betrayal

A fire destroyed the Hart family mansion—and rewrote three lives forever. That night, Liam Hart was pulled from the flames by a mysterious girl who vanished without a name or a face. Years later, the powerful heir still searches for the one who saved him, unaware that the truth has been buried beneath carefully crafted lies. Mia is the real savior. She rescued Liam at the cost of her own safety and chose silence over recognition, loving him from afar while hiding the truth that could change his world. Ivy wears the scars—and the lie. With half of her face burned and a heartbreaking story, Ivy stands beside Liam as the woman he believes saved his life. But behind her tears lies deception—and behind her stands a father whose ambition knows no limits. As love, lies, and hidden intentions collide, a dark secret smolders beneath the ashes of the past. When the truth about the fire begins to surface, hearts will shatter, power will shift, and the flames will rise again—this time, to burn the liars who started it all. In a world built on deception, who deserves the love that survived the fire?

If God gave you a second chance, would you seek forgiveness-or become the devil yourself? Riva Lane died in a prison infirmary-betrayed, erased, and branded a criminal. Framed by the man she loved, Marcus Gray, she lost everything: her empire, her child, and her soul. He sealed her inside a cage of lies and called it justice. Then she wakes up-three years earlier. Back in her penthouse. Silk on her skin. Steel in her heart. Marcus is right there, wearing that same "sincere" smile-close enough to kiss, close enough to kill. This time, Riva won't plead for her innocence. She'll dismantle his empire piece by piece until he's the one begging for mercy. To ruin a monster, she needs a power that plays by no rules-and the only man ruthless enough to help her is the one she can't afford to want. God gave her a second chance. Mercy was never part of the deal. If she has to become the devil to win... so be it.

In the ruins of a fractured world, defiance is a death sentence. Excelling in the fine arts of covert observation, she collects secrets and trades in betrayals. This data broker doesn’t believe in fairness or morality. After all, that’s the only way to survive – and thrive – in a limited human space, constantly besieged by strange fauna. She’s spent a lifetime running from the powers that be and slipping through the cracks. However, a fateful misstep pulls this furtive shadow into the sights of a man set to inherit the hopeless war. His ascent to the throne is paved with the bodies of those who stood against him – and those who didn’t. This capricious warlord intends to cut the trespasser’s insolence out with a blade. Slowly and carefully – because death would be far too kind. He wants her taught a lesson. Disfigured. Broken. Owned. Yet she vanishes into the overcrowded streets. A hounded prey becomes an umbrage with a vendetta and wages a one-woman war on his reputation. From the darkness, she turns the rising officer's name and affairs into rot. She never lets him forget she’s still out there. Watching. The nobleman handles it all without faltering. However, the manhunt gradually twists into a slow, burning obsession. The woman’s daring, her rage fascinate him. Consume him. All grudging sentiments warp into respect… and something stronger. When enemies close in on all sides, he calls upon his shadow with an alluring promise of truce. Trust is a knife. And he hands it to her – willingly. Story ahead can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRSX826G

Cracking the Ice Queen’s Mask Everyone at Eastwood High knows the ‘Ice Queen,’ but no one knows the girl shivering behind the mask. To the world, Sadie is the untouchable, cold-hearted perfectionist. To her, the title is a survival tactic, a shield against the boys who treat her like a trophy and the rumors that threaten to drown her. When the school’s notorious ‘Hard Guy’ labels her the ‘School Mother,’ Sadie is thrust into a spotlight she never asked for. Trapped in a web of fake relationships, secret heartbreaks, and the suffocating pressure of being the "People's Girl," Sadie is one step away from shattering. But while the school watches her throne, her academic rival, Carl, is the only one watching her truth. He’s the thorn in her side, the one man who refuses to bow to the Queen, and the only one who sees the cracks in her armor. In a game of social survival where one obsessed admirer is turning into a deadly shadow, Sadie must decide: will she keep her crown and stay frozen, or let the one person she hates melt the ice? The higher the throne, the harder the fall. And someone is waiting to make sure she never gets back up. keywords: #Academicrivals #popularmalelead #youngadult #icequeen #slowburn #highschoollife #obssessedadmirer #Deadlyshadow

TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains dark themes, emotional and physical abuse, trauma, betrayal, humiliation, and mature content. However, it also delivers humor, sharp sarcasm, a doting (and dangerous) mate, and chaotic chemistry between the leads. ★★ Synopsis ★★ They called her wolf-less. A disgrace. A curse. The girl blamed for her brother’s death. The unwanted twin. The shame her pack never stopped punishing. For seventeen years, Isabella endured cruelty from everyone who should have protected her—her Alpha, her pack, even her own blood. Beaten down. Enslaved. Ignored. Yet she never broke. Until the night her first heat dragged her into a forest she was never meant to enter. That night, she met Lucain. A king who had been sleeping for centuries. Cold. Ruthless. Starved. A ruler who rejected fate, bonds, and the Moon Goddess herself. He took her blood to survive. He meant to kill her afterward. Instead, he marked her. A bond never meant to exist. A mate never meant to live. A king never meant to awaken. The mark ignites a secret no one was meant to uncover—one that places Isabella at the center of power, prophecy, and bloodshed. Now the packs want her dead. The Elders want to use her. And enemies far older than wolves are watching. Lucain has spent his existence proving he cannot be owned. No bond. No mate.No weakness. Isabella has spent her life learning how to survive. Forced together by fate and hunted by the world, they face an impossible choice. Bow to destiny and submit to the bond… Or burn down everything that ever tried to control them. Because when fate tightens its grip, the real question isn’t whether the bond can be rejected... It’s what happens when the girl everyone broke becomes the one thing a king cannot afford to lose. •♪♪• Hi, my name is Isabella. Follow me through a journey of survival, self-discovery, vengeance… and a dangerously unexpected love. #StrongFL #EnemiesToLovers #FatedMate #PowerCouple #fromHatefulToDotingHusband #DarkRomance #SlowBurnChaos

Choi Yujun- born into power but cursed with a 'weakness'. The only son of the Choi family is born an omega, born an embarrassment to a bloodline of strong and pure alphas. At a party, a violent attack from a mutual enemy exposed Yujun’s secret in front of his family’s sworn enemy, Hwang Jaehyun, Yujun prepares for humiliation and blackmail, offering himself to be used by the Alpha in order to protect himself from his own family Instead of the humiliation...Hwang Jaehyun does the unthinkable... The rival who is supposed to destroy him, becomes his drug, his shield, his forbidden comfort. Together they fight to bring down the people who made Yujun bleed…together they bleed in the face of betrayals, trials and "Don't you realize? I'm a Choi, I am cursed and I am sick" Yujun says with deep angish, "then use me, Yujun-ah, use me like a drug" Jaehyun response came out raw and desperate, his alpha swearing it.

On my third wedding anniversary, my husband poisoned me. As I lay dying on the cold restaurant floor, I watched him smile beside my step-sister his mistress since before our wedding day. My marriage was a lie. My love was a tool. And my death was carefully planned. I thought dying would finally set me free. Instead, I woke up three years in the past one week before I married the man who killed me. This time, I won’t be the obedient wife who walks blindly into her own grave. I’ll cancel the wedding. Expose their betrayal. And marry the one man my ex-fiancé fears the most. Adrian Blackwood. The Devil CEO. A ruthless billionaire with no mercy for his enemies. I walked into his office with a deal: “Marry me. Help me destroy Ethan Cole and I’ll give you everything you need to take him down.” I expected a cold contract marriage. What I didn’t expect… was the way he looked at me like I already belonged to him. “You’re under my protection now, Sophia,” he said calmly. “And I never let go of what’s mine.” Revenge was supposed to be simple. Love was never part of the plan. But falling for the Devil may be far more dangerous than the man who murdered me. Because Adrian Blackwood doesn’t play games. And once he chooses something he keeps it. Forever. In my first life, I died for love. In this life, I’ll make them all pay.

