I Keep Witches While Others Keep Dragons

Valkyrie Black's world crumbled when she was cast onto the unforgiving streets as a child. Surviving alone and gifted by the ancient "Spark" AI system, a relic of a long-lost civilization, she sees the world differently than those around her. Armed with this ancient technology, Valkyrie wages a hidden battle against shadowy beasts while navigating the criminal underbelly of Durres city. With each adversary vanquished, she gains new insight, powers, and abilities. Set in a steampunk world rife with mafia intrigue, criminal guilds, and corrupt politicians, Valkyrie's journey is a tale of grit and innovation. Other books by Drew Archeron include Rejected Billionaire, The Huntress - Luna Eileen, and Civilian Dragon Lord *I own all rights and layers to my book cover.

Damon and Lily had been married for three years, but they were far from happy. During those three years, Damon worked hard for the family. Despite his hard work, Damon cooked, cleaned, vacuumed, and did all sorts of possible chores, hoping that his wife, Lily, would one day look at him and love him. However, his hope was shattered when Lily admitted to her betrayal and demanded a divorce. As if that was not enough, Tyler, Lily’s lover, sent henchmen to beat him up. While he was being beaten, he heard a sweet, soothing female voice: "Get away from him before I call the police!" Before he lost consciousness, he saw her silhouette.

Druidmaster - The rise . Pat Lee was a famous rich reporter in New York city but everything changed for him when he was teleported to another pocket universe known as the milladeck realm. From there, he was taken to the legerdemain tribunal which is the nexus of magic to be trained in magic by the high-warlock of magic Merlyn. Unknowingly, a stranger was trying to being the legerdemain tribunal to its doom by releasing a trapped mystical entity into the Tribune. After days of tracking for Pat Lee, he got the hold of his powers and his moniker as the Druidmaster and the guardian of totality. During one of his training, he discovered the stranger was one of the highest orders of the legerdemain tribunal known as the minister of magic Valdimir. Pat reported him to the councils but it was too late as the mystical entity Cryptor was released which caused a great war on the dimension but with the aid of Pat Lee's supporter known as the devourers [race of witches that feeds on mystical beings and gods] pat Lee was able to defeat the magical entity and sealed him back in his own dimension as a bargain to the entity. With his authority obtained, Pat Lee became honoured by the ethereal gods [ entites that are said to be the creators of galaxies, stars, worlds and life in the universe] to be the imperial guard of the nexus of realities which is the source of multiverses and universes.

Wizard. It is the dream of every child born in Auregon. It is what every member of a guild expects to become. But to Vana Farasol, being a wizard is the least she dreamed of. She wanted to become a detective. To others, their magic is a gift and a blessing. But to her… her magic is a curse. After solving the mastermind behind the ship hostaging case, and saving the lives of the hostaged passengers, Vana and Jerome, a member of her rival guild, are thrust into a mission that may become Vana’s ticket to achieving her dream. But when their mission becomes intertwined with their guild’s conflict, Vana and Jerome must work together to finally put an end to the conflict… and to solve the cold case of the detective.

An ordinary man who wanted nothing but the love of others but as he grew, he realized that life wasn't really for those who were weak. With his foster mother lying on her deathbed and debts gotten due to his girlfriend locking around, he could only lean on Evelyn for support. But his word tore into shreds when he discovered that his dare Evelyn was cheating on him with his boss and never loved him. But at the peak of his heartbreak, a group of men classically dressed stormed into the place. "Young Master." They called out. With so much wealth, power and influence, he is bent on taking his revenge on all those who wronged him.

“ Let me introduce; This is Benedict Edward, my boyfriend and baby...” she introduced the guy before pointing at Griffin “ and this is Griffin Wright, well... I don’t know how to introduce him to you because he was always a fool and a nobody.” She explained and laughed shyly while the guy nodded his head. “ What?” Griffin exclaimed. He couldn’t believe his ears! Benedict Edward cleared his throat and sized Griffin up, secretly mocking his cheap clothes “ Oh! This is that loser guy you always tell me about, right?” He asked and Charlotte nodded. He also nodded with a smile before taking a step forward and he stretched his hands forward as if he wanted to shake hands with Griffin but he immediately withdrew the hand and cleaned it with his napkin ~ “ I can’t afford to dirty my hand by touching you, sorry. “ He said sarcastically and turned to face Charlotte. “ When did all these start? We’ve been together for 6 years and all we showed each other was love. Why this?” Griffin questioned with his eyes red and sad.

