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When rising star Isabella Reed is murdered in Sebastian Knight's trailer, ambitious journalist Vivian Clarke's explosive articles help send the arrogant A-list actor to prison - launching her career overnight. One year later, guilt eats at Vivian. Doubting her own story, she reopens the case and finds herself trapped with the bitter, dangerously attractive man she helped destroy. As enemies become reluctant allies in a deadly game of secrets and lies, Vivian uncovers a powerful industry cover-up and a love she never saw coming. From hate to passion. From lies to redemption. Enemies to lovers. Forced proximity. Dark Hollywood secrets. Will they find the real killer before it destroys them both? A gripping slow-burn thriller where nothing is as it seems.

#4 in romantic-thriller out of 11.1K stories ................................ "Tell me something, Ms. Mehra." Vedika looked up from the file in her hands. Across the table, Suryansh Oberoi was watching her with an unreadable expression. "What?" A faint smile touched his lips. "How long are you planning to keep lying?" For a moment, her breath caught. Did he know she wasn't Prisha Mehra? Did he know she wasn't here for the job? Did he know she had entered Zyvora Systems with a fake identity and a secret investigation? Then he smiled. And suddenly, she wasn't sure she wanted the answer. ♡ When crime journalist Vedika Roy's childhood best friend disappears without a trace, her search for answers leads her to Zyvora Systems, the last place Shreya was seen before she vanished. Determined to uncover the truth, Vedika enters the company under the fake identity of Prisha Mehra. But what begins as a search for her friend soon turns into a dangerous investigation filled with secrets, disappearances, and questions nobody seems willing to answer. At the centre of it all stands Suryansh Oberoi, the powerful Managing Director of Zyvora Systems. Every clue seems to point towards him, making him the very person Vedika should be investigating. The problem? The more she uncovers about him, the more impossible it becomes to stay away. As hidden truths begin to surface and danger closes in, Vedika finds herself torn between her growing feelings and the truth she came to find. Because someone is lying. Someone is hiding dangerous secrets. And if Vedika isn't careful, she Tropes: ~ Romantic Thriller ~ Enemies to Lovers ~ Workplace Romance ~ Mysterious Boss ~ Undercover Identity ~ Slow Burn ~ Suspense & Secrets ~ Touch Her and You Die Note: This is a work of fiction that blends romance with suspenseful and dark themes. It contains depictions of crime, violence, and murder, presented as part of the story's narrative.

Raised by the mountains. Forged by humanity. Now she walks between them, carrying a past no one was meant to uncover.

She is ruthless, a declared misandrist and the sole heir to the largest empire in the country. Her family owns companies, hospitals, and schools-institutions that shape lives and silence opposition. Power is her inheritance, and control is her instinct. He is a nobody in her world. A boy from a middle-class family, working as a nurse in one of her hospitals, surviving on honesty, discipline, and long shifts that rarely end on time. When he uncovers the hospital's illegal practices, he does what no one else dares-he refuses to stay silent. She answers his defiance with a threat cold enough to end lives: if he speaks a single word outside those walls, his family will pay the price. She expects fear. Submission. Silence. But he is a rebel. He does not bend. He does not disappear. And in his refusal, he becomes the most dangerous man in her empire. A rebel will never marry his abuser. So how does a man who was threatened with the lives of his family end up marrying the very woman who tried to kill him?

BOOK 1 OF CROSSED HEARTS SERIES This is my very first story and I'm hoping it finds a special place in your hearts. If you love cop stories with a strong dose of romance especially the kind that makes your heart race then this one is for you. DCP Rudransh Simha, a fearless cop who knows how to deal with criminals, chaos, and everything in between. But his perfectly controlled world turns upside down the moment a whirlwind of madness enters his life Shakti Paritala, the one person who can challenge his rules, test his patience, and awaken feelings he never saw coming. What happens when a man of discipline meets a girl who is pure chaos? Come and read the story of DCP Rudransh Simha and Shakti Paritala, a tale of power, passion, and the unexpected madness that changes everything.