Following the timeline and characters of the Amazon Prime show "All Thunderbirds Are Go," we pick up with a mysterious new villain stealing expensive equipment and leaving riddles detailing where he strikes next, and all the while, this mysterious "Crow" seems to be hunting someone in particular that he has a destinct...disliking towards.

"It's already 12:30 a.m., thirty minutes past midnight and I still can't locate the fucking grave. Just how deep did these assholes bury her? Were they trying to hide a body or dig to the Earth's core? I know, I know. You're probably wondering what the hell a woman in her late twenties is doing in a cemetery, covered in dirt, and digging up graves like it's a normal Friday night. And no, I'm not a gravedigger............" I had three fucking rules. Just three. And sure, no problem with the undead—until me and my brilliant fucking stupidity decided to break every single one. **Rule one**: Don’t remove the necklace. **Rule two**: Don’t talk to him. **Rule three**: For the love of all things holy—don’t open the fucking cage. Simple, right? Apparently not. I shattered them. One by one. Like an idiot playing with a loaded gun. And now? The most dangerous vampire in existence is free. Two others are hot on my tail. And I have no idea what the fuck I’ve gotten myself into.

They killed the devil. But the devil was reborn. Cast into exile. Raised by monsters. Fueled by blood and hatred. Vaelis was never meant to survive. Then he met her. She became his obsession. His weakness. His reason to burn the world. On the night of the Blood Eclipse, the devil will return. And this time… nothing will stop him.

“Doing the wrong thing for the right reason… never ends well for anyone.” Seven great races ruled the continent of Eldarion. Humans weren’t among them. To the world, mankind was nothing more than background noise, as insignificant as a breath of air, as laughable as a failed joke of creation. A race with no promise. No power. No future. Tyler was born into that world—a world where every “hero of humanity” was fated to fall before they could rise. So he abandoned the path of heroes entirely. He chose the road stained in shadows. He chose the power no sane soul would touch. He chose to become a demon— not for glory, but for survival. His purpose was simple: Ascend as the Demon King. Stand as a monstrous shield when the true invaders finally tear into their continent. And he succeeded. He rose higher, darker, and stronger than any being before him. But power has a price. A price he only understood when it was far too late. For in climbing toward salvation, He became the very abomination he once swore to destroy— The Desecrator. And the world whispered: “There is no lesser or greater evil. There is only evil.” Yet a more profound truth lingered in the dark: “Because sometimes, only one Evil can devour another.” *** Discord - https://discord.gg/4xbt5Nwrtn *** #Yandere #ComplexCharacters #NoHarem #Dark #RareBloodline #Magic #Slowburn #FatedLove #Demons #Dragons #Otherworlders #RunicSorcery #Evil-FL

