betrayal

When Rosalind follows her father to a grand banquet in the kingdom of Eryndor, she expects nothing but humiliation as her father intends to pawn her off to settle his gambling debts. Rosalind is fiercely unwilling to be controlled and is definitely unprepared for the attention of King Alaric, the kingdom’s feared tyrant whose dangerous charm and ruthless reputation make the bravest men tremble and women weak in their knees. Intrigued by her defiance, Alaric claims Rosalind as his own, and suddenly she is trapped in his castle, under the scrutiny of his watchful eyes, sinful tongue, and burning touch. Desperate to escape, she discovers a secret ally in a mysterious servant, one whose true identity shocks her and forces her to question everything she thought was real, with the fact that her father hadn't been in debt at all but had handed her to the malicious king with evil intentions. Rosalind finds herself caught between two men: the controlling, prideful king who desires her completely, and the enigmatic servant who sees her as more than a prize. In a palace where deception is law and freedom is impossible, can Rosalind survive and who will truly claim her heart?

Alexander was the greatest tyrant in history. His cruel, brutal and vicious reign struck fear in his enemies and allies alike. But that all ended when he was betrayed by his own people and beheaded by his arch-rival. As Alexander's consciousness faded away all he could think of is all the faults he made, how he could have avoided them, how unlucky he had been, and his wrath and unwillingness to die at the hands of the man he hated most! But unexpectedly he was given not only the answers to these questions, but also a second chance to right all his many wrongs.

Dahmer Lukas is a man of chilling precision and unparalleled intellect. As an "Enigma"—the rarest, most elusive and strongest personality type in the omegaverse—he functions more like a machine than a man. Cold, calculated, and entirely devoid of emotions, he runs a massive scientific empire with one singular focus: Project Z. His goal is as ambitious as it is controversial: to synthesize a serum capable of pacifying the hyper-aggressive Alpha population. To complete the formula, he requires a biological sample from the world's most powerful Alphas. He has successfully harvested samples from every target—except one: Malcom Ford, the ruthless CEO of Deviloy Technology Company Malcom is an anomaly in his own right. Known for his cold, unyielding nature, he never releases during intercourse, keeping his genetic essence locked away. Dahmer orchestrates a masterfully deceptive plan: He adopts the guise of a wide-eyed, vulnerable Omega intern, and infiltrates Deviloy Technology. His objective is simple: seduce Malcom, trigger the impossible release, and secure the sperm sample for his research. But there are two major complications: Malcom Ford is staunchly, aggressively uninterested in men. He views his own biological urges as a weakness to be controlled, and he is immune to the typical ploys of those trying to get close to him. To infiltrate Malcom’s guarded inner circle, Dahmer must learn to mimic expressing emotions. He studies the art of a smile, the mechanics of a genuine laugh, and the physical act of crying. But as he performs these human behaviors to manipulate Malcom, something begins to shift. The more Dahmer acts, the more his own cold, Enigma logic begins to fray. Dahmer Lukas set out to dissect Malcom Ford, but as the lines between deception and desire blur, he realizes he is the one being dismantled. Can a man who has never felt love survive the fire of an S-tier Alpha who refuses to be tamed?

