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Darren Wayne has never had much… just his old bicycle, a few coins from delivery runs, and a heart full of love for his girlfriend, Clara. He believes love is enough… until the night he finds out it isn’t. After working tirelessly to surprise Clara for her birthday, Darren takes one more delivery to earn extra cash — a delivery that leads him straight to a mansion, and straight into a nightmare. Behind the bedroom door, he finds the last person he ever expected — Clara — tangled in the arms of Adrian Blake, the richest man on campus. In one heartbreaking moment, Darren’s world shatters. The girl he worked, hoped, and sacrificed for has betrayed him in the cruelest way possible.

Ten years of blood, sweat, and iron—Aaron Holmes climbed from the abyss to become Lord Holmes, the youngest and most revered supreme commander in the nation's history. Standing before a million elite troops at his grand investiture ceremony, he is offered supreme glory. But a single, static-filled phone call shatters his world: "Daddy, please save me... they locked me in the dark."

The bullet tore through a man's throat, and Dante Cross didn't even blink. Dante is the finest cleaner the Agency has ever created—a ghost who erases bodies, witnesses, and entire operations without leaving a trace. Loyal to the system that shaped him, he believes one last mission will earn his freedom. He's wrong. The Agency never lets its weapons walk away. When a routine dead drop ends with two trusted contacts slaughtered inside a safehouse only he knew about, Dante realizes someone is erasing his trail while he's still alive. The betrayal isn't from an enemy but from someone who knows his real name, his retirement plan, and the location of the only person he still cares about. The truth is devastating: the order came from inside, and his own handler has marked him for death. As Dante digs deeper, he discovers his final assignment is far bigger than a cartel cleanup. It's the transfer of seven high-value prisoners who hold secrets capable of exposing a shadow network spanning three continents. If the prisoners disappear, the truth dies with them. If the operation fails, the organization vanishes into the shadows forever. Dante is the only man who knows both the transfer route and how the network truly operates. Then comes the final revelation. His handler hasn't just betrayed him—he has been manipulating him for years. Every mission, every kill, every "clean" operation was never about justice but about testing and perfecting a living weapon. Dante was never the Agency's cleaner. He was its experiment. Now hunted by the organization that created him, Dante must uncover the truth, protect the last person he loves, and survive long enough to destroy the system before it erases him forever. The countdown has already begun.

Mercy is a luxury when currency of survival is lifespan. Crackle . . . hiss . . . boom . . . rain falls on corpses. The storey opens on the mountain of the dead - the last battlefield of the human race. Li Wei, who is a broken man under the curse of accelerated ageing, stands among the ruins of the Ancient God. His shaking hands hold a divine artefact - The Eye of Judgement. His body decays. His breath comes out in broken gasps - huff, cough, splat. And then… betrayal. The only family he's ever had - his sister, Li Xue - looks coldly on as she drives the dagger deeper into his chest. Thud… hiss… crackle… She calls him "nothing but an adopted mistake." A man named Yang Xun, brilliantly like an idol of deceit, thanks him mockingly. That's when Li Wei realises - the world doesn't reward love. It rewards survival. When he dies, something ancient is roused inside The Eye of Judgement. And when he opens his eyes again - it's 2025, the day the god forsaken game, LYTABern, descends upon Earth.

“Do you know who he is?” Aria whispered, her voice trembling. Her father scoffed. “Some nouveau riche fool trying to play king.” The man across the table smiled calm, sharp, untouchable. The room fell silent when he spoke. “It’s been a while, Mr. Elston.” The older man froze. Aria’s glass slipped from her hand. The name echoed in her head like thunder. Mikael. He leaned back, eyes unreadable. “Last time we met, you called me a waste bin.” “M-Mikael…” she stammered, her face pale. “Mr. Dray,” corrected the host beside him—her father’s new business rival. “My son-in-law and the current CEO of ValenCore Holdings.” The silence cracked like glass. Mikael’s smile deepened, just enough to sting. “Don’t worry. I’m not here to rebuild anything for you.” He paused, letting the words sink in. “I’m just here to watch what’s left… fall apart.”

