Akatsuki Coat

A white-haired boy trudged through the blizzard, each step heavy with the weight of a painful, empty life, carrying his unconscious brother in his arms. The cold bit at his skin, threatening to consume them both. Just as his vision blurred with frost and despair, a figure appeared—a man with jet-black hair and a dark blue coat, holding an umbrella that shielded them from the storm. The boy's world dimmed, and he collapsed into the snow.

AN 18+ ALPHA MAFIA SERIES BOOK 1# CAPTIVE MATE BOOK 2# RUNAWAY MATE -+- Caspian is the heir to Moonstone Pack but when his parents die, he’s cheated out of his birthright and treated like a prisoner. He decides to leave, running off to Haines City to start a new life. His plans are instantly cut short when he's kidnapped and auctioned off, and he is bought by none other than one of the Mafia Kings running the city, Asher Knight. -+- Asher shrugged his coat off, the heavy outfit falling to the ground with an audible thud. Caspian watched this happen in apprehension, Mafia King Asher had looked huge with the coat on, and with the coat off, there wasn’t much of a difference. “Come here,” He ordered calmly, the earrings in his ears visible with his dark red hair slicked back. Caspian shook his head again, he had no intention of speaking, ever. Because that would only give away his gender. “I don’t like to repeat myself, Omega.” His voice darkened. Caspian’s heart thudded painfully in his chest in fear, he really didn’t want to get anywhere near the Alpha. He eyed the window longingly before forcing himself to take a step forward, then another, and another… +- THIS IS AN 18+ MAFIA STORY SO IT WILL INCLUDE VIOLENT AND MATURE THEMES, READ WITH CAUTION.

“I'd give you my soul, if that's what you want.” Eleven. Silver locks. Amethyst eyes. Shiny skin. Blood sweeter than wine. Most sought after 'good' in the Kingdom. She was everything a man would need, and also everything a man would kill to have. Whoever touched Eleven's hair would be granted good things. Whoever plucked her eyes out would get gems richer than the kingdom's currency. Whoever scrapped her skin would be getting a warm coat. Whoever tasted her blood would be granted immortality. She was a Goddess. Goddess of Life. * “I'd burn the fucking world for you, if that's what you want.” Zeiss. A rare man. Has the power of invisibility. The power to turn anything into flames. The power to end a person's life with just thoughts. The power of all wicked things a person wouldn't wish to have. The same world he promised to give her, the same world he would burn to the ground, if she wished for it. He was a God. The God of Death. When Zeiss meets the sought after Goddess of Life. He is reminded everything about his mother. Her silver locks and her eyes that shone brighter than gems and diamonds. Eleven, a woman who spoke to him like no other. A woman who made him believe he had a soul in him after he had thought he had none left. A woman who could bring him life and also be his damnation. The first and only woman he was loved by and ever loved.

She was the daughter to the Infamous Multi-Billionaire and she was the sister the Infamous Bachelors of Westdentia Lester - Cold Ruthless CEO who was following in his father's footsteps. Levy - 6 time Golden Medal Olympian Liam and Louis - World's Best Game Developers. She was loved and cherished by her brother's and father, the Reinhardt Princess was her nickname. She was always quiet and reserved and this all this changed because of her brothers and their friend who not only brought color into her life but also showed her darkness she couldn't even fathom. .......................................................... Synopsis: Leina shook with anger and had tears in her eyes as she looked at Alexander. She could not understand how Alex could suddenly showed up after years of disappearing and that too with the AUDACITY to question her! "WHAT, what did you expect huh?, that I pause my life and wait for hm?, do I fucking look like a toy to YOU!" Leina shouted as she pointed her finger at him. "HOW COULD YOU, you have the audacity to as-" Alexander couldn't bare see her so disoriented and vexed by him, he suddenly pulled her, held her nape and kissed her hard. Leina shooked at first but did not understand what came over her but tears fell from her eyes as she recuperated his kiss, holding on his coat for dear life. Breaking their kiss, Alexander kiss her forehead before he look down at her and whispered, "I'm sorry.... I promise I won't do that ever again" However he knew that to keep his word it would be difficult but she was worth it and that's all that mattered.