‎*Mature Content* Vivian Ravenscroft was never meant to live this life. ‎Swapped at birth by a desperate mother—not just to save her, but to place her where destiny could shape her—Vivian grows up under the powerful Ravenscroft name, believing Sebastian, ten years her senior, is only an untouchable brother figure. ‎Protective. ‎Distant. ‎Forbidden. ‎Until the night violence shatters her world. ‎As she recovers, the truth unravels: her royal bloodline, a father who erased her existence, and the devastating reason she was raised beside Sebastian—to bond with the one man she was never allowed to love. ‎The man who looks at her and whispers, ‎“I thought you had given yourself away…” ‎Only to learn her heart—and her body were never claimed by another. ‎Stanley was never love. ‎He was survival. ‎Drawn into royal decrees, billionaire rivalries, and laws written in blood, Vivian must decide whether to obey a destiny chosen for her—or fight for the one her heart recognizes. ‎Because the way Sebastian looks at her now… has changed. ‎It lingers. ‎It burns. ‎It strips away every lie she once believed. ‎At a royal wedding watched by kings, presidents, and the most powerful names in the world… ‎the distance between them finally breaks. ‎And when the night falls— ‎There are no more titles. ‎No more rules. ‎No more pretending. ‎Only him. ‎Only her. ‎In the quiet heat of a marble bath, where silence wraps around them and the past finally loosens its grip… ‎his hand finds hers. ‎His touch is no longer restrained. ‎And when he kisses her, ‎It is deep. ‎Unsteady. ‎Years of control slipping all at once. ‎Vivian doesn’t stop him. ‎She melts into him… answers him… trusts him. ‎Because somewhere between the lies, the pain, and the years they were forced apart— ‎her heart had already chosen him. ‎And when he finally takes that last step… ‎When the space between them disappears— ‎She breaks. ‎A soft cry leaving her lips. ‎A moment of pain… of truth… of surrender. ‎And then— ‎Nothing but him. ‎Because what she gives him that night is not just her body— ‎but the part of her that has never belonged to anyone else. ‎Her first. ‎Her only. ‎Sealed in a moment neither of them can ever take back. ‎Because some bonds are not accidents. ‎They are written long before birth. ‎Tested through pain. ‎And fulfilled in the moments where resistance finally turns into surrender. ‎And love like theirs… ‎Was never meant to be broken.

After dying from unpaid overtime (and maybe a little too much caffeine), Rin Lee wakes up in a world filled with magic, danger... and far too many ridiculously attractive men. Before he can even process what's happening, a glowing blue window appears. [Welcome, Host! You have been selected by the BL System.] [Complete your romantic missions or face immediate tragic death.] "HUH?! SYSTEM, what do you mean 'tragic death'?! And more importantly... BL?!" Now trapped in a story that seems determined to embarrass him at every turn, Rin must survive chaotic love quests, suspicious holy knights, eccentric demons, and one impossibly handsome Demon General who's supposedly destined to destroy the world. The problem? The BL System insists he's Rin's perfect match. "OH, GREAT SYSTEM! PLEASE, JUST KILL ME NOW! THERE'S NO WAY I CAN MAKE THE DEMON GENERAL FALL IN LOVE WITH ME!" "You're here again?" the Demon General asks with a faint smile. "You really do enjoy following me around. Should I finally take you on that date you mentioned?" "HUH?! WAIT—WHEN DID I EVER SAY THAT?! I'M GOING TO DIE TODAY!!" A chaotic fantasy full of comedy, slow-burn romance, mystery, and one very persistent System that absolutely refuses to let its Host rest.

Burdened by the crushing debt of his parents, Lex never imagined a life beyond endless work and grief. But fate had other plans. One fateful day, an accident ends his mundane existence—only to thrust him into a world of fantasy. Reincarnated as a side character doomed to fail, Lex now inhabits the body of a so-called teacher—a fraud with no real skills, destined for disgrace. Standing at a crossroads, he faces a choice: follow the canon and flee from his inevitable downfall, or defy fate and carve his own path. Just as he considers running… a voice calls out. [Need some help?] Grasping the talent that his predecessor never realized he had, Adrian decided to defy his fate and become a true Runesmith. However, he never expected that once he would start on the path of becoming a Runesmith, he would start gaining so many connections. [Ding!] [Cross-dimension group chat has been activated!] [Hero of World Nebula: Old man, when can I get my sword done?] [The untamed witch: When will you help me with my staff?] [The obsessed one: Darling, when will you do me-I mean, when will you do something about my blades?] ....what the heck is all this? °°°°°°°°° A/N:- Read the first few chapters, before deciding to drop it. English won't be perfect, but it will be readable. Additional tags: Cross-world group chat, possessive characters, sudden strength gain, overpowered MC, broken engagement.

