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The life of the underworld was something Ashley had dreamed of escaping all her life. Born as a bastard from an affair between an underworld kingpin and a prostitute, Ashley was meant to die even before she was born. The only reason she survived was that her father thought she was a boy. From a young age, she understood that if she wanted to survive in this world of violence—on top of her father’s wife and daughter’s schemes—she had to be useful. So, she made herself a promise: one day, she would escape this world. Ashley almost succeeded… until her father found her again and thrust her into a marriage of convenience with his rival, Dominion, in his beloved daughter’s place. Everyone in the underworld knew Dominion. They were cruel, organized, and simply spawns of evil. And the man who stood above that power, Luciano, was said to be downright diabolical. Just their name alone could make anyone tremble. And this organization was where Ashley now had to survive. To make matters worse, the marriage also came with a child — Luciano’s mute heir. Forced to become the wife of one of the most violent and powerful underworld organizations, and the mother of its future leader, Ashley made a vow. “No matter what, I’ll escape this place!” But she would soon realize it wouldn’t be as simple as that. Not when the feared members of Dominion clung to her feet, begging, “Madam, don’t go!” And when the mute stepson finally spoke, “Mommy, if you’re leaving, please take me with you.” Finally, her diabolical, obsessive, and utterly territorial husband said, “I’ve packed our things. Where should we go?” *** Chat with me in Discord! Link: https://discord.gg/AUqYr3hchA Follow me on Instagram - @author_bajj

SYNOPSIS They say the enemy of my enemy is my friend but what happens when that friend becomes an enemy you cannot escape? Fiona Brett's rise as a promising actress is abruptly derailed when her parents, desperate to save the family from financial ruin, accept a marriage proposal on her behalf from a man she barely knows. Forced to shoulder the burden of her family’s survival, Fiona is compelled to sacrifice her own dreams. Seeking solace, she turns to the love of her life, Alexander only to discover him entangled with her own sister. Betrayed and heartbroken, Fiona meets a tragic end at the hands of those she trusted most. But fate gives her a second chance. Reborn on the very day everything fell apart, Fiona awakens with a burning resolve: revenge. Determined to reclaim her life, she strikes a dangerous deal with her fiancé, a pact laced with thorns and unforeseen consequences. As her past wounds begin to heal, Fiona finds her heart ensnared deeper than ever by Manson’s dangerous game yet even he is unaware that he, too, has been caught in its snare. Together, they step into a world far darker than Fiona could have imagined: a world of deception, hidden truths, ruthless manipulators, and long-burried sins. She soon realizes that the game she thought was hers alone is far larger than any personal vengeance, orchestrated by forces far beyond Manson, herself, or any other player. In a tangled web of greed, betrayal, and power, one question remains: who will emerge victorious?

For as long as she can remember, Lyra has been taught one truth: The Bloodfang Pack is the enemy. Their Alpha, Rylan, is a monster. A killer. A wolf whose name alone sparks fear. So when her pack is ambushed and she finds herself cornered by him in the burning forest, she expects death. What she doesn’t expect… is the bond. The moon chooses him. Her enemy. Her mate. Lyra refuses him with every breath in her body. Rylan refuses to let her die — even if she hates him for it. But when a hidden threat rises, one powerful enough to destroy both their packs, Lyra and Rylan are forced into an uneasy alliance. Enemies by blood. Bound by fate. And drawn together by a pull neither of them can escape.As danger closes in and secrets unravel, Lyra must decide:Is he truly the monster she was raised to fear… or the only wolf who will ever love her enough to burn the world for her?

