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All Dave Parson wanted to do was leave an angry one-star review for Life.exe. You know, like a normal person. Instead, he accidentally triggered a universal debugging protocol and became the world's first (and extremely reluctant) reality QA tester. Now the universe is taking his feedback way too seriously. Physics gets "rebalanced" every other Tuesday. Cities rearrange themselves overnight to fix "user experience issues." And somewhere, a cosmic dev team is probably adding "optimization of human existence" to their sprint backlog. Armed with nothing but patch notes that appear in his dreams and help from a suspiciously glitchy tech support agent, Dave needs to figure out how to revoke his universal admin privileges before his next cranky review accidentally turns the solar system into a 404 error. Maybe he should have just downloaded a meditation app instead. The One Star Review That Nearly Ended The World - because sometimes the customer isn't just right, they're catastrophically right. (No developers were harmed in the making of this universe. Yet.)

"My fiancé is a high school student?" Sohee, an Omega drowning in debt, has two choices: marry a younger chaebol Alpha, or sell himself to an older yet violent loan shark Alpha. Ah, there's a third option, too. "Should I just off myself or something?" *** #omegaverse #dominantalpha #powerbottom #collegeromance #healing

Take this gun, kill either me or your mom, cause am in love with your mom.

As their eyes met, the world around them seemed to fade away, leaving only the perfect harmony of their connection. In that fleeting moment, everything felt right, as if destiny itself had aligned to bring their hearts together.

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Cigarette smoke curls in the stagnant air, the dim glow of a dying bulb casting twisted shadows against the walls littered with half-torn articles and red-thread connections. Somewhere between the ink-stained papers and the scattered pills, a man sits—silent, unmoving, staring blankly at a stuffed monkey in a clown suit. A detective, they call him. A man of justice, a solver of mysteries. But behind the applause and empty praises, behind the sharp smiles and hollow congratulations, he is nothing but a walking contradiction—one hand holding a case file, the other exchanging cash for little plastic sachets. His mind is a labyrinth of voices, whispers that coil around his thoughts like suffocating vines. His brother grins at him from the corners of his vision, eyes glinting with the truth he refuses to face. His father’s voice is gentle, forgiving—too forgiving. Too much for a man who doesn’t deserve it. Each pill swallowed is another step into the illusion, another moment of stolen happiness before the weight of reality drags him under. He walks the city streets, drowning in faces that admire him, loathe him, see him as something he is not. He is both a hero and a villain, a detective and a criminal, a man trying to outrun the past while shackled to its corpse. And at the end of the night, when the echoes of the world fall away, all that remains is the darkness, the whispers, and the suffocating truth—he can never escape them.

When rivalry and ambition collide, Melanie Scott and Rhys Edwards are forced to confront their past, navigate betrayals, and uncover the power of love. In a game of dominance and control, hearts are tested, alliances are formed, and vulnerability becomes the ultimate strength. Will love triumph over ambition, or will their battles consume them?

' In my past life, I couldn't differentiate who was my enemy and who was my friend. I kept my enemy close but isolated my friends. I never knew he was in love with me until the last moment of my life. Later he was the one who took my ashes with him. My so-called lover was actually in a relationship with my best friend, a succumbed and a cheater. Since God gave me a chance to come back then this time I'm gonna value my marriage with him, save my family and revenge on those who hurt me. Qi Yan, I came back for you so please don't let me be disappointed. Love me once again. ' Our female lead is the typical second youngest miss of Fu family Fu Hui Qing, a naïve little child until she is forced to marry the powerful CEO of the Qi family, Qi Yan, instead of her sister to save her family from going bankrupt. For this she hates her whole family even until the end of her life. Only then was when she finally realized how to hurt her parents were. The Qi family head Qi Yu stated that they wanted a daughter from the Fu family to become their granddaughter in law as long as one married his grandson the Qi family will save the Fu family and destroy the one that destroyed them. They chose her and not her younger sister because her mother had visited a fortune master who stated that as long as Hui Qing falls in love with Qi Yan, she wouldn't die before 30. The last time she died was when she 29. Killed by that person she called a friend and by her cheating lover. Now she is gonna take back everything. Her love, marriage, and reputations as the most famous manga artist and fashion designer under the name Jade. This is a tale about how a naïve yet powerful female lead fall in love with her soon to be domineering husband. Would Qi Yan be able to fall in love with her again? How would their story go? Follow to know more. Other books: -Prince and his wives (sterilizing) The cover isn't mine found it on pintrest, so credits goes to the artist. English is not my first language so bear with my spelling mistakes. I will update every Thursday for now, Uk time.

What would you do if you met a mysterious charming stranger, but could never fully see his face? That was the very predicament Cloud Belmont found himself in. It was unusual to find the spark one had been searching for, for so many years on Palace Grounds, but somehow they had found each other. Although this mysterious man knows everything about Cloud. Cloud has not even seen the face of the person he spends endless amounts of hours with. Follow Cloud’s journey on finding out who the man is and his own journey on finding himself.

