Falling For The Enemy Chapter 5

FROM THE JAWS OF HELL… Ruthless, charming and cold hearted vampire prince. Damon Baal, has survived seven centuries being haunted by a dream from his past. A dream in which he couldn't save his lover from death. But when his dreams come to an end after he meets a mortal woman, Liya Myers.  Damon believes her to be his long lost love reincarnated. He starts to feel an irresistible urge towards her but even with a billion dollars to his name and the reputation of a master seducer that no woman could deny, Damon still feels incapable of making the hardheaded woman fall in love with him. Being the vampire prince, Damon finds himself stuck in a corner, he has to choose between his race and Liya.  His position in the vampire race had always made him a target for the other vampires and demons, Damon knows he's putting himself and her at risk by abandoning his race to be with her. Damon tries to stay away but he still finds himself falling for the hardheaded mortal.

At night, when Princess Lan Qi's fifteenth birthday must be a beautiful day, the robber who had been an enemy of the kingdom were attacking the Emperor. Even though they kidnapped the Empress too, Lan Qi was the only one saved by the mysterious man with a blue bow crystal that instantly can change into a dagger when he protects Lan Qi from all the robbers. But one thing that made Lan Qi anxious is, now she was alone and even the mysterious man has been kidnapped too by the robbers because suffering his life to Lan Qi. The lost Lan Qi was just confused and scared at the same time. One thing she knows is only, that she needs to find out what happened to the palace and she needs to come back soon. But when she want to come back, the imperial guard were attacking her. And by the Empress's order—which made Lan Qi more confused and desperate—Lan Qi need to come back as a slave. Not a princess. What happened to her mother? Was that a real Queen order or someone who pretend to be the Queen? Cause what Lan Qi know is her mom was kidnapped and nobody knows where she is even when the Emperor is dead. —— copyright by NiceMcQueen 2022 all of this work is fictive and original by me.

James Lawrence's life was miserable. He was abused, mocked, and humiliated before his wife's big family. They didn't like him because James worked as a clerk in a small bar, unlike his wife, who worked as a manager in a big company. James believed his wife was different from her big family, given the amount of love between them. Until one night, when James came home late due to work, James eyes saw his wife sleeping in another man's arms on the bed. The sight certainly made James' heart pain and broken, and his wife's betrayal insulted him. When he was pensive, lamenting his ruined life. A notification appeared on the glasses James always wore. [Enemy tracks detected] [Activate VIP system] [Congratulations!] [You have complete control over all assets] James was shocked. At last, the day he had been waiting for had arrived. He had the power to prove himself to everyone who had put him down. "It seems that things will turn around now!" After years of waiting, James managed to get all his assets back. Now, his primary purpose is to investigate the case of his wife's big family.

“I’m not here to stay her bestie, Aiden. I came back to New York to marry her.” Wesley slips a card from his pocket, holding it out like it’s radioactive. “This is me being generous. There’s a hundred thousand dollars loaded on it. Take it. Go home, pack your things, and disappear. I’ll tell everyone you left because life got too hard.” Aiden stares. Not at the money—he could buy a hundred of those cards without blinking—but at the audacity. Because if Wesley knew who he really was… He’d be the one begging to disappear. **** By day, Aiden is the fool. The humble househusband with a dish towel slung over his shoulder, humming as he mops floors, checks the stew, and gets barked at by his in-laws like he’s less than nothing. Everyone thinks he’s soft. Gullible. Replaceable. But by night? He becomes the man the city's richest fear. In a dark room filled with shadows and smoke, he gives orders—orders that no billionaire, no politician, no enemy dares question. They call him sir. But to his wife’s family? He’s still just the broke son-in-law. They don’t know the game they’re playing. Yet.

Falling to a dark conspiracy, the entire Smith family was brutally massacred, and their grand manor set ablaze. Amid the fiery chaos, the jewel of West Arcadia City leapt into the inferno to save a boy, sacrificing her beauty and nearly her life in the process. A decade later, Orion Smith had trained under the faceless alchemist, mastering the Dragon Mantra and wielding the fearsome power of the dragon’s inferno. Worshiped as the Supreme Dragon General, he had built the legendary Iron Phoenix Legion, led them through countless campaigns and conquests, and forged an empire. However, hiding his true identity, the young conqueror returned with two goals: To repay the woman who saved him. To avenge his family’s murder. But Orion soon discovered that his family’s killers weren’t just ordinary men. They were the city’s pillars—four powerful families that had formed a powerful mafia organization. At their head stood a leader who was rich, powerful, and psychotic, wielding dark alchemist powers that might rival his own, along with a very personal tie to him.

In the year 2147, Dr. Kael Riven has built the impossible — ChronoVail, a neural network designed to send consciousness through time. For years, he believed his research could save humanity from extinction. But on the night of the final test, everything collapses. Time freezes at 03:17 a.m. The lab shatters into fragments of looping seconds. Kael’s partner, Lira Mendez, lies dying beside the machine that was supposed to make them immortal. And in the security feed, Kael sees something no theory could explain — himself, standing behind the glass, watching. Trapped in a facility where the laws of physics no longer apply, Kael races to fix his experiment before reality collapses completely. But as he searches for answers, he uncovers a hidden file signed by his own name — from the future. The message is simple: “Don’t trust her.” When Lira begins to change — her pulse splitting in two, her voice flickering with something mechanical — Kael must face a terrifying truth: someone, or something, is rewriting time from the inside. Torn between saving the woman he loves and preventing the destruction of time itself, Kael is forced to confront the most dangerous enemy imaginable — himself. In a collapsing timeline where love and reality blur, every second becomes a choice… and every choice could end the world.

