Political-intrigue Stories

No one ever asked Vespera if she wanted to be a saint. They just told her to kneel. So she knelt. She bore what they gave her to bear, and she carried the sins of a nation until she stopped remembering what it felt like to be clean. When the walls of Solavar fall and the Voreth army pours through, Cassian finds her in the wreckage of the Grand Temple. He looks at her the way a man looks at something he intends to take-and he takes her. A war prize, he calls it. What he wants is simple. Power. Leverage. Answers about the mother who died inside these walls and left him with nothing but a name and a silence where her face should be. What he doesn't want is the way she looks at him. Not with fear. Not with hate. With something worse: recognition. Like she's been watching him walk toward her for years. Like she's already seen how this ends and hasn't bothered to look away. She offers him a deal. Her prophecy. His protection. Her freedom when she's given him enough. He takes it. [CONTENT WARNINGS: Grimdark themes, character deaths, psychological trauma, non-consensual elements, and a tragic ending. For mature audiences only.]

He woke in 1985 Britain. The system whispered: "Forty years to turn the UK into a Sultanate... or vanish forever." But no bullets. No coups. Only the law.

Set in the year 2166, The Silent Dawn follows Aster, a teenage boy in the hyper-meritocratic society of Astaria, where survival is determined by intelligence, and a corrupt oligarchy rules under the guise of a perfect monarchy. Struggling to find his purpose in a world where rebellion is met with death, Aster meets Alexander, the privileged son of a high-ranking leader. Together, they uncover the cracks in their society, sparking a rebellion that threatens to dismantle the regime. As they navigate a web of oppression, betrayal, and forbidden feelings, Aster must confront the price of revolution-and whether freedom is worth the lives it will cost.

If you had the chance to rule the world, would you take it? Five friends come face to face with this question when, after years of joking about taking over the world, they find themselves in another world where their plots no longer seem like fairytales. As they explore this new world, tensions rise as they uncover a dark side to it they never expected Stressed over graduation and planning her future, Elaine is more than happy to escape into a new world. However the longer she and her friends stay, the harder it is for her to watch over them. Soon she begins to wonder if they were better off staying in Earth where problems were personal, and not global In all of her years of chasing adrenaline, Hazel has never experienced a thrill quite like entering a new world. New people to meet, new dangers to encounter and new risks to take. The possibilities seem endless, until one of her friends makes a wrong move and everything she knows begins to unravel before her eyes With a crush on his mind and a dream to make the new world name him their jester, Cash marches into the unknown with high spirits. But even as things finally start to happen with his crush, old monsters from his past arise, putting a quick halt to his excitement There was no doubt in his mind that entering a strange world was a bad idea, but Roman had no choice but to follow his friends into this nightmare. Now a dying king, a rebellion and a missing queen have fallen into his lap but no one seems to question the absurdity. Though Elaine is the official mother of their group, Roman must work behind the scenes to keep them all from spiraling into territory from which they can never return There are countless events, ballgowns and gold decorations, and Faith couldn't be happier. It's like a fairytale come true, a movie become reality. She is immediately whisked away by the glamour of the new world. With all of these fairytales come true however, she starts to wonder if her dream prince comes as a package deal

Trapped in a political marriage to fuel her husband's dangerous magic, a neglected archivist thinks she's powerless-until a cynical outlaw teaches her how to weaponize the realm's history and burn it all down. Note: This is a high-stakes political fantasy with slow-burn romance and ruthless consequences. Read with caution.

Noctilux was never meant to belong to light or shadow. It was meant to survive between them. For ten years, Layla has hidden in the human world from the realm that slaughtered her family and erased her bloodline. Returning could get her killed. When her guardian vanishes, leaving only a warning, Layla is forced back into the world that betrayed her. The Veil is thinning. War is coming. And the only answers left are hidden within the revived Tournament of Houses. To survive, Layla enters beneath another House's banner: a false champion with a buried bloodline and a talent for noticing when things begin to break. Then she catches the attention of Lucien, Solestra's golden heir, the son of a woman tied to everything Layla lost. He should be simple to hate. If only it were that easy. So, while old secrets begin to surface and the Veil continues to weaken, Layla must uncover the truth behind her family's destruction before what was buried demands a reckoning Noctilux cannot survive. Preview Excerpt: She studies me the way Assassins do, not for obvious weakness, but for inconsistency. "You were born to Noxira," she says at last. "Before it was erased." The name lands quietly between us. "They were first to see how power moves," she continues. "Not just shadow, but intent. Pressure. The places where something begins to fail before anyone else admits it's breaking. That made certain people nervous." "No," I murmur. "It made them afraid."

In the floating slums of Makoko, Lagos, a boy with a strange serpent-shaped birthmark discovers he is part of a forgotten prophecy-one that could save the nation... or destroy it. Kafé always felt different, but when a mysterious blackout strikes Lagos, visions awaken inside him and the spirits of the lagoon begin to call his name. Soon he learns the truth: he was born a twin. One marked by destiny. One claimed by darkness. And the brother he never knew is coming for him. Now hunted by secret societies, ancient watchers, and powerful enemies hidden within the city, Kafé must uncover the truth of his bloodline before Lagos erupts into chaos. But in a world where politics, spirits, and human ambition collide... not even family can be trusted. Ghetto Order is an Afro-Noir fantasy filled with prophecy, rising power, betrayal, and the fight for a broken city's soul.

