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The Study Contract

It all started with that one proposal, a deal-turned-bait pulling him into something dark, yet irresistible and inescapable. ____ Ryan Kane is mixed-race, poor, and worst still, in a university where everything screams "silver and gold". He thinks his scholarship and education are his only way to a future better than his present. But this guy's grades aren't helping matters as he keeps juggling between lectures, attendance, and part-time jobs. The lower his grades get, the closer he is to withdrawing, going back to his deadbeat of a father, and having a life with nothing. Well, he absolutely doesn't want a reality like that, and to avert that, his only option was getting a tutor. Ryan’s desperate enough to ask Adrian Val. On campus and to everyone, Adrian is the perfect, well-behaved, brilliant heir to a top conglomerate family. While in private, he is a possessive, manipulative jerk who does a lot of unimaginable things. When Ryan proposes tutoring to him, Adrian offers that he pay with his body instead. To him, Ryan can't afford his time and knowledge with just his measly bucks. Ryan says yes to the offer, and along the line, he falls heavily for Adrian. But even when Adrian rejects his confession and treats him like a toy way worse than before, Ryan doesn't leave. He wants the tutoring, the intimacy, the sex, his persistent feelings for Adrian, and the tiny hope that Adrian's heart may steer towards him. It gets even messier when Adrian’s friend Liam enters the picture. Liam is calm, kind, and actually cares about Ryan, but he holds back his feelings to keep the peace. Then there is also Chase, a rich troublemaker who openly flirts with Ryan. Trapped in a dirty cycle of sex, love, and heartbreak, everything Ryan had and held dear to him came tumbling gradually. And by the time he realizes the depth of it, it is too late. Too late to even hold onto anything. Only to be caught between three powerful men who all want a piece of him for different reasons. ____ Years later, the campus gates are closed and Ryan has built a life for himself away from the shadows of Westhill. But his new career brings him face to face with the man that once broke him... Graduation was only a temporary escape This story contains #slowburn #toxic #drama #psychological #smut scenes #red flag top #trauma #obsession
cucubumbleey · 19.7k Views

The Rise from Betrayal

After discovering her husband Dominic Sterling’s betrayal, Emma’s perfect life fractures overnight. The man the world envies….powerful, dangerous, irresistibly commanding .. was never hers to begin with. And walking away from him isn’t just heartbreak. It’s war. Refusing to remain the fragile wife everyone expects, Emma chooses fire over survival. Leaving behind a gilded cage, she begins building an empire of her own …. determined to reclaim her name, her power, and the pieces of herself Dominic tried to control. But freedom comes with enemies. A distant father who helps from the shadows but never truly stands beside her. A calculating stepmother and ambitious step-siblings eager to see her fail. Secrets buried deep within the Sterling empire that refuse to stay hidden. And Dominic , obsessive, relentless, and unwilling to lose what he once claimed. As Emma rises in a world of luxury, ambition, and dangerous desire, revenge becomes intoxicating… and love becomes complicated when a new man enters her life … a brilliant, ruthless entrepreneur who sees her strength and challenges her in ways she never expected. Caught between past obsession and future possibility, Emma must decide: Will she be the woman broken by betrayal… Or the one who burns down empires and builds her own from the ashes? Because this time, Emma isn’t just surviving. She’s rising…and she’s taking everything that was denied to her.
Akanksha_Sharma_3952 · 1.9k Views

The Monster’s Only Desire

The Valerith Empire claims it is protected by holy saints; that’s funny, considering how disposable people are here. I’m Lior Valen, second son of a Viscount—which is a polite way of saying I’m excess. Well dressed. Well educated. Easily sacrificed. I also have a secret that would get me ruined if spoken aloud: I like men. I know this because I’ve lived once before, in a modern world where loving the wrong person didn’t come with a death sentence. That experience taught me an important lesson: Live quietly. Don’t stand out. Survive. Unfortunately, a masquerade ball ruined my entire plan. Because all terrible decisions are made at masquerade balls, someone suggested a game of truth or dare. I accepted a dare and kissed a stranger. This was, in hindsight, a mistake. Because the stranger was the Monster of the North. Ruler of Skeldryn. Alleged executioner. A man rumored to kill anyone who touches him. I touched him, but he did not kill me—which was unexpected. Instead, the monster became interested. Possessively so. He dragged me north, away from a lover who had already replaced me and a court that was more than happy to let me go. I followed—not out of courage, loyalty, or love. I followed because I enjoy being alive. Now I’m in Skeldryn, where saints are unreachable and monsters are persistent, and I’m beginning to suspect that surviving his attention might require more than luck. And possibly an exit strategy.
supriya_shukla · 2.2k Views