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“One day, I’ll marry you, Lucas.” She said it with a smile full of sunshine. He only glanced away… and never replied. From the moment five-year-old Elena stepped into the grand Lu estate, she was drawn to the boy with eyes like winter—Lucas Lu, the brilliant heir of a powerful Chinese conglomerate. Cold. Silent. Distant. But in her childish heart, he was everything. And she, the lively girl with a voice like spring, vowed she would stay by his side forever. But forever shattered too soon. When her beloved mother and grandfather perished in a mysterious accident, Elena’s world collapsed. Left in the hands of a cruel stepmother and a greedy man who claimed to be her father, she bore the bruises behind a smile. Only at the Lu residence did she find fleeting warmth—and the quiet, hidden protection of Lucas. Then, one rainy morning when she was just eight, Elena vanished. Only her backpack remained… and with it, the beginning of Lucas’s deepest regret. Years later, she returns—not as the soft, cheerful girl he once knew, but as Elena William, the heiress of a powerful European legacy. Poised. Graceful. Distant. The fire in her eyes is different now—stronger, colder. Lucas, now a man forged in ice and ambition, is unprepared for the storm her return brings. As love, guilt, obsession, and buried secrets surface, the lines between past and present blur. In a world ruled by wealth and betrayal, can a childhood promise still hold meaning? Or was “forever” just a dream spoken too soon?

"Let me take a look." The handsome professor, with his broad shoulders and powerful muscles, lifted me effortlessly and placed me on the desk. His strong hands gently lowered the strap of my uniform to examine the bruise from training. "Helanie! Why do you always end up hurt?" His voice grew husky, sending a shiver down my spine as I struggled to catch my breath. I had to remind myself that he’s my professor... and my stepbrother. I shouldn’t be seduced by his touch. "If anyone bullies you again, come to my office and I will deal with them," he murmured, his beautiful eyes locking onto mine. Despite knowing he’s forbidden, I couldn’t help but wonder—should I tell him about the mate bond I felt the night he was drunk? .. When her parents rejected each other, Helanie went from being her daddy's angel to a neglected and forgotten child. But on her eighteenth birthday, things took a dark turn. When her body went into heat, she attracted a group of alphas. Instead of rescuing her, her secret alpha boyfriend ran away. That night changed Helanie’s life forever. Accused of consenting to the attack, she was sentenced to execution by her own pack. Desperate, she fled, determined to find her mother. What she didn’t expect was to find her mother preparing to marry a rogue king with four dangerously handsome and beastly sons. Things turn even darker when she felt a mate bond with her bully stepbrothers, will she be able to escape their claws or their seduction will ruin her life to next extremes? .. Facebook - Alexis Dee

"I was born in silence. Raised by chaos. When love turned into shadows, I learned to survive the dusk.” Haruki Senzaki was just a child when life demanded him to grow up. A shattered father. A broken home. A mother who bled quietly for her family. Told from Haruki’s raw, honest voice, Cradle of Dusk is an emotional journey through neglect, trauma, survival — and the fragile hope buried in darkness. In a world where children cry behind closed doors and smiles hide bruises, Haruki doesn’t dream of light. He dreams of not being forgotten.

In the rain-soaked alleys of Jinjiang, a boy with nothing but a worn tennis ball dreams of becoming China’s greatest footballer. The girl who holds his dream together? She’s always two steps ahead – and he’s only just realizing he can’t win without her. Sixteen-year-old Lin Kai fights for more than goals. Every drop of sweat on Phoenix District’s cracked concrete pitches is a battle against poverty, his father’s disappointment, and the ruthless Jinjiang United Youth Academy. His genius is raw. His temper? Volatile. His only compass: soft-spoken strategist Su Yuelin, his childhood shadow turned indispensable confidante. While Kai trains until his legs buckle, Yuelin deciphers tactics on her tablet, quietly stitching his ambitions into reality. But the path to glory is littered with traps: Elite rivals with money and connections Family sacrifices threatening to derail his scholarship A once-in-a-generation talent that could shatter under pressure The girl he trusts with his life… but not his heart As Kai’s lethal passes ignite stadiums, their friend group anchors him: Xu Bo, the loyal mechanic’s son, who mends more than bikes Li Xia, the fiery artist whose banners paint their dreams in gold (Spoiler: These two are dating – and their chaotic romance is the comic relief Kai desperately needs.) From muddy district tournaments to the gleaming pressure-cooker of the Imperial Super League, Kai must evolve from street prodigy to national icon. But when injuries strike and scandals erupt, one truth becomes undeniable: Yuelin’s quiet strength is the secret weapon behind his rising dragon. Can a boy forged in Phoenix District’s grit conquer Chinese football’s throne? And when the world demands everything… will the girl who charted his path remain at his side? 1000+ chapters of: High-stakes football action (dribbles! screamers! devastating tackles!) Slow-burn romance (childhood friends to heart-wrenching tension) Found family warmth in a ruthless sports world Authentic Chinese football culture (fictional leagues, real passion) Emotional gut-punches & triumphant comebacks Begin Lin Kai’s epic journey from concrete to glory – where every goal is a promise kept, and love is the ultimate assist.

