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She didn't want anything to do with another man in her life until she crossed paths with Sam Thompson, a handsome heart throb and an heir to a well known business man who's willing to take the chance and break all her walls introducing her to a whole new level of being loved. Freya thinks life will never give her a chance of being happy and she'll never find love but this time it comes at her door step. Life gives her a second chance at being happy and finding true love but she's too blind to see that. Her eyes are clouded by the tears of the things that have brought her down. But will she be able to see what life has given her or keep on making her past give her the reasons of being unhappy. After her breakup with her long time sweetheart , well what she tought and considered to be one while in reality it was the opposite of that . Her world falls apart but is later crumbled into dust when her mother is brutally murdered at her anniversary celebration. Later on they come for her . Will she see what's coming for her? Will she let Sam love her or keep dwelling in her past? (So near from getting all the answers to her questions but blinded by the past. )

Volume 1 Eilor witnessed the end—how his companions fell one by one, corrupted, consumed by a terror impossible to face. Just before losing everything, he crossed a threshold: a space of light. A memory. A decision. Now he has awakened in the past, with all his memories, and a single conviction: to make sure history does not repeat itself.

--- Curtains & Cages is a slow-burn LGBTQ+ romance wrapped in psychological drama and fame’s unforgiving glare. Elián Voss, a beautiful but emotionally repressed actor trapped under his stepmother’s control, delivers a haunting audition that goes viral overnight. As the world begins to see him, a mysterious media mogul watches from the shadows, drawn to Elián’s pain and talent. Their lives collide in a web of fake dating, buried trauma, and dangerous obsession—where love might be the only thing real. --- MAIN CHARACTERS ELIÁN VALE - Role: Protagonist, dancer, truth-seeker - Traits: Observant, emotionally guarded, fiercely loyal - Arc: Begins as a performer haunted by Ava’s disappearance. Transforms into the architect of a rebellion against the Archivist’s surveillance empire. - Key Relationships: Son of Marisol, stepson of Celeste, nephew of Mateo, stepbrother to Julien CASSIAN RHYS - Role: Director, Ava’s ex, co-conspirator - Traits: Charismatic, guilt-ridden, obsessive - Arc: Once the golden boy of the company, Cassian is unraveling under the weight of his past decisions. His journey is one of reckoning and redemption. AVA VALE - Role: Elián's biological sister, missing dancer, catalyst of the story - Traits: Vulnerable, defiant, enigmatic - Arc: Though absent, Ava’s presence drives the entire narrative. Her journal, footage, and final performance reveal a dancer who refused to be commodified. THE ANTAGONIST. The Archivist - Role: Mysterious, masked figure; curator of surveillance - Traits: Calculated, theatrical, omnipresent - Arc: Turns art into control. Archives pain, edits reality, scripts finales for others. ALLIES & TRUTH-SEEKERS ISLA VALE - Role: Ava’s and Elián's step- sister, whistleblower - Traits: Sharp, strategic, emotionally armored - Arc: Brings Ava’s hidden truth to light. Key to understanding the contracts, the surveillance, and the real finale. --- MARISOL VALE - Role: Elián, Isla, Ava’s biological mother,vanished dancer - Traits: Fierce, intuitive, protective - Arc: Former dancer who tried to expose the surveillance system. Disappeared after a fire at the old theater. --- UNCLE MATEO - Role: Elián’s estranged uncle, former stagehand - Traits: Quiet, resourceful, loyal - Arc: Took Elián in after Marisol vanished. Estranged after Elián joined the company. May have helped Marisol build the resistance. --- THE INSTITUTION VIVIENNE MARCEAU - Role: Celeste’s sister, Juliene's mother - Traits: Polished, calculating, emotionally distant - Arc: Married Elián’s father after Marisol’s disappearance. Pushed Elián toward the spotlight, not the truth. --- JULIEN MARCEAU - Role: Elián’s stepbrother ( vivienne's son) - Traits: Charming, ambitious, morally gray - Arc: Grew up in the theater world but became a producer. Resented Elián’s talent. May have leaked the footage to control the narrative. --- CELESTE MARCEAU - Role: Studio head, former mentor - Traits: Elegant, secretive, morally compromised - Arc: Once a guiding force, now revealed to be complicit in the surveillance. Her motives remain unclear — protection or power? --- THE BOARD (UNNAMED) - Role: Shadowy figures funding the Archivist’s network - Traits:Powerful, untouchable,invisible (for now) - Arc: Appear in Marisol’s journal as key players in the cover-up. --- MINOR & REFERENCED CHARACTERS LUCA - Role: Dancer who impersonated Ava in the “One Night Only” performance - Traits: Fragile, manipulated, theatrical - Arc: Delivered the chilling line: “You made me.” Possibly coerced by the Archivist. --- .M. - Role: Alias used in a comment on Elián’s viral video - Traits: Cryptic, protective - Arc: Likely Uncle Mateo, signaling he’s watching and ready to help. ____

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A plain boy, a normal looking boy, yet really smart. That's who Awagami Yuu is. Although, he never fell in love. At least, he never expected to. Until a girl named Higabana Aoi had entered his life, and ruined it, after rejecting him. A year later, a certain accident almost took his life. After steeling himself to forget her, he only found himself being nursed by her for a full day! Which made his feelings more complicated! What step will Awagami Yuu take on this unexpected turn? This is the first work of Murasaki YuKi — A Couple Who Started Living Together Due to a "near-death" Situation! I hope you enjoy reading this!

