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"Desperation made him marry his cold boss!" --- By day, Adrian Cole is nothing more than a quiet shadow in the glittering empire of Alexander Devereux—the billionaire CEO whose power stretches across cities. As his secretary, Adrian fetches coffee, files documents, and hides his forbidden desire behind lowered lashes, knowing that attraction is dangerous when survival is his only priority. But by night, Adrian becomes Adrienne—the mysterious, breathtaking escort whispered about in elite circles. Draped in silk and secrets, Adrienne enchants the city’s most powerful men, earning what Adrian desperately needs to keep his mother alive. Until one night, everything shatters. The client waiting for Adrienne… is none other than Alexander Devereux. What Adrian doesn’t know is that Alexander carries secrets of his own. With his powerful mother demanding he marry to secure the Devereux legacy, Alexander needs a wife—a perfect society bride to silence scandal and fulfill duty. Love is a weakness. A plague. All he needs is a wife. But instead, Alexander finds himself captivated by the one woman who doesn’t exist. To protect his empire, he makes a ruthless offer: Adrienne will become his wife, his public mask, his possession. Now Adrian is caught in a dangerous masquerade. By day, he is the overlooked secretary Alexander barely notices. By night, he is the obsession Alexander cannot release—the false bride Alexander plans to parade before the world. How long can Adrian balance the fragile lies before desire burns through the mask—and Alexander discovers the truth? As deception twists into longing and duty ignites forbidden passion, Adrian may have started this game to survive… but Alexander plays to win.

Relinquishes his birthright to follow his destiny, which may not be his own. Is he being guided or manipulated by godlike entities down a path he may not return from? Or is he being used as a tool by his guild to correct a stain on their reputation

Ten years ago, mana descended upon Earth in the form of Gates that opened into other worlds. These Gates contained Magical Beasts of unfathomable strength and power that preyed upon humans and sought the destruction of everything around them. But along with the Gates, humans gained the power of Gifts—super abilities that allowed them to fight back against the monsters and take back their world. Now, the Superhumans with Gifts are tasked with defending the people and ensuring that the Gates, which open all over the world, do not bring about the end of them all. ... Jason Marc was just your regular seventeen-year-old high school student whose father abandoned him ten years ago. He worked two part-time jobs while also helping his mom with her diner to aid with the finances, but he could have never guessed that his entire world would change on the eve of his eighteenth birthday. Now, with more power than any one man should possess and an army at his beck and call, Jason works toward protecting those close to him while finding out the truth behind the emergence of the Gates—and preventing the end of the world. .... Join the Discord and say hello: https://discord.gg/vbEwevtwTU

As they say when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. Life didn't just give Naruto lemons, it gave him Son Goku. Under the Saiyan's tutelage, Naruto unlocks power beyond ninja arts and sets his sights on becoming the Strongest Martial Artist across the Multi-verse. --- SI as Naruto Mc will be OP cause even earlier Dragon Ball Fighters could destroy cities easily. It'll be slight AU with Hiruzen being more of a Politician. This will be a crossover fic, where Mc will eventually travel to Dragon Ball-verse --- For supporting us and reading chapters in advance ( upto 30 Chapters) please visit (remove space) https://www.pat reon.com/8Ashes8 your support in whatever form would help us continue dedicating time and effort to this project and future projects. --- My update schedule is every other day except Wednesday --- For those wondering why Fic Image is Carrot behind Naruto, it's because Goku's saiyan name if Kakarot which means Carrot. --- Disclaimers: This work of fiction is based on Naruto universe created by Masashi Kishimoto, it is intellectual property of his all rights reserved. This fanfiction is created for entertainment purposes only. Readers are encouraged to support Official Naruto series. Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and others are created by Akira Toriyama it is intellectual property of his all rights reserved. This fanfiction is created for entertainment purposes only. Readers are encouraged to support Official Dragon Ball series.

