betrayal

Power runs in blood - and blood always demands payment. Aya rules the North Kingdom with an ancient power that could end her bloodline forever. When Killan, the Southern King, seeks alliance through marriage, politics turn dangerous and desire becomes a liability. What begins as political maneuvering soon becomes something far more volatile. Drawn together by necessity, respect, and a growing attraction neither expected, Aya and Killan must navigate court intrigue, ancient rivalries, and the heavy cost of duty. As old wounds resurface and war looms on every border, the choices they make will determine not only the fate of their kingdoms—but the price of their hearts. Echoes of Ice and Iron is a story of power and inheritance, of love tested by obligation, and of sacrifices demanded by crowns forged in blood and history.

From virgin to Ryker's play toy, Rowan's obsession and Corvin's lustful desire. Amaris is that good girl turn bitch! ******* Sold to the father. Fated to the sons. Desired by all three. Amaris Storme was sent as an arranged mate, a peace offering to a cold, grieving Alpha who refuses to touch her. But the moment she steps into his territory, everything goes wrong. Because the bond doesn’t choose him. It chooses his heirs. One twin wants her out of spite. One twin wants her but cannot claim her. The father wants nothing, until he wants everything. Father and sons are driven onto opposite sides, each pulled toward the same woman they should not want. Old wounds reopen and the pack begins to split from the inside out with Amaris at the center of the storm. She was never meant to belong to them all. Now none of them are willing to let her go. Three Alpha wolves. One forbidden bond.

Betrayal lurks where trust should live, and love isn’t always what it seems. Tracy’s world shatters when her closest friend, Sonia, secretly manipulates her life, stealing the man she loves while wearing the mask of loyalty. As if heartbreak from friends weren’t enough, she uncovers a family secret that rips her roots away. Caught between reckless passion and steadfast devotion, Tracy faces impossible choices—Eli, a dangerous, intoxicating love; Fred, patient, trustworthy, and unwavering. Every relationship she cherishes teeters on betrayal, every bond threatens ruin, yet amidst the chaos, she discovers that real love isn’t about desire or revenge—it’s about who truly chooses to stay when everything else falls apart. Can she reclaim her life, confront the betrayer, and trust again, or will heartbreak define her forever?

In a century where knowledge belongs to men, Haneul lives as a scholar in secrecy, serving the Joseon dynasty from the shadows. Raised among star charts and forbidden books, she has devoted her life to the heavens, believing that solitude and duty would protect her from the dangers of the world. Everything changes the night she crosses paths with Kang-dae, the King’s most feared deputy general—a man shaped by war, bound by loyalty, and whispered about throughout the palace. What begins as a fleeting encounter soon becomes a dangerous connection, one that threatens to expose Haneul’s hidden intellect and dismantle the carefully constructed life that keeps her safe. Caught between duty and desire, silence and truth, Haneul must choose whether to remain invisible—or risk everything for a love that was never meant to exist. Because in Joseon, love can be as forbidden as knowledge… and just as deadly.

Some scars don’t fade. They evolve. Do-yeon lives in silence, her world built on control, distance, and careful observation. To others, she is calm and unreadable—but beneath that stillness lies a past shaped by violence, loss, and a truth she refuses to let surface. She does not seek connection. She survives without it. Ji-hoon believes in patterns. As a psychology student, he trusts that every action has meaning, every mind can be understood. But when he encounters Do-yeon, his certainty begins to fracture. She does not respond the way people should. She does not break the way people do. And the more he tries to understand her, the more he is drawn into something he cannot explain. What begins as curiosity slowly turns into something deeper—and far more dangerous. Because Do-yeon is not just hiding from her past. She is shaped by it. And the closer Ji-hoon gets, the more he risks becoming part of a story that was never meant to be uncovered. As buried truths begin to surface, silence becomes a weapon, trust becomes a risk, and survival is no longer guaranteed. Scar Theory is a dark psychological web novel that explores trauma, obsession, and the fragile line between understanding and destruction—where some scars are not meant to heal, only to define what remains.

