmãos no dia de suas mortes, morrendo em batalha, reencarnando num mundo onde segue a sua jornada predestinada.

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Em 1946, a Terra foi assolada pela abertura de misteriosos portais que liberaram criaturas monstruosas, mergulhando o mundo em uma guerra devastadora. No caos, os humanos despertaram poderes sobre-humanos, e heróis se ergueram para lutar e selar os portais, salvando a humanidade. Noventa e dois anos depois, Johan, um jovem com uma vida comum, descobre ser descendente dos primeiros heróis. Ao receber um misterioso chamado, ele é levado a uma sociedade secreta, a Ordem dos Vigias, onde é treinado para dominar seu poder e enfrentar uma nova ameaça: alguém está tentando reabrir os portais e liberar novamente as criaturas que quase destruíram o mundo. Ao lado de outros jovens com habilidades únicas – Kael, que controla o fogo; Adrian, um telecinético; e Liana, uma manipuladora da água – Johan embarca em uma jornada épica, onde descobrirá o verdadeiro poder da amizade, lealdade e sacrifício, enquanto enfrenta forças sombrias que ameaçam o futuro da humanidade.

"Huh?" "Save the world?" "Help those in need?" "Why in God's name would I care about that if I won't get anything that I want in return?" "Go bother someone else, I have better things to do." "Now let me grind in peace or I'll destroy everyone and everything you love, weakling!" A beautiful, kind and pure soul from the modern world got transmigrated to another world of fantasy and magic set in the medieval era. Trapped and stranded in a new world, the beautiful, kind and pure soul decides to climb the ranks with the power of friendship and hopes to one day become an outstanding citizen who is loved and respected by all. ******************************** I don't know why I can't add the exact tags I want for female-lead novels so I'm just going to write them here • #genderswap • #transmigration • #weaktostrong • #overpoweredprotagonist • #villain • #ruthlessprotagonist • #evilprotagonist • #action • #fantasy • #mature • #sliceoflife • #slowburn ******************************** Vivian's social media: Instagram: vivian_lightstorm Facebook: Vivian Vivian TikTok: vivian.lightstorm Author being shameless because he can't get a contract: https://www.patreon.com/Immortal_Shades