betrayal

In the world of the Inside Us, life is sustained by energy. Every human carries a heart’s soul bound to a fragile container, strengthened or drained by every connection they form. When that container empties, life ends. Eva, heir to the first of five kingdoms, is a Source, a rare ruler capable of forging powerful energy bonds. Yet power has never made her fearless. Thoughtful and deeply self-doubting, she struggles to control the force she was born to command. Centuries after its defeat, the forbidden Sixth Kingdom rises again. Its followers believe that the flaw of humanity lies within the very system of the heart’s soul. They seek to sever it entirely and unite all energy into a single controlled vessel, erasing the chaos of human life experience in the name of stability and order. Among them stands Eva’s own twin brother. As her energy spirals toward collapse, her Protector, a being whose existence is bound to her heart’s soul, makes a desperate choice to save her. But survival is not enough. To stop the Sixth Kingdom, Eva must learn to master her container and confront the fear that has always defined her. Because what the Sixth Kingdom calls weakness, she knows to be something else entirely. The richness of human life, in all its beauty and suffering, is not a flaw. And she was born to prove it.

Nerissa Caldwell spent seven years loving a man who made her feel invisible. On their anniversary—the day she planned to reveal her pregnancy—she found her husband Dashiell tangled with his ex-girlfriend in their bed. His cruel words shattered her: "You're too successful, too perfect. Being with you makes me feel like nothing." Heartbroken, Nerissa terminated the pregnancy that same night. Then her world collapsed further—her mother needs emergency heart surgery costing $800,000, and her father's gambling debts have destroyed their family pharmaceutical company. Enter Thaddeus Reign. Dashiell's stepfather. Self-made billionaire. Fifty floors of steel and sin wrapped in Italian suits. The man who's watched Nerissa across family dinners for seven years with eyes that burned too hot, wanted too much. His offer is simple: Marry him in a contract arrangement. He'll pay her mother's surgery, absorb her father's debts, and save the family company. In exchange, she'll be his wife for one year—attending events, maintaining appearances, playing the perfect Mrs. Reign. But Thaddeus has secrets. He's terminally ill, given eighteen months to live. He wants Nerissa as his legacy—the one thing his stepson was too stupid to cherish. One year of having her close before his time runs out. Nerissa agrees, desperate and destroyed. But their first night as "husband and wife" ignites something neither expected. The contract marriage becomes a battleground of forbidden heat, devastating chemistry, and feelings that were never supposed to exist. Then Nerissa discovers she's pregnant. Not from the terminated pregnancy—from her wedding night with Thaddeus. When Dashiell learns his father married his ex-wife, he launches a campaign to destroy them both, weaponizing family loyalty and public scandal. But he underestimated two things: Thaddeus Reign never loses. And Nerissa Caldwell isn't the broken woman he discarded—she's the queen who'll burn his world down.

Devoted and hopeful in a three-year loveless marriage, Selina believed she would finally secure her husband Zane Kaius’s affection — or at least his attention — the moment she revealed her pregnancy to him. But everything shattered in a single night when Zane told her she was unfit to have a family with him. Only then did she realize she had been nothing more than a pawn all along — while he continued choosing another woman over her. A rebuffed wife with no identity. Betrayed and heartbroken, Selina decided to keep her little secret from Zane. She was determined to protect and raise her child alone, while reclaiming the life she had slowly lost. She wanted a divorce. Yet the same man who once rejected her now clings to her, unwilling to let her go at any cost. This time, however, Selina is no longer the woman who allows herself to be trampled on. .... _Except_ "What if there was already a child?" Selina's voice was small, desperate, stopping him in his tracks. "Wouldn't you give us a chance? I don't want a child to grow up in the shadows, Zane. Not like I did." "Then get rid of it," he declared, not turning around."Let me be clear, Selina: you will never be the mother of my child. Not now. Not ever."