Having spent her childhood confined in chains, Alice was a child who knew neither love nor joy. Scorned by her family while being tortured in the name of the greater good for years, she grew numb to all feeling and thought. That is, until one day, a man in black offered her a chance to escape. There were once rumours widespread of an endless hell, a land of glorious death and dreadful opportunity. Fools went in search of it, and the clever never ventured into it. Only when its baleful mysteries spilled unto the earth did all hear its name — the Abyss. A single drop of its blood could give someone the power to control shadows, move faster than sound, or strength greater than the strongest man. Yet, it all came at a cost; the blood would always make sure those who consumed it became part of the Abyss, with one exception — Alice. Cast away by her own blood, it was her destiny to rot in a gilded cage. But, that fateful day changed everything. Gifted a second chance at life, a chance to turn her life around and claim vengeance against her family, a chance to dive deep into the Abyss and gain the power to govern her own fate, Alice took his hand, unaware of the destiny unfolding before her. Cover drawn by Aoi Ogata. Discord: https://discord.gg/vrdTSkj8Va

She was sold to the man who wants her dead. Princess Liora Ashenbane wakes up in a golden cage, drugged, betrayed, and handed over to the Alpha King of the werewolves. Thessian Nightfang believes she murdered his mate and slaughtered his people. The evidence shows her face. The punishment is death. She has three weeks until the full moon to prove she’s innocent. Three weeks to survive his hatred. Three weeks to uncover the truth. Three weeks before the Alpha King rips her throat out. But the massacre wasn’t what it seemed, and Liora is the key to a conspiracy that could destroy both humans and werewolves. Enemies to lovers. Weak to strong. Golden cage. Alpha King with a broken heart. She falls for the man who swore to kill her. This is very dark.

"Do you know where you are?" "Who cares which hell I fall into!" Dakota responded coldly. "Do you know what I do with my enemies?" "You kill them and drink their blood!" Dakota never imagined attending her sister's engagement party would turn her life upside down. The man she loved twice, the mate she gave everything to, the father of the twins she nearly died birthing, is marrying her sister. Raising their son. Living the life he promised her. With her memories flooding back in devastating waves, Dakota does the only thing she can: she runs. Straight into enemy territory. Into the hands of Alpha Kade, the rival her pack has feared for years. He should kill her. Use her as leverage. Start a war. Instead, he offers her refuge. But when her mate comes demanding her return, claiming the bond can't be broken, Dakota faces an impossible choice: The man who destroyed her twice, or the enemy who's offering her a chance to destroy him back. Some loves are forbidden. Some are fatal. And some enemies... become everything.

Everything was going on well until the night before her wedding, Lin Shuyin’s fairytale life suddenly crumbled from her fiancé's call, dragging her to reality... Her fiancé abandons her for her stepsister, her father and stepmother escape, abandoning her to fend off the reporters and media, and by morning, she’s framed for her grandmother’s murder. Thrown into a cruel underground prison, she dies beaten and broken. But death is only the beginning. An ancient soul awakens within her, a woman who spent a century trapped in a lab, experimented on, and injected with beast blood. When her soul awakens, the weak and naive Shuyin is gone. In her place rises someone colder, sharper… unstoppable. Then comes Lu Yuze, her ex-fiancé’s uncle, a man wrapped in secrets and power. He saves her from the abyss, but not for free. His price? Her blood, and her bone marrow… to save his dying daughter. The only thing Lu Shuyin wanted was revenge, and asked for a contract marriage, and money, these were the most important things to survive out there... In a world where betrayal runs deep, love becomes the most dangerous experiment of all. She’s no longer the victim. She’s the revenge they never saw coming.

"Sign it. I don't want your money, and I don't want your daughter." For seven years, Rong Ci endured CEO Feng Tingshen’s freezing indifference. She thought her deep love could eventually melt his heart of ice. Instead, he fell in love at first sight with another woman. The final straw wasn't his neglect. It was flying thousands of miles on her birthday, only to find him treating that woman like a queen. It was watching the daughter she raised with her own hands tug on the other woman's dress, begging her to be her new mommy. In that moment, Rong Ci's heart died. She left the divorce agreement on the table, abandoned her custody rights, and walked away without looking back. Everyone laughed, waiting for the abandoned housewife to crawl back to the Feng family. Instead, Rong Ci returned to the business world and effortlessly built an empire worth hundreds of billions. Now a flawless, untouchable billionaire queen, she waited for her divorce certificate. But it never came. The cold, noble CEO who once loathed coming home now blocked her against the wall, his eyes red with desperate obsession. "Divorce?" his voice trembled. "Rong Ci... even if I die, I won't let you go."

