You're Still Mine

From Erwin Wickison I never asked to be here. One moment I was living my life, and the next I was dragged—along with millions of others—into a place ruled by a system that treats us like pieces on a board. Every Game is built to break something, whether it’s a body, a mind, or the small parts of myself I keep pretending are “good.” I’ve watched people die. I’ve watched people change. And I know I’m changing too. I just hope there’s something human left in me by the end… if there’s even an end. WARNING. This book contains smut, psychological decay, moral collapse, human intimacy twisted into survival, and a variety of horrors that do not wait for your permission before sinking into your mind. It will not hold your hand. It will not apologize. And it will not stop once you open it. If you continue, you’re choosing to step into a sequence of events designed to peel apart the comfortable assumptions you rely on to feel “safe.” Some of you will be fascinated. Some of you will be disturbed. Most of you will not remain the same. I’m not here to reassure you. I’m only here to tell you one thing: Whatever you think this is, whatever you think you know… you don’t. And once you begin, you can’t go back. — Welcome to the Games

"I didn't do it Jones, I didn't kill the attorney general." He said with a broken heart. "I believed you before and I still do. I will get you out of here." "I promise to make them pay for everything!!" Gene Jones had to deploy a plan to break his brother out of prison after being convinced that he was innocent of the assassination he was scheduled to die for. But things took a bad turn, making him the most wanted man. How long can he hold when lies and betrayal were lurked beneath?

Hello there, person behind the screen. I'm a self-proclaimed author and God of this novel world. Well, about this book's story, it's all about this little girl who wants to be a sage and acquires a tattered book from a stranger. So what are the three things you must and shouldn't expect from this kind of novel? First, I'll try my best to cover the entire world and put a little bit of sugar coating inside. Two, don't expect too much from this novel or the world itself. I'm not a good storyteller, and I won't please everyone. Lastly, if you're lucky and went inside this world... Then do your best to survive and have a fun life. I don't know you, and you don't know me; don't expect that I'll cover you or put your name here. And that's all! Enjoy reading! :')

"You will surely regret this, Ethan; you're making a big mistake." Dana, Ethan's wife, said, pointing a finger at him, "Look, don't expect me to give you a penny, and don't think that I'll let you sleep in my villa today." She informed. Ethan nodded before responding, "I won't regret it." .... Ethan Ford, a secret billionaire, found out about his wife's cheating nature. Disheartened, he filed for a divorce. All his plans for her were immediately terminated; he was ready to reveal his true identity to her, but unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be. Ethan wanted to get back at her and the man she left him for; he planned on using her rival against her. Read The Tycoon's Reckoning to see how Ethan seemingly navigates things.

As they entered the grand foyer, Sonia felt overwhelmed by the opulence surrounding her. Crystal chandeliers hung from high ceilings, and priceless artwork adorned the walls. It was a far cry from the life she had known. Once they were alone in one of the spacious rooms, Tyler turned to Sonia. With gentle hands, he reached for her veil. "May I?" he asked softly. Sonia hesitated, her heart racing. After a moment, she nodded, closing her eyes as the veil fell away. "You're beautiful, Sonia," Tyler said, his voice filled with sincerity. Sonia's eyes flew open in surprise. "How can you say that? My face... it's..." "a part of who you are?," Tyler finished the sentence for her. "And you are beautiful." He paused, his expression growing serious. "Now, we need to take care of those injuries from earlier." "What do you mean?" Sonia asked....

Identity is all in a global city that never sleeps, never forgets. Your name is what makes the difference on who you can access or the value you have and what awaits you. However, there is a man who is not connected to the system. No records. No history. No name. He grew up in the shadows of an ultra-controllable metropolis, managing to survive on his instincts, intellect, and secrets he does not even comprehend completely. Once a perfect machine of the city starts to fail, due to his inexplicable presence, strong institutions begin to pursue him not to kill him but to define him. As he continues digging he finds out buried a fact that the system was not meant to safeguard people. It was designed to erase them. And he might be the only fault it is impotent to amend. Stuck between underworld connections, high-end enforcers, and an enigma that surrounds his creation, he has to choose whether to vanish forever... or to shred the illusion of the city. Since the system will never name you again, you are either nothing or you're dangerous.

George was your normal average guy on the street, doing the bare minimum, barely keeping his grades at the university afloat while dating the girl he loved. His life was simple but he loved it. Not for long though. It all changed after the sudden death of his parents in a ghastly car accident on the day he was supposed to graduate out of the university. On that day, George lost everything, not just his parents. “George, I heard your parents died in an accident, sorry”. “I wanted to inform you that Harley asked me out at the convocation”. “Of course I accepted, so that’s it, we’re done”. On that same day, he lost his girlfriend, his everything and life suddenly lost meaning to George. He lost the motivation to live. ‘This is my fate’. He thought. At the verge of giving up on living when he thought it was all over, a beautiful red-haired girl with chubby cheeks visited him. “You’re George Churchill right?” “Your grandfather sent this to you”. A system, stuck inside a visafone! The next day, George woke up to his mysterious family inheritance that enables him to do what he loves best, capturing cute pet and majestic beast pictures for a living. The only difference this time was, with each successful mission and capture, the mysterious visafone pays him real money…, real money! George’s life changed! “Perhaps, my fate is not that of misery afterall”.

"Are you Jason Paul Decker?" Jason stared at the men all dressed in black suits and dark shades, looking like casts from the movie MIB. "Who's asking?" "We're from your grandfather, sir James Decker. He wants to know when you intend on taking over your father's business." ~•~ Jason lived a rather simple life with his wife in New York. Broke and unable to get himself a job, he lived as the worthless son in law of the West family. One fateful morning, he ran into some men who told him a secret that would change his life forever.

Vivian Chase divorced Logan Mercer with a smile on her face and contempt in her voice. “You were never a husband, Logan. Just a burden I was too embarrassed to throw away sooner.” For years, Logan lived quietly by her side, letting her believe he was nothing more than a broke man surviving off her success. While Vivian built her glittering career, Logan stayed in the shadows—silent, patient, and underestimated. So when Vivian cheats on him with a powerful socialite and throws divorce papers in his face, she thinks she’s finally cutting off dead weight. “You’re nothing,” she sneers. “A useless beggar who got lucky marrying me.” Logan signs without hesitation, then looks her dead in the eyes. “You’re right,” he says calmly. “I was never meant to stay where I wasn’t valued.” Minutes later, seven luxury cars pull up outside. A line of suited men bow as Logan steps out. “Mr. Mercer, the board is waiting.” Vivian’s world shatters when she learns the truth: the “useless husband” she humiliated is the hidden founder of a trillion-dollar empire—the very man who built the success she claimed as her own. Now, the woman who threw him away will have front-row seats to the rise of the man she never deserved.

"You're a church rat, Deigo. Poor and pathetic. I can't keep living with someone who can't provide for me. I should have listened to my parents when they warned me Deigo. You are a worthless waste of time, I should have never spared you a glance Deigo. I deserve better than you" Deigo felt numb, pained. "How can you say that? I've given you everything. Protected you, loved you... Our child..." Sophia rolled her eyes. "That child is not yours. It's Benjamin’s. And I'm tired of pretending otherwise. It’s time you face reality Deigo. People like you don’t belong in my world, you should be with your poor kind of people and not me, so please, let's save both of us the trouble and move on” Deigo's world shattered. ••• After being forced into a three-year marriage to protect Sophia's family, Deigo discovers she's pregnant with another man's child. Heartbroken, she presents to him a divorce paper, Deigo signs the divorce papers. Thrown into jail, Deigo vows to rise again and make them pay for their betrayal.