Everyone knows the story of Cinderella... 📖 But what if the fairy tale was never the truth? 👀 In a modern world ruled by 💼 wealth, 💻 technology, and powerful business empires, Noah Evan is a handsome young businessman whose life changes forever when a mysterious ✨ magical bracelet appears beneath his pillow. At the same time, Rose Jishi-a beautiful and successful businesswoman admired by millions and famously known as "Cinderella"-is hiding a past filled with 💔 pain, 🤫 secrets, and unanswered questions. Alongside the fearless and stubborn Rose Jishi, Noah is drawn into a hidden world of 🧙 ancient wizards, 🔮 magical artifacts, 📜 forgotten prophecies, and a terrifying creature known only as the Shapeshifter Cat. 🐈‍⬛ ✨ A bracelet. 💍 A ring. 📿 A necklace. 🛡️ Three heroes chosen by blood. 🧙‍♂️ Five wizards hiding dangerous secrets. As the line between ⏳ the past and 🚀 the future begins to disappear, Noah and Rose travel through time to uncover the truth behind Rose's tragic past, the disappearance of Noah's brother, and a promise made long before either of them understood destiny. But the deeper they search, the more they realize that the greatest enemy may not be the monster they are hunting... ⚠️ It may be someone they trust. ☠️ Filled with 🔍 mystery, ✨ fantasy, 🗺️ adventure, 😂 humor, ❤️ emotional bonds 🥺, and a 🌹 slow-burning romance, Cinderella Is Dead Now is a story about love that survives time, promises that refuse to be forgotten, and the courage to rewrite fate itself. Because sometimes... 🌙 The real fairy tale begins only after Cinderella is dead. 👠🖤

Amaya has always believed everything happens for a reason. Jace believes in facts. One thing that they both share? Their mutual hatred. After an afternoon takes a really dark turn, Amaya and Jace are bound by circumstance to work together. Even though they want nothing to do with each other. Sometimes reflections can be distorted. Some reflections reveal more than your face. Now they both hate mirrors.

"𝐇𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧... 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞." ༺♡༻ There are only two ways to leave his world. Dead. Or loyal. When Eira is dragged into the heart of the most feared underworld empire, she expects torture, interrogation, maybe even death. Instead, she finds herself locked inside a kingdom built on blood, watched through endless cameras, surrounded by men who would kill at a single command, and held captive by a man who never trusts anyone. He doesn't believe in mercy. Eira doesn't believe in surrender. While he watches her every move, convinced she's just another piece on his chessboard, Eira quietly learns the rules of a world where betrayal is currency, loyalty is bought, and power belongs only to those willing to take it. But the deeper she walks into his empire, the more impossible it becomes to ignore the truth-someone has been manipulating the game long before either of them realised they were players. And when the first empire falls... It isn't because he declared war. It's because Eira did. What begins as captivity turns into the most dangerous alliance the underworld has ever witnessed. Kings lose their thrones. Bloodlines are erased. Empires collapse. And the two people who were supposed to destroy each other become the only names powerful enough to rewrite the rules of the criminal world. The underworld spent years fearing him. It never imagined Eira would give it someone else to fear.

Robin Carter has spent his entire life believing that hard work could open any door. When he earns a scholarship to Aurelien Academy, a prestigious boarding school hidden high in the Canadian mountains, it feels like proof that maybe, just maybe, he belongs somewhere extraordinary. Instead, he finds impossible expectations, unforgettable friendships, and two boys who couldn't be more different... yet somehow see him in ways no one ever has. But beneath Aurelien's perfect reputation lies something carefully hidden. Students vanish. Questions disappear with them. And every answer leads Robin deeper into a secret someone is willing to kill to protect.

✦ 🖤 𝐴𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑞 𝐷𝑖𝑙 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑎 🖤 ✦ ☁️⋆｡˚ 🥀 ── 𝑯𝒂𝒓 𝑨𝒉𝒔𝒂𝒂𝒔 𝑴𝒆 𝑻𝒖 𝑯𝒂𝒊...🪽 🦋 🖤 ── 𝑨𝒖𝒓 𝑯𝒂𝒓 𝒀𝒂𝒂𝒅 𝑴𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝑨𝒇𝒔𝒂𝒂𝒏𝒂...🫧 ✨ ── 𝑫𝒐 𝑳𝒂𝒇𝒛𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒆 𝑩𝒉𝒊 𝑩𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒂𝒏 𝑵𝒂 𝑯𝒐 𝑷𝒂𝒂𝒚𝒆...🌹 ☁️⋆｡˚ ✦ ───────── 🖤 ───────── ✦ Seyren asked quietly... "𝑰𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒆?" Zayn held her gently "𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰'𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖." 🖤 - 𝒁𝒂𝒚𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒌 ✦ ───────── 🖤 ───────── ✦ Some hearts meet by chance... Some hearts are destined to collide. Zayn Malik never believed in love. Calm, reserved, and perfectly content with his own world - he had no place for unnecessary emotions. Until Seyran Mirza walked into his life. A girl full of chaos, laughter, and endless drama. A girl who could turn ordinary moments into unforgettable memories. She looked pretty But baby..... Nightmares can be pretty too.. They were completely different. He was silence. She was a storm. He was logic. She was emotions. But sometimes... the person you least expect becomes the person you can't imagine losing. Between friendship, misunderstandings, secrets, and unexpected feelings... Will Zayn and Seyran discover that some love stories are written before they even begin? Because this isn't just a story of love... This is Aashiq Dil Tera.