SOLD TO THE DEVIL Daniella Montenegro has spent her entire life paying for sins that were never hers. Her mother’s death. Her father’s failures. Her brother’s reckless choices. At twenty, she dances under neon lights each night just to keep food on the table for a family that has never protected her in return. When the man she was meant to marry disappears on their wedding day, Daniella believes humiliation is the worst fate waiting for her. She is wrong. By nightfall, her father’s gambling debts come due, and desperate men make desperate bargains. To settle what he owes, he offers the only thing he has left of value. His daughter. Blindfolded and delivered like payment, Daniella is taken to the secluded estate of Santiago Torres Mendoza, a man whispered about in business circles and feared everywhere else. Powerful, controlled, and mercilessly private, Santiago is not a man who explains his decisions, only enforces them. Daniella arrives with nothing: no freedom, no allies, and no way to escape. And she carries a secret of her own. Two months pregnant with a child whose father she cannot name, she is forced to sign a contract that claims her body, her future, and her unborn child. Survival becomes her only goal as she is pulled into Santiago’s dangerous world of luxury negotiations, shadowed alliances, and corruption powerful enough to erase lives without consequence. But everything changes the moment Santiago truly looks at her. Because Daniella Montenegro has her mother’s face, the face of the woman he lost twenty-three years ago. A woman whose disappearance left wounds that time never healed and secrets buried deep enough to destroy empires. What begins as a transaction becomes a fragile and dangerous alliance. As enemies close in and the truth about Daniella’s past begins to surface, Santiago finds himself protecting the one person he was never meant to care about, while Daniella discovers that the most terrifying prison is not the contract that binds her, but the man whose darkness may be the only thing keeping her alive. In a world ruled by power, loyalty, and betrayal, the greatest threat is not the devil who bought her… But the woman who refuses to belong to anyone.

#WSA2026 Court-martialed, disgraced, and abandoned by the world he once served, a former special operations commander awakens inside a novel he himself wrote. Reborn as the doomed son of a noble family, a villain fated to die within a month. Armed only with fractured memories and a ruthless instinct for survival, he begins drafting a private manual consisting of rules for living in a world governed by gods, bloodlines, and betrayals. As orthodox churches tighten their grip and forgotten gods stir beneath the empire’s foundations, the academy becomes a battlefield disguised as education. Secret orders hunt what they do not understand. Villains plot within villains. And every role he plays brings him closer to a fate he was never meant to survive. When a sealed god begins to descend and the price of stopping it demands blood, the rules he wrote for survival are tested one final time. *** Goals for the first 300 chapters: - 300 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter! Every 100 Golden Tickets = 2 Extra Chapters! A Castle = 2 extra chapter! A Spacecraft = 4 extra chapters! A Gachapon = 6 extra chapters! Discord: https://discord.gg/PKTj6ThN2x

“Amelia… tell me the truth.” Alexander’s voice was low, but it trembled with something far more dangerous than anger. His grip tightened around her wrist, firm enough to steal the air from her lungs. “This child… is mine,” he continued, his eyes blazing like fire. “He bears the royal mark. The same Royal mark as Me! Don’t you dare deny it.” Amelia’s breath hitched. Fear crawled through her veins, yet she couldn’t bring herself to look into his eyes, the same eyes that once haunted her, His hold tightened. “Look at me, Amelia.” She didn’t. A flicker of pain crossed his face, quickly buried beneath fury and desperation. “Did you ever truly love me?” Silence fell between them, heavy, suffocating, and filled with truths neither of them were ready to face.

Divine, a beautiful village in the Lunar country, is known as the birthplace of God. The village's history is renowned worldwide, so on this day, people from all over the world come to the monastery to worship the three dragons, hoping for happiness and prosperity in their lives, as today is the Dragon Festival. On this day, all the villagers, including those who have come from other countries, are very happy. They greet the visitors with great joy. Together, the villagers have decorated the entire village. Both the villagers and the visitors are wearing traditional clothing. The backs of these garments feature images of the three dragons, hand-embroidered with silk threads, which are incredibly beautiful. Each person carries a wooden plate containing offerings for the dragons, covered with a white silk cloth. Little children, holding colorful paper dragons in their hands, are running rapidly up the monastery stairs. Their parents, perplexed, grab them and lift them up, only to find them thrashing around. Seeing their antics, their parents release them back down the stairs, causing them to run away, laughing again. "Hurry up, Mom," Seung and Yen say, looking at their mothers, who are walking along, talking to each other. Seung and Yen were both born in this village. Their parents are very good friends, and this is why they share a brotherly bond. After Yen's father joined the army, Yen lives with his parents in the city. While Seung lives with his parents in the village, Yen and his parents visit the village every year for the Dragon Festival. Yen has been ambitious since childhood, while Seung is the complete opposite. Both of their lives are going well together, until an accident happens to them or rather, like everyone else in this country that completely changes their lives. One night, fireballs suddenly rain down from the sky. Everyone lost a loved one that night, but the tragedy awakened long-held powers within certain individuals. This awakening sparked a war between Yen and Seung. A war that has raged for thousands of years between good and evil. Yen, in his quest for immortality, assembles a team of powerful individuals and kills his brotherly friend and countless others. Seung's son, Suan, along with his girlfriend, Aurora, and friends, avenges his father and all those who died against Yen and his companions.

