Marriage First, Love Second

Angelo Salvador is the first son of the mighty Bonucci Salvador, head of the greatest family and business empire in Europe, however, he falls out of favor with his family and gets banished after rejecting an arranged marriage with a daughter of the Lorenzo family, an agreement which was meant to strengthen the bond between the two clans who had been very close allies for generations. Angelo moves to London to begin a new life as a pauper after he had everything taken away from him as punishment for dishonoring his father's wishes, he crosses paths with Sophia, a very beautiful girl and light hearted girl whom he falls in love with. Angelo's new life hits a wall when Sophia's family berates and despise him believing he's an ordinary pauper, a war breaks out between his family and the Lorenzo's as a result of his decision and a close relative of his sets out to eliminate him and become the undisputed heir of the Salvador empire

After the disappointing first day of high school, Oscar fell into some weird cave. What he found in the cave changed his life forever. He discovered the mana! With the discovery of mana, everything around him changed. While he was learning magic, he noticed that the world around him isn't as simple as it seems. From an immature and inexperienced high school boy, he will rise to become a legendary figure in history books. He will face the darkness of humanity and the enemies who are beyond humans. This is the new version of my previous story which has the same name. The story will be slow-paced. There isn't much action in the first chapters. Everything in this story is fictional. The names of the people and institutions were made up by me.

After failing a world-saving ritual, Archmage Eldrion Mysthaven finds himself back in the body of his sixteen-year-old self at the Arcanis Academy. Armed with future knowledge and a healthy dose of sarcasm, he must survive the social minefield of high-society magic users and the unexpected attention of his future rival, Arabelle Moonwyn.

Adrian Vale was bullied and alone in his first life, invisible to everyone. In a cruel twist of fate he is suddenly killed in a accident, but fate has decided to give him a second chance. Will he be able to live the life he wants with the help of the system?

Jinhoo spent his whole life being bullied. He is the only child of his parents and he never told them about his condition in school because he never wanted to get them worried. Even after leaving school and becoming an adult, he never achieved his dreams. He was still at the bottom of the food chain. But even with his life being as hard as it was, jinhoo never thought of suicide. He always finds the light in his dark world. His optimistic attitude towards life didn't go unnoticed by the lords of the universe. So, when he was forty he saved a child from being run over by a speeding car, that was seen as an act of heroism and it earned him a reward. As a reward, Jinhoo was sent back to start his life again from when he was fifteen years old. That wasn't the only reward, he was also given a system that turns his accomplishments into points, and those points could be used to make him stronger if he chooses. When Jinhoo got his second chance, he vowed to make his life better, and the only way to do that is become a gangster or be corrupt. Jinhoo didn't want the two options so he made a third option and that is to become stronger than the gangsters. Jinhoo decided to become strong, strong enough to go against the gangsters and corrupt officials, he knew it was possible with the system Along the line, Jinhoo discovered he wasn't the only one with such a special ability and most people with the ability want to rule the world with an iron fist...

Ethan Carter thought his life was already over. He had wasted his youth, ignored countless opportunities, and spent years chasing a life that never made him happy. Worst of all, he failed to repay the parents who had sacrificed everything for him. Then came the greatest loss of all: his mother’s death. Drunk, broken, and drowning in regret, Ethan returned to the old house where his memories began. But when he opened his eyes the next morning, something impossible had happened. His mother was alive. His body was young again. And the life he had wasted had been given back to him. This time, Ethan has one chance to make different choices, protect the people he loves, and become the person he should have been. But changing the past may come with consequences he never expected. A story about regret, family, redemption, personal growth, and a second chance at life.