Avi wakes in a world that smells of pine and iron, his head a blank and his hands remembering blades. From the mouth of a cave the dragon-god Garjhimagni speaks like thunder and sets him a single terrible task: find six boys touched by the Dragon Kings, bind them into a blade, and strike at the shadowed conspiracy known as the Star Octave. Its leader, the merciless Tsar Drakuvor, holds the key to the memories stolen from Avi the night the world split. Outside the cave Avi meets Ruslan, a thin, quick scout hollowed by loss. Ruslan’s grief becomes Avi’s first promise: to help restore what was taken. Together they head for the fortress town of Pskov, carrying nothing but a fragile pact, a rusty blade, and the echo of a dragon’s command in their bones. It closes on the tension that hums like a bell: Avi, a warrior without a past, a dragon’s mission pressed into his palm, and a world watching to see whether he will reclaim who he once was—or be remade by the fate that found him. Find the six. Break the Octave. Take your life back.

18+ READERS ONLY: The story contains explicit sexual content (SMUT) dark romance, Force Proximity, Morally grey hero, strong languages, crime investigation and enemies-to-lovers power imbalance. READERS DISCRETION IS ADVISED SYNOPSIS They say the enemy of my enemy is my friend but what happens when that friend becomes an enemy you cannot escape? Fiona Brett's rise as a promising actress is abruptly derailed when her parents, desperate to save the family from financial ruin, accept a marriage proposal on her behalf from a man she barely knows. Forced to shoulder the burden of her family’s survival, Fiona is compelled to sacrifice her own dreams. Seeking solace, she turns to the love of her life, Alexander only to discover him entangled with her own sister. Betrayed and heartbroken, Fiona meets a tragic end at the hands of those she trusted most. But fate gives her a second chance. Reborn on the very day everything fell apart, Fiona awakens with a burning resolve: revenge. Determined to reclaim her life, she strikes a dangerous deal with her fiancé, a pact laced with thorns and unforeseen consequences. As her past wounds begin to heal, Fiona finds her heart ensnared deeper than ever by Manson’s dangerous game yet even he is unaware that he, too, has been caught in its snare. Together, they step into a world far darker than Fiona could have imagined: a world of deception, hidden truths, ruthless manipulators, and long-burried sins. She soon realizes that the game she thought was hers alone is far larger than any personal vengeance, orchestrated by forces far beyond Manson, herself, or any other player. In a tangled web of greed, betrayal, and power, one question remains: who will emerge victorious?

(WARNING: MATURE CONTENT!!!) "You're going to be the death of me Aurelia." He muttered to her. "Valerian pls...am tired. You need to calm yourself." For heavens sake, he just made her have three orgasms while sore from the previous night. And he's seriously not trying to make her have the fourth one...is he? Breathing hardly now, his eyes locked on her lips. "You know that this one is your fault." "My fault?" She asked in shock. "What did I even do?" "You seduced me." He said and Aurelia was stunned speechless. With an erotic deep sound, valerian quickly descended his head as his mouth devoured hers with renewed vigour and primal hunger. It was as if he were so starved for her taste and was ravenous for her again. ****** 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.

