Truth Be Told Mathew West

He was the nobody intern they all mocked—until the truth of his bloodline shattered their world. Derek Blackwood had spent his life buried in shadows, scraping by on scraps and swallowing the bitterness of being unwanted. The elite mocked him. The woman he loved betrayed him. And the powerful Blackwood family—the dynasty that cast him aside—forgot he ever existed. But when his estranged grandfather, the former patriarch of the fallen Blackwood Empire, is murdered under suspicious circumstances, the truth explodes like a landmine: Derek is the rightful heir. Now hunted by those who destroyed his legacy, Derek returns not as the timid intern they discarded, but as a man reborn. Armed with secrets, strategy, and a hunger for justice, he begins his rise—from forgotten bastard to future king of a shattered empire. Enemies who once sneered now tremble. Allies begin to emerge from the shadows. And as Derek navigates a world of bloodline feuds, betrayal, and buried truths, one thing becomes clear: he will rebuild what was stolen—and make them all pay. But revenge has a price. And so does power. In a world where loyalty is bought and family is a weapon, can Derek reclaim his throne without losing his soul?

Gabriel stone was the academy's biggest failure, powerless, bullied and abused by others at school. But when the normal targeting routine leaves him dying in the ancient vaults, three entities fused with his soul. Umbrix, the tortured souls,Echo malachar the legendary psychic void king and Soulrender a reality cutting weapon. Now Gabriel possesses incredible void power but must hide it in a world where heroes gain fame by taking down villains including other heroes in televised battles. After discovering the truth of how the hero federation forces creatures to play as villains it shatters everything he stands for and knowing that the federation was built in nothing but centuries old lies. As he tries to balance his academic life with his newly formed personality, he must protect his growing feelings from Emma the future-seer and prevent the federation's ultimate plan. a staged apocalypse that would cement their control forever, but with each use of his power he risks losing his humanity to the entities within him. In a world where heroes are fraud and villains are victims, one boy must decide: expose the truth and risk chaos or become the world's greatest villain to protect everyone else.

Alphonsus Jameson was a man the world had finished with. Broke, humiliated, and divorced by the wife he sacrificed everything for, he had nothing left to lose. Then his mother revealed the truth: "You are the last surviving heir of the fallen Williams Dynasty." His father, James Williams, once ruled a global empire. His own blood siblings betrayed and murdered him, then buried the truth beneath decades of lies. They believed the bloodline was erased. They were wrong. Before he died, James left behind one final key to his hidden fortune: the legendary Ring of Power, an ancient artifact tied to secrets that could shake the world's untouchable elite. Now Alphonsus must rise from the ashes, infiltrate a deadly world of billionaires, corrupt power brokers, and family traitors, and reclaim his stolen birthright. Every alliance has a price. Every victory draws a more dangerous enemy. And the conspiracy runs deeper than he ever imagined. The man they laughed at is the one man they can't afford to underestimate. They wanted the Williams Dynasty buried forever. Instead, they awakened its last heir. And Alphonsus is coming to collect everything they owe him, with interest. This time, fortune will favor the bold.

The Poor Son-in-Law Is a Hidden Billionaire Daniel Okafor is a poor son-in-law who is constantly humiliated by his wealthy in-laws and looked down upon by Adrian Cole, a rich businessman determined to destroy his marriage. To everyone around him, Daniel is a useless man who has nothing to offer. But they have no idea who he really is. When a mysterious lawyer reveals that Daniel is the heir to a multibillion-naira empire, his life changes forever. However, his inheritance comes with a dangerous secret. His grandfather’s death may be connected to a hidden conspiracy, company money has been stolen, and important witnesses are disappearing. As Daniel searches for the truth, he discovers that his uncle Victor may be hiding a terrible betrayal, Adrian may be involved in the financial crimes, and the mystery surrounding his mother’s disappearance could change everything he knows about his family. With enemies closing in and trust becoming harder to find, Daniel must uncover the truth before it is too late. The people who once mocked him may soon beg for his forgiveness, but becoming rich is only the beginning of his battle. They called him a worthless son-in-law. Now, they are about to discover the billionaire they never saw coming.

“What?! The useless pauper… is the son of Lord Crane?” The entire Lancaster family froze in horror when the shocking truth was revealed. For four years, Ethan Moreau lived in humiliation inside the Lancaster household. Mocked as a poor and useless son-in-law, he endured endless insults, betrayal, and cruelty from his wife Isabella and her greedy family. They never knew the truth. The man they called a worthless beggar… was actually the hidden heir of the Crane family—the most powerful and wealthiest dynasty in the world, controlling a trillion-dollar empire. On the day Isabella divorced him and threw him out of the house, she believed she had finally gotten rid of a burden. But that same day, Ethan’s real identity awakened. Now, the humble man they once despised stands at the peak of power. When the Lancaster family finally discovers the truth, their world collapses in terror. Isabella Lancaster—the woman who betrayed him—falls to the floor in shock. Regret comes too late. With the support of the legendary Lord Crane and the vast Crane Empire behind him, Ethan returns stronger, richer, and more powerful than anyone could imagine. This time, the man they once humiliated will make the whole world bow. And those who betrayed him… Will pay the price.

