betrayal

All she wanted was freedom. All he wanted....was her. Aurelia thought escaping the king’s dreaded bride selection would free her from a lifetime of chains. But fate had other plans. Her reckless flight only placed her directly in the path of the man everyone calls the Mad King. Malion is ruthless, unpredictable, and feared across the kingdom. Yet when his gaze falls upon Aurelia, his madness takes a new shape—an obsession no one can protect her from. Now, caught between her yearning for freedom and the dangerous pull of a king who refuses to let her go, Aurelia must decide: fight her fate, or risk being consumed by it.

When the young Duke of Ravenscroft returns to Eldora, whispers sweep through salons and ballrooms. Admired by many yet bound by none, Lady Everleigh must choose whether her heart belongs to a loyal friend, a watchful rival or to no one at all but herself.

This was the story of the Wannabe Webnovelist Team (aka WW) who slaved over writing for five years and did not receive a single reader, only to discover that the person responsible for the final edit and publishing in the Wannabe Webnovelist writing team never actually published anything. He had only uploaded everything to the drafts. Sit back and relax (or not) as you try to figure out which character has written which paragraph or chapter. Not to mention working out how many people are actually in this team - this may fluctuate. The WW team's rules in this novel are that once a chapter has been published, no one in the team can edit it. (NB: all the characters in this work are fictional and while any resemblance to real life people are not entirely coincidental - no insults are meant. This is a completely tongue in cheek, rubbish piece of nothing. Yes, you read that right. If you find this as nonsensical as the author(s), then 'high five!' You are on the right page.) Also, has this story really been discontinued? Wait and see... because if it really has been discontinued, we hope the readers enjoy being left hanging on the cliff edge - or just hanging, cos there's nothing wrong with just hanging about. Addit Oct 2023: WW is on a long break. Who knows if they'll ever get back together or come back (in fact, I doubt they will ever return - I think they've given up). Therefore, you will receive random short stories instead. This is now truly discontinuous nonsense. Enjoy. If you don't like one story, you can now switch to a different one via the contents page. Yay.

Pregnant. Betrayed. And the father is the last man she expected: her ex-boyfriend's formidable father, billionaire Silas Thorne. Reeling from her cousin's deceit and her boyfriend's cheating, Elara Hayes faces a double shock – pregnant with twins by the intimidating Silas. Silas, thirty-seven and ruthlessly decisive, sees an irresistible opportunity. He offers Elara a deal dripping with vengeance: "Marry me. It's the ultimate revenge against my son." Thrust into a gilded cage built on retribution, Elara must protect herself and her unborn babies. But living under the same roof as the dangerously magnetic Silas threatens to shatter their cold arrangement. Can a marriage forged in revenge truly pave the path to love? Or will family loyalties tear them apart? Cradle-snatcher? Disrespectful father? Silas Thorne welcomed the whispers. He played to win, and Elara was his prize. He wasn't giving her back.

Aisaac Sinclaire along with his girlfriend and her classmates were suddenly summoned to the world of Xenoria. Every thing happened fast, they all were given the opportunity to awaken their gifts. Next thing he knew, he was had become the black sheep, while everyone awakened awe-inspiring gifts, he just had to awaken 'lackluster' one and one no one has heard about. The gift of Adaptation. Next thing Aisaac knows, he is sent into a forest to die and there and then he understood how blessed his gift was.

Valeria Sartori was The Serpent. The most ruthless Mafia Boss the city had ever seen. She commanded empires and trusted only her fiancé, Aurelio. That trust cost her everything when Aurelio betrayed her, killed her, and seized her throne. After death, Valeria's soul transmigrates into the body of Inara Storm, a weak civilian. Now trapped in a weak body, Valeria is bound by an internal rule. She must first settle Inara's debt and save her family before she can take back her own body. To get revenge she has to infiltrate her own mafia through a brutal, male-dominated training camp. Will Valeria be able to hide the Serpent’s lethal mind behind the innocent face of a weakling or will she die trying?