Sanit Dimi ran away from his abusive mother after his father left them when he was six years old. His mother took her anger out on him by slapping, hitting, and screaming at him. One day, Saint had enough and ran away. When he reached an alleyway, he saw a tear in reality a portal. He looked at it and said, “What the hell is this?” Then he heard his mother’s voice. Not wanting to go back to the hell of his home, he stepped inside the portal. He started falling not sideways, not upside down, but in every direction at once. Then gravity returned, and he fell, hitting his back on a stone and knocking the air out of his lungs. When he got up, he met a humanoid reptile and a seven foot-tall robot sheriff, and together they went on all sorts of adventures.

15 years ago, his elder brother was killed right in front of him in the middle of the night – killed by their most trusted driver. Since then, Stefan had a hard time sleeping and often got nightmares. He learned not to trust anyone. Cayenne worked almost all day and all night. She only got three hours of sleep every day. She was the breadwinner of their family since her mother was diagnosed with tuberculosis. She thought she would have a great time working as a receptionist in a hotel. Until… “I’ll pay you an additional $3000 a month. Sleep with me.” Stefan placed a signed check on the table in front of her. Her head was spinning at the large sum of money. She can finally buy her mother’s medication and send her brothers to school without worry. But to sleep with him? “I’m sorry if I come off rude but, I can’t sleep with you sir.” She tried to refuse politely, afraid that she will lose her job if he felt displease towards her. Stefan took off his coat and placed on the backrest of his chair. “Think about my offer carefully. It wasn’t so bad sleeping with you after all.” It was a mistake she made on her part when she fell asleep right beside him on his bed, drunk and dizzy. Will he make the mistake of trusting someone again? Will he entrust his life to her by sleeping soundly beside her? How will they face each other when they started to unveil the mystery of their identities? ***cover isn’t mine***edited by a friend***I don’t earn anything from this picture*** Original cover was taken from Mr Love: Queen's Choice Related videos and pictures can be seen in Koi to Producer: EVOL×LOVE

His mouth was on mine before I could think. "This is a mistake," I gasped against his lips. "The best ones always are," Bryan growled, backing me against his office door. His hand slid up my thigh, lifting my gown slowly. "Sign the contract, Alice. Give me six months. Let me use you the way they used you." "And then what?" I asked. "Then we destroy them together." His thumb traced my bottom lip. "Every single one.” Alice Morgan thought the worst betrayal was catching her husband in bed with her best friend, but she was wrong. The real betrayal was discovering they were both part of a corporate conspiracy that destroyed her career, her reputation, and nearly her life. Three years later, she's rebuilding in a new city when she walks into Bryan Hale's office, the ruthless billionaire CEO who's been hunting the same people who ruined her. He has the power and resources, and she has the evidence they've been trying to bury. Together, they make a perfect team. But their alliance comes with a binding contract that ties their fates together legally and financially. If one falls, they both do. Trust isn't optional; it's survival. As they plot revenge by day and battle their explosive attraction by night, the lines blur between partnership and obsession, because when you make a deal with a man like Bryan Hale, you don't just risk your fortune. You risk your heart, and Alice already lost that once.

Wang Zi Rui, a CEO hardened by years of superficial encounters, has no interest in love. Song Meiqi, an idol worn down by betrayal and quiet tragedies, has long stopped believing in something as fragile as love. Pushed by family and circumstance, the two enter a contract relationship—one built on convenience, not affection. But in a romance built on obligation, can two guarded, wounded hearts discover something real in what was never meant to be… and endure the challenges that stand in their way?

A friend group of young women who were once inseparable are now the most divided.

Everything shatters in her life when Lenite's father is killed and she finds herself in an underground auction house where she is sold to a mysterious bidder for an exorbitant price. The transaction which throws her into a world of chaos and danger as she used the opportunity to try and find the person who murderd her father while being tied to a man known for his power and ruthlessness.