Comtemporary Stories

BORN TO RULE. ‎ ‎The phrase made Vero pause. Could he really be considered born to rule? ‎ ‎Since childhood, he'd been told it was his destiny to become the next Primarch. Did he want that? He wasn't sure. But with no reason to reject his grandfather's wishes, he had simply gone along with them. ‎ ‎But what happens when he learns that becoming Primarch is only the first step? ‎ ‎What lies beyond the Seal? And when the time comes... will he be able to fight them?

For two years now, Zaira has lived under their roof. Not as a burden, not out of obligation. But as family. Her parents trust them, they adore her. She comes from another city to Mumbai for her education, welcomed with warmth, care, and affection into a wealthy household that treats her like their own. All except him. Aarvik Singhania barely speaks to her, barely acknowledges her presence. And when his eyes do find her, they are cold with something that looks dangerously close to anger. She is afraid of him, he rarely speak except it's important and that is what scare most people...his silence, the way he watches without looking and the way the room feels heavier when he's near. What Zaira doesn't know is that his detest is a lie.

How does one impress Grace? This is a question Folabi Dawson asked for several months. He could afford diamonds. He could buy her the latest wherever in the world. He could do just anything, because with money, there was never going to be an issue. Meet Grace Akinsola, but popularly known as Grace Akins. All her life, she made her money, obsessed with her passion and nothing else. But a few years back, she learned the hard way that the few men she had met were only attracted to her body and intimidated by her success. Folabi Dawnson, who had everything at the tip of his fingers, couldn't have Grace. That was the first time his money couldn't solve his problem. Grace Akins, was his problem.

Lilia Nolani and Theo Harper grew up together on the same mountain estate, she in the grand mansion and he in the caretaker's cottage. They were inseparable as children. Until the day Lilia betrayed him and Theo vowed to bring her down if it was the last thing he did. In the years that followed, their rivalry solidified them as enemies on opposite sides of the battlefield. But when Theo crosses a line he can't uncross, his mother threatens to cut off his entire college fund unless Lilia forgives him. With his future on the line, he has no choice but to put himself at her mercy. Lilia's conditions are simple: Help her win over Scott, his teammate and her longtime crush, and she'll ensure he gets his college fund. Theo reluctantly agrees. But as the former best friends are forced together for the first time in years, their hatred begins to fracture. And Theo realizes he doesn't want to help Lilia get Scott. He wants her for himself.

They tried to separate them. They failed. Arielle Monroe knows she shouldn't want him. Dr. Weston Hale knows he can't stay away. Forced into different wings after a "too close" collaboration, they try to bury what happened between them - the almost-kiss, the locked-door moment, the heat that never really faded. But every hallway they cross, every patient they share, every breath they take in the same room brings them right back to the edge. This is no innocent crush. No workplace flirtation. This is gravity, obsession, emotional unraveling - the kind of slow-burn intimacy that turns into fire. And when the pressure finally cracks, their collision is as beautiful as it is dangerous. Book Two of The Quiet Shift Series - a raw, poetic, emotionally erotic romance that digs deeper, burns slower, and cuts sharper.

Enemies at first sight, Michelle and Nick can't stand each other... yet every argument sparks a dangerous, undeniable tension neither can ignore.

Ira Verma never imagined her new job would land her inside the cold, echoing walls of the Rathore estate-a mansion guarded by silence, secrets, and the brooding presence of the man she's been hired to care for. Devraj Singh Rathore, heir to one of the most powerful families in India, is feared by many and understood by none. Bound to a wheelchair after a brutal attack, he shows no emotion, no warmth... and certainly no interest in the woman tending to him. At least, that's what Ira believes. What she doesn't know is that behind his still gaze lies a storm-dark, obsessive, and dangerously fixated on her. He watches when she's not looking, collects pieces of her she never gave, and burns with jealousy every time his younger brother dares to flirt with her. But Ira has a life outside this mansion. A fiancé her family chose. A future she thought she wanted. Devraj is done pretending. And when obsession begins to crack through restraint, Ira must face a chilling truth: You can only run so far... when the one who craves you is already inside your world.

When Eva is a attacked by a group of hungry vampires, she's saved by Justin. A strange vampire running from his past. What started out as a friendship quickly becomes more , and what seemed like a easy love affair quickly turns complicated when a foe from Justin's past hatches a plan to sell the blood of dozens of children. With lives and hearts hanging in the balance can they over come their past or will they fall in the deadliest rapture of them all.