One year in an elite vampire school for training guards. Sounds promising. But if that isn't exciting enough, feel free to throw in some royalty, an assassin or two, and a healthy- or perhaps unhealthy- dose of political intrigue. The result might be incredibly wonderful... Or it might end up getting friends kidnapped, poisoned, and outright killed.

Eight months after the Red Thread serial homicide left its mark on Everwood, the city is about to face something darker still. When performance artist Jonah Mercer is found dead at the centre stage of the Marwood Theatre, his body arranged in a tableau no one who sees it will ever forget, Detectives Lina Cho and Michael Lau step into a crime scene that is less a murder and more a message. What begins as a homicide investigation in the heart of Everwood's arts community quickly becomes something far larger. The staging is not random. The symbols are not decorative. And the killer is not finished. Jonah Mercer had spent two years building a case that someone was willing to kill to suppress, one pointing toward shell companies, ghost identities, falsified records, and a criminal network buried within the city's own institutions for thirty years. As evidence surfaces and the investigation widens, it becomes clear that the architect of it all is still watching. And still protected. The White Mask is a richly layered crime novel about power, erasure, and the patience it takes to dismantle both, and a city slowly learning the cost of what it chose not to see. The White Mask is the second Everwood homicide novel, following The Red Thread.

Long time ago in a galaxy far far away...The Clone Wars have raged on across the galaxy. The Republic the oldest faction in the galaxy that has held peace for centuries has now splintered into three factions. The Loyalists System that still make up the republic are in a struggle for supremacy with the CIS or also known as the Confederacy of Independent Systems, finally with the Neutral systems caught in the middle. This war has cost many lives as it is waged across the galaxy. This has caused many to second guess their past loyalties and many double agents have sprung out. Amongst this war ridden galaxy a empire rises. All rights are owned by there respective companies I just own the main plot to the story. Enjoy

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Prince Devland Hayden Welfare, the second prince of the royal family of the Lesaguona empire, but being born into royalty was where his luck ends. The unfortunate truth is that our Devland was cursed with misfortune since most likely birth. Bringing misfortune and bad luck to everyone around him, including himself. In a last-ditch effort to get rid of him, Devland's father, King Callus married him off to the villainous Archduke, Luciferen Fae; a villain of villains with a devilish character and cruel nature. Just his luck.

A mysterious ancient general, determined to save a wounded princess, defies time itself in search of the legendary "Divine Healer." However, what he finds is not a mystical sage, but an exceptionally skilled yet down-on-her-luck modern-day doctor. Their worlds are vastly different, their personalities at odds, yet fate entwines them in a thrilling and heart-stirring contract romance. As hidden truths gradually surface, they realize that this journey is far more than a mere quest for salvation-it is a destiny-bound entanglement spanning a thousand years...

Cassius alone stands between the realm of Evlontus and complete destruction in this riveting tale of swords, magic, and deception that rewrites the classic theme of good versus evil. Imprisoned within Cassius' soul lives a terrifying dark force threatening to destroy all existence. As his control over it weakens, it is up to his brother, King Magnus, along with his deceitful machinations, to repress and vanquish the evil entity and restore balance to the realm. Total annihilation looms over Evlontus, and the brothers' efforts begin to unravel due to the interference of two soldiers, Japheth and Ellendarra. When the truth is finally revealed, destiny takes them down an unexpected path towards the ultimate battle between good and evil.

Seraphina Valentine Blackthorn was never meant to fail. Graceful. Intelligent. Untouchable. The pride of Viremont's nobility-and a name no one could ignore. Until everything changed. Now, far from the glittering halls of the capital, Seraphina finds herself in a place where titles hold no power and silence speaks louder than praise. But losing everything has a way of revealing truths- About the world. About the people around her. And most dangerously... about herself. Because Seraphina was never as fragile as they believed. And she was never meant to remain in the shadows. When unfamiliar faces begin to cross her path and quiet tensions start to rise, Seraphina is drawn back into a game she once mastered- Only this time, she's playing by her own rules. Not every smile is kind. Not every ally is safe. And not every story ends the way it should. "She didn't lose her place in the world-she simply stopped playing by its rules."

A story a hundred years into the future, set alternatively on the moon Europa, and in America.

Crown Prince Sebastian has spent his entire life carrying the weight of a kingdom. Cold, disciplined, and destined to inherit the throne, he has no interest in love-especially not when his father forces him into a political marriage with the daughter of a powerful duke. But on his wedding day, the bride who arrives at the palace is not the duke's daughter. It is her older brother. Julian never intended to become the Crown Princess. Disguised as his fragile younger sister to protect his family, he expects to spend the rest of his life avoiding the Crown Prince and keeping his secret hidden. Instead, he finds himself trapped in a palace filled with lies, assassins, and dangerous political games. What begins as a marriage of convenience quickly turns into a battle of wits between two stubborn men who refuse to trust one another. Meanwhile, dark secrets buried within the royal court begin to surface. The beloved late Empress Anastasia may not have died from illness. A concubine's ambition threatens the empire. A prince's claim to the throne is built on a lie. And somewhere beneath the hatred, Sebastian and Julian discover a love neither of them ever expected. In a kingdom where betrayal wears a smile and loyalty can cost a life, the greatest danger may be falling in love with the one person they were never meant to love. Enemies to Lovers • Slow Burn • Hidden Identity • Political Intrigue • Royal Romance • M/M Main Couple • F/F Side Couple