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The curve between us

The Curve Between Us ​At Saint Jude’s Academy, the path to the podium is paved with blood, sweat, and high-quality ink. For Julian Thorne, life is a series of calculated variables and perfectly aligned margins. For Elara Vance, it’s a chaotic, brilliant hunt for the next big idea. They have spent four years as the school’s most legendary rivals, separated by a mere 0.01% in their GPA and a mutual, simmering disdain. ​But the final hurdle to the Valedictorian title isn't an exam—it’s each other. ​When the school’s "Founders’ Thesis" project uses a new algorithm to pair students based on "complementary intellectual friction," Julian and Elara are forced into a partnership that feels more like a prison sentence. Their mission? A massive research project that will determine their final ranking and their futures at the Ivy League. ​Between midnight sessions in the dusty archives and heated debates over socioeconomic theory, the two overachievers discover that the line between intellectual passion and romantic tension is thinner than a page of parchment. As their bickering turns into a rhythmic, high-stakes chemistry, they must face a terrifying realization: the only person who truly understands their drive is the person they’ve spent years trying to defeat. ​With the ranking deadline looming and their hearts finally overriding their logic, Julian and Elara have to decide if being Number One is worth losing the only person who truly sees them.
Dorcas_Morgan · 13k Views

The Duke's Unwanted Second Wife

**Mature Content** Eilika Wolanski is the eldest daughter of one of Varos’ most respected merchants, but respect has never brought her kindness. A childhood accident left a scar across her cheek, and with it, a cruel label she can never escape. The “Unwanted Woman” of Varos. Mocked in public, pitied in private, and treated like a blemish to be hidden, Eilika grows up learning one painful truth, beauty matters more than character in high society. So when an unexpected marriage proposal arrives from the powerful House of Kingsley, no one believes it is real. The groom is Damian Van Kingsley, the widowed duke of Varos, feared for his cold temperament and admired for his unmatched looks and wealth. Rumors follow him like shadows. He has a secret mistress, a broken heart drowned in alcohol, and worst of all… A son he barely acknowledges. For Eilika, marrying Damian isn’t a dream. It’s the only option left for survival. Damian, once the kingdom’s most desirable nobleman, has been nothing but a hollow man since the death of his first wife. He has abandoned his responsibilities, pushed away his child, and lived with one vow burning in his chest. He will never replace his first wife. To force him back into duty, his mother arranges a second marriage, one he never asked for, and one he refuses to accept. Damian swears he will never touch her , will never look at her and will never treat her as his wife. But Eilika isn’t the greedy noblewoman he expected. She doesn’t ask for his affection. She doesn’t crave his title. She doesn’t even want his love. What Eilika wants… is something far more dangerous. A family. And perhaps that is the very thing Damian has been starving for all along. ~~~~ “This bed will remain cold until your last breath.” Damian’s voice boomed through the dark chamber. Eilika didn’t flinch at his words. Instead she replied gracefully, “I don’t seek love, Duke. You can visit your secret mistress every night… Just don’t come near me.” This marriage was never meant to become real, until the Duke's heart begins to betray its own rules.
Kn_star8 · 417.3k Views