Lucky Rival is the only beast hunter of cryptids in his home town of Darteret. The week begins with the capture of a werewolf but with a camera man on the job, questions are asked about how he is able to obtain such interesting shots. The camera man doesn't reveal his secrets, he keeps them to himself along with the idea that he knows Lucky from somewhere but can't seem place where he knows him from. Beast hunter Lucky Rival, his sister Candace, and their little brother Max meet to attend a vigil but are quickly turned around because of a fighting pack of werewolves. They soon realize that going to law enforcement doesn't help in this instance because the law seems to be on the side of the werewolves rather than that of the humans. The Rivals eventually split up after there is a chase by a werewolf but their sibling closeness brings them back together almost in a way that duplicates their childhood when they are confronted by a werewolf again. Through the luck of having a weapon, Lucky Rival is able to chase the werewolf into the forest and later, he receives some interesting news.

Marin Ashveil has always been bound by silence—her voice cruelly taken to conceal a power she never chose: the empathic blood of the “Grey-Eyed Wolf.” When Imperial heir Elias Bloodmoor’s forces massacre her village and drag Marin into the heart of a conspiracy, she must decide whether to hide her gift or wield it to save an empire teetering on the brink of madness. Stripped of words but not of will, Marin channels her empathy to calm berserk Alphas, thwart assassination plots, and expose those who would harvest her blood for power. As court intrigues and war-lord sieges entwine, she and Elias forge a fragile alliance, advancing through ruined cathedrals, hidden catacombs, and storm-tossed battlefields. With every act of mercy, Marin risks her life—and the silent promise that drove her from a cage to a crown. Now Regent of Empathy in the newly formed Tricameral Council, Marin embarks on an “Empath Pilgrimage,” lighting saint-ash beacons from village to frontier to heal fractures old and new. But when dark magic and embittered war-lords threaten to shatter the hard-won peace, Marin must choose: surrender her gift to preserve her life… or unleash a wave of compassion powerful enough to remake the world.

[Warning! Mature Content, R18] "Readers must broaden their understanding when they want to read a book about homosexuality." #HOT #STEAMY #WILD #ROMANTIC #LOVE #LUST #TWISTS #BL #ACTIONS While I was cooking an omelette, Mat wrapped his arms around my waist and rested his chin on my shoulder blade, he's being clingy at that moment. " Babe stoppp! I'm cooking, here help me slice the tomatoes." I uttered. " Uhmm babe I love you, can we stay like this for awhile." Mat replied sweetly and clingy. Then he started sniffing and kissing me on the neck. " Babe, control yourself okay? Maybe after the competition I'll give you what you want." I bit my lip and started staring at him seductively and amorously.But I'm just teasing him to see his reaction. ***** Matthew Adriano is the son of a rich CEO of an empire called "Techno"(A company who creates advance technologies). His father was one of the former leaders of a mafia group called "Bastardos" but it had been disbanded a long years ago since the discovery of the "Blood Diamond" they have stolen from another group of terrorists.It is a super rare treasure that costs billions of dollars. The person who possessed this treasure will have the power to control the black market or maybe even beyond. Mat met Mike Davis, also son of a former leader of the same mafia group. With unexpected circumstances, Mike and Mat got involved with their family businesses which will put their lives in danger. Will beyond that danger is a heaven or still a hell? Well, start reading and find out more exciting twists and turns. "All the characters are fictional and were created for entertainment purposes only." Stay tuned for more chapters.❤️

In the bustling heart of Tokyo, Cid Hayashi and Kiyomi Izumi navigate the delicate dance between friendship and budding romance in So Near, So Almost, So Sweet. Their bond, forged through shared laughter and countless moments spent truly understanding each other, begins to blossom into something more, a sweet and tantalizing "almost" that lingers in the air. Both harbor secret feelings, terrified that confessing their true emotions will shatter the comfortable dynamic they've carefully cultivated. As they navigate the ups and downs of school life, from awkward encounters in the hallways to stolen moments beneath the cherry blossoms, their unspoken desires simmer beneath the surface, creating a will-they-won't-they tension that keeps them—and their friends—on their toes. Will their fear of rejection ultimately keep them apart, or will they find the courage to risk it all for a chance at love?

She a new being unknown to others and herself or so she thought, her dearly beloved knows more about her than she does, but she's not the only one.. Setting evil plans and making them work was somehow her daily business. She tosses bodies to the side after draining them of blood, as she then lets their new profound color blend in the mystic, cold of night. She now has an army of Slenderman-like figures, who are now the new and “improved” disciples made by these mysterious women, no one knew or cared for knowing the name of her, as well as her existence. She was called “ new creator”, and even “ master'' by those who feared or served beneath her bone shattering heels. She mutters under her breath with glee, and evil intention, “ Soon my dearest Rowan, I will find you”.... Read to know more