If We Had 5 More Minutes

Rick is an ordinary young man working as a night-shift courier in the bustling city of Greyhaven, a place where skyscrapers pierce the fog and shadows whisper secrets. After a near-fatal delivery to an abandoned district, Rick accidentally witnesses a duel between two beings not of this world — a vampire and a werewolf. The event awakens something ancient inside him: the ability to see through the Veil, the magical layer hiding the supernatural world from human eyes. Thrust into a realm of secret societies, blood pacts, and ancient laws, Rick becomes a reluctant detective for both sides of the Veil. Every case he takes pulls him deeper into a conspiracy that could shatter the fragile peace between human and myth.

Daisy, a gifted young writer on the verge of turning 18, should be celebrating her birthday and preparing for the book contest that could change her life. Instead, she’s haunted by nightmares of a faceless man with a dagger and the terrifying feeling that her future holds more shadows than light. When Daisy and her friends arrive at Shadows Empire for a vacation getaway, excitement quickly turns to dread. Strange visions plague Daisy, the house reveals a dark past, and a mysterious book "Enshrouded Secret" demands that each of them confess their hidden sins. Refuse, and the price is death. As shocking truths spill out betrayals, forbidden affairs, dark pasts, the bonds of friendship begin to shatter. But Daisy soon realizes she is more deeply tied to the horror than anyone else. The nightmares, the book, the blood, they’re all connected to her. Now, with her friends dropping one by one, Daisy must face the chilling question: is she fighting the darkness in the house, or is the darkness inside her?

Gabriel Marchesi is a brilliant criminal defense attorney with a dark secret, he’s the trusted legal advisor to the Russo crime family. For years, Gabriel has expertly balanced his dual life, manipulating the legal system to protect the mob while maintaining the illusion of respectability. But his carefully constructed world begins to unravel when Anthony Marino, a Russo accountant, turns informant, armed with evidence that could expose the family’s secrets and Gabriel’s role in laundering their money. With federal prosecutor Elliot Kane closing in and Marino under government protection, the Russo family demands Gabriel silence the traitor by any means necessary. As the pressure mounts, Gabriel faces scrutiny from the Bar Association, which threatens to disbar him for misconduct. Allegra Russo, the ruthless heir to the family empire, makes it clear that failure is not an option, forcing Gabriel into a perilous game of manipulation, deceit, and survival. As Gabriel dives deeper into the darkness, his moral compass falters. Each decision pulls him further into a web of betrayal and violence, blurring the line between loyalty and self-preservation. Haunted by his choices and the growing threat of exposure, Gabriel must confront an impossible question: how far is he willing to go to protect himself and the family he serves? Set in the shadowy underworld of Chicago, This book is a gripping legal thriller about ambition, loyalty, and the cost of living a double life. As Gabriel’s worlds collide and the stakes reach a deadly peak, he’ll discover that some lines, once crossed, can never be undone.

Being the Angel of death requires a lot of responsibility from Azrael. He was loved by his father but hated by his brother Black. Azrael did his job diligently until a faithful day when the forbidden happened. ︎︎︎︎ "Father, why did call for me?" "You dared to go against me and saved a child you never should have saved, Azrael. I trusted you and gave you my glory. How dare you disobey me?!" Azrael fell to his knees and begged his father. "I never meant to go against you, father. I just couldn't bear to take the child's soul away." "That child should never have been born, it will bring doom to the world. You have just saved the doom of the mortals and immortals! How will you pay for this you've brought upon us!" "I'm so sorry father, I will receive my punishment without complain. "In that case, You, Azreal are hereby sentenced to the wilderness of nothingness until my anger is appeased!" Azrael received his punishment for saving who he shouldn't have. He did what he shouldn't do as the angel of death. He interfered with the lives of mortals. But what he didn't know was the fact that there is a force behind why he did what he did. That force will destroy the whole world and the only person who can fight against it, is none other than Azrael (The Angel of death).

At his graduation ceremony, Daniel kneels before his longtime girlfriend with a ring, ready to seal their future. Instead, she humiliates him in front of the entire school, mocking his poverty, belittling his efforts, and flaunting her new billionaire heir boyfriend. What she doesn’t know is that Daniel is no ordinary man. By blood and birthright, he is heir to 70% of the world’s wealth. But bound by his family’s iron rule, his true identity was hidden until graduation. Now, the mask is about to come off. The world that laughed at him yesterday will kneel before him tomorrow. But power, wealth, and vengeance come with a price, and Daniel must decide what truly matters: revenge, love, or destiny.

Commander Aric Vale was the kingdom's finest knight until a plague-ridden quest killed the prince and killed his soul. Banished and broken, he's called back when a faceless creature with his sigil terrorizes the kingdom and kidnaps the princess. Hoping to make amends, Aric seeks out the creature and discovers that he himself is the creature. His curse split him in two, and the princess he's stalking masterminded the whole ordeal. He's now faced with a choice: eradicate his darkness or damn himself.

Axel is a trained demon hunter who came to Jakarta with one single mission: to wipe out every creature that strays beyond the bounds of humanity. Rules drilled into him since childhood have taught him to see the world in nothing but black and white—until he meets Rena, the shadow mage who was supposed to be his target. Their first encounter ends in a deadly fight that Axel fails to finish, and what follows becomes a long chase that leads him to an unexpected truth. Rena is nothing like the threat he was told she is. She is just another survivor fighting to stay alive and protect those around her. As understanding slowly grows between them, the organization that raised Axel learns what he has found. He is branded a traitor, Rena is labeled a dangerous instigator, and both are now hunted by the very people Axel once called comrades. Their only chance to survive is to cross into the shadow realm, a place with no guarantee of ever returning. Now Axel must choose: cling to the rules he has always followed, rules built on lies, or stand beside the only person who never asked him to be just a weapon.

Cassian Holt was once known as the most feared demon hunter. Now he hides behind a priest’s robe in a remote village, trying to atone for sins even God might be unwilling to forgive. But when his parishioners begin turning up dead—each without a wound visible to the human eye—Cassian realizes something impossible: every villager is shadowed by a dark figure… a figure that mimics his every move.

Centuries ago, the world faced an event that went down in history as the most chaotic moment in history. Artifacts found in parts of numerous Legends and myths from ancient history and folktales emerged. They possessed and controlled humans. War ravaged, then came a series of natural disasters, and famine. Humanity truly faced what was the darkest age in all of history. Few years after the war began, humanity developed an ability to perfectly control these Artifacts - Anima , the power within every life form. After the war, a new world was born. New empires and hierarchies were formed. And eighty percent of the world's population was lost... Krystal Shadows is a powerful assassin under the house of shadows. But when he begins to question their ways, he is forced to leave the shadowy organization behind... Now, Krystal decides to start a guild and travel the globe with the goal of securing the most powerful artifact in existence - the Primordial Artifact. But with the house of shadows tailing behind him. Will he prevail, or will he succumb to the darkness once again?

“Captain Spark, you’re insane,” Michael said hoarsely. “I’m an actor, not a cop. I’m not a monster.” “But you understand monsters, don’t you?” Ashley shot back. She pointed to the playback monitor showing his recent scene. “That look in your eyes, the way you enjoyed the kill… You’re more convincing than half the criminals in our files.” Michael had no response. Because she wasn’t wrong. The system made it easy, too easy, to empathize with darkness.