They said the fjord was alive — that it remembered every moan ever echoed off its surface. When Astrid Hammar, a disillusioned 29-year-old writer from London, inherits her grandmother’s forgotten cottage in Løvlund, she expects silence. Solitude. Healing. What she finds instead is a village untouched by shame, where nudity is daily ritual, love is never exclusive, and eroticism isn’t whispered in the dark — it’s lived out loud, in sauna steam and moonlit lakes. Here, marriages open without scandal. Affairs happen like seasons. Women take what they want. Men beg to be taken. And the body is not hidden — it is celebrated, shared, broken, healed. Astrid arrives an outsider. But as the village peels her layers away — through sweat-drenched saunas, fingers at her spine during midnight swims, and open-mouthed invitations whispered during the ancient Blotnatt festival — she begins to remember something deeper than lust: Desire is not dirty here. It’s sacred. As the story unfolds, so do the villagers: Ida, a married mother of three who kisses Astrid first, in a greenhouse dripping with heat. Leif, the quiet carpenter who teaches her how to moan without words. Mattis, who offers her his wife before he offers her his heart. The Widow Ase, who teaches Astrid the art of watching before touching. Kari and Emil, teenage lovers who don’t know jealousy, only hunger. From one summer to the next, The Fjord Never Sleeps becomes an endless symphony of wet thighs, aching hearts, tangled limbs, and emotional bruises that heal through touch. And as Astrid falls into the village’s rhythm, she realizes she’ll never leave. Because once you live without shame, you can never go back

The past is not dead; it's a living, breathing echo, and something ancient is stirring, threatening to unravel the very fabric of reality. Dr. Aris Thorne, a brilliant but cynical historical linguist, believes history is a fixed record. That conviction shatters when he unearths a peculiar, multi-limbed symbol in a remote Spanish cave. It's an Iberian etching, yet it resonates with an impossible familiarity—a chilling echo of a lesser-known Hanuman depiction from an ancient Ramayana text. Touching it, Aris is violently thrown into a temporal echo: a visceral, terrifying immersion in a cataclysmic aerial battle fought by impossibly advanced constructs of metal and fire under a bruised, alien sky. This isn't a vision; it's a raw, unfiltered memory pulsing from a Chronos Node—a point where the Chronos Weave, the very tapestry of time, has worn thin. Aris's world is upended, forcing him to confront a terrifying truth: ancient myths are not just stories, but encoded histories and prophecies of a forgotten global civilization, and their echoes are now bleeding into the present. His reluctant journey begins, guided by Guru Jai, an enigmatic antique dealer who reveals Aris's latent connection to the Dharma Keepers, a hidden lineage tasked with safeguarding these truths. As Aris races across continents, from the "stone whispers" of Russian megaliths hinting at Vanara legacies to the "sands of forgotten gods" in the Gulf where Rakshasa's shadows loom, each ancient site becomes a new Chronos Node, triggering more immersive temporal echoes and chilling "future glimmers" of probable, terrifying timelines. He discovers that the Ramayana is not just an epic, but a blueprint for a cyclical cosmic struggle between Dharma and Adharma, continuously unfolding. But Aris is not alone in his pursuit. He is hunted by The Chronos Collective, a shadowy, ancient organization led by the enigmatic "The Weaver." This powerful group believes humanity is too chaotic to govern its own destiny and is actively manipulating the Chronos Weave, seeking to impose a rigid, controlled future by exploiting the coming "Great Alignment." They aim to "correct" history's perceived flaws, even if it means erasing free will or orchestrating chaos. They seek to twist the ancient narratives for their own ends, perhaps even reawakening a controlled "Rakshasa's Shadow." With the brilliant astrophysicist Dr. Lena Petrova providing a scientific counterpoint, trying to quantify the inexplicable temporal phenomena, Aris finds himself in a desperate race against time. The "Great Alignment" is not just a cosmic shift; it's a pivotal moment where the threads of reality are most fluid, and the choices made in the present will irrevocably shape the future. "The Chronos Tapestry" is a pulse-pounding intellectual thriller and a mythological epic, where every discovery deepens the mystery, every echo reveals a new threat, and the fate of reality hangs in the balance. The past is a weapon, the future is a battlefield, and Aris Thorne is caught in the middle of a never-ending war for the very soul of time.

