betrayal

Raven Zhao and Aidan Chen belong to the same circle, but he is the center, and she is a tangent. Embrace the flawed obsession. Do not push away the love I offer. Stars whisper your existence to me. How far will you go to hide? The shine in your eyes is affection. If not, hate me with all your being. Share a bond with me; I can bear it. Even if you take me as an enemy. -Aidan Chen

Ather is tired of this world, tired of its answers, but then he's given an opportunity to enter into a new world. Ather will lose everything, but his will remains unbroken, because if it doesn't kill you, it'll only make you stronger. Will Ather lose everything, or will he defy his fate?

He transmigrated into Aemond Targaryen on the night he was meant to lose an eye. He knew the history. He knew the fight. He knew exactly how fate was supposed to carve him into a monster. So he tried to change it. But when the dagger fell, the one who paid the price was not him. From that moment on, history broke. Branded as a kinslayer, feared as a monster, and forced onto the path of the Green faction, Aemond steps into a future no one remembers—one shaped by blood, dragons, and political betrayal. Regent of the Realm. Rider of Vhagar. The man who should not exist. This time, the Dance of the Dragons will not follow the script. ... This is a translation of a Chinese Novel, with minor changes in some parts of the original story.

For ten years, Elena Prescott believed in forever. She left her home, her friends, and everything she knew to build a life with Julian Styles — the man she thought she’d marry. But on the morning of their wedding, a haunting dream exposes a devastating truth: Julian has been cheating on her with her best friend, Vanessa. Heartbroken and humiliated, Elena disappears to Tsep State, determined to rebuild her life far from the lies. But fate doesn’t let her hide for long. When a powerful man, Alexander Blackwood, nearly loses his life in a mysterious accident, Elena saves him then vanishes. All he remembers is the tattoo on her back and the feeling that she’s the key to everything he’s been searching for. As Alexander hunts for the woman who saved him, Elena battles strange visions, crippling headaches, and an illness that’s slowly consuming her. Their paths are destined to collide — in a world where betrayal meets destiny, and love might just be the most dangerous thing of all.

Lina gave everything for love. She supported Daniel when he had nothing,helped him build his company, stood by him through struggles, and believed they would build a future together. But on the night of his success, everything shattered. In front of everyone, Daniel announced another woman as his fiancée… and humiliated Lina like she meant nothing. “You were just a stepping stone,” he said coldly. Heartbroken and betrayed, Lina disappears that same night. Five years later, she returns, no longer the weak woman he once knew. She is powerful, successful, and untouchable. Now Daniel wants her back… but it’s too late. Because another man has already stepped into her life, a mysterious billionaire who seems to know her past… and wants her for reasons she doesn’t yet understand. Now Lina must decide: Will she choose revenge… or a second chance at love?

What Lives Beneath the Veil --- She smiles. You trust her. That is your first mistake. Your last mistake is breathing. --- THE PREMISE Every monster wears a mask. The most dangerous ones wear innocence. Princess Liora Veyne is born without a soul. No one notices. Not her family. Not her kingdom. Not the countless victims who will one day die smiling because she told them everything would be fine. She learns early: the world trusts a sweet face. So she gives them one. Eyes wide. Voice soft. Smile gentle. The perfect princess. The harmless girl. The last thing you will ever see. Behind the mask: centuries of blood. --- THE CURSE Her 101st victim does not die quietly. He dies cursing. No lover will ever satisfy you. You will crave endlessly—always hungry, never full. Every person who touches you will become your next sacrifice. The curse does not break her. It perfects her. Now she hunts differently. Not with violence. With seduction. Every willing body becomes a ritual. Every night of pleasure becomes a countdown to death. She traps them with charm, consumes them with hunger, and adds their power to her own. The craving never stops. Neither does she. --- THE CYCLE Across centuries, they come. Heroes. Warriors. Chosen ones. They gather their allies. They forge their weapons. They believe—foolishly, beautifully—that this time will be different. It is never different. She defeats them all. Not in battle. In trust. She learns their names. Their hopes. Their weaknesses. She becomes whatever they need—a friend, a lover, a savior—and destroys them when they are too broken to fight back. Their bodies fuel her immortality. Their screams become her lullaby. And the mask never slips. --- THE HORROR She watches kingdoms burn. Empires crumble. Stars die. She adapts. Evolves. Wears new faces in every era. Medieval castles. Industrial cities. Digital worlds. The future. The mask changes. The hunger does not. She is immortal. Insatiable. Unstoppable. And no one knows. Not the heroes who die trying to stop her. Not the families who weep at her "tragic" funerals. Not the world that calls her good. The veil has never lifted. It never will. --- THE TRUTH This is not a story about redemption. The villainess does not learn to love. The curse does not break. The heroes do not win. This is a story about failure. Eternal, absolute, hopeless failure. Every hero falls. Every lover dies. Every attempt to stop her makes her stronger. The cycle has no end. The hunger has no cure. The mask has no crack. She walks among you now. She smiles at you now. And you will never, ever know. --- "She has been wearing the veil for a thousand years. You will never see what lives beneath." --- End of Synopsis CONTENT WARNING: This series contains explicit sexual violence, human sacrifice, psychological torture, murder of innocent characters (including children and family members), ritualistic killing, and extreme horror. No character is safe. Read at your own risk.

