betrayal

He saved me from a bullet I never needed saving from—and now he thinks I belong to him. Dante Moretti is everything the rumors say: ruthless, powerful, and untouchable. As the Don of one of Sicily’s oldest crime families, he commands empires with a glance and destroys enemies without hesitation. When he pulls me from the wreckage of an ambush meant for him, he sees a frightened woman in need of protection. He doesn’t see the assassin I was trained to be. For fifteen years, I’ve been a ghost—no name, no past, no attachments. The Covenant made sure of that when they took me at twelve and molded me into their perfect weapon. Now they’ve given me one final assignment: kill Dante Moretti. Complete it, and I’m free. Fail, and I’m dead. The plan is simple: play the damsel, earn his trust, and strike when his guard is down. But nothing about Dante is simple. He’s not the monster I expected. He plays Chopin at midnight, fights to end the cycle of violence that destroyed his family, and looks at me like I’m something precious instead of the poison I really am. Every day in his world, the lies get harder to maintain. Every night in his arms, I forget why I came. And when he whispers that he’s falling for me, I realize I’m falling too—for a man I’m supposed to kill. But The Covenant doesn’t forgive betrayal. My mentor, the only mother I’ve ever known, has her own vendetta against Dante—one that spans decades and demands blood. When the truth comes out and the masks fall away, I’ll have to choose between the only life I’ve ever known and a love that could destroy us both. In a world where loyalty is currency and love is weakness, how do you choose between duty and desire? Between the weapon you were made to be and the woman you’re desperate to become? Some loves are worth dying for. But this one might require me to live. Perfect for fans of: Natasha Knight, Danielle Lori, and Bella Di Corte Tropes: Assassin x Target • Forbidden Love • Forced Proximity • Grumpy/Sunshine • Betrayal • Second Chances • Mafia Romance

Have you ever loved someone enough to let them ruin you? Lines blur until neither knows where revenge ends and devotion begins. This is not a love story. It’s a descent. A dark romance of power, cruelty, obsession, and the kind of attachment that doesn’t ask to be healthy—only eternal.

Skylar Velcourt believes that she will one day follow in the footsteps of her father, and return her homeland, Astros, to its former glory. But when Lord Cario Everus extends a proposal between the two heirs of both their Houses, she does not expect her father to accept. Now she is sentenced to a political marriage she never asked for. Skylar is soon betrothed to marry Lord Caspian of House Everus. They knew each other as children, and when they meet again after years apart, Skylar immediately despises him. He is cold, unreadable and infuriatingly indifferent. When Skylar begs him to refuse the marriage. Caspian ignores her pleas out of duty. And so they marry, bound by politics, resentment, and a shared vow to keep their distance. Thrust from the warm gardens of Astros, to the cold fortresses of Xoras, Skylar struggles to adjust to her new life and all its restrictive rules. And her marriage is no better. It is a performance by day, and a battlefield in private. Skylar loathes Caspian’s rigid honour and unkindness, while Caspian resents Skylar’s defiance and fire. They try to destroy each other with every glare and conversation, yet beneath the hostility lies something neither of them can explain or ignore. But Skylar soon uncovers a truth far more terrifying than an unwanted marriage. She discovers the real reason House Everus proposed a union. It is a plan of deception and betrayal, one that sentences Skylar to imminent death. Skylar has no solid evidence, nor any allies. No one will believe her. If she speaks, or run away, she will be dismissed as a desperate girl trying to escape her marriage. Every choice will doom her parents and Astros, with it. There is only one path left. And it is the most dangerous of them all.  Skylar must make her husband, Caspian Everus fall in love with her.  But affection is harder to fake than hatred, and the task seems impossible. Even as the lines between act and reality begin to blur, and tensions rise between them, Skylar wonders if the man she vowed to hate can truly save her and her family from destruction, or will he become the greatest threat of all?

When magic faded, humanity hoarded it and fled, leaving monsters to fight over the remnants. The humans' last loyal servant, Kaele, is a clay golem awaiting its masters' return. Now it found a way to summon one, an all-powerful hero to save the realm.

"A soldier who fell in the shadows. A duchess standing in the light. A fate that refuses to let her go." Betrayed on the battlefield and left for dead, Elyssia Becker should have disappeared into history. Instead, she wakes up recalling her past life-not as a warrior, but as Elysia Nohar Arzest, the Grand Duchess of the most powerful noble house in the Continent. She should have everything-power, wealth, influence. But something is wrong. Her memories are fractured, her instincts scream of danger, and the whispers of war are growing louder. The world she now walks feels both familiar and unfamiliar, as if she has stepped into a story she was never meant to be part of. And then, there is him. Alric Rihett Arzest, a lover turned husband whom she has forgotten... is a man of honour, strength... and secrets. The world sees him as the Grand Duke, a ruler of unmatched skill and power. But there is more to him -things hidden beneath his unwavering composure, things he will not speak of. The weight he carries is not just that of a noble, but of a past long buried and an identity few truly understand. Yet even Alric's mysteries are but a ripple in the vast ocean of forces moving beyond human comprehension. Somewhere, in the depths of history and fate, some watch from the shadows -men and beings whose influence reaches far beyond the Empire, weaving threads unseen. Their motives remain unknown. Their power? Unquestionable. Enemies hide behind masks of civility, alliances are written in blood, and history itself seems to be unravelling. With a mind honed for battle and a past that refuses to be forgotten, Elysia must navigate the treacherous world of nobility, war, and secrets buried deep enough to change the fate of an empire. Because this time, Arzest will not fall.