Zahra's world is turned upside down when her love for Amir is torn apart by family expectations. Choosing to marry Khalid, a mysterious gem merchant with a troubled past, Zahra must navigate the complexities of love and duty. As secrets unravel and unexpected encounters reignite old flames, Zahra finds herself torn between the past and the present. With each page, readers will be drawn into Zahra's journey of self-discovery, as she learns to follow her heart amidst the whispers of fate. Will Zahra find the courage to forge her own path to happiness, or will she be forever trapped in the shadows of her past? Dive into "Beyond Love's Veil" for a gripping tale of love, sacrifice, and second chances that will keep you scrolling through chapters late into the night In sha Allah.

At exactly 5:00 PM every day, Amon stops being dependable. By day, he is the model employee at a mid-sized food distribution company-efficient, quiet, impossible to corner with last-minute requests. His coworkers rely on him. His boss trusts him. He has never once stayed past five. And he never will. Because at 5:00 PM sharp, something far more important begins. Armed with green tea, calculated seating angles, and a deeply unnecessary level of social analysis, Amon ventures across the city to rooftop after-work lounges where ambition softens into vulnerability and conversations drift just slightly off-balance. There, beneath glass railings and skyline lights, he conducts what he privately considers a hobby: Emotional positioning. He doesn't break hearts. He doesn't cause chaos. He simply... observes. Adjusts. Inserts himself gently into conversations. Becomes harmless. Becomes safe. Becomes indispensable. This time, his focus settles on Mira-a thoughtful architect caught between certainty and hesitation-and Daniel, the calm, unshakable rival who refuses to react the way rivals are supposed to. Amon's strategy is simple: Be softer. Be easier. Be the one she leans toward when the night grows complicated. But as he maneuvers through polite dialogue, subtle triangulation, and the delicate art of emotional contrast, something unexpected happens. He succeeds. Just not in the way he intended. Told in a smooth, close third-person style with sharp, playful internal commentary, Altitude Adjustment is a story about control, miscalculation, and the quiet comedy of taking something completely unnecessary very, very seriously. Because sometimes the most dangerous word in the room isn't love. It's safe.

"I hate a Roman named Status Quo!" - Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury

Ven thought she'd grown accustomed to her life's ways. The way people fade in and out of it. And yet she never expected Chase Alford to fade into it. But then again, she never thought that it'd be her own best friend to fade out.

Everyone knows the rules of growing up. Once you're eighteen things become clearer, childhood problems melt away, and you're ready to go out and conquer the world. You're now an adult. You can look your parents in the eye as equals. Officially, you're on your own, and now you'll only look back fondly at what you once were, an immature child still learning about life. Or so you'd think. Jake is a young adult who grew up with the support of his family, especially his mother, Elaine. Though he experienced some rough patches as a child and fitting in was a constant challenge, she's been there for him. But it's time for Jake to "grow up" and for him, that means no longer needing his family. It turns out that life without them is a far greater struggle than he ever imagined. Living independently is hard, but admitting it is even harder. Join this true story of conflict and heart-pounding moments, as both mother and son explore the concept of parenting as a lifelong commitment.

What do you do when you want the one person you shouldn't? Luca Samuels has a dark past. He's finally overcome the demons that use to haunt him. All he has to do is get through his final semester of college, which sounds easy, until he meets Julien. Julien Holt has lived a safe life teaching, until he meets Luca Samuels. The young aspiring teacher is anything but ordinary and he's instantly drawn to him. Will the demons of Lucas past taint their relationship before they even get a chance to start?

Falling in love with the right guy is hard, especially when you're in love with your best friends older brother, Dean. Cliche I know but unfortunately, that's where I'm at. I have loved Dean for years but being best friends with his little sister Sarah made him think of me only as a little sister too. Then comes Noah, I don't want to like him, but there is this chemistry between us that I can't resist. Annie is your typical seventeen-year-old high school girl, she dreams of going to Princeton on scholarship but she never expected what life would hold for her when she met Noah Price, forced to go on a blind date with him by her best friend, Annie slowly starts to fall in love. Noah is wild and unpredictable. Annie is stable and quietly passionate. Dean is a beautiful, broken boy. Who will Annie choose, but more importantly, who is worthy of her?