“I hear you would do anything for the right price. If that's the case, then I would like to hire you. How much would you charge?” - Daniel Park, aka Fenrir, knew his reckless decision to earn money would bite him in the ass one day. He just did not expect it to happen so soon. After finally running away from the mafia, all Daniel needed to do was repay his debt to the ‘Den.’ Once he did, he and his brother would be free to live their lives. What he failed to account for was the obsession of the Alpha who had been obsessed with him from a young age. Daniel might have escaped the Den, but he was never able to run away from it. At least, not while the Young Master still had a hold on him. __________ “See, I told you that we are made for each other. No matter where you run and no matter what you do, you will always come back to me. After all, you became an omega because of me, and I became an alpha for your sake.” Young Master Ivan’s sinful voice sounded like melted lust. There was no reasoning with an alpha in rut. In the end, no matter how much Daniel suffered and how far he tried to run, he was bound by the dark obsession of an alpha standing at the top of the food chain. He never had a choice to run in the first place. __________ R18, Smut, Omegaverse, BL, Yaoi, Possessive, Alpha, Dark, BDSM…I don’t want to tag more…

Vivienne once had everything: wealth, power, and a bright future ahead. But when her father was falsely accused of murder, the scandal pushed him to suicide and their company into bankruptcy. As her world fell apart, Vivienne endured the heartbreak of her 1 month marriage filing divorce of her childhood sweetheart and the ultimate betrayal from her best friend, who testified against her father. Amidst this turmoil, Vivienne discovered she was pregnant and vowed to restore her family's honor. Vivienne rose from despair, determined to rebuild her life and reclaim what was taken from her. However, in her pursuit of revenge, she encountered the mysterious father of her triplets a man with a dark, hidden secret ,a blood-sucking being with a mysterious past. Can Vivienne protect her children and uncover the truths about their father? Or will sinister forces bent on controlling her family destroy everything she holds dear?

In her previous life, Li Xueyan rose from an overlooked noble daughter to become Empress of the Great Yan Empire—only to be accused of treason and burned alive by the man she loved most, Crown Prince Yan Zhen. But death is not her end. Xueyan awakens ten years in the past, on the eve of the same political marriage that once led her to the throne—and to her execution. This time, she refuses to be a pawn. Armed with the memories of betrayal and awakened with two forbidden forces sealed in her soul—the Phoenix-Calamity Flame and the Thousand Desires Core—Xueyan returns to the imperial court with a single goal: Take control of fate… or burn it to ash. Within the palace walls, every smile hides a blade, every alliance masks betrayal, and every emotion becomes a weapon in Xueyan’s hands. With her mastery over desire, she manipulates loyalty and obsession alike—turning enemies into pawns and reshaping the power structure of the empire from the inside. But one variable refuses to remain predictable. Yan Zhen—the same man who once condemned her to death—begins to show a different face. He watches her too closely. Protects her too fiercely. Desires her with a dangerous intensity that defies reason. As conspiracies deepen and war approaches, Xueyan discovers the truth behind her execution was far more sinister than simple betrayal. Heavenly forces and ancient powers had long marked her as a threat to the balance of the world—and Yan Zhen’s actions in her past life may have been part of a greater sacrifice. Now, caught between revenge and rekindled love, Xueyan must choose: Will she destroy the empire that once destroyed her— or protect the man she once swore to hate? Because this time… if her flames awaken fully, it will not be just one life that burns. It will be the world.

