The Escape Baldacci

Hell’s Escape is a dark, psychological action saga about damnation, survival… and the possibility of redemption. When the wicked die, they descend into a realm of fire and shadow—Hell, where the most corrupted souls, the Hellbound, face a gauntlet of seven deadly trials. Each trial is a crucible forged from a deadly sin and its opposing virtue. Only those who embody the virtues and resist the weight of their sin can ascend and be reborn. The rest are damned forever. Each Hellbound is branded with two marks: – A sin, granting cursed power that grows stronger the more it devours them. – A virtue, the key to real strength, and the only path to escape. Enter Damien Veyne, a manipulative murderer once feared as the devil himself. He has no illusions of sainthood and no desire for forgiveness. But in a system designed to grind monsters into martyrs, or erase them entirely, he’s forced to confront a harrowing truth: Only those who change survive. Only those who redeem escape. As Damien claws through monsters, sinners, and twisted reflections of humanity, a question stalks him like a shadow: Can a man built on lies ever find something real enough to redeem?

In this second volume, Malik now freed from the Sultan’s curse but transformed into a being of starlight and wind can no longer walk the mortal world as Layla does. But his love for her has not dimmed. Each night, when the stars burn bright over the desert, Malik sends his whispers down to her, calling her into a fantasy land that seems to exist only for them a hidden place where the sands glitter like glass, the moon is always full, and time stands still. Here, their love deepens in mystery and poetry. The fantasy land becomes a sanctuary but also a prison of longing. By day, Layla feels the ache of his absence. By night, they forget everything but each other in a world that feels more real than reality itself. As the story unfolds, they begin to realize that nature itself has its own plans. The final chapter resolves their story in a bittersweet, poetic way: nature’s decision, may or may not .... as you envisioned.

Five years ago, everything shattered. An accident. A baby. A goodbye with no turning back. She vanished from the world she once knew, pregnant and alone. No degree. No future. Just her, a secondhand car, and a daughter who calls her “mama” between cheap takeout meals and midnight Didi runs. By day, she's invisible. By night, she drives circles around a city that’s too big for broken dreams. She’s used to passengers coming and going, until he gets in her car. The man she once loved. The father of her child. But she doesn’t recognize him. And he? He never forgot her. That man is Kellan Elliott, young CEO of the elite Elliott Group. Cold, untouchable, and far too late. When fate throws Rachel and Kellan back into the same orbit, things don’t explode. They simmer. Kellan doesn’t know the truth. Rachel doesn’t want his pity. And caught in the middle is a little girl who keeps calling the stranger in the suit “Daddy.” But uncovering the truth could break all of them apart... or finally bring them the family they never got to be. This is a secret baby story. One person. One city. One car. One beloved. I’ve driven every road in this city. Will you ever find your way back to me?

"Your world is about to change." A voice whispered to me. I turned around but everywhere was dark and I couldn't make anything or anyone out. "Who is there?" I called out into the darkness. "I'm a friend Arin, no need to be frightened." The soft voice called out to me. "What do you want with me?" I questioned, my senses on high alert as I could feel the person moving around me in circles. "I don't want anything from you. I'm here to help you." The woman revealed and my brows furrowed in confusion. "Help me?" I asked. Arin is an omega born into the Bloodfang Pack, a role she’s long accepted but never fully embraced. Growing up with her best friend Siena, who dreams of becoming Luna, Arin has always been overlooked and dismissed by those around her, especially the Alpha’s sons, the triplets Kael, Jaxon, and Rowan. However, on her 18th birthday, everything shifts when Arin learns that her mate bond has been forged with one of the triplets. The triplets, each with their own distinct personalities and goals, are drawn into a tangled web of competition, love, and duty. Arin’s bond shifts between them, causing tension and uncertainty within the Pack. But Arin’s journey takes an unexpected turn when she learns of her true heritage: she is the descendant of an ancient royal bloodline, and her powers are linked to the Moonwell, the Pack’s most sacred and powerful source of life. As the Moonwell begins to fade, Arin’s destiny is revealed. Only she can restore the Moonwell and save the Pack, but doing so means losing her mate bond forever. The battle for the Pack’s future escalates when a betrayal leads to a civil war, and one of the triplets sacrifices himself to protect Arin and restore balance. With the Pack’s survival hanging by a thread, Arin must face the harsh reality of her choices and what it means to lead.

This world became a playground for various other worlds. Every living creature was digitized and awaited the endless slaughter and torture of the players from other worlds. Yi Zheng, who had become a mob rabbit in the Beginner's Village, decided to lead a group of rabbits. They sprinted across the grasslands, did crunches, bench-presses, rowing, and swimming etc. A year later, when the players descended, they saw more than just a group of small monsters. They saw an army of terrifying, demonic, muscular rabbits! The Rabbit King sitting on the throne high above waved a carrot as he threatened, “From this day forth, don’t even think of leaving Beginner's Village!”

