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**work in progress, looking for any feedback** a young, recovering heroin addict moves away from her alcoholic father who blames her for her mothers death. her father falls into psychosis and takes revenge on her, when enticed by an evil cult.

P.S; my first published story;-) "I don't know....I panicked,guilt is eating at me" he frowned at my words before speaking up softly "we're cool,it was a fucking mistake so let it go" " you don't get it we can't be cool" I replied shaking my head. We can't be cool because of your girlfriend "expanciate" he demanded "you'll want this eventually" soon enough he closed the distance between us standing right in my space making me shrink into the wall closing my eyes with his minty scent scrambling my brain "you don't know what I want" After a simple life with her aunt in England far from the darkness that seemed to engulf her,Camille Morgan comes back to Los Angeles for a smooth college life with her friends and no drama but that all comes to an end as she encounters Andre Makeila, a hotshot model she adore....her idol. things don't go all rosy with him as expected, events drift them apart and bring them together, brewing complicated feelings. she begins to tread and discovers his darkest secret of the past...... Maybe even darker than hers. Can they ever truly be free of their cruel pasts and embrace their future?

It is a story about a young girl who dreams of finding a place where she belongs. Her world is inhibited by fascinating beasts that have grown in the land for Millennium, and they can soar in the air like it was nothing. The dragons are her friends, and they have been around for millennia, creating Nations. There are two types of nations: one that watches over these magnificent beasts, and one that doesn't. The story highlights the dangers of evil lurking in the world, and the protagonist must decide whether to follow the right path or face the consequences of her actions. The story serves as a reminder of the importance of balancing good and evil in our world.

After her grandfather's death, Bai Hanyun was disowned by her parents and cast out of the Bai family. With nowhere else to go, she left the city and returned to the countryside. There, by a twist of fate, she discovered an antique mirror hidden in the basement of her newly purchased home. From that moment on, strange events began to unfold—until one day, she stumbled upon a prayer from a young general. Feng Xiyan, besieged by the Yuezhi Tribe and betrayed by the imperial court, had been driven into a desperate corner. With no access to water, food, or medicine, he and the citizens of Xiqiang City could do nothing but await death. But just as all hope seemed lost, Heaven intervened. From that moment on, the Feng Army and the people of Xiqiang City had enough food and water, living lives more prosperous than even the Emperor himself.

“That child is mine. And so are you,” he commanded, his viper-green eyes pinning her in place. Grace couldn’t believe that he—Carlos Benjamin, her new CEO and eight years her junior—was the father of her unborn baby. “You can go back to that deadbeat you call a husband, or you can come with me and have everything.” ===== For the last five years of her marriage, Grace Preston, 32, believed she was broken. She couldn’t have a child, and her deadbeat husband, Charles, never let her forget it, calling her useless while she worked tirelessly to fund his failed acting career. He didn’t just break her spirit; he shattered her trust by cheating on her with her own sister. Heartbroken, Grace fled to her office late one night, seeking solace at the bottom of a bottle. She wasn’t alone. A beautiful, blond-haired man was there, nursing his own wounds. He never told her his name, but he offered her a night of oblivion. Fueled by whiskey and a desperate need for revenge, she gave in to her darkest desires, pulling the willing stranger into her web. In her drunken haze, she thought, “If my husband can have his fun, then so can I.” She never worried about protection, convinced she was barren. Until a month later, when a positive pregnancy test trembled in her hands. Grace Preston, the ‘barren’ wife, was pregnant. In a single night, the stranger gave her what Charles couldn’t in five years. Now Carlos has made his claim, pulling her into a world of immense power and lethal secrets. Will Grace escape her toxic marriage only to be trapped in this captivating young billionaire’s golden cage? Or is trading one prison for another a mistake that will cost her more than just her heart?

Rebirth + Era + 1960's - Femine + System Space + Military + Powerful Male protogonist At seventy-eight years old, she died with nothing but regret. Only at the end of her life did she learn the cruel truth— the world she had struggled through was nothing more than a novel. And she… was cannon fodder. Her father, once a Squad leader, was falsely branded a traitor and executed. Her three brilliant elder brothers were crushed one by one, stepping stones for the novel’s so-called “female lead.” Her family’s blood paved the road to the heroine’s glory. She could only watch helplessly as the heroine’s family prospered while hers was destroyed. Powerless. Broken. Too late. But fate was not finished with her. A falling flowerpot ended her life— and opened her eyes once more. 1958. She is thirteen years old again. Her parents are alive. Her brothers are alive. Everything has not yet begun. In the turbulent 1960s era, she awakens with memories of her previous life and an unexpected System Space that grants her resources and hidden advantages. This time, she will not be cannon fodder. She will not allow her family to be sacrificed. She will not let the so-called heroine step on their corpses to rise. Amid famine, political storms, and the shifting tides of the era, she quietly builds strength, gathers supplies within her mysterious space, and protects her family step by step. And standing in the shadows of the military compound is a powerful, sharp-eyed man— a future commander whose destiny was never meant to intertwine with hers. In her previous life, he stood at the peak of power. In this life, he watches her change everything. This time— She will become the author of her own fate. PS-: The Story is taking place in the parallel world, so although the historical events are same, characters are fiction.

