A Bitter Sweet Life

Teela married King Heavenly because she loved him, but life in the Heavenly household was anything but euphoric. Lettie, her hard-as-nails mother-in-law, treats her like an unpaid servant. The family treats her like an outsider. King treats her like a shadow, transparent and forgettable. When Lettie presses Teela to prove her value to the family or get out, Teela has a decision to make. But she’s not leaving without a fight. King Heavenly rules Heavenly Industries with an iron fist, but he leaves his home life to his mother to manage, and that includes the management of his boring little wife. Teela has never complained. She’s never done anything interesting, for that matter. She’s just one more responsibility in a long line of responsibilities that King shoulders on a daily basis, and that is exactly how he treats her — as a responsibility that he’s delegated to his mother. Suddenly Teela steps out of the shadows and into a fight with him and his whole family, and King is baffled by the ruthless actions of his now daring wife. He’d always heard that vengeance is a dish best served cold, but Teela is coming in hot!

In the glittering halls of royalty, power is often born from betrayal, and love can be a dangerous luxury. Gray Montclair, a woman forged by hardship and haunted by secrets, must navigate a treacherous world where family is both her greatest strength and her deepest wound. When the return of a long-lost loved one threatens to unravel the fragile peace between two kingdoms, Gray is thrust into the center of a storm that will test the bonds of loyalty, love, and forgiveness. With her enemies lurking in the shadows and her past refusing to let her go, Gray must decide how far she is willing to go to protect those she loves—even if it means confronting the bitter truth of her own bloodline. Amid whispers of betrayal, the clash of ambition, and the weight of a crown that was never meant to be hers, Gray discovers that the greatest battles are often fought within the heart.

Could waking up in a body not your own be the worst thing to happen? Perhaps not, or possibly yes. After all, a Prince is after me, and a Duke wants to marry me, but do I want either of them? And if everyone loves me, why did I die in the first place? Oh, and to add to it, the High Mage insists on unlocking my grand potential, but I've never been able to use magic. What to do?

“Happy Christmas Eve!” chuckled the old man as he strapped a watch around Misha’s wrist. “Have a nice trip.” The next morning, the 25-year-old Misha woke up with a pounding headache, sore muscles, and strong nausea. In short, the perfect hangover. But when he saw his reflection in the mirror, he soon realized that the pain wasn’t caused by the terrifying amount of alcohol he had drunk the previous day. His body had shrunk. A lot. He didn’t have the time to think too much about it since his mother suddenly erupted in his room - the next day, his sister did the same thing. Mother and sister who had died a long time ago. The old man wasn't crazy. As he had predicted, Misha did travel back in time, just before losing his loved ones. And so, Misha had now one mission: changing the dreadful fate of his mother and sister and sending away his sister’s boyfriend by all means. They had to break up! Like it or not, that man will bring disaster to the family sooner or later. This time, Misha wouldn't fall for that warm smile and those gentle eyes as he knew they were hiding a cold, insensitive personality. However, things weren’t as simple as he thought, and perhaps the sister’s boyfriend was not the enemy. Perhaps, since the beginning, he had everything wrong and knew nothing of his sister. ________________ *The BL will mostly show up in the second and third volumes. It is a very slow romance, so don't expect the protagonist to fall in love quickly. In the first volume, he has too much on his mind to care about love and such. *There will be contents for 18+ in the second and/or third volume. I will put a warning at the beginning of every NSFW chapter. P@treon: https://www.patreon.com/rsvaesen?fan_landing=true

If you ask the old people ..be patient they will say. Marriage needs working, you have to be a teammate, marriage needs forgiveness and learning that your spouse is not perfect. We are all doing life for the first time. We all need time to adjust to certain changes. And sometimes we don't adjust instead the situations change us because marriage failed us. Too many fairy tales going on, making it hard to accept that we are just humans, we make mistakes, and we learn everyday. Marriage as I call it: is a school. Where there is results according to how hard you work..there is failure,there is punishment and there is success.