She believed in justice. He believed in vengeance. An IAS officer. A man feared by an entire city. One misunderstanding turns them into enemies. One mistake changes their lives forever. To the world, she is dead. To him, she is a prisoner. But as secrets unfold and truths come to light, they realize the greatest battle was never against each other... It was against the destiny that had written their names together long before they ever met. A story of revenge, power, sacrifice, and a love that was never meant to exist.

​Amyusha thought the hardest part of her medical journey abroad was surviving the grueling pressure of Russian winters, intense classes, and late-night clinical rotations. Living with her best friend Ayna and her pampered, fluffy cat Copper, she had finally found a peaceful routine. ​But that peace shatters during a night out at a local fairground. When Copper bolts into a dark, abandoned area, Amyusha chases after him-only to trip, injure herself, and come face-to-face with a terrifyingly handsome stranger. Dressed in an impeccable dark blue suit and holding a blood-stained cloth, he returns her cat and vanishes into the night. ​Desperate to shake the unsettling memory, Amyusha turns to her charcoal pencils, sketching his striking, mysterious silhouette to clear her mind. But some secrets refuse to stay on paper. When an anonymous, luxury set of art supplies arrives at her apartment with a chilling note-"Your knee seems healed, but you forgot to draw the suit"-Amyusha realizes the stranger is no longer just a memory. He knows exactly who she is, and he's stepping out of the shadows.

She thought she knew how dangerous the world could be-until she became the target. When she accidentally gets caught in the middle of a secret that powerful people would kill to protect, she becomes a problem nobody can ignore. The one person assigned to keep her under control is the same man everyone warns her about. He's cold. Ruthless. Impossible to read. She's stubborn. Fearless. And refuses to let anyone own her. What starts as a battle of wills turns into something neither of them expected: an obsession neither can walk away from. But the closer they get, the more they uncover that the danger surrounding them isn't just coming from enemies... It's coming from the secrets they're both hiding.

Amelia Storm has a questionable past. Witted and stubborn, she reluctantly uptakes regular meetings with her therapist to enlighten poor decisions that Amelia must confront in the present day. Everything unfolds when she reminisces her relationship college-sweetheart, Simon Borne. Obsessed? Possibly. Deceived? Incredulously. She was a fool to believe in what was never there in the first place.

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞... 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞. 𝐍𝐢𝐝𝐡𝐢 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐭. 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬... 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐬𝐞. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬... 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬:- 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐞-𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

Karisa "Kari" Yoon has her whole life in Seoul, South Korea right in front of her. A loving father, two loyal best friends, and a passion for making music which she took great pride in while also balancing work at her family's restaurant. But her life takes a turn the day she and her friends travel to her family's old vacation house in the countryside when that night, Kari finds a piece of a glowing red gemstone that it opens a glitching portal and it sucks her right inside and transports her straight to Hell. Finding herself in Pentagram City, a city full of demons, she meets a cast of colorful characters such as Angel Dust, an adult film star, his best friend Cherri Bomb, a spunky powerhouse, and Charlie Morningstar, the Princess of Hell, and her girlfriend Vaggie. She learns that Charlie is opening a hotel to redeem sinners in hopes they will earn a place in Heaven and serve as an alternative solution to reduce Hell's overpopulation and yearly extermination. Although Kari may not know much about Hell, she agrees to help Charlie after remembering words of encouragement from her late mother. But as time goes by, Kari finds herself going through unexpected changes in herself and catches the eyes of a few sinners and overlords who are interested in her and it all leads up to a shocking secret her father has kept from her about himself and his family her whole life.