Next up is—— The venerable master of Hydra, the High Priest of the Purple Sweet Potato Spirit The psychiatrist of The Avengers, and the financial advisor of S.H.I.E.L.D. Batman's dissertation killer, Joker's soulmate The head physician of Arkham Asylum, the professor with all positive reviews from Gotham University A recipient of the Red Flag Medal, a possessor of God's blessings The iron curtain of New York, the breath of fresh air in Gotham The eternally undying Dark Sun—— Schiller Rodriguez! (All titles mentioned above have been rightfully earned within the main text. Any new titles will be added as they arise.) (This isn't a web novel with a system, and the system disappears soon, those who don't like it can skip the first thirty chapters.)

Some debts do not disappear with death. When someone dies with something unresolved, they do not pass on. They remain. They decay. They become an entity born from the weight of what was left unfinished. Broken promises, hidden guilt, words never spoken… everything takes shape. Yüta never believed in it until the night he saw one of them staring back at him. Dragged into a secret network of hunters who defeat these entities in order to release them, he soon discovers that defeating them is not always the hardest part. Some want to be heard. Others seek revenge. And some believe humanity does not deserve to continue existing. In a world where every death leaves a crack, the question is not how to fight… but who has the right to decide what deserves to rest.

Elara died of overwork, only to wake up in the hardcore survival game Primal Hearts. Even worse, she transmigrated as the "Winter Sacrifice"—a cannon fodder NPC destined to freeze to death in the opening cutscene. With her HP dropping and a blizzard raging, Elara has one chance to survive: The massive, terrifying beast stomping through the snow. Kaelum, the Chieftain of the White Tiger Clan, is known as the "Calamity." Cursed by the Fire God, his blood boils like magma, and his touch turns everything to ash. He has lived in agony for a century, untouched and alone. Until a desperate human female tackles him and refuses to let go. To Elara, he isn't a monster; he is a walking, purring radiator. To Kaelum, she isn't food; she is the only cure to his eternal pain. "Human, if you let go, you will freeze." "And if you let go, you'll burn. Looks like we're stuck together, Chieftain." Now, Elara must survive the deadly Beastman politics, a jealous original heroine, and a tribe of hungry tiger cubs... all while trying to keep her hands off the hottest (literally) man in the North.

"I'm a regressor" Adriel said to his brother after years of contemplation the heavy weight now lifting off his shoulders. He looked at his brother in response he was expecting more of a shock expression instead of a 'Are you done?' Look but this is alright too. "No shit" Racine replied before sipping his drink once more, "Look I don't know how your harem and your goons don't know. Don't care but you didn't exactly hide it well"

Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School, a closed three-year senior high school. Homeless time-traveler Kamio Tatsuya only wanted to spend these three years before adulthood peacefully here, just idling until he turned 18. Yet, why is it that even such a simple wish keeps getting thwarted? Helplessly, for the sake of a stable life, he had no choice but to step up and show a glimpse of his true capabilities. Sakayanagi Arisu: He's incredibly capable. I heard his parents are no longer around. I wonder if he'd be willing to take the Sakayanagi surname. Ichinose Honami: Even giving my all, I couldn't defeat him. Ryuuen Kakeru: I absolutely adore his way of doing things. Teaming up with him was definitely the right choice. Horikita Suzune: Clearly, I was the one who came first...

"What are you willing to do to achieve something? How serious are you about achieving your goals?" This was the question that Loki and the other people who came to the Four Directions sect to earn their freedom were asked on their first day in the sect. For Loki, this question was easy for him to answer because he was reborn as a slave in this world and had already defied the will of his slave master in order to join the Four Directions sect. He had braved danger and suffering to reach the Four Directions sect. So he knew what it meant to be desperate and was willing to do whatever was required of him to achieve his goal. In the world of the blessed heaven realm, there is no such thing as human rights, and freedom is a luxury that very few people have. It is said that everyone is a slave to someone. The only difference is how strong their master is. So he, just like everyone else, is under the control of someone above them. But he doesn't want to remain a slave forever. He aspires to greatness, immortality, and freedom. He wants to acquire enough power to gain control of his fate. He also wants to rise to the top of the world and be the one to control others. He even wants to gain power and control over death. In order to achieve this, he is willing to do anything. This is his answer to the question of what he is willing to do to achieve his goals. His answer to this question was why he awakened the Fenrir metac. This is a metac that can help him achieve his goals by granting him the ability to find prey, hunt prey, and devour them to strengthen himself. With the Fenrir metac, he will transform from a prey into a predator. He will even have the chance to rise to the top of the food chain and become the strongest predator. That is to be his purpose in life, and with great luck and perseverance, he might achieve it. Golden Tickets/Power Stones: Bonus Chapters 1. 100/500: 1st Bonus Chapter. 2. 200/1,000: 2nd Bonus Chapter. 3. 300/1,500: 3rd Bonus Chapter. 4. 400/2,000: 4th Bonus Chapter. 5. 500/3,000: 5th Bonus Chapter. Discord: https://discord.gg/wA7n2M23Aw

