Painful Love

They called me the Scourge of the Seven Realms. The Black Emperor. The man who'd conquered half the world before his thirtieth birthday. None of those titles mattered now, as I lay dying on the blood-soaked marble of my throne room. "Any last words, Damien?" High Priestess Celeste stood over me, her blade — my own sword, stolen during the battle — still dripping with my blood. Behind her, the leaders of the rebellion watched with hungry eyes, eager to see the tyrant fall. I wanted to laugh. After everything I'd done, all the kingdoms I'd conquered, all the battles I'd won, I was being killed by the woman I'd once loved. The woman I'd trusted above all others. "You won't win," I managed, blood bubbling from my lips. "The demons... they'll come regardless. You've doomed everyone." "Better the demons than you," she spat. The irony was bitter. I'd conquered the world to unite it, to prepare for the demonic invasion my visions had shown me. But fear and propaganda had turned me into a monster in their eyes. They couldn't see that everything I'd done was to save them. "So be it," I whispered. "May you live long enough to see your mistake." Celeste raised the blade for the final strike. "Goodbye, Damien." The sword fell. Darkness swallowed me. And then...

"They called him Dustblood. Cursed. Worthless. But in the crypt’s darkness, something ancient whispered back." 2. "In a world where magic means everything, Elior has nothing—until the dead offer him a gift that should never be taken." 3. "Betrayed, humiliated, forgotten—until the shadows call his name." 4. "Magic made him an outcast. The dead will make him a weapon." 5. "The academy laughed when he fell. They won’t laugh when he rises from the crypt." 6. "Every gift in the kingdom came with a price. But Elior was willing to pay in blood."

Dylan Grenville, once the head of the world’s most powerful alliance, gave up his empire to protect his wife, Jane, and their daughter, Molly. Hiding his true identity, he chose a quiet life, only to be ridiculed by Jane and everyone around him for being a "nobody." Labeled a failure, Dylan faces constant scorn as Jane basks in the success he secretly ensured for her. But when their marriage collapses and Dylan decides to step away, the truth begins to surface—revealing the man everyone underestimated as the mastermind behind the city's most influential forces. Now, Dylan is ready to reclaim his power, and those who belittled him will come to realize they were mocking the wrong man.

He was the shame of the family. Add that to the fact that he lied to his wife and took the blame for a crime he never committed—just to save her collapsing company—and you’ve got Cole Bennett. Three years later, this man walked out of prison. Of course, no one comes out the same way they went in. If you've got some experience, you know what that means. But guess what? The bastard Cole went to prison for—the one who promised to help his wife—didn’t lift a damn finger. And guess what again? Cole was the only one treated like trash when he went in, but now, his in-laws have gone full beast mode, treating his wife worse than poop. Now imagine a man who spent three years in one of New York’s deadliest prisons. A man who found mysterious mentors behind bars. A man full of rage. A man who learned how to unleash the kind of emotions you’re not supposed to tame. Tell me—what exactly isn’t bound to happen?

Arthur Vance was a titan of modern industry—a ruthless corporate strategist who mastered the art of the hostile takeover. But when a betrayal ends his life in the 21st century, he wakes up in the body of Julian Valerius, the disgraced, "waste" illegitimate son of a dying Emperor. ​In a world governed by ancient steel and noble bloodlines, Julian is a man with a target on his back. His six half-brothers, each a powerful warlord or cunning politician, have already signed his death warrant to secure their path to the throne. He has no army, no wealth, and a reputation as a drunken fool. ​But he has a mind the medieval world isn't prepared for. ​Using his knowledge of modern economics, chemical engineering, and psychological warfare, Julian begins his ascent from the mud of the slums. ​He turns sour grain into Liquid Gold, a distilled spirit that corrupts the empire’s elite and funds his private shadow army. ​He recruits Elena Vance, a legendary but betrayed General, turning her into the sword that will carve his path to glory. ​He builds a network of "Rats"—the beggars and outcasts—creating the first global intelligence agency in history. ​As the Empire spirals into a bloody civil war, Julian doesn't just fight for survival; he executes a takeover. From the smoke of the slums to the gold of the high court, the "Waste Prince" will prove that in the face of modern logic, even the strongest crown is nothing more than gilded lead. ​Witness the birth of an Empire where gold speaks louder than swords, and a bastard's shadow looms over the world.