Four warriors. One shattered prophecy. A world on the edge of war. Akira was born with a power she doesn’t understand — but when her dormant abilities awaken, she’s thrust into a world of secrets, an ancient legacy, and a mother she barely remembers. Austin, the Alpha’s son, hides more than bruises beneath his skin. He hides his heart, his fear of power… and a truth he can’t say out loud — that he’s in love with the enemy: Alaric. Kyros, unwavering and loyal, watches the world shift around the people he loves. Torn between protecting Akira and chasing the truth of his own past, he’s forced to choose between duty and heart. Alaric, cold and unreadable, was never meant to care. But something about Austin — and the fire they both try to suppress — begins to unravel the walls around him… even though he’s engaged to the granddaughter of the High Priestess. As destinies collide and the past resurfaces, four souls must navigate betrayal, buried truths, and a darkness far older than any of them. Some flames are born from pain. Some are lit by love. But all of them burn.

THE AKASHIC RECORDS HAS A SON?! Alone, bruised, and battered ---- Akasha's life ended finally after 21 years of endless torment. Akasha, an orphan who was born on earth lived a life of pure torment. bullied and treated inhumanely all because of what?!! Even he didn't know the reason, but that all changed with his death. Follow Akasha on his journey throughout all realms of reality as he uncovers who he or what he really is. ----- OP MC ACTION ADVENTURE HAREM SYSTEM CHEATS R-18

Born under a cursed moon, Sebastian was orphaned as a child and thrust into the hands of his cruel step parents,they saw him as a burden. He grew in the midst of cruel words,cold meals,hard work and bruises. He wasn't the favorite child who was loved and treated like the real son. He learned the hard way of life so young never to expect love and in return he gave none. But Sebastian was never just a boy, there was a dark alluring aura surrounding him something ancient and powerful. On the eve of his 16th birthday,the shocking truth was revealed, he wasn't human. He was a demon, the last of the royal bloodline,fated to rule and continue his lineage. The curse must be broken by the a woman ,one with a pure soul born under a crescent full moon. If he failed to bond with her , he will be tormented and sent to hell to burn till eternity. Fate brought her to him earlier than expected, Neoma a sweet girl and compassionate girl. But Cold and mighty Sebastian felt no relief with her presence, his vulnerability whenever she was around felt like danger to him. He showed weakness, he doesn't trust her softness. Neoma, unaware of the weight she carries ,her destiny , only wants to understand the shadows behind his cold eyes and the softness that sips through him whenever he let his guard down Everyday Sebastian resist the bond the fire within him grows,leaving him half of himself. He was burning slowly. Luca also a demon decided to take his chance against him and his throne. Set in a world where darkness and destiny collides. Caught in a love triangle Who will she choose? Will Sebastian fight for love ,power or redemption?

One night, beneath a cold and watchful moon, he ran. The one born within a palace draped in gold, yet never seen as a prince—Vecillious lived in silence, a forgotten shadow among grandeur. Starved, bruised by those sworn to guard him, he was the emperor’s son in name alone, untouched by love’s tender hand. He ran beyond the iron gates, beyond the harsh stone and whispered betrayals, he fled into a world ablaze with light and noise—a festival bursting with life he’d never known. Lost and broken in a shadowed alley, unseen by the revelers, his heart shattered. How can one find safety—if safety has never been felt? Then, from the quiet, came another. Acheros, bearing his own silent wounds, was no hero—but he could not walk away. Two souls, scarred and searching, bound by stories yet untold. Who could foresee how high they’d soar, Or how deep they’d fall?

Almond never wanted to be a bride. Especially not to a creature born of bone chants and blood oaths. But prophecy doesn’t care what you want—it only cares what you were made for. And Almond? She was built for darkness. Scarred and supernatural, inked in pain and sharpened by fire, she’s hunted by a seductive, ancient force called the Prophet—a being who marks his chosen not with rings, but with rituals. When Aren—the boy she once trusted—returns possessed, everything explodes. A wedding is arranged beneath a veil of fire, and Almond agrees… just to stab the groom at the altar. But killing evil doesn’t end the story—it only wakes it up. As Almond, Velda (her bruised but badass ride-or-die), and Kairo (a cursed mage with too much knowledge and not enough soul left) flees deeper into ruined lands, truths unravel: Almond’s mother may have bargained her daughter into darkness. Aren may no longer be just Aren. And the Prophet? He might not be dead—just inside the veil, whispering sweet ruin. Now the question isn’t how Almond escapes. It’s how far she’ll go to finish the prophecy she was never supposed to survive. Because some brides wear white. Almond wears blood.

