Opening Line To A Crime

In the vibrant city of Seattle, two men from opposing worlds find their lives intertwined in a way neither of them expects. Lucas Bennett, a dedicated but burnt-out editor at a prestigious publishing house, feels lost in the monotony of his high-pressure job. Meanwhile, Jamie Torres, an aspiring playwright with a rebellious spirit and a love for the arts, struggles to find his voice amidst a series of rejections. When a passionate yet impulsive proposal to showcase new talent lands Jamie a contract with Lucas’s publishing house, their worlds collide in a whirlwind of creativity, tension, and undeniable chemistry. As they navigate the challenges of their careers and the complexities of their feelings for each other, they must confront their insecurities and fears before their budding romance can flourish. Set against the backdrop of a city teeming with culture, friendship, and the intoxicating allure of new beginnings, Between the Line is a tale of love, ambition, and the courage to rewrite the narratives that define us.

In the midst of a brutal war, dark elf assassin Arden is tasked with retrieving vital plans from a light elf enemy. His mission uncovers a deadly weapon—a gun created by dwarves using black powder—that threatens to change the course of the conflict. Teaming up with Berdine, a half-human, half-feline master healer, Arden navigates treacherous terrains and deadly confrontations to prevent the weapon from falling into enemy hands. They capture Prince Eryndor, who reveals an internal plot to overthrow King Faelor and seize the weapon. With General Ninloth coordinating their efforts, Arden and Berdine split their forces. Arden leads an infiltration to stop the coup, while Ninloth and Berdine aim to secure or destroy the weapon plans. As they face magic, betrayal, and their own moral dilemmas, they must act swiftly to protect their kingdom. "War Crimes" is a high-stakes fantasy of dark magic, shifting loyalties, and the relentless pursuit of survival in a world where the lines between right and wrong blur.

After losing his parents, Arslan stumbles upon a weird floating screen that shows off his stats and abilities. Totally confused but kind of excited by this new power, he quickly finds himself in hot water when some shady loan sharks come knocking for repayment on his parents’ debts. With the clock ticking, Arslan gets pulled into a dangerous world of crime, where he has to deal with all sorts of sketchy characters. To make it out alive, he realizes he might need to tap into his darker side and step up as a crime lord, turning his tough situation into a chance to take control. ============ Please leave a review and add the story to your Collections. Use your power stones to support the story. Thanks for reading

Synopsis:At Rensaka High, love isn’t always straightforward. Miyuki Asano, a kind and determined girl, finds herself caught between two very different boys—Renji Kisaragi, her confident and playful childhood friend, and Haruto Sumeragi, the sharp-tongued student council vice president.What starts as a normal school life soon turns into an emotional whirlwind filled with unexpected moments, heated clashes, and growing feelings. Between playful teasing, intense arguments, and unspoken emotions, Miyuki must navigate friendships, rivalries, and the weight of family expectations.In a love story where hearts waver and relationships are tested, will she find the path that truly makes her happy?

[Ding! You've gained 1 million views! The city’s most beloved heroine has fallen for your mysterious charms!] [Miss Mercury is obsessed with your streams. She’s on her way to meet you!] [Heroic factions are closing in on your location, but the Mindbender Heroine is aiding your escape!] [Ding! 10,000 views! You've gained 5,000 Credits and unlocked Stealth Mode (Tier 1)] [Ding! 1 million views! Rope Girl has noticed your mysterious charm and can't get you out of her mind!] [Ding! You’ve saved the city’s lower districts while taking down three corporate-backed heroes. Lady Fortress is secretly watching your stream, intrigued.] In Metro City, where huge corporations and flashy superheroes rule the skyline, everyday people are just bystanders in the ongoing battles between heroes and villains. At the center of this chaotic city is Scott McQueen, an average guy with one big dream: becoming a cool, shadowy antihero. Scott fantasizes about scaring off criminals while serving justice from the shadows. But there’s a catch—this world is full of flashy, attention-grabbing superheroes who hog all the spotlight. One night, everything changes for Scott. He stumbles upon the Harem Streamer System, a strange, almost-living program that offers him a shot at fame. With this system, Scott can live-stream his nightly antihero activities, gaining views and donations from fans all over the world. The catch? The more viewers he gets, the more heroines fall for him. Plus, with the growing fanbase, he earns rewards like money and powerful gear, boosting his chances of becoming the hero he’s always wanted to be! “Bahaha! The whole world is going to bow to me very soon!” He's not only wanted by the Hero Agency. He's not only wanted by mega-corporations. He's not only wanted by enemies he's destroyed. He's also wanted by superheroines! Discord Link: https://discord.gg/REyZdhpd

