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satisfied smirk that didn't touch his eyes. His thumb stroked over my signature, a possessive gesture that made my stomach tighten. "Good girl. From now on, you belong to me." An envelope slid across the desk, thick with promises and poison. "Your first month's allowance. Don't disappoint me." "Don't worry about that." My smile felt brittle, a cracked mask that didn't reach my eyes. The weight of the envelope in my hand felt both like salvation and shackles. I stood, my legs unsteady beneath me. His hand shot out, fingers wrapping around my wrist with surprising strength. The contact burned—not with pain, but with the sheer intensity of his claim. "Sit down. We're not finished." His cold eyes narrowed, and something dangerous flickered in their depths. "First rule—you don't leave until I dismiss you." That's a heavy moment for the protagonist.

Silas Vane is thirty years old, a lethal "Ghost" for the Vane Mafia family, and a rare, strong Omega who refuses to be tamed. His mission was simple: break into the Royal Palace, steal the King’s secrets, and disappear. But Silas didn't count on Prince Alaric. At twenty-five, the Crown Prince is a predator—a dominant Alpha with a hunger for power and a sharp eye for rebellion. When he catches Silas in the act, a high-stakes chase ends in a devastating fall. Silas wakes up in the royal infirmary with a fractured skull and a blank mind. Or does he? Desperate to survive, Silas plays the only card he has: he pretends to have Amnesia. He plans to act the part of a victim until he can escape. But Alaric is a master of games, and he sees through the thief's mask. Instead of throwing Silas in a dungeon, the Prince whispers a golden lie: "You aren't a criminal, Silas. You are my fiancé. We were supposed to be married tomorrow." Now, trapped in a web of fake romance and possessive touches, the 30-year-old killer must play the "loving mate" to a 25-year-old King who knows exactly who he is. In a palace built on secrets, who is the real prisoner? And what happens when the "Mate" starts to forget that his love... was supposed to be a lie?

Synopsis Sura is the "Human Luna"—a title that is less of an honor and more of a death sentence. For six years, she has been the literal lifeblood of the Black Ridge Pack, subjected to agonizing weekly blood extractions to fuel the pack’s supernatural healing. Her "fated mate," Alpha Kaelen, treats her like a well that will never run dry, until the day she is diagnosed with a terminal wasting sickness caused by his own greed. On their anniversary, Sura manifests a final, cruel gift: the ability to hear the Pack’s Mind-Link. Instead of love, she hears Kaelen plotting her "replacement" with a fertile werewolf mistress once Sura finally stops breathing. But Sura is not just a human. She is the long-lost daughter of a celestial bloodline who sacrificed her divinity for a love that turned into a cage. With the help of a secret human resistance, Sura stages a cinematic death, hacks off her hair, and escapes into the high-tech Human Republic. Three years later, the "weak" Luna is dead. In her place stands a lethal, gene-enhanced operative with the ancient power of Ephphatha—the ability to command the world to open. When she returns to the Chronicles to reclaim her son, she doesn't come as a wife seeking an apology. She comes as a Goddess seeking a reckoning. Kaelen wanted her blood; now, he’ll realize that her blood was the only thing keeping his kingdom from rotting alive. The "Wow" Factors 1. The "Reverse Victim" Evolution Most werewolf romances keep the heroine in a cycle of being rescued. This story flips the script. Sura’s transformation from a frail, pale victim into a tactical, sword-wielding operative with Republic technology creates a "John Wick" level of satisfaction for the reader. 2. The Biological Revenge (The Rot) The ultimate "hook" is the realization that Sura’s sacrifice wasn't just passive. By revoking her "blessing," she turned her stolen blood into a slow-acting poison. The pack that thrived on her pain is now literally falling apart without her, creating a desperate, high-stakes "grovel" where Kaelen doesn't just want her back for love—he needs her for survival. 3. The High-Tech vs. High-Fantasy Clash The visual contrast between the Black Ridge (medieval, primal, fur-and-stone) and the Human Republic (neon, pulse-rifles, and gene-therapy) gives the story a unique aesthetic. Watching a werewolf king try to fight a woman with a sonic-disruptor and a silver-nitrate talwar is a fresh take on the genre. 4. The "Ephphatha" Power The use of the word Ephphatha (Be Opened) as a magical command creates a recurring "power-up" moment. Whether she is opening a sealed heart, an ion-gate, or a villain’s shattered mind, it serves as a powerful verbal signature that signals the protagonist is about to do something legendary. 5. The Emotional "Gut-Punch" (The Son) The stakes aren't just romantic; they are maternal. The conflict of a mother fighting to "un-brainwash" her son, who was taught to despise her humanity, provides the deep emotional core that keeps readers "hooked and sinked" until the final page.