OSHI NO KO - STARS OF THE STAGE! Book/Series Description In the same Tokyo where Aqua and Ruby Hoshino pursue their destinies, another reincarnated soul burns with purpose far darker than stardom. Fuku Raito died twice—first as a broken person pushed onto train tracks at 36, second as the abused scapegoat whose own sister framed him for murder at 17. But death granted him reincarnation as Hoshino Kagayaku, son of idol Rina and talent manager Kasuke. For four precious years, he experienced genuine love. Then obsession wearing affection's face murdered his mother before his eyes. Six months later, his father discovered the truth: Kasuke's own brothers orchestrated Rina's death for insurance money. When confrontation turned violent, Kagayaku watched his father die protecting him, a blade piercing his back meant for him. Now sixteen and enrolled at Yotou High School—the same institution Aqua attends—Kagayaku enters the entertainment industry with a smile that hides black stars burning in his eyes. His target: the cousin he's never met, his uncle's son who believes he's owed the blood-soaked inheritance. To draw him out, Kagayaku must become what Fuku Raito only dreamed of being—a star bright enough to illuminate even the darkest corners where his "brother" hides. Alongside him walks Burst Shōgeki, a student whose red scarf conceals her own reincarnated trauma, her own murdered parents, her own stars that burn crimson and silver-white with rage and grief. As Aqua Hoshino pursues his revenge in the spotlight, Kagayaku hunts in the shadows of the same industry that destroyed them both. Two people carrying the burden of reincarnation. Two revenge quests running parallel. Two questions demanding answers: Does vengeance heal wounds or create new ones? And can someone who died twice ever truly live again? In this world, lies are love. Performance is survival. And stars burn black before they die. RATED MA18+ - 14 Episodes of Tragedy, Revenge, and the Price of Shining Bright 推しの子 — STARS OF THE STAGE! 作品紹介（日本語版） 星野アクアとルビーが自らの運命を追い求めるのと同じ東京で、もう一人の転生者が、スターダムよりも遥かに暗い目的を胸に燃えていた。 福来人（ふく・らいと）は二度死んだ。一度目は17歳の時、実の妹に殺人の濡れ衣を着せられ、虐待の身代わりとして。二度目は36歳、壊れた心のまま駅のホームから突き落とされて。しかし、死は彼に「星野輝（かがやく）」としての転生を授けた。アイドルである母・リナと、マネージャーの父・カスケの息子として。輝は4年という宝物のような時間の中で、初めて本物の愛を知る。だが、愛情の皮を被った「執着」が、彼の目の前で母親を惨殺した。 半年後、さらなる真実が父を襲う。リナの死は、保険金を目当てにしたカスケの実の兄弟たちによって仕組まれたものだった。対峙が暴力へと変わった時、輝は自分を庇って死んでいく父の姿を目の当たりにする。彼に向けられた刃が、父の背中を貫いたのだ。 現在16歳。アクアと同じ陽東高校に通う輝は、瞳に燃える「黒い星」を笑顔の裏に隠し、芸能界へと足を踏み入れる。ターゲットは、一度も会ったことのない従兄弟。血塗られた遺産を自分のものだと信じ込む、叔父の息子だ。奴をあぶり出すため、輝はかつての「福来人」が夢見ることしかできなかった存在――闇に潜む「兄」さえも照らし出すほどの眩いスターにならなければならない。 彼の隣を歩むのは、バースト衝撃。赤いマフラーで転生前のトラウマを隠し、自らも両親を殺された過去を持つ生徒だ。彼女の瞳にもまた、怒りと悲しみで深紅と銀白に燃える星が宿っている。 星野アクアがスポットライトの中で復讐を追う傍ら、輝は二人を破滅させた同じ業界の影の中で狩りを始める。転生の重荷を背負った二人。並行して走る二つの復讐劇。そして、答えを求める二つの問い。――復讐は傷を癒やすのか、それとも新たな傷を生むのか？ 二度死んだ人間は、果たして本当に「生き直す」ことができるのか？ この世界では、嘘は愛だ。演じることは生存。そして、星は死ぬ前に黒く燃える。 【R18指定（MA18+）】 全14話：悲劇、復讐、そして輝き続ける代償。

Corinne was never the princess, just her stand-in, sent to marry Alpha Barrett Locke and end a war. The crown was fake, the vows were lies, but the mate bond that snapped into place the night he marked her was brutally real. He knew she wasn’t the real bride. He claimed her anyway. When the true princess returned, he locked Corinne away to bury the scandal. She escaped carrying his child. Six years later, she returns, not as a decoy, but a self-made powerhouse with an empire of her own and a five-year-old son who has Barrett's eyes. She came for revenge. He sees his mate, his heir, and the bond that never died. This time, he’ll destroy anything to keep them both. One deception started the war between them. One child will finish it.

"You’re fat, ugly, and a burden. Did you really think I’d marry a charity case like you?" With those words, Clara’s world shatters. Just weeks before their wedding, her fiancé Julian doesn't just betray her with another woman—he tears down her soul, leaving the orphaned Clara with nowhere to run and no family to turn to. Broken and desperate, Clara seeks refuge with the only man Julian truly fears: his father, the cold and powerful Arthur Sterling. Expecting a lecture, Clara finds a sanctuary instead. While Julian saw "flaws," Arthur sees a diamond in the rough. As Clara embarks on a journey to reinvent herself, she realizes her greatest transformation isn't physical—it's learning that she was never the problem. As the tension between the heartbroken girl and the protective patriarch reaches a breaking point, Julian realizes his mistake and tries to reclaim his bride. But Arthur isn't just protecting Clara anymore—he’s claiming her. He called her a mistake. His father calls her mine.

A story of love triangle where affection exists with with redemption, revenge and betrayal.

