betrayal

Transmigrated into a sword!? By killing, he gains Evolution Points, starting from a broken sword and evolving into a legendary epic demonic sword! ____________________ You can read advance chapters of this novel and other novels in my patreon patreon.com/NO_NAME1412

‎*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.

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.

On mid-6th Century, in the Eurasia region. The Turkic Tribes under leadership of the Ashina Clan had conquered vast plains that border the Caucasus Mountains region. Iltas a mere footman of the Kyrgyz Horde, assigned to guard the Gokturk trading caravan. They were ambushed by Avars. Remnants of their once sworn enemies. Vast confederation of tribesmans who fled when the Ashina rebelled. Now the Blue Turks as their name implied, are in the brink of collapse. Questioned by it's nomad and settler subjects. During the harsh journey, under merciless winter of 587. The conflict inside Gokturk administration reach it's boiling point. Civil wars on the young empire is inevitable. Iltas on the other hand, only want seek for the righteousness. Always longing for the ultimate path of truth. Iltas must fight to survive and endure so that one day he shall find the ultimate truth that he yearn for. -- 12+ Genre: Action, Drama, Philosophy, Military Novel art by: @Analella_

HIS WOLF AND MINE "You said your wolf was dead." "She isn't dead." "Then where has she been all these years?" Elara Vale has spent most of her life learning how to disappear. After her father's mysterious death, her mother remarries a ruthless man who turns Elara's home into a place of fear. Her stepfather and his children make her life unbearable, slowly breaking the confidence she once had. Worst of all, the silver wolf who was once her closest companion disappears from her mind. For eight years, Elara hears nothing from Lyra. No voice. No presence. No wolf. She believes she has been abandoned by the only creature who ever truly loved her. Then everything changes when she is taken to Haven Castle, the stronghold of the most powerful wolf pack in the northern kingdom. There, she meets Alpha Kaelen Draven—a cold, feared ruler whose wolf immediately senses something strange about her. Something ancient. Something powerful. Something that should not exist. "Where is your wolf?" Kaelen asks. Elara lowers her eyes. "She's gone." "Dead?" "I don't know." But Kaelen soon discovers that Elara's wolf isn't dead. She has been hiding. Waiting. Protecting Elara from something far more dangerous than her cruel family. And when an ancient enemy known as the Crowned begins searching for Elara, the secrets surrounding her father's death finally begin to surface. Why was Elias Vale murdered? Why were the Crowned searching for his daughter? Why does Kaelen's wolf react so strangely to Elara? And what is the secret hidden inside the girl who has spent her entire life believing she is weak? "You're afraid of me." Elara's voice trembles. "Yes." Kaelen steps closer. "Then why didn't you run?" She looks up at him for the first time. "Because..." Her voice is barely a whisper. "For the first time, I think someone might actually find me if I do." Kaelen says nothing. But deep inside him, his wolf growls. She's not the girl everyone believes her to be. And inside Elara, after eight years of silence, Lyra finally opens her silver eyes. "Elara..." "What?" "It's time you remembered who you are." She thought she had lost her wolf. She never knew her wolf had been waiting for her to awaken.

Behind the ancient Black Walls of Volantis, eleven-year-old Daemon Blackfyre lives in a gilded cage. To the Free Cities, he is an exotic political trophy under the patronizing thumb of Triarch Malaquo Maegyr; to his obsessive mother, Daena, he is a weapon forged in hatred to destroy the Usurper and reclaim the Iron Throne. Raised under relentless, cold Valyrian discipline, Daemon struggles with a quiet, paralyzing imposter syndrome. His only emotional anchor behind the high marble walls is Sela, a ten-year-old Lysene slave maid who sees the vulnerable boy behind the royal mask.

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

"His father taught him to never yield. The heavens taught him otherwise. Gen is the son of the Invincible Immortal Jiang, raised on absolute power and absolute pride. In a world where cultivators command reality through the six Wheels of Destiny, Gen's unbreakable will made him a prodigy—and a fool." "When celestial enforcers descend to punish humanity's arrogance, Gen's world of security shatters in a single day. Cast into a desperate five-year mission to prevent annihilation, he charges forward like the arrogant genius he's always been—turning allies into enemies, pushing his closest friend Liang into the arms of the corrupt Dark Wheels, and treating the end of the world as his personal proving ground." "A duel with A being that should have killed him. A betrayal that cuts deeper than any blade. A defeat so complete it cracks his soul in ways cultivation cannot heal. For the first time in his life, Gen can't fight his way out."

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.

This book is written by Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat (Ròu Bāo Bù Chī Ròu), Yu is the translator of the Remnants of Filth novel, and published by Seven Seas Entertainment Llc. so I am just sharing the translated (English) version here.I really hope you enjoy it to the fullest!! A historical fantasy epic set in the universe of The Husky and His White Cat Shizun. Two war generals who were once close...until dark circumstances ripped them apart. Noble-born Mo Xi is the foremost general of Chonghua, known for his ruthless temper and ascetic air. Once he was one of two promising young commanders, twin stars of the empire. His comrade, the lowborn Gu Mang, was Mo Xi’s brother-in-arms, best friend, and—secretly—his lover, until the day Gu Mang turned traitor and joined the ranks of their nation’s greatest enemy. Now Gu Mang has been returned to the empire a ruined man, a shadow of the military genius he once was. The public clamors for his death, and no one yearns for vengeance more than Mo Xi. Or so he thought—for faced once more with his bitterest enemy, Mo Xi is left with more questions than answers. Why did the man he loved betray him? And what secrets hide behind Gu Mang’s tortured eyes?