Meet The Harbinger of Scorching Tempest (aka Soren), a dragon stuck in human form, who is absolutely certain that he can restore his true self at the mysterious Ancestral Pyre…if only someone would stop screaming, stop arguing, and occasionally carry his stuff. Enter Taika, the unwitting girl who owes him her life. So when Taika doesn’t hate him, Soren has what dragons call an epiphany— and what humans call a terrifying lapse in judgment. Thrown together by circumstance (and Soren’s questionable “logic”), the pair set off on a journey across a world that is far more dangerous than either of them anticipated. Along the way, they’ll dodge furious villagers, survive absurd magical mishaps, and learn that dragons have terrible social skills—but also, occasionally, a heart.

Laura Hughes has spent years keeping her head down, surviving bullies, and avoiding drama. Senior year was supposed to be easier, but it’s already a nightmare. When a private letter falls into the wrong hands, she becomes the center of unwanted attention. Then Jae shows up. Quiet, mysterious, the half-Korean transfer seems to notice everything about her. Laura has to figure out who to trust, how to keep her life together, and how not to get crushed along the way. But what she doesn’t realize is that Jae’s secrets might be the one thing that takes her down.

Elena’s world shatters the night her sister is killed. Left with nothing but grief and a father who sees her as leverage, she is forced into marriage with Adrian Moretti, heir of an Italian mafia empire. To him, she is just a key to power. To her, he is the one who stole her freedom. But as betrayal, secrets, and dangerous desires twist their lives together, the line between hate and something far more dangerous begins to blur. In a world built on blood, vows, and chains, love might be the most lethal trap of all.

Celvian was born into House Solmar of the Sun Clan, destined for divine glory. Instead, the Moon Goddess marked him - a blessing that became a curse in a world where her power is considered worthless. Stripped of everything he once was, Cel must survive in a world threatened by rift-creatures, where only Chosen Ones blessed by Gods stand between humanity and extinction. The Moon Goddess chose him for reasons beyond understanding. Whether that choice will forge him into a savior or twist him into something far more dangerous depends on how much of himself he is willing to give up.

She was born to rule, yet raised in shadows. Riella’s beauty is both a gift and a curse, drawing the eyes of strangers—and the blades of enemies. When her abduction reveals whispers of a forgotten bloodline, she learns the truth: whoever wins her heart, or her death, will hold the fate of empires.

On the night of her engagement party, Alayna Sandra discovers her future contract husband is cheating on her with her own sister. She's shattered, broken, and furious all at once. So when she finds his stepbrother, Dafa Halton, she marries him instead. But now, why is her ex fiance the one begging her to come back? And who would have thought that his useless stepbrother would turn out to be the best man she's ever met. -Love Reclamation: Escaping My Contract Husband, Finding His Stepbrother By Yuliaresi Anjelina

Ariana Lewis survived the unthinkable. Her family was destroyed when she was only seven, leaving her the sole heir of a shattered legacy. But the truth she carries—and the hatred she harbors—is more complicated than anyone realizes. Damian Blackwood, the cold, enigmatic CEO of Blackwood Corp, has always been a man of ambition. Behind the ice in his eyes lies a boy who once witnessed tragedy he could neither prevent nor forget. Guilt has shaped him, driving him to build an empire at an astonishingly young age. What happens when the “OUR WOUNDS COLLIDE” —this time in the adult world, in the very office where ambition, rivalry, and secrets collide? Betrayals, misunderstandings, and secrets from the past threaten to keep them apart, while romantic tension, office rivalries, and a manipulative villain push them together in ways neither of them expected. Both must confront their inner demons before they can heal—and before the villain who destroyed their families resurfaces to strike again.

A single betrayal hurled Ethan Veil into death. What he thought was the end instead became the beginning—an unexpected step into the realm of Reapers, where he was forced to join a secretive organization known as the Nightmare Investigation Bureau. Here, there is no light—only endless archives and truths long buried. Each dossier corresponds to a nightmare case, and Ethan must search for answers between absurdity and horror. Yet as the investigations deepen, he begins to uncover a terrifying truth: his greatest enemy is none other than the person closest to him. Is it the entanglement of fate—or the careful weave of conspiracy? As each page of the dossiers turns, Ethan realizes: the true enemy may not be the nightmares at all, but the one he knows best.