Burning Passion

Volume One: COMPLETED (Chap 01-180) "BEAR MY CHILD" “I have loved you my whole life...” Nikki Lindsey is desperately searching for a blood donor when she receives a text message from a mysterious man offering medical help for her mother's surgery. Tempted by the offer, she struggles with the idea of sleeping with him to bear his child in exchange for saving her mother's life. Despite her fears of intimacy, she decides to confront her discomfort, hoping to save the only family she has. However, Nikki unexpectedly falls in love for the first time with a man who is already engaged. She finds it challenging to avoid him as he constantly appears in her life, making it harder for her to resist her feelings. Nikki wishes to forget him, especially since her body has already made a deal with somebody whose face she has never seen—yet she yearns for his touch even as her heart longs for someone else. How can she free herself from this situation? And how can she distance herself from another man while both of them seem to be opening the door of her past? * P.S. (Book Sequels) ~ His Contractual Mistress (Special Appearances) ~ SOMEWHERE TRAPPED IN TIME: I Love You Through Eternity (Next Generation Story) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Volume Two: WHY LOVE IS COMPLICATED? When a LOVE STORY in the present time opens the box of distant memories... Nina Li has everything in life. But all she ever wanted was to be loved by the man of her dreams. Nina secretly enrolls at Leeroy John Collins University in New Jersey to follow Harry. But when her father found out, she was sent to England instead, and he planned to lock her inside an all-girls Academy. Since Nina is an obedient daughter, she chooses to follow her parents rather than her heart. It was the 1980s, when communication was through love letters. Nina was happier when she and Harry began exchanging letters. However, Harry seemed uninterested in courting her, while his twin brother, Steven, was the one pursuing her. Steven confesses that he would fly from New Jersey to England to see her and prove his love. When she chooses the man who loves her, Nina learns that Steven lied to her and Harry. She wants to break up with him. However, her life becomes hell. Could she ever ESCAPE from him? What PRICE should she PAY for her freedom? What SECRET is she hiding that everyone at the PRESENT doesn't know about? * * * REMINDERS: Some (or maybe several, the story is still ongoing) Chapters are erotic and inappropriate for younger readers. Please be warned! Halfway is ML’s POV, hilarious/humorous. So enjoy it! But be warned by the explicit words from their mouth. This is also a drama— emotion is involved. (for Volume One) The story's climax has violence as part of the tragic experience, but the sweetest surprise awaits. Give it a try to find out more! (Author Words: As mentioned above, ML in Vol. One is mysterious, so there is no Introduction to him. Hehe...) “MY STUBBORN MISTRESS presents Burning Passion.” Stories of individuals and couples who devoted themselves in the name of love. [Please Read Me! Thanks!] “I have loved you my whole life...” is our BURNING PASSION Book One! Stories to look forward to... STATUS/PROGRESS Volume 1: Story of Nikki Lindsey (Chapter 01-180) Volume 2: Story of Nina Li (Ongoing) Volume 3: Story of Erika Lim (next) Volume 4: Story of Min Xi Hong (next with a short story only) Volume 5: Combine the stories of everyone (Finale!) *Other important characters are from my main novel (My Stubborn Mistress) HAPPY READING!!! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ You can follow/join me: instagram.com/eliseelleneth facebook.com/elise86elleneth Discord: https://discord.gg/8Uq28ef (Disclaimer: I do not own the photo, and all the art credits go to the owner. Found it on Pinterest.)
Elise_Elleneth · 2.6m Views

After Sealing Her Heart, The Ex-Wife Breaks Down Her Defenses

In her previous life, Yu Sheng entered a political marriage with Shen Yunmian and devoted everything she had to that relationship. What she got in return was the loss of her child… and a sudden death at a young age. After her soul left her body, she saw her wife of seven years chatting and laughing happily with another woman. Her heart felt like it was being cut by knives, and she finally understood— This marriage had long since become shackles that bound her, suffocating and hopeless. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day she lost her child. Yu Sheng decided to live differently this time, to completely break free from this marriage and pursue her true self. She would no longer be a sacrifice to love, nor would she continue compromising for that wife who always put rationality above all else. In this life, she would make Shen Yunmian taste what it felt like to be ignored… and neglected. — Shen Yunmian, a business elite, had received a strict education since childhood and was used to controlling everything. Her wife, Yu Sheng, was gentle, elegant, rational, and sensible—the “perfect partner” in her heart. Although the two didn’t communicate much, they were recognized in high society as a model couple. But for some reason, Yu Sheng suddenly became cold and distant toward her, even openly proposing divorce. For the first time, Shen Yunmian panicked, abandoning all composure to try to win her back. “Shengsheng, I’ll change. Please don’t divorce me.” But she only received a cold reply: “Don’t degrade yourself. The way you cling desperately is really ugly.” When the memories of her past life flooded back, Shen Yunmian finally experienced the heart-wrenching pain Yu Sheng once endured. She knew she no longer had any right to beg for forgiveness. And the child she carried in her womb, which she had intended to use to salvage their relationship… Now, she could no longer bring herself to mention it. In her past life, she was cold as ice. In this life, she humbly begs. — Disclaimer: All rights to the original content belong to their respective creator. Notes: 1- In the past life Shen Yunmian was the top, after rebirth Yu Sheng becomes the top 2- Dual rebirth: Yu Sheng is reborn first, Shen Yunmian gradually regains past-life memories later Original Name: 封心锁爱后前妻破防了 Author: 公子欢
Baenz · 62.6k Views