In a world where justice is a privilege of the powerful, a 14-year-old hacker dares to rewrite the rules. When Dr. Anaya Roy is brutally assaulted and murdered, the system fails her. The authorities dismiss the case, politicians deflect blame, and the protests are silenced. But one person refuses to let it go. Arjun, a cybersecurity prodigy from the slums of Delhi, watches in horror as the rapist walks free. Fueled by rage and disillusionment, he infiltrates government servers, exposing corruption at the highest levels. But his mission doesn’t end there. He issues an ultimatum: hand over the rapist, or he’ll unleash secrets that could bring the entire system crashing down. What follows is a high-stakes game of cat and mouse between a boy with nothing to lose and a government desperate to maintain control. As Arjun executes his own brand of justice, the world watches in awe and terror. Some call him a hero. Others call him a monster. As the walls close in, Arjun prepares for his final move—a revelation that will shake the nation to its core. But in a world where justice and revenge blur into one, can he truly escape the consequences of The Legal Crime?

* At night He was rugged and untamed. That one steamy night left Grace utterly captivated. She coyly stretched out her dainty, snow-white feet, hooking them around his waist as she softly laid down her terms: For the first time, no staying overnight. The second time, the moment he got himself a significant other, she'd vanish from his side. Later on, their liaison would remain strictly on a physical level. No strings of money attached, no emotional fetters, just the most primal and unadulterated desires that flared up when night fell, entwining them like a web spun by countless spiders. And once the moment had passed, she'd straighten her skirt and turn her back on him, cold as ice. *During daytime He was the heir to a vast business empire, now impeccably dressed in a sharp suit, exuding an air of aristocratic reserve. He extended his hand to her with a polite smile, “Hello, Grace.” Grace gritted her teeth in secret dismay. She hastened to call off whatever was brewing between them, only to find herself cornered against the dressing room by the man, with no way out. In that cramped space, he was a relentless predator, and she, his irresistible quarry. His firmness pressed against her soft curves, setting every inch ablaze. Outside the door, her female colleagues were swooning over his chiseled abs. Just a thin partition away, he locked his arm around her willowy waist, seized her delicate hand, and guided it to rest on his taut abdomen, his voice dripping with a sultry allure, “Thought you could slip away? It's far too late for that.”

Then there’s James Bellini. His nickname? The Angel of Death. The man everyone fears. The man they all whisper about in dark corners. They say he’s merciless, that he has killed more people than anyone in the Circle. No one dares cross him. But there’s a secret, one that no one knows. James Bellini has never killed anyone. Not once. The rumors started because of a misunderstanding, a mistake so deep that even he couldn’t fix it. Now, the entire underworld fears him. Even the other bosses treat him like an equal, like he’s one of them. But the truth? The truth is something only God himself could untangle. And James? He’s just a man caught in the middle of it all.

Ji-hwan's perfect college life is hanging by a thread. Skipped lectures, missed deadlines, and unread messages from his parents piling up like a death sentence. Swallowing his pride, he has no choice but to enroll in summer classes if he plans on graduating. Then there’s Yoon-jae, his childhood 'nemesis,' a straight-laced model student whose bad luck has somehow landed him in a similar position just to salvage his perfect GPA. But when both their parents force them into an unlikely roommate situation, they start to realize they may have more to gain from each other than just another black eye.

"What a shame. He had his whole life ahead of him, yet attempted suicide by jumping off a building." One year later~ The past can be recovered from, but never completely forgotten or erased from memory. August Castellan was a person who shut people out, never getting too close with someone. He was polite and gentle, but always drew a line, mercilessly pushing those who tried to cross it out of his life. He had done this perfectly....until now. Why couldn't he bear to push him away? Edward was a bright and cheerful person, breaking apart all the walls August put around himself with ease. He came crashing in August's originally uneventful life, making his black and white world bloom with colors and emotions he didn't even know existed before. He always thoughts of true love as a hoax, something people use to comfort themselves until he met Edward. But was Edward really what he seemed? Or was he hiding his own secrets, a past he can't leave behind? Can two people, both connected by a past one doesn't even know the other is a part of, get through this? Or was their story messed up from the beginning, destined for a bad end before it even started? Angst with happy ending...probably. DAILY UPDATES (AN- I'm not able to upload side stories on this. they're in a separate work by the same name)

"Don't you have someone waiting for you in Itaca Captain? Maybe a wife or a son?!" I was so furious I didn't even notice the complete shock on Odysseus' face, and his shock rapidly turned into anger as well. "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! YOU KNOW THERE'S NOBODY IN ITACA WAITING FOR ME!" "HOW DARE YOU TALK LIKE THAT? WHAT ABOUT PENELOPE AND TELEMACHUS?!" "WHO THE FUCK ARE THESE PEOPLE NOW?!" And that was the moment everything I thought I knew crumbled. [!attention! Detected false knowledge and incongruity within the soul] [please remember that the odyssey from your world is a fiction created several hundreds years after the story took place] [this is not a book]

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Do you believe that ghosts exist in this world? Actually, ghosts are everywhere; it's just that you can't see them. One day, if you were to open your Yin-Yang Eyes, you would discover their shadows everywhere. And at this moment, there happens to be a ghost by your side, extending its blood-red tongue, licking your face...

