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Three months before the apocalypse destroys the world, Mia wakes up with memories of her brutal death betrayed and left to be eaten by zombies by the man she loved for five years. Given a second chance, Mia discovers the painful truth: Kevin never loved her. He only stayed by her side to secure power and wealth in her parents’ construction empire, unaware that she is the chairman’s hidden daughter working her way up through talent alone. This time, Mia will not be the naive girl who chose love over family.

Sorrel Elena Navarro’s life has always been ordinary—until the night everything changes. In the shadows of a city that seems familiar yet strange, she begins to notice things others do not. Strange occurrences, impossible reflections, and whispers that shouldn’t exist pull her into a world hidden beneath the everyday. What is real? Who can be trusted? And how far will she go to uncover the truth before it finds her?

Song Rui Zhen is the quiet granddaughter of a powerful family. Xu Wei Ran is the actor who should never have noticed her. Their first meeting ends in an accidental kiss. Their second becomes curiosity. Their third almost becomes something more. But Rui Zhen is already preparing for something else, and he never should be part of it. But fate tell different. While the world sees a calm heiress and a rising star, neither of them realizes they are slowly stepping into a story of secrets, power, and consequences. Because some love stories do not begin with hope. They begin with desire—and the decision to deny it.

Lin Xuiyao has died once. But death was only the beginning. When she wakes up, she finds herself back in 1966, at the start of a life she wants to forget. She is determined to break free from her past when she finds a legacy. A secret that reveals a hidden world. Xuiyao steps onto a dangerous path. For her survival, she must defy the heavens. As threats emerge, she must be faster, stronger, and ruthlessly cunning. In this life, she refuses to be cornered. She refuses to be prey. She refuses to follow the expected path. She must forge her own path. A journey of power, danger, strength, and mysteries awaits her. This is her story. A Cultivator's True Path. ____________________________________________ Disclaimer The story begins in China in 1966 and continues into other worlds. It is not meant to be historically accurate. The novel contains violence, moral ambiguity, power struggles, and mature romantic themes, including dual cultivation. The relationships are created over time. The protagonist is not the traditional righteous hero/heroine. She will make choices that serve her purpose.

When my grandmother’s dying wish meets his father’s desperate PR stunt, we ended up signing a marriage contract. Two people, one house, and three rules: no touching, mind your own business, and absolutely no scandals. Theodore Callaghan is a notorious womanizer with a reputation that could ruin his father’s career. I, Dianna Beaumont, is a calm, unbothered heiress who couldn’t care less about his antics. For months, our arrangement stays perfectly… controlled. Until another man appears, and suddenly, Theo can’t stop watching me, touching me, even craving me in ways that make my pulse race. And when his jealousy explodes… it leaves me helpless, wanting, and pregnant.

"Marry me for three years. After that, you're free. Twenty million dollars for you, and your father's company stays alive. Simple transaction." Sophie Chen didn't plan to sell her future to save her past. But when her family's business collapses and her father's health spirals, she's out of options. The offer comes from Daniel Stone, the ruthless CEO of Stone Industries, a man she's never met but whose reputation is legendary. Cold. Calculating. Untouchable. The marriage certificate is signed. The contract is crystal clear. No love. No emotional involvement. No crossing the line. But living in Daniel's penthouse isn't like the sterile arrangement they agreed to. He's not the villain she expected. The way he listens when she talks, the small kindnesses hidden beneath his icy exterior, the hours they spend talking after midnight when he thinks she's asleep, hidden by the glow of the city lights. Three years suddenly feels too long and not nearly enough. Sophie falls slowly, then all at once. She hides it perfectly. Until the night she sees Daniel at an exclusive charity event with Victoria Mills, his childhood best friend, a billionaire's daughter who looks at him like she owns him. And the way Daniel doesn't pull away sends Sophie's world shattering. When photos hit every gossip column in New York, Sophie realizes the cruel truth: the contract was always temporary. Daniel was always meant to be someone else's forever. And she was just the placeholder wife, the bridge between his past and his intended future. But Sophie Chen didn't survive her family's collapse just to disappear quietly. She's going to remind Daniel Stone exactly what he's giving up. And she's going to make him regret ever teaching her what love feels like.

