revenge

Are you old enough for a Sangria? Then you are old enough for this grisly novel about multiple stories of trauma and survival. Merlot Jupiter is he a creation or is he an author? James Evergreen is the ruler of the Intermarium, and he has two children: Ethan from his wife Leslie and Lolita from Charlotte, a woman with whom he had an affair. Who will become the next ruler of Intermarium, a third-world country that is already crippled by enormous amounts of debt? Dan is from Intermarium, drafted into war, and his worst fear is that his son Felix will follow the same fate as him. Merlot watches the news to see Borealia and Uncle Sam fighting about tariffs.

He won her in a bidding war. She expected chains. Instead, he offered chaos, and something dangerously close to freedom. Anastasia was raised in the temple, carved from childhood with sacred runes. Each one a blood-soaked tribute to the gods she never chose. A weapon, a symbol, a prize passed from hand to hand, a body to be used and sold. When the temples auction her off, she’s prepared to survive whatever comes next. She’s not prepared for him. Malvor, the God of Chaos, is all smirks and swagger, crowned in mischief and dressed like temptation itself. But beneath the theatrics is a being hiding his own scars. Some emotional, some eternal. He doesn’t want obedience. He wants fire, challenge and most dangerous of all her. And Anastasia? She’s done playing the part of the willing doll. She’s dangerous, defiant, and not afraid to bite the hand that tries to claim her. Now, caught in a realm where illusions have teeth and gods play games with mortal lives, the only thing more reckless than trusting Malvor… is falling for him. This isn’t a love story. It’s healing wrapped in heat. It’s trauma, chaos, and slow, aching desire. It starts with a woman who was never meant to survive. But did. And came back sharper.

Willow wakes in a hospital bed injured, medicated, and alone. She is informed that her life, as she understood it, ended weeks earlier. Her fiancé is there. Calm. Controlled. He explains that they broke up before the accident and that the separation was mutual. He says he remained by her side only out of decency. He is already involved with someone else, his boss’s daughter, and speaks as though this version of events has always been established fact. No one in the room challenges him. The doctors attribute Willow’s disbelief to concussion and trauma. Nurses lower their voices and repeat the same explanation with careful reassurance until it becomes official, documented, and final. Each repetition strips away her certainty, replacing memory with doubt. When Willow looks to the one person who could contradict him, she finds no relief. Her fiancé’s closest friend, a man who has never hidden his dislike for her, says nothing. He offers a brief nod that confirms the narrative without words. With that single gesture, the past is closed. Every detail they present contradicts what Willow knows she lived. Weeks have been erased. Conversations have been rewritten. A relationship has been reassigned without her consent. If she resists, she will be labeled unstable, emotional, and unreliable. She will be the only one insisting that reality has been altered. So Willow stays silent. Within that silence, something colder begins to take shape. She begins to question why her fiancé needed the past rewritten at a moment when she cannot safely object. She begins to wonder why his closest friend chose this precise moment to agree. She begins to realize that decisions were made about her while she lay unconscious and defenseless. The Quietest Knife is a dark psychological romance centered on gaslighting, betrayal, and power disguised as care. It follows a slow, deliberate descent into manipulation, control, and revenge, where harm is inflicted quietly and authority wears the mask of concern. This is not a story about forgetting. It is a story about being rewritten calmly, professionally, and without resistance.

Gray fur, silver streak, golden and icy blue eyes. Ash Stormclaw is the runt no one believes in… except himself. Alone, hunter and unsure who to trust, every step could be his last. Can he survive the pack’s wrath—or will the wilderness swallow him whole?

The Past: Elara Vance was a waitress working three jobs to pay her father’s medical bills. In a moment of reckless despair, she spent one night at a high-end masquerade gala with a man whose face she never saw, but whose touch she never forgot. When she discovered she was pregnant, her conservative family labeled her a disgrace and threw her out. With nothing but a few dollars and a dream, she fled the country. The Present: Five years later, Elara is no longer the girl in the stained apron. She is a powerhouse architect returning to her home city to lead the most prestigious project of the decade: The Vane Tower. The Conflict: Her client is Silas Vane, a man known for his cold heart and hatred for "social climbers." The moment they meet, the chemistry is explosive—and terrifying. Silas is haunted by a "phantom woman" from a gala five years ago, but he doesn't recognize the polished Elara as that girl. As they work closely together, Silas begins to fall for her, while Elara’s five-year-old son—who looks exactly like a miniature Silas—is hidden just out of sight. Elara must decide: Does she finish the project and flee again, or does she risk her career and her son's heart by telling the man who "bought" her for one night that he owes her a lifetime?