In a modern world where Beastmen live hidden among humans, the royal bloodline rules through fear, violence, and ancient authority. Rosalie, former queen and beast-woman, escapes the palace with her newborn daughter Aurore to flee her husband Richard, the Beast King, whose cruelty knows no limit. Humiliated by her escape, Richard vows to erase every trace of their bloodline. Aurore grows up in secrecy, unaware of her royal origins. She only wants a normal life. But at the academy where she tries to blend in, shadows of the kingdom start to gather around her: strange disappearances, infiltrated agents, accidents that feel too calculated. Simon, an elite assassin serving the king, receives the order to kill an unknown woman—Rosalie. He doesn’t know her identity until he falls in love with her. When the truth is revealed, he must choose between betraying the king or killing the woman he loves. His decision will shape Aurore’s destiny. David, heir of a powerful corporate empire, finds in Aurore the only person who sees him as more than a name. His affection turns into a fragile, sincere love—destined never to be fully returned. As Richard closes his deadly trap, Aurore discovers she is more than a target: she is the key to an ancient conflict, the living weapon of a forgotten prophecy, and the last witness of a kingdom determined to destroy her. Between lies, manipulation, political murders, and sacrificial love, Aurore must decide: to flee, to fight, or to accept a destiny that could erase everything she hopes to be. But how do you survive when everyone you love can become an enemy? And how do you love when love itself condemns you to die?

Lilian Aeren Vale, daughter of the disgraced House of Vale, has known nothing but ruin. After her father's execution for a crime she believes he never committed, and the destruction of her home, she is forced to live under her uncle's roof, where she is treated as a burden, and a reminder of the shame no one wishes to claim. But when the Northern Duke threatens to ignite a civil war along the southern borders, the crown offers Lilian as tribute to secure peace between both borders. Her fate is sealed; she must become the wife of the very House that condemned her father to death. Two souls shaped by opposing truth, bound together by a political marriage meant to prevent bloodshed. As old wounds collide with buried secrets, Lilian and the Duke must unlearn a lifetime of hatred and uncover the truth hidden beneath generations of lies, betrayal and manipulation. Their marriage may save a kingdom… But only the truth can save them from each other.

At first glance, this seems to be a story about a basketball player striving for the pinnacle of his career and invincibility. However, in reality, Ming You seeks victory not through traditional training and skill development, but through strategies, intrigues, injuries, violence, and murder. Ming You is willing to employ any means necessary to achieve his goal — becoming invincible and a talent in his field, namely basketball. In addition to the brutality required to secure victories, Ming You must contend not only with basketball teams but also with managers seeking maximum profit, as well as investigators and detectives, since murders cannot simply be ignored as Ming You would prefer.

“You’ve got the gun pointed at the wrong sister.” –_–_–_– She was supposed to die. He was supposed to pull the trigger. But instead… he claimed her. He made her his wife. Leonardo Greco is cold, ruthless, and feared across nations, the mafia king who destroys everything in his path. But when his enemy’s daughter ends up in his arms, his plans take a dangerous turn. She’s fiery, defiant, and too tempting to kill. When revenge leads him to her doorstep, one mistake changes everything. Now she’s not his victim… she’s his bride. But she refuses to be tamed. Now In a world where love is deadly and loyalty is a weapon, she’ll be the one thing he can’t control. The fire that burns him alive. He made her his. Now she’ll make him regret it. She’ll be his chaos. She’ll be his hell.

Jasmine is in an arranged marriage with billionaire Keith Acland set up by their parents as a business deal. Their marriage was loveless which is to be expected under such circumstances however Jasmine didn’t mind. She was just focused on being the best socialite’s wife and raising their son to become the heir. However, things take a turn when Keith’s lover from before they married returns with a son claiming Keith to be the father. What follows is a nightmare about whose son should be the successor. Soon the life Jasmine built as Keith’s wife is flipped upside down as his lover takes everything away from her. Her husband, her friends, and her title. Jasmine has to fight for her place in her own house. Throughout all this, the one thing Jasmine is focused on is protecting her son.

Lucid wakes up in a strange purple forest that feels like a dream. He remembers everything, but his face is hidden behind a mask and his body is covered in torn rags. Lucid knows he is not a hero. He was abandoned in a dying world and called a coward by the people he once fought beside. Now, a voice named Alice speaks from within his own mind. It is just as lost as he is and cannot remember its own past, but it is filled with a hope he lacks. Alice guides him forward, and as they journey through broken worlds, it might be the only one who can help him find the answers he needs and his only way of home