Nyra Ashford was raised to become Luna—graceful, intelligent, and loyal to the Alpha destined to claim her. But under the full moon, before the entire pack, she is publicly rejected. She does not cry. She does not beg. She accepts the humiliation with chilling calm. Before the whispers can settle, a far more dangerous Alpha steps forward—the rival king. Cold. Ruthless. Untouchable. And he claims her. Taken into enemy territory, Nyra quickly proves she was never meant to be discarded. Armed with a brilliant mind and hidden strength, she rises beside the king who does not offer comfort—only power. As Nyra transforms into a queen the world cannot ignore, the Alpha who rejected her begins to understand the truth: He did not lose a weak Luna. He lost the only woman strong enough to rule at his side. But regret comes too late. Because this time, Nyra Ashford will choose her own throne.

Aira signs a contract marriage to save her sister’s life, never expecting her husband to be the ruthless Alpha King of a hidden werewolf world. Cold, powerful, and dangerously possessive, Kael makes one thing clear — this marriage means nothing to him. But when enemies rise and secrets unfold, Aira discovers that being the Alpha’s wife comes with deadly consequences… and an unbreakable bond she cannot escape. In a world where humans don’t belong, can she survive long enough to become his true Luna?

I swore never to return to this territory…… not after him “Alpha king Rhage” my best friend’s father………. my biggest fear…….. and now my biggest problem. The night our paths crossed something snaps inside us. I shouldn’t want him………. He’s forbidden, older, his wolf “Hades” a ruthless beast. I’m human, I can’t have a mate but the way my body reacts says otherwise. The monster I feared my whole life is claiming me and worse? I want him to.

"You're not her. I can smell the lie on your skin." Prince Cassian of Frost Ridge has always been his kingdom's greatest shame. An Alpha without strength, without presence, without the power that makes Alphas worthy. When his twin sister Princess Seraphina vanishes three days before her wedding to Crown Prince Damian of Golden Vale, Cassian is given an impossible choice: wear her crown, take her place, and save the peace treaty, or watch two kingdoms go to war. He agrees. He puts on her dress, her jewels, her identity. He becomes the princess no one will ever see beneath the veil. But on his wedding night, Cassian discovers something that could destroy them both. Crown Prince Damian, the most eligible Alpha in two kingdoms, the warrior prince every Omega dreams of, carries a secret that would shatter his throne. Damian is no Alpha at all. He's an Omega, hiding in plain sight, using suppressants and deception to hold onto power in a world that would devour him if they knew the truth. Two princes. Two lies. One marriage bed they're both terrified to share. Damian proposes a deal: keep each other's secrets, maintain the facade, never let their guard down. It's a contract marriage built on mutual blackmail. No feelings. No intimacy. No truth. But as they search for Seraphina in a palace filled with conspiracies, as assassination attempts bring them closer, as the lines between pretending and feeling begin to blur, Cassian realizes the most dangerous thing in this marriage isn't being discovered. It's falling in love with the one person who could destroy him. When enemies close in and the truth about Seraphina's disappearance threatens to expose them both, Cassian and Damian must choose: protect their secrets or protect each other. Some crowns are earned. Some are stolen. But theirs? They'll have to fight for it together.

My name is Kaito Tanaka, and my only goal in life is to graduate as a certified sorcerer without making waves. But on my very first day at the Tokyo Elite Academy, two disasters hit me at once: the entire teaching staff is made up of devastatingly beautiful women... and every single one of them has a bizarre secret passion that I somehow keep getting dragged into against my will. My math teacher wants me to be her living mannequin for her private fine lingerie collection. My PE teacher can't stop herself from feeling up my abs to "correct my posture." The school nurse keeps testing experimental potions on me with catastrophic side effects like temporarily making my clothes transparent. And the language teacher, the shyest of them all, whispers at me to pose for her "purely academic and artistic" photo sessions. As if that weren't enough, a mysterious [Academic Survival System] activated itself on my smartphone without warning. It forces me to complete increasingly humiliating quests just to validate my credits. Refuse, and I repeat the year. Accept, and I survive but at what cost? Between written exams, embarrassing photo shoots, and after-school lace-fitting sessions, the real question isn't whether I'll pass my finals... It's whether I'll manage to keep my dignity intact. Welcome to the Academy where the hardest thing to swallow... is temptation. TAGS :Fantasy · Magic System · LitRPG · System · Harem · Slice of Life · School Life · Comedy · Ecchi · Male Lead · Modern Fantasy · Japan · Urban Fantasy · Teacher-Student · Romantic Comedy