She wakes up in a stranger's bed, a diamond ring glimmering on her finger - a symbol of promises she cannot remember - a vow forged in a past that's been stolen from her. Everyone says she's fortunate. That she's blessed. That a beautiful home, a devoted fiancé, and a spotless future await her. But when her pulse falters under his gentle touch... when her skin shivers instead of warming - something deep within resonates with the alarming feeling that something is profoundly, dangerously wrong. He insists it's for her own safety - that something awful happened, that healing simply takes time - but there's a fire in his eyes, a possessiveness he cannot mask. And somewhere in her mind, a locked box rattles against its chains. And at night, in the quiet... she dreams of another man she does not recognize. Until one day he steps out of the shadows. Not with flowers, but with fire, with danger, with a confession forged in the pure agony of a love forgotten. Not with comfort, but with a storm in his eyes and a voice that trembles when he says- "You promised to remember me," he whispers. "Even if the whole world made you forget." He is not kind. He is not patient. His love is wild - a consuming force - a sin that feels more elemental than redemption. The moment he reaches for her, the carefully woven lie starts to unravel, thread by thread, until the awful, beautiful truth emerges. She doesn't know his name. But her soul does. Now, stranded between two men - the man who offers refuge within a perfect illusion and the man who holds the key to a catastrophic reality - she must make a choice. To stay safely oblivious... or to break free and remember the life that was stolen from her. Because someone made sure she forgot. And they'll do whatever it takes to keep it that way. Some truths are dangerous - and some memories are worth everything.

In order to avoid marrying the King she marries the Devil. Sarah McVale, a Healer, is the Lady Inquisitor of Verax and has always believed her position untouchable, until she discovers that her father had betrothed her to the King when she had been ten. Now she's twenty and desperate which is when she finds a confident Alexander Pope, an Anodyne. He checks all her boxes and in a haste, she marries him, unbeknownst to her, he is a Shadow-walker with a list of people to kill. With Sarah investigating his crimes while he commits them with both of them in a marriage, the question is; what happens next? Will Sarah catch him, will he stop the killing or will their marriage become a marriage of killer and alibi? When his touch Kills and her touch Heals, what could possibly go wrong?

Lyra is a modern-day doctor who one day woke up inside the world of her favorite fantasy game. A world that shouldn't exist. There, she meets her bias, Valir, the Grandmaster of the Knights of Ventus and the man she once longed for behind a screen. But now, Valir is no longer just a character. He is real, dangerous, protective, and far harder to keep at a distance than she expected. The peaceful times, though, would soon come to an end. In their first mission, the Void, a corruptive darkness spreading through this world, finds her and begins hunting her, threatening not only her life but also the people who have taken her in. And the more she cares for them, especially Valir, the more she believes leaving may be the only way to protect them. As Lyra searches for a way back home, she discovers that her arrival may not have been an accident, and Valir isn't going to be willing to let her disappear so easily. Not when he learns how she really feels for him. Between two worlds, ancient secrets, and a darkness that knows her name, Lyra must decide whether home is truly where she came from... or the place where someone is willing to fight the laws of the world itself to keep her by his side.

𝐼'𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝘩𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛, 𝐼𝑟𝑖𝑠. 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝘩𝑎𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑢𝑠. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑙𝑙 𝑛𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝘩𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒. She writes about monsters for living. She finds them. Studies them. Puts them in books. And sleeps just fine afterwards 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭. Iris Vane , New York Times bestselling true crime author. She built her entire career writing about criminals no agency could catch, no journalist dared to name and no one else had the nerve to touch. Her latest book NO BODY NO CASE spent fourteen weeks at the top of every list. It was her best work. Meticulous. Fearless. The truth about the most untraceable criminal the world has never officially met. Then the letter arrived. No return address. Her name written in red. One word beneath it. ~𝑳𝒊𝒂𝒓~ Three pages of corrections. Calm handwriting. Specific details that no one outside the crime scene should know. Details that were never in any file she accessed. Signed one way - 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔, 𝑪𝒊𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒓. The day that letter arrived, something in her world quietly collapsed. Gifts started arriving after. black roses, A rare first edition left on her secured desk. Her own book returned with every mistake circled in red ink YOU BELONG TO ME, LITTLE MUSE Cipher is responsible for eleven unsolved cases across three countries. No witnesses. No trace. No name. Every agency that tried walked away with nothing. Iris is not an agency. She is something far more dangerous to him.