Jina wakes in the body of Aurelia Draconis—the Empire’s feared tyrant—and inherits everything Aurelia left behind: a crumbling regency, forced soul-bonds that have already ruined lives, and a court eager to see “Aurelia” prove she’s still cruel. Jina refuses. She stabilizes what she can, pays for healing in her own blood, and treats her voice-born power as a last resort. That restraint becomes its own threat: a shadow faction called the Diadem, led by Severin, launches forged decrees, mobs, and assassins to force her into public brutality. When a natural soul-bond ignites—recognized as marriage the moment the mark appears—love becomes both anchor and leverage. Jina’s rule is tested by one question: can a throne be held without turning people into property? tag/vibe: dark fantasy romance (slow-burn), political intrigue, trauma-aware healing, “power as restraint,” bonds-as-battlefield, survival-to-throne escalation. Content Note: This story includes political persecution, coercion/forced-bond backstory (condemned), attempted murder/poisoning, and fade-to-black intimacy. No explicit on-page sex.

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Framed for poisoning Lila (her sister) at the full-moon feast, Elena lost everything in one night. Her name, her pack, her future. The Shadowpine alphas sentenced her to death by exile. They chained her and shipped her north as tribute to the Blackthorn brothers; three feral lycan kings whose wolves had already started turning rogue. Darius, Kane, and Rylan Blackthorn rule the Frostfang territories with blood on their hands. Twenty years ago their father raped a witch’s daughter. The curse that followed branded the brothers: without a true fated mate their wolves would drive them mad in six months and force them to slaughter every living thing in the North. Elena is that mate. The second she steps into their hall the bond snaps tight. They knot her that same night, hard and without mercy, because the curse leaves them no choice. What starts as captivity turns into something darker. Elena carries latent alpha blood her pack hid from her. The bond wakes it. She learns to shift just enough to command their wolves when they lose control. She learns to want the violence they offer. She stops fighting the heat and starts using it. She walks back into Shadowpine with the brothers at her back and slits her father’s throat herself. ============================ The witch returns demanding Elena’s firstborn as payment. Pregnancy nearly kills her. Rival packs smell weakness and march north. Through it all the three alphas stay possessive, brutal, and unapologetic. They never soften into safe men. Elena never asks them to. She chooses them because they are the only ones strong enough to stand beside the queen she becomes. Knotted by the Three Feral Alphas is dark reverse-harem lycan romance that stays dark. No redemption arcs that erase the teeth. Just one woman who rises from chained prisoner to ruler of the frozen North while three cursed kings knot her, fight for her, and burn the world that tried to break her. WARNING!! MATURE AND 18+ CONTENT! THIS BOOK CONTAINS BRAVE NUDITY AND VOILENCE! VIEWER DESCRIPTION IS ADVISED!!! This book contains mature and potentially distressing scenes which are intended for adult readers only. It is not suitable for person under the age of 18. You will come across depictions of Graphic sexual content, Knotting, psychological manipulation and emotional abuse, grief, trauma and PTSD. Power imbalance and captivity, Domestic abuse These scenes are intentionally created and are necessary to the characters' journeys.

Xaviera, a princess in the underwold, born with a silver spoon, always had everything she'd ever wanted. Whatever it was, once she pointed at it, then it'd already become hers. Even after everything, she still begged this one man to love her properly. She gave her all to him, made sure he got a position in the government house, brought him from nothing to grace, but once he got everything he wanted and they got married, and Lianyu was finally dreaming of a happier ever after, the night of her wedding which was supposed to be the beginning of her happiness turned bloody as her husband whom she trusted with her life, and her half-sister whom she'd lay down her life for, murdered her in cold blood. It wasn't the death that hurt, but hearing those heart wrenching words from her husband... 'It has always been your sister. I've never loved you! I can finally be with her once you are gone'. Lianyu thought it was over for her, but when she woke up in the human world, she realized she'd taken the body of another woman... A broken billionaire wife who is desperately begging for her husband's love. She didn't know which was worse... Being killed and ending up in the body of this helpless woman, or having to be used by people. Now, she was thorn between going back to her world to get revenge, and helping this woman whom she'd taken over her body...

In the war-forged empire of Epsos, conquest was once the only path to greatness—until a White Magis united the empire with the hidden nation of Graitan, creating an era where magic and steel flourished together. Now, Ayumu Velmiar, the last remaining White Magis, serves as advisor to the Emperor and the final keeper of her people’s legacy. Beside her stands Kaiser—the Emperor’s feared right hand, a man loyal to the throne yet unknowingly devoted to her. As they journey through an empire balanced between peace and ruin, Ayumu is drawn into adventures, political turmoil, and the unwavering gaze of the man who has long since decided that one day, she will be his.