Rumors say that if you ever come across an extremely handsome man in a doctor's coat twirling a shiny scalpel between his fingers with an alluring smile on his lips that takes your breath away… Run. For he is the devil. *** Yang Mingshen’s existence screams of six adjectives - Handsome, wealthy, talented, narcissist, arrogant and evil. He is an unrivaled doctor from one of the most affluent and prestigious Underworld families, who sees only medicine and his own interests. Until a desire consumes him - to have a woman’s heart. That woman, Song Jia, continues to put all the wrongs to right as a capable police officer. She, whose life was once saved by the devil doctor, refuses to bend to his tempting seduction. “I will just take your heart and put it in somebody else's chest. It won't hurt at all, I promise~” “Yes because I will be dead to feel anything.” But the bad news comes knocking when Yang Mingshen becomes the lead forensic investigator to assist in her cases. With a devil now clinging to her, she comes across a deep, dark and cruel web of conspiracies stained with blood, love, hatred, revenge, politics and much more. Treading into dangerous territories, will they be able to uncover the net of lies and deceit? And maybe find love along the way? *EXCERPT* “I am not the weak patient anymore. You try to grab my neck and I will break your wrist,” Jia threw him a death glare. Mingshen leaned in closer, chuckling devilishly. "I told you before, Spicy. I have saved your life. I have touched your heart quite literally. So that heart beating in your chest right now belongs to Yang Mingshen. If I want it, I will have it.”

The Main Character shortly after a traumatizing experience with an FBI Agent find out he was reincarnated into the world of Ninjas over a decade and a half before the start of the Naruto canon, but that's not all. Hanarai found himself as part of the rain village and the grandson Hanzo The Salamander, as well as part of the prestigious Hatorti clan (Hanzo the salamander's clan) With the realization that he had been reincarnated into the fictional world of Naruto a show he had been a big fan of in his teenager years but as of recently his memory was hazy on, Hanarai resolved to start his path to reaching the absolute peak of shinobi for the sake of his survival and return to his world for the sake of his family and for his revenge against FBI Agent Chrono Levon. However, massive obstacles and turning points made his goal something near impossible. Surviving pain and Obito, fighting kages, Robbing Ninja Villages blind, Becoming a bounty hunter, Hunting Akatsuki, Becoming the most wanted man in the ninja world, Creating a village, Reviving the uzumaki clan. The tale of Hanarai Fuma Hatori was one of legends.

Excerpts~ Her blood is a curse—a sweet, deadly curse that I can’t stop tasting. It coats my tongue, warm and heady, like it was made to undo me. I hate her for how good it feels. Hate myself more for not stopping. She doesn’t pull away. No, she’s watching me, her lips curving like she’s already won. Her pulse pounds against my mouth, steady and unafraid, and it makes me want to devour her whole. “Enjoying yourself?” she asks, her voice soft, taunting. I don’t answer. Can’t. My grip tightens around her wrist as I pull back, her blood still burning on my lips. She tilts her head, mockery gleaming in her eyes, and I know she’s baiting me. “Does it bother you,” she whispers, “how easily I let you take it?” The words cut deeper than they should. Before I can think, I shove her back against the wall, my body caging hers. Her smirk doesn’t falter. It dares me. Push harder. “You really don’t know when to stop,” I growl, my voice rough, guttural. “Neither do you,” she murmurs, her gaze dropping to my mouth. And then I snap. I crush my lips to hers, tasting blood and defiance and her. She gasps against me, her fingers curling into my shirt like she’s torn between pushing me away and pulling me closer. Every ounce of self-control I had shatters as I press harder, deeper, desperate to consume her completely. She shouldn’t feel this good. Kissing her should be a mistake. But the way she responds—the way her mouth moves against mine—feels like I’ve just ignited something I’ll never be able to extinguish. **** His kiss is fire. A raw, scorching blaze that steals the breath from my lungs and sets every nerve in my body alight. It’s unexpected, wild, and completely reckless—like him. For a moment, I freeze, my hands against his chest, ready to push him away. I should stop this. I need to stop this. But the heat of his mouth, the way his hands grip my waist like he can’t let go, makes it impossible to move. “Damn it, Killion,” I whisper against his lips, trying to muster the strength to pull back. But then he groans—low, desperate—and it unravels me. He kisses me harder, deeper, and I’m drowning in him. My fingers curl into his shirt, dragging him closer, even as my mind screams at me to stop. This is dangerous. He’s dangerous. But right now, I don’t care. His hands slide to my hips, gripping me like he’s afraid I’ll vanish. I hate how good it feels. Hate how much I want him in this moment, even when I know it’s a bad idea. When he finally pulls back, his breath ragged, his lips are swollen and red. His eyes lock on mine, dark and stormy, and I know we’ve just crossed a line we can never uncross. “You really don’t know when to quit,” I say, my voice shaky, trying to sound composed. His lips twitch, a shadow of his usual smirk. “Neither do you.” ***** In a world where power is the only currency and betrayal is a shadow at every corner, the fae and the demon must navigate a dance of lies and desires, where every touch is a weapon and every secret could shatter their fragile alliance. But as their game of cat and mouse spirals into something more dangerous, they'll discover the line between love and hate is thinner than they ever imagined. And in the Undercity, where hearts burn and, passion can be the deadliest weapon of all. Will Rosé find the truth she seeks, or will she be consumed by the very darkness she's trying to escape?

