betrayal

**She came to steal a plant. She left utterly destroyed and completely his** Aria Chen is a woman who wears many masks: brilliant hacker, underground artist, medical prodigy. But none of those identities can save her dying mother from a rare disease with only one cure a nearly extinct medicinal plant called Vitalis Radix, cultivated exclusively on the private estate of billionaire CEO Damien Blackwood. Desperate and running out of time, Aria does the unthinkable: she infiltrates his fortress-like mansion as a maid under a false identity, planning to steal the plant and vanish before anyone discovers the truth. The plan is simple. "Get in. Get the plant. Get out." Until she meets him. Damien Blackwood is power incarnate ruthlessly intelligent, devastatingly handsome, and dangerously observant. From their first encounter, the attraction between them is explosive, undeniable, and completely forbidden. When he makes her his personal maid, Aria thinks she's been given the perfect access to complete her mission. She has no idea he's been waiting for her. He knows exactly who she is. And he's going to make her pay. But his punishment won't come in the form of police or prosecution. It comes in whispered commands in the darkness. In his hands claiming every inch of her virgin body. In the way he teaches her that pleasure and control are two sides of the same coin. "You're mine now. Every hole. Every moan. Every desperate whimper when you beg me to let you come." Aria is a virgin who's never experienced desire, never understood her own body's capacity for pleasure. Damien becomes her sexual awakening and her complete undoing. He introduces her to a world of dark eroticism she never knew existed remote-controlled vibrators she must wear while serving his dinner guests, sex in his office while he's on business calls, punishments that leave her marked and aching and desperate for more. She becomes addicted. To his touch. To his dominance. To the way he makes her body sing with pleasures she didn't know were possible. Every encounter pushes her boundaries further. Every night in his bed pulls her deeper into obsession. He's possessive to the point of madness, jealous of every man who looks at her, determined to own not just her body but her very soul. "When I'm done with you, you won't remember your own name. You'll only remember mine." As Aria falls deeper into Damien's web of dominance and desire, her mission becomes impossible to separate from her feelings. Her mother is dying. Time is running out. But every night in his arms makes her question what she's willing to sacrifice. When he finally catches her in the greenhouse, hands covered in soil and guilt written across her face, the confrontation is explosive. "Did you really think I didn't know? That I haven't been ten steps ahead this entire time? You played your game, Aria. Now it's time for mine." Betrayal. Rage. Raw, punishing sex that blurs the line between fury and passion. READER WARNING: This is a DARK EROTIC ROMANCE with explicit sexual content including: ** Virgin heroine's complete sexual awakening ** Dominant alpha hero with possessive/obsessive tendencies ** Power dynamics and consensual control (employer/employee) ** Public sexual situations and exhibitionism elements **Use of sex toys for control and pleasure ** Punishment scenarios (spanking, discipline) ** Intense jealousy and possessiveness ** Morally gray characters who make questionable choices ** Explicit language and graphic sexual scenes ** Pushed boundaries (always consensual) ** Emotional intensity and angst This book contains a GUARANTEED HEA but the journey is dark, twisted, and absolutely filthy. If you want safe and sweet, this isn't your book. If you want a billionaire who plays dirty and a heroine who learns to crave it, "Welcome to Blackwood Estate. where every rule is meant to be broken, every boundary is meant to be pushed, and love is the most dangerous game of all."

April Scott only wanted to help her family until she crossed paths with Dr. Adrian Smith, the ruthless billionaire and her childhood crush, who is aware of her dark past and turns her life upside down in twenty-four hours. Her sister is hospitalized, her home is suddenly sold. April becomes the target of a deadly plot she doesn’t understand. Every time she tries to escape, Adrian is there… saving her, controlling her, or destroying her, she can’t tell which. She could only sense he wanted something from her and she also finds herself drawn to him. But when a confrontation ends with Adrian presumed dead, April becomes a fugitive overnight. And the only person willing to protect her is a stranger with secrets of his own.

Sknasim Jhawar thought he knew betrayal when the people he loved most his sister, his childhood friend, his best friend turned on him for their own selfish reasons. But betrayal took on a whole new meaning when twelve individuals the world once hailed as heroes turned against humanity itself, plunging the planet into chaos and bloodshed. At the center of it all lies OmniWars a mysterious game that blurred the lines between reality and fantasy, granting players supernatural powers while unleashing monsters into the real world. In a desperate final stand, Sknasim absorbs a forbidden Artifact and dies in a cataclysmic explosion. But death wasn't the end. He wakes up two years in the past, given an impossible second chance. Armed with knowledge of the future, Sknasim vows to rewrite fate. He will recruit players, build a team strong enough to challenge the twelve traitors, prevent the disasters he lived through, and save as many lives as possible. But the questions haunt him: Who is the Lord the twelve serve? Who created OmniWars? And why? To change the future, Sknasim must first survive the past—and this time, he refuses to trust anyone.

