Xheria De Silva is a beautiful, smart, and charming lady known for her kind and outgoing personality. Loved and adored by many, respected by everybody. She may have everything that's craved by many people, whether it is money or fame. Yet something inside her still feels empty, a happy exterior but hollow deep inside. Then she meets Hoshito Kyouya, a mysterious guy who transferred to her school from Japan. He's known for his playful, charming yet troublesome personality. Everything about him made everyone who passed by linger their sparkling, interested gaze at him, yet it seemed like his main focus was only meant for one person, one goal: to win Xheria's heart. Xheria believed she had found her fairytale when she fell for Kyouya, who seemed perfect. She feels complete, like a new person filled with hope and aspiration. But their love suddenly took a sharp turn, far from perfect; it was toxic, consuming, and riddled with heartbreak. Each fight, each tear, and every moment of pain brought her closer to the dark, where her heart was broken and her soul crashed. As the fights grow louder and the wounds run deeper, she struggles to hold onto a love that is tearing her apart. In a story of toxic relationships, shattered dreams, and the desperate search for happiness, is love worth the pain? Is it worth staying?

Evynth has never been normal. Shadows whisper in her wake, darkness bends to her will, and the world around her hides truths she is only beginning to see. When the city's underbelly stirs with something older, hungrier, and far more dangerous than she imagined, Evynth must confront the shadows not just around her-but the ones inside her. In a world where power comes at a price, and nothing is truly what it seems, will she embrace the darkness... or be consumed by it?

[!] MUST READ [!] --- In a land where everyone is born with magic, one boy has none. Kaelen Verenth, fourteen. He keeps his head down and trusts the path laid out for him, until the day he steps beyond his door and finds a realm of blades, scholars, and whispering circles who all serve a pattern they can't name. Roads feel rehearsed. Encounters click into place. The world moves as if someone is turning a page he hasn't seen. There is a mind behind the curtain. Everywhere and nowhere. It bends truth in small ways at first, a shadow that moves after its owner, then in ways no one can ignore. He isn't meant to notice. He isn't meant to ask. Yet he does. When the Loom trembles and the rules begin to slip, the only child without a spark may be the only one who can pull the right thread. "Reality isn't real, cults worship glitches, people vanish either willingly or unwillingly. The System is not your ally." --- What to Expect: ▰ Skill, tech, magic. ▰ Morally complex protagonists. ▰ Slowburn Worldbuilding following character growth. ▰ Typical fantasy elements. --- Updates weekly. --- [!] Original work, do not distribute. [!] [!] Not AI Generated. [!] [!] Novice writer. [!] [!] Posted on AO3, Royal Road, too. [!] [!] Image taken from Pinterest, edited with Canva to add the title. [!]

When mortal Selene Morcant is hunted by creatures from the shadows, her only salvation comes in the form of Lucius Veylor - a fallen angel bound by an ancient oath. Their souls are tied by a dangerous pact, drawing them into a war between Heaven and Hell where every choice carries a price in blood. Love might save them... or damn them forever. "Bound by fate. Torn by fire. Forever damned."

Mysterious disappearances had happened around the town of Diam. Weirdly, a specific building, the Jaion building, had always been involved. Ruby Red's life hasn't been easy ever since the passing of her brother but because of him, she had found herself trapped inside the building and as she tries to find her way out, she slowly uncovers the secrets of the Jaion.

Family - the most important thing in the world, right? If it's your own, maybe. But if it's the family of the incredibly powerful, incredibly alluring businessman with whom you've been conducting a secret office affair, and they don't yet know about the affair, things are a little bit different. Life is about to get real for Lilly Linton. All those stolen moments behind closed doors, those secret kisses and whispered words are about to catch up with her. As she and her boss, business-magnate Rikkard Ambrose, travel north to his parents' palatial estate, she is about to discover whether she has the strength to step out of the shadows and change her fate forever. Volume four of the award-winning "Storm and Silence" series.

No matter how hectic their lives became, Vivian and Richard Ashton always made time to read bedtime stories to their daughter, River. For years, they wove wild and adventurous tales that River was too young to fully grasp but somehow still lingered in her mind. Then, one night, tragedy struck, leaving River all alone. A decade later, now sixteen, she's haunted by questions that no one will answer. When she uncovers the old stories again, a chilling realization dawns: these weren't just bedtime tales. They were a cryptic message from her parents. A puzzle left behind to lead her toward a truth darker than she could've ever imagined.