After graduating, she expected normal. A job. Blazers. Heels. Maybe someone kind to share Sunday mornings and stupid inside jokes. She wanted quiet. Predictable. Not this. Never this. But fate packed its bags and vanished. Because the moment she met him- Her world cracked like a ribcage, And something feral crawled out. She doesn't know his name. Doesn't know where he came from. Only that when their eyes met across the wreckage- She lost her breath. Her grip. Her goddamn mind. He isn't someone you crush on. He's the kind you survive. He doesn't flirt. He doesn't smile. He doesn't chase. But when he looks at you- You run. Or you fall. There's no in-between. And she? She fell. Hard. Fast. Wrong. Because this isn't romance. It's war. A war between peace and the storm that wears a man's face. Where secrets are bullets, the battlefield is a bed, And the only rule is: Don't ask what he's hiding. But secrets don't stay buried- Not when they whisper your name like sin. Not when they leave bruises and paint your soul in portraits you don't remember posing for. She thinks she's smart. She thinks she knows danger. But the truth? Danger saw her first. Years ago. And it never looked away. --- > "You shouldn't fall in love with strangers." "Who said I had a choice?" --- The Hunter isn't a love story. It's a descent. Into obsession. Into madness. Into the kind of passion that doesn't knock- It breaks the door down and sets the house on fire. This is what happens when a girl meets her end. And it smiles. And waits. --- Welcome to Lords of Obsession. Where love doesn't bloom. It bleeds. --- THE HUNTER LORDS OF OBSESSION BOOK ONE

Six years ago, Lydia Miles was betrayed by the one man she called father and thrown into the pits of ruin. To save her dying mother, she knelt before a mysterious man in the shadows. "Sir, please help me. I swear… I’ll repay you with everything I have." That night changed everything. She gave him one night. The she disappeared without a trace. Now, six years later… the once-feared Second Young Master of the Gordon family is a ghost of his former self, lying in silence with only a five-year-old child by his side. Cold, lifeless, untouchable. Until she returned. Veiled in secrets and cloaked in grace, Lydia walks into the Gordon manor, rips down the public marriage announcement, and declares before all: "I’ll marry Gordon Chase." The world laughed. "A shameless gold digger!" "A washed-up woman daring to dream!" "A widow-to-be!" But when scoundrels came knocking, she fought them off with one hand, and protected the little boy with the other. Then, just days after their mysterious marriage… The devil woke up. Eyes like frost, voice like thunder, he roared: "Who dares to touch my timid little wife?" And suddenly, the world was on its knees. CEOs, elites, even old enemies trembled as they pleaded, "Second Young Master! Please… let the Second Young Mistress forgive us!" But Lydia had her own secrets, secrets even he couldn’t predict. One night, he pinned her against the wall, voice low and dangerous: "You're so capable… Tell me, what else are you hiding from me?" She smiled sweetly. "I’m the mother of your three children." His pupils shrank. "Three?" She leaned in. "You only met one, darling. The other two… are exactly like you." She smirks. "Triplets. Congratulations, Daddy."

In the martial world where spiritual cultivation and technology reign supreme, the Bai family has dominated the empire for centuries. Bai Yuqi has always been the precious little princess of the Bai family. Yet in a world where strength determines worth, her low cultivation marks her as the family's greatest shame. Her world turns into a nightmare when she is kidnapped. Bloodied, bruised, and desperate, she manages to escape into the wild until she collapses by a river. There, she comes face to face with a girl who looks exactly like her. Qin Xue Ran had been abandoned as a baby and raised in the countryside by an old man. People say she’s cold and distant, and honestly, that’s true. She doesn't feel things the same way other people do. She never expected to be claimed by a noble family, much less learn that she has a twin sister. To the Bai family, these twins are their greatest treasures. To the world, they’re the Bai family’s greatest flaws. One is a sheltered princess with weak cultivation and the other is a country girl who didn't know how to fit in. So everyone waited for the twins to make fools of themselves and drag the prestigious Bai family name through the mud. Yet, the moment the twins step into the martial world, they begin to shatter every expectation. Hidden talents? Unrivaled. Spiritual power? Unleashed. Mysterious identities? Unveiled. One by one, they expose secrets that send shockwaves, leaving everyone who doubted them in disbelief.

