betrayal

People think being small is cute. It’s not. Not when you’re eighteen, trapped in the body of a five-year-old, and every stranger pats your head like you’re a lost child. I’m Xiao Tian, born with white hair, pale skin, and eyes people like to stare at too long. My parents say I was “beautiful enough to be cursed.” I don’t believe in curses—at least I didn’t before. I stopped growing at age five. My body froze, my bones sealed, and time ignored me. My sister—who used to hide behind me—now looks like my older sibling. Even in high school, teachers questioned if my ID was fake. But I still tried to live normally. That ended the day I found the scroll. Old… strange… covered in patterns like dragons choking stars. I touched it—the thing burned into my mind like molten iron. Not metaphor. I mean I felt it slide into my brain. Since then, I don’t dream like humans. I dream of twin figures on a tower of chains—backs touching, one leaking blinding light, the other suffocating darkness. Both look exactly like me. Now I spend my time in the national library searching for answers. Thousands of years of recorded history… still nothing. No myths match what I see. No symbols match that scroll. The only change is my mind. If I touch a book, I learn it. Not read—learn. Word for word. Page for page. Medicine, physics, coding, mythology… all of it stays like cold metal in my skull. But none of it explains why gods scream my name in my sleep.

In the dark alleys of eastern New York, power isn’t given—it’s taken. WAN and LOS EMPIRE, two ruthless mafia dynasties, have waged a silent war for years, each craving control over the city’s underworld. But when a single day turns a young girl’s life upside down, even the fiercest rivalries might have to pause. Curly, a bright and innocent high schooler, loses everything she’s ever known when her mother is murdered—and she is thrust into the dangerous grip of the merciless WAN EMPIRE. Her world will never be the same, and neither will the battle for power.

Yu Xiao believed death was the end—until she awakened in another world as Feng Xiaotian, a feared sovereign erased from history and bound to the legendary Primordial Fire Phoenix. With no memories of this body’s past, she is hurled into ancient feuds, celestial conspiracies, and a demon king’s prophecy that has shaped the fate of the realms for five of thousands of years. Enemies hunt her for a power she cannot yet command. Followers kneel before a ruler she does not remember being. And then there is Long Jianyu—the stoic Azure Heaven Sovereign, once the Young Master of the Blue Flames Pavilion, bearer of the last pure dragon bloodline… and the man cursed by An Chi through an unbreakable geas. Their fates were bound long before this lifetime—by phoenix fire and azure dragon blood, by genocide, prophecy, and a curse that turns love itself into a forbidden risk. Drawn together by destiny neither of them chose, their bond is as dangerous as it is irresistible. As sealed wars awaken and forgotten bloodlines rise, Yu Xiao must decide whether to sever fate itself… or burn with the man the heavens once tried to destroy. In a world ruled by fire, dragons, and divine curse, their love may be the only force that can shatter fate— or the final trigger that plunges all realms into ruin.

After my husband cheats, I get my revenge by sleeping with his powerful, estranged father. But my plan backfires when I'm framed for murder and left to die in prison. There, I learn a devastating truth: I'm the secret heir to a vast fortune—the very reason they betrayed me. Now, if I survive, I'll rise from the ashes to claim my legacy and become the stepmother from hell. I have only one goal, to make my ex-husband call me "Stepmother."

