Nobody ever thinks of the palace guards. The ones standing around the castle, ready to protect all those in it. Nikkol just happens to be one of these guards, and finds himself sick of standing there waiting for something to happen. Until something does. Something that poses a threat to nobody but Nikkol himself. The threats name: Prince Setial.

Cain, an ex-noble, dies as a common thief thanks to the manipulation of his wicked half-brother. Luckily, the magic scroll he had just stolen sends him back to the past instead. This time, he decides to reboot his villainous identity under an alternate ego to properly get revenge on the family that ruined him. However things don't go entirely to plan, and soon he finds himself distracted by his old villainous boss who seems to have taken a new interest in his criminal career... ------------------------------ #1 in Villain on 6/7/2023 Trigger warning for SA! This is a slow burn relationship between MC and ML. Open Relationships exist.

A young priest makes a deal with a sexy demon to reject his faith and lose his purity in order to save himself from being sacrificed to a looming, all-powerful God. * * * All that young priest Abel Atherton wants is to become an exorcist, but that dream is shattered when he and the only family he has left are attacked by a powerful demoness. To complete the exorcism, Abel unleashes a sacred power unlike anything the Chapel has ever seen. With the Dead Moon rising and no sacrificial lamb to show for it, being this Holy is dangerous, and a target joins the feathered wings on his back as Abel is declared the next sacrifice. Now, Abel will have to make a pact with a dreadfully handsome demon called Jericho and walk down a path of sin to save himself. His faith comes into question, and he learns that everything he thought he knew-about life, about faith, about God Himself-is all one big, twisted lie. * * * trans ftm mc | genderqueer love interest contains graphic depictions of violence, explicit sexuality, religious abuse, and other potentially triggering topics, as well as unsettling demons and biblically accurate angels. reader discretion advised. if you're disturbed by overt and unapologetic blasphemy or heresy, turn back now.

Aaron has a crush on his roommate, Caleb Morris. The problem? Caleb has been dead for 3 years. When he tries to confront the ghost, Caleb vanishes and suddenly Aaron finds himself stuck in the past for one hour every night with an oblivious Caleb who doesn't remember him. Can he use this time to find out how he died? Or is his crush doomed to his fate? Rated Mature for violence, language, and sexual scenes. Warning for this rough draft being unedited.

Everyone knows not to stray into the Grim Woods. If you do, the fair ones will take you. Artemis Redbrook, a lonely hunter, makes a deal with a fae to hunt those fearsome woods when his village is dying of hunger and the future looks bleak. He knew what monsters lurked within the woods and prepared himself for the battles to come, but never expected to stumble across a sleeping prince. Let alone fall for him. A love between a human and fae, could it spell the end or a new beginning? Cover art by Hodge

Hockey player extraordinaire Cameron Beckett not only has to deal with the pressures of making it into the NHL and graduating high school, but also figuring out his feelings for the boy next door. ***** Cameron Beckett is the ace and co-captain of his hockey team, but he's failing his math class so badly that his coach threatens to bench him if he doesn't improve his grades. He turns to Sam, his neighbor, only to start developing feelings for him that he's not ready to confront. Cameron pulls away, afraid that his sexuality will cost him any chance of being drafted into the NHL. But when Sam needs him the most, Cameron can't be there for him, making him question whether his fear of coming out is actually holding him back.

This is a FREE book with PAID exclusive chapters. The Whitlock Curse has finally taken Luke's grandmother, leaving him all alone in this world. And now that she's gone, all her secrets are pouring out, including the one where she stole from A DRAGON. Cassian Alwyn, a rare black dragon has come to take back his Fortress Ring, so he can hibernate for the next thousand years... problem is, Luke doesn't know where it is. Forced to work together, Luke and Cassian butt heads immediately and finding the ring seems impossible. It doesn't help that Cassian holds Luke's grandmother's thievery against him, but after fighting off a witch with similar ambitions, slowly the two men get to know each other and find that there's something better than being alone... being with each other. Cassian wonders if he can forgive while Luke hopes that a dragon could survive the Whitlock curse, but when they get closer to their prize, it proves more difficult to change their plans especially when Luke and Cassian only put each other in more danger. ~ Enemies to Lovers ~ Forced proximity ~ Slow Burn ~ "I hate everyone but you" trope

Some children run away to the circus. Terrence was kidnapped. Eventually, he fled, But no one can stay hidden for long and he lands back in the clutches of the man he was running from. Only to find his feeling more confused than ever. Oh, and the circus is run by a soul-stealing entity and the people who work there are turned into animal hybrids. Not that it makes things any more complicated, or anything. If Terrence wants to remain Terrence, he's going to have toe the line carefully.

(FREE STORY with exclusive paid chapters | Soon editing!) ⊹ Book 1 of the Aldergrove Duology ⊹ With only six months to live, Clementine sets out to avenge his sister's murder, a quest that leads him to Aldergrove Academy, where a hundred students must fight to the death for a coveted chance to escape to the New World. *** Clementine is running out of time. With his body wasting away from a terminal illness, he has only one goal before he dies--track down the Ravenblood, the ones responsible for his sister's murder. His search leads him to Aldergrove Academy, where a hundred students must kill or be killed for a chance to escape to the New World. To survive, he realizes that he must form fragile alliances with other outcasts--Mathew, a quiet berserker; Mavis, a timid fae; and Elliot, his enigmatic roommate. But trust is dangerous in a school full of killers, and the deeper Clementine digs, the more he realizes that the Ravenblood aren't the only ones keeping secrets. And then there's him. A golden-eyed demon stalks Clementine through the halls, watching and taunting, his intentions unclear: does he want to kill Clementine, break him...or claim him? But as bodies pile up and horrors unravel, he has to wonder--what's more terrifying? The students desperate enough to kill, the monsters lurking in the dark, or the demon who refuses to leave his side? [5x featured] [1x featured on Wattpad homepage] ♠ BxB Slow Burn Romance ♠ Horror Murder Mystery/Conspiracy ♠ Kill Or Be Killed Survival Game ♠ Word Count: 137,600 ─────────────────────────────────── ✵ Numenverse year: 1176 2022 - 2025 © Tate Csernis | | Exclusive to Wattpad and Inkitt