He’s her assistant. Loyal. Obedient. Untouchable. Victoria Sharp built her tech empire from scratch. She's rich, ruthless, and always in control. No scandals, no distractions, especially not from a certain devastatingly attractive executive assistant with bewitching eyes and a voice that could ruin her in seconds. James Mitchell has worked under Victoria for three years, hiding his desire behind professionalism and perfect ties. He knows the rules. He respects her boundaries. But when she starts breaking her own, James isn’t sure how long he can keep pretending he doesn’t want her. What begins as subtle tension, lingering stares, coffee with hidden meanings, after-hours “accidental” meetings, spirals into something hotter, darker, and far more dangerous. She’s used to power. He’s used to silence. But neither of them is ready for obsession. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "If you want these lips, then earn them." James's words hung in the air between them, transforming the atmosphere in Victoria's office from tense confrontation to something entirely unprecedented. Victoria sat frozen in her chair, her lips still parted in silent shock, her mind struggling to process what had just transpired. Earn them. The phrase echoed in her thoughts, foreign and disorienting. "If you want to keep tasting these lips, then you'll have to woo me." The additional statement landed like a second shockwave. Woo him? Victoria Sharp didn't woo anyone. ------------- "Victoria, what are you…" James words died in his throat as he felt the warm, wet heat of her tongue against his exposed chest. Victoria had found the gap in his shirt and was licking his skin with deliberate, erotic slowness that made his entire body go rigid with shock and arousal. The sensation was unlike anything James had ever experienced, raw and intimate and so unexpected that it short-circuited his ability to think coherently. Victoria's tongue was warm and soft against his skin, tracing patterns that sent bolts of electricity straight to his core. This was madness, she knew that. But she was past caring about sanity or propriety or any of the rules that had governed her life up until this moment. All she cared about was the man in her arms and the way he made her feel like she was coming alive for the first time in years. Her tongue found the small mole on under his right eye, and she felt James's entire body shudder at the contact. "I love that mole on you," she whispered against his skin, her voice husky with desire. James's eyes slammed shut at the intimate contact, his body betraying him as a soft groan escaped his lips. The sensation of Victoria's tongue on his face was so unexpected, so boldly sensual, that his pulse hammering against his throat. "I will do as you say, James," she said, her voice husky with desire and determination. "I will woo you." The words sent a jolt of satisfaction through James's system, but it was her next statement that made his breath catch. "However, you should know that I am very territorial." "You just sit down, look effortlessly handsome, and prepare to be wooed," she said, her voice carrying all the authority of a woman who was used to getting exactly what she wanted. "Remember, James," she said, her voice dropping to a whisper that somehow managed to carry more authority than any shout ever could. "You are mine." The declaration hung between them like a brand, marking him as surely as if she'd physically claimed him. Enemies-to-lovers tension CEO x Executive Assistant Office slow-burn with high heat Obsession, betrayal, and emotional redemption One woman who’s never been owned and the man she can’t control If you love dominant heroines breaking their own rules, devoted but strong men, and drama that keeps you breathless, then be ready to be will consumed.

✓ MASSIVE RELEASE ONE THE LAST DAY OF EACH MONTH.✓ BLURB: “We are sorry Maria, we never meant to hurt you. Come back to us!" They all thundered. But it was too late, I was determined to make them Pay. *** I am Maria Moon, casted out of my Pack at the age of eighteen. All because of a tradition— one that states, that which ever family the Alpha's mate comes from, any other female wolf of same status is cast out. But it all felt wrong, It wasn't supposed to be me but her— my step sister— Patricia Moon. “I, Darren Copper, Alpha of the Frost moon pack, hereby declare that Maria Moon is no longer a member of this pack!” I pleaded for them to see the truth but no one cared, they were all blinded by their love for her. I became a rogue, wandered about for days and was unfortunate to attacked by the older rogues. And even more unfortunate to be saved by the quadruplet Alpha's, my Pack rival Alpha's. *** “Isn't she the Beta's daughter of Frost moon pack?" Damien growled as he turned to his brothers. “Definitely, she looks the same even after five years!" Adrien replied as he squatted, cupping my chin harshly on his palm. “She is definitely a spy, let's kill her!" Davian roared, stretching his claws, his stance ready to slaughter. “Don't Davian!" Aidan the oldest amongst the quadruplet echoed, “That’s all the more reason we should keep her close, letting her die is to easy.” He turned to the guards beside him, “Take her to the Pack, she is our Personal maid." Adrien chuckled lightly, a sly smirk appearing across his lips. “Nice idea Aidan. We would make her suffer!" CONTENT WARNING. This book contains explicit scenes, abuses, graphic violence and dark obsessive romance. Readers discretion advised.

Aria Thorne’s life crumbles when she comes to the realization that her husband , Ethan was a chronic cheat and usurper. Divorced,she wallows in debt and office scandals brewed by her jealous ex who refuses to let go despite stealing her company ideas and thriving on them as his own . In a bid to overcome these challenges, she is left with no choice but to sign a compromising contract with Lucian Voss,her new boss and the ruthless CEO of Voss enterprises . A contract to become his personal office slave, which requires total obedience, living under his roof, surrendering to every command day and night in exchange for clearing her debts. He owns her body and demands her submission. He's addicted to breaking her walls and claiming her completely but Aria's fire burns hotter than his control. What starts as a forced arrangement turns into a dangerous obsession. Will she escape the devil in the suit or beg for more?

