Pinocchio Burns His Feet

To the world Lucas was the perfect CEO. He led the family company to become the biggest in the country. He also had the most beautiful woman for a lover and with gorgeous looks that would make anyone fall for him, he had it all. However, it all came crashing down one day when he got that letter. A letter that made him question his very existence. A letter that unhinged him.

Liyana Xu is the kind of woman men fear-and secretly desire. As the ruthless CEO of Xu Enterprises, she rules the corporate world with an iron fist, making empires crumble with a single decision. Love is a weakness she refuses to entertain. Enter Damien Lu, the only man powerful enough to stand against her. Cold, calculating, and dangerously charming, he returns from abroad, determined to take over the business world-and her heart. Their first encounter? A high-stakes corporate war that turns into a personal battle. Damien doesn't just want to defeat her-he wants to own her. As power struggles turn into stolen kisses and heated encounters, the lines between rivalry and obsession blur. But in a world where betrayal lurks behind every corner, can they trust their hearts-or will their love become their greatest downfall?

Misa can’t stand him. Every little thing about him sets her on edge—the way he chews, the way he smiles, the way he exists.Short story

Waking up to a pounding headache, Sol widened his eyes to discover his hands covered in blood, and spotting a figure dressed in all black carrying a gun, slowly disappear into the shadow. Explore the protagonist's journey to find his killer in the era of steam and machinery while unraveling the truths of this world.

[BL— Warning: Adult content 18+. Extreme Smut every 20 - 30 chapters] "You," Augustine began, his voice firm and direct. "I'm making you an offer: we get married, immediately. This isn't a request, it's a demand." Augustine's uttered with a piercing gaze. Charles scoffed. “What type of bullshit is that?” He fired back. *** Augustine Wales is a cold CEO who is known as the most successful and influential business man in Country H. His name alone commanded respect, his steely gaze and cold demeanor strike fear into even the most hardened of hearts. He was a man of few words, each syllable weighted with the power of his position. On the eve of Augustine Wales 29th birthday, he received an unexpected call from his family, their demands clear and uncompromising: find a spouse, or forfeit your stake in the family's vast wealth and influence. In that very moment after receiving the phone call, the gaze of Augustine fell upon a young man named Charles Donald and without thinking twice, Augustine immediately made a proposal to Charles, but was met with a swift rejection. Augustine's proposal was rooted in desperation but little did he know that fate was drawing him toward a future he never could have predicted. "What will happen when Augustine Wales, the powerful CEO, finds himself unexpectedly falling for Charles Donald, a humble cleaner in his office?" "When Charles' deadly secrets rise to the surface, will their fragile bond shatter, or will their love prove strong enough to weather the storm?"

WARNING! **DARK ROMANCE** ****A STORY OF FIRE AND ICE**** Locked away from the world, Selene, the cursed daughter of the Dark King, knows only shadows and despair. Then, fate intervenes. Drawn by an irresistible force, Alpha Zephyr, a warrior scarred by a brutal attack orchestrated by Selene's father, discovers her in a river that borders their territory. He uncovers a truth that threatens to shatter both their worlds: Selene is his fated mate. This forbidden love would ignite an ancient war. Can Zephyr overcome his hatred and embrace the forbidden, or will the weight of the past consume him and tear their worlds apart? As Selene discovers more to herself than she ever imagined, her world once bitter and empty becomes filled with growth and a chance at Love. Will she warm up to her chances of growth and prevails?

"Young people often fall for the wrong people, and I guess my wrong person was you." Morana, a young lady, who was treated cruely by her family, unwanted by the society, was assassinated by her husband and her supposed step-sister. "Even if I had to crawl out of the depths of hell, I would return. I would make them pay for every lie, every betrayal, every moment of agony they had inflicted on me. And when I did, they would know the full weight of my wrath." Those were her last words before she succumbed to darkeness. But she never expected to be given a second chance at life. "Three hundred and sixty-five days. That is the time you have to carry out your revenge. If you succeed, your soul will be free to move on. But if you fail..." My throat tightened. "If I fail?" The being’s glow darkened, and its voice echoed with finality. "You will cease to exist. Your soul will turn to dust and vanish, leaving no trace of you in any realm." What happens after she exhaust one year, even if she succeed in seeking revenge?

Don't let yourself get swept off your feet by this cowboy. The son of Billie Bob Taylor-Pereira, the most legendary cowboy of all time, and Benedito Goncalo Cruz Taylor-Pereira, the worlds richest man, Buck Danilo Taylor-Pereira is the reason heartbreak country music is written with his gorgeous dimples and panty dropping smile he will have you swooning within seconds. No one can escape his charm and his new young personal assistant is no different. What will Danilo do when everything in his head screams no but his heart roars yes. Will the cowboy follow in his fathers' footsteps or bring a new level of drama to a family known for chaos? Book Two of the 'His' series. Follow Book one, His Cowboy for the beginning of one of the most legendary relationships of all time!