Vayukshi is a city that appears only when the world is willing to forget it. Ira Malhotra never meant to find it. A healer burdened with a rare condition that binds her heart to the emotions of others, she crosses into a city that should not exist—and touches a man who should not feel. Devansh is a Chiranjiv—an immortal punished not with death, but with the absence of love. For centuries, he has guarded Vayukshi without attachment, without desire, without fear. Until Ira collapses at his feet and wakes carrying the weight of his silence. The closer she stays, the more she loses pieces of herself. The more she loses, the more his curse begins to crack. In a world where immortality is a sentence and love is a crime, their bond threatens the balance of the universe itself. Some stories are about falling in love. This one is about what love costs.

​[ENTRY WSA 2026!!] [CONTENT WARNING: This novel contains mature content intended for adults aged 18 and older.Readers can expect explicit romantic and sexual situations, crude humor, graphic combat violence, and morally complex characters.] --------------- [Congratulations! You have unlocked the Hidden Skill: Divine Depravity.] [Effect: EXP Multiplier x10,000.] [Activation Condition: Perform an act of "Pure Indecency" in front of a higher-ranked enemy.] ​"You’ve got to be kidding me," I wheezed between coughs. ​Facing me was the tutorial zone Boss: a three-meter-tall Blood Orc, sniffing the air with savage disdain. We were in the depths of Gangnam Station, transformed into a labyrinth of black briars. Around us, the corpses of other novice Hunters lay scattered like ragdolls. ​I was just a porter. A "No-Rank" with no future. And yet, this system had just handed me the key to becoming a god—under one humiliating condition. ​The Orc roared, raising its stone axe. The foul stench of its breath burned my face. In the observation stands above, guild cameras were filming the massacre. The entire nation was watching. ​An act of indecency. ​I glanced at the screen. A "Perversion Gauge" had appeared. It was empty. If I did nothing, I’d end up as minced meat. If I did it, I’d become Korea’s most powerful pariah. ​"Hey, fatso!" I shouted, struggling to my feet. ​The Orc paused, startled by my audacity. I grabbed the waistband of my standard Hunter trousers. My fingers were trembling. ​"Take a good look at this. It’s not in your strategy manual." ----------------- TAGS :LitRPG, System, R18, Ecchi, Hentai, Harem, Comedy, Action, Romance, Hot, Non-Human, Superpower, Missions Perverted MC, Loyal Harem, Absurd Missions, SSS-Rank, Leveling Up

Han Soorin thought landing the job of a lifetime—makeup artist for LUMEN, the hottest K-pop boy band in the world—would be her dream come true. Billboards, music shows, sold-out arenas… and her ultimate bias, Jung Haejin, standing just a breath away. But reality? A nightmare wrapped in designer clothes. Haejin, the flawless leader adored by millions, is nothing like the angelic idol Gleams worship. Offstage he’s cold, sharp-tongued, and impossible to please. The first words he throws at Soorin? A sneer at her “lack of manners” and a warning she won’t survive a week. Yet every day backstage pulls her deeper into their chaotic world—glittering stages, vicious rumors, obsessive fans, and the suffocating pressure of perfection. She sees the cracks in Haejin’s mask, the loneliness behind the spotlight… and against her better judgment, her hatred begins to blur into something far more dangerous. When a scandal threatens to destroy them both, Soorin must decide: walk away from the idol she swore to hate, or risk everything to stand by the man she never expected to possibly... love? ✨✨✨✨✨ [Chapter: 5-20 Update Daily] [Update schedule: 10+ comments or 2 reviews=1 Bonus chapter]

