Velvet And Veneer Tiger Scene

A madness that ought not to have been allowed to be. Years of scheming, corruption, and unpredictability.

Après la Catastrophe, chaque règle du monde fut réécrite. À l'Ère du Fer Noir, l'acier, le fer, les moteurs à vapeur et la force de combat sont devenus le pivot sur lequel les êtres humains devaient s'appuyer pour survivre. Un garçon du peuple nommé Zhang Tie a été choisi par les dieux de la fortune et s'est vu offrir un petit arbre capable de produire constamment divers fruits merveilleux. En même temps, Zhang Tie fut jeté dans les flammes de la guerre, une guerre de trois cents ans entre les humains et les démons sur le continent désert. Utilisant des cristaux pour exploiter les potentiels du corps humain, il faut cultiver pour devenir plus fort. Les légendes palpitantes de clans mystérieux, les secrets des fantasmes Orientaux, d'innombrables trésors et héritages dans le monde souterrain — Tout cela au Château de Fer Noir ! Écrit par Tigre Ivre, ce roman est un exemple parfait de fantasy steampunk. Laissons-nous voyager à travers le monde des possibilités et des inventions illimitées ensemble ! ------ **Attention : Ce roman contient du contenu pour adultes**

Nach der Katastrophe wurden alle Regeln der Welt neu geschrieben. Im Zeitalter des Schwarzen Eisens wurden Stahl, Eisen, Dampfmaschinen und Kampfkraft zu den entscheidenden Faktoren, von denen die Menschen abhingen, um zu überleben. Ein einfacher Junge namens Zhang Tie wurde von den Glücksgöttern auserwählt und bekam einen kleinen Baum geschenkt, der ständig verschiedene wunderbare Früchte hervorbringen konnte. Zur gleichen Zeit wurde Zhang Tie in die Flammen des Krieges geworfen, eines dreihundertjährigen Krieges zwischen Menschen und Dämonen auf dem leeren Kontinent. Wenn man Kristalle benutzt, um das Potenzial des menschlichen Körpers anzuzapfen, muss man sich kultivieren, um stärker zu werden. Die spannenden Legenden mysteriöser Clans, die Geheimnisse orientalischer Fantasien, zahlreiche Schätze und Vermächtnisse in der unterirdischen Welt - all das findet sich in der Burg des Schwarzen Eisens! Dieser von Drunk Tiger geschriebene Roman ist ein Paradebeispiel für Fantasy-Steampunk. Lassen Sie uns gemeinsam durch die Welt der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten und Erfindungen reisen! ------ **Warnung: Dieser Roman enthält nicht jugendfreie Inhalte**

“Life is not a one man’s journey. It lasts ‘til your last breath.” Arloum, a powerful ancient trapped in a weak vessel, strives to regain his former self. Everything else can be set aside, but often, people’s schemes derailed him from his goals. The arrogant, yet ignorant, entity of mass destruction, learns how it feels to shed tears, feel love, and even taste hatred. These things he missed and condemned before, now became treasures he savored every second. “The journey is riddled with stones, rush through them and you might trip. Calm down, death is not an enemy. It’s your friend for when you’re at the end of your journey.” At the end of everything, when he finally reaches the lonely top, will everything be worth it? “In the end… life without meaning is not a life worth living.” Content Warning: - There’s going to be LGBT aspects in this book. If you cannot accept it, please, do not spread hate and simply ignore this book. - I can’t help writing gore, so there’s definitely going to be graphic scenes. And boy, I’ll try to be as detailed as possible, do buckle up! - I want to write this world with a spoonful of bitterness. In other words, there will be a lot of characters with sob backstories, LOL. Don’t worry, it won’t be excessive, I think. What to expect: - Adventures, lots of adventures and more adventures! - Stories of side characters and character development. Happy ending? Not always. No need for tissues though, I’m not that good of an author yet. - Progression; this is a progression fantasy book. Don’t expect much, but I hope that the power system won’t matter too much. - The protagonist is a tree. Yes, it’s overdone. But, well, I don’t even know why I made him a tree. All I know is that I suck at writing human protagonists, they all end up needing therapy after chapter 1. If that’s your kinda book, do let me know!