What would you do if you found yourself in a situation whereby you're forced to marry someone whom you know nothing about. someone who doesn't care about you at all? That is the exact situation Catherine Mckellen found herself. A young beautiful woman and daughter to a businessman finds herself between a rock and a hard place when she's forced to marry a billionaire CEO she knows nothing about. Dive in and discover how they both deal with each other even with their striking differences as they live under the same roof. will they be able to put up with each other?

Buckle up, as you walk into the depths of the Mafia World. This is not like any other Miafia stories, but something different as in... a different kind of mafia (; Eirene's life changed drastically the moment she got kidnapped by the mafia boss. Will she accept it and live her life as it is now? Will she fight? And revenge? But how? Question after question. All the shall be answered as you read more and more into the story. What would you do if you have to choose one between a hot mafia boy and an intimidating mafia girl? Get ready to go on a roller coaster of emotions as you unfold the story of Eirene.

The prince of Maldonia, Prince Artemis of House Arteides, the bear killer, the slayer of the elves is crowned King when his father Luca King Arteides dies. Aurora is a seer and a powerful witch who has yet to aknowledge her powers, only Artemis knows of it. Lucian Mithandir is in exile recruiting an army to fight Prince Castellan of house Taelin for the throne of Prophis. Artemis wants no parts of this war, but he is very aware whoever wins the war will later turn to Maldonia. Artemis has no clue that a bigger war is coming which will set out kingdoms on fire, Aurora has seen it in her dreams and it's for the Sweet Waters Throne in Maldonia. The end is uncertain but the ways are clearer, who will sit on the throne after the war to end all wars. The Bastard who's been denied his true claim to the Sweet Waters throne with the mighties fleet in the world and King Artemis of Maldonia who has Aurora and dragons breathing fire. ~ Excerpt Scene ~ "Are you ready? A dragon is not a horse my love" Aurora expressed her concerns. "The dragons are ready to be claimed, Your Grace. I think it’s the perfect time for Artodo to take the skies and be claimed. He and the King have great relationship. He just needs to understand the words that’s all. "Torgo explained while looking at both Aurora and Artemis. "I understand the words." Said Artemis. "Incendio for fire and Valar for him to fly. I know some Low Moor too." It seemed Aurora wasn’t easily convinced, "Knowing the language of our ancestors doesn’t mean you can hang on to the dragon and take to the skies, especially since you are not just practicing. You are taking the dragon to the Mines, in clear daylight." "Exactly, that is the only way we can silence Lord Leoric. I cannot let him take advantage of my sister, I have to try…" Visera interrupted. "He’s ready, I can see it in his eyes." She said with a smirk. Aurora ordered Torgo. "Bring him outside," in Low Moor. Torgo nodded and walked inside the darkened cave with a fire torch. All five dragons were inside the cave perfectly chained. He went after Artodo, the biggest of them all. The black beast, standing at forty feet from head to tail with a wingspan of twenty feet. A terrifying beast to even stare at. Artemis took two deep breaths. "According to my ancestors history, the youngest dragon rider to ever took the skies was ten years old. You’ll be fine." Aurora teased Artemis after she noticed how nervous he was. The dragon keepers placed a saddle on Artodo’s back and two strong handles made of iron and wood for Artemis to hang on to. Then, finally Aurora walked to Artodo — the black beast. She pulled in Artemis and they both touched the dragon’s right eye, soothing him before the take off. "This is your rider now Artodo, you are to obey him from this day forward to the last, as your mother commands." Aurora said this is Low Moor while the dragon hissed slowly. The dragon hissed and Aurora took it a sign that Artodo understood him. She took a step back and let Artemis take over. These two weren’t strangers to one another. Artemis’s touch wasn’t strange to Artodo and he silently lowered his left wingspan for Artemis to climb up. Carefully and slowly, Artemis mounted the black beast. It was no secret that he was scared. When he was on top of the dragon, Artemis smiled looking down and he suddenly exclaimed. "You all look like tiny bees from up here!" Aurora, Visera, Torgo and the dragon keepers laughed. Aurora walked to him and they looked at each other. Their dream finally came true; "Promise me, you’ll come back alive." Said Aurora. "I promise." "And that you will not burn the Mines to the ground. If she disagrees with you, perhaps it’s time to let her go." This was what Artemis truly needed to hear so he may stop his obsession with saving his sister. When he was ready, he shouted to Artodo. "Valar Artodo," and right there the dragon’s feet pounded the ground heavy as it prepared for takeoff.