[Trigger Warning: This semi dark fantasy romance contains few mature themes.] --- SYNOPSIS: •A WORLD BUILT ON LIES• Long ago, humans lived unaware of the supernatural beings hidden among them—werewolves with their primal instincts, witches whispering spells in the dark, and elves with their ancient, watchful eyes. For centuries, they coexisted in fragile silence. Then, everything shattered. Near the shadow-drenced woods of the Shadow pack kingdom, human traveler stumbled upon a gruesome scene: an old woman’s lifeless body, her skin ashen, her wounds gaping like accusations. A few paces away lay a dead werewolf, its throat ripped open, its muzzle still flecked with blood. The truth was undeniable—monsters walked among them. Fear ignited war. Humans, armed with fire and steel, hunted the supernatural races. Witches and elves were dragged into the slaughter, their homes burned, their people butchered. The bloodshed raged until King Alfred V of the Amethyst Kingdom stood before the four Werewolf Kings—Silverhowl, Crimsonheart, Shadow, and Atlassian —and offered a deal drenched in poison. A sacrifice for peace. Every twenty years, each human family would surrender a daughter to the werewolves. And in return, the future Alpha Kings must wed a human—or the war would reignite. The werewolves agreed. The witches and elves retreated, their hatred festering like an open wound. The world remained fractured, its peace a fragile lie. --- •THE PROPHECY OF FIRE• In the hidden Blaze Tribe, where crimson eyes burned like embers, the seer Prophetia foresaw annihilation. "Our people will fall," she rasped, her voice trembling. "But from the ashes, a girl will rise—the one who will bring true peace… and the one they will slaughter for it." The tribe made a desperate pact. They would cast a spell—a curse of forgotten memory—erasing their existence from the world’s mind. Their souls would be the price, but their legacy would live on in Ovelia, the child of prophecy. The night the Blaze Tribe fell, Ovelia’s parents hid her in the whispering forest, their hands shaking as they sealed a goddess—Firera—inside her infant body. Then, they turned to face their doom. --- •FATE’S CRUEL WHISPER• Ace Draven—half-werewolf, half-witch prince of Silverhowl—had never believed in destiny. Until he found a crying infant in the forest. His wolf, Fenrir, howled in recognition. A crimson thread shimmered between them—mates. But Firera, watching from within Ovelia’s soul, snarled. "She’s a child. This is too soon." With a flick of her wrist and spell, she tore the memory from Ace’s mind, leaving only an empty ache in his chest. --- •TWENTY YEARS LATER: A SACRIFICE IGNITES• Ovelia has spent her life as a slave, raised by the cruel mayor of Timberline Village—a man who would gladly sacrifice her to spare his own daughter. The night of the sacrifice, the air reeks of damp earth and iron. Torches flicker as the werewolves emerge from the shadows. And then—Ace Draven steps forward. Their eyes meet. Fenrir *howls*. Ace’s claws unsheathe, his breath ragged. He doesn’t understand why his wolf is clawing at his ribs, why his pulse hammers at the sight of this stranger. But the bond between them burns hotter than vengeance. Ovelia doesn’t know him. He doesn’t recognize her. And yet, their souls scream in unison.

Harleigh Hale carries a dangerous secret: the Shadowfang bloodline runs in her veins, a curse said to either destroy the world or rule it in fear. To protect herself and her sister, she’s hidden for years under the Dunebourne Pack’s protection. But… On her wedding day, Alpha Lance Grant, the man she trusted to keep her safe, betrays her. Heartbroken, Harleigh rejects him and runs straight into the neighboring territory: the Frostveil Pack, where fate strikes again. There, she discovers that she’s fated to two mates: Alpha Torrin Chandler and his Beta and cousin, Damian. To many, her bond with both isn’t only rare, but is considered to bring bad omens to those around her. Now, hunted by the Dunebourne wolves and distrusted by the Frostveil wolves, Harleigh must make a difficult choice: return to Alpha Lance and suffer the consequence of being separated from her fated mates, or take a risk staying with the Frostveil Pack where she has to weigh her bonds between Alpha Torrin and Beta Damian, and face the prophecy she’s tried so hard to escape her whole life?

Elena, 22, lived an ordinary life until she found an old, oval mirror in storage and hung it in her room. One night, the mirror began to shine and hum. Thinking she was dreaming, she approached it. A boy’s figure emerged, offering his hand. She took it and stepped through the glass threshold. Inside, she didn't find another world, but rather a cascade of her own memories. The boy revealed, "I am the Keeper of your lives." He presented her with a daunting task: to return to her own reality, she must relive every event of her life, from start to finish, once again. This is the beginning of their journey—Elena and the boy behind the mirror—into the vivid, inescapable landscape of her past.