In a world ruled by the iron grip of the Magus Council, elemental magic is wielded by a select few who impose their will on the powerless masses. But when Kael, an ordinary villager, stumbles upon a fallen meteorite, their life takes an extraordinary turn. Imbued with the ancient power of the Aether, Kael discovers that they can wield the cosmic magic that gave birth to all other forms of elemental sorcery. Secrets abound as Kael is guided to the hidden Cosmic Academy, a sanctuary for those who seek to master Aetheric powers and resist the tyranny of the magus council. Here, Kael begins a journey of self-discovery, mastering the cosmic forces that flow through them and forging unbreakable bonds with fellow students. As Kael and their newfound friends unravel the mysteries of the Aether, they embark on a daring quest to uncover long-lost artifacts, relics that could amplify their powers and turn the tide against the oppressive magus council. But with every step they take, they draw the attention of the council's sinister forces, who will stop at nothing to snuff out the spark of rebellion. In this epic tale of magic, friendship, and defiance, Kael must navigate a world of hidden truths and dangerous secrets, where the line between ally and enemy is blurred. Will they rise to become the hero the world needs, or will the weight of their destiny crush them under its immense power? "Aetherbound: The Chronicles of the Cosmic Magi" is a breathtaking journey into a world of magic and wonder, where one person's destiny can change the fate of an entire realm.

CLEANERS A Filipino Urban Fantasy Series Synopsis When the monsters are real, who protects the innocent? In the Philippines, an ancient evil hides behind human faces. Shapeshifters stalk the night, preying on families while wearing the masks of trusted neighbors. Most victims never see them coming. Those who do rarely survive to tell the tale. Denmar and Marden Santos are twin brothers whose lives changed forever in a single night. Now they're part of a secret organization that hunts creatures most people believe are just folklore. Armed with blessed weapons and trained by survivors like themselves, they must navigate a hidden war where enemies look exactly like allies. Where the helpful janitor might be feeding information to monsters. Where saving one life might require sacrificing another. Because when shapeshifters can be anyone, trust becomes the deadliest game of all. As an ancient power stirs and the supernatural underground prepares for war, the Santos twins face an impossible choice that will determine not just their survival, but the fate of everyone they're sworn to protect. In a world where monsters hide in plain sight, how do you know who the real enemy is? CLEANERS is a supernatural thriller that blends Filipino folklore with modern urban fantasy, exploring themes of family, loyalty, and the price of survival when the line between human and monster becomes impossible to draw.

Ten years ago, John Hardwick was the golden boy of the nation. The youngest billionaire in history. The face of every magazine. The pride of the powerful Hardwick dynasty; worth trillions. He was rich, brilliant, devastatingly handsome, and born to inherit an empire. But then… he made one mistake. A scandal so massive it rocked the country. His grandfather; the terrifying patriarch of the Hardwick family, was furious. Disgraced, John vanished overnight. His name was wiped clean from the internet. No news, no photos, no trace. As if he never existed. People said he was dead. Some whispered he ran away. But soon, the world forgot him entirely. What no one knew was that he didn’t disappear… he was exiled. His grandfather didn’t just cut him off—he threw him into the harshest military unit in the world. No mercy. No privileges. Just blood, fire, and war. For ten brutal years, John was forged like steel in the furnace of hell. He rose through the ranks, unstoppable. Fearless. Lethal. Eventually, he earned a title that sent shivers through the enemy ranks: GOD OF WAR. Now, he’s back. Not as a spoiled billionaire—but as a weapon. A king in exile returned. And this time, he’s taking back everything that was his. The name. The throne. The trillion-dollar empire. And anyone who stands in his way… will fall.

The night Selene Carter slid divorce papers across the table, she thought she was freeing herself from a useless husband. Adrian Kane had spent years under her family’s scorn, mocked as a failure, branded a convict after a humiliating arrest, and too silent to defend himself. To Selene, their marriage had become a prison of shame, and she believed she was finally walking away from dead weight. But the very next morning, the man she discarded was saluted by the nation, as a Five-Star General. Every insult Adrian bore, every moment of silence, every disgrace he endured had been the camouflage of a mission too classified to confess. He let Selene believe the worst, even when it cost him the woman he loved. Now, with freedom comes war. A shattered heirloom ties him to secrets buried with his mother. Damon Locke, a ruthless playboy, stalks Selene’s every move. And Vivienne Hale, the fiery heiress who has loved Adrian in shadows, steps boldly into the light, determined to claim him at last. As Selene begins to question everything she thought she knew about the man she abandoned, she uncovers the most devastating truth of all: Adrian’s greatest secret has yet to be revealed. And the most dangerous enemy isn’t the one waiting in the shadows, but the one sitting right beside her.