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He mastered science. Now he must rewrite magic. When Kael Arin, a scientist from Earth, awakens in a world ruled by Aether, he brings with him the one thing this realm has never known: reason. Gifted with the mysterious Aether Codex, a System that translates scientific understanding into magical power, Kael enters Aetherion Academy, where bloodlines define worth, and knowledge is bound by superstition. As a commoner surrounded by noble heirs, Kael’s logic-driven magic defies the very foundation of the arcane world, a world where emotion is power and tradition is law. His arrival at Aetherion Academy marks the first ripple in an age-old balance, drawing the eyes of those who would control him… and those who would destroy him. Guided by curiosity and haunted by the whispers of the Aether Codex, a System that should not exist, Kael’s pursuit of understanding begins to uncover truths long buried by history and faith alike. But knowledge stirs more than enlightenment. Beyond the walls of the Academy, forces long dormant begin to awaken. Whispers of war echo across the continents, and shadows move beneath the surface of creation itself. In a realm where magic is born of passion, one man’s logic may be the spark that reignites the end of the world.

Julia's life has been turned upside down, her father, the Gangster King has been overthrown. Her comfortable life of studying and minding her own business shatters and now has to confront the ones who betrayed her father and confront the truth behind her father's 'Kingdom'. Will she take revenge? Will she come to terms with how her father ruled his 'Kingdom' ? Why has the people who have overthrown her father taken an interest in her when she could've been easily deposed ?

Selene Jameson has always been the family stain, unwanted daughter, shadow to the golden children. The night her mother dies saving her life, Selene loses the only person who ever loved her. When Atlas D'Angelo, the boy she gave everything to, betrays her in the cruelest way possible, she vows never to beg for love again. But fate has darker plans. On the night Selene finally tastes freedom, fame, money, a future of her own her family sells her to a supernatural auction. She's thrust into a hidden world ruled by lycans who see humans as nothing more than commodity. Then he buys her. Mikhail Morozov, Wintercrest Alpha and High Alpha of the Onyx Concord. Feared across Nocturna, Lycan Realm. With a shattered past, a missing sister, and a throne built on blood and betrayal, the last thing he needs is a defiant human girl with a sharp tongue and darker humor than his sins. But Selene isn't human. She bears the Crescent, a mark of ancient power that could save the Nocturna or destroy it. When Kustav Volkov, a rival ruthless Alpha, is revealed to be Selene's father, he lays his claim on her. Mikhail offers Selene a choice: marry him in a blood-bound pact that grants her protection under lycan law. But this marriage of convenience will be anything but convenient. *** "And you smell good," I interrupted, words tumbling out before I could stop them. "Really good. Like winter but not the terrifying kind. The beautiful kind. With snow and—" I scrunched my nose, grasping for the description. "Those delicate frost patterns that appear on glass." Mikhail produced a sound deep in his chest that could've been a growl or a chuckle or something caught between. "Why are there two staircases?" I blurted suddenly, fixating on the duplicated grand stairway looming before us. "Is this intentional? Seems ridiculously excessive." "There's only one staircase, moya." "Are you certain? Because I'm definitely seeing two. Perhaps you require vision correction. Do lycans need glasses? That would be hilarious. Tiny spectacles perched on a massive terrifying wolf—" "Selene." His voice emerged strained, taut in a manner that penetrated even through my fog. "You need to stop talking." I peered up at him, hurt piercing through the pleasant haze. "Why? Am I irritating you? I'm sorry. I'll stay quiet." "No." The word escaped sharp, nearly anguished. "You're not irritating me. You're—" He severed the sentence, jaw clenching so viciously I witnessed the muscle twitch. "Just... rest." But I didn't want rest. I wanted to comprehend why his expression appeared like that—all rigid and ravenous and something else I couldn't identify. "Are you alright?" I asked, raising my hand toward his jaw. He intercepted my wrist before contact, his hold gentle yet unyielding. "Don't." "Why not?" "Because I'm barely maintaining control as it is, and if you touch me right now—" He halted abruptly, eyes compressing shut momentarily. "Just don't." That should've frightened me. The ferocity in his tone, the way his restraint appeared to unravel at the seams. But intoxicated-me simply smiled, inexplicably pleased. Then I caught the way his gaze dropped. Just for a fraction of a heartbeat. To my mouth. Heat bloomed through my chest, spreading like wildfire. "You want to kiss me," I breathed, the revelation making me giddy. His eyes snapped back to mine, glacial blue turned predatory. "Kissing," he said slowly, voice dropping an octave, "doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of what I want to do to you." The air left my lungs. His grip on my wrist shifted, thumb finding my pulse point. Pressing there. Feeling the frantic rhythm he'd caused. "Kissing is gentle," he continued, leaning in just enough that his breath ghosted across my lips. Close enough to take. Close enough to claim. But he didn't. "Kissing is sweet. What I want?" His eyes dragged down my face, my throat, lower then back up with deliberate slowness. "There's nothing gentle about it."