William is a young man with no family name. He lived with his foster family in the Englewood area, leading a difficult life as a low-paid janitorial worker and always being humiliated. William didn't suffer much when his adoptive father, Daniel Johnson, was still around. After his death, his adoptive mother Sheryl and her two sons tortured and oppressed William. They made him a slave to make money and also tortured him. William stayed there because he thought he had to help his mother and brother. However, one day he caught Jordan, Sheryl's eldest son, making love to William's girlfriend Merida. Because of this, Williams was angry and they lost. Unfortunately, in the end William was beaten almost to death and then he was left on the street under heavy rain. However, the surprising thing was that when William woke up he was in a luxurious and comfortable place. Someone brought William, he was Julian Winter, a lawyer from the Lucas Anderson family-one of the richest businessmen in Chicago. Not only that, Julian also told him that William was Lucas Anderson's grandson whom he had been looking for for 10 years. William's world changes instantly when Julian shows proof that he is not mistaken and not only can he find his family, William is also entitled to his grandfather's company and all Anderson's assets are his. William will keep this a secret. He will make a calculation on the Johnson family who are mean to him. They had to realize what he had done. From that moment on, William began his adventure as Lucas Anderson's grandson.

"Come on, waiter," Tom taunted, his voice dripping with contempt. "You should lick it up while it's still cool," he added with a sly chuckle as his friends eagerly removed their phones to capture August’s humiliation for their amusement. August was devastated, the money he had been saving for the past eight months barely amounted to $180. How would he muster $800 to spare himself from this humiliating ordeal? Stooping that low to lick the liquor on the floor was an option he rather succumbed to death sooner than consider.  "Please, give me until tomorrow. I'll find a way to borrow the money and pay you back," August pleaded, desperation creeping into his voice. But Tom was not having it with him. “No waiter, everything starts and end today. If you are going to pay me the money then is going to be today and right now, or I will have to force you to lick up the liquor”. August's devastation intensified as he realized the gravity of the situation, this was not optional like Tom presented it the first time. His intentions were clear; he did not at all cared about the money all he wanted was to have August lick the floor for their amusement.

Wayne Stark has always been the center of ridicule. In the eyes of his in-laws, he’s nothing but a worthless burden. Even the youngest among them doesn’t hesitate to insult or strike him, using every opportunity to remind him of his place—at the bottom. But what infuriates them more than anything is Wayne’s calm reaction. No matter the humiliation, he smiles. He speaks with respect. He never loses his cool. To them, he’s a fool. But to Wayne, it’s simply life as he knows it. What they don’t know is that their days of mocking him are numbered. Wayne was the last surviving member of the prestigious Stark family—a powerful lineage reduced to ashes in a tragic explosion that killed everyone, or so they thought. At just three years old, Wayne was rescued by a loyal servant named Zack, who vanished with him into hiding. Wayne grew up in an orphanage, unaware of his bloodline, with nothing but memories of warmth and shadows of loss. He never let the insults weigh him down—because deep inside, he believed life owed him nothing but a reason to keep smiling. Now, decades later, Zack finally reaches Lord Williams, the most respected and feared ally of the former Stark family. Upon learning the truth, Lord Williams vows to restore Wayne’s honor—by making him the wealthiest, most powerful man in the country. And Wayne? He’s ready to rise—and repay every slap, every insult, and every drop of humiliation. Not with anger. But with unstoppable dominance. And as of Lena what’s her play? Is it love or what?

Being wealthy is fun especially when you grew up as an orphan. But the seemingly flashy and glamorous world of wealthy men has hidden secrets, so dark and so diabolical, and it took Oscar only one week to realise. Due to certain circumstances, and perhaps sheer luck, Oscar was lifted from a common employee to the CEO of a prestigious organisation. But while he tries to pay back those who wronged him in the past, Oscar is also faced with life-threatening situations. Tasked with finding his missing father and staying alive, Oscar couldn't tell whether he was better off wealthy or middle class. ______ The story starts like any other urban novel but proceeds slowly, leaving hints for future events to look forward to. The story is rated 18, but contains little to no s*x scenes. However gruesome and graphic fight scenes, socially intolerable habits including drug usage, may be included, but will not be praised or supported. Chapters will be uploaded daily before 17:00 UTC +01:00 Thank you for giving this book a try, and I will try to answer any questions I come across as comments.