Killed during a brutal attack on his pack, Damien Grant, the fierce Alpha King who had spent his life fighting, lies dying, haunted by a single regret: in the end, who protects an Alpha? Who fights for him? With his final breath, he wishes for rebirth as an ordinary man, someone fragile enough to be cherished and shielded from the world's cruelty. His wish is granted in the most unexpected way. He awakens in the body of Damian Grant, a sensitive high school teenage boy, openly gay, relentlessly bullied for it, and driven to end his own life in despair. Now trapped in this vulnerable human form, the Alpha understands the true meaning of truly being helpless. However, everything changes when he catches the eye of Zayn Hale, the school's star athlete. Zayn is drawn inexplicably to the quiet new boy. But he's scared to make a move. He watches from a distance, unsure if he should intervene or not. When he finally decides to, it seems Damian had already found his Knight. Now the Alpha must choose between Ethan Brown, the knight who had stepped up to save him, or the school's heartthrob, Zayn Hale.

#WSA 2026 Entry Oliver fled on the back of a wyvern and watched the place he called home burn to ashes. Weak where his kin and peers were blessed with unmatched power, born without a mana core in a world ruled by self-proclaimed deities who wield mana. With nothing but a blade and a vow to himself, Oliver swears to carve vengeance from the kingdom that killed his family. But a mortal body and ordinary swords do not pierce divinity. So he crawls into the abyss to learn the ways of killing a god. Each gain costs him pounds of his flesh, his humanity, and his sanity, but none of that will stop him. As he slowly crawls his way out of the depths of weakness and despair, Oliver must choose: become the monster who topples kings, or break the system that made monsters of men. Either way, the human kingdom will burn. [Warning - Blood, gore, and R-rated Mature contents] Read at your own discretion ___________________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------- Additional Tags: #Slow romance #Overpowered [not immediately #AcademyArc #Evolution #Cold MC #High Fantasy #NoHarem #SingleLoveinterest

[Obsessive ML, Dark Historical Romance] On the night meant to seal her fate in silk and candlelight, Caelith Emberlyn discovers her new husband entwined in betrayal with her own cousin. Before the humiliation can swallow her whole, another man steps out of the shadows—dangerous, powerful, and far more terrifying than heartbreak. He is the feared Commander of the Shadow Imperial Guard, a man whose name alone stills the court and stains the capital with silenced dread. Where others see a cold enforcer of the throne, he sees only her—wronged, furious, and far stronger than she appears. And he offers her a choice. Stay. What her husband failed to give—loyalty, devotion, power—he vows to place in her hands in his stead. But this is no gentle rescue. Their alliance begins in secrets and smolders in the dark, a forbidden affair that could shatter reputations and topple dynasties. He is ruthless in war and relentless in love, determined to claim not only her presence at his side but the guarded heart she refuses to yield. Meanwhile, her repentant husband returns with soft words and tender promises, swearing to cherish her forever. Yet regret comes too late in a world where power is currency and affection is a battlefield. Caught between a contrite prince of light and a possessive shadow king who would burn the world to keep her, she must decide: Will she return to the safety of a love that broke her… Or step into the fire of a devotion fierce enough to consume them both?

After the human world was ruined by the war between the gods and the shadow creatures. Axley woke up in the shadow realm, an ancient world ruled by cruel gods. Being the only human in the world of gods isn't just a misfortune, it is a horrible nightmare. Axley was trapped in the Hell Dungeon for eighteen years, he has survived on nothing but sheer will and hunger for vengeance. In this realm, the powerless are used as ritual experiments and broken until there is nothing left of them. Axley thought he could endure it, but he was wrong. After a final, brutal act of torture, his body was tossed away like trash and left to rot in the dark. But, instead, death rejected him, and the very darkness he was thrown into whispered back.