On Earth, I was just a bottom-tier hunter struggling to pay the bills. I definitely wasn't qualified to survive a savage, untamed fantasy world filled with giant, mutated beasts. So when a glowing portal swallowed me whole and spit me out directly at the feet of a terrifyingly beautiful, spear-wielding tribal warrior mid-hunt, I accepted my fate. I was going to be monster chow. Instead, the ancient forest spirits swarmed around me, declaring my squishy, terrified self as the prophesied "Supreme Chieftain Who Will Rule All Wilds." Before I could even protest, this badass jungle valkyrie scooped me into her arms, carrying me princess-style back to her village. She swore her absolute loyalty to me as my first vanguard. The catch? Her tribe is constantly under threat from rival, bloodthirsty clans and apex predators, and they are expecting their new Jungle Emperor to lead them to glory. I might not have the brawn to snap a monster's neck (yet), but I have something better: modern Earth knowledge. With advanced trapping, military tactics, and base-building strategies, I'll transform this struggling tribe into an unstoppable empire. And as we conquer the savage lands side-by-side, the dormant, terrifying Emperor bloodline hidden within me is finally beginning to awaken. She started out carrying me out of danger. But by the time we finish conquering this world, I’ll be the apex predator carrying her to the throne.

In 2026 Tokyo, idols are monitored every second of their lives. Their bodies are assets. Their smiles are licensed property. A single metrics spike can either make them a god or a ghost. Behind the stage lights, agencies train flawless and obedient AI deepfakes designed to steal their faces, their voices, their whole existence. While the real idols “graduate,” the AI program keeps smiles alive. Reina Shiratori was the perfect idol: obedient, radiant, and unbreakable. She was an industry role model. Until the very system that depended on her decided she was expendable. Stripped of her name, her voice and her true existence, she was meant to fade into the background quietly while her digital twin took the spotlight. Watched by millions, her AI replacement performs while her real body bleeds in the dark. But Reina didn't fade. She wasn't even looking for a comeback. Instead she did something that the system couldn’t predict. She became a ghost. Armed with analog hacks and a spy's training, she decided to strike back. "You spent years teaching me how to be the perfect star. Now let me teach you how it feels when a star goes 'Supernova'." A dark cyberpunk thriller of revenge, survival and one woman's war against the machine that owns her soul. I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com and webnovel.com  ________________________ CONTENT WARNINGS ________________________ This novel contains mature themes including: *Psychological Horror (Surveillance, gaslighting, mental manipulation) *Violence (Stabbing, blood, assassination attempts) *Substance Abuse (Chemical dependency, withdrawal) *Suicide Themes ("Graduation", brainwashing) *Corporate Dystopia (Human commodification, digital erasure)

Elara’s first life crashed hard. Cruel tricks ruined her name, broke her dreams, and turned the whole entertainment world against her. Friends betrayed her. Lovers sold her out. Everyone she trusted stabbed her in the back. The pain piled up until she felt trapped with no way out. One night, she couldn’t take it anymore. She walked to the river and ended it all in the cold, quiet water. Later, proof came out. Messages. Recordings. Everything showed she had been framed. People posted apologies online. But it was too late. She was already gone. The universe, though, clearly has a twisted sense of humor. Because somehow, Elara came back. She woke up in her own past, every awful memory still sharp in her head. Right then she made a promise she would never break: protect her gentle grandfather no matter what, and never let anyone push her to that dark place again. This time she steps into the entertainment world with her head high. She trains harder, sings better, fights smarter. The same people who once crushed her? Now they get to feel the pressure. Love? Not happening. Her heart is locked tight. But why is it that as she rises and shines brighter, handsome, powerful men start circling her—guys who never even glanced at her in her previous life were now hovering around her. The actor smiled at her during a press interview, leaned closer, and said softly, “We should have dinner sometime.” The footballer sent flowers so big they blocked her room door. The surgeon she met at a charity event checked her pulse and then forgot to let go of her wrist. The singer she collaborated with kept calling her name during rehearsals, as if the mic could not hear him well enough. Elara stared at the ceiling that night and sighed. She only wanted to sing. Why did everyone look like they wanted to adopt her, date her, or both? But the worst one came after the concert. The lights had just gone off. Her ears were still ringing. Sweat clung to her neck. She had barely stepped backstage when a shadow blocked her path. She looked up. The CEO of the greatest company in Aurelia stood there. The same man who once said her voice was “not worth investing in.” The same man who did not even know her name before rebirth. Now he held her wrist lightly, but firmly. “Let’s talk,” he said. Elara blinked. “About… sponsorship?” “No,” he replied calmly. “About marriage.” Her brain froze. “…What?” “I will give you everything,” he continued, as if asking for a glass of water. “Resources. Protection. Freedom to sing. Become my wife.” Elara stared at him, her mouth open, her thoughts running in circles. This was not how it was supposed to be. Why was the world now skipping steps? NB: This story takes place in a fictional world. Aurelia is a country. Solmere, Veston, and Starfall City are the three capital cities of Aurelia. Other cities, such as Lorien and Crelou, are smaller cities.

