Once Bitten Twice Shy

Ryan was called useless by everyone — a broke, unwanted son-in-law who lived off his wife’s family. They laughed at him, insulted him, and treated him like trash. But what they didn’t know was that Ryan once ruled the underworld. He was a man people feared across cities — a silent legend who disappeared three years ago after walking away from power and blood. Now, living as a “nobody,” Ryan keeps his head down, pretending to be weak. He hides his true strength, waiting for the right time to strike. When his greedy in-laws mock him again and his wife’s cousin tries to destroy everything, Ryan quietly returns to the life he buried — not for fame, but for love. Soon, the whole city begins to whisper about the “useless” son-in-law who is suddenly untouchable. Enemies tremble. Secrets break. And Clara, the woman who once looked down on him, starts to see the man behind the silence. He is not just a husband. He is the legend they all feared — and this time, he’s fighting for more than power. He’s fighting for his family, his name, and the woman who never believed in him.

"She is mad, she is chaos, she is the devil. And you must pacify her, Lord Ares." Crown Princess— or as she prefers, Queen Maximillia Eurydice was the nightmare of her very own nation. In the young age, she had harvested multiple achievements with the bargain of her soldiers' lives and became the continent's number one military kingdom. And on the Queen's twenty-third birthday, she is to find herself a King, and thus, came the event that would test all men in the Kingdom. From nobles to commonfolk— all men with no rings in their hand would be required to join. The King Selection. An event the Queen had conducted to find the fittest of fit. An event that sounds pleasant and prestigious to the ears, but rather another game of death and pain. The Queen has prepared games for everyone. And one must survive to be hailed King. She was confident was no one would become King— but greed did her no good, for once Hell had altered her fate and placed one tiny miscalculation on her feats. A mysterious lad of no noble status, and rather a devious criminal who once stole from the Royal Family, beheld triumphant. A wyvern slayer, and now her king.

Jason White stood next to the glass wall of his office, reminiscing about the past. Treated like filth. Looked down on by his wife and in-laws. Betrayed by those he once cared about. As secrets from the past and present came flooding in, the man they knew became more than they had imagined him to be. With his discovered identities, will Jason take over the world, or will the world take him down?

Darin Haras died a sinner. Instead of hell, he woke to a system that judged every choice he made in life. Redemption System activated. In a world ruled by cartels and fire, one wrong step means death, and one right step means losing himself. When a district is set ablaze and a child is taken hostage, Darin is forced to choose: become a monster once again… or allow a greater sin to unfold.

The mysteries of Reed Ryder, known to be the trash son in law of the wealthy rymeria family. Belittled for being poor, his heart wretched in agony after his beloved wife cheated on him without any remorse. The once belittled son in law shall rise, revealing the secret that he has always kept hidden! The truth that remained buried for over the entirety of his time as he existed in seclusion!!

Liam, once the heir to a hidden trillion-dollar empire, gave up everything for love. For five years, he lived as a delivery guy, enduring humiliation and hardship to prove his devotion to Nina, the woman he thought was his soulmate. But when Nina betrayed him for a wealthy playboy, Liam’s world shattered. Little did she know, the man she discarded, was far more than he seems.

Having passed through several hardships only to fall in love unexpectedly but then, his heart got broken the moment he found his sweetheart entwined in the satisfaction of another man's loins. Gary Carter was looked down on, and no one believed him. Now he is free and everyone who once looked down on him must bite their finger in regret while they watch him grow beyond them.

A man with a dark past will be forced to go back to his old ways in order to rescue his daughter from the clutches of a terrible disease. He believed that his life was different as he had managed to escape from the jaws of the underworld, but when his wife betrays him, and his daughter is on the verge of death, he can only return to one place, the place that saw him arise once more.

Robert Cruise, a poor bricklayer, is divorced by his cheating wife and fired by his rich boss. But the world doesn’t know he’s the heir of the elite House of York and majority owner of York Corporation. Once underestimated as a useless son-in-law, Robert rises from poverty to power. With enemies on all sides and a vow for revenge, he begins to crush those who betrayed him and protect the family they tried to destroy.

What if a mysterious system gave you one more chance? Rafe Miller, the worthless, poor, good for nothing son-in-law, got dumped, mocked, and humiliated by his wife and her families, only to receive €3,000,000 and a mysterious system that promised power beyond imagination. He was once the family's disgrace. Now he is their worst nightmare. This time, he'd make everyone who mocked him regret it.