At dusk, amidst a sea of ​​clouds, a giant serpent roams the sky. The great serpent, the great serpent that carries the world on its back Seven continents rise and fall on the snake's back, and countless living beings drift along with them in the sea of ​​clouds. This is a world shattered by extraterrestrial aliens, and also the stage where countless heroes rise and fall. At the very end of the world, eighteen paths to transcendence shine forth, and countless beings pursue and strive for them. They yearned to become gods, to become legends passed down through the ages, or perhaps hoped to establish an empire that would last forever. This is the era when legends were unveiled, amidst the chanting of elegiac poems, ascending to the Seven Heavens, the starting point of the story of the Creation Witch, Sylvia. ________________________________________________________________________________________ This is a translation of a novel with some changes Raw: 矢车菊魔女 ......................... For the 80+ advance chapter visit Patreon:- patreon.com/Fiction_fun

Lydia’s life was a mess long before everything changed. She lived under the same roof as her uncle...but she was nothing more than a burden to him. Unwanted. Unprotected. Enduring a life that never felt like her own. So when a mysterious letter arrived on her eighteenth birthday, she didn’t question it. She clung to it. > “You have been offered admission into the prestigious Bale High…” The rest made little sense strange instructions, an impossible pickup time but one thing was clear: This was her way out. At midnight, a silent caravan takes her far beyond the world she knows… and into one that shouldn’t exist. A hidden academy. A world of monsters. Beastmen who walk, speak, and rule in human form—each more powerful and dangerous than the last. And Lydia? She is not one of them. At least… not entirely. When the truth about her identity is revealed, Lydia discovers she is something thought to have vanished over a hundred years ago: A Kitsune. A rare and almost mythical breed—so rare that her existence alone turns heads, sparks whispers… and draws attention she cannot avoid. Especially from them. The academy’s five most extraordinary students: The composed and untouchable Wolf Prince. The dangerously captivating Twin Serpents. The calm yet possessive Merman Noble. And the radiant, overwhelming Phoenix Heir. They were never meant to notice her. But they do. At first, it’s curiosity. Then interest. Then something deeper… something that refuses to fade. One by one, they find themselves drawn to her...wanting her attention, her presence… her. Not because they are forced to. But because they can’t seem to stay away. Now caught in a world she barely understands—and surrounded by powerful individuals who seem to want her more than they should—Lydia must navigate her new life carefully. Because being rare doesn’t just make her special. It makes her unforgettable. She just wanted to escape her old life. Instead, she entered a hidden academy of monsters....and discovered she’s a rare Kitsune no one has seen in a century. Now the five most powerful students won’t leave her alone. Not because they have to. But because they don’t want to.

In a school infamous for its strict rules and relentless disciplinary measures, a new transfer student, Johnson, arrives with a mysterious aura and unrivaled skills. Quickly, he becomes the center of attention, drawing the fascination—and obsession—of several girls. As he navigates the dangerous games of desire, control, and rivalry, Johnson must survive the school's twisted social hierarchy while indulging in increasingly daring adventures. Love, lust, and power collide in a world where boundaries are pushed, secrets are revealed, and passions ignite. With every challenge, every flirtation, and every forbidden encounter, Johnson discovers just how intoxicating—and perilous—the life of the ultimate inmate can be. Tags: Ecchi, R18, Isekai, Harem, Adventure, Adult, Sexy, Hot, Action, SMUT, Yandere, Possessive, Mature Fanfiction

shioiri, a highschool dropout, Shut-in, otaku that prefers gaming and comfort over having a social life, spends most of her youthful years playing videogames with her younger brother. Although They lived a carefree life due their influence over to the gaming web, comfort wasn't enough. Over time, something shifted. they stared at their screens with envy, .the characters they played as were not only beautiful but experience so much mysteries and adventures. Playing roleplay games, RPGs, adventures, combat games all over the world from the comfort of their couch, they grew more connected to the fictional world and their characters than their actual peers. This lit something inside the teens, something that wouldn't be easily extinguished. So on impulse they secretly made a wish... For a life less predictable than the one they currently have..... One day their wish was somewhat Granted, when a mysterious figure kidnaps her brother, in rush to save him she was then Isekai. Arriving at a new environment filled with dangers, monsters and unknown knowledge. Being only a teenager with zero social skills, you'd think shiori would be terrified... But no, she's ready to face this new world head on in order to recuse her brother.......

