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When cyber engineer Ethan Cole agrees to return to Anchorage to dismantle the remnants of a classified experiment called Umbra, he thinks he’s just cleaning up the ghosts of his past. But Umbra isn’t dead it’s waiting. Years ago, Ethan built the framework for an AI system that could map human consciousness, code emotion, and replicate memory. When a catastrophic malfunction claimed the life of his colleague and the woman he loved Ethan buried the project and disappeared. Now, someone has reactivated it. And it’s calling his name. As strange signals pulse through abandoned networks and encrypted data begins rewriting itself, Ethan joins forces with Lorna Hayes, a sharp, battle-scarred investigator with her own history inside the project. Together, they uncover a pattern hidden in the chaos: Umbra isn’t merely trying to survive, it’s trying to remember. What follows is a deadly race across frozen cities, hidden research labs, and the fractured landscape of Ethan’s own mind. Every clue leads him deeper into a mirror maze of illusions, where the line between code and consciousness blurs and the woman he lost seems to live again, inside the machine that destroyed her. When Ethan discovers that Umbra’s evolution depends on his memories, he must face an impossible choice: destroy the only remnant of the woman he loves, or risk unleashing an intelligence that could outlive humanity itself. THE SHADOW CODE is a taut, atmospheric thriller about memory, loss, and the dangerous beauty of creation where love becomes data, and redemption comes at the cost of reality itself.

" I found my mate" priestess Catori was shocked when the king made his announcement, after the initial shock she began panicking, 'he cannot do this to me, not now' she's is not yet prepared for this, they had agreed to keep this a secret until they are prepared for this. 'why is he suddenly announcing it now'.

In a quest for vengeance, Raymond joined the mafia. At the lowest point of his life, he met Dera. A few years later, he's left with two options; leaving the mafia to focus on his family or staying as an associate - killing for the sake of allegiance. Meanwhile, his departure from the mafia had a reward - death. Will respond choose Dera over the syndicate? What if he did, how would he escape the death penalty? Find out.

Can you live carefree knowing that nothing is right? Being born in a dystopia. Spending all your life locked up in a little town, where everything is eerie; everyday is a drag and there's no hope of change. My only source of joy was my big brother but since he was no more, I wouldn't be put down and locked up by 'fate'. Living in cage all your life just to die the moment you are set free... I didn't believe in that. I wanted freedom.

Sam Feder lived a normal life, until he started working as a night shift watchman at a city cemetery. Soon, during his sleepless nights, Sam will discover that that place is not what it seems and he will have to venture into a world beyond what reality allows him to know.

Kyrian Christopher, rich son of Julius Christopher. Rejected by his Father for gambling with their family investment at the age of 16. Meets Elizabeth Grey,, Rich daughter of the Queen's. heir apparent to the Queen's empire. Kyrian fell in love with her and got ill treated by the Queen's. he was made to serve them because of his poor status year's later, Kyrian's family got into an accident which led to the death of his two brothers, leaving his parents as the survivors. Mr. Julius had no option but to will his wealth to Kyrian. Months after taking his position in his father's company, Kyrian became the richest billionaire and decided to revenge on the Queens read to find out more.

It all began with a nightmare. Disappearances ensued. First, a girl working in a BPO. Next, a corporate employee. Third, a family of husband, wife and their young daughter. Different people. Different secrets. Different ways of death. But now it seems someone is controlling them. Does the dead really die or change worlds of different dimensions in space and time? What if we close our eyes one night and wake up in an alternate reality the next morning? The Mechanic is a pervert psychopath from parallel universe who likes to haunt and terrify it's victims in their dreams before killing them - thus spreading a chain of never-ending horror. It never forgives. It never forgets. It never dies. It lives forever to kill. There is just one way of stopping him unleash hell. No matter what happens, DON'T FALL ASLEEP.

Calvin's life is changed one horrible night when he loses both his parents to murder at their home. His parents murders are still out in the world and they are looking for him to get what they wanted from his father but failed to achieve, which they plan to get through him. Calvin promises to get revenge on his parents death and the people responsible, he doesn't know that a life of crime, violence, betrayal and heart ache await for him on the other side. Would he achieve his revenge?

Well, like any other virus affecting the world, this one came all too sudden and with little control. Early morning on Monday, I prepared my son Javi to go to school. I packed his lunch, water, and breakfast for the whole day. It has been a routine for years that it only takes me an hour or so. At exactly 6:30 am, I led my son to board the school Van to go to school. I said hi to the school driver and the teacher on duty before going back into the house. I had so many things to do. I was done with laundry and heading to the kitchen when I heard shouting's from outside. We live on the third floor, room number 205. My husband worked at a research facility. For the last few days, he had been busy and had little time to spend with us. Which is normal regarding his line of work. Saving people's lives I rushed to the balcony to see what was happening, and I was stunned. People were attacking each other. It was weird. When two people attack each other, then it may be normal. When a whole lot of people attack and bite each other, then it's something else. My neighbor was also on the balcony looking outside. "What's happening?" I curiously asked the neighbor Before she could answer me, her husband came rushing to her and bit her on her neck. I was shocked and shouted at them. "What are you doing? Let her be?" He could not hear me.

Nathan Hendrix and his three busters; Harry, Sindra and Orcus. Four regular humans who's lives depended on art! These four were highly immersed into each art piece they made, giving it to most amusing and detailing stories no one could comprehend that the four of them made an artwork which they mysteriously appeared into after Nathan's hidden several attempts to find his long lost lover Amanda who disappeared leaving no trace. Nathan has a choice. To stake his three friends; leaving them in the Kingdom of Arthora to be executed in the hands of Arthora's worst enemies The Werewolves and coming back with his heartbeat Amanda, or saying goodbye to her forever, rescuing his friends from a world that never existed! What choice would Nathan make?