[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 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? ********** Excerpt: "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.

A chance ride. A forgotten night. A secret that could change everything. Five years ago, Rachel Allen lost everything in one devastating night—drugged, betrayed, and left pregnant. Now she works two jobs to raise her daughter Cora alone, driving a taxi through the night to survive. Kellan Elliott is Blackwood City's most ruthless CEO, haunted by insomnia and the mysterious woman who disappeared from his hotel room five years ago—the only night he ever slept peacefully. When Rachel picks him up in her taxi, she doesn't recognize the man whose child she's been raising. But Kellan notices everything—the red mole on her neck, the sleep that finally comes in her presence, and the five-year-old girl who looks unsettlingly familiar. As their worlds collide, the truth threatens to surface. Can a struggling single mother and a powerful CEO find their way back to the night that changed everything—and toward the family that was always meant to be? A story of second chances, hidden truths, and destiny that won't be denied. Join me as we enjoy this ride. Love you

In the modern world, Ethan is an ordinary, yet deeply frustrated, reader. At the most pivotal moment of the fantasy novel The Journey of a Rising Hero, he is left bitterly disappointed. Crown Prince Areth forgives his treacherous mother, fiancée and rebel nobles, earning the title of “noble” hero. To Ethan, however, this is not nobility; it is weakness. The story has been written wrongly. Then a single question appears on his screen, changing everything: “The hero was written incorrectly. Would you like to fix him?' Ethan accepts. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself in Areth's body, chained in a dungeon and awaiting execution. According to the original story, Areth would be blessed by the Goddess of the Moon, survive and emerge as a forgiving, righteous hero. Ethan chooses a different path. He refuses to become a naïve hero, instead embracing the role of the villain. His plan is simple: to eliminate every traitor at the first opportunity. To him, the best revenge is swift revenge. The innocent and idealistic Areth that the world once knew is gone. In his place stands a calculating, cold-blooded and ruthlessly pragmatic prince. This is the story of a modern strategic mind reincarnated in the body of a hero, rejecting destiny and choosing villainy in order to shake the world to its very foundations.

A story of love triangle where affection exists with with redemption, revenge and betrayal.

“Mommy!! Daddy’s new mate said she’s having a baby. Does that mean he won’t want us anymore?” little Colin cried, clinging to my legs. “Mommy! That rude lady said Daddy doesn’t love us.” my twin Amy whispered, her lips trembling. I looked up from my sobbing children at my Alpha King mate, who had come chasing after them once his so-called mate had hurt them. "She’s pregnant? You told me she was just a fling," I choked. "You and the kids will never lack luxury or comfort," he uttered, refusing to meet my gaze. So that was his excuse? That was his answer to cheating? “You’ve already lost me. Now you’ve lost your children too. We’ll live better without you, and one day you’ll regret losing us.” The moment I said it, his eyes finally met mine, they were wet too. "Alpha King Kash, I reject you!" I hissed. .. Iris thought she had the perfect mate until she caught her Alpha husband cheating. Heartbroken and pregnant, she ran away, hiding in the woods with her unborn pups. Years later, Iris returned to the werewolf world, not as a weak Luna, but as a mother and a woman determined to take her place. But her Alpha had already married his mistress. When he discovered that Iris had left with his children, rage and regret consumed him. Now torn between betrayal and love, Iris faced a choice: protect her babies and destroy the mate who broke her, or risk giving him a second chance.

