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Every chapter is a different nightmare. In this collection of standalone horror tales, ordinary people stumble into impossible situations—haunted streets, cursed letters, vanishing friends, and doors that shouldn't exist. There are no heroes. No second chances. Just one story… one ending. Turn the page… if you dare.

In her past life, Xia Chu lost her virginity before marriage and was scorned by her family as a wanton woman, forced to marry an old widower with a limp. Her aunt and mother died one after another because of her. Fleeing alone to the south to work, she suffered a hard life and eventually died tragically at the hands of a scoundrel. Reborn, she is determined to protect those who love her and those she loves, to rewrite destiny. Those who framed her, she will make them suffer the consequences; those who forced her, she will make them kneel and beg for mercy; and those who killed her, she will make them wish they were dead! By the way, that tall, stoic man with good looks, loyalty, and skills, I might as well marry you since you’ve got it all.

Eldwyn Beldad sets out on a desperate journey to find a rumored cure for his ailing sister, knowing that time is running out. With little more than hope and determination, he heads to the bustling town of Gairo in search of the money he needs. But when he arrives, he is greeted by a foreboding silence—nothing like the lively place he had imagined. What happened to the town, and can Liam uncover the truth before it’s too late for his sister?

Heartbroken after being left to marry without clarity, Audrey returns to her hometown. It is a village with a beautiful view of the mountains and vineyards. Two years later, the senior suddenly showed up at her inn with his wife. Two months later, they became neighbors. Chasing back the senior's reasons for playing with her feelings, Audrey was denounced by her neighborhood as a mistress. "I wasn't the one who took him. I was the one who was molested!"-Audrey Rosewood "Hello, Mr. Playboy. Stay away from Audrey!"-Vale Sigourney, the tall, eccentric, annoying neighbor. "Audrey, come have coffee with me as a good neighbor!"-Zavier Lawrence, NPD senior married with one child.

Finn Harker didn’t ask for much out of life. A quiet corner, a stable future, and maybe a dog one day. Instead, he got a scholarship to Voltaire Prep, one of the most elite schools in Athena City—a place so wealthy it feels like another planet. And now he’s leaving behind his sleepy hometown to spend senior year surrounded by designer uniforms, private drivers, and kids who’ve never checked a price tag in their lives. It’s overwhelming. It’s ridiculous. It’s definitely not Finn’s scene. But it’s also where he reunites with Martino Bertelli and Adrik Volkov, his childhood best friends who vanished into this glittering world years ago. As Finn gets pulled into their orbit—and their families’ strange, extravagant, and oddly affectionate chaos—he begins to realize that maybe he can belong somewhere… even if it’s not where he expected. Voltaire Prep is absurd. Athena City is insane. But Finn? He’s the chaos gremlin they never knew they needed. A story about friendship, found family, late-night rooftop talks, and learning to be okay with who you are—even when everything around you is louder, shinier, and much, much richer.

AFTER MARRIAGE A story where opposites collide, a contract turns into connection, and love struggles to survive between memory and fate. Two strangers. Two different souls. Two entirely different countries. And one unexpected bond… that neither of them can escape. “After Marriage” is not your typical love story. It’s filled with comedy, drama, fights, raw emotions, hate, and eventually… a love so complex, even fate struggles to contain it. Meet Sita and Vedehi — two women, each battling the crushing weight of family expectations, personal heartbreaks, and the relentless search for someone who truly understands them. Sita is calm, reserved, and craves peace in a world that constantly demands too much from her. Vedehi, on the other hand, is a storm — loud, lively, unfiltered, and unapologetically chaotic. Where Sita loves order, Vedehi thrives in mess. Where Sita enjoys silence, Vedehi can’t eat without music blasting in the background. So how do two such polar opposites end up married? In a desperate bid to escape the mounting pressure from their families and the loneliness of being abroad, they both travel to England — hoping to find their perfect match. But what they find instead… is disappointment. Then, in a moment of impulse and mutual frustration, Vedehi proposes a contract: Two years. No feelings. Just marriage on paper — to silence the world around them. Sita agrees. But things were never going to be that simple. Sita’s heart still belongs to someone else — a girl she once loved deeply and is still searching for. Vedehi, despite the contract, starts falling for Sita — quietly, helplessly, and completely. She even helps Sita in her search, all the while hiding the ache of her own growing affection. And just when the truth begins to surface… Fate intervenes. A tragic accident. A forgotten memory. Sita wakes up — and remembers nothing. Not the contract. Not the marriage. Not Vedehi. Everything they built, everything they shared, vanishes in an instant. Now, Vedehi stands at the edge of heartbreak — holding onto memories that no longer exist in Sita’s mind. Will Sita ever remember her? Will she ever feel the love that Vedehi so silently, so selflessly gave? Or will this marriage remain just a forgotten contract, lost in the fog of time? "After Marriage" is a heart-touching story of two women bound by circumstance and separated by memory. It’s about fighting for love when love itself forgets you. About rebuilding what was once broken. And about discovering that sometimes… the real love story begins after “I do.”