Consider this a major warning: In a world where everyone craves fast-paced stories, this one takes its time. This isn't some high-speed fluff; it is a slow-burn journey. Since most readers have their eyes on the "fastest" thing out there, this isn't for those who only want a quick thrill. This is a challenge. I dare you to read it. Break a leg, everyone. synopsis: Shu Yao has always loved Bai Qi. Silently. Secretly. With the kind of devotion that doesn’t ask to be returned. But Bai Qi has never looked his way—not like that. His eyes have always been on Shu Yao’s younger sister, Qing Yue. Bright, soft-spoken, radiant in the ways Shu Yao was told boys should never be. So Shu Yao stays quiet. He smiles when he must. He bleeds where no one can see. When a high fever forces him to break his routine and drop his mask, everything begins to shift. Bai Qi offers help—clumsy, well-meaning, but blind to the damage it causes. Shu Yao, too used to locking his doors and swallowing his ache, can’t bring himself to let it in. Not when every kindness feels like pity. Not when his dreams are haunted by things he can’t say aloud.

She stayed too long in a love that bruised her spirit, mistaking pain for devotion. When she finally chooses herself and walks away, she believes the hardest part is over. She is wrong. He carries his own scars. Raised in a home where anger spoke louder than affection and shaped by years of bullying, he learned early that dominance was safer than vulnerability. Cold, arrogant, and closed off, he wants nothing to do with love. Their paths cross by chance in a quiet park, two strangers bound by unspoken wounds. What begins as fleeting conversations slowly turns into a fragile friendship, built on shared silences, late night confessions, and the courage to be seen. She falls first. He resists. But as walls begin to crack and trust takes root, desire collides with fear, and the past refuses to stay buried. When old wounds resurface and love demands more than either of them is ready to give, they must decide if healing together is worth the risk of breaking again. Because sometimes, the safest place is not solitude but the arms of someone who understands your scars.

I was trying to finish a school project. You know, cram, survive, maybe pass. Next thing I know, I wake up in a prison cell, mistaken for some maharlika girl named Salimbay, attacked by a furry monkey-girl warrior, and dragged into the middle of a political meltdown straight out of a freaking teleserye!!! Now I'm stuck in a world with talking monsters, moody royalty, ancient magic, and colonial overlords who love torture way too much. I didn't ask to be part of a rebellion. I didn't ask to babysit a runaway princess who curses harder than a sailor.

In her previous life, Bethany was a top-tier survivor in an apocalyptic world where clean water and food was rarer than diamonds and betrayal came quicker than bullets. Ruthless, smart, and fiercely adaptive, she rose to become the leader of The Red Dawn Alliance, a powerful syndicate of Awakened ability users. But just when she thought she'd secured peace for her people, her most trusted aide and the only friend she dared to have stabbed her in the back in exchange for power. Literally. Now, Bethany wakes up… not dead, not in the apocalypse but inside a historical Chinese novel called Crimson Blossoms Under Heaven, a dark revenge drama she had once binge-read for the plot (and the hot male lead). She’s not the heroine. Nope. Instead, she had become Lan Yue, a lowly handmaiden doomed to die after betraying her mistress, the novel’s brilliant heroine. A cannon fodder side character destined to be nothing more than a footnote. But Lan Yue had no intention of playing her role. Why fight for someone else’s glory? Why throw herself into dog-blood drama filled with betrayal, revenge, and endless schemes? All she wanted was simple: Eat good food. Sleep as much as she wanted. Live quietly, far away from the chaos. Unfortunately… the heroine had other ideas. At first, her smiles were sweet, her words dripping with warmth. But the more time passed, the more Lan Yue noticed something was wrong. The heroine’s touches lingered too long. Her gaze burned hotter than it should. And instead of chasing the male lead, she clung closer and closer to her. “Lan Yue,” the heroine’s lips curled in a chilling smile, “Where do you think you’re going? You’re mine.” Lan Yue: “...” Wait. Weren’t you supposed to love the hero?! Please also check out my other books Why Is Every Male Lead Obsessed With Me?! (BL) #Quick Transmigration Love Me, Bury Me: Restart the End #Isekai