[18+ | Mature Content | Dark Romance] After slaving away for years as Ares King's sole overworked secretary, Catherine has finally had enough of his domineering and heartless attitude. She wants to quit and use the severance pay to settle her family's debts, and spend more time with her long-term boyfriend. But soon after she hands her resignation letter, she finds out that her long-term boyfriend cheated on her. He claims she's a wreck with no future, and he's better off without her. Heartbroken and devastated, Catherine is grasping at the last straw when her boss, Ares King, proposes a contract out of the blue. "Become my wife for one year." "Why me, Mr. King?" "Because we work, Ms. Lane.” The last thing she wanted was to make a deal with the devil. But this offer is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Sell your soul to the devil for one year. How hard can that be? ********** "How many?" I froze. Did he expect me to count? "How. Many?" "I-I don't—Ah!" Ares spanked me again, continuously. My eyes stung, and sweet pain overtook me. I should feel sick from deriving pleasure from this, but strangely, I wasn't. "Two?" I teased, purposely getting the numbers wrong. "You shouldn't have done that." Just as I thought, he started again, but this time he drove each hit with more force until my ass was burning. "Fifteen!" I yelled, shaking. "Wrong." My heart momentarily stopped. "I got it right!" "You missed one." He pressed his hand on my searing bottom, and I moaned. I tried to squirm away, but he trapped my hands behind my back, his voice dark with warning. "Move again, and you'll regret it." ~ A/N: This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or real events is purely coincidental.

Noah, an omega hated by his own family, fought his way into a prestigious university for geniuses. To pay his tuition, he worked himself to the bone… only for his elder brother to steal every coin he saved. Noah followed him to a luxury hotel to retrieve the money, but Noah walked straight into a trap. His brother had planned to sell him to three powerful men. Cornered and drugged, Noah used nothing but courage and wit to escape— but he ran straight from the frying pan into the fire. Because the man he crashed into was stronger, colder, and infinitely more dangerous… and Noah had no idea he was the Alpha President of Wesnot Country. --- Adam Reynolds, the iron-blooded Alpha President, was on a diplomatic visit when his rut unexpectedly broke through. With no medicine, he was rushed to a nearby hotel suite to suppress it. He intended to endure the pain alone— until a sweet, irresistible omega pheromone drifted past his door. Instinct snapped. He dragged the omega inside… and lost control. --- When Adam learned the next morning that the omega he touched was a civilian student, he prepared to at least make up for what he had done, quietly. But Noah was not the fragile omega everyone assumed. The next day, headlines exploded across the nation: “President of Wesnot accused of forcing himself on a young omega!” To protect himself—Adam is left with only one choice: Marry the scheming little omega who had exposed him.

Born into a prestigious Washington, D.C. family yet dismissed as insignificant among its heirs, Ethan Cole abandons power for love. Seeking a quiet life, he moves to Boston and devotes himself to the woman he loves, using his family’s hidden influence to elevate her struggling household into the city’s elite. Secretly married, Ethan believes sacrifice is the foundation of love. He is wrong. When her brother commits a heinous crime, Ethan takes the blame to protect her future, trusting her promise of a wedding upon his release. Two years later, on the day he walks free, she hands him divorce papers instead of vows. Wealth and ambition have changed her—and her betrayal was planned from the start. Ethan was never meant to return. Prison, however, did not break him. Behind bars, Ethan earns the respect of a feared and powerful figure—the former Chairman of the Southern Territory—who trains him, tests him, and names him his successor. Though Ethan once rejected power in pursuit of an ordinary life, betrayal leaves him with nothing to lose. He accepts the Phoenix Ring, a symbol capable of commanding political, financial, and underground forces across the nation. His return to Boston brings public humiliation at the hands of his ex-wife and her new benefactor—until the true power behind the city recognizes Ethan’s worth. In a single reversal, alliances crumble and arrogance is punished. As Boston’s elite gather for a decisive charity gala, Ethan begins his ascent. No longer the man discarded and forgotten, he steps into his destiny—determined to reclaim his dignity and make those who betrayed him face the cost of their choices.

Beneath the mask lies a true heart, a rebirth forged in hatred. Vivian, the wealthy and happy daughter of a county magistrate, loses everything after a devastating tragedy. Entrusted by her savior, Emilia, the illegitimate daughter of a New York billionaire, she returns to New York as Emilia. With the help of Ryan and others, she overcomes numerous hardships, relentlessly fighting injustice, ultimately rescuing her wrongfully imprisoned father and helping Ryan uphold justice. They reclaim everything that belonged to Emilia, finally regaining a beautiful life.

Do you know why demon and other evil hunt human? They stop when get it. Is there a secret behind it? or do they hate human? Or Do they revenge to human? If they hate human, why don't they destroy all the of human? It is complicated. But it is obvious secret of human soul.