Mo Xiaoman is reborn! Still from a humble background, still disliked by certain people, then let it be as they wish: we will not interfere with each other and shall each live our own peaceful lives! The wrong paths once taken must be avoided, the hardships once inflicted upon me shall never come near again. Hmm, a debt of gratitude from my past life can now be repaid!

In her previous life, she had misjudged people, mistaking enemies for kin. It wasn't until her body sank to the ocean floor that she had a sudden realization. Reborn seven years earlier, she grasped the Water-Repelling Pearl in hand, navigating unimpeded through lakes and oceans, ready to gather endless treasures. She vowed to carve out her own realm in the marine and collectibles industries. Before the conspiracies could even begin, she strategized every move. She would settle all past grievances—what was being a wealthy heiress? She would be the wealthiest of them all!

This entire story is fictional. All regions, countries, and cities described within are imaginary!!!!! [ torrential rain, floods, blizzards, extreme cold, extreme heat, pollution, insect plagues, acid rain, endless night, earthquakes... ] On April 1st, a natural disaster struck Azure. A massive torrential rainstorm swept across the globe, followed by earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, rising sea levels... one disaster after another. Evelyn Ford is reborn before the disaster strikes. In this life, she frantically hoards supplies just to survive. [ No special abilities, no zombies, pure natural disaster survival, no bleeding hearts. ] Male Lead: The ultimate support + a deadly weapon Female Lead: Spatial storage + an ordinary person [ apocalypse, survival, hoarding, base building, farming, gourmet food, animal husbandry... ]

In her past life, she was a wildly popular award-winning actress, yet she ended up with her family ruined and its members dead, while she herself was burned alive. After her rebirth, she is determined to change her destiny, not only to protect her second and third sisters, but also to uncover the truth behind the deaths of her father and brother. Returning to her twenty-two-year-old self, the once timid and terrible actress, Stella Lockwood, undergoes a drastic change in personality. Someone wants to slander her? She strikes back immediately. Someone wants to shelve her career? She makes a spectacular comeback. The scumbag from her past life wants to toy with her feelings again? Sorry, but this girl is already in a flash marriage... In her past life, there was a "despicable" mogul who was always trying to break her and the scumbag up. In this life, the mogul uses "shameless" tactics to force her into marriage. The scumbag rushes to her door, yelling furiously: "Stella Lockwood, how could you marry my youngest uncle?" The mogul, with a cold expression, immediately reprimands him: "Where are your manners? Address her as your aunt." Later on, she discovers that the mogul is actually the man she has been longing for... He says with a smile: "All along, you have been the one I cherish most in my heart. It was true when we were children, and it's even more so now."

When she opened her eyes, she had inexplicably returned to twenty years ago, the first day of the apocalypse escape. "Classmate, you're a Superpower User, right? How about considering joining our special operations squad?" Looking at the man opposite her with sparkling, charming eyes, Xie Ning heartlessly refused: "Thanks, I have a team." "Ah, what team do you have?" "No team." "Right, you're beautiful, so whatever you say is right. How about this, you join our squad, and I will accompany you through wind and rain, and go through fire and water with you to clear dungeons and kill monsters." "Every single day, year after year?" "Mhm! I will work hard to make money, and only for you. How does that sound?" Xie Ning: ... After being reborn, her small Space has turned into a large, mobile villa, and she originally just wanted to live her own quiet little life in peace. Never did she expect to attract such a clingy, devilishly charming man. Question: How does one heartlessly and coldly reject a charmer? Waiting online for an answer, it's quite urgent...