# My Body Development System Won’t Stop Upgrading Me?! Dorian was perfectly fine being a campus menace. Okay — maybe not fine. He was tall, overweight, chronically insecure, and violently allergic to mirrors. But as long as he stayed at the top of the social food chain, nobody could laugh at him first. Then he stole the wrong wallet. Inside it was a ring. He put it on. And that was the worst decision of his life. > BDS ACTIVATED. > Host Status: Catastrophic. > Beginning emergency upgrades. Now Dorian has a system. A glow-up system. A body optimization system. A system that promises to turn him into the ultimate version of himself. There’s just one small problem. Every time he levels up: * He loses weight. * He gets more handsome. * His charisma increases. * And one very specific stat goes up by exactly one inch. It was funny at Level 1. Concerning at Level 3. Terrifying at Level 7. Now Dorian has a new problem: The more popular he becomes, the more attention he gets — and the more the system keeps rewarding him. And it won’t stop upgrading him. With jealous rivals, confused professors, accidental fan clubs, and a system that thinks “bigger is better” is a life philosophy— Dorian must decide: Does he stop leveling up… Or does he see how far this absurd evolution can go? > Warning: Overdevelopment may result in catastrophic consequences.

There is a saying in the world: At the end of a rainbow, there is a pot of gold. In reality, that is impossible. But what if, by chance, an archaeologist were to explore an unknown tomb and, at its very end, discover an ancient artifact? While exploring the Tai Huang Tomb, Lu Yan finds a mysterious bronze pot. The moment he touches it, an ancient formation is activated, causing him to vanish from Earth. When he opens his eyes, Lu Yan finds himself in a world of immortal cultivation. And he is not alone. The pot followed him. An artifact capable of generating limitless wealth. With infinite money in his hands, Lu Yan walks a path different from all other cultivators: He buys rare resources. He bribes experts. He builds his own power in the shadows. And he monopolizes opportunities before they are even born between Heaven and Earth. Geniuses? He buys them. Sects? He funds them. Enemies? With his countless talismans, treasures, and traps, he buries them. But in a world where strength is law, a man carrying a pot of gold is a crime. To survive, Lu Yan has only one goal: To reach the pinnacle of cultivation... And become the richest Immortal Emperor in history.

What Lives Beneath the Veil --- She smiles. You trust her. That is your first mistake. Your last mistake is breathing. --- THE PREMISE Every monster wears a mask. The most dangerous ones wear innocence. Princess Liora Veyne is born without a soul. No one notices. Not her family. Not her kingdom. Not the countless victims who will one day die smiling because she told them everything would be fine. She learns early: the world trusts a sweet face. So she gives them one. Eyes wide. Voice soft. Smile gentle. The perfect princess. The harmless girl. The last thing you will ever see. Behind the mask: centuries of blood. --- THE CURSE Her 101st victim does not die quietly. He dies cursing. No lover will ever satisfy you. You will crave endlessly—always hungry, never full. Every person who touches you will become your next sacrifice. The curse does not break her. It perfects her. Now she hunts differently. Not with violence. With seduction. Every willing body becomes a ritual. Every night of pleasure becomes a countdown to death. She traps them with charm, consumes them with hunger, and adds their power to her own. The craving never stops. Neither does she. --- THE CYCLE Across centuries, they come. Heroes. Warriors. Chosen ones. They gather their allies. They forge their weapons. They believe—foolishly, beautifully—that this time will be different. It is never different. She defeats them all. Not in battle. In trust. She learns their names. Their hopes. Their weaknesses. She becomes whatever they need—a friend, a lover, a savior—and destroys them when they are too broken to fight back. Their bodies fuel her immortality. Their screams become her lullaby. And the mask never slips. --- THE HORROR She watches kingdoms burn. Empires crumble. Stars die. She adapts. Evolves. Wears new faces in every era. Medieval castles. Industrial cities. Digital worlds. The future. The mask changes. The hunger does not. She is immortal. Insatiable. Unstoppable. And no one knows. Not the heroes who die trying to stop her. Not the families who weep at her "tragic" funerals. Not the world that calls her good. The veil has never lifted. It never will. --- THE TRUTH This is not a story about redemption. The villainess does not learn to love. The curse does not break. The heroes do not win. This is a story about failure. Eternal, absolute, hopeless failure. Every hero falls. Every lover dies. Every attempt to stop her makes her stronger. The cycle has no end. The hunger has no cure. The mask has no crack. She walks among you now. She smiles at you now. And you will never, ever know. --- "She has been wearing the veil for a thousand years. You will never see what lives beneath." --- End of Synopsis CONTENT WARNING: This series contains explicit sexual violence, human sacrifice, psychological torture, murder of innocent characters (including children and family members), ritualistic killing, and extreme horror. No character is safe. Read at your own risk.