Willow Hale survives the crash. Miles was driving. He walks away without a scratch. That should have been the worst part. It wasn't. She wakes up in a hospital bed and finds her life already gone. Miles stands beside her bed, calm, composed, holding another woman's hand. His boss's daughter. Christy Cordell. He tells the doctors everything. Voice steady. Eyes soft with concern. They broke up weeks before the accident, he says. Mutual. He only stayed because leaving felt cruel. Then he adds the detail that changes everything. Willow left him. For Zane. His best friend. The one man in the room who could end the lie with a single word. Zane looks at the floor. And nods. Drugged. Broken. Surrounded by faces repeating the same rehearsed story, Willow understands too late what is being built around her. One careless comment about confusion after trauma is all Miles needs. He turns betrayal into medical fact. Her engagement disappears in one clinical breath. Her memories become unreliable. Her grief gets filed under head injury. So, Willow stops arguing. Stops crying. Let them believe she's broken. But she remembers everything. This was never confusion. Miles had already replaced her before the crash ever happened. Zane just helped him bury the evidence. They think they rewrote her life while she was too shattered to stop them. They think silence means surrender. They have no idea what she's building behind that silence. Some men destroy loudly. The dangerous ones do it with soft voices, folded hands, and no blood anywhere in sight. And the quietest knife always cuts the deepest.

The ordinary world is not what it seems. Many strange events unfold in the background but go unnoticed by the masses or are covered up. A supernatural world exists along with the natural world which can only be seen by those called Balancers. Spirits and Evil Spirits exist along with Balancers who possess unique powers to see and fight them. Among the many ordinary humans, a girl undergoes a lot of suffering and experiences a prophetic vision. It grants her knowledge of the hidden world and of some future events. The girl loses almost everything she has and then takes the steps needed to become a Balance Breaker. Her past identity has to be abandoned for the sake of survival so she renamed herself Ash. Ash gains the powers of a Skin-Walker and begins living in such a world taking on the appearances of others, experiencing their lives and living under the mask of another person.

Life is dark and meaningless. That was what it had taught every single day I'd been cursed to live it. And now, finally, it was coming to an end. My arm ached where the needle pierced the vein. Already, my fingers were numb, spots spinning in front of my eyes. Something clattered onto the pavement. The needle. It must have slipped out of my hand. Nothingness swirled around me, bringing the first sense of peace that I'd felt since...ever. But that was okay. It meant that there was no one to miss me, and no one I would miss. Well, perhaps there would be a few, but they could always find others to extract their cruel, sadistic pleasure from. My last breath was rough and shallow, the last beat of my heart pitifully fail. I sank to the alley floor, eyes closing, welcoming the blessed nothingness of the end. Only...death was supposed to be dark, wasn't it? And since when did 'nothingness' have so many gods? Discord: https://discord.gg/PX3xqJdZMY

On a storm-soaked night, seventeen-year-old Haruto Shikigami loses everything. His parents are slaughtered before his eyes by a devil born from humanity's fears. Yet when death stands before him, Haruto feels something strange—not fear, not anger, not grief. Nothing. That night changes when he becomes the vessel of the legendary Crimson Devil, a calamity responsible for one of history's bloodiest tragedies. Branded a threat to humanity and hunted by powerful factions, Haruto is taken to the Tokyo Institution of Exorcists, where humans form dangerous covenants with devils to fight back against the darkness. Surrounded by prodigies, monsters, and broken souls, Haruto struggles to control the power sleeping inside him. Alongside his teammates—Shimi Horimiya, a girl haunted by a tragic past and the scars of the Blast Devil, and Yamado Kahanru, an arrogant genius who trusts no one—he is thrust into a world of deadly missions, political conspiracies, and ancient secrets. Guiding them is Adryn, an unpredictable exorcist who possesses multiple devil covenants and hides far more than he reveals. As forgotten massacres resurface, powerful organizations move in the shadows, and the truth behind the Crimson Devil begins to emerge, Haruto discovers a terrifying reality: The greatest devils are not always born from fear. Sometimes they are born from humanity itself. In a world where every covenant demands a price, friendships are tested, families are torn apart, and survival often means sacrificing a part of yourself. The question is not whether Haruto can save the world. It's whether he can save himself before the Crimson Devil consumes him completely.