In 1980, James Weller's plane crashes in the unforgiving Arctic wilderness, leaving him stranded in a frozen wasteland where survival feels impossible. Battling relentless cold, hunger, and the ever-present threat of predators, James scavenges what he can from the wreckage and sets out on a harrowing journey to find rescue. Along the way, he faces brutal challenges, including a deadly encounter with wolves and the haunting loneliness of isolation. When he stumbles upon an abandoned weather station, James fights to get an old radio working, risking everything to send out a distress call. As the Arctic closes in around him, survival becomes a desperate test of endurance and willpower.

˖⁺‧₊˚♡˚₊‧⁺˖ Lily Mei, accustomed to a life of luxury and charm. Spoiled and willful, she often creates chaos around her, oblivious to the impact of her actions. Adrian Blackwood, a young businessman and close friend of Lily's father, has always cared for her. With his strong presence and gentle patience, he finds joy in navigating Lily's unpredictable world. As they spend time together, their friendship deepens through everyday moments-shopping trips, family gatherings, and quiet conversations. Join Lily and Adrian as they discover the warmth of connection and the beauty of love that blossoms in the midst of life's simple pleasures. P.S. This story is a work of fiction and is intended for entertainment purposes only. The characters and events depicted are products of the author's imagination and do not reflect real-life situations or relationships. Please be aware that Lily Mei can be quite infuriating at times-it's part of her charm! If you find her antics frustrating, this story may not be for you.

In her past life,Emma was misled by her best friend and scumbag boyfriend, thinking that her husband who loved her the most was responsible for her misfortunes .She did everything to stay away from him , even abandoning her children . However,she was captured and tortured to death by the scumbag.After being reborn,Emma clung to her husband's thigh, trying to win his favor and vowed to take revenge on those who caused misfortune in her past life.

What happens when you die? It's a question almost everyone has asked themselves at least once in their life. Do we have souls? If so, where do they go once our bodies are too tired to go on? Does being a good person really make a difference in what happens to your soul? Turns out, it really does. After sacrificing himself for a random stranger that vaguely reminds him of his sister, Zero finds out that not only are Reapers responsible for human souls once they're ready to move on, but he has officially met the requirements to become one. Immortality and a stronger than steel body sound nice, but all things come at a price. And this cost, is by no means cheap.

Born in the slums, Estelle is known to be the cleverest in her district. After seeing the sufferings people of the slums suffered, she decided to take the role as a phantom thief, stealing from the wealthy to return the rights of the poor— that is until a horrible accident happened which almost took her life and made her decide to quit for good. Things went even better for Elle, or worse, as she was revealed to be the missing daughter of Count Arthur. A wealthy noble’s daughter anyone had dream to be! While her father seemed delighted to greet her, her step mother and sister seemed to have held an opposing emotion. She thought she could ignore their bullying or perhaps continue her life back in the slums but realized that her father seemed to hold more secrets than he shows- a secret that could get her killed by the supernaturals who seemed to have regarded her as their "prey" She thought things couldn't get even worse, but god she was wrong! Out of everything she could do, Elle had mistakenly caught the eyes of Lord Magnus- the great Lord known for his handsome face, charming actions, and kind behavior... or at least that was how he appeared to others except Elle who unluckily discover his secret, a bigger secret that could either kill her or save her. Can Elle survive in this new world of nobles and supernaturals. What if the secret her father hold would eventually kill her? Or would she first die in the hands of her step families? Read to find out~