Makun's life has been cursed since birth, or so he thought. When spiritual chains binding his soul begin to break, he discovers his failures weren't bad luck. Someone has been feeding off him for years. Now awakened to a world of mystics and predators, Makun must fight to survive, uncover who chained him, and claim the power that was stolen from him. But in a world where every deal costs a piece of your soul, how much of himself will be left when he finally ascends?

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

At the heart of a wish lies an attempt at completion, a human desire to become our true and final selves. Wishes are fuelled by regrets and are bound eternally to the past, serving as approximations of what once was. We all experience regret and nostalgia, leading us to make wishes and find despair, but can we become our true selves despite this all? That's where the story of a girl who struggles to control her desires begins... Two souls sharing the same body and memory are living in Kyoto 2031. Tang-Ji Shizukesa, a girl who's grown up in her previous life with a hardcore passion for gaming, is now a bookworm in her new life who has no interest in video games. Along with her, Kazami and Hoyeon, the three childhood friends who separated 7 years ago due to an accident, have now been reunited again in a VRMMORPG game known as Dusk Protocol. The game has a unique combat system known as "Leere," a physical manifestation of an individual soul that can be conjured into deadly weapons. As Tang-Ji navigates this virtual world, she confronts the echoes of her past and the dissonance between her former self and her present identity. How will she cope with the rediscovery of a life she thought she left behind? How will Kazami and Hoyeon react to the new Tang-Ji? In a world where reality is malleable and death is just a click of a button away, the boundaries between past and present blur, forcing everyone to grapple with the truth of who they truly are. Disclaimer: This novel contains explicit language, violence, racism, and sexual scenes. There are also scenes that deal with various traumas, from physical to emotional to mental. (THE CHARACTERS’ CIRCUMSTANCES , TRAITS, AND BELIEFS IN THIS NOVEL ARE ALL BASED ON A TRUE STORY.)

In the shadows of Konoha, the Uchiha were never defeated by rebellion. They were erased by fear, secrets, and silence. Toyoma Uchiha is not a prodigy chasing power, nor a fool blinded by revenge. He carries knowledge of a future where his clan is destined to be sacrificed—not for justice, but for convenience. As conspiracies tighten and loyalties fracture, Toyoma chooses a different path. Not blind obedience. Not reckless defiance. But careful resistance. With a handful of elders who still remember what it means to protect family, and enemies who smile while sharpening their knives, the Uchiha stand at the edge of extinction. This time, the future will not unfold quietly. This is not the story of a massacre. It is the story of a clan that refused to disappear. Early Access Available: Get 9-10 chapters ahead by supporting the story on Patreon (one extra public). support-patreon/hear_tteeth

In a world built on modern technology, where every moment can be recorded, filtered, and shared, we like to believe that nothing remains hidden. Every answer is a search away. Every face can be traced. Every truth can be fact-checked, slowed down, replayed. And yet, there are still mysteries that refuse to be solved. They exist quietly between notifications. In the spaces between refreshes. In the seconds it takes for a number to change. Most people are chasing the same things like money, fame, relevance. They trade privacy for attention, turning their lives into content, their pain into engagement, their joy into something measurable. A like. A view. A share. Numbers become validation. Numbers become worth. No one questions them. No one wonders who decides when enough is enough. Because while creators are busy climbing algorithms and curating perfection, something else is watching overly patient, invisible, learning. It does not care about talent or intention. It does not reward effort or punish cruelty. It only counts. And when the number is reached, it doesn’t celebrate. It collects. But hidden beneath the noise, beneath the analytics and rising numbers, is something quieter and far more fragile, connection. Unspoken tension. A closeness that was never named. People, bound not just by content and coincidence, but by glances held too long, words left unsent, and feelings buried under humor and denial. Affection becomes complicated when survival is uncertain. Loyalty fractures when fear enters the room. And love, when left unresolved, becomes its own kind of haunting. By the time anyone notices the pattern, it is already too late. By the time the mystery demands answers, the silence has grown too loud to ignore. This is not a story about fame. It’s a story about what happens when the screen goes dark… When the numbers stop climbing… And the things we never said become the most dangerous truths of all. And the count stops moving.

