Single Father

Blood wasn't merely just life, it was power, currency, and divine mandate. It was the thread that kept the fragile Empire afloat, and the tool by which the favoured lord over the feeble. Blood was known to all; feared by some, and coveted by others. Streets sang with pained screams, the glorious liquid trailing forth as rivers in the shadows. In the midst of such treachery, a suffering youth strived consistently to beat the odds. Ezekiel Stormwing, a young adult with crippling responsibilities, toiled everyday to make ends meet. Living in the struggling West with his father, they laboured ceaselessly under the venomous gaze of malevolent fiends. It was a world of segregation, all moving to the will of avarice. The wealthy desired more, while the poor pleaded for so little. All chased after coveted dreams, uncaring to others around them. Life was ever moving, satiating the powerful and draining the weak. Everything was mechanical, predictable, untill eventually… it wasn't. On an occasion celebrating Nefaria’s past triumph, war erupted. Ezekiel Stormwing found himself caught in the crossfire, his life dangling away in a whirlwind of pain. In a desperate gamble to save his father, he wagered his life. Death coveted his soul, but just before his flame extinguished…it erupted, a shimmering power once sealed within him unlocked. With rejuvenated resolve, he defied faith. He manifested his desire, saving his father from certain doom. Now, after the war, his eyes settled on a new goal, one that would keep him ever close to the frigid gates of the afterlife. Will he succeed, or will destiny finally erase his existence?

Malcolm Shade is the neglected son of his father, CEO of Shade Corporation. After living a miserable life, he is killed by mysterious circumstances and regresses to the past with his memories and a strange System. Read as Malcolm rises to the top of the business and academic world with the power of his System and the knowledge of the future.

When Bryan inherited his father's empire, he fell into a world of wealth - away from the troubles of being a delivery boy. His life became a rollercoaster of ups and downs. Olivia came in as a gift of nature. But it took a different toll when she became a weapon used to tear Bryan's world apart.

Parker James, the only son of a hitman 'James Davidson' who was assassinated because of the ancient crystal bestowed by another hitman sent by their cruel leader, witnessed the gruesome death of his parents while he hid away in the dark closet. Parker became an orphan and a hitman at an early stage; he was taken in by his father's friend, who trained him for six years to become the best hitman in the world and also gave him a powerful crystal to avenge his parent's death. Parker joined the hitman group when he clocked 27 years and pretended to be a low life; then he fell in love with Diana, the only daughter of the hitman's leader. Parker became hungry for revenge when he finally found out that Diana's father was the one that killed his own parents. Parker is now torn between avenging his parents deaths without getting himself killed and also fighting for the love he felt for Diana.

I grew up with nothing just me, my mom, and the empty ache where a father should've been. I’d always thought he was some nameless stranger, long gone and dead. Then, right after I claw my way into this elite university on scholarship, my world shatters. Turns out my father wasn’t some faceless nobody he was William Cross, a billionaire, one of the world’s wealthiest men, and now he’s dead, leaving me his empire.It should’ve been a blessing, but it’s a curse. The “System” he left with his legacy gives me skills I desperately need but at a cost agonizing pain that feels like it’s tearing me apart from the inside. And now, as I stand alone, surrounded by powerful enemies who want me destroyed, I realize that inheriting billions might be the thing that finally breaks me.

"Well, how about this? You come back, and I announce you as the only heir to take over the family business. Deal?" A deal? Why not? He was his father’s real legitimate son after all! Griffin was just a bastard of a mistress who married his father after his mother died in an accident. Was it not for Griffin and that mistress, he wouldn’t have undergone so much injustice. "Deal!" said Greg briefly. He had no intention of refusing now. *** Being mistreated by his own family, Greg chooses to walk away and marry the love of his life, only to get another disappointment. Feeling both angry and devastated, Greg starts to believe that there’s no such thing as free love and decides to change his perspective. From now on, he would no longer be Greg, who was only seeking a better life, but he would become Greg, who everyone would bow their heads to.