“We can’t be doing this,” I warn, my breathing coming off more shallow than I’d like. My nerves spike, high on adrenaline, my eyes—half-lidded, darting around the darkened hallway in alert. “I’m your brother’s wife.” The claws of guilt have never gripped this tight. His silence is ominous. I fear it. His huge frame casts shadows over me, sinful lips leaving goosebumps behind every trail on my skin. “That can be solved with just one bullet.” He croons. Icy threat laces his words. Terror seizes my chest; my stomach drops with a sickening plop. Fear grips me as it clicks—he’s not bluffing. He’s capable of doing worse. ... Celeste has only one purpose keeping her afloat: her thirst for revenge. Her opportunity finally presents itself when she is sent on a mission on behalf of her gang. There, she collides with her past, and old wounds are ripped open again by a pair of lifeless forest-green eyes. Her revenge plan is simple: snuff out the spark from those eyes and bring destruction to the entire bloodline of the Cosa Nostra. In an entangled web of vengeance and deceit, what if Celeste finds herself falling for those dark green eyes? The very bane of her existence.

With the strongest physique in heaven and earth was reborn in a small family, with the strongest overwhelming hegemony body, mysterious and powerful golden divine pupils, from then on a road to kill all kinds of geniuses, evil, whether it is a natural genius, or a supreme evil, in front of Qin Chuan is unbeatable, proud of the world, only I! There are unearthly demons, heavenly geniuses, ten thousand year old devils, heavenly giants, but also the most beautiful people, fairies, red powder withered bones, snake scorpion beauty

They shattered his life. Now, he’ll break the world. Ethan had it all, until his best friend and the woman he loved betrayed him, leaving him crippled and forgotten. Three years of suffering later, he clawed his way to one final, desperate act… and the universe answered. A hidden quest. A second chance. A return to the moment everything began. Now, Ethan is back, on the eve of Ethereal’s launch, the world’s first fully immersive VR game and the battlefield where legends are forged. Last time, he played fair. This time? He’s armed with years of knowledge: every exploit, every secret quest, every broken mechanic that will let him climb straight to the top. But when he logs in, something is off. The system forces him into an unwanted class—Druid, the game’s biggest joke. The kind of class people pick as a dare and regret immediately. Yet as Ethan digs deeper, the truth shakes him. [Congratulations! You have unlocked the Divine Bloodline: King of Elves!] Ethan stared at the screen, unblinking. “…The hell?” The Druid class was a jack-of-all-trades, master of none—a scattered mess of abilities that mimicked other classes but never truly excelled. Their bear form lacked the raw defense of a proper tank. Their panther form was weaker than a rogue. Their healing fell short of a priest, and their magic couldn’t compare to a mage’s devastating spells. Most players abandoned the class early, realizing they could never compete at the highest level. And yet, Ethan’s stats are off the charts. His talents are absurd. His potential is beyond anything he’s ever seen. The system has given him something no other Druid ever had—a divine bloodline, legendary abilities, and a growth rate that defies logic. If Druids were meant to be weak, then Ethan was the exception that would rewrite history. He’s not just here to reclaim his throne. He’s here to take everything. Factions will rise. Empires will fall. The strongest will thrive, and the weak will perish. And the ones who betrayed him? They won’t live to do it again.

Kafka is a name that is almost never spoken with kindness. At his school, he lived as a shadow—mocked, pushed aside, and broken little by little by jeers considered ordinary by the strong. Every day was a courtroom without a judge, and Kafka was always declared guilty simply for existing. This is not a story about heroism. It is a story about a lie called hope, a world that devours its own children, and a man who was shattered from the very beginning—only to rise not as a savior, but as a threat to fate itself. Because in this world, death is not the end. And for Kafka, survival means challenging everything that dares to call itself sacred.

Born into a wealthy Mafia family, Elena Bush has always had life easy. However things take a turn when her father's empire is overthrown. They lose their money overnight, and the Bush Family is plunged into many layers of debt. Left with no other option, Thomas Bush is forced to make a dangerous decision, sell his daughter to the devil. Oblivious of what's happening, Elena follows her father to what she believes is a harmless auction party, not realising that she's the commodity. Now in the hands of Carlos Hernandez, the Devil, Elena finds that life isn't just sunshine and rainbows. Will she survive being the devil's property? Or will Elena tame the Devil in Armani?