She was raised like royalty. He was raised to ruin it. Now she wears his name… and he wears her soul. Adelina Rosenthal Petrova is the golden girl of politics — poised, untouchable, and caged by legacy. Born to be a queen in a world of calculated smiles and backroom wars, she knows how to hold power without ever being allowed to wield it. Until he arrives. Lukas Volkoff. Her bodyguard. Her stalker. Her obsession in the dark. He’s not just assigned to protect her — he’s here to claim what’s already his. He’s a Mafia heir cloaked in tailored suits and silent danger, with blood on his hands and Adelina in his crosshairs. He’s been watching her for years. Waiting. Hunting. And now, he’s stepping out of the shadows with a single warning: "I don’t protect what isn’t mine." Trapped between the throne she was bred for and the man who wants to burn it all down for her, Adelina is forced into a world of obsession, control, and unholy desire. But in Lukas’s world, love isn’t soft. It bruises. It bleeds. It owns. She was born with power. He came to possess it. And now, she’s his favorite war.

It's simple. A vengeful wildfire of a woman. A tyrant who begs to be burned. When Aria crashes into Kael’s empire, hellbent on making him pay for taking her job away, she’s met not with defiance—but a dare. “You want revenge?” he taunts, voice dripping with dark invitation. “Then ruin me. Take your pound of flesh exactly where it hurts.” His proposition is a trap laced with sin: As expected he calls the shots in his bed, her contempt is his twisted aphrodisiac. “Hate me until your hands shake,” he growls. “But do it on top of me, where I can watch you savor every cut.” Their arrangement is a collision of dominance and delirium. Aria wields her fury like a blade, determined to break him. Kael? He thrives under her wrath, goading her darker, deeper, hungrier. But vengeance turns slippery when every insult she hisses ignites his obsession, and every cold glare melts into bruising kisses. Soon, the bed becomes a battleground—her nails carving victory into his skin, his whispers a serpent’s promise: “Chain me with your rage, darling. I’ll still come back for more." The rules are simple: No mercy. No surrender. But as their games spiral into something ravenous, who’s destroying whom? And when hatred burns this hot, what’s left when the ashes cool?

Kael Armstrong never asked to live in his father’s shadow. At sixteen, he’s two years deep into life at the elite Xeno Force training compound—Earth’s last defense against alien threats—but he’s failing fast. Mocked by peers, bruised from battle simulations, and quietly convinced he doesn’t belong, Kael’s only dream is to prove he can fight. But nothing’s going his way. Not his grades. Not his confidence. Not his body. Then his father dies. Dr. Karim Armstrong, once a legendary figure in xenobiological science, left behind no farewell, no answers—just a sealed lab, a box of cryptic belongings, and a data chip buried with truths the government never wanted exposed. When Kael breaks into his father’s abandoned lab, he uncovers something forbidden: a custom-engineered Xenophyte parasite—a living organism known to rewrite human DNA and unlock devastating powers. The parasite was meant for him. A gift. A last-ditch apology from a man who vanished when Kael needed him most. But the bonding process isn’t clean. It’s violent. Torturous. Transformative. Kael survives. Barely. Now, with the parasite inside him, Kael discovers a growing power he can’t explain—and emotions he can’t control. The academy isn’t safe anymore. His classmates are watching. Commander Nyre is suspicious. Kael wasn’t supposed to be special. But now he’s becoming something else. Something dangerous.

So, what happens when a bullied teenager gives up on life, dies… and then wakes up in a fantasy world? Meet Hayato—just your average (okay, severely traumatized) high schooler who takes the express train to the afterlife… only to respawn as Kibo Satoru, the son of a powerful noble family. White hair? Cool. Blue eyes? Meh. A body that can use mana? Cliche. Sounds like an upgrade—except life still refuses to be easy. Kibo is smart, a quick learner, and genuinely lovable. He treasures his family, makes dumb mistakes, and somehow stumbles his way into becoming stronger. But when it comes to fighting? This dude is straight-up insane—bleeding, bruised, smiling like he just found a cheat code. Losing? Sometimes. He might not be the strongest at first, but he’s got two things going for him: pure stubbornness and an annoying voice in his head named Ignis. But hey, life isn’t all epic battles and badass moments. Kibo is still human, still figuring things out, and still scared of losing the people who actually care about him. And yeah, sometimes the weight of it all almost breaks him. Almost. But Kibo isn’t going down without a fight. If fate wants to mess with him, it better be ready for the fight of his entire life. A story about love, loss, and one reincarnated lunatic who refuses to stay down. Join my Discord: https://discord.gg/qbGQPPxQtn