He was forbidden. My brother's best friend. Also the most dangerous man in the country. And I signed myself over to him. Leah Thorne had one rule: stay away from Dimitri Valentino. It shouldn't have been difficult. He was ruthless, feared, and devastatingly beautiful in the way that only truly dangerous things are. The kind of man who owned nightclubs, commanded armies, and made grown men weep with a single look. The kind of man her brother Mike trusted with his life. The kind of man she had absolutely no business wanting. But one shattered marriage, one bottle of whiskey, and one catastrophically bad decision later, Leah wakes up in Dimitri's bed with a signed contract on the nightstand and six months of her life no longer her own. Her body. His rules. No exceptions. The contract is iron-clad, the penalty clause suffocating — fifty million dollars she doesn't have. And Dimitri Valentino, the Wolf of the Italian underworld, has absolutely no intention of letting her go. He says he'll ruin her for other men. He's not lying. Because beneath the cold control and the thousand-dollar suits is a man who has wanted her for seven sinful years — who has memorized the curve of her smile, the sound of her laugh, and exactly how to take her apart piece by piece until the only word left in her vocabulary is his name. Eve came to him broken, looking to feel wanted. She never expected to feel owned. She never expected to love it. Six Months Contract With The Mafia God is a scorching dark romance about forbidden hunger, dangerous obsession, and the catastrophic moment a good girl stops running from the wolf who has always been hunting her. Some contracts change everything. Some men are worth the fine print.

This is a fresh release from the pen of the creator behind "Longevity: Starting from the Qi Tags". Dive in and enjoy the read! --------------------- Jiang Ning transmigrates to a world on the brink of chaos. To preserve himself, he starts training in martial arts with the help of his prior experience, quietly growing stronger. As his martial techniques reach beyond their limits and he gains various abilities, some of which include divine authority. Starting with martial arts, he begins to master divine powers and control innate divine abilities. The Five Animals Fist allows him to cultivate from a beginner to perfection, continuously breaking limits, with each organ storing essence and housing divine spirits. The Vajra Immortal Body gives him an unbreakable body and eternal bones. The Inner Elixir Cultivation Skill promises eternal youth and never-ending vitality. On the day the Martial Saint, who has dominated the world for eight hundred years, strikes at him, Jiang Ning simply smiles. Are you really trying to attack a divine being? When the weapon that once killed gods and immortals falls upon him, he tilts his head slightly, his hair remaining unbroken. His foundation has long since forged an indestructible golden body! The other names of this book are 'While Others Cultivate Martial Arts, I Cultivate Divine Powers!', 'Beginning with Hepatic Experience to Fleshly Sanctification', 'Starting with Martial Arts to Become a God'

In a world running rampant with evil spirits and demonic entities, the imperial court established the “Xuanqing Guards” to oversee the realm, eradicate treachery, and slay evil to uphold the righteous path. Shen Hao transmigrated into this world. It took him four years to climb from an ordinary foot soldier in the Xuanqing Guards to the rank of Small Banner Commander. However, given his complete lack of background and connections, taking another step up the ranks was virtually impossible. One day, he suddenly discovered a dragon residing within his body—the Ancestor of All Dragons, an entity that fed on the souls of the living and the spirits of immortals! Whenever he slew an enemy, this dragon would emerge, tempting him to devour the opponent’s soul, demonic core, or evil nucleus. Consequently, his cultivation base began to skyrocket at an insane pace. …… Shen Hao: “I was just solving cases… how did I become invincible?”

