Rune thought the nightmare was over. The chains are gone. The collar is gone. She's back where she belongs beside Killian, with Theodore's arms wrapped around her neck and Alexander pretending he wasn't worried sick. She has a home. But someone is still watching. The estate where Rune was held reveals something far more dangerous than a kidnapping. Hidden records, coded payments, and years of carefully gathered observations point to a conspiracy far larger than anyone imagined. Valmont was only a pawn. The men who died were only pieces on a board nobody could see. As Killian and Alexander begin tearing apart the network hidden within the kingdom, old secrets begin resurfacing. Noble families grow nervous. Records vanish. Witnesses disappear. Somewhere beyond the border, an enemy who should have died twenty years ago is patiently waiting. And he has not forgotten. While the hunt for the truth grows darker, Rune finds herself caught at the center of a mystery she doesn't understand. The more answers they uncover, the more impossible her existence becomes. Someone is searching for the truth of what she is-and how she came to be. Because not every monster waits in the shadows. Some are hunting from them. And as the kingdom's secrets begin to unravel, Rune will learn that being found once does not mean she is safe. Only that the hunt has begun.

When Tony Stark's estranged younger sister moves into the Avengers Compound, everyone thinks they already know her- tabloid princess, arrogant genius, trouble wrapped in expensive leather. Natasha Romanoff doesn't do "new." She doesn't do "Stark." And she definitely doesn't do the kind of tension that follows Kat Stark down every hallway like a dare. But Kat isn't here to be welcomed. She's here to work, to fight, and to rebuild something she never got after her parents died- whether Tony deserves it or not. She flirts like she's fearless. Natasha freezes her out like she's immune. And the Compound- packed with history, secrets, and too many eyes- starts to notice a pattern neither of them can control. Two doors apart. One shared home. And a slow-burn collision that's going to get messy before it gets honest. Disclaimer: I do not own Marvel, the MCU, or any of the characters from those universes. All rights to Natasha Romanoff, Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D., and related content belong to Marvel Studios / Disney. This story is purely a fan-made work of fiction written for entertainment. My only original content is the plot, writing, and original characters (including Kat Stark).

She was meant to die quietly. Poisoned, discarded, and forgotten by the empire that once adored her, the spoiled princess should have faded into history. Instead, she woke up different-sharper, colder, and unwilling to beg for affection ever again. Surrounded by four S-rank beastmates she once humiliated, and watched by a court that senses something has changed, Lily steps back into power with a new understanding: this world does not reward innocence. In a realm of beasts, politics are deadlier than claws, loyalty must be earned twice, and love is never free. And this time, she does not intend to be the one destroyed.

Vanya and Scarlett are from two sides of a realm recovering from war. The Academy for Witches and Warlocks is a pet project of their parents and a method of maintaining the peace between witches with natural and unnatural powers, and the two young women are simply pawns in the game. This is a story of healing and love in the face of prejudice, as the two are brought closer by their strife.