For years, Anna never thought Sullivan was the type of man anyone should go to for help. Heck! She didn't think he was the type of man anyone should be seen with. She hated him. Secretly. Deeply. And loathed his presence. His existence alone appalled her until she crashed into his building. A loud cry for his protection and help. Sullivan didn't bother with Anna. She was too busy hating him while keeping his secret, too absorbing. Too much of everything he shouldn't be giving in to. Yet, in a fleet of seconds, she ripped his perfectly quiet world apart. As the world of the supernatural opened before her, with their unknown enemy promising a repeat of tragic fate, Anna banked on Sullivan's protection. Taking pleasure in his attention and interest. Yet, the knowledge she lacked was that peculiar interest is often overwhelming. Unhealthy. Dangerous. Obsessive. And a path of thorn that tears at the most precious skin. ■■■■■■■ “Are you hiding, little bird?” His tone was different from the usual. It wasn't the coo she knew, neither was it the song of calmness that often emanated from him. It was vibrating. An allure that in a dark and dangerous way promised a touch that would drift her alive. Annabelle kept her hand to her mouth, her heart racing past its usual rate. She wondered in that moment—now that she knew what he was—if he could hear her heart beat. As if the universe was sending her a response, she felt him stop. Right above where she hid. Holding a shaky breath, she raised her head, feeling the pressure of his feet on the wood that obscured her view from him. Surely, his ability can't go underground. Surely, the scent of watermelon and potatoes would mask her. Yet…the low chuckle that sounded like a sinister laughter made her heart jump, as her legs gave away. He lifted the wooden pallet, their gazes colliding in a fit of what seems to be prey and predator instinct. A tiny smirk was playing on his face now, the same one she was used to. And the evidence was as glaring as daylight. Blood streak marked his crisp white shirt, drooling down the side of his face to his lips—his hands, a crimson bloody mess against rich skin. The stale of another man's death lingering around him, morphing his aura and forever confirming what he is. What he will always be. “Little bird…” “Please…” Huge palm reached out to pat her nest of hair, definitely leaving behind strokes of blood. The metallic iron scent assaulted her nose in the small space she hid. He was after her heart—an organ she feared he might mean in the literal sense. As she remained in the squatting position, watermelon threatening to squash beneath her knees, she felt his pat. Once. Twice. As soothing as always for a creature like him. “I wished upon you little bird. You cannot run from me.” His words were a promise, a seal that bounded them together. Forever. ■■■■■■■ This is an enemies to lovers cum friends to lovers kind of story. ALSO... !!!THIS BOOK WILL CONTAIN DARK VULGAR AND CRUDE CHAPTERS BUT A SERIES OF WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED BEFOREHAND (depends on this authors mood *evil laughter*) SO...YOU WILL BE FINE ^.^