Poor Dalton Hester, a man at the age of 39, ended his own life when everything around him went to hell. Losing his wife in an accident which he believed wasn’t one as it was planned by another to have it happen. The person he knew to believe to be the one to have his life killed was a criminal Dalton had put away thanks to the job of being a lawyer. That chain of events leads the poor man on top of a tall building holding a bottle almost empty of liquor. He takes a single sip from the bottle last time and then lets his own body fall forward flying towards everyone else. Dalton didn’t hold much faith in places called heaven or hell, but he had somewhat of a feeling that what a person like him did wasn’t going to be up, instead of more likely down. When darkness finally came Dalton awaited to open his eyes again to witness the flames of hell, but something different happened where he was still alive or to say reborn into a new body that wasn’t human and a new world that was like a fantasy book, movie or game. So looking at this as another chance at life Dalton decided to take it to the fullest to enjoy all the things that were different from his old world even when it was good or bad.

This is a fantasy story that avoids almost all cliches and has Antihero MC with a dark world setting. - - - Volume 1: 28 years old man James Carter dies from overwork and is reborn into a new world filled with fantasy and magic while retaining the memories of his past life. James, now Jake, who always wished to escape his dull and miserable life, has been given a chance to turn over a new leaf and start from scratch in a new world. Follow this journey of Jake Hill, will he be able to live the life he always dreamt of? — — Content Warning: This novel contains many dark and R-18 elements, like human trafficking, slavery, gore, torture, psychological trauma, and many uncomfortable concepts, readers' discretion is advised. — — A/N: This is not a romance story; MC is not a goody-two-shoes, nor he is chaotic evil. The story is a seinen type where the world doesn't revolve around MC; politics is heavy in this story; This story doesn't contain fan-service nor this is a wish-fulfillment. MC will be OP but not the strongest.

Alonso's life had been anything but ordinary. He had lost his family and his memories, leaving him with a desperate need to cling to anyone who made him feel like he belonged. So when his girlfriend cheated on him, it was like a knife in his chest. He felt like he had lost the last tether that kept him grounded. Then he lost his job, and everything came crashing down. He was desperate and alone until a billionaire named Perry Montillo offered him a job as her husband. He didn't question the offer, not when he was so lost and alone. But as he began to remember bits and pieces of his past, he realized that he had been the victim of attempted murder. The man he thought was his savior had actually tried to kill him. His anger and fear simmered below the surface, as he struggled to hold on to his fragile sense of stability. As Alonso dove deeper into the mystery of his attempted murder, he unearthed secrets that threatened to shatter everything he had built with Perry. He knew that the truth could destroy them, but he couldn't let it go. He had to find out who wanted him dead and why, no matter the cost. With his world on the brink of collapse, Alonso must choose between the love he has found and the justice he craves. Will he risk everything to uncover the truth, or will he choose to protect his fragile happiness and let the past remain buried

Kenan wanted to escape his past. Kate wanted a future she could control. On their wedding day, both are ripped away. Exposed by betrayal before their vows are sealed, their marriage fractures in front of everyone they know. Before accusations can be answered, before forgiveness or fury can settle—explosions tear through the church, and the world ends. They awaken in a cursed forest world called Horta. The trees have faces. The ground bleeds corruption. And a cold, impartial System informs them of a simple truth: They are the last heroes. Every other world has failed. Every other chosen has died. Their faces now grow in the bark of the forest that devoured them. Kenan and Kate are given a single clearing and a dying pylon. A fragile foothold in a world already lost. Cultivate it. Defend it. Expand it. Or humanity disappears with them. Waves of monsters crash against their shrinking sanctuary. Each victory buys them meters of safety. Each failure tightens the forest’s grip. What begins as a blood-soaked clearing must become a refuge. What becomes a refuge must grow into something capable of sustaining the last survivors of Earth. But survival demands more than strength. Kenan hides a violent truth from the life he tried to abandon. Kate refuses to trust the man who betrayed her. They must fight side by side while their marriage rots between them. Base by base. Wave by wave. Meter by meter. They will carve light out of corruption. They will turn wilderness into a stronghold. They will cultivate a dead world into humanity’s final hope. If they don’t destroy each other first. A dark system-apocalypse story blending base building, relentless base defense, psychological survival, and a fractured romance forced to endure the end of everything.