Warning! Mature Content Hernia is his to care for and he doesn’t care what the world thinks of that. >>>>>>> “We could date instead,” Hermia suggested, her voice laced with uncertainty. “I don’t date,” Niklaus replied coldly, his piercing gaze unwavering. Hermia blinked, caught off guard. “So it has to be marriage?” she asked, her tone laced with disbelief. “Yes,” he deadpanned, not a hint of hesitation in his voice. Her frustration bubbled over. “But we don’t even know each other!” she whined, throwing her hands up in exasperation. Niklaus leaned forward, his dark eyes gleaming. “I don’t need to know you, Mia,” he said, his voice dipping into a deep, dangerous tone. “When I can feel you… that’s enough for me.” She inhaled sharply, her heart hammering in her chest. “That’s not enough for me,” she countered, her voice firm but trembling slightly. His expression softened, and his next words wrapped around her like a promise. “I would forever cherish you, adore you, and treat you like the rarest gem. I would never let you shed a single tear of pain.” Her resolve wavered, but she shook her head and pushed back. “We’re not getting married, Shark. Just go.” But instead of leaving, he smirked, leaning back with a confidence that rattled her. “I’ll be waiting.” Hermia groaned, exasperated. “Nik, you’re hardly doing any waiting. You’re all over me! We live together, work together, eat together—you’re always here!” Niklaus’s voice dropped to a whisper, raw and pleading. “Then just keep me forever, Mia.” She froze, his honest, vulnerable eyes piercing through every defense she had built. Her heart quivered as she felt the weight of his words sink in. She didn’t know what to do. >>>>>>>> To the world, Niklaus Hathaway is ruthless—a man who takes what he wants, no matter the cost. But for Hermia, the girl who’s lost everything, he’s something else entirely: her unlikely savior whom she couldn’t blindly trust. He’s ruthless to everyone—except her. Niklaus Hathaway doesn’t date. He doesn’t waste time. He only wants what’s his. When Hermia steps into his life, he makes one thing clear: if she won’t marry him, she’ll work for him. Keeping her close is his only goal, and no amount of gossip, jealousy, or family betrayal will change that. But Hermia’s life isn’t as simple as working for the powerful CEO who’s claimed her as his. With an evil stepsister and manipulative parents determined to ruin her happiness, Hermia must fight for her place in a world that seems determined to push her out. Niklaus declared her his from the beginning—and he’ll stop at nothing to protect her, no matter the cost Love has never been this dangerous.

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Xing Jun is the son of the notorious gangster Xing Tian that massacre a whole city. Afterwards he settled down in Ziyou City, Xing Tian turns his notorious gang into a legitimate business. This was all for the love of his life Xu Hua. She died shortly after giving birth to triplets. Two daughters and a son. Not wanting his son and daughters to be haunted by his past Xing Tian decided to severe his past ties and turn over a new leaf. Xing Jun was born a martial Dao genius. At age ten his cultivation was comparable to those at the age of 20. By age 16 no one under the age of 50 within a circumference of 300 miles. Not only was he a martial genius he was also a pill forging genius. His father noticing his talents in pill Dao was just as monstrous. Taking advantage of that his father established a Pill store for his Xing Jun. In four years time Xing Jun's pill store took 63% of the market shares in Ziyou city. Feeling bored and stressed Xing Jun escapes during a conference meeting for his Pill company.

After her twin sister is seriously injured by her so called husband, Chen Xio-Rui returns from the mountains to seek revenge and help her family get the justice they deserve. When she meets the infamous Fu Bichen she embarks on a path of destruction, making him and those close to him pay for her sister with help from an unlikely source. or will she find out things about those closest to her that will turn her against everything she has tried to protect

#Romance #forced Marriage #Cruel husband #Dark romance #dark love This is the story of Adhyay Suryavanshi and Nirbhay Vashisht. Both of them were sworn enemies. Adhyay Suryavanshi was madly in love with a girl for 3 years. But due to a promise, he suddenly had to leave India! But finally, after 3 years, he was returning to India today to marry his love, but when he went to his love's house to meet Inaaya Sharma, he was shocked. Because there his love Inaaya was marrying someone else and that person was none other than his sworn enemy Nirbhay Vashisht. He got very angry on seeing Nirbhay marrying Inaaya. In anger, to take revenge from Nirbhay, he caught his sister's hand and forcibly dragged her to the mandap and married her forcefully in front of everyone. He tied that innocent 18-year-old girl with him to take revenge from her own brother. Why did Inaaya marry Nirbhay when she loved Adhyay? Will Adhyay ruin Mishti's life just for revenge? Will Nirbhay be able to save his sister from Adhyay?

“Youth is the hope of the future,” a resonant quote among Filipinos, attributed to national hero Jose Rizal. How accurate are these words for generations gone by? Senior High, the last stage for high school. It differs from other grade levels, which aim to prepare students like Adrian Cabanas for the future. With only two years remaining in high school, how will Adrian navigate challenges during his Senior High days? Teacher, classmate, or family–amidst looming problems, Adrian's only thing he can do is to review and improve for his future.

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Jade Thorne was a successful woman in the prime of her life. But her friends and family won't stop hounding her about getting married and finding someone to live the rest of her life with. Well tough, she was happily single. Her perfectly happy life suddenly went off-kilter when a blond and green eyed someone decided to walk back into her life. Five years had passed but those green eyes are still haunting her dreams and are still the star of a few of her fantasies. An online romance that lasted for 8 months that scarred her far more than she would like to admit. But the tension between them continues to rise with every meeting. She theorized that she never got over him because they never got to meet in real life. For the sake of closure, a quick fun fling would get this out of her system. She was sure she would get bored of him and he would be just another lover she’d kiss goodbye after a few months. Or would that way lie another heartbreak?  

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