Crime

🏆[No.2 "Hard to Put Down" of "The Legendary Urban Man" Contest]🏆 Anthony Star has a dark secret that no one should ever find out, especially his in-laws.Everyday he’s treated worse than an infection by those around him but thanks to his wife he manages. She is his light in this cruel world but in a single day he’s shot, beaten, arrested, almost dies then finds out that his wife is missing!To save her, he returns to his past as a big-shot in the underground crime world and takes his revenge on anyone who has ever wronged him before. Welcome back Mr. Star Dust and if that wasn’t enough, he finds out the truth of who he really is. He is….

Five years ago, Desmond Knight lost everything. His freedom. His dignity. His future. Thrown into prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Desmond was meant to rot and be forgotten. Instead, prison became his forge. Pain became strength. And an old man’s secret changed his fate forever. On the day Desmond walks free, he carries nothing but a vengeful heart and a code that leads to a hidden empire people barely knew about. He vowed to take revenge on those who had wronged him. Especially Cherry Vixen. But power never comes without a price. As Desmond steps into a world of wealth, control, and power, will he rise as victorious? or succumb to the dark side of his new self.

This story is more of a hobby and this is my first time writing so don't expect too much also English isn't my first language. Jason is a 16-year-old boy trying to get through life with a father who expects him to be perfect and a school where everyone kind of hates him and bullies him with the exception of his two friends Jessica and Isaac. When he is falsely accused of beating up a student with the only witness to the crime Jessica his friend testifies against him and is expelled from school. On his way, home feeling betrayed and thinking about how to explain this to his father he is summoned to a dark cave where a being offers for him to become the champion of the Dark One

Sam's depressing life took a turn when an enigmatic old man pulled him to his blinding death. He is reborn in a new body and a system that will guide him to become a great sorcerer. Then things become more exciting for him when he makes a pact with a funny teenage demon. With a wise wizard system on one side and a damned demon whispering on the other, Sam is packed with three souls inside his body. Now, Sam must reclaim legendary wizard spells as well as gather demon essences to become the first and greatest demon sorcerer ever lived. Even with such a grandiose goal, Sam lives his new life in this fantastic world of magic and monsters mischievously and as he pleases. The first crime he committed was kidnapping a fire princess.

Betrayed by his noble fiancée, discarded by his family, and exiled to a slum clinic, Ray Graham discovers that his lifelong “illness” was actually a spell to imprison his true abilities, the powers of the mythical Celestial Healer, a being capable of rewriting fate and resurrecting the dead. As Ray heals the forgotten poor, his miracles draw attention from dangerous enemies… and awaken memories they tried to erase. He uncovers the truth: his ex-wife’s family sealed him as a child and stole his identity to hide a crime so ancient the kingdom nearly fell. When he learns that a catastrophic plague, engineered by his own clan centuries ago, is returning, Ray must decide: Will he save those who betrayed him… or watch the kingdom burn?

"If you've any conscience left in you, you'll understand that you deserve this." The prison doors closed behind him with those final words. Ethan Carvendish was the true heir of the Carvendish family, yet his existence was treated as nothing more than a stain that needed to be erased. "You're nothing but a criminal!" His father discarded him without hesitation. "I regret giving birth to you. I wish Charlie was my biological son!" His mother chose an adopted son over her own flesh and blood. "Charlie is my only brother, not a disgusting parasite like you." His sister looked at him with nothing but disgust. "It's just three years in prison. Charlie is delicate, unlike you." The woman he loved stood beside his adopted brother, forged evidence, framed him, and watched silently as he was condemned for a crime he never committed. For three years, he rotted in prison for someone's crime, while they celebrated his fall. The prison did not break him, it awakened him. Now Ethan has returned, not as the discarded heir… But as the Shadow Tyrant. A name whispered in fear. A power no one can control. A ruler the elite world cannot defy. "Son… We were wrong." The parents who abandoned him now kneel before him. "Ethan, sister regrets everything… please come back…" The sister who once saw him as nothing but a disgrace now begging for his attention. "Ethan… please give me another chance…" The woman who once sent him to prison crawls to his feet. But the Ethan Carvendish they betrayed died behind those prison walls, the one who returned is coldhearted. As the world trembles before the Shadow Tyrant, only one question remains. Will Ethan Carvendish reclaim everything that was stolen from him… or will shadow tyrant destroy them all without mercy?

He serves time for Venerable Albert, his father inlaw. The deal is for a sum of money, one which he plans to start a new life with. Thus, he leaves his unborn daughter and lovely wife to be jailed for a crime that he didn't commit.  When he returns, the street has been taken over by outbreak of mafia households. Venerable Albert has become one and has given his wife to a colleague in the cooperate crime. When he asks for his money and justice, he was beaten to the point of death and this is when his household reaches him… "Caspian DiMarco, grandson of Matheus DiMarco, son of Sean DiMarco, you are to come to resume your place as head of the DiMarco Conglomerate!" Only then, he knows who he was and who he is born to be - A Baron!

Five years ago, Mark Lane entered prison as a scapegoat, betrayed by his foster family, abandoned by society, and condemned for a crime he never committed. Five years later, he walks out as something the world has never seen. Inside the prison walls, Mark became the final disciple of a mysterious master, learning forbidden medical arts that defy life and death, and martial skills feared by the underground world. When he returns, the Lane family expects a broken man. They get a king. As enemies circle, coveting his parents’ hidden inheritance and his wife Tania’s beauty, Mark cuts all ties, dismantles the powerful, and reveals a terrifying truth: the prison was only the beginning. This is not a revenge story. This is the rise of a ruler who will carve a path to the heavens through blood, dust, and betrayal.

Adanna Cole, a rising star in criminal law, has devoted her career to hunting the powerful crime syndicate that murdered her parents when she was 12. She finally gets her chance when the police arrest Ethan Cross, a charming, enigmatic businessman suspected of laundering money for the very syndicate she’s been chasing. But as she digs deeper, she discovers two dangerous truths: Ethan might be the only man she’s ever truly loved. He might also be guilty. She doesn’t know if he’s her greatest ally… or the enemy she’s been chasing all along. The deeper they go, the more the line between love and betrayal blurs. And in a city built on lies, trusting the wrong person could be the last mistake she ever makes.

When Xavier Hale, a young outcast born into a powerful Mafia family, is brutally expelled and left for dead, he's given a second chance by a mysterious organization. With the help of an advanced AI system 'Erebus', he had awakened, which now granted him unlimited skills and cash, Xavier must navigate the treacherous world of organized crime, confront his troubled past, and face the darkness within himself. As he rises through the ranks, Xavier must choose between loyalty and power, and decide whether to continue working as a slave or forge his own path. But in the shadows, a war is brewing, and Xavier stands at the forefront, ready to face whatever lies ahead. Will he become the Mafia lord he is determined to be, or will he fail as his family believes he would. RISE OF THE MAFIA LORD.. Author: Aurum Zenith