Death... And Me

Caleb Hayes spent six years working three jobs just to keep his wife and son fed. He skipped meals. Wore torn shoes. Paid every debt. And when Natalie asked for a divorce, he signed away the house, the car, and everything he had left. Then, two days before the divorce became final, Caleb discovered an old USB drive containing a fortune worth **one billion dollars**. But the money wasn't the only truth waiting for him. His wife was cheating. The child he had raised for five years wasn't biologically his. And the man she planned to build a new life with was the same man who had secretly been in her life all along. "I gave you everything, Natalie." "You gave me nothing," she replied coldly. "You're broke, Caleb. What could you possibly give me?" Caleb almost laughed. She had no idea. The man she thought was a worthless husband had just become a billionaire. Now Caleb has one question: "What happens when the husband you betrayed no longer needs you?" This time, he won't beg for love. He'll make them regret throwing him away.

I died in my world. Then I woke up in the body of a man murdered by a beautiful demoness. Her name is Veyra Noxen. She is deadly, ruthless, and the last person I should ever trust. Unfortunately, she is also the woman who killed the man whose body I now inhabit. Before I can escape her blade, an ancient power awakens and binds our souls together. Now, if one of us suffers, the other feels it. If one of us falls, the other might follow. Veyra wants the bond broken. I want answers. And the mysterious organization hunting me wants me alive for reasons that could be worse than death. Armed with nothing but my modern knowledge, a suspiciously powerful ability, and a talent for turning impossible situations into opportunities, I must survive a world filled with demons, dangerous dungeons, forbidden magic, and secrets buried for centuries. But the deeper I dig, the more disturbing the truth becomes. My transmigration was recorded before I arrived. The man whose body I stole might not be dead. And something ancient beneath this world recognizes me as its returning vessel. As enemies close in and our reluctant partnership begins to change, Veyra and I must decide whether to trust each other before the power connecting us destroys us both. Because in a world where everyone wants to control the souls of others, the most dangerous power may be the freedom to choose. I came to this world to survive. Now, I might be the only one capable of saving it.

Kaelen Voss is the son-in-law the Vale family loves to hate: jobless, penniless, and apparently lucky to be married at all. His wife, Seraphina, gave up her inheritance rather than leave him, and she still believes he has nothing to offer but his honesty. But Kaelen has been lying to her since the day they met. Five years ago, he was Varellia's crown prince, framed for treason by his own family and thrown into exile. He rebuilt himself in silence, quietly turning a dying company into an empire, and now someone knows he's alive. A single message says his brother has approved the next move against him. When Seraphina finds out who her husband really is, she has to choose between forgiving the man who hid the truth and walking away from a war that could cost them both everything. They called him a disgrace. Now the kingdom is about to learn his name again.

At twenty-five, Esteban Rodriguez is dying from an undiagnosed illness—slowly, painfully, and without answers. What he doesn’t expect is for his wife to grow tired of waiting. Miranda once promised to stay by his side through sickness and health. Now she’s counting the cost. When the medical bills drain their savings and Esteban loses the ability to work, Miranda finally snaps—telling him, for the first time, that his life is a burden she can no longer carry. But the breaking point comes on a crowded city bus, when Esteban spots a woman who looks exactly like his wife walking into a luxury hotel. During work hours. Dressed to impress. Laughing with someone who isn’t him. Desperate for answers, he follows her inside… and what he discovers behind those hotel doors shatters more than just his heart. Sometimes, the worst part of dying isn’t the illness. It’s realizing the person you love has already buried you. A raw, emotional story of betrayal, heartbreak, and the impossible choice between fighting for life—and letting go of love.

Additional Tags : #Romance #Revenge #Cultivation #Antihero #Weaktostrong #Overpowered #MatureExplicitContent ===== Allen Veton is trash. Everyone says so. Level 7. F-rank. His own family threw him away and forced him to marry Seraphina Valemont, a former S-rank Hunter who's now paralyzed, mute, and completely helpless. Their wedding gift is a rotting shack in the slums. No money. No power. No future. On their first night, Seraphina cries. Allen wipes the tear away. And everything changes. [Ding!] [Wife Investment System activated.] [Violet: Welcome, Host. Invest in your wife. Receive returns from 100x to 10,000x. Do you accept?] Allen accepts. He has nothing to lose. He covers her with a blanket. Copper appears. He feeds her. New skills unlock. He whispers that he'll never leave her. The system gives him power beyond anything he's ever known. But Allen isn't stupid. His Intelligence sits at 1,247, a genius hiding in a weak body. And as the returns grow stronger, he notices something else buried deep in his blood. [Ding!] [Violet: Primordial Demonic Bloodline detected. Status: Dormant. Awakening requires maximum emotional investment.] A bloodline that makes demons kneel. A power so ancient no one remembers its name. Every coin Allen earns makes him richer. Every skill makes him deadlier. Every moment with his wife awakens the bloodline. And Seraphina herself is slowly healing. A finger moves. A hand reaches for him. Then one day, a voice speaks directly into his mind. '...My Husband.' She can talk to him. And she wants revenge. [Ding!] [Return: 10,000x. Skill unlocked: Aura of Fear.] [Violet: Host, enemies are watching. Eliminate before they strike.] ========== - Smart, Strategic, & No-Nonsense MC - No Yuri/Yaoi - NTR-Free (No Netorare) ==========