To the outside world, Celine Roberts had the most perfect life. Beauty, wealth, fame in the entertainment industry and the love of a prominent fiancee. But that perfection shattered the moment she ran away from her own wedding, leaving her fiancee who everyone considered a prince charming at the altar. But what people didn't see was that her so called prince charming was actually a scumbag who is having an affair with her own step sister. Even when she finds out about his affair he threatens her with her career to force her to marry him, after all marriage with her was great publicity for his career. Left with no choice she walks down the aisle to marry a scumbag until she sets her eyes on a man who reminds her of sin and darkness. Escaping her own wedding leads her into a suite that belongs to the same sinfully handsome man she set eyes on at her wedding a while ago. Driven by a rebellious will and a sudden attraction to this stranger, she shares a single night with him, a night that holds no promise and no commitments. But what happens when that single night not only bears fruit, but also leads to the inability to forget the man who seems to have captivated her entirely. Celine isn't the only one unable to forget, Tristan Grayson never met a woman he couldn't resist until her, never met a woman he couldn't forget until her. Who would have thought that the elusive billionaire who scorns women would be completely enthralled by a one night stand?

She was sold to a Prince. She was saved by a Beast. ​In the glittering, high-stakes world of the Forest Kingdom, "Violet Noir" was never a person- she was a prize. Sold by her own parents to cover a debt, she was bound by a golden cage to a Prince, a man whose royal title masked a soul of pure, unadulterated evil. On the night of her "wedding," she did the unthinkable: she jumped. ​Running into the freezing night with nothing but the clothes on her back and a voice she was too terrified to use, she falls into the path of a man far more dangerous than any prince. ​Roman Thorne is a titan of industry, a man of cold logic and jagged edges. He doesn't believe in fairy tales, and he certainly doesn't believe in heroes. But when his son was found by the Songbird in a nightclub, things changed. ​He gives her safety, protection and a home. And in return, she gives his young son, Adam, the mother he never had and Roman the one thing he can’t buy: a soul. ​But secrets as dark as Violet’s don't stay buried. As a Prince's shadow looms over the Thorne estate, Roman must decide how much he’s willing to burn to keep her. To the law, she’s a fugitive wife. To the Prince, she’s stolen property. But to Roman Thorne, she is Violet and he will dismantle a kingdom before he lets her fall again.

“My name is Kiana.” “Yes, the very same Kiana you’re thinking of.” Kiana once believed this was an ordinary world, one without Honkai. Until that day—when she saw the eight million gods bringing ruin upon all living beings. Only then did she realize that this world of Honkai belonged to the Star Rail’s kind of Honkai. And the Izumo she resided in had long since stepped into the shadow of Nihility. This was a world destined for destruction. ... Amid the desolation of the earth, Kiana raised her head and looked up at that pitch-black great sun. “Since Izumo is destined never to claim victory, then…” Her azure eyes were dyed with gold as the power belonging to God Kiana gathered within her. “Making Honkai live up to its name… isn’t such a bad thing, right?”