Lisa, an 18-year-old dreamer, finally arrives in Beijing, the city she has always longed to see. With passion and determination, she lands a job at Z&K, one of the most successful tech companies in China, specializing in animation, game development, and electronics. But what she doesn't expect is her cold and distant CEO—Felix. Felix, at just 19, carries the weight of an entire family on his shoulders. He supports 30 people, including his parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and grandparents, without receiving so much as a thank you. Hardened by years of responsibility, he trusts no one and allows no emotions to show. But when Lisa enters his life, everything changes. Her kindness, warmth, and unshakable spirit begin to melt his icy heart. As romance blooms in the workplace, jealous rivals, betrayals, and family drama threaten to pull them apart. Hana, Lisa’s so-called friend, secretly desires Felix. Victor Wu, a powerful rival, sees Felix as an obstacle. And when Lisa’s cousin, Linda, arrives with dangerous intentions, their love is put to the ultimate test. Can Lisa break down the walls around Felix’s heart? Will Felix fight to protect the only person who has ever truly cared for him? Or will the enemies lurking in the shadows tear them apart forever? A story of love, power, and survival in the heart of Beijing—Love in Beijing will take you on an unforgettable journey of romance, heartbreak, and triumph.

Earth is under siege. The Devils of the Red Moon, a ruthless organization, seek to enslave humanity, crushing all who resist. Hope was nearly lost—until a group of elite warriors, the Angels of the Burning Sun, rose to stand against them. Among these warriors was Suzan, one of the fiercest to ever battle the devils. But when her husband, Lucas, fell in combat, his dying wish forced her to leave the organization. Even though she stepped away from the battlefield, she never abandoned the fight. In the shadows, she raised their son, Zack Everest, to be the devils’ ultimate demise. Now, Zack has joined the Angels of the Burning Sun, prepared to carve his path through the darkness. But the deeper he steps into this war, the more he realizes—strength alone isn’t enough. Hidden enemies lurk in the shadows, alliances are never certain, and even the brightest flames can be extinguished. In a world where trust is fragile and power comes at a cost, the battle against the devils may not be the only fight Zack has to face.

A human king fell in love with the first daughter of Lucifer and she bore him a daughter but forced back to hell by her father after giving birth and bearing the punishment of bringing shame to demon hood by not being able to see nor touch her child. As a demo demon and a half human, she grew up to be a ruthless and heartless woman. No one hears her name and won't tremble. Her step siblings hate her but she's the king's favourite, she's a fierce chaos itself that could even bring down the whole kingdom if she anytime she wants to. She's not only just a demon but the granddaughter of Lucifer himself. She is the definition of extreme darkness, violence, she is a fire, as hot as the sun. Her beauty alone intimidates kings of other Kingdoms to now to her feet, her curves alone can take your depression away and replacing it with lust, her glowing skin can seduce even a straight woman, her smiles can bring you to her trap, her eyes can penetrate your soul. Everything about her is very sinful. Every good thing that comes from her is a tragedy in disguise. She doesn't acknowledge good things, no she doesn't even know that it exists, she loves bloodshed, she craves for war, she sees them as fun. She sees them as games, she despises light but acknowledges darkness, even her grandfather in hell seems to be learning from her until she met a human man and their fate entertained just like a light engulfing a very strong darkness

Being a royal was demanding and yet being the Royal future king was far more demanding than his people imagined. The tenuous training, immensely growing power and rigorous studies hardly left any time for Eric to be a child. His abilities manifested when he was four years old making it impossible for him to normally relate with others. Eric knew she was going be a problem for him or even more than a problem. He didn't want to hurt her yet she was more than willing to hit him in physical and magical combat so he obliged her. A green eyed beauty who will take on boys older than herself as long as she can be on the Royal Guard turns the Creator's plans to motion. She has been shunned, undermined and neglected yet her spirit is blazing. Her gift is rare and feared yet she's unafraid and proud. Lighters were often unable to control their gifts, known for hurting those around them when they exploded with emotion. Most lighters blocked their gift and retained use of their defensive gift. Years later... Reina used both her gifts to make it to the Guard and being female in a male dominated guard meant she fought harder and dirty to keep up. To make things worse the future king was her training partner. He was beyond powerful and she wasn't sure she wanted to burn his gorgeous body... ******EXCERPT****** Her scent had changed into something intoxicating, addictive, threatening to everything I treasured. Reina was my partner, best friend and yet I wanted more. "I'm not yours Eric…" she whispered as I inhaled her scent and kissed her neck. "You don't believe that," I murmured as I brought my lips closer to her mouth she was glowing, trembling as I grabbed her pony tail and let it loose. she gasped at my audacity giving me the chance I needed. I claimed her mouth pushing her against the wall. Arms tightened around my back as I deepened the kiss. I placed a hand on her bare waist and a blast of heat consumed me. she moaned deep in her throat as I brought her hips closer to mine. You're mine Reina, only mine. I drawled against her neck.