Han Seo-jun South Korea’s finest CIA operative — dies betrayed by his own government. His consciousness arrives in the body of a nine-year-old orphan in Kaelthar, a brutal fantasy world consumed by an eight-nation war. Without talent, without power, without protection, he builds entirely from intelligence and patience — through years of labor, scholarship, and travel across every nation — until he discovers that hundreds of people from other universes were placed in Kaelthar before him, most using their otherworld knowledge to seize power and cause destruction. He discovers this because he is the only reincarnated soul who looked up from the game long enough to see who was running it. What he does with that discovery — and with the faceless, nameless, ancient being who arranged everything — is a story that being has been watching from the narrative layer since the first word. Occasionally interrupting. Occasionally laughing. Occasionally speaking directly to you. Because you have been watching too. And by the end, the question the story asks of its villain is the same question it asks of its reader: what does it cost to watch rather than feel? What does it take to make a watcher fall in?

She was never meant to leave the castle. Princess Nara was born with a crimson dragon mark sealed upon her shoulder—an ancient power that no one dares to understand. Feared by her own parents and locked away for the kingdom’s “safety,” she grows up as a prisoner in golden walls, dreaming of a world she has never touched. But something inside her is waking up. The more she longs for freedom, the more the dragon mark burns… as if it is alive. When betrayal rises within the royal court and a hidden enemy moves to steal her power, Nara is forced to escape the only home she has ever known. Now hunted, feared, and hunted again, she must uncover the truth behind the dragon blood flowing through her veins—before it consumes her completely. Because the mark is not a curse. It is a promise. And it is finally awakening.

Warning: Heavy sexual content and a fucked up male lead. Throw morally grey out the window. Excerpt: "Do you trust me?" His hand drifted to her neck. If he had asked her to walk into the fire with him right then, to tumble willingly into chaos, she would have said yes without hesitation. Her entire body shivered as she nodded, heart hammering, her pulse a wild drum against her ribs. "Always use your words, Bambola. Do you trust me?" he asked again. "Yes…yes…" Her back arched against him instinctively, skin flushed and glistening, every nerve screaming, every muscle taut and alive. Luca's other hand tightened at her neck, squeezing until she gasped for breath. The sensation was exquisite and terrifying, every nerve ending alight as he manipulated the fine line between restriction and pleasure. Vee squeezed her eyes shut, nails digging into his arm as she clung to him, her breath rattling in her chest. He sensed her reaching the edge and drove her closer, the hand at her neck tightening harder. "Luc…" she choked out, a fragmented plea that shattered as her body convulsed, releasing a hot, desperate wave against his fingers and the rug beneath them. Synopsis: She insulted the devil. He decided to own her. Veronica Scalese walks into New York’s elite club, ‘Commissioned’ by accident—and mouths off to the wrong man; Luciano Genovese popularly known as ‘The Devil’. He grants favours but gets your soul in return. When Luca comes to collect a debt from her father, the payment demanded is flesh. Veronica becomes both Luca’s weakness and his obsession. He burns his empire to the ground to keep her. Undressed by the Mafia God is a mafia romance story where power is foreplay, love is a liability, and the most terrifying thing a god can do… is fall. From the author that brought you: 1. Defying The Rogue Alpha 2. The Vampire's Luna 3. Undressed By His Arrogance

A story about Naivre, a quiet nobleman’s son who is looked down upon for possessing an ability that is considered lowly and useless; yet, despite all that, Naivre remains calm and confident that his true abilities are far greater than they appear.

From virgin to Ryker's play toy, Rowan's obsession and Corvin's lustful desire. Amaris is that good girl turn bitch! ******* Sold to the father. Fated to the sons. Desired by all three. Amaris Storme was sent as an arranged mate, a peace offering to a cold, grieving Alpha who refuses to touch her. But the moment she steps into his territory, everything goes wrong. Because the bond doesn’t choose him. It chooses his heirs. One twin wants her out of spite. One twin wants her but cannot claim her. The father wants nothing, until he wants everything. Father and sons are driven onto opposite sides, each pulled toward the same woman they should not want. Old wounds reopen and the pack begins to split from the inside out with Amaris at the center of the storm. She was never meant to belong to them all. Now none of them are willing to let her go. Three Alpha wolves. One forbidden bond.