Power is the only currency in the Uzuvue Empire. When Queen Latiti, a princess traded for peace, gives birth to a weak infant, she is cast into the shadows by her husband, the King, who sees her son as a burden rather than an heir. Latiti names the child MaatisuUsamba, "As Brave as Usamba," hoping to invoke the spirit of the empire’s legendary founder. She has no idea that the fragile babe in her arms is the Eternal King himself. Usamba had been betrayed by the goddess Shoima who sought to bind him as an eternal weapon for a wicked empire, Usamba has made a dangerous choice. He will hide his divinity. He will endure the scorn. But as the corruption of his descendants threatens to consume the land, the "weak" prince begins to build a new legacy from the ashes of the old. The founder has returned, and this time, he is bringing the fire.

[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.

In her previous life, Li Xueyan rose from an overlooked noble daughter to become Empress of the Great Yan Empire—only to be accused of treason and burned alive by the man she loved most, Crown Prince Yan Zhen. But death is not her end. Xueyan awakens ten years in the past, on the eve of the same political marriage that once led her to the throne—and to her execution. This time, she refuses to be a pawn. Armed with the memories of betrayal and awakened with two forbidden forces sealed in her soul—the Phoenix-Calamity Flame and the Thousand Desires Core—Xueyan returns to the imperial court with a single goal: Take control of fate… or burn it to ash. Within the palace walls, every smile hides a blade, every alliance masks betrayal, and every emotion becomes a weapon in Xueyan’s hands. With her mastery over desire, she manipulates loyalty and obsession alike—turning enemies into pawns and reshaping the power structure of the empire from the inside. But one variable refuses to remain predictable. Yan Zhen—the same man who once condemned her to death—begins to show a different face. He watches her too closely. Protects her too fiercely. Desires her with a dangerous intensity that defies reason. As conspiracies deepen and war approaches, Xueyan discovers the truth behind her execution was far more sinister than simple betrayal. Heavenly forces and ancient powers had long marked her as a threat to the balance of the world—and Yan Zhen’s actions in her past life may have been part of a greater sacrifice. Now, caught between revenge and rekindled love, Xueyan must choose: Will she destroy the empire that once destroyed her— or protect the man she once swore to hate? Because this time… if her flames awaken fully, it will not be just one life that burns. It will be the world.

Running from the watchful eyes inside the mansion, she must be careful whom to trust and use her time wisely because it's running out for her beloved Seamstress Rene'. With so many secrets and blood, this tale is not for the lighthearted. This a spin-off from my Wattpad short, 'Shh, she can hear you'. Upload Days: Fridays, Saturdays, and sometimes Sundays. Maybe Bonus Days.

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]

"You really think you can just hide forever? From them? From me?" "Do you really think we can be together?" she whispered, her voice rougher than she meant. "No. We can't. It just won't work." Zayden tilted his head, his thumb brushing against the frantic pulse under her jaw. "Why?" His voice dropped low, dangerously smooth. "Why can't we make this work, huh?" She swallowed, the movement making her throat press harder against his hand. "Don't forget, You're----" “Say you love me…. Or I’ll fvck that stubbornness right out of you. Bend you over this desk, and make you scream my name until you forget your own." Aylin's face turned beet red. She pushed against his chest forcefully. He didn't move an inch. ***** Aylin Monroe Alston is a brilliant hacker and martial artist with Turkish roots. She can change her identity and her looks as easily as changing clothes. Always staying a step ahead of death, she had been on the run until she crashed into him. Zayden Cole Virelli is a billionaire leading a double life. On one side, he is a successful businessman; on the other, he is a powerful mafia king. Women don’t exist in his world until a runaway hacker crashes into him, capturing his thoughts and refusing to leave his mind. A collision in a dark forest leads to one lie he told and one secret she kept. Now, the most feared man alive wants her, while the woman who can bring down empires with just her keyboard wants nothing to do with him. He’s possessive, she’s untouchable, and they’re both liars. Two worlds collided: a hacker who can take down empires and the mafia king who won’t let her go. Can their love make it through the mess they're about to create, or will one of them get hurt first? ⚠️WARNING!!!! - Mature Themes - He Fell First and Harder - Mafia World - Weak to Strong - Slow burn

A tale about the former leader of a special organization served under royalty, now leaving his past life behind and unintentionally getting involved with the martial world.

