Once Bitten Twice Shy

Jayce Carter was born broke but brilliant, surviving the streets of Brooklyn with nothing but a sharp mind, sharper tongue, and a dark ambition. After his brother is murdered in a drug deal gone wrong, Jayce claws his way into the underworld—not to survive, but to dominate. He builds his blood empire from scratch—laundering money, stealing territory, and outsmarting every rival. But there’s one man he can’t outmaneuver: Malik Stone—the dangerously sexy, calculating kingpin who once broke Jayce's heart... and now wants a cut of his empire. Enemies close in. Bodies pile up. And Jayce must decide: Will he let love weaken him—or weaponize it to destroy everyone in his way? Power. Betrayal. Bloodlust. In the game of kings, only one man can rule... and Jayce is done playing fair.

Everyone thought he was a useless son-in-law, a penniless man living off his wife’s family. For years, he endured the insults and the relentless scorn from his in-laws, especially his mother-in-law, who never missed a chance to humiliate him. “You’re nothing but a parasite,” she spat one day. “Leave my daughter at once! She deserves someone better.” And so he did… but not in the way anyone expected. Three days later, a convoy of luxury cars arrived at their doorstep. Security guards opened the door with military precision. Out stepped the same “useless” husband but now in a designer suit, wearing an air of command and confidence that silenced everyone. The truth had finally surfaced: he wasn’t just rich, he was the wealthiest man in the world, a hidden titan who had chosen a quiet life for reasons only he understood. The mother-in-law turned pale. “Please,” she begged, trembling. “Don’t leave my daughter. We didn’t know who you really were…” Too late. The tables have turned, and the man once ridiculed is now the one holding all the power. But he doesn’t seek revenge, only justice and respect.

Ravenswood Boarding High School was a place where Axel Vega never felt safe. At seventeen, he was always the target, mocked and pushed aside by those around him. Every day felt like a battle he could never win. But one night, something strange happened. A sickness spread through the halls, and the once familiar faces of classmates and teachers turned into something terrifying. The school that had always been cruel to him became even darker, and Axel found himself in the middle of it. Now, trapped inside with no way out, everyone was desperate. Whispers of hope pointed at Axel, the boy no one ever cared about before. For the first time, the same people who once hated him now looked to him for help. But why him? And when the moment comes, will Axel help them… or let them suffer?

‎"I died once, stripped of my honor, betrayed by one I considered friend and executed like a dog. Now a System says I can rewrite everything… through conquest." ‎ ‎Commander Aurelius Morales opens his eyes five hours before his execution,naked, mid-embrace with his lover, and haunted by memories of his own death and a glowing screen hovering in front of his eyes: ‎ ‎> [CONQUEST SYSTEM ACTIVATED] ‎[Rule through power. Claim through passion. Evolve through blood and loyalty.] ‎ ‎Armed with knowledge of the future and a ruthless system that rewards domination, both militarily and intimately. Aurelius sets out to rewrite history. He tries to save his king a second time… and vanishes into the shadows to begin his true campaign: one of war, seduction, and unrelenting rise to absolute rule. ‎ ‎Each enemy slain gives him their strength. Every woman who surrenders her heart-and body-reduces the corruption eating away at his soul. Elven queens, assassin vixens, feral warriors, magical healers, and corrupted witches… they all become pieces in his grand conquest of kingdoms, hearts, and power itself. ‎ ‎But with every woman he touches and every city he claims, the line between savior and tyrant blurs. The system doesn’t just want him to rule, it wants him to consume. ‎ ‎Can Aurelius lead an empire, satisfy the hunger of his growing harem, and stop a demonic apocalypse,before the system turns him into a monster even his lovers can’t save?

Betrayed. Humiliated. Left with nothing. Once mocked by relatives, dumped by a heartless ex, and fired with nothing but shame, your life hit rock bottom fast. But when a convoy of black cars pulls up and a stranger hands you a golden-sealed letter, everything changes: “You are the sole heir to the world’s richest consortium.” Now you hold the power to make or break empires. Jets, mansions, private armies, they’re yours. But with money comes enemies, and the deeper you rise, the more dangerous the fall. Welcome to a world of deception, wealth, and power, where every move you make could be your last. Because the higher you climb, the more people want to watch you burn.