Betrayed by his own gang, 30-year-old ex-hitman Tony is left for dead—until the 10×Rebate Crime System awakens. [Ding!] [10×Rebate Crime System] Spend money on crime, get cashback in power. Rebates apply based on crime level. Tony is granted a $10,000 starter bonus—but only if he accepts exclusive missions. Each crime brings rewards: weapons, skills, and luck boosts. As he rises back into the underworld, every illegal deal or hit job earns him power. But with enemies around every corner, Tony’s thirst for vengeance will be the ultimate test. Will he rise and reclaim everything—or will his past destroy him completely?

A team of a hundred players who are from the same guild from around the world were sent to another world as their game avatars and with their weapons gear and loot how will they survive the new world full of zombies, vampires, wired outer gods, and the cold wind that freezes everyone and everything  Follow the gun master Arthur and his team in the new world where they have to survive different disasters, but will all of them survive 

"Shall I tell you a little secret? But I have to warn you, you won't like it." No one likes spoilers, therefore, I present this to you. "Is it a book filled with spoilers or a book specifically about spoilers?" Read between the lines, that is what you do when you are eager to find out. To figure out a secret, to interpret and keep note of what there is to come. "It is kind of like that, but I would rather refer to it as a compilation or a series." "Or an outline, a note, reminder for what'll end up happening, whatever sounds right to you." A story that has only one plot, universe, and meaning is not how you would describe this one. Spoiler though, you'll never be satisfied. /Extra/ "One more thing... None of this is real. Unless you know what exactly is going on."

Darius Masters is an English-born cripple with a complicated past and no lease on life beyond his hobby of Virtual Reality gaming. After making something of a living for himself and funding his recovery with the money he won from gaming tournaments and varying brand deals, Darius got a Second drafting. This would bring everything he hated about the world over to world of virtual reality gaming he had come to love as a 30 year old man. Despite his acceptance, he has sworn to use every bit of knowledge and experience he had to protect his legacy and the life he had built for himself through any means he could.

Ann tidak pernah percaya sepupunya, Azriel, meninggal karena serangan jantung, seperti yang dikatakan semua orang. Buku harian Azriel yang penuh keluhan dengan tulisan yang terasa asing, coretan emosi yang tak beraturan, dan luka lebam misterius di belakang kepalanya menyisakan lebih banyak pertanyaan daripada jawaban yang ia terima. Demi menemukan kebenaran, Ann mendaftarkan diri sebagai siswi pindahan di SMK Bintang, tempat Azriel dulu belajar—sekolah penuh rahasia yang mulai membayanginya dengan bayangan gelap. Namun, langkah amatir Ann yang berani tak luput dari perhatian Leksa, seorang atlet Jiu Jitsu yang juga intel muda. Leksa sedang menyelidiki kasus jual beli soal ujian dan gerakan ilegal di lingkungan sekolah. Ketika ia mencurigai Ann yang kerap bertingkah aneh dan tampak terlalu dekat dengan beberapa guru yang menjadi target penyelidikannya, ia memutuskan untuk mencari tahu lebih dalam. Sementara dengan segala keterbatasannya, Ann berusaha menutupi langkahnya, Leksa semakin mendekat—dua anak muda yang sama-sama menyimpan misi dan rahasia mulai saling membayangi. Ketika akhirnya mereka menyadari bahwa ada kekuatan yang jauh lebih berbahaya di balik semua ini, mereka terpaksa memilih: tetap saling mencurigai dan menyerah, atau bersatu untuk menghadapi kebenaran yang bisa menghancurkan mereka. Tetapi di tengah semua itu, Ann harus bertanya pada dirinya sendiri yang hanya seorang amatiran—seberapa jauh ia siap melangkah untuk mengungkap kebenaran? Dan Leksa, apakah ia cukup kuat untuk menghadapi fakta bahwa ia hanya pion dalam permainan yang jauh lebih besar? "Terkadang, mencari kebenaran lebih berbahaya daripada menyerah pada kebohongan.

Akira’s life is cruelly cut short in a tragic murder, one orchestrated by the very person he should have trusted most—his own mother. Akira is reincarnated into a new world and named Fheng Gu, one filled with magic, gods, and power beyond his understanding Enraged by the desire for revenge, Akira begins a journey to defy the heaven's

People despise me because I don't have a good job or money. Even my fiancee is considering breaking up with me because I don't have a new house or car. But everything will change! With the gateway to the Elven Realm, the stats and abilities I will develop, and the riches I will gain will be enough! I will shout to the whole world; "My name is Eren!"