Sold by the one man meant to protect her and her sister, Eliana is dragged into the underground empire of the ruthless Don Virelli — a kingdom where power is currency and mercy is weakness. But Eliana is no ordinary victim. Forced to become the Don’s mistress, she quickly learns that survival isn’t enough. She watches. She listens. She adapts. While rival mistresses scheme and blood stains marble floors, Eliana rises, earning the Don’s trust, mastering his system, and secretly building power of her own. They think she belongs to him. They don’t know she’s studying him. As she climbs higher within the empire, Eliana begins crafting something far more dangerous than revenge — a silent army, trained in the shadows, waiting for her command. Because one day, she won’t be the girl who was sold. She’ll be the woman who owns the throne. And when she comes for them, the underground will burn.

Mia Cole wakes up in chains at an underground auction — put there by the same crime lord who had her father killed. When a voice from the dark pays ten million dollars to own her, she swears she'll destroy him. But Dante Reyes didn't buy her to break her. He bought her to protect her from the men who want her dead — men who don't know she holds the one secret that could burn his empire to the ground. Living under the roof of the most dangerous man alive, Mia must choose: stay his prisoner, or become his equal. The girl who was sold as nothing will rise as everything.

"New rule," he growls, rubbing the tip of his cock against my pussy. "From now on, you call me Daddy no matter what. You understand me?" I nod as much as his grip around my neck will allow, my pulse hammering against his palm. "Yes, Daddy." I obey. °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Valentino, Raffaele, and Angelo, are the princes of Le Vipere Nere—the most feared Mafia family in Italy. I was just a stripper when Valentino first laid eyes on me. To him, I was supposed to be a fleeting distraction meant for nothing more than a night of passion and sin. But we became so much more. At first I was tangled only in his sheets until his brothers wanted a taste of me. Once they decided I was theirs, there was no escaping. Now I’m trapped between three Mafia heirs who don’t know how to share. They claim me. Worship me. And fuck me until I forget my own name. They make me crave the pain as much as the pleasure. They make me theirs—body, mind, and soul. But the truth is I’m living a lie, and when they discover my secret, this game of lust and obsession might end in blood. Welcome to a story of sin, power, and forbidden desire—where love and hate are separated by nothing more than a single heartbeat.

Four years ago, Evelyn Ashford made a mistake that would haunt her forever. As a trusted FBI agent, she mishandled the investigation of Adams Hayes, an accused man who was innocent. He came to her with evidence proving his innocence, but before she could act, he died by suicide. In despair and fearing the consequences, Evelyn destroyed the evidence and buried the secret, choosing to protect her career and reputation over justice. Since then, every award, every press celebration, every compliment has been a reminder of the life she failed to save — yet she wears a flawless, carefully crafted smile. Now, her next assignment brings her face-to-face with Silas Montclair, a powerful, enigmatic mafia heir suspected of financial crimes. Silas isn’t just a target — he is the only man who knows her darkest secret. He doesn’t just threaten her career; he threatens her very soul. To survive, Evelyn must obey his rules, hide every trace of his illicit dealings, and endure a contract that binds her success to his control. Every smile she wears hides the trembling heart beneath; every move is a careful negotiation between power and survival. As she navigates this treacherous world of high-stakes crime, blackmail, and corporate domination, something unexpected happens: attraction sparks in the shadows of danger, and trust becomes as dangerous as deceit. When the past resurfaces — the real culprit behind Adams Hayes’s death is finally revealed — Evelyn and Silas must confront secrets, lies, and truths that could destroy them both. In a world where wealth dazzles, power seduces, and secrets can kill, Evelyn must choose: protect herself and live in fear, or confront the darkness and risk everything for love, justice, and redemption. A story of ambition, guilt, forbidden desire, and relentless suspense — welcome to Splendid Melancholy.

A Girl Named Lucy Lost her Baby sister To the Politeia, an government organization who rules the world. Lucy Plans to get Stronger, and take down the politeia, with her friend Raya at her side. The Grand Adventure of Lucy and Raya Begins Here.

In a distant past, the seven Ancestral Beasts clashed, and the blood they spilled rained onto the entire plane, infecting humans and animals alike, making them part of their powerful bloodlines. As a small village’s hunter, Liam was unaware of the consequences of that legendary battle. His sole goal was to become a cultivator to gain the strength and resources he needed to avenge his family. Yet, when Liam’s Ancestral Bloodline awakened, he uncovered a connection between his family’s killers and the Dragon King, a connection that could expand his revenge to the entire Kingdom. -------------------- Discord link: https://discord.gg/mefzf3aQJ8 Instagram: eocnovels X: @EoCNovels Cover artist: https://digitalrowye.com