Deep Water

Adrian Vale’s life was shattered when his father disowned him, sending him into the shadows of the world he once dominated. But now, five years later, he returns—not as the disgraced heir, but as a self-made billionaire with one goal in mind: to take back what was stolen from him. What he doesn't expect, however, is the twist of fate that awaits him. His ex-fiancée, Emma Caldwell, is now engaged to his ruthless stepbrother, Victor, the very man who helped frame Adrian for a crime he didn’t commit. Fueled by a thirst for revenge and the scars of betrayal, Adrian infiltrates their world, determined to tear everything down. But as he gets closer to Emma, the woman he never truly stopped loving, the lines between revenge and forgiveness begin to blur. Emma is not the woman he thought she was—she’s trapped in Victor’s manipulative grasp, just as much a victim as Adrian was. As dark secrets unravel and alliances shift, Adrian and Emma find themselves forced to confront a shocking truth: Victor may not even be Adrian’s stepbrother. With their pasts hanging over them, Adrian and Emma must choose—will they allow love to heal their wounds, or will Adrian’s thirst for revenge destroy them both? The stakes are higher than ever as betrayal runs deep, and the game of revenge becomes more dangerous than ever. Can Adrian and Emma overcome the past and fight for a future together? Read now to discover how their story unfolds.

In a dark and gritty Los Angeles, John Draken, an orphan turned tech entrepreneur, finds his life upended when his fiancée, Melissa, betrays him to a ruthless criminal organization led by Xavier. Left for dead, John is unexpectedly rescued by his estranged father, Richard Draken, a powerful figure in the criminal underworld. As John recuperates, he discovers his family's deep connection to the criminal empire and inherits a legacy of power and revenge. With the guidance of Alice, a mysterious enforcer, John undergoes a grueling transformation to reclaim his identity and confront those who betrayed him. In a city where trust is a luxury, John must navigate a treacherous path of deception, loyalty, and retribution to dismantle the sinister Spectre organization and avenge his past

Jason Yeager who is summoned to another world along with his classmates learned that he wields the affinity for darkness, betrayed by his lover, abused and abandoned by his classmates.He gets send to the bottom of a Dungeon where he meets Indura the Black Dragon of Darkness who took him as his son, reconstituted him into a Dragonoid and gave him the name Lucifer. Now Lucifer is on a journey to find a way back to his world, hold deep vengeance for anyone who gets in his way of doing so and along the way he meets Monster Women who becomes his wives.

After experiencing the ultimate betrayal from the person he trusted as his brother, Heath's death left behind echoes of misery, terror, and deep regret that had plagued him during his second chance at life. Heath, who had abandoned his duty as the true heir of the Veridiania Kingdom, carried a burden of guilt for the countless lives lost under the rule of the Tyrant King, Nyxen. It was all because he had forsaken the crown, unknowingly leaving behind a trail of bloodshed in his attempt to keep his hands clean. Upon discovering that Nyxen, in this new life, continued to wreak havoc upon countless lives in the underworld, Heath knew he had to take action before chaos ensued with Nyxen's latest project. Heath vowed to redeem himself this time. Although... It seems like teaching a group of teenagers while attempting to overthrow the deeply-rooted syndicate in the underworld might be more than he can chew.

In the deep wilds of secrets, there was a hidden world between Nexus and Ethereal the Krea. The world of Krea was built in the seasons of crystal keys. There is a shrine cut into the mountainside. The forest covers these shrines like a shroud. This is a quiet world, but the shrine of the Lycan is quieter still. Dragons and other creatures keep away from the place. From the different sides of the Kingdom of Krea. Suddenly, the five gods had awakened, as had the tribe of Lycan. They hear the loud ringing bell of Krea, and after that, the lightning strikes loudly in the cage of the crystal key under the gold handkerchief. There’s one of the gods who stole the crystal key from Zeno, the infinity god of the Krea.

Empires rise and fall, people rise to form kingdoms and empires and other people greedy for power want to be the overlord of the continents or the in its entirety. Sapa Nation is a kingdom filled with honey and milk, a kingdom filled with treasures and all kinds of resources. The treasures in this kingdom are a giant cake that would go around for thousands of years if shared fairly amongst the people and citizens of this great nation. Greed is hidden deep within the bones of people, and they soon digress to their old and sinful ways, heretics rose from within the people, killing people for rituals, practicing demonic cultivation, and cheating the people of their rights. The government created a set of royal guards to deal with robbery and fraud but unfortunately, the guards chosen for this job are fraudulent and evil, they're ruthless in performing their duties ( they do not value human lives, they've sold their human feelings for bribes ) When the people couldn't take it anymore, they protested, hoping for other nations who wished to become world overlords to interfere...but they were brutally murdered by the people they entrusted with their lives. And that's where the heroes of this country come in ( greenwood ) the leader of an assassin guild rises to fight for the Dead ( his stubborn son, Daniel was part of the people murdered on this fateful day ) he started by killing the state governor and all the small fries involved in this case. He wrote a letter to the president, stating his intentions to kill and overthrow him. There's unrest in the cabinet, people die every day. Let's follow our dear protagonist on his journey of getting revenge and putting things in order.

Ryker Hartley, a young man embroiled with a crime boss to claim a hidden treasure. Would fleeing be his only option in this uncertain journey? Or would he challenge his destiny against all odds? ********** A once easy-going boy turned the beastly version of himself, feared by all. With a past that has left a scar on his mind, the most cherished of all his memories has turned out to be an unfairly large grieving package for him. With an unchecked bitterness, and oblivious of an inescapable fate trapped in times, awaiting the moment to descend, he roamed, but with animosity and undue misanthropy. Ryker has closed himself off to the world, he's not one to forgive the most trivial atrocities against him, but when a frenemy manages to break through his defenses, Ryker's integrity is put to the test in ways he never thought possible. As secrets are exposed and alliances are formed, Ryker's life takes a dramatic turn as he becomes a celebrity. Will he rise to the challenge or crumble under the weight of his past? . . . . Find out in this action-packed and thrilling novel that takes a deep dive into the complexities of human nature. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PS: The image is not mine, I got it from Pinterest and then, do the editing. Owner >> Cody Garrett Hatcher

After 17 years of being bullied by nearly everyone around him, it is finally time for Joseph to awaken his bloodline and join the war effort to reclaim his world from the demons that invaded it nearly 100 years ago. He must dig deep to awaken the full might of his noble blood or the world and universe at large will fall.

Silver is a talented football player who has grown up with a deep sense of rejection and abandonment by his father. Despite having seen his father play football since he was a child, he has never approached him due to his mother's instructions. When Silver is admitted to Columbia University, New York, he is suddenly thrust into a world where he must face his father head-on, as he is the head coach of the university's football team. Silver also meets his half-brother, Lennon, and a group of friends known as "the crew." As he navigates this new chapter in his life, Silver discovers a new aspect of love and family that his mother had kept hidden from him. However, he finds himself struggling to keep the truth about his family hidden from everyone, and he must decide whether to come clean and risk losing everything he has gained or to keep the truth buried and continue living with the weight of his secrets.

A deranged and highly intelligent serial killer is on the loose, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. He seems to have a deep understanding of the human mind, using psychological manipulation to get close to his victims before brutally murdering them. The police are struggling to catch him, as he always seems to be one step ahead. But as the body count rises, a rookie detective starts to suspect that the killer might be someone she knows - someone who is hiding in plain sight. As she delves deeper into the case, she realizes that the killer's true identity is more terrifying than she ever could have imagined.