BOOK ONE OF THE “RECLAIMING HER FATE” SERIES “Wealth, crown, wild, and heart. Together they rise, or together they fall.” Heiress of the First Werewolf Kingdom, Aveloria Valenor was betrayed, rejected, and slain in her first life. Reborn by the Moon Goddess, she vows to change her fate, only to discover she has not just one mate, but four: the one who once doomed her, the one whose power could save her, the one who tempts her freedom, and the one who has always loved her. Bound by prophecy, hunted by dark shadows, Aveloria must either choose to unite her Tetrabond or see the world consumed by darkness. EXCERPT He groaned against her lips, a low growl that sent shivers down her spine, and she kissed him back with equal fire, matching his rhythm and hunger. Their breaths tangle, shallow and uneven. His large hand grabbed her neck, tilting her head up as he deepened the kiss, causing her pulse to race beneath his touch and her body to ache for his. When they finally parted, Aveloria’s breath trembled. Their foreheads rested together, breathing ragged and lips swollen. Neither spoke. Words would have ruined it, that wild, reckless pull that said they were already too far gone. She looked at him, the one who had saved her, the one who shouldn’t have been hers, and for a moment, everything made sense. But the guilt came next to the reality. She stepped back, her heart racing. “I have to tell you something.” His expression shifted. “What is it?” “There are others.” “Others?” “Mates,” she said quietly. “Three.” He froze. “You’re serious?” She nodded. “I didn’t choose them. It just happened.” He exhaled sharply, running a hand through his hair. “I thought those were just rumors. No one believed it.” “I wish they were.” His jaw tightened, but he laughed softly, shaking his head. “Of course. The Moon gives me a mate; she already has three others. That sounds about right for my luck.” Aveloria swallowed, guilt pressing at her chest. “I didn’t mean for this to happen.” He looked at her again, calmer this time. “Neither did I.”

The protagonist star is the symbol that protects the male and female lead of any story and anyone who bears this mark controls the narrative. Shen Xiatang has been an unfortunate victim to this star and she knows that the protagonist symbol exists for the protagonist to shine but how bright they must shine or in what way they must shine is something that is not set in stone.

The day that jerk pushed her into the sea, Lin Weiran got stuck with a system… from ten thousand years in the future. System: “Go underwater—become a mermaid. Come ashore—rule the island. Earn points, get supplies, build anything you want.” Lin Weiran: “Survival game? Got it.” Six months later… Deserted island → luxury villa. Garden full of fruits and veggies. Sunbathing by day, seafood by night. But then she found him. Silver hair, golden eyes, claiming to be from the sea clan—and he refuses to leave. Lin Weiran: “System… can I return him?” System: “Scan complete. Recommendation: Keep him.” Lin Weiran: “???”

Male SI, transmigrated into Jaime Lannister's body during the day of Mad king Aerys death. Not my work (copy/paste) just an attempt to shed light on something decent that has been on hiatus since 2018 Source: https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/a-lion-beyond-death-au-got-si.663742/ If you want to contact the original author: Emperor Tippy https://www.the-sietch.com/index.php?members/emperor-tippy.8/#latest-activity

An exiled princess, a poisoned husband, and a battle for power—Eirian Soliel refuses to be forgotten, but can she turn a cold marriage into a fiery alliance before it’s too late? First cousin to the King and the darling of the Court of Sorrow, Eirian has spent most of her life indulging all her whims and fantasies under the protection of her royal blood, but when her father’s sudden re-marriage results in a son, she finds herself suddenly shuffled aside. On top of that, her longtime on-and-off romantic partner suddenly betrays her. Instead of proposing to her, he shows up to her birthday ball, married to a low-ranked Lady without a word of warning. Eirian’s life is upended, and her stepmother succeeds in exiling her into an arranged marriage with a general who never leaves the distant borderland. Regimented, completely disinterested in the capitol and the Court, and dying from a poison no one can identify, her new husband would rather continue his simple life with his mistress than welcome his new wife, but Eirian refuses to go down without fight. Determined to make a place for herself if she cannot find one, Eirian finds herself facing an enemy she never expected, and she underestimates her shy, gentle husband. Will the General fall for his vivacious Princess, or will Eirian be set aside again?

“Honesty” is held as an anchor, and “goodness” is offered as a tribute, hoping it might be exchanged for someone’s heart… Only to discover a pitiful truth in the end: in the world of love, goodness is not a currency that can buy feelings at all. Many may see waiting as something romantic. But for those trapped in the cycle of “a love without existence,” waiting is no different from being imprisoned in a cell without bars. We willingly become the guilty secret she keeps hidden. Willingly become the shadow that supports her on days she is hurt by someone else. Willingly endure rejection again and again all because of the self-deception that whispers, “One day, she’ll see my worth.” When we become nothing more than a “placeholder”valuable in her eyes only when she has no one left yet turn into an “excess”, awkward and unwanted, the moment she finds someone new who pleases her more. By Chalam Whale