Marcus and Zara had been dating since she was sixteen, and almost a year had been spent having him by her side. He happened to be the billionaire’s heir. She was sure they would be mates, destined after all. But her boyfriend had found his mate, and it wasn’t her. A ruthless, super-rich Alpha Kane Sterling descended upon Zara's pack and found his destined mate there.

On the night the eight planets aligned, Nick Xevoz dreamt of a lonely path lit by torches, swallowed by fog and endless dark. From the void, a pair of violet eyes opens—and a voice follows him no matter how far he runs. When he finally turns to face it, the creature smiles and speaks in his own voice: “I am you.” Every heartbeat becomes a battle between the boy he was and the creature he is becoming. As the city sinks into chaos with rising murders and sightings of inhuman beings, Nick faces a terrifying question— Is he still human, or merely the shell of something born when the planets aligned?

They erased his identity. They buried his past. But they forgot one thing—ghosts don’t stay dead forever. Ethan Cross was once the Agency’s invisible hand, a deep-cover spy whose existence was known to only three people. Until one mission in Prague went wrong. His team was slaughtered, his cover was blown, and the traitor inside the Agency pinned everything on him. Now, years later, the world knows him as Damian Voss—a low-profile security consultant in Berlin. But when a familiar symbol appears at a crime scene—a symbol only his dead teammates used—Ethan realizes the traitor is still out there. And this time, he’s pulling strings on a global scale. To uncover the truth, Ethan must reenter the shadow world he left behind: secret intelligence networks, mercenary corps, and phantom organizations like Specter Division—the same group that destroyed his life. But revenge comes with a price. The deeper he digs, the more Ethan realizes he’s not just hunting the traitor… He’s becoming the weapon they created. “In the world of spies, silence isn’t peace—it’s the sound before the kill.”

For brothers Kim Seolwol and Kim Junseo, the night is their workplace and theft is their craft. In a world ruled by shortcuts and technology, Seolwol still believes in silence, patience, and old ways. One job pulls them into unfamiliar territory—working alongside Miran Konstantinov, a foreign operative whose presence disrupts everything they thought they understood. As secrets surface and alliances blur, Seolwol finds himself standing at the edge of choices that will reshape his life, his rules, and the meaning of trust. Some encounters are accidents. Others leave scars long after the job is done.

In a world ruled by ancient bloodlines, where vampires reign and power is dictated by the color of your eyes, Selene was never meant to exist. While silver, gold, and black eyes mark noble ranks, hers burn crimson — a color cursed by history, feared by nobles, and whispered to be the bloodline of the long-dead Crimson Witch. The Council watches her every move, waiting for her to slip, to prove the prophecy true — that she is the danger they’ve always feared. But Selene isn’t interested in fitting into their fragile society. She's bold. She's dangerous. She's done playing by their rules. As palace schemes deepen, old enemies resurface, and forbidden alliances form, Selene finds herself caught in a dangerous web of power, betrayal, and forbidden desire — especially when she crosses paths with a mysterious man who should be her enemy… but might become her greatest temptation. In a world where love is deadly and power is everything, can Selene rewrite the fate written in her cursed blood — or will the Crimson Heir fall like those before her?

My fated mate rejected me under the Blood Moon. I died screaming his name. I woke up in hell—and the Moon Goddess is waiting. The Lunar Veil isn't the afterlife. It's a trial ground for broken wolves, where Luna strips away everything that makes you human until only truth remains. Ten trials. No mercy. Fail, and your soul burns to ash. My guide? Astro—a fallen Alpha with silver scars and secrets older than sin. He's supposed to help me survive. Instead, we're breaking every rule Luna ever made. Each trial I survive makes me stronger. Each touch between us burns hotter. And the red thread linking our fates? It's the one thing the goddess can't control.

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.

In the Shen Tian Shou Academy — the greatest martial academy ruling over four mighty sects — power decides everything. Talent determines destiny. And those born weak… are forgotten by the world. Kael was one of them. A powerless disciple of the Azure Sky Sect, bullied, ignored, and mocked as the “Dead Root.” But everything changed the night his dying body awakened something that should have been impossible — an Astral Core, a primordial force lost for thousands of years. Now, the fists that once trembled in fear burn with starlight. Under the guidance of the mysterious Master Shen Rokan, Kael steps onto a path no one in the cultivation world has ever walked — the Path of the Eternal Fist, a martial road where bones become constellations and every punch shatters fate itself. But the world will not stay silent.