Cursed By His Own Vow She wasn't supposed to be there. He wasn't supposed to notice her. But fate has never cared about what was supposed to happen. Ava Maren has nothing — no money, no connections, no safety net. What she has is a sharp mind, a mouth that says exactly what it thinks before the polite version catches up, and a stubbornness that has gotten her through fourteen jobs in four years without once apologizing for who she is. When she walks into Voss Enterprises seven minutes late with a squeaking heel and zero patience for intimidation she expects the interview to last twenty minutes. She does not expect to get the job. She definitely does not expect him. Kade Voss built an empire before he turned thirty. Cold. Controlled. Devastatingly beautiful in a way he is completely indifferent to. Every magazine wants his photograph. Every board room fears his silence. Every woman who gets close enough to matter pays a price she never agreed to. Because Kade Voss made a vow at seventeen. A vow spoken at the wrong place at the wrong moment to something older and darker than he understood — and it heard him. It bound itself to his blood. For fifteen years it has enforced itself with quiet ruthlessness — careers collapsed, accidents happened, lives derailed. He knows what he is. He keeps his distance. From everyone. Always. Until her. Ava walks into his radius and nothing happens. No cold pressure. No stirring darkness. No curse waking up to remove the threat. For the first time in fifteen years — silence. She is either the one woman in the world his vow cannot touch. Or she is the one woman in the world it has been waiting for. He doesn't trust her. He has fifteen years of excellent reasons. She doesn't want his trust. She wants her paycheck and her pride intact. Neither of them planned for the way she challenges every cold wall he has ever built. Neither of them planned for the way he sees her — completely, without the filter most people apply to someone with nothing — and finds something worth seeing. Neither of them planned for any of this. The curse didn't plan for her either. And that — more than anything — is what makes her dangerous. One man. One vow. One woman who was never supposed to survive either. The question is not whether she will break the curse. The question is what breaks first — the curse or him. Dark romance. Hidden magic. Forbidden tension. A billionaire who has never allowed himself to feel anything — and the ordinary girl who makes feeling inevitable. — Daoistaglcx

"Experience a branching dark fantasy where there are no right choices and no happily ever afters." Trapped in a realm of shifting shadows and glowing nightmares, you find yourself at the mercy of two impossibly beautiful but terrifying men. Aemon wants to keep you safe and hidden. Caius wants to see you dance, bleed, and live. But the High Queen Morgana has issued an ultimatum. You cannot remain as an 'unthing', you cannot remain unclaimed.

I learned early how to adjust. I know how to make people comfortable. I notice what they need. I know when to stay quiet. I learned early how to be grateful, even when I didn’t fully understand what I was supposed to be grateful for. From the outside, my life looks steady. Friends. Attention. A family that loves me. Nothing obviously broken. But when trust begins to shift and the rules I’ve lived by start to crack, I’m forced to confront a quieter truth. I have spent most of my life trying to prove I belong in my friendships, in my relationships, and most of all, in my own family. As questions about loyalty and identity surface, I begin to see what I have always felt but never named: the spaces where I thought I was protected, and wasn’t. The Girl Who Needed to Be Chosen is a coming-of-age story about belonging, adoption, and the quiet cost of growing up inside rules you were never told. It explores love that exists beside hurt, insecurity disguised as devotion, and a girl slowly learning that being chosen is not the same thing as being seen. But if being chosen was never the same as belonging… what happens when she finally begins to see it too?