In the vibrant atmosphere of an art gallery, Clara Thompson finds herself enveloped in the soothing scents of fresh paint and polished wood while managing an exhibition that sparks a deep yearning within her. Despite her outward composure, she feels a sense of longing that stems from both her creative suppression and the recent end of a lackluster relationship with Mark. As she interacts with a captivating stranger named Lucian, the pulse of attraction ignites as they share a charged conversation about art and desire. Lucian's sultry presence and enigmatic charm draw Clara in, leaving her breathless as he introduces the intriguing concept of **The Velvet Room**—a secretive sanctuary where art and sensuality intertwine in an exploration of unbridled passions. Each notion he presents adds fuel to the fire of her dormant desires, challenging her to consider stepping outside her comfort zone. Tension mounts as Lucian's touch and words evoke a visceral reaction within Clara, awakening fantasies she had buried. The allure of embracing her hidden yearnings becomes irresistible, yet the prospect fills her with both excitement and apprehension. As the night progresses and the crowd thins, Clara grapples with the weight of her unfulfilled longing, torn between the safety of her curated life and the thrill of the unknown. Ultimately, Clara's encounter with Lucian leaves her contemplating a significant choice: to explore a world where her desires can flourish and awaken or retreat into the familiar confines of her past. As she returns home, Clara stares into her reflection, feeling the pull of adventure and a whispering promise of self-discovery. With her heart pounding, she teeters on the brink of embracing a journey into the depths of her passions, setting the stage for a transformative exploration of her sensuality.

i developed a illness like halfway through so some details may be wrong

The Creation... Where all Existence exist along with Non-Existence as interconnection to Existence, providing a aspects for such lead to maintain the balance of The Creation. A Existence contains everything that we had been see: A Galaxy, Universe, a theory of Multiverse, and so beyond. Thus all undiscovered truth still remain mystery, even infinite celestials bodies are just mere-aspect of it. All celestial entities even a God don't know what truth beneath the Existence. A used of system made by human to traveling the cosmos but to find the truth of it but they only found nothing, clueless, yet they gone... With a strange phenomenon making human race fall into abyss, they gave up... Not until a guy born with a curiosity about the truth of The Creation, he'd read so many books that were actually a journey of a people whose traveled the cosmos, creating a hint for human to regain their strongest era. And the guy named Jonathan, standing tall in front of a strange yet massive ancient doors, along with a unknown symbols within the curve of the doors, filled with immense power that cannot be calculated or measure it. Jonathan realize there's puzzle to open this door and reveal something within the door, and so Jonathan goes venture to find the missing symbols, in his adventures he met Mary Carter, a young woman with a obsession of books that contains a information about the Cosmos, soon enough they become a friend, a partner for their own yet same goal. Along with a hint that in one of Mary's book, now they know where they needed to go; Indonesia, specifically Candi Borobudur where there's a book filled with a information that let the user capable to transcends a dimensional. That is one of requirements to find a puzzle of the Ancient Doors, and so they goes venture to Indonesia... But is their journey gonna goes smoothly? Or they get involved into something dangerous? Who's knows, but we'll see it soon...

*For entertainment only* Just another introverted teenage girl who faces unwanted yet surprising and sometimes enjoying adventures so hang in and know her. Since I want to tell someone about my life .

A story about a young teenager who was involved in a murder case.Podie a nineteen years old college student got himself in a big trouble. who will be there to help him?, his dead parents or the Hot cop Jonathan. found out by reading the book.

Caelus nació en un mundo post Apocalipto. Tiene una conexión profunda con el desorden y esto lo llevará a muchos problemas.