Connor Waratah, once heir to the powerful Waratah empire, lives a humble life in Melbourne after being cast out by his family, falsely branded a thief, and abandoned when he needed them most. When the family’s loyal retainer, Jimmy Coolabah, arrives to bring him back, Connor rejects the offer, unwilling to forgive their betrayal. Later, at his wife Kirra’s wealthy Kuranda family gathering, Connor makes a desperate public plea for a loan to save the struggling Billabong Elder Care and Children’s Home—the orphanage where he was raised. His appeal is met with ridicule, insults, and humiliation, leading to his ejection from the event. Kirra, furious over the embarrassment, demands that if Connor wants to redeem himself, he must secure a lucrative property deal her family has long been denied. But when Connor returns to the care home to confess his failure, he discovers a mysterious $2 million donation, medical supplies, and toys for the children—courtesy of Jimmy Coolabah. Jimmy also presents him with two staggering gifts: a rare black card with unlimited funds and full ownership of Jarrah Properties, the very company controlling the building Kirra needs. Though Connor refuses the wealth outright, he realizes he now has the power to help both the care home and his wife. Keeping his fortune and new position a secret, Connor visits Jarrah Properties, enduring cruel treatment from an old enemy before revealing to the company president that he is the new owner. Connor orders that Kirra’s family be given fair access to properties without ever knowing his involvement. Determined to restore the orphanage, protect his wife’s pride, and quietly outmaneuver those who wronged him, Connor begins using his hidden influence to change their lives—on his own terms.

Dr. Ken Ardent did not vanish—he was buried alive by the state he tried to save. Once a famous geneticist in his previous life, Ken is now a ghost in the submerged maze beneath Amsterdam, leading a handful of outcast scientists who are themselves experts. Their bodies have been irreversibly rewritten, holding a feared secret: the cure for immunity. When the virus he has long foreseen brings devastation to Europe, Ken is the continent's most sought-after man. The same people who put him away as a criminal now scour the underwater canals, praying to catch his work. But his suggested remedy is a double-edged sword—to reveal it is to sign his people's death warrant. Traitor from within and pursued by an unstoppable inspector who sees not a cure but a biological weapon, Ken is driven to the brink. He must decide between protecting the only family he has left behind, or unleashing a discovery that can save the world—or complete its destruction. In a town where all gossip is heard and all friends can be enemies, the only thing more contagious than the plague is the truth.

Betrayed. Poisoned. Forgotten. Kael Aric, once the brilliant crown prince, dies at the hands of those he trusted most. But fate grants him a second chance reborn as the Tyrant’s Heir, with the memories of his past life burning like fire in his veins. This time, there will be no mercy. With a system that allows him to cultivate, level up, and unlock golden finger powers, Kael vows to rise from the ashes. Every scheming courtier, every backstabbing noble, and every traitor who once mocked him will face his revenge. From a weak, overlooked heir to a ruthless warrior prince, he will crush his enemies with cold precision, turning humiliation into face-slapping victories. Yet behind his sharp blade lies a secret: the true enemy is not only within the palace walls, but lurking in the shadows of the empire itself. Will Kael use his rebirth to seize the throne, rewrite destiny, and build a kingdom stronger than ever before? Or will the chains of betrayal tighten once more around his neck?

Elias Cross wanted nothing more than to disappear. Once the city’s most brilliant forensic architect, he vanished after a scandal that destroyed his career. But when an old friend turns up dead — and the body is staged inside one of Elias’s abandoned designs — he’s pulled back into a world he swore he’d left behind. Each crime scene is a building. Each building is a clue. Each clue points to an impossible blueprint for the city’s destruction. With only a reckless journalist and a washed-up detective by his side, Elias must outwit a ghostly mastermind known only as The Mason. But as the city becomes a maze of deadly puzzles, Elias discovers the final design isn’t about buildings. It’s about him.

He was called Weaveless, the boy without magic… Kael Merren is a walking mistake at Ardentum Academy: a scholarship fluke with no relic, no lineage, and no spark. Bullied and mocked by nobles, he’s the powerless orphan no one expects to last—until a cruel prank leads him to the Forbidden Ruins, where an ancient relic binds to him and awakens a magic not granted by birth, but earned. As a forgotten prophecy stirs and a rising cult seeks to free the Hollow King, a dark sorcerer sealed centuries ago, Kael becomes their target. Feared by those who once scorned him, he must embrace the power he was never meant to have and become what the realm never expected: a warrior forged by will, not blood. Magic didn’t choose him. He claimed it, and with it, he’ll challenge everything.