Elias never believed in fate, but his life changed forever the night a mysterious medallion arrived at his door. A single touch unleashed the unimaginable: a fractured sky, a realm of endless red, and glowing lines of ancient power connecting every corner of existence. Transported to a dangerous new world, Elias finds himself chosen by the enigmatic "Lines," a force older than magic itself. Under the sharp guidance of Camille, a fierce and mysterious warrior, he must navigate deadly creatures, forbidden secrets, and a power that could either destroy him or make him unstoppable. But the Lines are not easily tamed. As Elias discovers his unique dual affinity for Light and Shadow, he learns that even his allies may have their own motives. To survive, he must master his newfound abilities, confront the truth about his past, and uncover the dark mysteries of the Lines. In a world where the weak perish and the powerful thrive, Elias must decide: Will he forge his own path, or will he become a pawn in a game much larger than himself? The fate of worlds lies in the balance. And the Lines are watching. Perfect for fans of magic systems, epic battles, and gripping mysteries, Heritage of the Lines will keep you hooked from the first chapter to the last.

Durante os anos 70, Carlo, conhecido como Abaçai, era o senhor absoluto do crime organizado no Brasil. Operando em meio à repressão do regime militar, ele criou um império criminoso que se estendia por todo o país, corrompendo políticos, controlando a polícia e manipulando a economia nas sombras. Sua mente estratégica e brutalidade o tornaram uma lenda, mas também o levaram à ruína. Traído por aqueles em quem confiava, Carlo encontrou um fim violento. No entanto, o destino lhe deu uma segunda chance. Em 1991, ele renasce como Túlio Panvanore, em uma família de classe média em Brasília. Com memórias intactas de sua vida passada e o conhecimento de como manipulou e moldou o país, ele percebe que o legado de Abaçai ainda vive. As estruturas de poder que construiu continuam a influenciar a sociedade atual, e os fantasmas de suas ações assombram o presente. Agora, Túlio enfrenta um dilema: usar suas habilidades e experiência para retomar o controle do submundo, reconstruindo o império de Abaçai, ou encontrar um novo caminho em um Brasil que ainda carrega as marcas do caos que ele criou. Mas o passado nunca permanece enterrado, e antigos aliados e inimigos começam a perceber que o fantasma de Abaçai pode estar de volta. Em uma Brasília dividida entre política, corrupção e a memória de um império criminoso, Túlio descobre que sua segunda vida pode ser tão mortal quanto a primeira. Afinal, o que é mais perigoso: um homem que aprendeu com seus erros ou um mundo que ainda vive sob sua sombra?

It's horror story with peronal and other peoples experience about there horror story! Hope you all enjoy my horror story. Because it was based on the real experience of peoples that I know in my life. I collect this from there and my experience with horror. It's really terrible for me. WARNING: This book contain a LOT of grammatical errors. The Author is too lazy to edit the story anytime soon or none at all and English isn't Author's first language with less vocabulary. So, if you really prefer to read a good grammar story then this MUST NOT be your book and the "exit" button is always there for you to used. However, for the others who wish to continue to read the story then please, do enjoy! Any book that had the same title and the plot would be accidental. If there is, please contact the author. THIS IS ORIGINALLY MADE BY THE AUTHOR, Kirito. [NOT A TRANSLATION] THANK YOU FOR READING!!

"On that day, not a single clansman was willing to follow me..." In the early days of the founding of Konoha, when Madara Uchiha left Konoha, he called upon the whole clan before his departure. However, in the vast clan territory, not a single person was willing to follow him... Just as he was feeling disheartened, a young boy stepped forward! Madara was shocked to find that the young boy, at such a tender age, had actually awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan! The young boy not only had incredible strength but also knew the whereabouts of the Uchiha's secret weapon from years ago - the Light of Uchiha! Just like that, three Uchiha formed a new team... ... Years later, Shenyu reached the peak. Gazing down at the ninja coalition army at the foot of the mountain and the Ōtsutsuki floating in the sky one by one...

When a rival gang ruins his carefully planned bank robbery, Williams Albert is left with more questions than answers. He sets out to uncover the truth, which leads him to the mysterious Isabella, a woman with a cryptic tattoo and a secret motive. As they cross paths, Williams is torn between his thirst for revenge and his increasing fascination with the elusive Isabella. But when the truth finally emerges, will Williams be able to control his anger, or will the outcome be disastrous?

"Aku... Hanya ingin bersama dengan diriku sendiri...... Apa itu aneh?" Aku mengucapkannya pada diriku yang lain