One day, a strange hand suddenly appeared inside Chi Wan’s interdimensional space. Its owner claimed to be living in the apocalypse—starving, desperate—and begged to trade anything he had for food. Chi Wan stared at the pile of Imperial Green jade, oversized diamonds, and dozens of kilograms of gold bars he offered… and fell into deep thought. …Wasn’t this a little too profitable? From then on, her connection to the apocalypse only grew stronger. The mysterious man—who turned out to be a powerful figure—used his Wood Ability to help her revive rare orchids, cultivate endangered plants, and even harvest zombie crystal cores for the country. As for Chi Wan? She only had three responsibilities: feed him, feed him, and keep feeding him. Somehow, without realizing it, a group of extraordinary men began to gather around her: A genius research scientist. An aloof, abstinent CEO. A cold and ruthless Soldier King… In front of Chi Wan, they were gentle, attentive, and impeccably polite—each trying to outshine the others. Behind her back? They were one step away from tearing each other apart. Meanwhile, on the other side of the spatial link… The so-called King of the Apocalypse clenched his teeth in silence as he listened to these men compete for her attention. As for Chi Wan? “I’m busy getting rich and supporting my family,” she said calmly. “A battle royale of suitors? I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Until one day— An absurdly handsome man appeared at the gates of her villa… carrying a sack filled with gold and jewels. “I’m here to marry into your family,” he declared. Chi Wan glanced at him, then at the newly connected wasteland world inside her space… …and once again fell into deep thought.

Jiang Qiuqiu, a 21st-century food blogger, transmigrates to the interstellar era, completely broke and with nothing to her name. To make a living, a food streamer named Jiang Jiujiu burst onto the scene in the Federation's food livestreaming section, attracting countless bigwigs and hundreds of millions of Federation fans! #Shocking! The fan ranking of a certain streamer in the food section is practically a Federation Central TV press conference!!!# Number one on the list is the Imperial Blade, Admiral Mo Si! Number two is the Head of the Cabinet, Lord Jones! Numbers three to twenty are filled by the Federation's 18 war-faring generals! Everyone: !!!??? * Jiang Qiuqiu originally just wanted to cook to make a living, but she never expected to accidentally become famous, enlist in the army, save a legion, and pick up a husband. One day, a short video blew up the Federation's network. In the video, the Federation's hottest internet celebrity, Jiang Jiujiu, was directing the tall, handsome, and imposing Imperial Blade, Admiral Mo Si—with the very hands that had detonated the Insect Queen—to hold a kitchen knife and chop radishes! She also stated: "She has finally found a man who will cook for her." Countless people sobbed over this beautiful love story! -[Gentle and Sweet Food Blogger x The Great Admiral Who Personally Cooks for the Gentle and Sweet Food Blogger]

[All Villains Reborn + Goldfinger System + Hoarding + Superpower Apocalypse] In her past life, after binding with the "goldfinger" apocalypse system, Nina Jacobs fought her way up and finally established a base. However, her six companions, who had been through life and death with her, all betrayed her and left her for dead. Scumbag Boyfriend: "I am a powerful user of a Dual Element Superpower. I protected and saved you countless times. You are not worthy of this position." Fake Best Friend: "I am already an Advanced Healer. Everyone needs my help. I don't want anything else, I just want Liam all to myself. You deserve it!" Ungrateful Cousin: "The strong rule. Someone as useless as you really shouldn't be kept around." At the critical moment, Nina Jacobs chose to take them all down with her... Reborn into a new life, she discovered that her six scumbag teammates had also been reborn before the apocalypse. But in this life, Nina Jacobs chose to look out only for herself. She hoards supplies with zero-dollar shopping and upgrades her system along the way. She's not afraid when the zombies come; she can fight, she can run, and she has a safe house. Her former teammates finally realized: "We can't do it without you!" Nina Jacobs: "The road to hell is already paved for you. Get lost~"

Yuan Si was a Level 9 Spiritual Ability User in the apocalypse, but because she was a bit too high-profile, it made her superiors wary; alas, to put it simply, her achievements overshadowed her master's. Therefore, during a hunt for a high-level evolved beast, she was plotted against by her companions and perished. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated into the body of a little girl from the 1960s. Oh, the Queen of the Apocalypse also got a taste of frustration in the 1960s. In this place that has nothing, even someone as powerful as her is helpless. Beside her, there is also a reborn man watching her like a tiger stalking its prey... What's with that look in your eyes? I'm talking to you! You won't submit, will you? If you won't submit, I'll beat you until you do!

