betrayal

When two enigmatic boys join an already close-knit group of eight friends, their arrival seems to inject a fresh sense of excitement and thrill. Yet, what appears to be an uplifting change is merely the prelude to a whirlwind of complex emotions and tangled relationships. As the friends navigate through a labyrinth of intense romances, unexpected betrayals, and heart-wrenching breakups, they find themselves on paths of self-discovery and confronting difficult choices. Jealousy, guilt, and long-hidden secrets surface, forever altering the bonds within the group and their families. Dive into this gripping tale where every twist and turn leaves you questioning the true cost of friendship and love.

Rachel Smith’s wedding day went exactly as planned. If the plan was to watch her fiancé marry her step-sister, get framed for treason, and become the kingdom’s most wanted criminal. While running for her life, Rachel accidentally summons a demon king named Mal and binds them together for one year with a blood contract. Mal promises to help her clear her name and destroy everyone who betrayed her. In return, Rachel agreed to give him whatever he asks for when the time comes. He refuses to say what that is. Which is probably fine. …Right?

The Past: Elara Vance was a waitress working three jobs to pay her father’s medical bills. In a moment of reckless despair, she spent one night at a high-end masquerade gala with a man whose face she never saw, but whose touch she never forgot. When she discovered she was pregnant, her conservative family labeled her a disgrace and threw her out. With nothing but a few dollars and a dream, she fled the country. The Present: Five years later, Elara is no longer the girl in the stained apron. She is a powerhouse architect returning to her home city to lead the most prestigious project of the decade: The Vane Tower. The Conflict: Her client is Silas Vane, a man known for his cold heart and hatred for "social climbers." The moment they meet, the chemistry is explosive—and terrifying. Silas is haunted by a "phantom woman" from a gala five years ago, but he doesn't recognize the polished Elara as that girl. As they work closely together, Silas begins to fall for her, while Elara’s five-year-old son—who looks exactly like a miniature Silas—is hidden just out of sight. Elara must decide: Does she finish the project and flee again, or does she risk her career and her son's heart by telling the man who "bought" her for one night that he owes her a lifetime?

An exiled princess, a poisoned husband, and a battle for power—Eirian Soliel refuses to be forgotten, but can she turn a cold marriage into a fiery alliance before it’s too late? First cousin to the King and the darling of the Court of Sorrow, Eirian has spent most of her life indulging all her whims and fantasies under the protection of her royal blood, but when her father’s sudden re-marriage results in a son, she finds herself suddenly shuffled aside. On top of that, her longtime on-and-off romantic partner suddenly betrays her. Instead of proposing to her, he shows up to her birthday ball, married to a low-ranked Lady without a word of warning. Eirian’s life is upended, and her stepmother succeeds in exiling her into an arranged marriage with a general who never leaves the distant borderland. Regimented, completely disinterested in the capitol and the Court, and dying from a poison no one can identify, her new husband would rather continue his simple life with his mistress than welcome his new wife, but Eirian refuses to go down without fight. Determined to make a place for herself if she cannot find one, Eirian finds herself facing an enemy she never expected, and she underestimates her shy, gentle husband. Will the General fall for his vivacious Princess, or will Eirian be set aside again?

BOOK ONE OF THE “RECLAIMING HER FATE” SERIES “Wealth, crown, wild, and heart. Together they rise, or together they fall.” Heiress of the First Werewolf Kingdom, Aveloria Valenor was betrayed, rejected, and slain in her first life. Reborn by the Moon Goddess, she vows to change her fate, only to discover she has not just one mate, but four: the one who once doomed her, the one whose power could save her, the one who tempts her freedom, and the one who has always loved her. Bound by prophecy, hunted by dark shadows, Aveloria must either choose to unite her Tetrabond or see the world consumed by darkness. EXCERPT He groaned against her lips, a low growl that sent shivers down her spine, and she kissed him back with equal fire, matching his rhythm and hunger. Their breaths tangle, shallow and uneven. His large hand grabbed her neck, tilting her head up as he deepened the kiss, causing her pulse to race beneath his touch and her body to ache for his. When they finally parted, Aveloria’s breath trembled. Their foreheads rested together, breathing ragged and lips swollen. Neither spoke. Words would have ruined it, that wild, reckless pull that said they were already too far gone. She looked at him, the one who had saved her, the one who shouldn’t have been hers, and for a moment, everything made sense. But the guilt came next to the reality. She stepped back, her heart racing. “I have to tell you something.” His expression shifted. “What is it?” “There are others.” “Others?” “Mates,” she said quietly. “Three.” He froze. “You’re serious?” She nodded. “I didn’t choose them. It just happened.” He exhaled sharply, running a hand through his hair. “I thought those were just rumors. No one believed it.” “I wish they were.” His jaw tightened, but he laughed softly, shaking his head. “Of course. The Moon gives me a mate; she already has three others. That sounds about right for my luck.” Aveloria swallowed, guilt pressing at her chest. “I didn’t mean for this to happen.” He looked at her again, calmer this time. “Neither did I.”