After transmigration, Lin Yue could hear a voice whispering in his ear every day, sharing all sorts of secrets with him. Small matters like the thoughts of the girl next door, to great mysteries like the secrets of the heavens, the voice persisted daily, broadcasting randomly. He originally wanted to live an unremarkable life, but in this world of Xianxia dynasties where mortals are considered as insignificant as weeds, the fate of an ordinary man without power is no longer in his own hands. Thus, he had no choice but to stop being 'just a person'. 'Your Majesty the Empress, you wouldn't want your secret of treason to be revealed by others, right?'

Stone stele, Blood Moon, ancient school, Burning Sea... Every elusive and unpredictable world is filled with unknown dangers. Those swept up in the blood-colored vortex, can only abandon comfort, using courage and wisdom to illuminate their path forward, in order to seize a glimmer of survival!

"I DO" → "I DIE." Hours after marrying her longtime crush—icy CEO Nathan Jang—heiress Vanessa Belmont is stabbed, kidnapped, and left to bleed out in a wrecked car. The final insult? Watching Nathan rescue his precious childhood sweetheart (*cough* Vanessa’s killer *cough*) instead of his actual wife. So yeah. Worst. Wedding. Night. EVER. FATE REWINDS Reborn six months before her murder, Vanessa upgrades her life with new rules: * Ditch the doormat era. (Badass mode: activated.) * Live for herself. (And okay, fine—revenge.) * Avoid Nathan like he’s the reason she died. (Oh, wait…) TOO BAD NATHAN 2.0 IS OBSESSED Now he’s everywhere—lingering touches, midnight texts, and panty-melting kisses. Not to mention his hungry gaze—like she’s an all-you-can-eat buffet and he's starving. VANESSA'S SECOND CHANCE PLAN 1. Don’t die. (Again.) 2. Don’t fall for Nathan. (Too late.) 3. Eat more carbs. (Donuts!) As for Nathan? She’ll forgive him when hell freezes over. Or when he takes off his shirt. Whichever comes first. ***|***|***|***|*** ASH CITY BILLIONAIRES Love is the ultimate power play. ***|***|***|***|***

The story of a young man who has a miserable life and intends to commit suicide by joining a group from a forum that has the same goal as him, which is to leave the world together. But after arriving at the destination where they will commit suicide together. After committing suicide, the young man wakes up in a beautiful village and one of the female participants who is with him, becomes his wife. At first they thought they were in heaven, but the village is not heaven but a human farm managed by blood-sucking creatures. Can they escape from the village and return to the human world? Source : Indonesian legend 100% fiction

She thought she was free. Until a billionaire and his daughter saw her — and decided she was theirs. One wanted a wife. The other wanted a mother. Neither asked if she agreed. They watched her for two years. Followed her every move. Until one day, they flew across the world and bought her future — with smiles, paperwork, and charm that smelled like roses but felt like chains. Now, she sleeps in silk sheets she didn’t choose. Wears clothes she didn’t buy. Answers to a name she didn’t earn. Every touch is a test. Every night is a transaction. And every whispered “I love you” is a warning. She hides pills beneath her tongue. She dreams of running. But there is no escape — only a cage made of wealth, obsession, and unbearable intimacy. Because he doesn’t just want her body. He wants her compliance. Her mind. Her loyalty. Her womb. And when the daughter discovers the truth — she doesn’t cry. She accuses. Now the doors are locked. The smiles are gone. And the only thing more terrifying than being watched… is being needed. This isn’t love. This is possession with a wedding ring. This is family, twisted into obsession. This is what happens when a girl becomes the answer to someone else's madness.

Nathaniel, a 25-year-old comic artist and otaku, drowns in rejection, his imaginative creations dismissed as aimless and worthless by a harsh world. One transformative night, his reality fractures when Koko, a mischievous Alphabet wielding Celestial powers, bursts from his sketchbook, plunging him into Endoryo—the fantastical realm he penned in his comics. Thrust into a war-ravaged land under Queen Sei’s rule, Nathaniel discovers his arrival is no accident: he’s tasked with a cryptic mission to avert a Great War sparked by Suwi, a noble Soul Eater imprisoned for her perilous abilities. Guided by Koko’s unpredictable whims and supported by Melon, a telepathic companion with the power to create, Nathaniel faces the daunting challenges of this alien world, wrestling with his human limitations. As he grapples with the surreal truth that his imagination now shapes his destiny, he embarks on a journey to rewrite reality itself.