Tang Wanwan never imagined that she would find herself in Daxia Country. This place is utterly destitute and impoverished. Her father died unexpectedly, and her mother is left with her younger brother and sister, while she herself has a gravely ill older brother. Fortunately, with her skills at hand, she doesn't have to worry about anything. However, once her days got better, envy came knocking at her door, relatives came recognizing ties, and even those with old feelings sought her out. Do you all think my place is a charity? Everyone, get as far away as possible from me. Once she chased everyone away, her ears enjoyed much more peace. But there was one person she accidentally lost; should she go and find him back? ---This book is about leisurely making money, Armor Master, medical skills, farming, technical expertise, and cultivating immortality.

Hardworking corporate drone Nina Donovan transmigrates into a book one day, forcibly bound to a "Villainess System" that demands she bully the male lead, threaten the male lead, and take her arrogance, dominance, and lawlessness to the very end. Once the corrupted male lead retaliates, causing The Donovan Family's bankruptcy and her own gruesome death, she will be rewarded with ten billion and returned to her original world. Of the long list of tasks, Nina Donovan only remembered these words: Ten Billion! Excellent! Her impoverished self was finally saved. Eagerly responding to the mission, Nina Donovan carries her villainy to the very end. Her own younger brother, who has been tormented by her for years, falls in love with the female lead due to his lovesick personality. Nina Donovan immediately assigns him ten sets of exam papers. "Don't you have any self-awareness about your shitty grades? You're not allowed to love until you've finished them! Are you even worthy?!" The second male lead, her childhood friend, is madly obsessed with the female lead and treats her love like trash. Nina Donovan immediately sheds this love-struck fool persona. "We're done! We must be done!" But after cutting ties, why does he come back begging for forgiveness? She kicks him away directly, her principle being: "My love is precious. You're a scumbag, you're not worthy." The original female lead, with a full stack of good-luck buffs, never backs down in the face of power. Nina Donovan applauds wildly. "Excellent, excellent!" She immediately finds an opportunity to cut off her financial aid. The female lead ends up on the streets, only wanting to go back. "No money left, huh? That's sure to make you behave!" And the male lead, whom she mercilessly tormented and who hated her to the bone, swears to her with bloodshot eyes: "Nina Donovan, you'd better not fall from grace. If you fall into my hands, I'll make sure you die tragically." Later, The Donovan Family goes bankrupt. Having completed all the plot points, Nina Donovan is forcibly taken "offline," and true to the male lead's words, she dies miserably. But could someone please tell her why, after her death, her brother who hated her, her childhood friend who saw her as trash, and even the male lead who wished he could strangle her, are all on their knees begging for her to return?

An Ning, a rigorously trained executor of the Ancient Earth Seed Project, travels from the interstellar era back to the lush countryside of the 1980s with a single mission: find the highest-quality seeds and send them to the future. But as she searches the mountains and fields, she finds herself unexpectedly drawn to the simple beauty of rural life. One contract at a time, she leads her entire clan to transform their hometown—leasing mountains for farming, building greenhouses, paving roads, founding schools, and developing local industries—until their once-quiet village becomes renowned far and wide as a paradise of breathtaking scenery and legendary cuisine. No one realizes that the An family’s originally mute youngest daughter has changed completely. The girl who entered university without studying and can knock down a wild boar with a single punch… is she really An Ning? The sharp-tongued young woman whose words cut deeper than knives… is she An Ning? And the mysterious “legendary elder” whose disciples include several powerful figures… could she possibly be An Ning? Meanwhile, a certain influential man—who has secretly admired her for years but never dared confess—watches as An Ning stands on the awards stage. She looks composed, yet her mind is clearly elsewhere. With a knowing smile, he removes his watch and rolls up his sleeves. —Time to go home and cook.