Humanity trembles under the shadow of demons—humanoid beings who appeared without warning, wielding unimaginable power. In mere days, they conquered an entire continent and now set their sights on the rest of the world. Standing between mankind and annihilation are the Exorcists, elite warriors who channel sacred energies to repel the demonic tide. Nineteen-year-old Nathan Reyes has spent his life dreaming of joining their ranks, determined to protect the innocent and avenge the devastation wrought upon his city. But one day, everything goes wrong. Nathan unknowingly absorbs a demon core. Now burdened with volatile demonic energy swirling inside him, Nathan stands at the edge of humanity and monstrosity. His once-heroic dream is threatened by suspicion, fear, and his inner darkness. Yet this forbidden power may be the key to defeating the demons once and for all—if Nathan can master it before it consumes him. In a world where light and darkness blur, Demon Core Exorcist is a pulse-pounding urban fantasy of mystical battles, secret legacies, and the price of power—and of a young man determined to carve his path between salvation and damnation. --------------- I'd appreciate it if you could take a look at my book and share your thoughts. It means a lot to me! Hope you enjoy reading it!

Never Underestimate The Good Husband Victor Hayes thought losing his business was the worst thing that could happen to him. Then he lost his wife. After his once successful company collapses, Victor is forced into financial hardship, working multiple jobs just to survive. Instead of standing beside him, his wife, Tasha Vron, grows bitter and resentful, eventually leaving him when he can no longer provide the life she wants. Heartbroken, Victor finally signs the divorce papers as Chiara Hill makes him an offer that could change everything. She needs a husband to silence her overbearing parents. He needs the money to rebuild his business. Their solution? A one-year marriage. But Victor has one condition: if they’re going to pretend to be husband and wife, they have to live like one. Same home. Same bedroom. Same bed. And whatever happens between them is fair game. What begins as a cold arrangement soon becomes dangerously intimate. Their stolen kisses last too long. Their touches linger and the chemistry between them becomes impossible to dismiss or control. But just as Victor’s business begins rising again, he discovers a devastating truth. His first company’s downfall wasn’t an accident. Tasha Vron was behind it. Now Victor must confront the woman who destroyed everything he once built while trying to protect the one thing he never expected to find, a genuine love with Chiara. But their marriage has always had an expiration date. And just when they finally begin believing their love is real, a buried secret from Chiara’s past threatens to tear their carefully rebuilt lives apart. Because the hardest part was never becoming a good husband. It was finding the right woman to become one for.

Allain - the legendary warrior of the Gold Kingdom - enters Teres in search of the only one who can bring him peace. But he's not the first; others have begun their residence. As the domination of their kingdom spreads, threatening to engulf all of humanity, Allain finds himself standing between his own kind and the one he loves and must accept the life he abandoned in order to secure his freedom for her.

Forsaken and ridiculed, Liam Carter endured, praying his in - laws would accept him. It seemed that his prayers were never going to be answered as their treatment of him worsened. But that was when he got the call that changed his life forever. What will be the fate of his enemies now that the tables were turned? And the wife who got tired of standing up for him? Would her tears and regret make any difference?

Beneath the streets of New York, the city hums with unseen life. Aidan Wolfe works the hours most people forget, repairing the subway lines that carry millions above his head. Once a firefighter, now a man who keeps his head down, Aidan measures his days in the steady rhythm of trains and the hiss of machinery. He doesn’t talk much. He doesn’t need to. The tunnels don’t ask questions. But the city does — in small ways. In every echo, in every light that flickers back to life, in every stranger who reminds him that silence can only last so long. Beneath the City Lights is a story about endurance, the dignity of work, and the quiet humanity found in forgotten places. It’s not about escape. It’s about learning how to stay.