Before meeting Shen Xu, all Zhen Yuan wanted was to seek the dao and cultivate to the peak. After meeting Shen Xu, he thought the dao was important, but his wife was the most important. When Shen Xu transmigrated into a book, he mistakenly believed that Zhen Yuan was not a character in the original story. What he didn't expect was that his husband was the most mysterious and powerful unnamed character in the original novel.

One day I was eating ice cream but who knew it will be the last.....

"Was any of this worth it? the karma of billions will break down your very soul, Hundreds of rebirths cursed by misfortune"The king of denoivions Yells as he lays down, A glaive pinning his almost dead corpse on the the piece of pillar. the injured figure in broken gold coloured armor grins at him as walks towards the fallen king, he grabs his head and rips it away from the body. "So what? a soldier must fill his duty, even if he is the last one." the golden soldier drags his broken body across the floor towards the sphere made of black Onyx like gem placed atop the throne. he laughs as he stands in front of it and feels the fear it is radiating. "is there is afterlife or not? I don't care, even if it is. Even it brings me hundreds of lifetimes of suffering.. I will still complete my vow, even if it is last thing I do." He slams the horned head onto the sphere, a crack appears on it as it explodes. The core of the a entire hivemind species destroyed in a instant. the Soldiers falls down the stairs and as his body ragdolls, he looks at his glaive one last time and closes his eyes forever. "No regret? i regret fri***ing everything, i should have shared that karma with the survivors." A figure wearing a kimono mumbles to himself as he writes another page in his diary. his name is zephyr, the hundredth and one reincarnation of the star Sentinel who has spent the last hundred lifetimes experiencing almost every suffering, from slavery to poverty, from being disabled to being executed at the age of 80 with false charges from his nephews. he once even got drafted to war once at the age of Seven and never got a single promotion after 50 years of service before dying to a heart attack on the last day of service. But the karma seems to have finally emptied it's reserves, or not. watch as he tries to live a life without regrets using his knowledge from all his previous experiences. "Is that punk here again? Today is the last time I want to see his face here." He yells while grabbing a wooden sword and running out of the house ready to murder someone. little did he know,unaware of the chaos he is about to descend into

A history professor discovers a coded manuscript in Spain and after deciphering the codex, he appears dead as part of the rituals of a secret society from the Middle Ages and sends the manuscript to two people, one of whom is Gregory Evans, who is now part of a plot in which he is one of the chosen ones by this sect to protect the greatest relic of all time, the Ark of the Covenant. In yet another surprising plot full of twists and turns, Gregory Evans races against time and unravels humanity's greatest mystery, without knowing that everyone has been deceived the whole time.

#wifespoiling When Xiao Li, a third-year medical student, is forced into an arranged marriage to an older man, two scenarios take place. In one, she jumps from her room window the night before the wedding and ends up crippled and disfigured. In the other, she finds herself reborn at the moment when she sits on the windowsill, ready to jump. She changes her mind, takes a good night’s sleep, and follows through with the wedding the next day.  In the first scenario, the fateful jump sets off a series of unfortunate events. Xiao Li despises her doting husband and grows miserable. In the second, she gradually warms up to him even as her life takes on unexpected detours. But whether in the previous or current life, she is unable to shake off her evil cousin, Xiao Yan, who seems hell-bent on wrecking her happiness.

> In a world where demon outbreaks tear through cities like wildfire, only the elite Rankers stand between chaos and annihilation. Anya, known as the Ice Queen, is cold, brilliant, and battle-hardened beyond her years. Leading Unit-7, she lives by the blade and hides behind silence. But when a mission goes wrong, and she’s forced to shield an innocent child with her own body, a mysterious boy named Dev appears from nowhere—his timing perfect, his aura unknown, and his presence... unsettling. From cursed zones to tangled emotions, Anya’s world begins to fracture—and within the ashes, something stirs. What happens when fire touches ice? “Ashes of the Void” is a fast-paced anime-style fantasy drama filled with demon battles, squad bonds, emotional awakenings, and sparks of romance. Perfect for fans of Solo Leveling, Demon Slayer, and Jujutsu Kaisen.