Gianna Michaels, a passionate fashion design student, is set to marry Xavier Castillo, the enigmatic billionaire, as part of a long standing family arrangement. However, Gianna's parents, who aren't who she thinks they are, are set out for far more than the benefits of the arranged marriage. What would happen when the truth finally comes out? Would these two people find love in this arranged relationship and overcome all the odds or the villains are going to win this time just like they did all those years ago?

Gray Kyojin, a troubled teen lost in his own self-doubt, succumbs to the overwhelming pressure moving forward and attempts to take his own life. But instead of death, he’s thrust into another world—a second chance at life. Yet, his journey is far from easy. Confronted by villains, monsters, and forces that threaten to corrupt everything, Gray must rise, fall, and learn through every struggle. Though he dreams of becoming a hero, the road is long, and even with a third chance at life, Gray isn't perfect. Through every victory and defeat, he must find the strength to move forward—learning what it truly means to be a hero in a world that isn't kind to those who falter.

Julie Thompson just moved into the suburban town to live with her aunt's family and hopes to not have or make any friends at all because she disliked people but maybe liking just one won't hurt. She falls for Uche, her cousin brother's best friend, without even knowing. Follow Julie through her first attempt at love. ... I watched him as he stood there, leaning on the bridge's railing and eating ice cream. The breeze wasn't disturbing his hair today because he had parked it all backwards, he looked cute, I smiled drawing in some breath, satisfied with how today was going. "What?" I heard him ask taking me off my thoughts. "Huh?" "You were smiling." "Oh. I was...." "Can I kiss you?" He asked looking at my lips. "Here?" I asked now, my heart beating hard against my chest, our first kiss could happen now. "Yeah?" He nodded, I could see his Adam's apple go up and down as he swallowed, I bit my lips, nervously. I smiled approvingly, almost getting up from the bench where I sat. "No sit." He said coming closer to sit next to me. The bench was quite small so we were so close to each other. He leaned in and I could smell him more the closer he got to my face. His lips were now inches away from mine and the moment they touched I closed my eyes, I didn't know why but I did. He didn't put his tongue in my mouth, it was as simple as it could get, just a warm kiss and I as glad he didn't. When he lips left mine, I opened my eyes licking my lips. He was smiling, I hadn't yet told him how much I loved his smile. "You lied." I told him. "About what?" He stopped smiling. "You said you were a bad kisser." He laughed now with his teeth showing, those beautiful set. Read more... #genka3na

They say an Alpha without a wolf is no Alpha at all. For ten years, Rhys has ruled as the most feared Alpha in the western territory—without ever shifting. Until Elise Winters walks into his territory—and his wolf comes back wrong. Stronger. Wilder. Fixated. On her. Elise is practical, stubborn, and completely unprepared for what she’s inherited. Rhys knew what she was to him the moment she stepped through his door. And he knows this— If he claims her, if he lets his wolf fully return, it won’t just change him. It could cost him his pack. His throne. And her life.

Kyrah does her best for her work and family but things don't work out the way she planned. hiding a long term crush on her friend Jinyoung because of her feelings of inadequacy can she scale through various pitfalls in her life to become indomitable?.

When fate forces Julienne Jenkins into a marriage she never wanted, her life collides with Roman Thompson. A powerful, untouchable billionaire feared in both business and beyond. Roman is a man surrounded by secrets, cold, calculating, and impossible to read. To the world, he is ruthless and Untouchable. A king. But behind closed doors, his actions begin to tell a different story. As Julie struggles to adjust to a life she never chose new identity, new rules, and a husband she barely understands she finds herself caught between fear… and something dangerously close to trust. Because the man she thought was heartless is always watching. Always protecting. Even when she doesn’t know it. But Roman’s world is not built on love it is built on power, secrets, and enemies lurking in the shadows. And as the truth behind his past begins to surface, Julie is pulled deeper into a life far more dangerous than she imagined. When love finally begins to bloom, it may already be too late. Because some secrets don’t just break hearts… they destroy everything.

战国末年，中原经历政治动荡。王侯将相以权谋为棋，争夺统一中原的雄心伟业。秦王嬴政对六国霸业虎视眈眈，旗下国手段和平不堪秦王暴政而逃离秦国，被好友陷害而导致家破人亡。十二年后，其子孔卒于净德精舍长大，远赴齐国稷下学宫投身学术，对围棋有微妙感觉。孔卒在学宫认识了几个同窗知己，包括了前赵国将军之子马梁栋，无心上课但鬼主意多的萧何与女扮男装的祭酒孙女范汝。孔卒与梁栋更同时恋上了燕国侯王之女姬明珠。经历了友谊的变化，爱情的变数和战国的磨难，孔卒终于找到了棋的真谛，并与爱人一起对抗秦王的挑战。