(Warning:Mature audience only) She is called 'Sarki' Is a book that revolves round the lives of the royal family and what happens within. Lily the all popular girl that is the most desired, added to her beauty she has brains but is nothing but an ice queen and seductress. she meets Khaid the bastard of the royal family who was gotten outside wedlock and for that cannot secure the throne, the handsome prince is bitter and seeks revenge while being tasty for what is rightfully his, The throne. Ra'ees his brother is given the throne on a platter and an arranged marriage to Lily who he simply thinks is a bratty seductress. These three are thrown into a web of love triangle but that's not all. Mimi who is a poor girl that has risen due to lily's help find herself falling for one of the handsome princes, but the problem is they both want one woman. LILY .Will mimi be able to do all it takes to have the prince orrrrrr.... Read to find out. "Ray" Lily whispers while her eyes dart round the place, hoping they are not caught. "Princess" His voice is hoarse and coated with desire, he pulls her closer to feel him, all of him. "I can't wait" He says his breathing rugged. "Your baby is hungry" And with that dives in to claim her lips. -------- "St-stop" Lily says with despiration but the man just stares at her with crazed eyes. "I love you lily, why would you leave me for my brother, is he better or because of the damn throne". ------- His hands automatically flies to the neck of the man as he pulls her body flush against him, while still continuing his movements. Their sweaty body moving. "Lily" He whispers in her ear with so much desperation and the woman who loves him pauses her eyes widening at being called the name of another woman

Cadee Singer and Max Tanner went through a lot in their lives before finding each other. After suffering from traumatic pasts, the last thing any of them need is to feel attached to each other. Neither of them want a relationship and somehow being friends with benefits morphs into something more. Can these two troubled souls find a way to themselves with all the obstacles life throws at them? DISCLAIMER! THIS BOOK HAS MATURE THEMES AND IS INTENDED FOR AN 18+ AUDIENCE ONLY. WILL ALSO CONTAIN BDSM THEMES! Sneak peak! "How do you feel?" he asked as he admired his handwork. "Tense and a little unsure," she muttered. "Do you need me to stop?" "No,"she said. Max smiled and was glad that she couldn't see him. He couldn't remember the last time he'd actually smiled during sex. "Good girl." He slowly pushed a finger into her and found her soaking wet from her previous orgasm. "when I snapped the garter, did you like it?" She kept mute, but her body pushed out more liquid coating his finger. He added another one and moved it and out of her till she was moaning and thrusting her ass out. "Did you like it?" he asked again. "Yes," she whispered. He gently spanked her ass and she whimpered, drawing her legs together.