"You're mine," Zale growled, his breath hot against Soren's ear. "Every breath, every moan. No one else will ever have you like this." He thrust deeper, claiming his mate with primal intensity. "Feel that?" he hissed, nails digging into Soren's back. "That's the mark of my possession. You're never escaping me." His eyes glowed with a feral light as he pulled Soren closer, their bodies moving in a fierce, rhythmic dance. **** Zale is a snobbish wolf with severe anger issues. Soren, a tiger shifter, is the only medicine for Zale's issues that affect him because of their childhood connection. Regardless of that connection, their relationship was nothing to brag about; it was more akin to that of a master and a pet. Zale, the domineering master who seeks to destroy everything, particularly his loved ones, once triggered. And Soren, who is in charge of all his tantrums. He's a good pet, that's for sure. "If you want me, desire me, even only in the form of a pet. Then you'll get all of me, and I'll make sure of it.” (I don't own the picture on the cover)

In the believer's heart, Faith and Patience alongside other friends must overcome the enemies of the WORD

In *Blood and Arcane*, the world of New Altera thrives on two primal forces: **Blood** and **Arcane**. Blood symbolizes the essence of life, tied to the powerful Monari and their descendants, the Monari-Kai. Through the infusion of Monari blood, humans can enhance their strength and abilities, creating **Blood Hunters**—warriors who possess the raw, primal power of Monari beasts. These Blood Hunters are humanity's protectors, defending them from the dangerous creatures that roam the land. However, the process is fraught with danger, as only a rare few possess the compatibility to withstand Monari blood without losing control to its savage instincts. **Arcane**, on the other hand, embodies the mystical gifts granted by the goddesses, such as elemental control, telekinesis, healing, and gravity manipulation. Those blessed with Arcane powers are marked by the Goddess Althara and must learn to wield their gifts with discipline and precision. Together, Blood and Arcane form the backbone of New Altera, where warriors, known as Blood Hunters, and gifted individuals face the challenges of a world teeming with legendary beasts, deadly magic, and ever-present danger. In this land, survival hinges on mastering the balance between raw physical might and the arcane forces that shape reality.

Despair in gratefulness, relief in agony. That's how her world can be described, as she finds calmness in tragedy.

She gives up her family name just to marry him. To better take care of him, she quits her job and becomes a housewife. And to make sure he's happy, He swallows it all when his family mistreats her. He even stoops so low as to befriend his ex. His happiness is all that she cares about. As long as he is happy, she is willing to die for him. She asks for nothing, but his love. But what does she get in return? A divorce paper thrown on her face, along with a trap to send her to jail as a scapegoat.All these things she does out of love, all the sacrifices she makes...in the end all look 'cheap' in his eyes.1 million, 1 million and he sells her to be a scapegoat, for his true love.How funny.Years of marriage turned out to be the biggest joke ever!1 million to buy her freedom? No way! Even the doormat of her family costs over 1 million!She'll let them know who she truly is. The daughter of the most influential family is back online and about to shine!She'll make them pay, make them cry and make them regret it as hell!

Being born from a pauper parents who are also greedy enough to sell off his sister to the Town bully, Ji Wei forcefully took the initiative to become the first flawless thief his village has ever known. Just to save up to the amount needed to elope with his sis, becomes a thief, met a repulsive yet charming lady from Shanghai, a place almost to the similar to his dream city Beijing. After spending the night with her, the lady helps him leave his countryside with his sister, also giving him an apartment keycard which she said would be less stressful for them to cope without a roof over their head.

The world's messed up. Monsters started falling from the sky. Flesh-eating creatures that almost wiped out Humanity.But then, people began to awaken strange abilities—Gifts, they called them. Supernatural powers that gave us a fighting chance. With these new abilities, we fought back, and for a while, it seemed like we were winning. Life slowly started to return to something that resembled normal. That is, until the Curses began. No one knows where they came from or why they started, but one thing was clear: they weren’t Gifts. They were something darker, twisted, as if reflecting the worst parts of humanity. People whispered that the Cursed were dangerous, unstable. Some even believed they were monsters in human skin. I used to think having a Gift would be the best thing that could ever happen to me. I dreamed of it, even. Too bad I didn’t get mine until the darkest moment of my life. And it wasn’t a Gift at all. But hey, like I said before, the world’s messed up.