In this slice of life ahistorical medieval story, there are three main settings and pairs that you will follow. First is a prince and the bard, who live in Northern Wales on the kingdom of Gwynedd. The prince struggles on the case of thinking that he is no one of importance. A shadow of his brother. Someone to pay lip service to. Even his father had not cared for him. The only sense of him giving attention is to give him a warden, a bard who has been in his court for a while. Although friendly, this musician of his was keeping secrets, and as the curious child he was, he wants to unravel them all. On Mainland Europe, we follow a landgrave and a burgrave. Two friends that have been together for a while, yet were on different sides. They may have fought, yet their relationship was not broken by it. Even in such severe tribulations, they still are tied together. However, the people outside of this relationship, will they force them once more? Punish them for God knows what? Perhaps, even, finally separate them from each other? Finally, on the once richest part of Rome, you will see a doux and a kephale. There was immense threat, either from outside or inside their own lands, the blade of their enemies becoming sharper. Diplomacy helps, but it doesn't solve the problem. However, what happens if the imperial ruler dies unexpectedly, when all of this was happening? Can they survive through it? Or will they use this opportunity to take the throne for themselves? Only the hands of fate will tell what will happen through this mess.

A strange coffee date between two strangers and a mutual attraction that will bring out a desire they didn’t anticipate.

She returns with a plan in mind. He doesn't remember the past for being so hurtful. The ice cream will be the rope that binds them until the memories come to light. The truth of an event will create scars and will make them doubt who to love. A young woman and a boy tied by the sweetness of ice cream and the rancor of the past.

After Amelia Foster had been dumped by Young Master Cooper, rumors that she became depraved and was hooking up with overweight old men started circulating throughout Mu City. Men say she’s lofty and promiscuous, while women say she’s a pretentious b*tch. Yet, in reality — Daniel pushed her against the wall for the hundredth time. “Dr. Foster, do you need me in your bed tonight?” Amelia Foster was aloof. “But they all say that I’ve been dumped by you.” On the second day, he gave her a grand proposal in front of everyone. “They also say that I’ve become depraved.” A few days later, the companies of those who spread the gossip went bankrupt. “They also said I like overweight old men.” Daniel Cooper lifted his shirt. “Your husband’s abs don’t arouse you?” “They also say I’m promiscuous and b*tchy.” The man snickered, then flung her over his shoulders and started walking. “I like how you are.” Amelia Foster, “......” 1v1, how sweet.

this is a story written out of curiosity, of what will happen if you do a thing, but it leads somthing really tragic and it might also affect the future generations too.

Sitting on the curb, is a young man who has a suit jacket over his head to protect him from the rain. After becoming cold, he decides to go home and buys an umbrella to use instead of his jacket. Whilst leaving the store, a pale, weirdly dressed woman is drinking a unpaid strawberry slushie. (Is a draft, chapters and everything will be changed when I fully release it without any wait times. till then, please encourage me till then, sorry for any hiatus's.)

A new love story...the beginning of an unforgettable romantic forbidden love...

Her family took advantage of her, her boyfriend cheated on her and had an affair with her stepsister, and in the end, she was killed by them. But fate took pity on her and gave her a second chance in life, and in this life, she promised to get back everything that was stolen from her by those scums. But who would have thought that in this second life, she would also meet him? She was so spoiled and pampered by him that no one dared to bully her anymore. • • • • English is not my first language, so please expect some grammatical errors in this book. • • • • Cherryiako's other books: » My Little Sweet Wife [Completed] » Second Chance Of Love [Completed]

A story depicting of a certain someone, not necessarily a fact but an altered memory. Just the tales of A Shot Life.