A forbidden obsession that grows out of control Valerius is 34. Nara is 18. ........... When eighteen-year-old Nara Redwell is kidnapped by the ruthless boss of Draven Syndicate, the criminal world holds its breath. She is the only daughter of Redwell, a man feared for his wealth, power, and violent history. But instead of being executed like the others taken before her, Nara is placed under the personal authority of Valerius Draven, the cold and devastatingly disciplined leader of the rival empire. Valerius does not want ransom. He wants leverage. And Nara becomes the pressure point that forces her father into the light. But the more time she spends inside Valerius’ world, the more she learns a truth she was never supposed to see: her father is not the hero she grew up worshipping. His past with the Dravens is darker than she ever imagined, and the war she thought she understood is built on betrayal, blood, and secrets buried under decades of silence. While the syndicates prepare for conflict, Redwell spirals. His fear for Nara blinds him, driving him to make the most catastrophic choice of his life, where he offers his wife as a replacement hostage, willing to trade anyone to get Nara back. His desperation marks the beginning of a violent collapse no one can stop. And in the middle of this unraveling chaos stands Valerius, the man who was supposed to use Nara as a weapon… but instead becomes the only shield she has left. As loyalties fracture, enemies rise, and hidden truths emerge, Nara must decide who the real monster is. The man who stole her freedom, or the father who built her world out of lies. Her choice may destroy one empire… And ignite another. Nara has spent her whole life trying to survive men like her father. Men who believe a woman’s worth is measured by her obedience and her beauty. Valerius Draven. The quiet monster. The only man who never raises his voice but makes entire empires kneel. And now… he is her jailer. Held in an isolated Florida estate that feels more like a velvet cage than a home, Nara is determined to destroy the one thing men want from her, her beauty. If she can make herself undesirable, she can make herself untouchable. But Valerius stops her. He insists she is safe with him. He insists he will not hurt her. He insists she is merely leverage in a war she never asked to be part of. Yet nothing about Valerius feels simple, or safe. The more she pushes, the calmer he becomes. The more she resists, the more he studies her. And beneath all his coldness is a tension she doesn’t understand… and can’t escape. Because Valerius didn’t take her for ransom. He took her for a reason neither of them is ready to admit. Nara knows one truth: Monsters don’t cage what they don’t crave. And Valerius? He never cages anything he plans to let go.

Seven college friends reunite for a long-awaited getaway in a luxurious hillside villa. Behind the laughter and warmth of their reunion, dark secrets begin to unravel—betrayals of love, old grudges, scandalous videos, and deep-seated family conflicts. What starts as a perfect escape slowly turns into a bloodstained prison when one of them begins to be terrorized. But who is the real target? And among these lifelong friends, who truly harbors the deepest, most dangerous wounds? Setting: Indonesia

In just twenty-four hours, Cassia Marcelli’s not-so-perfect life turned one hundred and eighty degrees worse. Her father—the Don—was assassinated. She was betrayed from within her own family and thrown into a private blood auction, sold like spoils of war to the highest bidder. There, she was bought by the most powerful man in the underworld. And that man… was none other than her first love. The boy she believed to be dead. He offers her a deal: stay and play the part of his mistress in the public eye to secure his claim as the new Don or be sent back to the auction block. Cassia has no choice. It’s either him or the savages who were ready to claim her. Kairos Moreau returned from the dead to exact revenge on his enemies and claim his rightful place as king of the underworld. But the first thing he did was reclaim what he lost five years ago. Cassia Marcelli. The only woman he ever wanted but could never have. She hates him. Kairos doesn’t care. He is determined to burn that hatred out of her—until it turns into something far more dangerous they both cannot resist. something more consuming like the desire he has for her. But behind his icy threats lie obsession, guilt, desire and secrets he refuses to confess. And as enemies close in and the truth behind her father’s death begins to unravel, Cassia starts to wonder: Did Kairos save her Or was he the one who destroyed everything she loved?

The year is 3XXX, hundreds of years after humans destroyed the world's environment, inviting the invasian of alien substances. The organisms on Earth were like a 5-star buffet for them, once an evil alien bacteria latched onto one, they became the living dead. Labeled Hospites by the government, and zombies by the people, they roamed around Earth searching for more living things to infect. Thankfully, as these aliens kept populating, those able to survive the initial infection obtained special abilities. Too bad Yuhi wasn't one of them, or even someone who has inherited them through his family bloodline. Yuhi, left alone in the ruins of a large city, considered to be in the red zone of zombie territory: "Have I been used as bait?" Zombie King: "Sorry, but you're not even good enough to be bait in their eyes." Yuhi: "...Maybe being bait isn't so bad after all." Zombie King: Why do I get the feeling that I won't be the one eating brains?

