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When Alexander Greece hits rock bottom, he thinks there's nowhere to go but up. But things only get worse when he discovers his wife's infidelity and his mother's cancer diagnosis. Just as he's about to give up, a stranger comes to his rescue and reveals a shocking truth. As Alexander grapples with this shocking truth, he is thrust into a different world filled with schemes and danger lurking in every corner. Like a game of chess, its either he succeeds or dies.

Aria was the Luna of the Winter Mist pack, renowned for her achievements in war strategy. Her contribution was crucial in her pack becoming the most powerful in the entire country. Everything in her life should be perfect. ...Except it wasn't. In actuality, Aria's life was anything but successful. She was helpless to the whims of her abusive Alpha mate and his mistress. A mate who never loved her. As she watches their relationship grow, her options are to run away or die trying to keep her Luna position. But this is not the story of how Aria sways his closed-off heart until he finally loves her. No, this is the story of how Aria died. So when she is faced with the opportunity to go back in time and try again... will she take it? ...Or is she fated to relive her mistakes all over again? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "...And if I refuse?" I asked hesitantly. "Then you will remain in the Abyss, forever reliving your earthly memories." My mind recalled the images that had just tormented me, showing me my death over and over again. I knew now she must have shown me that strategically so I had a taste of what my refusal would look like. "Then I don't want to be Luna again... and I don't want to be Aleric's mate," I said, surprising even myself that I was bargaining with a Goddess. But I couldn't shake the feeling something seemed off. "That is the fate I have chosen for you." "Then I don't accept," I argued. "I think there is something you're not telling me. A reason why you need me to go back so badly." She was silent, her silver eyes regarding me warily. "...So I am correct," I said, taking her silence as confirmation.

"I want to retire." One of the elites in the army, Luke, complained silently as he wanted to take a break from his job. Duty bound as a soldier and genius as a mage from a famous magic academy, Luke had achieved the rank of corporal in his younger age. One day on a mission, there's storm going on inside his country as conspiracies brewing in secret. 'Who cares about the country, go to hell!' thought Luke, as he avoided a barrage of bullets and ran away for his life before his body would be shred to pieces. In the last second before the explosion hit him, time stopped and some unknown force pulled him from the fabric of reality, placing him in a place far away from home. The mystic land of dragons, inner energy, and demons. "What the--"

After three years of marriage and endless support, Ashton Levin finally helped the love of his life, Alora Latham, become the president of her company. However, all he got in return was divorce papers. Who would actually be the one to regret getting a divorce?

Nathan Anakin's life is about to change for the better when he finds out that he is the last of the powerful and wealthy Anakin household. Now, he is going to use all the wealth to win his wife the position of her family's head by helping her take over her family's business, and he's going to prove to his in-laws who hates him that he is finally successful.

🏆[No.2 "An Intrigue Read" Novel In "Leap To The Top" contest]🏆 Lucas Baron grew up very poor and had to fend himself. One day he fought with a big shot and ended up going to jail. Whoever knew that it would turn out to be a blessing in disguise because his birth mother located him and revealed to him that he was the son of the richest man in the country. Lucas was happy to have found his real parents who happen to be rich but when he approached them, they insulted him and rejected him. Since then, Lucas decided that they would pay the price of leaving him when he was young and rejecting him now

King Lucien hates her more than anything in the world, because she is the daughter of the King who killed his family and enslaved him, and his people.He made her his slave. He owns her, and he will pay her back in spades, everything her father did to him. And her father did a lot. Scarred him into being the powerful but damaged monster King he is.A King who battles insanity every single day.A King who hates—LOATHES—to be touched.A King who hasn't slept well in the past fifteen years.A King who can't produce an heir to his throne.Oh, will he make her pay.But then again, Princess Danika is nothing like her father. She is different from him. Too different.And when he set out to make her pay, he was bound to find out just how different she is from her father.*********A love that rose from deep-rooted hatred. What exactly does fate have in-store for these two?Aree you as interested in this ride as I am!?Then, fasten up your seatbelts. We're going on a bumpy ride!

I love someone with all my heart -- the girl of my dreams. But on the day of our engagement, she made an unexpected move and said that she was going to call off the engagement. To make matters worse, a man came and kissed her in front of me, and everyone proceeded to laugh at me and treat me like dirt. However, when they find out who I am, will they still be so disrespectful? I don't even want their mouths to touch my feet!

"You cheated on me Dorothy, you're leaving me for him just because I'm poor" This was the life story of Benjamin Hayes, an ordinary university student, grapples with a life of financial hardship and societal disrespect. His life became more miserable when the girl he thought loved her only played him and left him for the campus rich guy. When life was going hard for him, a shocking revelation is made, life is going to take a turn. Wait For Benjamin As He Rises from a campus poor guy to the student billionaire. "To the lady who betrayed me, those who mocked me, I'll make you all regret."

The Underworld was shaken upon hearing the news that the heir of the Morelli Mafia Clan was back from the grave. They thought he was burned alive, and left to die in the woods. Salvatorre Morelli was back for revenge, and he was armed with anger, wealth, and power. He will hunt every soul who took part in his mother’s assassination, and he will find the traitor inside his family. And don’t forget his cheating wife who cheated on him just because she thought he was poor. He will reclaim everything that’s been taken away from him; the life of his parents, the wealth that was snatched by his godfather, and the ego that has been bruised by his ex-wife. Salvatorre swore above his parent’s grave, he will give justice to their deaths, even if it will cost him his life, and the life of someone dear to him.