The Bible warns of the four angels bound beneath the Euphrates River. When they rise, humanity will face judgment. They were never supposed to rise early. A faction of rogue heavenly angels has descended to Earth to free the prisoners beneath the river before their appointed time. If they succeed, prophecy itself will break. The seals will remain unfulfilled. The trumpets will never sound. An ending reserved for God's appointed time will arrive too soon. Max and her husband Seth were never ordinary. Born from The First Breath, they carry the Flame and the Breath, living forces of divine authority placed within them for a purpose they are only beginning to understand. As corruption spreads through creation, ancient powers awaken, and the future itself begins to unravel, Max, Seth, and the rest of the Twenty-Eight find themselves standing between humanity and an apocalypse that should never exist. The world is running out of time. Heaven is running out of patience. And the end of all things has started moving ahead of schedule. What begins in Flame & Breath expands through Christopher's Interludes, Rise of the Unseen, Before the Throne, and The World Unmasked, revealing a story far larger than any of its heroes ever imagined.

In the span of a single month, Elara Jones watched her life go from the charts to the courtroom. ​Now, Elara is being sued by her former manager and trial-by-media has already found her guilty. When her past relationship is dragged into the spotlight and she’s publicly accused of being the killer of her ex, the world expects her to fight. But Elara is hollowed out, her fire replaced by a cold, haunting silence. Instead of clearing her name, she simply stops caring. Letting her new manager handle it all. ​Isla Matthews. Known in the industry as "The Fixer". She is the woman you hire when the fire is too big to put out. She comes into Elara’s life as her new manager with a single objective: scrub the scandal and resurrect the star. ​Isla has one rule: No feelings attached. She’s disciplined, logical, and detached. But one look at the broken, defiant Elara turns her world into complete nonsense. The attraction is immediate and dangerous. As Isla works to piece Elara’s reputation back together, she finds herself wanting her. Something that could ruin her entirely. ​But the "Fall from Grace" wasn't an accident. As they get closer, Elara begins to uncover the jagged truth behind her ruin. It wasn't just bad luck or a former manager’s greed, it was a calculated hit. ​When the mask finally falls, Elara must decide, and if Isla is part of the world that betrayed her, can their "relationship" survive the truth? Because Isla Matthews may not just be fixing the disaster. She may be part of it.

When the forest chooses a boy, the world must face the consequences. Mokshit was an ordinary student—until a mysterious event deep within a dying forest awakened powers beyond imagination. Plants obey his will, nature responds to his emotions, and an ancient force begins to stir within him. But power comes at a price. As corruption spreads and the legendary Devourer Tree awakens, Mokshit finds himself hunted by the Celestial Order and manipulated by forces that know the truth about his birth. He is not merely a guardian of nature. He is a Hybrid. Born from the powers of creation and destruction, Mokshit may be the world's greatest hope—or its final catastrophe. With his friends by his side and the fate of the world hanging in the balance, he must decide: Save the world... Or save the one he loves. An anime-inspired fantasy adventure filled with mystery, sacrifice, friendship, romance, and epic battles. The forest never forgets. And destiny is never finished.

An Impossible Revenge Love Story

The Day the Apocalypse Arrives—No One Has Privileges Anymore. It doesn't matter if you're a child, a man, a woman, or someone with a disability—if you want to survive, you must quickly grasp the rules of survival. Our only goal is to live—and to keep living.

In the world, everything appeared normal on the surface. Cities functioned, corporations thrived and competed for power, and governments ruled with laws and regulations. To most people, humanity had already uncovered the secrets of biology; however, they were wrong. Hidden beneath modern civilization exists an invisible ecosystem of organizations, corporations, and predators that has quietly shaped history for generations dubbed Oikos. Within it are individuals with a rare biological anomaly capable of evolving the human body itself. Taken by Oikos, his name was erased and replaced with another, he survived where no child should have. He climbed through blood and violence, clawing his way through violence until he became a monster feared even within Oikos itself. But Beast died. Now awakened in the body of the missing Mercer heir, Jul Mercer has only one desire: to leave the monster he once was behind and live as an ordinary member of one of the world's wealthiest families. Unfortunately, the past refuses to stay buried.