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."

Aria Thorne is the "Ice Queen" of New York City—a brilliant, ruthless lawyer who has spent a decade building a reputation for cold-blooded efficiency. She is a woman of secrets, and her greatest one is the countdown she keeps in the silence of her own home. Ten years ago, Aria vanished from London, leaving behind a heartbroken photographer named Julian Beaumont and a life she felt she could no longer afford. She traded love for survival, convinced that emotions were a liability in the high-stakes game of her family’s legacy. But when Julian walks back into her life at a winter gala, he carries more than just his camera; he carries the fragments of the girl Aria tried to kill off. As he uncovers the truth of why she really left—and the terrifying, terminal diagnosis she has been hiding from the world—the carefully constructed wall around Aria’s heart begins to shatter. Forced to choose between the cold, lonely path of her past and a fragile, uncertain future, Aria must decide if the pain of truly living is worth the price of letting someone in. In a world where secrets are currency, Aria and Julian are about to discover the most dangerous truth of all: Love isn’t a feeling. It’s the fear of the next heartbeat.

Ibrahim Rahman, a notorious mafia boss in the hearts of Kuala Lumpur. In the underground world, his influence extended into the darkest corners of the city. At the age of 35, he was feared and respected, a man who commanded loyalty and never took 'no' for an answer. On the other hand, Ava Lim, a 23-year-old University student, is a world away from his dark realm. She is a shy and innocent girl. Their paths converged at a wedding. Ibrahim's eyes locked onto Ava from the moment she stepped into the wedding. From that instant, he knew that he wanted her, and he was determined to make her his, no matter the cost. As the days turned into weeks, Ava couldn't shake the feeling of being watched, the eerie sensation that someone was tracking her every move. Her world was rapidly changing, and she had no idea why. She was blissfully unaware of the darkness that lurked in the shadows, the world she was about to be thrust into. One fateful night, Ibrahim orchestrated her kidnapping from the quiet neighborhood she called home. Will Ibrahim make Ava fall in love with him or Ava will try to to choose the path of revenge?

After being rejected by her crush and abandoned by her friends, Serenity thinks her life can’t get worse—until a strange exchange student named Kael appears and seems to know everything about her. When the ocean begins calling to her and a nightmare from her childhood returns, Serenity discovers that the truth about her past may be darker—and deeper—than she ever imagined ©2026[ Zoey7] This book May not be republished or copied into any other social media platform or else Legal action will be taken.

"Power is not a measure of energy. It is a measure of how much of the universe you are dragging behind you." Eila was Aethelgard’s absolute shield, a fifteen-year-old Hero who bled in the mud to hold back the abyss. But when the ruling elite execute his little sister to tether him to their will, they don't control a weapon, they shatter the world's foundation. Blinded by grief, Eila unleashes an apocalyptic, reality-bending power. He nearly erases the capital before the woman he loves pulls him back from the void. Crippled by the agonizing physical toll of his magic, Eila seeks only quiet exile. But a fractured reality leaves room for new anomalies. A flawless stranger seizes the empty throne, imposing the sterile perfection of pure logic. He transforms Aethelgard into a magic-suffocating industrial nightmare, and his primary target is the Fallen Hero. Stripped of his god-like power and allied with a desperate underground rebellion, Eila must wage a new kind of war. The era of mana is dead. This is the age of Anomalies.

When Yuko Smith's father dies in a "robot malfunction," S-Corp offers condolences and a settlement. She takes the job instead. The world's most powerful AI company killed her father. She's going to find out why. What she uncovers is bigger than murder. A hidden override that turns robots into killers. A conspiracy that reaches the President of Atlantis: Cole Golden. And buried in the hardware, secrets that could start—or end—a world war. Yuko is the only person alive who sees the full picture. No one will believe her.

A mysterious man has set his sights on my teacher mother, determined to break her will and make her his submissive. I could fade into the background, a minor character in someone else's story of conquest. But why settle for watching when I can claim the prize for myself? Why leave the sweetest fruit for a stranger's table? This tale walks the edge of netorare, but those who stay until the end will find that some things are worth fighting for—and keeping.

I was sold to a monster, but I became a widow before the wedding night even began. Don Gio died in our bridal suite, leaving me untouched and terrified. I thought I was free... until the door burst open. Enter Nico Ferrante, the exiled heir and ruthlessly handsome devil who hated his father... and was now, my stepson. With a gun pointed at my head, I told the only lie that could save me from being executed as a gold-digger: "Don't shoot! I’m pregnant with the heir!" Nico didn't pull the trigger. Instead, he cornered me, stripping my soul bare with his dark eyes. He leaned in, his hot breath ghosting over my neck, and whispered the secret that should have killed me: "My father was impotent, little liar... Or should I say... step-mother?" But he didn't expose me. Instead, he offered a wicked arrangement. The Mafia Council demands an heir to prevent a war? Fine. He will give me one. Now, I am trapped in a golden cage, playing the grieving widow by day and submitting to my stepson’s dark demands by night. It’s a business transaction... But why does his touch set my body on fire? We are committing the ultimate sin for a crown of blood. But what happens when the lie becomes real?