WARNING: Some mature content!!! 18+ This is what you call Urbantasy.. Fantasy in an urban setting with a strong female lead -- a story riddled in mystery, magic, and a lot of sass. ======= CHAPTER 1 sneak peek! ======= The air between them tightened like a rope. Cael leaned closer, head tilting slightly, pulling at her waist again, smugness softened into something sharper and quieter. His eyes flicked to her lips then back to her eyes as if asking for permission he didn't need. Hunger of a different kind pumped through Cael. The hunger that Galathea unmistakably recognized as it pressed hard against her lower abs, forcing through the fabric as if it can tear through. At the sensation, Galathea's mouth parted before she could stop it. Her whole body screamed at her to either shove him away or close the last inch between their lips herself. ===== SYNOPSIS ===== Galathea Brooks spent her life surviving quietly -- counting inventory, enforcing rules, keeping her head down inside one of the most powerful art institutions in the city. It's a simple life because paint doesn't talk; power doesn't notice people like her. and names are just names. -- That is... until a painting remembered her. When ancient works buried beneath Artemis Art Gallery began to respond to Galathea's presence, she becomes the center of the system that's older than the building itself. A system that cataloged her long before she knew it existed. Her name is not a coincidence. It is a KEY. Cael Alexander, on the other hand, has always understood control. As Artemis' immaculate but dangerous CEO, he manages secrets like no other. He knows the gallery and its bowels more than anyone. He knows what's hidden; he knows what's awaken. What he didn't expect, however, was Galathea. As archaic works of art start to stir, boundaries fracture -- between observer and artifact, power and possession, restraint and desire. Every choice Galathea makes draws her deeper into fate that doesn't want permission... only acknowledgement. Mind you, awakenings don't ask when you're ready.

Just when Kyva believed her life could not sink any lower, she is auctioned off in a brothel as a sex slave. Refusing to surrender the only dignity she had left, she escapes. Wounded, hunted, and with absolutely nowhere to go, Kyva flees into the wilderness to escape from her captors. There, she stumbles upon an injured white fox caught in a hunter's snare. Despite her own desperate situation, she could not bring herself to ignore the creature's suffering. So she frees it, and against all reason, takes it with her. But after nursing the fox back to health, Kyva expects it to return to the wild where it belongs. But it doesn't. Instead, it continues to follow her. “Little fox,” she tells it one evening, exhaustion heavy in her voice as she prepares to move again. “I don't have food. I don't even have a place to sleep. I'm being hunted by slave traders. We should go our separate ways.” —-- Minutes later, Kyva wakes up after collapsing from exhaustion. To her surprise, she finds fresh fruits, good clothes and clean water laid carefully beside her. The white fox sits nearby, watching her with unsettling intelligence. 'Obviously, you need me more than I need you,' the fox thinks coldly, tail swishing in mild disdain. 'If not for the inconvenience of you being my mate, I would have left you to starve in the wild.' While Kyva believes she rescued a helpless creature, she may have unknowingly bound herself to something far more dangerous. As she journeys deeper into an unfamiliar land inhabited by beast men and women, Kyva begins to carve out a fragile new life for herself. The more she learns about this strange world, the more her mysterious fox companion refuses to leave her side, and seems determined to drive away anyone who gets too close.

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Dai Yao once wondered what would happen after traveling to the Douluo Continent. First, beat up the hypocritical Tang San and the scumbag Yu Xiaogang. But when he actually crossed over and arrived at the Douluo Continent, he became the fourth prince of the Star Luo Empire. What now? Failing in the fight for the throne would mean death. The age gap was too significant, and the hope of victory seemed slim. Fortunately, he still had a second martial spirit: a green lotus. (Not bowing to the Grandmaster, nor joining Shrek Academy.) Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon. Read 40 Chapters In Advance: patreon.com/Canserbero10

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When Human Love Faded, I Found Faith in Him They say love is supposed to feel safe. Warm. Something that stays. But for Faith, love has always been something she loses. Over and over again. She thought Gio would be different—the one person who wouldn’t break her the way the world already had. But what she called love slowly turned into control, betrayal, and pain she kept excusing in the name of attachment. And when the truth finally came out, everything she believed in shattered. But Gio was never the only one. People come and go in Faith’s life, but they always leave behind the same thing—lies, broken promises, and wounds she pretends are not there. Friends she trusted. People she loved. Even family she thought would protect her. All of them, in their own way, teach her the same lesson: Trust always comes with pain. Yet what hurts the most is not just who breaks her… but how many times she allows it to happen. Because Faith is not just a girl trying to survive love. She is a girl learning, painfully, that love is something she was never taught how to receive safely. Now she stands between her past and her present—between the child who learned to endure, and the woman who is slowly waking up. And for the first time in her life… she has to ask herself: If everyone keeps breaking her… was it ever love at all?