Noel Arden just wants to disappear. As a member of a prestigious and influential family known for producing powerful espers and guides, Noel’s D classification is an embarrassment. Determined to work as a guide despite his father’s opposition, Noel spends his days in the D-suite of Halo, the largest, most successful Paradigm agency in the country, keeping his head down and enduring the less pleasant aspects of his job. It’s not a bad life; he likes his coworkers, he doesn’t have to rely on his increasingly hostile father, and he’s almost never deployed to Fray sites. As long as he steers clear of his S-class esper half-brother, he can just melt into the background and pretend to be a normal, low level guide, just one of hundreds in Halo’s bottom ranks. Invisible and unremarkable. Exactly the way he wants it. Then an emergency situation during an unexpected deployment forces Noel to shatter his quiet, boring life with his own hands and thrusts him directly into the notoriety he’s worked so hard to avoid. When he witnesses Jade Ransom, Halo’s star esper and one of the only S-classes in the country, melting down from corruption overload, Noel has no choice but to use the ability he swore to never reveal in order to save both Jade and the city from destruction. Jade, desperate after a life of guiding intolerance, latches onto Noel as the only guide he’s ever properly synced with and insists on being exclusive partners. With his back against the wall and his pesky conscience whispering in his ear, Noel agrees. Struggling to balance his secret, his normal job, and his connection to Jade, Noel finds the stable life he worked so hard to build crumbling around him. And as he and Jade grow closer, Noel has to reckon with the vast differences between them and decide if he’s prepared to burn himself out just to let Jade shine. #GUIDEVERSE #ESPER #SLOWBURN [ADULT LANGUAGE AND SUBJECT MATTER]

In the worlds of swords, magic and gods. Leon was cast out by those who summoned him. Now he just tries his best to not sink into despair.

After escaping an abusive home and a toxic ex, Mimi believes she's broken beyond repair—until she meets Itsuki, a mysterious and kind Japanese transfer student with secrets of her own. As their bond deepens, healing begins—but danger and past scars threaten their new beginning. A slow-burn WLW romance of pain, courage, and blooming hope.

Sitting at my desk, and BOOM – free stuff from braggarts? Leo, a corporate drone tormented by soul-crushing IT helpdesk calls. His greatest life achievements? Pining after his dream girl Clara for a decade without making a move, and an unfinished novel gathering dust in his desk drawer. Then came the high school reunion. Julian Croft, the rich jerk who loved stomping on Leo back in the day, was back at it – flexing hard: "Oh, just closed a seven-figure deal? Chump change, really. Picked up this penthouse overlooking Central Park on a whim. Views are kinda okay, I guess." "Oh yeah, and downstairs? My custom McLaren Speedtail. Only 106 made worldwide, you know? Mine's got... special touches. Having it brought over later." Ding! Your "Face-Slapping Delivery Service" has arrived! Leo's phone buzzes: Penthouse Deed - Acquired! His pocket suddenly weighs a ton: McLaren Key Fob - Acquired! Leo stared, dumbfounded: Since when did phishing scams... get so hardcore?!