Martin Mayor and Evelyn Mayor are the golden couples in politics. Martin is the current sitting Governor, and Evelyn is a famous surgeon who has to put her career on hold for the sake of her husband and spend more time at home to take care of him and his career. For the five years since they married, she was never treated like a wife. He was never there when she needed him. Everyone thought they were happy and envied her lifestyle, but deep down, she knew the pains she was going through too well. All the smiles that appeared in the newspapers and news covered a pain that was waiting to burst. As his political career heightened to the next level, he vies for the presidential seat. This time Evelyn drops her bomb. She wants a divorce. She had tolerated the humiliation of being his wife for a long. His mistresses could line up in the next town. The number of cold nights alone in their huge mansion was too much. She was losing herself in depression just because she was his wife. She didn't want that anymore. She wanted out, but Martin will hear none of it. "I want a divorce" Evelyn looked at the man entering the house at 2 in the morning. It had been a habit she had to get used to for years. "What nonsense is this" Martin stopped in his tracks, looking at his frail wife. "I have had enough of you and everything about you. I want out. Here are the papers. Sign them as soon as possible" she pulled the papers from the sofa, placing them on top of the table. "Do you know how this is going to affect my presidential aspiration? My reputation is on the line here?' he threw his coat off the sofa sitting next to her. "Can you even hear yourself? It's all about you. Have you ever considered you have someone in your life?" Evelyn scoffed, getting up and going to their room. She then turned to her husband. "From today, you sleep in the guest room."

"You are not a god to judge, you are not a father to punish." Committing a crime in King Gustaf's Kingdom is a crime. The love volume about love, rights and justice. Office Tools is about presidential office of female president the sex slave in her blue wool’s coat and international sexual love affairs triangles from past girlfriends profiles all in one. The Office Tools homeland in Sicht Party Office ladies are looking to have their way in love triangles while seduction resolves work in international love affairs from politics to the bedroom bed sheets in international scandals to bar tavern corners. It was all about to make love from A to Z in our new male white office. "All asian women I took are like whores it was a response to asian women holocaust footage from Lithuanian LRR television archived TV show.” It is a personal response to a government controlled and televised project I might did misunderstood or understood. The Hiroshima Office Press honours Parliament and Presidential Office. Our dear President of Lithuania Dr Penguin Drantakis Intimissimo.

I slammed my fists against my temples, the pain shooting through my skull like a jagged lightning bolt. "What's wrong with you, Hailey?" I screamed, my voice echoing off the hospital room walls. "Why can't you remember? Just remember who you were!" The machines surrounding me sprang to life, their beeps and alarms blaring in a cacophony of sound. My heart rate spiked, and my hormones surged, sending my body into a frenzy. Suddenly, a flurry of white coats burst into the room. Nurses rushed to my side, their faces etched with concern. One of them quickly injected a sedative into my IV, and I felt my eyelids growing heavy. As the darkness closed in, I caught a glimpse of the nurses' worried faces, their mouths moving in slow motion as they spoke words I couldn't quite hear. The machines continue to beep and whirl, their sounds fading into the distance as I succumbed to the darkness.

This story is of a boy named Akatsuki. His adventures and his misfortune and his redos. He is really indecisive and he is not about to become the strongest. Enter the mysterious entity named The Author. He suddenly appears before everyone and reboots the whole story. What will happen in this reboot? Will it be the same or different from before?

In feudal Japan, a ronin by the name of Takeshi Akatsuki and his shinobi companion Ryuto Kagamine are on a quest to find a woman who goes by "The White Widow", an assassin who destroyed the life of Takeshi. As they journey through these landscapes, filled with battle scars of war, this formidable duo takes on deadly ambushes, powerful adversaries, and their own inner demons. Driven by vengeance and justice, they venture through this world filled with danger, inching closer to their ultimate goal. But will their quest bring them peace, or will it consume them entirely?

Everyone has their perceptions of Knights. The most common ones are found in storybooks. Shining armor, a gallant steed, glistening weapons, a coat of arms, exacting justice. Don’t make me laugh. It was all buttered up the way they wanted it to be, and I was just as foolish as to believe them until I saw. The atrocities they committed that went against the code of honor they swore upon. And because I saw, they came to me. The ones who wanted to fix this dastardly system with their hands and fix this rotten empire. And so I accept the realization that chivalry is dead. *This is not a LitRPG story! For all of you folks that like secret identities and masked protagonists, this is it! *No harems, no sex scenes, no power of friendship (or dues ex machine) *I do not own the cover art. All credit goes to the artist.

It began as a faint shadow on the horizon, barely noticeable, like the flicker of a dying bulb. But then, it grew. A slow, creeping darkness, stretching across the sky as though the very fabric of space was being torn apart. At first, people in the streets of cities around the world paused, shielding their eyes against what they thought was a solar anomaly, a fleeting eclipse or perhaps some rare celestial event. They had no idea. Then, the air began to change. A deep, unsettling chill swept over the land, colder than any winter night had ever been. People shivered, pulling their coats tighter, their breath visible in the suddenly frigid air, but no one understood why. It was as though the planet had inhaled, holding its breath for a moment too long. And then came the silence.