"Can you do it, baby girl?" Drystan purrs in her ear, tattooed fingers digging into her hip, leaving bruises for her to admire later. She nods, incapable of speaking with Alexander's long fingers so deep in her throat. "So pretty," she hears Alexander praise, hazel eyes rising up to meet his forest greens in the kind of reverence that is only reserved for gods. "Will you be a good girl and let us fill you up?" His fingers leave her mouth with a pop, her teary eyes looking back at Drystan pleadingly. "Yes, please," she shakes, fingers clutching Alexander's shirt as Drystan stretches her. "Please, daddy," *

In the ancient lands of Virelia, where towering pines pierced bruised skies and the howl of the wolf was the oldest song, power was etched in claw and blood. Here, werewolf packs ruled, bound by traditions as old as the mountains themselves, their lives a tapestry woven with loyalty, strength, and an unbreakable connection to the wild. But even in a world ruled by primal law, there are those who defy its every thread. Her name was Kaelen Drayce. Born without the comfort of a pack, she was a solitary storm, a whispered legend among the shifting shadows. Her past was a tapestry of scars and secrets, her heart a fortress no one had ever breached. She was a warrior forged in isolation, her name carved in the annals of Virelia not by birthright, but by blood and steel. Feared by many, respected by more, Kaelen moved through the world like a phantom, untamed and unyielding. Until fate, with its cruel and beautiful whims, chose to bind her not to one, but to two. They were Auron and Drystan the twin heirs to the Bloodfang Pack—the most dominant, fearsome force in all of Virelia. Auron, the storm incarnate, was wild, temperamental, and relentless, his fury a consuming blaze. Drystan, the calculating shadow, was calm, dangerously intelligent, and as precise as a hunter's strike. Together, they were an unstoppable force, a perfect balance of raw power and strategic brilliance, ruling with an almost telepathic synchronicity. They had never expected to share a mate, nor had they desired to. Destiny, however, rarely consults desire. For Kaelen was no ordinary wolf. Deep within her veins pulsed a dormant power, a secret tethered to an ancient prophecy—a force that could either save or shatter Virelia. It lay sealed, hidden by forces unknown, but the moment her path collided with the Bloodfang twins, something fierce and untamed began to stir within her. As Virelia teetered on the brink, threatened by rival packs, insidious dark forces, and treacherous political conspiracies, Kaelen found herself caught in a maelstrom. She had to navigate not only the terrifying awakening of her own power but also the complex, magnetic pull of the two Alphas who now sought to claim her. But Kaelen Drayce had never been one to be claimed. She sought to conquer, to choose, to fight for a destiny that was fiercely her own. The twins, however, had no intention of letting their fated mate go. And Kaelen? She wasn't the type to surrender. This was a dance of power, love, and destiny, where the lines between protector and captor blurred, and the fate of a kingdom hung in the balance.

“You’re not a daughter. You’re a disease.” That’s what her mother said the night she came home crying—with bruises on her body and dreams in her hands. Mun was born unwanted, unloved by everyone except the people who should have protected her. In a home filled with poverty, resentment, and silence, she grew up carrying everyone’s hopes… except her own. No tutors, no warmth, no rest—just grades, guilt, and grief. She tried to be enough. Tried to be brilliant, obedient, perfect. But nothing she did was ever enough. Now, at 19, with shattered dreams and no place to go, Mun wonders— Was she born to live, or just to exist?

When ex-marine twins Miller and Myers return to the estate they swore never to see again, they find their childhood home gutted of every memory of their late mother — and their little sister, Star, locked away in a private institution. Angelica, their cunning stepmother, and Chad, her predatory son, insist Star is unstable and needs permanent care. All they require is Miller and Myers’ signatures to seize the fortune their mother left behind. But the brothers refuse to sign anything until they see Star for themselves. With them is Roman, their closest friend and partner in their elite security firm — a man who owes them everything and trusts them with his life. Roman’s never met Star, but through the stories and old photos, he feels an unexpected pull — a protective instinct that runs deeper than blood. At Rosewood Haven, they find Star fragile but not broken, her spirit dimmed yet still burning beneath the weight of betrayal. As Roman fights to keep her safe from those who would cage or use her, he finds his fierce loyalty transforming into something he’s never allowed himself to feel: love. In a house steeped in secrets, greed, and cruelty, Star becomes the heart of a war that threatens to destroy them all. And Roman will stop at nothing — not even crossing lines he once swore to uphold — to shield her from the monsters wearing family names. Because sometimes salvation isn’t gentle. Sometimes it comes with bruised knuckles, whispered promises in the dark, and a love born from ashes.