Lin Wan regrets her inability to judge people and how she was deceived by a friend, eventually discarded by a worthless man, leading to her ruin and disgrace. She was forced to leave behind a vibrant and courageous person, ending up living a miserable life and facing a bleak old age. Reborn into another life, Lin Wan is determined not to repeat past mistakes. She is set on extinguishing her vain desires and living a truly remarkable life. She has many ambitions. But the most crucial one is: to win back the man who truly loves her once again. She plans to earn money, find him, marry him, and live a happy life together!

Everly, a connoisseur of orphan-to-riches tropes, always assumed her origin story began with a dramatic abandonment at the orphanage gates. Turns out, her life was even more cliché than her favorite novels! She wasn't merely dumped; she was swapped—a long-lost heiress to a vast fortune. Just when she thought her life couldn't get any more tropey, a mysterious System materialized, offering her a chance at a "good ending." The catch? Its "abilities" ranged from the utterly bizarre to the downright mortifying, making Everly question if a happy ending was truly worth the existential cringe. *** System 006: [Host, please choose 1 of these 3 system abilities!] Everly: "They're all weird! Let me just pick random!" System 006: [Hehe... host, I forgot to say that each system will have consequences, so something will happen to you when you use it...] Everly: "!!!" Days later, having been reunited with her biological family and experimenting with the System's... unique function, the consequence were already glaringly apparent. Her beloved brother: "My little sister is precious, but I need therapy to keep up with her alien-like thinking." Handsome man 1: "She's a pervert! I'm scared she'll take my innocence..." Handsome man 2: "Every time she talks, I feel like killing her. Is that normal?" NOTE: Please disconnect all logical circuits before proceeding with this novel, as it's an absolute chaotic comedy where the MC, Everly, has several screws loose in her brain. Don't expect much normalcy here—sanity checked out long ago and never came back.

Lin Yushu never had to try very hard at anything. Not because life was easy. But because she was just — built that way. Sharp mind. Warm heart. The kind of person who figures things out before most people have finished asking the question. Languages. Blueprints. People. She reads all of them the same way — naturally, almost without trying. At seventeen she walks into a military world with nothing but herself. That turns out to be enough. What she finds there isn't simple or straightforward. It never is when you are someone like her. There are people who underestimate her. People who don't. A career that grows the way she does — steadily, quietly, on no one's terms but her own. Moments that test her in ways she didn't expect. Relationships that matter more than she anticipated. Loss too. That comes as well. And then — somewhere between one chapter of her life and the next — a man from a completely different world who doesn't quite fit any category she had prepared for. His Regiment, Her Journey is about one woman's life. The remarkable parts and the ordinary ones. About purpose found in unexpected corners. About love that arrives without announcing itself. About what it looks like when someone refuses to be anything other than exactly who they are — for four hundred chapters, through everything life puts in front of them. She didn't set out to leave a mark. But then — she never really had to try.

——————————- (Hannah’s internal thoughts) I have to find a away to escape this nightmare. I miss Josh. I miss my Mom, I miss Grandma, though I never know why I was chosen for this, but I will fight back so the existence of my family will exist in the future! —————————— Hannah is a 2050 rebel who never expected to die. After a mysterious push off a building, she wakes up in 1995 Cagayan de Oro. She is trapped in the body of her grandmother, Lucy. Now Hannah must fight to exist. Her sister Gloria is plotting to steal the family restaurant while her future grandfather Jose does not even know her name. If Hannah cannot win the romance of the century, she will fade into nothing. Can a girl from the future survive the past without her smartphone? The clock is ticking on her own birth.

In a world where every little girl's dream is to bask in riches and luxury, a young woman, accustomed to a life of pampering, believes she can effortlessly escape the clutches of poverty. Fueled by ambition and entitlement, she pursues her dream with unwavering determination. However, the journey proves far more treacherous than she anticipated, as she faces the harsh realities of sacrifice, humiliation, and loss. As she navigates the treacherous waters of her dreams, the façade of her dream life begins to crumble. Betrayed by her closest friends and cast aside by those she once trusted, she discovers the painful truth: she was merely a substitute in a world that values status over genuine connection. Not that she was genuine in the first place. With nothing to lean on but her inner strength, she makes important decisions that lead her on a transformative path. Through the system which bound to her, she begins a new life, ultimately unlocking a breathtaking potential she never knew she possessed. As she rises from the ashes of her former life, the unexpected arrival of mysterious rewards sets the stage for a thrilling new chapter in her quest for true fulfillment. [DING! You have been rewarded with *******]

Anatomy of Silence A Literary Novel There are people who live at the edges of their own lives—not because they choose to, but because the world does not always make room. Andini Lestari has mastered the art of restraint. Hope, to her, is a fragile architecture—one that stretches the distance between desire and disappointment. Silence has always been her safest refuge. Fani Pratiwi knows what it means to be quietly overlooked. Moving through the world in a body others perceive as inconvenience, she has learned to make herself smaller, softer, easier to ignore. Their paths cross in the unremarkable hours of campus life—in the hush of late afternoon rain, in shared glances across lecture halls, in conversations that feel heavier than they appear. What begins as cautious proximity slowly deepens into something neither of them knows how to name. There are no promises between them. No dramatic declarations. Only the quiet recognition of being seen. But when the fragile sanctuary they build together begins to fracture under the weight of indifference and institutional hypocrisy, silence itself becomes a choice—one that demands a cost. Anatomy of Silence is not a story about grand revolutions. It is about the invisible battles fought in ordinary rooms. About the quiet courage required to remain present in a world that insists on invisibility. Because for some, survival is not loud. It is deliberate. And it is brave.