kneeling before the tomb that houses the remains of nanny Naomi, Redmond Red knew clearly without doubt that he has only one responsibility and that's to crush every soul that brought about the premature death of the purest soul. twenty years ago, eight years old Redmond Red's family was assassinated, fifteen of them while he was only able to escape by a whisker following the sacrifice of his nanny. "Dear boy, protect my baby girl" Nanny Naomi had cried out in sorrow before their cruel sword penetrated into her. For years he has been tormented by her last moments. He could remember her heavy pants, the hot sweat that soaked her cloth and the uncertainty in her eyes. Twenty years later, he is back to reward everyone according to their deeds. They said on his right hand was the sword of vengeance while on the other was a list, the "death list". Cursed is one whose name were scribed in his list for they shall meet a fate so excruciating that the devil will weep.

Nathan Cole gave everything to his marriage. He turned down promotions. He emptied his savings. He woke up every morning and chose his family even when his family stopped choosing him back. For six years he told himself that love was a decision, not a feeling, and he kept making it long after Vivienne had quietly stopped. Then came the diagnosis. Progressive Myelin Decay Syndrome. Rare. Degenerative. Expensive to treat. And the optimal window for treatment had almost completely passed, because every time Nathan had tried to get Lily seen, Vivienne had told him he was overreacting. Lily was seven years old. She wanted one thing for her birthday. Not gifts. Not a party. Just her mother standing in the same room long enough to watch her blow out the candles. It should have been effortless. Instead Nathan watched his wife choose a man's son over her own daughter. Watched her dismiss a dying child's collapse as manipulation. Watched her drive away and leave them on the side of a road while Lily fought to breathe in his arms. He buried his daughter alone on a quiet morning while Vivienne celebrated someone else's birthday at home. ~.~ When a mother chooses the wrong child to save. And a father is left with nothing but a drawing and a promise he made while running. How do you rebuild a life from the wreckage of everything you gave away?

On the day the sky cracks open and Earth becomes the Eternal Death Game, ordinary high-schooler Li Ming dies horribly in the first monster tide, only to awaken with all his memories intact and the exclusive Reincarnator’s Throne System. While millions of players struggle to survive endless monster waves and brutal PvP zones, Li Ming discovers he can steal every skill, stat, and title from anyone who dies within range, reset dungeons for infinite farming, and turn each of his own deaths into permanent, multiplying power. What begins as desperate survival quickly becomes calculated domination as he systematically harvests the fallen and grows stronger with every reset. But as he dismantles arrogant guilds and exposes hidden Game Masters who rig the apocalypse for their own benefit, Li Ming uncovers the horrifying truth: the Eternal Death Game was never meant to be survived. It was designed by ancient Architects to harvest human souls as fuel. The top players and guilds are merely pawns helping run the farm. Now, armed with a system that lets him break the rules themselves, Li Ming must decide whether to keep climbing alone… or shatter the entire Game and claim the Throne as the new god of a broken world. Will one reincarnated teenager succeed in turning the ultimate soul-harvesting machine against its creators, or will the Architects crush him before he can rewrite reality itself?

He was the perfect husband. She called him "no one worth mentioning." Silas Vance spent three years playing the role of the devoted husband, sacrificing his own brilliant career to ensure his wife, Elena, had everything she ever wanted. He thought steady love and quiet devotion would win her heart. He was wrong. On their third wedding anniversary, while Silas waited at a candlelit table with a diamond pendant and a handwritten letter, Elena was laughing in the arms of her first love, the wealthy and arrogant Julian. When asked about her husband, Elena’s answer was simple: "No one worth mentioning." That was the day Silas Vance stopped being a doormat. Now, the "invisible" husband has returned as a tech titan, turning the industry upside down and buying up the ruins of the empire Julian built. As Elena’s world collapses and she comes crawling back, begging for forgiveness, she finds a man who is no longer interested in love, only in the view from the top. The game has changed. The loser is now the boss.

Awakening Day was supposed to be amazing. Instead, Marcus got the worst Class possible: Serial Killer. Now he has 30 days to commit murder or go insane. The System doesn't care that he's just a kid. It doesn't care about his morals. Kill or be destroyed—those are his only options. Between lying to his best friends, studying for tests, and planning his first kill, Marcus has to figure out how to feed his cursed Class without losing his soul. Can he stay human while becoming a monster? Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoy Marcus's dark journey.