Caspian inched closer until his lips were mere inches away from Davina's, reeling her in to close the nonexistent gap between their mouths. "Have you ever been kissed, Dimitri?" He asked. Before Davina could lose control after Caspian's cold lips lightly grazed hers, she pushed him away and hurriedly stood up. "My Lord, this is highly unethical!" Her real voice nearly slipped out amid the chaos. "What's unethical about this?" Caspian's face lifted to form an innocent yet devilish smile, he seemed to be enjoying the reaction he got out of her. Flustered, Davina turned her back to him and took deep breaths before speaking more composedly. "We are both men and it wasn't ethical of you to try and... kiss me." The last bit came out as a whisper blown away by the wind. Caspian's chuckle echoed through the woods as he stood up from the bench and faced Davina with a smug look on his face. "Tell me, Dimitri, was I really trying to kiss a man just now?" "W-what do you mean?" Davina stumbled backward as she stared at Caspian in shock and disbelief, unsure of what to do to save herself from that situation. "Let me rephrase my question." Caspian delicately grazed Davina's cheeks with the back of his hand. "Are you really a man?" ***** With a bounty on her head and the need for a place to stay, Davina snuck into the castle of Lendorr, posing as a man in the royal army. Luckily for her, she was able to get away with her ruse easily that is, until she met the mysterious Lord Caspian. She is tasked with being one of his guards all while trying to avoid getting caught by the man who made it his life's mission to ruin her plan. Through a twisted game of deceit, Davina is forced to make a grave choice between Love and the REAL reason why she snuck into the castle.

People are always afraid of what they do not know, wary of what they do not understand. There are those who dare to step out and learn about them, but there is no consensus. The issue of human rights for humanoid anomalies has always been a burning, smoldering issue, not to mention the fact that all government agencies and organizations try to cover up the existence of anomalies. And then, it burst open, like a series of continuous chemical reactions, and World War 3 broke out.

Sienna travelled to another world when she found a beautiful crystal in the sea. This wild land is ruled by warriors, who can change into ferocious beasts. Females are scarce in this world, they have more males to ensure their protection, but not every tribe treat them well. Sienna first meets an Ape prince who likes her to be his but scares her halfway to his village. The huge snake retrieves her for himself as for his food. She decided to play a game of wits with him, to give her 3 chances to escape. She will encounter a tiger lord, who is so smitten with her, that he will gladly die for her, the wicked and exotic scorpion king, the cold and dangerous eagles and the black dragon who can destroy all others. Sienna will need to use all her wits and beauty to tame these beasts. I had to change this book to a novel because I started publishing it as a fanfic, but it is not fanfic, it is my original work, so I'm keeping both to keep my readers updated. The cover is my work too. This story is not as gruesome or violent as regular Chinese stuff here, because I'm European, so it is kind of easy to read but it still has hot content, twists and an interesting storyline. The setting ranges from ancient, medieval to almost modern. This is uncontracted book , so enjoy the free reading:-) #beastman, #hotblooded, #playfull, #gamesofwits, #tiger, #snake, #eagle,#scorpion, # dragon, #adventure, #romance,#sexy

A fierce knight’s promise. A princess’s shame. A fate rewritten in blood. Kane, the realm's mightiest knight, dies on the battlefield, her heart heavy with the unshakeable belief that her beloved Tarsia is still by her side. As darkness takes her, a mysterious system offers her a second chance at love—an opportunity she seizes with fervor. But when the truth unravels, Kane discovers that Tarsia left her to die. Shattered by the revelation, Kane vows to rewrite their destinies, swearing this time their fates will be swapped. Now aligned with the enemy, she embraces her newfound power, will Kane reclaim her lost happiness, or will her quest for revenge consume her?

Matthew Oliver is the CEO of one of the world's most influential companies, a man with a cold and calculating facade whose true identity is hidden in the shadows of the underworld. However, his life takes an unexpected turn when he meets Evelyn LaMont, a young ex-wife of a wealthy heir, who finds herself struggling to rebuild her life after an abusive marriage. After an unexpected encounter in a hospital, Matthew and Evelyn's destinies begin to intertwine in an increasingly intense way. As secrets are revealed and unexpected connections arise, the two are forced to confront their own wounds and hidden desires.