Betrayed. Humiliated. Bleeding dignity across marble floors. Arielle Vaughn had the perfect life—or so she thought. High society’s golden girl, groomed for power, poised for marriage. Until her picture-perfect boyfriend shattered everything in one cruel, public betrayal. Whispers arose and so did camera flashes. Running was the only thing Ari's shattered heart could think of and she did so out of instinct. What she didn’t expect was to fall into the arms of a hot sexy-looking stranger. His aura gave of mystery, danger in his eyes and secrets in his silence. Leon Mikhailov doesn’t save women. He eliminates problems. In his world, vulnerability is a weakness. Emotions are weapons. But there’s something about the way Ari doesn’t cry, the way she bleeds without begging, that cuts him in a place bullets never reached. He should walk away but instead, he makes her a proposition. Three months. Be his fiancée. Play the part while helping him settle a score that has nothing to do with love ,and everything to do with power. No questions. No feelings. No promises. But in the glittering chaos of the elite...where kings wear tailored suits and criminals toast with champagne, just fake kiss can start a very real war. And love? That’s the most dangerous lie of all. ---

"Mandy, I know how you feel but this is our life. This is how we live and we've lived like this for a very long time. Everything we do, is to make sure we can live another day with our sanity intact." "This-- isn't living mom. We have to live in fear of whatever is out there; we don't even know what is out there and somehow sleep with this going on. Every single day is the same. Every day is the same, never changing cycle; we simply survive, we don't live. "For the last eighteen years of my life I have been subjected to this torture, every night. It's a never ending nightmare and I just want to leave. I want to leave this place and never set foot back here!" I push my chair away from the table and go up to my room. -----____----___-----___

Cain got stuck in the land of demonkind! I sure hope he survives.

Robin Hawke is an overworked family man trying to make ends meet for his family while pursuing his dream of being a city planner, but one day he is stripped of everything he has. From that day on he started planning his revenge.

Eric, a 19-year-old girl who died prematurely due to illness, accidentally becomes involved in the mysterious "Infinite Escape Dungeon" game. In this harsh world, she must complete various survival challenges to accumulate points, and only by earning enough points can she obtain the chance to be resurrected. The dungeons in the game are rich in content and fraught with danger, including fire escapes, zombie sieges, volcanic eruptions, sinking cruise ships, and more—each a test pushing the limits of life. Eric is not alone in this world; she needs to cooperate or compete with other players, facing the various crises within the dungeons together or battling them alone. During her exploration, she gradually discovers that her real-world supermarket, "Peaceful Mart," has also entered the game, becoming an important support in her escape. The supermarket's abundant supplies provide her with food, tools, and medicine, helping her survive in perilous situations. As the game deepens, Eric must deal not only with the dangers of the dungeons but also with the schemes and betrayals of other players. Throughout this process, she grows continuously, learning how to find hope amid crises and how to make choices between trust and betrayal. At the same time, she explores the secrets her parents left behind in the supermarket, trying to uncover hidden clues. The game’s setting is full of fantasy elements, blending shadows of the real world with supernatural aspects. Every choice and action Eric makes in the game may affect her fate and future. She must make the right decisions within limited resources and time in order to find the hope to survive in this endless escape.

After years of quiet, the ghost from her haunting past brutally reclaims her. The possessive and dangerous Sank shatters Ellina's fragile, broken life, unraveling a dark history and leaving a trail of violence in his obsessive wake. Now trapped in his grasp, Ellina must confront the man who refuses to let her go.

[WSA Entry 2025] Dark Escape By: Ipsitawrites "To escape one hell... she had to step into another." Ariadne was trained to kill — not to feel, trust, or dream. As an elite operative of the feared Black Vane organization, she lived in shadows, stole secrets, and left no witnesses. But when betrayal from within turns her world upside down, Ariadne makes the most dangerous move of all: she runs. Now hidden in plain sight, she assumes a new identity — a silent, obedient secretary at one of the nation’s top fashion empires. But freedom has its own chains. Under constant surveillance, burdened by secrets, and forced into one last mission, she’s ordered to infiltrate the CEO’s inner circle. Spy. Obey. Survive. Yet the deeper she sinks into this new life, the harder it becomes to separate masks from faces. The enigmatic CEO sees through her. Former allies return as threats. And haunting memories crack the walls she's built around herself. Because Ari never truly escaped. She only traded cages. In a world where loyalty is currency and betrayal is survival, can a former assassin carve out peace — or is her past simply waiting to finish the job? Tags #Villainess #AntiHeroine #AssassinToSecretary #CorporateEspionage #SlowBurnRomance #BlackVane #TraumaHealing #PowerPlay #DarkPsychological

Weary reader, it is an honor that you have chosen this book amidst the heavy, shadowy shelves of this somber library. However, I regret to inform you that this book is ill. Your fingers should be able to feel the raised, diseased growths on the surface of its cover. The words, written long ago, cling to the pages like parasites, hoping for someone to observe their writhing, to feel them, analyze them, and touch the diseased core of this story. If you insist on borrowing this book, please be sure to regularly check your own physical condition.