Kaid had only known the prison Caladin his entire life. Caladin tests capability with brutal and deadly Trials designed to reveal a persons Magic. Magic was once the driving force of the world, and now resulted in permanent imprisonment or secrecy to protect non-Magic aristocrats and rulers. Content with his life in prison with little knowledge of the outside world, that all changes when Jessamine becomes his cell mate. Empress Jessamine is ruler of Vitross with only one goal in mind: survival. Her imprisonment in Caladin was no surprise, and soon she begins to entangle Kaid into a life he never imagined. Jessamine is in need of a protector, and Kaid's extraordinary ability to control time makes him the perfect candidate. It also makes him capable of rewriting history, in more ways than one. However, Jessamine is holding on to a secret she can't reveal. Her past before Kaid is being questioned and she can't outrun it. Her Magic to control minds and consciousness makes everyone question if she really is the benevolent Empress she portrays to be. Or is she being set up to become the monster her own father wanted her to become? This secret will betray the man she now loves, and his ability to control time makes both of them realize just how little time they actually have.

Mature Story for 18+ | violence | abuse | sex | language. Warning: Mature Content | 18+ In the kingdom of Illumina, ruled by an emperor whose heart is as cursed as his hands are bloodied, betrayal festers in every shadow, and the line between loyalty and ambition is razor-thin. Ariana, reborn from her own tragic past, wakes with an explosive gift of magic and an iron will for revenge. In her former life, she was a pawn-tortured by her vengeful father, ignored by her ambitious half-brother, and dismissed as a mere noble's daughter. But now, as she relives her life from her seventeenth year, Ariana is determined to protect those she lost, take back her power. With beauty as striking as her hidden strength, Ariana is bound to cross paths with men as alluring as they are dangerous. A powerful crown prince with a heart trapped in shadows, an imprisoned sorcerer hiding dark secrets, a ruthless commander forced to fight, and a foreign prince with eyes set on vengeance. As each man pulls her into his world of intrigue and desire, Ariana must decide who she can trust-and who will betray her when her heart is on the line. A story of revenge, romance, and magic, this is a seductive tale where trust is a luxury, love is a weapon, and nothing is as it seems. For in Illumina, even the purest light casts the darkest shadows. Whaaaatttt??? 🏆 Top 100 of #fantasyadventure #adultthemes and #smuttish 🏆 Top 1% in many others.

She came home to a serpent who no longer recognized her. A royal-born black kingsnake, cold, proud, perfect- and already touched by another woman. Ariana Hale, a ruthless CEO with no time for weakness, suddenly hears the thoughts of her beloved serpent Zyren: jealousy, betrayal... obsession. To replace him, she brings home the weakest species of all- a tiny, trembling hog-nosed snake meant to be prey. But when she touches him, a soft voice enters her mind: 【...warm. safe. stay?】 And the war begins. A fallen royal serpent. A weakling destined to rise. A human caught between loyalty, power, and two serpents fighting for her warmth. When the black serpent allies himself with a jealous, ambitious assistant who wants Ariana's throne, Ariana and her tiny new serpent must face a world where bloodlines decide fate- until the weakest species proves that the ordinary can overthrow kings. The strongest are born. The greatest are chosen.

𝙿𝚁𝙸𝙼𝙰𝚁𝚈 𝙾𝙱𝙹𝙴𝙲𝚃𝙸𝚅𝙴: 𝚂𝚄𝚁𝚅𝙸𝚅𝙴 Admired. Feared. Hated. That's the life of Catalina Belliard, villainess of the fantasy dating sim, Celestial Sins. I used to hate her, too - until an unlucky encounter lands me in her body, trapped in a videogame world where monsters and murderers lurk around every corner. Now I'm stuck with Catalina's mess. I want nothing to do with the heroine, and even less with the beautiful, psychotic men she's destined to romance. But avoiding the love interests isn't as simple as I thought. The more I try to change the villainess's dismal fate, the more I feel their attention turning on me. And Catalina has secrets of her own - ones that are just as likely to get me killed as the yandere men on my heels. As the walls close in and the story strays ever further from its intended path, it's all I can do to make it out of this game alive...and die trying. ------------ This is a villainess isekai with a lot of toxic characters doing a lot of morally grey shit. 18+. I won't be pulling punches; expect major character death. Eventually there will be smut. The FMC will have multiple lovers, but this is not a traditional reverse harem, i.e., she may not end up with everyone.