Dumped by his girlfriend, Ares Jones went to an ancient artifact excavation site with his uncle, a famous archaeologist, to distract his mind. Unexpectedly, an accident made Ares fall into the abyss. When he woke up, Ares was in a very different world, and he was in the body of a ten-year-old boy named Rex Hito. Over time, Ares realized that he was in a world where everyone had magical powers. Rex Hito was an orphan from the Flaming Totem tribe who continually failed to awaken his powers. Rex's father was considered a traitor and never returned after finding an heirloom called the Grand Flaming Core. Ares tried to return to his own world, but he was forced to face many dangers and conflicts, and fight many enemies. The mystery of Rex's father, the gods that invaded the Totem world, and the beasts that eroded the strength of the Totem Warriors will confront Ares on his journey to become the strongest Totem Warrior. However, can he return to his own world?

Izzie Brown held a young boy's hand and dragged him excitedly, calling out for her father, "Dad..., I want you to meet someone," A middle-aged man with a dark blue stunning suit turned to them, "Who is this, Izz?" She was so excited and came near to him, "Dad, that's Steven Tyler, I told you, he is my love" That man with the suit looked at Steven, rolling his eyes from the bottom to the top of his hair. "Izz... I thought you were just kidding, never did I expect that you would come with a trash like him", Izzie interrupted him, " Dad, that's harsh....how could you...?" "Then what else do you expect me to call him?" "But..!!" "Shut up and get him out Izzie, don't dare date him again," "Dad, listen to me, he is a military man, Dad please, I love him..." Izzy's father glared at the young man while his jaw clenched. He called his men and asked them to throw Steven out, and held Izzie back. Steven was humiliated by her father, just because he was a poor soldier, but the fact was something more..... He promised himself that he will make them pay for their deed and for sure he will, a soldier never stops.... not in a battle, not in life... He became the one at the top.. then counted their days to make them pay. Read Steven's life from leap to top....in this book. Thank you for reading. Happy reading. Please leave a review to let me know about my work.

Abandoned by the woman he loved for a man who represented everything he could never be...wealthy, powerful, untouchable—he is forced to confront the brutal truth of his existence. His home is nothing but a decaying room near a slum, his future looked nonexistent, his worth measured in what he could provide. When despair drove him into the night, it nearly cost him his life. On the brink of death, a mysterious voice offered him a single truth: “In this world, only wealth grants the right to live with dignity. Will you succumb or will you arise and conquer?” With no strength left to resist and nothing left to lose, he accepted his cruel fate and chose. What awakened was by no means a blessing but a predatory system that allowed him to steal wealth itself. Not just sheer money, but luck, opportunities, influence and skills, even the invisible advantages that keep the powerful on top and the weak beneath them. Every gain he makes is taken from someone else. Every rise leaves another person falling and crumbling in dust. As he climbs from the gutter into the hidden layers of society—corporate elites, criminal empires, and untouchable dynasties, he must confront a terrifying question: How much is a human life worth, when wealth can be taken by force?

Nelson Bush is a literary icon handsome, charming, and the award-winning author of America’s most chilling thrillers. Fans adore his twisted plots. Critics call him a genius. But behind closed doors, Nelson is living a far darker story than any he's ever written. By night, he becomes the monster from the pages of his latest novel a sadistic killer who targets newlyweds on their wedding night. The victims? His ex-lovers and their unsuspecting spouses. The murders? Gruesome, ritualistic, and always accompanied by a single, taunting clue a sliver of evidence left behind like a signature, daring the world to unmask him. Nobody suspects the perfect husband. Especially not his loyal wife, who has a secret of her own she’s willing to take the fall for every murder he commits. Together, they play a deadly game of deception. But as Nelson’s hunger grows and his kills become bolder, the web of lies begins to unravel. Now, a relentless detective is closing in. The lines between fiction and reality blur. And Nelson must decide: will he remain the puppet master of his perfect crime or become the tragic ending of his own story? One mistake could expose him. One loose thread could hang them both. And the next chapter might be his last.