**Severely Bruised** *From captive to queen, from pain to power.* "Can you handle me?" "Maybe in some occasions." "Then I can." Aria was sold like property, trapped in a cruel game where her body was not her own. But she's more than broken - she's fire beneath the ashes. With every bruised moment, she rises stronger, more defiant, and dangerously irresistible. "I'm afraid I've got to force the truth out of you." "Fuck... Just like that... Yes, you wicked criminal." Her master Adrino is a puzzle of desire and dominance, but Aria isn't just his possession - she's his equal in a dark dance of control and surrender. "You're under arrest, mister man." "For what exactly, my sexy cop?" "For capturing a woman's innocent heart." *Severely Bruised* - a raw, emotional journey through love, pain, and power. Severely Bruised From chains to choice - a journey through pain, power, and forbidden love. Aria's life began in darkness - sold by her own father to a mysterious, wealthy man named Adrino. Trapped in a world of control and submission, she endured unimaginable trauma and betrayal. But beneath the bruises and silence, a fierce spirit burned, yearning for freedom and love on her own terms. As Adrino's enigmatic hold tightens, Aria's defiance grows. She learns to wield her pain, transforming from a broken captive into a woman who commands desire and respect. Between whispered confessions and stolen moments, a dangerous, passionate bond forms - testing boundaries, exposing vulnerabilities, and igniting a fire neither can deny.

At Tokyo Metropolitan University, where cherry blossoms fall like unspoken words, Nakamura Kenji moves through life with quiet precision and invisible armor. Brilliant, distant, and utterly alone, he believes silence is survival—until one fight behind a lecture hall cracks that silence open. As rumors swirl and unwanted attention grows, Kenji finds himself drawn into a quiet orbit with two unlikely figures: Tanaka Hiroshi, a popular but grounded classmate who sees more than he lets on, and Sae Takahashi, a sharp-eyed literature major whose red scarf hides her own bruised history. But connection is dangerous for someone who’s spent years building walls instead of bridges. And kindness, once dismissed as a trap, begins to feel alarmingly real. A slow-burn character drama about emotional scars, unexpected friendship, and what happens when three lonely people stop walking past each other- and finally start to see.

What happens when a man is never allowed to be a child? In this emotionally raw and deeply human novel, John A. Akinyemi tells the story of a boy whose soul aged faster than his body. Orphaned young, thrown between homes, and robbed of his innocence, he stumbles through life—bruised but not broken. The Man in a Child’s Body isn’t just a story of struggle. It’s a story of survival, of rare beautiful moments in a cruel world, and of one man’s journey to reclaim the child he lost.

Three S-Class Huntresses raised Cain Vernier like their own son. They bathed him, fed him, kissed his bruises goodnight. But Cain was never truly theirs. Not by blood. Not by fate. Not by the dark truth buried twelve years ago. At age 17, Cain learns what he really is: The last surviving member of a cursed demon bloodline. A walking apocalypse—dormant, for now. There’s only one thing keeping his monstrous instincts at bay: A sacred ritual called The Marking, where his 'mothers' inject part of themselves into him… Through a kiss. Of blood. And something more. Now, what once felt like maternal affection begins to twist. Loyalties blur. Desires awaken. And Cain must confront the most forbidden truth of all: "What happens when a boy no longer wants to be their son ... but something 'more'?"

They called her a killer, but no one asked if she had ever been a child. Not really. They saw the blood, never the bruises beneath her soul. They heard the verdict, not the silence in her screams. She remembers The cold clang of the cell door. The courtroom whispers sharp as knives. The world turned its back and never once looked over its shoulder. Her name became ash on the tongues of those who once loved her. Ryena. Burned from the records. Carved into infamy. But truth hides where no one dares to look. Her mother’s eyes didn’t hold fear that night they held farewell. And the man who bled out in front of her wasn’t the monster they claimed. He was her father. Real. Fragile. Human. Dead. And Ryena? She was just a girl with fire in her veins and chains on her wrists. They locked her away, filed her under codes and experiments, branded her as unstable, an error in their perfect plan. But even a broken clock can count down. Even a shattered girl can become a storm. Now, she walks free, with eyes full of vengeance and a heart stitched together by secrets and rage. They wanted to make a weapon. They forgot that fire does not obey. She has returned not as a victim, but as a reckoning. And the man with cold eyes and warm hands, the one who guards her like a duty and fights her like a flame he may just be the one thing that saves her… …or the match that burns her final page.