Being New York's top headhunter was complicated enough. Now Claire Lin sees things she shouldn't. When ancient powers awaken in modern-day Manhattan, Claire's perfect life shatters. Her prophetic visions? Just the beginning. The mysterious man in the black coat? Not a client. And that centuries-old birthmark on her wrist? About to change everything. As the youngest partner at an elite headhunting firm, Claire thought her biggest challenge was finding the next billion-dollar tech CEO. Until she starts seeing deaths before they happen. Now she's caught between three dangerous men: A lethal ancient martial arts master who claims to protect her A charismatic European nobleman with deadly secrets A charming rival with darkness lurking behind his smile But Claire's visions reveal an even greater threat: a shadow organization hunting people like her. With Manhattan's supernatural underworld emerging from the dark, she must master her newfound powers—or risk losing not just her life, but her soul. In this thrilling blend of Eastern mysticism and Western ambition, one woman's corporate success story becomes an epic battle between ancient powers and modern destinies. Some gifts come with a price. Some prophecies change destiny. And some hunts... are deadly.

15 years ago, his elder brother was killed right in front of him in the middle of the night – killed by their most trusted driver. Since then, Stefan had a hard time sleeping and often got nightmares. He learned not to trust anyone. Cayenne worked almost all day and all night. She only got three hours of sleep every day. She was the breadwinner of their family since her mother was diagnosed with tuberculosis. She thought she would have a great time working as a receptionist in a hotel. Until… “I’ll pay you an additional $3000 a month. Sleep with me.” Stefan placed a signed check on the table in front of her. Her head was spinning at the large sum of money. She can finally buy her mother’s medication and send her brothers to school without worry. But to sleep with him? “I’m sorry if I come off rude but, I can’t sleep with you sir.” She tried to refuse politely, afraid that she will lose her job if he felt displease towards her. Stefan took off his coat and placed on the backrest of his chair. “Think about my offer carefully. It wasn’t so bad sleeping with you after all.” It was a mistake she made on her part when she fell asleep right beside him on his bed, drunk and dizzy. Will he make the mistake of trusting someone again? Will he entrust his life to her by sleeping soundly beside her? How will they face each other when they started to unveil the mystery of their identities? ***cover isn’t mine***edited by a friend***I don’t earn anything from this picture*** Original cover was taken from Mr Love: Queen's Choice Related videos and pictures can be seen in Koi to Producer: EVOL×LOVE

By day, I’m Aurelia, endlessly tormented. by my two stepbrothers. They should be off-limits, forbidden, yet every teasing comment, every touch that lingers a little too long, is a spark that sets off flames of my unrequited crush on them. When a mysterious invitation to work at a secretive VIP club comes my way, I think it’s my chance to escape. But the club is a darker world than I imagined. Here, I don’t merely submit; I’m masked, displayed on a stage, to be used, savored, devoured by men coated in power and sin. What happens when the stepbrothers who plague my thoughts claim the woman behind the scarlet mask, ignorant that it’s me they’re touching, tasting, conquering? That is before ’He’ comes along, the club’s mysterious owner, a dark prince who knows exactly how to tie a girl up in knots—both literally and figuratively. His eyes watch me from the shadows, always hungry, always wanting more than just a stage performance. His twisted fantasies should scare me, but they only pull me closer into his all consuming darkness. But when my mask slips and my identity is almost exposed, the dark prince of the club becomes an obsessive hunter. He’s not just after my submission; he wants to unmask my soul, rip out my heart, and claim it as his own. Now, I’m caught between my stepbrothers, who know my darkest secrets, and a wicked prince whose dark desires should terrify me, but don’t. It’s a sick, twisted tale of love and possession, but one question remains: who’ll own me when the clock strikes 12?