Adrian Vale is a man who owns everything, power, influence, empires built from precision and fear. As the youngest billionaire CEO in the country, he has mastered control in every aspect of his life. Until Julian Reyes walks into his office. Calm. Intelligent. Unreadable. As Adrian’s new executive assistant, Julian is everything Adrian shouldn’t want and everything he can’t ignore. Behind Julian’s steady composure lies secrets buried deep within Vale Industries’ past. Secrets that could shatter Adrian’s empire. What begins as a professional partnership slowly twists into something far more dangerous. Tension builds behind glass walls and closed boardroom doors. Trust becomes a gamble. Loyalty becomes a weapon. Because Julian didn’t apply for this job by coincidence. And Adrian never hires blindly. In a world where power is currency and vulnerability is fatal, two men stand on opposite sides of a truth neither of them is ready to face. When control starts to slip… who will fall first?

In Vexum, the Dimension of War Mathematics, every conflict is an equation and every emotion is a weakness. Kael Ashenvane was taken at age three and raised inside the Strategium, a windowless pyramid where children are forged into living weapons of pure strategy. By seventeen, he was the youngest operative ever certified. He was perfect. Precise. Obedient. He was also never supposed to find the anomaly. When Kael discovers that Vexum's conflicts are being engineered from outside his dimension, his own institution turns on him and throws him into a world where intellect means nothing and his body isn't strong enough to be seen. Stripped of everything, he discovers Severance, a power system that lets you sacrifice pieces of yourself for abilities beyond mortal limits. A memory. A sense. An emotion. The more you give up, the stronger you become. But Kael has something no one else does. He can see probability. Not guess it. Not model it. See it. Every outcome, every percentage, every shifting odd laid bare in real-time. Where others sever blindly and hope, Kael sees exactly what each sacrifice will cost and what it will yield before he ever makes the cut. He trades less of himself for more power than should be possible. "Every outcome has a number. I just have to find the one worth betting on." There's one problem. Someone engineered his entire life to put him on a path toward a specific Severance pattern. One that, if completed, would erase every dimension in existence. Kael wasn't raised to be a strategist. He was built to be a bomb. Now, hunted across twenty-seven dimensions by factions that want to use him, control him, or kill him, he has to do the one thing no equation can solve: Choose who he wants to be.

He killed her father. She vowed to kill him. General Cassian Varro secured the throne with a single execution. Nyxara Kahem lost everything in that same moment. But instead of exiling her, Cassian keeps her close under his roof, under his protection, under his control. When rebellion threatens to tear the kingdom apart, the council demands a political union. Marriage is the only way to silence the south. Hatred becomes proximity. Proximity becomes tension. And tension becomes something neither of them can afford. Nyxara carries a power older than the throne itself. Cassian is immune to it. In a palace built on blood and strategy, love is not weakness. It is war.

Daisy Ross grew up believing her family’s name meant something. Until the day Kaiden Brown took it away. The takeover was ruthless. Clean. Legal. And it left her father broken and her family disgraced. Daisy told herself she would never stand in the same room as Kaiden again. But fate has a cruel sense of humor. One night. One mistake. One secret that changes everything. When Daisy discovers she’s pregnant, she plans to disappear quietly. She doesn’t want his money. She doesn’t want his protection. And she certainly doesn’t want his pity. What she doesn’t expect is for Kaiden to find out. He doesn’t apologize. He doesn’t explain. Instead, he makes her an offer. Marry him for one year. Give their child his name. Stand beside him in public. In return, he’ll restore part of her family’s company. It’s supposed to be simple. A contract. A transaction. But nothing about living with Kaiden Brown is simple. Behind the cold CEO the world fears is a man who watches her too closely. Who steps in before she falls. Who burns with a possessiveness he refuses to admit. And when Daisy begins to uncover the truth about the night her family fell, she realizes something even more dangerous than loving her enemy— She may have judged the wrong man. Now the question isn’t whether she can survive the marriage. It’s whether she can survive loving him.

Laura Charles has to keep her head down. To work. To keep her carefully built walls up. Because last time they weren't? She lost everything. Now, coming to work as a ladies' maid for a noble family, she has to walk the delicate line between the wings, carefully concealing her past. She can't let anything shake her. Aleksi Kazarin is in a new country. A new house. One where he doesn't speak the language and they aren't exactly welcoming. He thinks this was a colossal mistake, until she arrives. A stuck up woman who has absolutely no interest in him? What could be more fun than to get on her nerves? They're terrible for each other, and yet, neither of them seems to be able to stay away.