With the help of the gods, humans on the brink of extinction from their pointless wars have been given another chance to redeem themselves, and with the restrictions on earth gone the planet is open to invasions from other worlds. Heroes emerge in New Earth to stand against their foes. While the gods prepare to face an unknown force lurking in the shadows.

Lai Zhiyun had graduated from university, was not interested in romance, and only wanted to focus on her career. Yet her dad was particularly worried that she had limited experience and was susceptible to being obsessed with love. Therefore, he utilized his "financial power" to get her to go on arranged dates. Her dad said, "It's fine not to date, and it's fine not to marry and stay single forever," but you must get out and see the world. So as not to have too little experience and be easily carried away by love. Thus, the candidates for the arranged dates were very reliable, with high educational backgrounds, good family circumstances, as well as being tall, handsome, and having long legs. 【Highlight One:】 It's often said that the relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is a major issue, Mother-in-laws aren't mothers, and it's okay just to keep up appearances and get along on the surface. Therefore, after getting married, Lai Zhiyun wanted to keep her distance from her mother-in-law, but the mother-in-law wanted to become her best friend. Before the marriage, the mother-in-law was a noblewoman of distinguished temperament, difficult to approach and aloof. But after the marriage, Lai Zhiyun realized that her mother-in-law was one of her online friends. And they both were fans of each other's careers. Because of this, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was good, and the son became less important. Before the marriage, Zhou Liao was his mother's precious firstborn son, but after the marriage, the son wasn't as cherished as the daughter-in-law. ** Zhou Liao thought his understanding and reasonable mother would be his love bodyguard, but he never expected to have to guard against his own mother undermining him. 【PS: This story primarily offers a light-hearted healing experience; the heroine is sober-minded, the hero is a paragon of virtue, without deadbeat dads or problematic moms, with few extreme characters, and not melodramatic.】

Anna gave Dave everything—her love, her loyalty, and six unborn children. But when she thought their future was finally secure, he betrayed her in the cruelest way: leaving her for another woman named Lisa, and silencing her with a bullet by the riverbank. Left for dead and erased from his life, Anna vanished. But death did not take her—fate did. Two years later, Anna returns under a new identity, her face changed, her heart hardened. Hiding in plain sight, she takes a job as the nanny in Dave and Lisa’s home. While they believe they’ve built a picture-perfect life, Anna begins to unravel it from within—piece by piece. Lisa's pregnancies end in tragedy, her health failing without explanation. Dave’s mind spirals into guilt and paranoia. And all the while, Anna watches… waiting for the final strike. But revenge is never clean—and Anna soon finds herself haunted by memories, torn between justice for the child she lost and the growing darkness consuming her. In a tale of betrayal, obsession, and cold-blooded retribution, Reborn for Revenge asks: How far will a woman go when love turns to ash… and vengeance is all she has left?

Desan doesn’t know who he is. He only knows how to bleed. Waking in a tomb of ritual, impaled by memory and soaked in the leftover will of things he’s killed, Desan is thrown into a world already broken, drenched in fog, stitched with cults, and ruled by monsters in the skin of men. His only companion is a voice fused to his brain, snide and possibly insane, speaking in riddles and half-truths. As Desan fights to survive, he begins to see the truth buried in ash. He doesn’t just remember the things he slays. He becomes them. Every kill infects him. Every breath is borrowed. And something ancient watches from behind the fog, waiting for him to wake up fully. Waiting for him to fall.

A scholar posed a question to a ruler: is it better to be loved or feared. That was the only thing that the tyrant king thought of as he watched his people kill him. Only death was not the end. The tyrant king now called Magnus deals with the hardest task being a baby. More specifically beings a baby with a loving family. Oh and i guess living in a new planet that has mana and was once ruled by six gods that betrayed their creator for power.