Yvette Matthews had a great early childhood. She had loving parents that has given her a great life. Her father was a 5-star master chef while her mother was a well known patissier in the culinary world. Her life was great but all of that changed when her parents got into a car accident and died. Yvette was orphaned at a tender age of six years old. In her parent’s wake, a middle aged man with his ten year old son came. He told Yvette that he was her parents’ friend from college and was willing to adopt Yvette. Her having no next of kin and rather than her going into foster care, the adults in the foster agency agreed after checking the man’s background. It was known that the middle aged man was the CEO of a large 5-star hotel and restaurant group that not only operated in the country but around the world. Yvette lived a life as a princess being doted by her stepfather and stepbrother. Even though she lived a life full of luxury, she stayed humble and studied hard to be a good chef and patissier like her parents. She loved her new family, and she harbored romantic feelings with her stepbrother, Joseph Hamilton. Something she kept a secret since she knew her feelings cannot be reciprocated. But all of that changed when her stepfather died of old age. When the lawyer of his stepfather read his last will leaving seventy percent of his fortune to Yvette including the rights to the Hamilton hotels. This shocked many especially her stepbrother, Joseph, since he was only left with thirty percent. But there was a clause in the will, that Jospeh could be the CEO if he marries Yvette and they produce an heir. Her life started to turn gray since Joseph was forced to leave his current girlfriend whom Yvette knew he loved so much and marry her to get the CEO title. Joseph’s kindness and pampering turned into hate and disgust. He became cold and aloof, coming home late and going to work early in the morning. Yvette’s only solace was the son she bore with Joseph on their wedding night. She poured all of her love to her little son. But fate was cruel to her once again when she found out that Joseph was seeing his ex-girlfriend once again. Hearing from someone that they were meeting in a hotel room, she mustered the courage to confront them. Yvette saw the ex-girlfriend in the hotel room wearing sexy lingerie. They got in the heated argument. “Seph does bot love you.” The ex-girlfriend said. “He just married you to get the position that should be rightfully his!” She shouted. “Do you not think I know that?!” Shouted Yvette. “But he is still married to me!” The two were pulling each other’s hair in the hotel balcony which is located at the 43rd floor. They both went over the railed in the heat of the moment and they were holding for dear life. “Dianne!” Joseph voice was heard inside the hotel room. “S-Seph!” The ex-girlfriend shouted. “Help me!” “Dianne!” Joseph was alarmed to see her hanging on the balcony. “Yvette? Why are you here?!” He sounded surprised. “H-Help me.” Yvette cried. “Hold on! I am going to get you out.” Joseph said but he pulled his ex-girlfriend first and took off his coat to put on to her. Yvette’s heart was crushed. She knew in that time that who Joseph really loved was Dianne and not her. This erased all of her hope on being loved and had let go. She felt her body falling for a long time. Yvette’s body felt light and she thought that she had now thrown all of her guilt and the burden in the loveless relationship. She wished that in her next life, she would not have this kind of love once again. But then she opened her eyes once again, to the day when the lawyer would read her stepfather’s last will. “I will changed my fate.” Yvette thought. “In this life, I will not be drowned in a loveless marriage with my stepbrother.”

In a bustling city, 18-year-oldAlex Garcia is about to start his firstyear of college. After living a relativelyuneventful life with his single mother,Maria, he finds himself unexpectedlyinheriting his late grandmother's oldhouse-a charming, albeit slightlyrundown, place filled with memories. The house, located in a vibrantneighborhood, becomes a central hub forAlex and a group of young women-allfriends or family-like figures who slowlydrift into his life. Each character bringsunique quirks, challenges, and humor,making for a lively household.

"Now, listen to the demon's thoughts: … It was a gamble. I gambled on their perception of their identity being "righteous" or "just". I gambled on them knowing the truth behind my past. I gambled on their likelihood to be captivated by my words… Which created the hesitance necessary to prevent their blades from immediately striking a hole through my throat. I gambled on their proclivity to the human tendency to act contrarian to an adversary's desires. I gambled on their stupidity. I was lucky. But from now on, I won’t need luck. I have time. And with this time, I swear-" Cover by DarthNeph on DeviantArt

"Bitter Heart" follows the tumultuous journey of its protagonist, Kamdilichukwu, who grapples with the emotional scars of a broken relationship. Set against a backdrop of a small town, the story unfolds as Kamdilichukwu navigates her feelings of betrayal and loss after her family's infidelity. As she seeks solace in her art, she discovers unexpected friendships and the strength to confront her past. The narrative delves deep into themes of love, resilience, and self-discovery, ultimately leading Emma to reclaim her identity and find hope amidst the bitterness.

Veronica breaks up with her boyfriend xilan...... she learns that her childhood friend Raymond is coming back. will something spark between them?