At 18 everyone gets cleared for a new life. For the subject, you don't feel anything. You get take the shot and when you wake up you remember nothing. You don't remember your bright blue house at the end of your twisty dead end, your dark brown chocolate lab, your three siblings, the two people that made and raised you, your school, your best friends, nothing. You wake up the day after you turn 18, in a house with your soulmate, who you've been paired with since birth, but meet just this day. The two of you, in a house, in a completely different setting, with all new people. And you start a new life, without ever returning to your other one. But it doesn't matter, because the subject doesn't remember their other life. You're not suppose to. If you do, you're different, unique, one of a kind, but worst of all, dangerous. They kill the ones that remember because they are their mistakes. They kill their mistakes. I am a mistake.

Bianca Benson is gone, but her last wish binds two broken men together. Enzo Benson keeps everything under control-his family's business, his temper, the careful anger he hides behind sarcasm and a hard jaw. The one thing he's never been able to command is Ace Hart. Quiet, forgiving, the man Bianca loved with the kind of reckless devotion that left Enzo raw with jealousy. When Bianca's death and a sealed will demand a shocking solution-marriage between the two men who loved her-Enzo signs with a clenched fist and a louder secret: he's spent years loving Ace in ways he would never admit. Ace accepts the marriage because loving Bianca taught him what it means to keep promises. He walks into Enzo's house carrying grief and loyalty, not expecting to be accused, cornered, used, or desired with the same ferocity Bianca used to receive. He thinks a vow can keep Bianca's memory safe. He doesn't expect the vow to drag him into a dangerous orbit where desire and punishment look the same. Forced together by love, obligation, and the brittle shards of a family's grief, they carve out a life together under the weight of Bianca's name. Enzo meets Ace with headline hatred and a deeper hunger-rough hands, sharp words, a possessive claim that alternates between cruelty and care. Ace gives as much as he can: tenderness, patience, the ghost of what he and Bianca were. The friction between them flames into nights of violent need and daylight reckonings that demand a price.

Luna has perfected the art of being invisible-show up early, keep her nose in a book, and people usually leave her alone. But on the first day of senior year, everything shifts when a new girl with root-tangled curls and amber eyes sits directly in front of her. Autumn. Mysterious, confident, impossibly beautiful Autumn... who actually talks to her, actually listens, and somehow sees straight through Luna's carefully built walls. What starts as an awkward icebreaker turns into something Luna never expected: a spark she can't explain, the thrill of being noticed, and the terrifying hope that someone might truly understand her. As classes, band rehearsals, and chaotic best friends pull them together again and again, Luna finds herself drawn deeper into Autumn's orbit-one shared glance, one joke, one unexpected moment at a time. But Luna isn't used to being the girl anyone chooses, and Autumn isn't someone she can easily read. Between new feelings, old insecurities, and the quiet magic of their growing connection, Luna begins to question whether this year might hold something she never let herself imagine. A friendship that feels different. A chemistry she can't ignore. A love story that starts with a breeze through an open window... and the girl who walked in with it.

Ewatomi's Journey follows the emotional and tumultuous life of Ewatomi, a strong and determined woman who is forced to confront the fractures in her past while navigating the complexities of her present. Once married to a man who chose to take another wife, Ewatomi relocated to the UK to raise her children in a fresh environment, leaving behind the pain of betrayal and the broken dreams of a life she had envisioned. Now, back in Abuja, Ewatomi is caught in a whirlwind of emotions and responsibilities. As a mother, she battles with the distance between her and her rebellious daughter, Ifedayo, while also trying to keep her family together despite the scars left by her first marriage. The sudden reappearance of her first husband's choices and their impact on her family force her to reckon with the past she thought she had left behind. In the midst of it all, Ewatomi finds herself drawn to a younger man in Abuja-someone who offers a kind of love and attention that she had long thought impossible. But balancing this new love with the demands of motherhood, past emotional trauma, and the chaotic events surrounding her daughter's rebelliousness proves to be more difficult than she anticipated. As Ewatomi grapples with her past mistakes, the newfound possibility of love, and the challenges of being a single mother, she must come to terms with the woman she once was, the woman she is now, and the woman she hopes to become. The story is a deep exploration of self-identity, love, family, and forgiveness in the face of unrelenting pressure.

Samurai, ninja, and those who possess the magical powers of the Meteor are living in the modern age of Japan and under one mysterious association. Suddenly, they are being targeted and hunted down by a faction of modern warfare. Koki Otomari, a Meteor Samurai with the powers of the Dragon, is called over and had no choice but to join with the mysterious association carrying and preserving its traditions and the magical arts from the Meteor, known as the Meteor Arts. Together, they must fight to survive and fend off against this modern threat it seeks to destroy, but what was the reason behind it all? ______________________________________________ Cover art by Valentina Migliore Story and characters written and created by Koi Nogane