(Nero with the Burning Flames) In the mountain village of Emberstead, where fire magic is both a gift and a curse, Nero has always been different. His flames burn hotter, wilder—untamed and unpredictable. But when the dark Firelord Nachogi descends upon his home, seeking to consume all light and power, Nero’s destiny is set ablaze. Entrusted with the Sacred Flame by his fallen master, Aizen, Nero must learn to control his fire before it controls him. With his closest friends, Angel and Nagel, by his side, he embarks on a journey of brutal training, devastating battles, and self-discovery. But Nachogi’s darkness is unlike anything the world has faced before. His Devouring Flames don’t just burn—they erase. And he is after Nero’s power, believing it to be the key to his ultimate victory. As war ignites, Nero must confront his deepest fears, rage, and doubts. Will his fire be a weapon of destruction—or a light that saves his people? A battle of fire and fate begins. The flames of destiny will either consume or illuminate.

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Amelia Hartley is a maid working at Buckingham Palace, trying to keep her head down and avoid royal drama—until she spills tea on Prince Nicholas, England’s most notorious playboy. What should have been a minor embarrassment turns into front-page news, and suddenly, the entire country is buzzing about "the clumsy maid who caught the prince’s attention." To make matters worse, Nicholas has his own problems. His grandmother, Queen Eleanor, is demanding he settle down, and a potential arranged marriage looms over him. In a last-ditch effort to dodge royal matchmaking, Nicholas proposes an absurd plan—Amelia will pretend to be his girlfriend. In exchange, he’ll use his influence to get Amelia’s younger brother into a prestigious school. It should have been easy. Act in love. Smile for the cameras. No actual feelings involved. But as Nicholas and Amelia spend more time together—attending royal events, dodging the press, and sharing unexpected, intimate moments—the lines between real and pretend start to blur. When the Queen announces Nicholas’s engagement to another woman, Amelia realizes that falling for a prince was never part of the deal. But Nicholas isn't willing to let her go so easily. If he wants Amelia, he’ll have to risk it all—including his title—to prove that their love is worth breaking the rules.

Until Adriana's 20th birthday, she had no idea her own father had exchanged her with money, years back. To make matters worse, he signed a document, giving her up for marriage. A 20 year old girl who had a full life ahead of her had to just marry and live with a stranger? Could anyone think of their father this way? Would you have accepted the marriage? Do you think Adriana also did? Well, that is life, full of uncertainties. Read as Adriana goes through all the twist life brings her way.

After meeting Henry, Princess Adela Barclay yearns for more than a life of privilege her title has afforded her. She longs for true love and happiness, even if it means defying tradition and social convention. She chooses a man of no class, ten years her junior, and her family is scandalized. But Adela is determined to make her own way, even when her husband, Henry betrays her trust, hurting her in the most painful way unimaginable. Left pregnant and dumped, she struggles to make a sense of her shattered life. As the story unfolds, Henry finds out personality, realizes her real love and comes back pleading for a second chance. Adela is at his mercy once again, but is she choosing him? Where did that take her anyway?

And she spoke, “So many of you are so ignorant. And so dirty. And evil. I will be upon your lives while you use my words. My sounds. My actions. You really are nothing. Less than anything. Babylon. You stole from me. Cut me. Bled me. Mock me. I’ve had enough. It’s time for the truth in the world to know whose word it is.”

Beaufort Lancaster has always known himself to be a sinner—a man with little to no intention of marriage, a man, or better, a lover who enjoys the thrill that comes with women bound to duty—especially those who belong to other men. However, what was once a game, a thrill, shifts dangerously once he meets Lady Louisa Lancaster, his brother’s wife—Andrew Lancaster. Andrew Lancaster is mad. Not mad in the way men are described as eccentric, temperamental, hard nuts to crack, illogical, impediments, imbeciles... No! The man is truly lost to the grip of madness. His world and reality align in different diversions. His marriage to Louisa is a hollow arrangement, void of warmth or desire. Yet, bound by duty and title, she remains his! Beaufort never thought himself capable of true love—until her. What begins as a fascination, mere attraction to another married woman, transforms into something unbearable. He thinks about her more often than he should. He watches her more closely than is right. He delights in spending more time with her than he should. And the breaking point comes when he finds himself in her room, out of a slight argument, one fateful evening. A kiss. A touch. Nothing more. But it is enough to undo him! Wracked with guilt and the weight of his transgression, Beaufort flees Lancaster for London, seeking refuge in the arms of God. Priesthood, he believes, shall cleanse him—will rid him of her. Yet, even within the monastery, the ghost of Lady Louisa haunts him—her scent, her touch, the whisper of her name, her smile. They all linger in the quiet halls filled with souls embracing celibacy. But he was never celibate! How could he be if he thinks? If he thinks rather sexually of another human being he wished to rid himself of? Worse—his brother’s property? And so he flees! The cloth of fatherhood or brotherhood can never silence the call of his heart. Salvation is a word, and he, of all people, shall have a different case scenario on the Day of Judgment! What happens? In His Sins is a tale of forbidden love, guilt, and the haunting grip of desire, set against the rigid moralities of the Victorian era. Enjoy!