Excerpt… “Well?” Taron sat up straight. “I honored your invitation because you promised it was going to be worth it.” “Yes,” Selena smiled. Beneath the small table, her hand was already working its way to the buckle of his belt. “I wanted to apologize in a way I knew you’d like…” Taron was already starting to lose his senses when the light flashed in his eye. He remembered his plan and he quickly batted her hand away. “What are you doing Selena?” Taron McCarthy, a broke and unemployed man is shamed and dumped by his long time girlfriend, Selena Goldbridge. Just then, Taron receives an unexpected call from an unlikely source and he discovers that he is now the heir to over twenty different billion dollar companies funded by a dying drug lord. With his new position, Taron plots his vengeance against Selena and her new boyfriend, Steve. But with the sudden appearance of the son of the drug lord and true heir to the companies, Taron McCarthy could be running out of luck Find out what happens next in this tale of vengeance, love and betrayal.

Five hundred years ago..... The earth was destroyed and a new world was created. The survivers were taken to that world. The world were you can survive if you have a talent/potential. The talents were divided into groups. Born after many years passed, Aurora is born different. She is the daughter of one of the most hated group (the miscreants). Her life changes when she got entangled with one of the supreme lords ruling Sirenna. Will love bloom between them? Even though it was forbidden for a supreme lord to fall in love........

In *Covenants of Chaos*, **Lucas Kane** is a young man fighting to survive in a world that seems determined to crush him. Overwhelmed by debt, working long hours at a dead-end delivery job, and caring for his ailing mother, Evelyn, Lucas’ life takes a dark and unexpected turn when he is hit by a speeding car. The accident should have killed him, but instead, it awakens something extraordinary within him: a **Covenant**, a supernatural ability that allows him to see glimpses of the future. --- The Awakening Lucas discovers that his newfound power isn’t just a blessing—it’s a curse. The visions of the future are disorienting and painful, and they come with no instruction manual. Worse, his awakening doesn’t go unnoticed. The Moretti crime family, to whom Lucas’ family owes a large debt, takes a sudden interest in him. **Silas Moretti**, the ruthless mafia don, sees Lucas as a valuable asset in his quest for power and control. To bind Lucas to him, Silas forces Lucas into a marriage with his daughter, **Aria Moretti**, promising that this union will erase the Kane family’s debt. --- The Marriage of Convenience Lucas and Aria’s relationship begins with hostility and mistrust. Lucas views Aria as a privileged, untouchable mafia princess, while Aria sees Lucas as weak and desperate. However, as Lucas is dragged deeper into the Moretti family's world of crime, betrayal, and violence, he begins to see that Aria is just as much a victim of her father’s ambition as he is. She despises her father’s empire and dreams of escaping his control. Their shared desire for freedom becomes the foundation for an unlikely partnership.

Henry's struggling world crumbled when he witnessed his rightful awards and love stolen by one man. But a mysterious revelation thrust him into a hidden world—heir to the Humphrey fortune. With assistant Mia, they resurrected Nexus Architects, sparking jealousy in the corporate world and a long-ago family feud came into play. As Henry rises, enemies become his daily oxygen as many want him down where they can trample upon him, however, Henry has no intention of going down ever again. Amid corporate battles and family rivalry, Henry must sail in uneven water to claim victory over his adversaries because he's Henry Humphrey, a man who'd seen the hideous side of life and now that he's rising to the top, all his enemies must crumble… He shall make a name for himself and his family legacy must prevail.

The most beautiful memory in the world of love is that every young girl hopes to meet true love, but Eleanor's love is winding and unfortunate. Her boyfriend Logan is a man with a family, and she has become a third party. She only learned the truth after being threatened by Lawrence Willow. Stella is Logan's wife, Lawrence Willow is Stella's sister, Alpha of the werewolf. In order to help Stella, he found Eleanor and threatened her. When Eleanor was still a child, she remembered her neighbor Mrs. Howard grabbing her husband and other women together. The people in the town cursed the woman who ruined other people's families and marriages. However, due to Logan's deception, Eleanor became the most annoying person. After learning all the truth, Eleanor was unable to continue this relationship. But things are not that simple The appearance of Lawrence Willow changed Eleanor's life. How was she manipulated by fate?