Tian Jue was once ranked among the thirty strongest cultivators in his world, but strength could not save him from fate. Cursed from birth with nine invisible shackles upon his soul, his life was a long road of betrayal, tragedy, and hollow victories. His family was slaughtered, his brilliant wife taken to the heavens by immortals, and after five hundred years of struggle, he found himself on death’s edge—his body decaying, his dao crumbling. But as divine lightning fell to claim his life, fate twisted one last time. Tian Jue awakens as a six-year-old boy in a quiet village within a mysterious new realm. Unlike his fractured former world, this land pulses with untapped potential, ancient legacies, and spiritual laws far beyond anything he has ever known. With no sign of his nine curses and no legacy to rely on, he finds himself gifted—or perhaps tested—by a strange, unforgiving system: Infinite Leveling. This system does not hand out strength freely. No experience points. No shortcuts. Only fatigue. Effort. Pain. And rest. Through relentless training and mindful recovery, Tian Jue begins to rebuild his strength. Each drop of sweat, each bruise, each moment of discipline earns him quiet power. As his body grows stronger, he uncovers fragments of the truth—this world may not just be another realm, but a higher plane where true immortality might be possible. But secrets still linger in his soul. What erased his curses? Why was he reborn here? And what lies beyond the edges of this world—watching? Armed with ancient wisdom, a soul forged in despair, and a system that honors true cultivation, Tian Jue sets out to defy heaven once more. This time, not as a cursed survivor... but as the one who will ascend beyond fate itself.

Evelyn McCommer has spent years running from the shadows of her past. Now, she’s back—determined to prove herself by helping save her family’s crumbling business. She’s focused, guarded, and in no mood for distractions. Especially not the arrogant billionaire who thinks the world should bow at his feet. Adrian T. Larsen built his empire on cold ambition and ruthless decisions. Burned by life and betrayed by love, he shuts off his heart and builds walls no one dares to scale. But when a stranger at a downtown club dares to ignore him—playing a silly game that bruises his ego—he can’t let it go. What starts as a chase born of pride quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. As their worlds collide and boundaries blur, Sofia draws herself into Adrian’s dark orbit. She knows she should stay away. Her past is a ticking time bomb, and letting him in could destroy them both. But the more she resists, the closer he gets—and the harder it becomes to hide the secrets that could cost them everything. She played with fire. Now the fire wants her. And Adrian Larsen always gets what he wants.

"Please, I have to go home." That's what I told the man in front of me. I begged him to let me go, but in my heart, I pray he never will.  How crazy is that? How can I feel safer with a stranger I've just met than the man who was supposed to love me until death? Why does he look at me like I'm the most beautiful thing in the world? Does he see the bruises? Is that why he's doing this? I should've never left the house, but I couldn't let him win. Not this time, but I hadn't counted on this. "He'll never hurt you again." I want to believe those words, but I don't know if I can. What if I'm going crazy? What if it's all a dream, and I wake up in the nightmare that's my life? I shouldn't trust him, but gods, why does his voice affect me like this? Why does he smell like lightning storms and heather? "Nefretiri? Do you know what a mate is?" No, he didn't just say that! Life isn't supposed to be this dark. That's what Nefretiri Jordans believed until her world came crumbling down. Her marriage was now a game of slave and master, and she would never win. Not when her husband was cruel enough to bring his mistresses to the house and act like Nefra was nothing more than a servant. She wants to run, but she can't. He'll never let her go, especially not with their new daughter. So, she has no choice but to live in hell and do her best to stay sane. Unfortunately, that line of sanity suddenly breaks when Ricky goes too far, and Nefra makes a stupid choice. After all, it's just a cake. Who cared about that?  Fate has a cruel sense of humor, and Nefra quickly learns that nothing is by chance. So, what started as a painful but necessary trip to the store turned into an unexpected adventure.  After all, she never put mate on her shopping list. Not that it mattered to Ivan. The Alpha of the Sebryanny Kinzhal pack from Colorado who's slowly coming back from a year of hell. All he wanted was to find peace and figure out what he was supposed to do with his life. The moon goddess had an answer, and she set him up to find the one thing he needed to be saved.  So, when Nefra crashed into his truck and he saw her, Ivan knew she was his destiny. Unfortunately for him, she's not on board and seems to belong to someone else. If Ivan wants Nefretiri to be his, he'll need to do more than earn her trust. Dark secrets are waiting to devour both of them, and more than one enemy is watching in the shadows to claim what both unknowingly hold.  Somehow, they must get past their pain to find each other and build something neither believed was possible again. Finally, it's time to put the cards on the table and bet it all. If they win, their lives will be more than either of them could ever dream, but if they lose, the darkness will destroy more than one life.