Abhokai was supposed to be untouchable — a kingdom of mana and marvel, ruled by the Valtaris bloodline, protectors of the realm. But when the Rift fractures above its skies, unleashing horrors that should not exist, even kings fall. Ethan Valtaris was never meant to be a hero. Born frail, overlooked, a prince with no weapon but strange golden-blue stripes crawling beneath his skin… he was just trying to survive. Until the monsters came. Until the creature with wings and a greatsword whispered his name like prophecy. Until his father died screaming it. Now, hunted by the unknown and haunted by power he doesn’t understand, Ethan is forced into a collapsing world where gods lie, bloodline secrets rot in shadows, and the only path forward may be through fire and death. The Bleeding Season has begun.

Raka Wright had just turned 18, it was supposed to be a joyous day. Filled with joy and laughter, instead, the sky split into two. They called it The Merger. That day, a second sun bled through the clouds and stitched the fantasy realm of Arche to Earth. Skyscrapers swallowed by mountains, coastlines vanished in fire, and entire countries burned to ashes. A silver-tongued deity dangled salvation before Raka’s family, then dropped them to their deaths. Where other survivors stretched trembling hands toward divinity, Raka met the gods’ gaze and did not flinch. “If heaven will not mourn with me, let it tremble before me.” Somewhere in the shattered world, time holds its breath around a sleeper wrapped in humming light—an unfinished weapon awaiting its cue. Behold the one forged in the fires of the end of the world, destined to kindle the first light of its rebirth. Things to expect: - Magic mixed with technology - Weak to strong, gets a boost in the beginning but its a hard climb from there. - Slow pacing, like pretty slow - Post Apocalyptic-ish - Action scenes that make sense - God vs Mortal and rewriting fate themes Note: SLOW PACED STORYTELLING! *********** I will also be posting on RoyalRoad . com u der the same name. https: //www . royalroad . com /profile/707226/ fictions **********

"Why do people change—right when you’re starting to feel at home in them?" At Amaterra Global Academy, Rael is no stranger to being unseen, a quiet observer in a world where friendships falter and relationships fall apart without reason. But when sudden heartbreaks ripple through the lives around him, he starts to question why people drift. Teaming up with the ever-cheerful Eunice, Rael sets out to understand these quiet unravelings. Yet as they navigate the shifting tides of connection, Rael begins to realize—some answers can only be found by confronting the seasons within himself.

"KRRRRRR-CHAKKKKK!!!" That sound... like a sack of meat being squeezed between grinding machines and bones being crushed slowly. Colin's body was ripped in half from the waist up, his intestines gushing out like disgusting pink ropes. The rest of the body was thrown into the air-against the cave wall-and hung bleeding like meat that the butcher failed to hang. Her scream was incomplete. Only the sound of "Agh-GUUHHKKKK!!" turned into a torrent of blood. The creature stepped forward, tearing into its next victim again, its voice now turning into a foul mutter full of rage, like living flesh laughing and crying at the same time. "HHHHUHUHHHH... HRRRRRGHGGGHH... NNNNRRRRRRAUUUK HHH-!!!"

"in the quiet hours of night,love dares to whisper what the daylight hides "

--- She was meant to be just a pawn, now she's the queen he'll live and die for. When the country’s most elusive billionaire dollar heir announces a once-in-a-lifetime invitation, Maeve finds herself swept into a marriage she didn’t choose, wearing a dress she didn’t pick, beside a man who barely looks at her. He needed a wife to claim his inheritance. She was just... there. Unwanted by the family that took her in, unnoticed by the man who now owns her last name. Left to navigate a world of silent dinners, cold stares, and luxury that feels like punishment, Maeve buries herself in quiet solitude. What begins as indifference turns into curiosity, and curiosity into possession. And when the truth of her past surfaces—of a tragedy that was never just an accident—he realizes he’s married to something far more dangerous than he ever expected: A quiet storm he never saw coming. In a world where loyalty is bought, betrayal is currency, and love is weakness... Can a quiet girl with secrets tame a king born in blood? --- Book cover mine so please don't use.

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