When it came to handling life, Hazel was a PRO! But...well there's ALWAYS A BUT! When it comes to a certain topic, she was CLUELESS! And the topic was Chris! Christopher Finch, her new BOSS! Nah! This isn't one of the boss-secretary love stories....this one's DIFFERENT! -------------------------------------------------------- Six years ago, he was her college senior! He turned down her proposal in their college cafeteria. Six years later, he's back as her new boss! All these years, she was holding onto an invisible ray of hope and now, it finally shined! So, Happy Ending...? Not Really! -------------------------------------------------------- 'He's married now?' she asked in shock as she witnessed his kids walking out of his office. Six Years of waiting and life gifted her Heartbreak! Again! Let bygones be bygones, she decided to move on! Is it really that easy? Well...she had to try. We all had to...at some point! -------------------------------------------------------- 'What could possibly go wrong now?' she asked confidently. And that's when life decided to unveil the answers to her long lost questions...even questions she didn't know she had. The major things she failed to notice...were finally disclosed! After all there was more to Chris than she knew and imagined! Till now she was only aware of his love but as she searched farther, she could finally see it all... The tears, the betrayal and the vengeance all of it flaring up inside his cold blue eyes. At least this time, he won't be alone...

In the world of Zenon, where Psychic and esper powers reigned supreme, Alexander, the prince of Norath, was born without the ability to harness “Zet”, the respected psychic energy. Branded a “dud” by the society, Alexander faced discrimination and hate, even within his own kingdom. However, tragedy struck when a brutal coup claimed the lives of his parents, stripping him of his royal status. He was thrown into slavery along with the other duds at the age of ten, where he was severly maltreated for many years. During his time suffering as a slave, Alex’s rage grew, and he swore to get revenge on the world that had rejected him. His chance for vengeance came after fifteen years, when he and a large number of slaves were forced to go through an inhumane ‘gene-altering experiment’. A huge majority of the slaves lost their lives, their bodies unable to endure the excruciating pain from the experiment. Only five people managed to survive, among which included Alexander, emerging as new beings with supernatural abilities. With their newfound powers, Alexander and the other four unleashed chaos and destruction upon Zenon, wreaking havoc upon those who once oppressed them. However, their rash actions drew grave consequences, ones that were far greater than them. Will they be able to overcome the powerful enemies rising against them… or will they eventually succumb to the cruel fate the universe has laid down for them? **** This novel contains serious bloodshed and gore, please don’t read if you can’t stomach any of this. Note: This novel is only fiction, and isn’t in anyway related to the real world. Join my discord: https://discord.gg/PqCseyu2Kh

for my bestfriends

Hi I'm Rosie "one day I was on my way to school for my final exam but on the way I meet with an accident but I saw a man standing infront me while I was shouting help me but what I only know is that he wanted to leave me and go after that I opened my eyes and see myself in a hospital.

Elena had always sought adventure, yearning to explore the world and embrace all it had to offer. But that dream seemed impossible due to her very existence. Her birth was a miracle, an anomaly that defied nature. She was something that shouldn't exist, and she had to keep that secret hidden. Until one day, an opportunity arose: the chance to enter the academy. At 18 years old, she finally took that step, and it was there that she met him. He was breathtakingly beautiful, in a way that made Elena question how anyone, especially a man, could possess such beauty. She found herself captivated by him, unable to look away. "Elena, will you be my mate?" he asked, holding her tightly and gazing into her obsidian eyes. "Yes," Elena replied, her heart racing with excitement. She couldn't believe it had taken him so long to ask. But with that single word, "yes," she—a being that shouldn't exist—had fallen into the hands of another. The world had no idea what he was. He wasn't a werewolf, human, or vampire, but he was no less powerful. What could possibly go wrong? What was he? All she knew was his name: Dave Atlas.

In a world of opulence and treachery, Seo-yeon is torn between two powerful men: for example, the rather enigmatic Joon-woo and, the other hand, frisky and self-sufficing Hyun-soo. when secrets are revealed and people change their allegiances, Seo-yeon needs to play the game and understand who she should pursue and whose man she should steal. is she going to emerge unscathed with all these upheavals or will she sink in the pools of her conflicts?