Chen Han obtained a game system that was supposed to transmigrate him into the game world of Shu Mountain Swordsman. However, the transmigration failed, and as a result, the game system became a little… weird. [The Canine Demon has arrived before you, wantonly unleashing a dense demonic aura. Please expel the Canine Demon immediately!] Chen Han stared in absolute bewilderment at the little mutt lifting a leg to pee against the corner of the wall. It was just the stray dog from the village. [A Clan Elder has appeared and is standing by to back you up. Please expel the Canine Demon immediately!] Chen Han took another glance at the little old lady standing to the side, cheerfully watching the standoff between man and dog. That was his great-aunt. … Years later, Chen Han successfully mastered sword flight. He soared into the clouds, recorded a video, and uploaded it to TikTok. "Wow, the creator's CGI is getting more and more realistic." "This is obviously AI. AI is seriously insane these days." Meanwhile, satellites from nations across the globe simultaneously detected an unidentified high-energy entity moving at rapid speeds! “That man……that man is flying!!!”

A thousand years ago, a Rain of Evolution fell, and the world entered the Era of Evolution. Animals, plants, and humans all gained the potential to evolve into higher-level life forms. However, the human method of evolution is unique; they must absorb the extracts of higher-level life forms to complete their evolution, and each time they absorb an extract, they also acquire a skill from the extract's original owner. Absorb the extract of an “Undying Salamander” and gain the ability of limb regeneration; Absorb the extract of an “Iron Armor Oyster” and possess a flexible gender; Absorb the extract of a “Forest Giant Cockroach” and transform into an unkillable cockroach; Su Ze has come to this world, but before he can begin his evolution, he must solve his life-and-death crisis. “My name is Su Ze.” “I originally thought I had transmigrated and become a scion of a powerful official, but I never expected that I was just his clone, a scapegoat for him to escape punishment, a tool used for him to fake his death and get away.” “What's worse is, I'm scheduled to be executed tomorrow, but my cheat has not yet arrived...”

Reborn in the school from a previous life, Qin Fan decides to take a revenge on those bullying him for years. rising from an outcast of his family. "I'm not dead? I'm still alive? Haha! HAHAHA!" "Damn! This waste of space is getting way ahead of himself!" "Shit! What kind of dream was he having?" "This is the most attention that waste Qin Fan has ever gotten, haha!"

Tenjo Hikari transmigrated to a seemingly familiar Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Duel Academy. This place is filled with extreme enthusiasts who believe that only Fusion Summon is the most noble summoning method. They attempt to change the minds of Dimensional Duelists through dueling, forcing them to join the "Fusion Absolute Supremacy" faction. If one refuses, they are turned into cards, which is quite twisted and crazy. Tenjo Hikari glanced at his deck full of Fusion Spells and Trap Cards, remained silent for a long time, and gladly agreed. Yes, absolutely right. What you said is extremely correct. Fusion is the most noble summoning method!

Konoha Year 54. Konoha Anbu had two super geniuses. One was named Uchiha Itachi, the other was Akihara Kagura. One was the tool of the village, doing anything for Konoha except sparing his brother Uchiha Sasuke; The other claimed to be the village's tool, willing to do anything for Konoha, including Uchiha Itachi's brother Uchiha Sasuke.

Han Yu has a special ability: he could produce a random pill with unknown effects everyday. His pills are so powerful and inhumane that there's an unwritten rule in the Cultivator Realm: even if you become sworn brothers with someone from the Demonic Path, you must never be related to Han Yu. Explosive Qi Pill: "After consumption, True Essence will continue to explode for one two-hour period. During this process, you must constantly channel the medicinal power, or else the body will explode. Side effects: Overflowing True Essence, clothing disintegrates."

Traveling through American Comics, Su Ming changes from an ordinary person to a world-famous mercenary and assassin. Just when he tries to get some information of this world, he encounters another Deathstroke.