Karam knows something, something that the USA is after, Russia is after, otherworldly entities beyond humans are after. He found out something that he shouldn't have, something that made him important, and in danger. A secret kept from people, a secret involving aliens, the supernatural, hell, heaven, god, devil, and a hidden side of government and superpowers running under the nose of ordinary people for centuries. A secret that's answer to all unanswered questions, all mysteries, everything. Something way beyond the understanding of the normal, a system of the unexplained. He found that secret, for it had stolen someone he loved.

Since 200 years ago the cruelty of ancient beliefs still increases the number of Some popular superstitions began to emerge not only as urban legends but also as reminders of the past The most frequent magazine at that time Cartographer Elisington experienced a surge in news and reports of strange events spinning in as there were several mysterious deaths that caused many rumors that seemed unreasonable because of that 100 years later due to the strong influence of one of the military forces in London at that time formed a unit to eradicate these strange rumors, without the world's knowledge this organization fought against the most influential magazine at that time which often created fake news in order to make a profit.

Elysia was betrayed by her stepmother and stepsister, who sent her to the notorious warlord, Thane, instead of her stepsister. This was a carefully orchestrated plan of her family. "Hate me all you want," He murmured, "but don’t think for a second that you can ignore me." Trapped in his dark world, she braces herself for the worst. Even the whole city held its breath for her downfall, but they only watched as she became the light of his life. [WARNING: MATURE CONTENT]

Promised revenge by the Duke through a political marriage, Ivelle was betrayed. She was about to die on her wedding day, only to be granted a second chance by the dragons she once feared. Now, with dragon blood coursing through her veins and the truth of her royal lineage revealed, Ivelle finds herself in a deadly game of power set by the king who never acknowledged her as his own. Determined to get back against the people who destroyed her life, she makes an unusual alliance with a wizard. However, a new threat arises as her opponents get closer. The previously self-centered Duke starts to develop feelings for her, and the devoted wizard becomes desperate to gain her affection. Caught between two men who would do anything for her love, she can’t afford to let emotions get in the way. Because the path to destruction may cost her more than she bargained for.

MATURE CONTENT WARNING!!: These people be getting freaky in the sheets! "You think I haven’t noticed your eyes on me?" Kai En's voice was dangerously low, his lips curled into a cruel smile. "The way they linger— you can’t decide whether to kill me or kiss me. Am I right, little alpha?" ... For as long as Jun could remember, vengeance had been his only purpose. The last survivor of a disgraced family, he vowed to tear down the empire that destroyed his life, starting with its most prized jewel—Prince Feng Kai En.  Now, under the guise of Xiao Liu, a lowly servant in the prince’s retinue, he plans his revenge. But nothing could have prepared him for what awaited within the palace walls. Neither Xiao Liu’s sharp blades nor detailed plans were good enough to fall the man behind the title. Every failed assassination attempt and heated exchange left him more entangled with the man he was meant to destroy. Kai En—ruthless, untouchable, and powerful. An alpha in the eyes of all. Xiao Liu uncovered the prince’s greatest secret—beneath the façade lay something far more dangerous and vulnerable. Something Xiao Liu intended to exploit. Duty had always been Kai En’s burden. Yet Xiao Liu’s presence stirred emotions long buried—desires with no place in his world. Every attempt on his life only deepened the prince’s fascination, pulling him into the chaos Xiao Liu brought. As war looms and enemies close in, their dangerous dance intensifies. Desire grows where hate once ruled, pulling them into a storm of violence, lust, and something deeper. “You’ll never belong to anyone else,” Xiao Liu snarled, his lips finding Kai En’s neck again, biting down hard. “Not her. Not anyone. You belong to me.” Xiao Liu knows Kai En is the key to his revenge, but the more their lives tangle, the harder it becomes to tell if it’s vengeance he craves… or the prince himself. And Kai En must face the ultimate test that could break his kingdom and heart. Can Xiao Liu destroy the man he’s come to obsess over, or will he fall first?