Lila’s life has always been defined by silence, by the careful preservation of what others expect her to be. Torn between the safety of a man who loves her quietly and the truth embodied by a love that refuses comfort, she must navigate the treacherous path between desire, freedom, and consequence. Every choice carries weight, every moment tests her understanding of herself, and every secret threatens to unravel the fragile world she has constructed. In a story where honesty can wound as much as lies, Lila will discover that surviving her own heart may be the most dangerous sin of all. A Sin to Remember is a dark, psychological romance about love, freedom, and the cost of truth — a journey that will linger long after the final page.

Alex Nightshade was born to command Alpha of one of the most feared and powerful werewolf packs, heir to a kingdom of strength, dominance, and legacy, and has always commanded power, respect, and unwavering loyalty. But his world unravels when the Moon Goddess reveals his fated mate Adriel at the mating ceremony. She’s everything he never expected and never wanted. Adriel is an orphaned omega, quiet and unassuming, the lowest in pack society. And yet, the mating bond is undeniable. In front of the entire pack, Alex rejects her cruelly, definitively. "You are a mistake,” he said". Shattered and humiliated, Adriel disappears into the human world. But what the Alpha didn’t know is that she carries a rare, ancient power, and the kind that could tip the scales of an age-old war. In the glittering chaos of New York City, Adriel finds unexpected refuge with Mason Sharp, a guarded billionaire with secrets of his own. A fake engagement offers her protection, but emotions grow dangerously real. Now Alex wants her back not just for the prophecy, but for something deeper he can’t admit. But claiming her means facing Mason, the truth behind the lies that bound them, and a war that could destroy both realms. Adriel must choose: the wolf who shattered her or the man who sheltered her. Her heart is torn. Her powers are awakening. And the fate of two worlds rests in the hands of the one woman both men would die to protect or possess.

"In another life, kitten… may we meet again,” she whispered defeatedly to her lifeless mate. "I promise I’ll make them pay…” she added before she breathed her last too. **** When Alpha Yuzuki loses her mate and family in an ambush by the werewolf king — Kazuya, she swears with her last breath to get vengeance in her next life, hoping to meet her mate again. Twenty-eight years later, Yuzuki wakes up as a powerful werewolf queen, Kuramitsu, whose kingdom is enemies with Kazuya’s. Yuzuki doesn’t mind whatever she has to do to make Kazuya pay, especially when she learns that this queen’s identity has been hidden her entire life. So, when King Kazuya announces a mating ball, Yuzuki is more than glad to go and attend the ball as an unmated wolf. After all, she wants to find her mate in this life, and this is her chance to check the weaknesses of Kazuya’s kingdom too. What better way to start than with Kazuya’s loyal enforcer? ——— Ayami Araki is the most lethal enforcer in the realm who many kings and queens would kill to have on their team — but Ayami has sworn her unconditional loyalty to King Kazuya, who has been nothing but kind to her. She would give up her life for her king without question — until Yuzuki. Despite all the training against being emotional, or even thinking of a mate, Ayami feels it all begin to slip away for Yuzuki. She knows it’s not a good idea, but she wants her, hence her homework. However, Ayami’s findings have her questioning everything she believes in. But she’s loyal, right? What happens when the truths of their past surface? Will Ayami’s loyalty still be steel-clad? Will Yuzuki’s love for her mate remain unconditional when she has to go through Ayami to get to King Kazuya? Will Yuzuki’s mission to eliminate the Kazuya kingdom still stand?

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.

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To inherit her father’s empire, Zara Geller must marry. To survive, she chooses control. Her solution is simple: a contract marriage with her devoted secretary, Vincent Macoy—three years, no love, no questions. On the night of their wedding, Vincent should have died in a brutal accident. Instead, something answers his prayer, or shall we say, someone answered indeed. Now wearing Vincent’s face, a dark lord bound by divine punishment must fulfill the last wish of the man whose body he inhabits—to live a long, happy life with Zara. Bound by contract and fate, the devil becomes a husband, a protector, and a threat Zara never saw coming. Because the most dangerous secrets aren’t hidden in shadows. They sleep beside you.