The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

Lu Sangjiu spent over a year imprinting the innocent image of herself—often coughing up blood, delicate, and frail—into the hearts of everyone in the Seven Emotions Sect. In reality, the frequent coughing of blood was real, but she wasn't actually that delicate and frail. In the beginning, she had only one purpose for coming to the Seven Emotions Sect: to strip away the female lead Ye Zhiyao's destiny and break free from the shackles of the Heavenly Dao! Later, looking at the simple and kind-hearted fools of her sect, she thought to herself, since it's convenient anyway, I might as well save who I can! As the saying goes, the only thing that can defeat a pure white lotus is a refreshing little green tea. So, in order to compete with the female lead Ye Zhiyao, who possesses immense luck and is loved by all men, it wouldn't be too much for her to occasionally speak some "green tea" words, right? And so... Facing a demon beast, Lu Sangjiu, while spitting blood, bravely said: "Eldest Senior Brother, don't worry about me, hurry and save Senior Sister Ye, she's more important than I am!" The hot-tempered Eldest Senior Brother stood firmly in front of her, "Nonsense! My Little Junior Sister is the most important!" Facing a scheming bitch, Lu Sangjiu, while spitting blood, choked out: "Second Senior Sister, don't misunderstand, she wasn't bullying me, I'm not wronged at all!" The crybaby Second Senior Sister, while wiping her tears, gave her a live performance of tearing the scheming bitch apart by hand. Facing an Evil Cultivator, Lu Sangjiu, while spitting blood, stubbornly said: "Third Senior Brother, you go first... I will definitely do my best to hold on until you bring people back to save me!" The timid Third Senior Brother mustered his courage, had a breakthrough on the spot, and crushed the Evil Cultivator! Later, Ye Zhiyao pointed her sword at Lu Sangjiu, claiming she was the Demon Cultivator Gu Huang, who brought disaster to the world a hundred years ago, and that she should be killed. Everyone stood firmly in front of Lu Sangjiu, "Impossible! Little Junior Sister is too frail to withstand a gust of wind; there's no way she's the Great Demon!"
Rice Wine Boiled Black Tea · 164.1k Views

I Faked My Death—Now I Have to Tame the Crazy Men I Left Behind

[A Scheming Beauty Good at Flirting x a Domineering CEO, a Gentle Doctor, the Stoic Bigshot, and Twins; Male Leads Rivalry] Mia Grant stayed up all night reading a novel full of chaotic romance. Seeing an imprisonment scene in the book, she excitedly blurted out, "Please, protagonist! Let me in there to act for a couple of episodes!" After suddenly dying, she really did transmigrate into the novel, but not as the protagonist—rather, as the villainous side character. The original book didn't describe this character in detail, only mentioning that she was locked in a basement and starved to death for framing the protagonist. To survive, Mia Grant targeted the novel's several male leads and began her conquest. To the domineering CEO, she said with red-rimmed eyes, "Big Brother, the basement is so dark. Mia is so scared~" To the doctor, she cooed, "Second Brother, Mia’s chest hurts so much. Quick, have a listen." To the Stoic Bigshot, she looked innocent, "Mr. Keller, we’re in the same bed... My sister won’t be angry, will she?" To the aloof top student, she sobbed, "Am I just too stupid? I can’t compare to my sister at all!" To the puppy-dog-like boy, she blushed, "I didn’t come to watch you play! I-I was just passing by!" Having saved enough money, Mia Grant faked her death and escaped. Two months later, while she was on a tropical island flirting with eight male models, the System suddenly contacted her, "Host, I’ve finally established a connection with you! But can you tell me why all the male leads have gone mad? They even scattered your ashes into the sea!" "Forget it, you must go back and reduce their corruption levels! This world can still be saved!" "Not going." System: "A one-billion-dollar bonus!" Mia Grant whipped out her phone to contact a helicopter: "Yes, I need to leave the island. Immediately! Right now!"
Nanli Rogue · 307.6k Views

Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder’s Comeback in the Era Tales

After the doomsday overlord Yuan Chun perished together with the Zombie King, her soul was bound by the fast-travel system 007, "Host, I am a growth-type fast-travel system, capable of upgrading, fighting, and acting cute." From then on, Yuan Chun traversed numerous great and small worlds to turn around the lives of female protagonists and supporting characters who died unjustly. A scumbag from the seventies: "Yuan Chun, let's break up. I've realized I never loved you. What we had was just sibling affection." Yuan Chun: "Your sister! If it was sibling affection, why did you sleep with me? Now you're denying it after putting on your pants?" A scumbag husband from the nineties: "Yuan Chun, once you married into the Li family, you're one of us. Your house and car are Li family property. If you want to divorce and take away Li family property, you either leave with nothing, or I become a widower. Pick one." Yuan Chun: "Your sister! You cheated and still want to take my premarital property? Where's your face?" The ultimate mother-in-law from the eighties: "Yuan Chun, your nephew is getting married. Give me ten thousand yuan, then clear out your new two-story building for your nephew's wedding room. You know you don't have a son, just a worthless daughter. If you don't provide money and a house for your nephew's wedding, no one will take care of you and old third when you're old." Yuan Chun: "People die, who cares about funeral arrangements anymore? Want to snatch money and a house while making excuses? Go, go, go..." The doomsday overlord possesses superpowers and space, managing to overcome all challenges, mercilessly punishing the scoundrels and successfully helping each minor character turn their life around, earning countless Merit Points. 1. Tragic Woman 2. The Poor Little Thing Harmed by Her Uncle 3. The Sister-in-law Who Eloped 4. The Daughter Who Was Sold 5. The Wronged Eldest Sister 6. The Hopeless Minor Female 7. The Young Marshal's Wife's Bai Yueguang 8. The Super Naughty Kid 9. Not a Foster Mother 10. Re-married Widow
Laughing cold smoke · 513k Views