Essence Summers marries Kaiden Blackwood to save her addict father from prison. A year later, cervical cancer steals her time. Now she has months left, and one desperate wish: That he'll finally love her before she's gone. Would he love her if she died?

In a kingdom where beauty and power dictate worth, Princess Evelyne has always been the forgotten one. Overshadowed by her radiant sisters, dismissed by her own family, and treated as nothing more than an afterthought, she has learned to live in the shadows-silent, invisible, and aching for something more. But when the feared and ruthless Dark King arrives to choose a bride, no one expects him to spare Evelyne a second glance. He is a man of legend-shrouded in mystery, draped in power, and said to have a heart as cold as the night itself. The court watches, breathless, as he surveys the dazzling princesses before him. And then, he chooses her. Whispers ripple through the halls. Shock turns to outrage. Why would the Dark King-a man who could have anyone-claim the overlooked, unwanted daughter? But as Evelyne is whisked away to his shadowed kingdom, she begins to uncover the truth. The Dark King sees what no one else ever has-her strength, her resilience, the fire beneath the quiet. And in his arms, beneath the weight of his intense gaze, Evelyne is no longer invisible. She is his. But as darkness looms and enemies gather, Evelyne must decide-will she forever remain the forgotten princess, or will she rise as the Dark Queen, feared and revered beside the man who saw her worth when no one else did? Rankings: #1 in Royalty #6 in Kingdom

He burned for control. She was born of chaos. Together, they'll shatter the laws that broke them-and forge a love fierce enough to change everything. - In a kingdom where magic is law and the powerless are sold like cattle, survival is a coin few can afford. Every season, the poorest are swept from the streets and auctioned off as Familiars - living mana batteries to feed the ambitions of greedy sorcerers. Forgotten. Disposable. Erissa expected pain when she was claimed by Lord Kaelen Carmentis - the coldest sorcerer in the court, and heir to one of the oldest bloodlines in the realm. She didn't expect the bond to awaken something inside her. And she certainly didn't expect that, in the silence between them, she would feel safe. But Familiars aren't meant to be felt. And whatever is growing between them... is breaking every rule. Because she was never meant to survive the system. She was meant to rewrite it - and burn the old world down in the process.

Rhea has always been the forgotten twin - quieter, softer, never enough. But when her sister decides to back out days before a powerful arranged marriage, everything changes. Now Rhea must take her place, wearing her name, stepping into a life built on lies... and into the arms of Damian Voss - a man who sees too much and trusts too little.

Sabrina Reed is Nathan Alden's wife, but not by his choice... EXCERPT****** "I found her like this, sir," the guard announced. Sabrina stirred at the voice, blinking groggily and rubbing her eyes to chase away the blur clouding her vision. A towering figure stepped into focus. "What are you doing out here, Sabrina?" Nathan's voice was sharp, cutting through the fog of sleep. His jaw was tight, words pressed between clenched teeth. She blinked again, brushing hair from her face as she sat up. "What are you doing out here?" he repeated-louder this time, more demanding. He stood before her in a jet-black suit and white button-up shirt, sleeves rolled just enough to expose forearms clenched across his chest. His eyebrows were drawn tight, his eyes narrowed. "I came back late last night and... the guard was gone, so... I just fell asleep," she said softly, eyes lowering under the weight of his glare. He dismissed the guard with a silent nod, then stepped closer. "Where were you last night?" he asked, voice taut with suspicion. She yawned, trying to blink herself fully awake. "I've been volunteering at the animal shelter." "Get up," he ordered, tone clipped and harsh. "You expect me to believe that? Don't animal shelters close at a decent time?" She remained seated, her legs too stiff to move. "Yes, but-" "Get up!" he barked.

❝ 𝘽𝘼𝘽𝙔, 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙔𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙇𝙊𝙑𝙀, 𝙄'𝙇𝙇 𝘿𝙊 𝙒𝙃𝘼𝙏𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙍 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙒𝘼𝙉𝙏. ❞ ⮑ 𝘈𝘬𝘪 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘶𝘵𝘺. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘐𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦. 𝘐𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ' FOR YOUR LOVE ' AKI HAYAKAWA 𝙭 (𝙛) 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 : 5/6/25 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴: in progress ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄

*****BOOK ONE****** Set in a continent called Irevalen, where the skies are ruled by dragon-shifters - immortal beings who can take human form, but never fully shed their beast. Centuries ago, a Blood Treaty was made between dragons and the last surviving human kingdom. To maintain balance and peace, a dragon from the royal bloodline must bond with a human every 500 years - not just a marriage, but a soul-binding, deep magic deal that ensures dragons don't destroy the mortal realm with their fire and fury. The catch? The human bride is always chosen by fate. No one picks. No one can refuse. Or so they say. --- 🔥 The Male Lead: Kaelith Vyron, the current heir to the SKYCOURT throne - feared warrior, emotionless strategist, and cold-blooded dragon prince. Has rejected the idea of love his whole life. Is terrified of what the soul-bond might do to him (dragons who bond can be consumed by obsession). Is pissed that fate tied him to a weak, mortal girl. Thinks she'll break. Plans to scare her off. But she doesn't. And it wrecks him. --- 🕊️ The Female Lead: Liora Vane, 22-year-old healer's apprentice from the far southern coast. Orphaned young. Grew up with books, herbs, and freedom. Hates the idea of fate deciding who she marries. Thinks dragons are cruel, inhuman monsters. When she's taken from her village and presented to Kaelith, she fights back - hard. Swears she'll never belong to him. But then... she sees pieces of his humanity. And it terrifies her more than the fire ever did.

❝ 𝙁𝙐𝘾𝙆 𝙈𝙀 𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏. 𝙎𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝙈𝙀 𝙒𝙃𝙊 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝘼𝙍𝙀. ❞ ⮑ 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴. 𝘚𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘳. ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ' PORNSTAR ' AKI HAYAKAWA 𝙭 (𝙛) 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 : 2/15/25 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴: ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄

❝𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧.❞ ╰┈➤ IN WHICH you became Douma's plaything for years until the day he decided to turn you into a demon, so you can stay as his pretty little marionette forever. ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Pre-Canon ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Mature Contents ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ TW: Suicide ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ YANDERE 【 童磨 】 ───── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ───── 𝗗𝗢𝗨𝗠𝗔 𝗫 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗗: 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗: 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 Demon Slayer ©Kyoharu Gotouge MARIONETTE ©ASTRAGAZER- ---