If you are going to transmigrate into a tragic romance-fantasy novel, could you at least drop me into a life of luxury? Instead, I woke up as Leiana-the doomed Duchess of the frozen Galhardo Duchy, destined to be crushed by the cruel, tyrannical politics of the northern empire. Screw the original plot. I packed my bags, faked my death, and fled to the peaceful countryside with one sacred mission: Raise my adorable, albeit terrifyingly brilliant son, Leitz, far away from any cold-blooded dukes and suffocating high-society balls. For eight years, we lived in absolute bliss. No tyrants. No execution blocks. Just quiet days, sweet pastries, and teaching my son how to handle snobby local nobles who dare underestimate a commoner. ...Or so I thought. "Duchess." A knight of the imperial northern guard blocks our path in the middle of a bustling capital market, his eyes widening in absolute horror and recognition. And right beside me, my eight-year-old son-the spitting image of the ruthless Northern Duke, complete with ink-black hair and glowing crimson eyes-flashes a blinding, angelic smile while casually plotting how to deal with this sudden "trash." Oh, gods above. The past has finally caught up to us. The icy walls of the Galhardo Duchy are closing in, and the chilling, suffocating aura of the male lead is right on our doorstep. If that bastard husband of mine thinks he can waltz in and ruin our peaceful life after eight years of abandonment... He's about to find out just how well I can season a plate of iron nails.

Rude, selfish, and smug-that was Katie Rose Valedine in her past life. But after a sudden death, she wakes up in the body of a ten-year-old duke's daughter destined to become the cruel villainess of an otome game. Her scripted fate? A miserable ruin at the hands of her own fiancé, the serious First Prince Adrian. Refusing her tragic end, Katie decides to throw out the villainess playbook entirely. Armed with a cheerful attitude and total cluelessness about romance, she sets out to live a peaceful, kind life. There is just one problem: her radical change is working too well. Instead of hating her, Prince Adrian is growing fiercely protective. Throw in a teasing second prince, a loyal childhood friend, a cold magic prodigy, and a mysterious transfer student who knows too much, and Katie's peaceful life is suddenly crowded. Can she rewrite her destiny alongside the game's actual heroine, or will the plot force her into a corner? Villainess anime style

Kyma Tide is just an ordinary human girl, besides the fact that she is a blue-eyed albino orphan in the Dominican Republic. That is, until she is kidnapped and wakes up with a tail. Follow her journey of escape and discovery. This is the first book in my Sea Monster Saga. All rights reserved. If you see this story anywhere but on Wattpad, please notify me immediately, this should not be anywhere else. (until/unless I officially publish it) I DO NOT OWN THE COVER ART. The art belongs to Adrianna Vanderstelt. If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in it's original, safe, form, please go to Wattpad. Thank you.

A cold hospital room was supposed to be the end of Luna's story. Instead, it was just the prologue. After a short life filled with nothing but her parents' bitter shouting and a cruel illness, twelve-year-old Luna dies wishing for just one thing: a family that truly loves her. She gets her wish when she is reborn as the treasured daughter of the empire's wealthiest nobility. In this new world of magic, her doting parents shower her with unconditional love (and far too many plushies). But Luna's second chance comes with a twist-she can understand the voices of monsters. As the ancient creatures of the forest begin to whisper her name, Luna realizes she isn't just a pampered noble girl. She is the legendary Beast Tamer, destined to change the world.

Reborn as the weakest daughter of a powerful noble family, Aria Valen is ignored by her family, overshadowed by her gifted sister, and destined for a tragic future. But when mysterious memories begin revealing fragments of what lies ahead, she decides to stop chasing love and approval-and start changing her fate instead. In a world ruled by powerful Inner Cores, can the girl everyone abandoned rewrite her destiny before it leads to betrayal and death?

"I'm not the villain. I'm not the heroine either. And at this point- I'm starting to think that might be a problem." Hi. I'm Amanda. Or... I was. Now I'm stuck in someone else's body-Cassiane's-and apparently, she had a lot going on. I thought transmigrating would mean a fresh start. Maybe some plot armor. Maybe even a dramatic glow-up. Instead, I got chaos. And whatever this story is... it's definitely not going the way it's supposed to.