The Sovereign’s Return: Zhang Chen’s Path of Blood and Glory ​"Betrayed by his love and hunted by his sworn enemies, Zhang Chen was stripped of his supreme cultivation and left for dead. But destiny had other plans. Escaping the clutches of death, he retreats to a hidden world, nursing his wounds and tempering his soul. Now, he rises from the ashes, mastering ancient, forbidden arts that the world has long forgotten. He is no longer the man they broke—il he is a storm of vengeance returning to reclaim his throne. Let the heavens tremble and his enemies flee, for when Zhang Chen ascends, every debt will be paid in blood!" ​

The Heir of the Salastian Sun Saga II — The Moon and Sun Saga Born beneath twin omens — the Sun of Kings and the Moon of Exiles — Aurelia of Salastian is heir to a legacy forged in love and ruin. Daughter of the once-forsaken Empress and the redeemed Emperor, she inherits not only their crown, but their ghosts. As rebellion brews beyond the empire’s golden borders, Aurelia must choose between the path of peace her mother built… or the flame of conquest her father once carried. But destiny has other designs — when a mysterious boy of the dusk kingdom appears, bound by prophecy and shadow, their fates intertwine in a song that could either unite or destroy their world. It is a tale of inheritance and identity, of first love and final duty — where the Sun’s heir must learn what it truly means to shine.

Andrea broke up with her girlfriend, ran a red light, and died. Or at least, she thought she did. Instead, she wakes up as the sister of a duke in a world ruled by nobility and bloodlines. Determined to escape this false life, Andrea searches for a way out—until she meets a princess whose gaze lingers a little too long. Something about her makes Andrea stop running. Against her better judgment, she accepts the life she was given. “Okay. Fine. I’ll live as a duke’s sister. How bad would it be?”

Aria Carter wakes up in a parallel world as a disgraced superstar whose career has already collapsed. Scandals explode, endorsements vanish, and the entertainment industry turns its back on her overnight. Just as she hits rock bottom, the **Entertainment System** awakens, allowing her to unlock legendary works from another world by completing artistic achievements. With no shortcuts and no mercy, Aria fights her way back using music, literature, and film as her only weapons. From quiet releases to industry-shaking masterpieces, she rises step by step, launching a dimensional strike that reshapes entertainment—and gives birth to a new era.

For five years, Aria Kozlov lived for vengeance. After losing her entire family in a brutal massacre, she was shown one face behind the bloodshed: Billionaire Marcus Thorne. Armed with a dancer’s grace and an assassin’s ruthlessness, she enters his world to destroy him, body, mind, and soul. But nothing is as simple as it seems. As Aria steps into Marcus’s world, she discovers a game far more dangerous and complicated than she ever imagined. With trust a rare commodity and betrayal lurking around every corner, Aria must decide how far she’s willing to go for revenge... and whether some wounds can heal without losing herself. Trained to Destroy Him is a gripping billionaire romance filled with secrets, power plays, and a passion that could either save them or destroy them both.

In a world ruled by cultivation paths, bloodlines, and visible talent, power follows strict laws. Kayden Arin breaks them. Born ordinary in Starcrest City, Kayden awakens a forbidden System—an ancient, evolving force that does not belong to this era. Unlike normal cultivators who refine elements, bodies, or spirits, Kayden’s power levels infinitely, grants unlimited skills, and adapts faster the more danger he faces. Such a power should not exist. To the academy, he is weak. To his peers, he is average. To the world… he is a mistake waiting to be erased. Guided by a silent system voice and trained under the watchful eye of senior cultivator Primyte, Kayden must survive academy trials, hidden factions, and creatures awakening from the Ruins Zone—all while pretending to be powerless. But forbidden power never stays hidden forever. As rumors spread and ancient seals begin to crack, Kayden learns a terrifying truth: The system did not choose him to rule the world. It chose him to break it. And when the world finally notices— It may already be too late.

[Trigger Warning: This semi dark fantasy romance contains few mature themes.] --- SYNOPSIS: •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.

I closed my eyes and let out a soft gasp. My fingers were numb and cold, my arm aching where the needle pierced the vein. 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

At eleven, Elara made a mistake she never understood—one that destroyed a powerful man’s family. At twenty-two, she comes face to face with his son. Luca is cold, patient, and unforgiving. He doesn’t want her dead. He wants her under his control. Dragged into his dangerous world, Elara is forced to confront the past she ran from, while Luca slowly takes what he believes she owes him. In a world ruled by power and obsession, love becomes the most dangerous prison of all.

[WSA ENTRY 2026] Aren Valenfort is the second son of a minor lord, a man with no inheritance and no place in history. To forge his own path, he joins the Order of Paladins, believing that justice and honor are worth fighting for. But from his very first night, he learns a cruel truth: obedience matters more than what is right. As war approaches and the Order’s commands grow darker, Aren is forced to choose between his oath and his conscience. Because when justice betrays the people it claims to protect, breaking an oath may be the only way to remain human.

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?