Blurb: She lost her parent at a tender age, she has worked her entire life to meet end needs for her grandmother, she never experienced love in her life. Mila a 23 years old lady came in contact with a young billionaire who happens to be looking for a personal assistant and a wife in order to claim his rightful position as the heir of his grandfather's properties. What begins as a calculated decision soon becomes a contract marriage neither of them expected to feel so real. As Mila steps into Adrian’s world, she is met with cruelty masked as class and hostility sharpened by jealousy. His secretary, Vivian Moore, and his mother make it clear she does not belong. Yet behind closed doors, something dangerous grows, soft moments, unguarded confessions, and a love neither planned. Then the past resurfaces. Mila uncovers a truth buried beneath Cole's fortune her parents’ deaths are tied to the very family she married into. Love fractures. Revenge calls. When revenge calls, will Mila choose forgiveness or destroy the man she loves to reclaim her justice? In the midst of betrayal, heartbreak, and truth, Mila later finds herself falling in love with Adrian's father, a forbidden connection that threatens to destroy what is left of the Cole family and everything she once believed about love. But just when she thinks she has finally uncovered every secret, Mila discovers one shocking truth, her parents were not victims of the Cole family they were once part of it.

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Hiroki just found out that his sister Kanoko, his mother Kaede, his best friend Ayumu and his girlfriend Nao were sleeping with Kokujin... his bully. Hiroki are now is all alone. After running away, he walked through the city streets of Tokyo mentally broken and depressed.He walked aimlessly until he reached the location where you wanted to go: the Tokyo Gate Bridge. It was night and lonely looked up at the dark sky, seeing glowing, beautiful stars. He rested on the bridge railing, looking down at the water below as suicide thoughts creeped in. He rested on the railing, finding peace that no one was around and only cars were driving by the bridge till suddenly his phone ringed and began vibrating from his pocket. He decided to take phone out and answer the call... It was his mother Kaede What happens when Hiroki kills himself? Ntr story with Consequences

SOLD TO THE DEVIL Daniella Montenegro has spent her entire life paying for sins that were never hers. Her mother’s death. Her father’s failures. Her brother’s reckless choices. At twenty, she dances under neon lights each night just to keep food on the table for a family that has never protected her in return. When the man she was meant to marry disappears on their wedding day, Daniella believes humiliation is the worst fate waiting for her. She is wrong. By nightfall, her father’s gambling debts come due, and desperate men make desperate bargains. To settle what he owes, he offers the only thing he has left of value. His daughter. Blindfolded and delivered like payment, Daniella is taken to the secluded estate of Santiago Torres Mendoza, a man whispered about in business circles and feared everywhere else. Powerful, controlled, and mercilessly private, Santiago is not a man who explains his decisions, only enforces them. Daniella arrives with nothing: no freedom, no allies, and no way to escape. And she carries a secret of her own. Two months pregnant with a child whose father she cannot name, she is forced to sign a contract that claims her body, her future, and her unborn child. Survival becomes her only goal as she is pulled into Santiago’s dangerous world of luxury negotiations, shadowed alliances, and corruption powerful enough to erase lives without consequence. But everything changes the moment Santiago truly looks at her. Because Daniella Montenegro has her mother’s face, the face of the woman he lost twenty-three years ago. A woman whose disappearance left wounds that time never healed and secrets buried deep enough to destroy empires. What begins as a transaction becomes a fragile and dangerous alliance. As enemies close in and the truth about Daniella’s past begins to surface, Santiago finds himself protecting the one person he was never meant to care about, while Daniella discovers that the most terrifying prison is not the contract that binds her, but the man whose darkness may be the only thing keeping her alive. In a world ruled by power, loyalty, and betrayal, the greatest threat is not the devil who bought her… But the woman who refuses to belong to anyone.

"You're fired! And don't come back until you pay your debt!" On the same day, Alex was fired by his abusive boss and dumped by his girlfriend for a rich second-generation heir. He was broke, humiliated, and hopeless. Standing on the bridge, staring at the cold water, a mechanical voice rang in his head. [DING!] [The God-Tycoon System has been activated.] [Host Balance: ∞ (Infinite)] [Mission: Spend 10 Million Dollars in 1 hour. Reward: +10 Strength Points.] Alex froze. He didn't just have money; he had a mission to spend it. "You say I'm poor? I'll buy the bank." "You say I'm weak? I'll spend a billion to become a martial arts grandmaster." Watch Alex as he rises from a broke loser to the secret ruler of the world, slapping the faces of everyone who ever looked down on him. Money isn't just power—it's everything.