The night Lila died, she finally understood something. Trust… was a luxury only fools could afford. Betrayed by the two people she loved most—her lover and her step-sister—Lila’s life ended in cold blood. But death wasn’t the end. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself back in the past… alive, unharmed, and given a second chance. This time, something is different. She can see it. Numbers floating above everyone’s heads. Charm. Luck. Intelligence. And most importantly— Danger Level. The people she once trusted now reveal their true nature, their hidden intentions exposed in cold, undeniable numbers. Her charming lover? Danger Level: 100. Her perfect step-sister? Far more dangerous than she ever imagined. Armed with her new ability, Lila won’t make the same mistakes again. This time, she won’t be the victim. She’ll be the one in control. And as she begins to uncover the truth behind her death… one thing becomes clear— The real danger was never just them. It was the world itself.

What the fuck is even happening in universities?

This story takes place in a alternate universe during the old Japanese era. It is the story of Bella , who lived a peaceful life with her friends and family. Until one unfortunate day, her village was attacked by the order of the Emperor of Japan, Chang Hao. She was forced to watch as her friends and family were gutted out and burnt to death. Being forced into becoming a sex slave, She ended up in the palace of non other than, Emperor Chang who fell in love with her at first sight. All went well, so she believed that luck was finally on her side, as she silently plots her revenge. To her own astonishment, she discovers she had fallen in love with her village mudurer. She decides to accept her fate to live a happy life with him. Years passed and everything went smoothly, until Cheng Mei, the emperor's wife and Empress of Japan finally had enough of his un hidden favouritsm towards Bella. She decided to make Bella's life miserable and come between their love for her selfish desires . Bella, now lives a life torn between love and reason. Living a miserable life, she still holds on to faith and hope for better days. Journey with her as she navigates love, lust , trust, injustice, betrayal and hate. Will she triumph against all the odds stacked against her?. Stay tuned to find out.

Her empire collapsed overnight. Her fiancé betrayed her. And now, CEO Anozie Olaedo has nothing left, except a deal with the ruthless tycoon. Arinze Chibuzor. Cold. Powerful. Untouchable. He offers her one thing: marriage. No love. No intimacy. Just business. But sparks don’t follow rules. And when his icy mask begins to crack, Olaedo finds herself drawn into a dangerous game of passion, pride, and secrets. Just as she begins to trust him, their pasts comes back to life. People they thought dead. Truths that could shatter everything. A destiny she never asked for. Now, Olaedo must choose: protect her heart, or risk everything for a man who was never supposed to matter. When the past collides with the present… will their fragile contract survive, or will it burn to ashes?

In a world where magic is forbidden and witches are hunted, Ashlynn Blackwell has hidden her mark of the witch since birth. The night of her wedding she's betrayed and her secret is exposed. Attacked by her husband and his knights, Ashlynn was abandoned and left for dead in the wilderness. Rescued by the vampire lady Nyrielle, Ashlynn is offered a choice: die as a human or embrace her power as a witch. Bound by a mystical blood pact, Ashlynn is plunged into a world of ancient magic, immortal vampires, and deadly political intrigue for the chance to find eternal love. [Bronze Winner: Weekly Love Tales - Vampire] [Book of the Month: September/October 2024]

Isla has always been known as the pack's orphaned Omega. She was brought into the pack as a baby and was always treated like an outcast by the other pack members. Her life seemed to be going peacefully until her 18th birthday, when she found out that Damon,the alpha, was her mate. A passionate night which they shared leaves her pregnant and she's rejected shortly after. Unable to bear the pain that comes with the rejection, She flees from the pack unaware that the child she carries holds a dangerous power. In a world which is unjust to the weak, will Isla be able to keep her son safe or will the past destroy the bright future which she hopes for? In a world where power and love collide, can Isla keep her family safe? Or will her past destroy the future they’ve fought so hard to build?

This work revolves around the hurdles, a teen encountered in growing up with a family(so she thought) that hates her.

Star's world breaks into chaos the moment Ari, her sister, suddenly goes missing. She finds herself caught in a web of mistrust and corruption, which she has to unravel on her own. Will they be able to completely unveil the dark story around Setio and Vezos?