They went to war as soldiers. They came back as brothers. But when the system they fought for betrays them, loyalty becomes their last weapon. Echo Unit was built from broken men — a reluctant captain, a rebellious sergeant, a quiet strategist, a wisecracking soul, and a young recruit with everything to prove. Together, they form one of the most lethal special operations teams in modern warfare. Deployed into a war that no longer makes sense, Echo Unit faces the brutality of combat and the corruption festering inside their own command. When a mission turns into a massacre and the truth is buried, they are marked as traitors and forced to survive behind enemy lines — abandoned, disavowed, and hunted. But in the smoke and blood of a collapsing system, brotherhood becomes their only compass. Each man must face his own demons — guilt, fear, betrayal — while holding the line for the only thing that still feels pure: each other. Years later, when the truth threatens to resurface, the surviving brothers reunite for one last mission — not for orders, not for glory, but for honor. From the trenches of betrayal to the ashes of redemption, Iron Bonds is a powerful tale of courage, sacrifice, and the unbreakable strength of men who refused to die forgotten. It’s not just a war story. It’s a story about what survives after the war.

The heir of Williams family, Illinois Nate Williams, is a stoic and blunt detective. However, he chose to drop his profession of being a policeman when the time to success his parents' company came. But everything took a strange turn when he was trailed with a crime after the succession. Illinois, who was once a detective, is now the sole suspect of a gruesome crime. How will he able to get away from it? Is he really the murderer? Or something lies behind the crime that alters the truth?

Ethan Cross is an ordinary food delivery rider struggling to survive in a city where money and power rule everything. His life changes forever when he risks his own to save a dying stranger from a violent assassination. Before taking his last breath, the old man slips a mysterious black ring onto Ethan's finger and calls him the "last heir." Within hours, Ethan becomes the prime suspect in the old man's murder. He loses his job, his reputation, and every trace of the ordinary life he once knew as powerful forces begin erasing his existence. When the ancient ring awakens, it leads him to a hidden vault beneath the city, where an artificial intelligence named Astra reveals a shocking truth: Ethan is the last surviving heir to the Dominion, a secret empire destroyed by betrayal twenty years ago. Now hunted by the ruthless Five Great Families, Ethan must complete the Seven Bloodline Trials to reclaim his family's legacy and uncover the truth behind its downfall. But every answer leads to a darker conspiracy, every ally hides dangerous secrets, and one of the people responsible for his family's destruction is still alive and closer than Ethan could ever imagine. To survive, he must become more than an heir. He must become a ruler.

"You're nothing but a useless loser," Caroline sneered. "Without me, you'd be sleeping on the streets." For three years, Darius endured humiliation as a house husband. He cooked, cleaned, and loved his wife with everything he had. In return, she cheated on him with a wealthy businessman and treated him like dirt. The night Darius discovers the truth, he finally stops pretending. "We're getting divorced." Caroline laughs mockingly. "You have no money, no power, and no future. You'll come crawling back." What she doesn't know is that Darius is the long-lost heir to one of the richest families on Earth—an octomillionaire empire that controls corporations, banks, and powerful figures across the globe. Within days, CEOs bow before him. Billion-dollar contracts land at his feet. Even feared underworld bosses tremble when they hear his name. Meanwhile, Caroline watches her company collapse after losing the one man she never should have betrayed. When the truth is finally revealed, she can only stare in shock. "You... you're the Octomillionaire Heir?" Darius smiles coldly. "Now you know exactly what you threw away." A betrayed husband. A hidden heir. A ruthless rise to power. This time, regret will be her punishment.

Sidereae is a senior high school student who became a 'Dreamer' after meeting a mysterious man named Oneiroi. It was after his father's funeral when he met Oneiroi, who mysteriously appeared in his room. He was responsible for convincing her to become a 'dreamer', someone who can travel into different worlds in a form of dreams while experiencing different lives. Oneiroi convinced her to become one and find the truth about her father's mysterious death. Sid who's desperate in escaping reality because of her father's death agreed after hearing Oneiroi's honey-like words and is determined to find the truth about her father's death. However, becoming a dreamer has a consequence and that is, the more she dreams the more she loses herself, making her to forgot her goal and move further from reality. Mathieu who noticed the changes in his childhood friend Sid began to observe her more closely and tried to not leave her alone. For he's the one keeping her from getting swept away from reality. Will Mathieu succeed in keeping her and help her to regain her sense of reality? Or will Sid be able to fight the current of her fantasy, and lose herself into oblivion?