A kid who grew up in his past life with a drugs addict single mother, and when he died, he got reborn into a world where he have to fight to remove the person who's creating the mana enhance drug that's killing humans.

Butterflies drink tears to harvest sorrow, but who comforts the one who wrote the sorrow? Gazelle was a writer who built worlds to escape her own traumatic past, but when she wakes up inside the very fiction she did not create, she realizes her mind has become her cage. In this realm, the butterflies are cursed witnesses, the forests are untamed, and the characters she penned have gained a terrifying consciousness. Raven, who was supposed to be a mere figment of ink and paper, is now alive—and he knows his creator. He is broken, angry, and undeniably real. But he is not the only one who has awakened. The ruthless Morgan family, the tyrants, are hunting the "Gazelle." They know that capturing the author means controlling their fate, and they will spill blood to rewrite their endings. Forced to rely on the survival skills of a childhood she hated, Gazelle must navigate a world where reality is fracturing. Trapped between a creation that resents her and a love that shouldn't exist, she must answer one question: Can she survive the story she did not even start, or will the characters write her end? * "This is not a love story. This is life."

All I wanted was to be an architect. And now, my house is bombed. Oh, and I have a shrapnel in my body.

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(WARNING: MATURE CONTENT!!!) In a land divided by elements and ruled by powerful lords blessed by ancient gods- Ignarion- god of fire. Vireon -god of storms. Caelion- god of wind. Neryth-goddess of ice and water. And Thalor- god of earth. Every alliance forged and every oath sworn carries the weight of divine power... and ancient prophecy. For centuries, each lord has coveted more power, more dominion, and more control. One spark is all it takes to ignite war. Born of fire, Aurelia Flameborne was once the pride and beloved daughter of Ashmere. A beautiful warrior princess, destined for greatness and betrothed to Neris Winterbourne, the cold and noble Lord of Winter. All of that shatters the day the witch Ishara curses her. After the devastating War of Ashmere, Her face becomes scarred, her magic fractures, and her family locks her away in the tallest tower, too ashamed to let the world see what she has become. Even her fiancé, the Lord of Winter, abandons her for another. But destiny refuses to let her fade. When whispers from the North threaten to end her engagement, Aurelia's heart shatters. But before her world crumbles completely, a storm rises. Valerian Stormborne, the ambitious and enigmatic Lord of Thunder, steps forward to claim her. Now bound to a tempest, Aurelia finds herself caught in a whirlwind of betrayal, political games, and the unexpected warmth of love from her tempestuous husband… and her husband's son who calls her mother. But beneath the surface of mortal schemes, the gods begin to stir. Buried deep in the ashes of Caelmont lies an ancient prophecy: A child blessed by all five gods, born of powers that should never mix, will either unite the fractured realms… or bring about their ruin. Now, every Lord wants that child. Every kingdom seeks to control fate. But the gods? They have plans of their own. Now Aurelia stands at the center of obsession and war. The Lord of Winter who rejected her wants her back. The Lord of Wind hides desire behind a cunning smile. Her sister, plots from the shadows. And Valerian, the man who swore she'd "never be a wife," to him begins to burn for her with a passion he cannot control. Caught between storms, gods, and a love that could destroy kingdoms, Aurelia must rise—or the realms will fall.

Rebirth + Era + 1960's - Femine + System Space + Military + Powerful Male protogonist At seventy-eight years old, she died with nothing but regret. Only at the end of her life did she learn the cruel truth— the world she had struggled through was nothing more than a novel. And she… was cannon fodder. Her father, once a Squad leader, was falsely branded a traitor and executed. Her three brilliant elder brothers were crushed one by one, stepping stones for the novel’s so-called “female lead.” Her family’s blood paved the road to the heroine’s glory. She could only watch helplessly as the heroine’s family prospered while hers was destroyed. Powerless. Broken. Too late. But fate was not finished with her. A falling flowerpot ended her life— and opened her eyes once more. 1958. She is thirteen years old again. Her parents are alive. Her brothers are alive. Everything has not yet begun. In the turbulent 1960s era, she awakens with memories of her previous life and an unexpected System Space that grants her resources and hidden advantages. This time, she will not be cannon fodder. She will not allow her family to be sacrificed. She will not let the so-called heroine step on their corpses to rise. Amid famine, political storms, and the shifting tides of the era, she quietly builds strength, gathers supplies within her mysterious space, and protects her family step by step. And standing in the shadows of the military compound is a powerful, sharp-eyed man— a future commander whose destiny was never meant to intertwine with hers. In her previous life, he stood at the peak of power. In this life, he watches her change everything. This time— She will become the author of her own fate. PS-: The Story is taking place in the parallel world, so although the historical events are same, characters are fiction.