Sophia Wang wakes up to find herself trapped in the pages of an apocalyptic novel, reincarnated as a pitiful side character doomed to a tragic end. Determined to escape her bleak fate, she sets off on a desperate journey to survive the chaos of the zombie-infested world. But luck is not on her side. Her path crosses with none other than the story’s villain—Mr. Z, the twisted genius responsible for the virus that plunged humanity into despair. Tall, gaunt, and radiating a chilling charisma, Mr. Z looms in the shadows like a predator savoring his prey. With his signature white lab coat, an unsettling smile, and glasses that gleam with unnerving intelligence, he seems to mock her every attempt at escape. "Run," his smirk seems to say. "Go ahead, keep running." And Sophiae’s face at that moment? Let’s just say it’s the kind of expression even she doesn’t want to remember. “Hello,” Z says one fateful evening, his tone dripping with faux politeness. “Care for a midnight snack? How about some brain-flavored ice cream? —Sincerely, Z.” As Sophia is dragged into Z’s nightmarish experiments, survival becomes more than just staying alive. It’s a battle of wits and wills against a man who is both a menace and an enigma—a game where losing means becoming just another statistic in his deadly research. Will Sophia outsmart the mad scientist and rewrite her destiny, or will she succumb to the role the story has written for her?

[Completed] After the sudden death of her parents, life hasn't been easy for Allynna Frost. The worst blow comes when she discovers she was adopted, leaving a big question in her mind: "Why did my birth parents leave me on this island?" A young nobleman suddenly enters Allynna's life, offering help in finding her birth parents. She accepts his offers. Meeting this man reveals many dark secrets from her past, things related to her life and death. ***** "Miss Allynna, would you like to know your birth parents?" The mysterious man's cold and emotionless voice brought her out of her thoughts. She immediately nodded, agreeing with his offer. "But, I have two conditions." He said coldly. Allynna silently took a deep sigh. Her witty mind knows it! There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. After a few seconds of silence, she bravely asks him, "Conditions? I need to know what they are first before I can say anything. So, what are the conditions?" The man stood up from the sofa gracefully. His long black coat hung down to his knees as he stood majestically towards the large window pane. He looked at the scenery out of the window with his back facing Allynna. "First, you need to move to the Capital." "Second. I want you to marry me willingly." He said without looking at her. * * * ____ Author Novel: 1. DAMN! I FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM (Completed) 2. The Bride Of Immortal Crown Prince (Completed) 3. Rebirth: Dancing In My Destiny (Completed) 4. The Billionaire's Genius Wife (Completed) 5. Rebirth As The Vampire Lord's Wife (Completed) 6. My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back _____ How to contact me: >> Instagram account: authorpurplelight >> Join my Discord Server: https://bit.ly/purplelightserver * * * Note: The book cover belongs to the author. Don't reuse it. * * *

“You said you would leave me alone!” She snarled into his direction. “What the fuck are you doing in my bedroom?” “Pleasuring you.” He cooed before raising his shiny fingers, “Look how you coat me. How wet you are, Leah.” She stared at the glistening fingers in the moonlight. Gulping at the sight of them, she sighed wearily before turning her eyes to him, “Lea-Ahh..” she moaned as he plunged his fingers inside, one by one, leisurely with no hurry, making her her legs quiver. “God..” “God?” He whispered against her ear, “No god, sweetness. Just me.” . ****** It was a dream to live like Leah Adams. And it was something she wished for once every day when she looked at her classmate. It was just a wish, a little thought she had. Until it came true, quite literally. The opportunity was thrown in her lap by no one other than Leah’s Adams father. She had to behave like his daughter, study like his daughter and rule a school like his daughter would. But with her broken mind and spirit, it was easily said and done especially when she had no home to go back to. The home that was burned forever. ***** Dark romance. You have been warned.

Soft, sweet, and charming, like candy that melts away on a hot day. But is it really just sugar that coats the day? How can one be sure it's all just a small piece of candy? Beneath the saccharine facade of that sweetness lies a darker truth. The sweetness hides pain, and the charming smiles conceal bitterness. Cracks begin to show, and the carefully constructed illusion starts to unravel, revealing what truly lies beneath.

