Marriage First, Love Second

For centuries, the Free Kingdoms of the North stood unbroken beneath the bat-crested banner of House Von Caerstein. But peace shattered the night the enemy kingdoms unleashed a forbidden horror, the Malcor, a vampiric beast born of ancient sorcery. When the Malcor slaughters King Hadrian and his Hungarian-born queen, Isolde of House Zalvári, the realm is thrust into chaos. At the height of the invasion, the four royal brothers, Cassian, Edric, Darius, and Aurelius rode into battle to defend their homeland. Victory comes with staggering loss, and though the Malcor is driven away, only Aurelius discovers the truth of how to wield their family's sacred crest against the creature. Threatened by the revelation that Aurelius may be the rightful king, the brothers conspire in darkness. They use his beloved, Betrothed Maria, as vengeance to claim the crown. but the plan spirals into tragedy when Maria is brutally killed by the Malcor. Consumed by grief and vengeance, Aurelius hunts the beast alone and slays it, but not before he is bitten and cursed by its dying fang. Aurelius returns to the castle forever changed no longer human, but the first of a new breed of vampire. Driven by betrayal, rage, and the Malcor’s corruption burning in his blood, he unleashes a massacre within the castle walls, wiping out his brothers and every living soul who once called him kin. Now, atop the Carpathian Mountains, the ancient fortress stands drenched in the ghosts of its past ruled by a king who was made, not born. A king forged from love, loss, and bloodshed. A king whose legend will echo through the ages. Thus begins the rise of Aurelius the 1st the last prince of Caerstein, and the first vampire of the North.

What if your perfect life was a simulation designed to forge you into humanity's ultimate weapon? Ezren Hayes awakens to discover his elite boarding school is an elaborate virtual prison. His body, fused with alien biotechnology in an underground facility, grants him devastating abilities that evolve with each confrontation—from neural disruption to reality-warping chaos fields. But every power upgrade threatens to erase his humanity. He's one of thousands enhanced to fight the Devourers, an alien collective that has consumed 847 civilizations. Ezren's unique ability to disrupt their hive-mind makes him humanity's greatest weapon and most dangerous liability. Joined by medical prodigy Kira and tech genius Devon, he escapes into a global resistance network where his god-like abilities continue evolving. But when Ezren makes direct contact with the Devourer collective, everything changes. As Ezren's power reaches its peak, he faces an impossible choice: liberate billions of preserved minds who don't want freedom, or protect their chosen existence in collective consciousness? His decision will determine whether humanity joins the collective, faces extinction alone, or finds a third path no one imagined. A mind-bending journey where leveling up means confronting what it truly means to be human.

Reincarnated(?) in a body of the Young Lord of the one of most prominent noble families of the Ascar Empire. In the World of Swords and Magic where only the powerful prevail over others, Karna who was an orphan on earth must gain power and influence to protect his new family and the second life he got. But, there's a twist. Karna must coexist with the original owner of the body - Rudra Von Zarx In a body in which two souls lie, One is a Genius of Sword, One is a Genius of Magic! How will Karna And Rudra work together to clear all hurdles in their way?

This is the story of a young boy named Steven, kind at heart and loving in his words enjoying his life to the fullest. Everything changed and his world came crashing down, his incurable sickness rendered him almost useless. He received an advanced stimulation prototype called the DREAM. This remarkable gadget provided this young boy with a second chance. Every night, as he lowers his tired eyes, Steven is transported to another world. He is quickly confronted with the harsh reality and circumstances that surrounds him. Nonetheless he is not a frail youngster dying here. Steven must defeat the shrewd lord, power-hungry siblings, and long-standing resentment using his wits and the help of his trusted retainers. Will he discover the true purpose of the DREAM?

Ashton Pearce has always endured the torments from his mother in law and brother in law all for the love he has for his wife. After all his sacrifices three years into the marriage, his wife, Rebecca Knowles, divorces him after making it to the top. Being a man with healing knowledge beyond all others, he strikes gold directly from the source and his wife realizes that he was the ultimate golden ticket she never deserved.

Mia Leinhart is on the verge of losing her inheritance because of her accidental marriage to a man that her grandfather did not approve of.

In the beginning, in Tanzania, there lived a young man with a unique spirit and a distinguished personality who spent a lot of time changing evil into good. The battle between love and emotion led him to a crossroads in his journey of intellectual revolution.

What happens if the one transcendent being that truly cares for mortals fell and got a second chance in a world full of magic, danger and possibly even friendships? Does the past determine the future or do we all write our own destiny? Come along for a ride through space and time. Watch Cassandra Pendragon grow from a kingdom-less princess to a force that might change the cosmos.

Olivia Fordham was married to Ethan Miller for three years, but that time could not compare with the ten years he spent loving his first love, Marina Carlton. On the day that she gets diagnosed with stomach cancer, Ethan happens to be accompanying Marina to her children's health check-up. She doesn't make any kind of fuss, only leaving quietly with the divorce agreement. However, this attracts an even more fervent retribution. It seems Ethan only ever married Olivia to take revenge for what happened to his little sister. While Olivia is plagued by her sickness, he holds her chin and says coldly, "This is what your family owes me." Now, she has no family and no future. Her father becomes comatose after a car accident, leaving her with nothing to live for. Thus, she hurls herself from a building. "The life my family owes will now be repaid." At this, Ethan, who's usually calm, panics while begging for Olivia to come back as if he's in a state of frenzy …

In the grandeur of his father's mansion, Jake found himself an outcast, labeled with the stigma of being a bastard. With Enoch's passing, the shadows of rejection grew darker as his stepmother, Dorothy, intensified her campaign of cruelty, fueled by her insecurity over her position as CEO in the Wallace family hierarchy. However, amidst the turmoil, a glimmer of hope emerged as Jake reconnected with an old flame, whose unexpected return provided a lifeline in his darkest hour. As Jake grappled with Dorothy's relentless torment, another threat loomed on the horizon in the form of Sam, the loyal driver harboring a dangerous secret of his own. With both Jake and Sam poised to unravel Dorothy's carefully guarded facade, the future of the Wallace family hangs precariously in the balance. Will the revelation of long-buried secrets bring about redemption or destruction for all involved? The unfolding drama promises to bring shocking revelations and intense confrontations, leaving everyone on edge as they await the next twist in the Wallace family saga.