Julia Hale is a beastwoman of unsettling beauty, an emergency room nurse in a large, unforgiving city, and the mother of young twins still too innocent to grasp the cost of silence. Behind her clinical composure and carefully ordered routine, Julia carries the scars of years of domestic violence, relentless humiliation, and a past that has never truly loosened its grip. Separated from Theo Desmond, her charismatic and predatory ex-husband, Julia struggles to build a stable life. She works. She raises her children. She manages her body, her desire, her exhaustion. On the surface, she is moving forward. In reality, she is still surviving. Her trauma does not erupt in screams but in interrupted gestures, intrusive memories, conflicted desire. She is in love with a woman—Stella Vance—a one-sided, silent love never spoken aloud. This attachment becomes a mirror, reflecting both what Julia longs for and what she still cannot claim. Under the Skin of a Beastwoman is neither a revenge story nor a tale of miraculous healing. It is a fragmented, intimate chronicle of a woman learning—slowly, imperfectly—to detach herself from a life built on fear, while trying to offer her children a future she was never given. An R18 urban narrative, visceral and deeply personal, where the body, desire, and memory become battlegrounds for survival and reclamation.

Gianna Michaels, a passionate fashion design student, is set to marry Xavier Castillo, the enigmatic billionaire, as part of a long standing family arrangement. However, Gianna's parents, who aren't who she thinks they are, are set out for far more than the benefits of the arranged marriage. What would happen when the truth finally comes out? Would these two people find love in this arranged relationship and overcome all the odds or the villains are going to win this time just like they did 19 years ago?

Jiang Yue’s mom marries Wei Nianzhan’s dad, and overnight two 18-year-old enemies are forced into the same house, the same strict final-year high school, and the same public spotlight. Jiang Yue is reckless, loud, and determined to never be the one who loses. Wei Nianzhan is controlled, high-ranking, and terrifyingly good at staying calm. At school they clash openly, turning classes, cliques, and rankings into a battlefield. At home the war turns quieter and more dangerous, because the walls are thin, the shared spaces are unavoidable, and every “family” moment feels like a trap. As rumors spread and jealousy is provoked on purpose, their hatred starts twisting into obsession. A fever night and other small cracks reveal that Wei’s control isn’t as perfect as it looks, and Jiang Yue begins to realize the person he’s fighting might be the only one who sees him clearly. What starts as sabotage becomes a secret they can’t name, then a mistake they can’t take back, and finally a choice neither of them is allowed to make. They try to survive with rules and denial, but the closer they get, the more everything around them tightens: parents who want a perfect blended family, teachers who watch every step, classmates who live for scandal, and futures that don’t leave room for “wrong” love. By the end, the truth detonates the family anyway, and one of them sacrifices a dream to keep them together. It’s a bittersweet happy ending: they choose each other, but they don’t get to keep the life they were promised.

Valley, an archivist at the Thesira Soul Archive, has always trusted the system she serves. Her quiet life begins to unravel when she discovers a forbidden journal marked with a single name: Liora. Its pages whisper of the first woven souls and the deadly consequences of tampering with fate. When her soulmate Thayer falls, Valley merges his soul with the Emberlinks into her own to save him—an act that neither of them discussed. Soul Woven is a gripping tale of memory, identity, and the fragile bonds that hold us together.

Adah tries to live guided by faith-but self-doubt lingers, especially when it comes to love. A winter stay at a snowy chalet brings quiet prayers, playful teasing, and Joel-a boy who notices every detail and loves with patience and intention. As laughter and reflection intertwine, Adah must decide whether she can trust her heart, honor her faith, and believe that love-gentle and God-led-can be meant for her too.

Some secrets are rooted so deep, even time can't wither them. I was a girl trapped in a world of silence, and he was the star-born legacy I was never supposed to touch. One night of desperate choices bound our souls together in chains we couldn't see. I thought I could walk away. I thought I could keep the truth hidden under the weight of my own broken heart. But you can't bury the truth when it has his eyes and his fire. Now, five years later, the branches of our past are reaching out to pull us back together. My son is the secret that links us forever—a secret that was never mine to keep, but always His. In a world where love is a forbidden fruit and every truth is a weapon, can I protect my child from the man who owns my past? Or will the chains of our history drag us both down into the abyss? He is the storm. I am the silence. And our secret is the only thing left to burn.

In a professional racing team, the owner’s daughter stays out of sight while the star driver lives in the spotlight. They keep running into each other around the paddock and garages, sharing brief conversations and quiet moments away from the public eye.