“I hear you would do anything for the right price. If that's the case, then I would like to hire you. How much would you charge?” - Daniel Park, aka Fenrir, knew his reckless decision to earn money would bite him in the ass one day. He just did not expect it to happen so soon. After finally running away from the mafia, all Daniel needed to do was repay his debt to the ‘Den.’ Once he did, he and his brother would be free to live their lives. What he failed to account for was the obsession of the Alpha who had been obsessed with him from a young age. Daniel might have escaped the Den, but he was never able to run away from it. At least, not while the Young Master still had a hold on him. __________ “See, I told you that we are made for each other. No matter where you run and no matter what you do, you will always come back to me. After all, you became an omega because of me, and I became an alpha for your sake.” Young Master Ivan’s sinful voice sounded like melted lust. There was no reasoning with an alpha in rut. In the end, no matter how much Daniel suffered and how far he tried to run, he was bound by the dark obsession of an alpha standing at the top of the food chain. He never had a choice to run in the first place. __________ R18, Smut, Omegaverse, BL, Yaoi, Possessive, Alpha, Dark, BDSM…I don’t want to tag more…

“This world is built on lies. If you want to keep it alive, make sure none of them are exposed. They must never reach his ears.” As long as Shuu could remember, these words had governed his life. Abandoned at the grand temple and forsaken by the gods, Shuu grew up powerless in a world that valued nothing else. Survival was never guaranteed, especially for someone like him. Yet he had one talent-he could read fortunes, and he never got them wrong. His future was decided early. He would serve the temple until his debt was paid, then fade away. But during the Hero’s fortune reading, Shuu made a single mistake. One moment was enough to strip him of his place and throw him into exile-only to be taken in by the very Hero who caused it, a man whose presence turns Shuu’s life completely off course. And as Shuu is pulled deeper into the Hero’s path, he begins to realize that something about the Hero and his companions is deeply wrong-something he cannot yet name, but cannot ignore. __________ Please leave a review. Also warning, will have Mpreg (around ch 70ish) . If it's not your cup of tea, just be careful

In a world ruled by hidden power and ruthless games, survival is not a right—it is a spectacle. Apita was once an elite covert operative, trained by a secret organization known as The Council of High Table, a shadow network that controls wars, governments, and assassins from behind the curtain. For years she carried out impossible missions, becoming one of their most feared weapons. Until the day she disappeared. Now presumed dead, Apita has been living in silence, trying to escape the life of blood and manipulation that once defined her. But the past has a way of hunting its own creations.

The sea remembers the name of **Captain Flint**. Decades ago, the most feared pirate to ever sail the oceans vanished, leaving behind whispers of a treasure so vast that entire kingdoms could be bought with its gold. Many searched for it. None returned. For years, the legend faded into drunken sailor tales—until the night a dying pirate staggered into Ethan Hale’s quiet coastal inn, dragging with him an old sea chest sealed with iron and blood. Inside it lies a map. A map marked with strange symbols, a cursed island, and the name that once made every sailor tremble: **Flint**. Suddenly Ethan finds himself hunted by ruthless pirates, secret treasure hunters, and men who would kill for a single glimpse of the map. With no choice but to flee, he joins a dangerous expedition across treacherous seas in search of the legendary island. But the ocean is full of liars. Among Ethan’s new companions are men with hidden motives—including the charming and dangerous sailor Victor Vane, whose smile hides secrets darker than the sea itself. Mutiny brews beneath the deck. Skeletons guard the island. And Flint’s treasure may be far more than gold. Because some legacies were never meant to be found.

Growing up in a wealthy but emotionally empty home,Philip chose life of crime to fill the void left by his parent’s absence. When he targets Jenny,a woman whose strength and compassion challenged everything he believes about himself an unlikely love story unfolds.

I was supposed to live quietly. Study hard, stay invisible, make my mother proud. No friends. No distractions. No boys. But then he happened — Adrian Madden. The university’s golden boy, the Prime Minister’s son, with eyes like winter storms and a smile that promised trouble. He saved me once — from humiliation, from the cruelty of others — and ruined me all the same. His charm was a weapon. His attention, a wildfire. And before I knew it, I was burning. We fell — recklessly, hopelessly, secretly. But love in his world was dangerous. When his family was framed, their mansion set ablaze, I lost him to the fire… or so I thought. Seven years later, I walk into Madden Corporation, desperate for a job — only to find him alive. Colder. Sharper. Untouchable. The boy I loved is now a man with power in his hands and vengeance in his veins. He doesn’t know about the twins. He doesn’t know I’ve kept his last name buried in my heart like a secret grave. And I don’t know if he’s here to love me again — or destroy what’s left of me.