The sun dipped low over the skyline of Austin, casting long shadows on the streets below. In the heart of the city, the hum of life pulsed on. Irena Valdez adjusted her lab coat as she stepped out of the biomedical research facility she called her second home. She had spent years carving a name for herself in the world of science, becoming one of the most sought-after lab technologists in the field. Her days were filled with precision, breakthroughs, and the satisfaction of knowing her work made a difference. Tonight, as she strolled down the sidewalk toward her favorite coffee shop, a sense of calm washed over her. Her life felt perfect—or close enough. Her marriage to Daniel was steady, filled with laughter, warmth, and the kind of trust that made her believe in forever. They were building a future together, one filled with love and mutual respect. The soft chime of the café’s bell greeted her as she pushed open the door. The aroma of freshly brewed coffee enveloped her like an old friend. Irena ordered her usual—an almond milk latte—and found a seat by the window. She pulled out her phone to catch up on messages, her mind still swirling with the day’s experiments. But then she heard it. A voice. Deep, familiar, and achingly tied to a part of her life she thought she had tucked away. “Irena?” She looked up, her heart skipping a beat. Standing there, holding a steaming cup of coffee, was Ethan Reyes. Her ex. The man who had once been her everything before life had pushed them apart. His face held a mixture of surprise and something else—nostalgia, perhaps? Time had etched faint lines around his dark eyes, but he was still unmistakably Ethan, with that easy confidence and the smile that had once unraveled her. For a moment, the café faded away, replaced by a flood of memories. The late-night drives, the laughter, the arguments that had burned like wildfire. The quiet moments when they thought they’d found forever. And the heartbreak when they realized they hadn’t. Ethan’s gaze flicked to her left hand, where the glint of her wedding band caught the light. He smiled, but there was a flicker of something unreadable in his eyes. “Mind if I join you?” he asked, his tone casual, though his question carried a weight they both felt. Irena hesitated for only a second, then nodded. “Sure.” As he sat across from her, the past and present collided in a way Irena hadn’t anticipated. She was happy—secure in her life with Daniel. But as Ethan leaned forward, his words carrying the echoes of their shared history, she realized the past never truly disappears. It lingers, waiting for moments like this to remind you of who you were, who you are, and the choices that shaped it all.

Synopsis of “The Delinquents” This is a story about a group of young male teenagers and soon-to-be-adult living their normal lives with their unusual routine. The chapter starting of by, bullying people, extorting money from ransom and fighting against other group of delinquents as well. As time went by they got bored and they started to see changes in their life. The delinquents started to realise that their life is much more than just going to senior high school. They would do many crimes in their life and many troublesome problem started to occur when they recruited new delinquents, Afran, Zahir, Chong, Johan, Farid, and the side character are Faiz, Tahir, Fauzi, Ahmad. These people will have difficulties awaiting in their path get distracted after an encounter with a strange old man. The strange old man tells everything to the delinquents and expose them to the real domain expansion making them open their eyes and realises. They will learn the true harsh of the bizzare world. They will be expose the true colour of what they made as a delinquents. But as every group would have that one guy that is more stubborn than the other member. Naril is the only stubborn out of all the members. He would hold the group for a little while and soon will join the other member. Meanwhile the innocents side character have their own struggle such as standing up for themselves, fight back others and lack of self-preservation. Can these would ruin their life in some way that would make their life became more miserable? Naril is the last member of the group kept dying. He is placed in his bed in his ward. He soon get surrounded by the members of the group in his bed. The only thing they can do is just keep supporting him in his last moment and just kept a smile and hiding the pain that is hidden in their heart. In his last moment they would laugh about their old time, the only memories that is engraved in their mind. That is their most embarrassing moment and also the moment they are mostly enjoyed as young high schoolers. As the time went by one of the innocent make an appearance. It is Faiz and he comes into the room with a coat and his body covered with classy looking clothes. His intention coming is due to him covering the pay for the medicine for Naril since he first got sick. Soon after that they would proceed to have a conversation between him and all the group members. Naril in a awkward situation making him in a situation where he is in a critical state. They began conversing with each other and something would happen. Is Naril going to be okay? Is this really the last straw for the group member? Why does Faiz cover the cost for Naril?

Norowareta-bi, watashi wa dēmonhantā ni narimashita / The day I was cursed, I became a demon hunter. The war between humans and demons of Satan, the lord of darkness, has been in the world for years. Kurobe Akatsuki, is almost killed for being weak and lacking in magic, in a battle. Satan chooses him and gives him a curse to survive. Kurobe must walk the path of mastering a great evil power that makes him powerful but in exchange for his humanity.

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