When Piper discovers she has hidden cybernetic implants, she is inducted into the secretive AmpCore Academy to master incredible gifts, in a place where the impossible and possible collide... WINNER IN THE 2024 WATTY AWARDS AND GRAND FAVOURITE IN THE 2024 AMBYS * || WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO EXIST? || Hadrian is a city split in two. One side lives under the iron rule of competing tech corporations. The other is a wasteland, destroyed in a schism between human and artificial intelligence, stalked by code-wraiths, mad AIs and berserk cyborg abominations. When streetkid Piper is attacked by a rogue codewraith from Hadrian South, she discovers that she has hidden implants that no normal person should possess. Not willing to tolerate such an anomaly, the corporate overlords of Hadrian rip Piper out of her life and send her to the secluded AmpCore Academy, where she is set on a new path, whether she likes it or not. At the academy it quickly becomes clear that the wraith attack was no accident. Someone, somewhere, tried to murder her. Plunging into the murky world of corporate politics, academy cliques and gangland wars, Piper has to find out who wanted her dead, and stop them before they try again. || AmpCore: Book 1 || - [COMPLETED] *NB. this story contains strong language.

A priest and a doctor found themselves not only battling demonic forces but also the growing attraction between them. Will they be able to resist the temptation and complete their mission, or will love be their ultimate downfall? ⋅───⊱༺ ♰ ༻⊰───⋅ Jael Fariñas, a driven pediatric surgeon focused solely on her career and independence, crosses paths with Father Hezekiah Zamora under tense circumstances. Two years before, Jael made a difficult choice to save a critically ill patient over Hezekiah's sister, leaving him with unresolved bitterness. At present, Jael's life is shaken when she discovers she has a fifteen-year-old half-sister, Maviel. Around the same time, Hezekiah, an exiled exorcist visiting Manila, uncovers the terrifying truth: Maviel is demonically possessed. When an illegal exorcism attempt at the hospital backfires and implicates Jael, she is transferred to the small town of San Lazaro. There she met with Hezekiah again. As supernatural events escalate around them, Jael and Hezekiah must join forces to confront a powerful demonic threat endangering the entire town. Amidst the spiritual battle, they find themselves drawn to each other, despite the risks of their growing attraction and temptation. Torn between their duty to fight darkness and the forbidden love blossoming between them, Jael and Hezekiah face a choice: will their bond be the key to salvation, or will it lead to their downfall? A Numinous Affair by AnakniRizal Genre: Dark Romance, Paranormal