Secret-society Stories

Would you sell your soul to have everything you've ever wanted? Would you choose yourself over your best friend? Your family? When Marcus, Prince of Denmark, is caught in a highly-publicized scandal involving his ex-girlfriend and ex-best friend and cousin, he's forced to escape into anonymity until it blows over... But when his parents send him to NYC to the private, prestigious, and ultra-exclusive Weishaupt University along with his advisor Chauncey to chaperone, Marcus isn't pleased. While discretion is guaranteed, due to the super-strict NDA every Weishaupt student is required to sign, it doesn't outweigh the fact that studying in America means delaying his graduation a year. His feelings shift after finding out that Elena Vargas, the iconic American pop star he's adored for years, has taken a career hiatus to enroll at Weishaupt. When their friend groups intertwine and Marcus finds Elena showing interest in him as well, things feel too good to be true... However, in the small circle where the sons and daughters of politicians and barons roam, Marcus' trust issues are triggered as he unravels a string of secrets his parents and Chauncey hid from him from when they attended Weishaupt, including a secret society they not only were a part of, but created - twenty-five years ago. Desperate for answers and seeking to understand his family better, Marcus discovers, with the help of his conspiracy theorist new friend, that there is something more sinister going on at Weishaupt, and that coincidences are no such thing - everything at this private college is calculated, and no one has been honest with him since he'd arrived...starting with his own family.

Detective Knight also known as DC Reece Emery Knight is everything a person would want in a boyfriend, charming, rich, handsome. Everyone except her, Marjorie Van Gould. The woman he's meant to despise, his rival. A headstrong, uptight (or was it just around him) yet chaotic woman with caramel eyes, wild curls and a temper (again, was that just around him?). Coffee was spilled, words were said and since then... they weren't exactly on the best of terms. Putting it lightly, they're sworn enemies. That was until their supervisor decided to lump them on a case together. In Oxford where they have to disguise themselves as Masters students at the prestigous Oxford University to discreetly investigate a series of ongoing murders and disappearances. Whilst balancing their hatred for one another. Oh and did i mention? In order to get to the root of the case they'll need to get into a secret society, the cases only lead. And when one of them has an unfortunate slip of the tongue.. they are forced into a fake relationship. Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Especially when both parties are hiding their own hidden demons. A story of rivalry, romance, healing. A story featuring bookstores, old cities, coffee, boat rides, academics and murder investigations.

"I died for her. And now I've come back to a world that forgot." Xue Zhen was a Recessive Alpha-believed to have triggered his Dominant trait late. Still, he was groomed as the heir of the Xue family empire, feared by rivals, and unmatched in the boardroom. But none of that mattered in the end. Because when the secret turned on Xue Ning-the adopted beta no one expected to survive-he stood in the crossfire. And died. Now he's back. Forged in silence. Reborn in secret. And no one remembers the life he lost... except him. She doesn't know she was the reason he became what others only whispered about in myth. She doesn't know she tethered him-soul to soul, breath to breath. Not even death could sever it. But Xue Zhen remembers. Every betrayal. Every death. And most of all- Her scent. - 💥 Omegaverse. Family Politics. Rebirth. Scandal. 💔 Secret identities, gland removals, and impossible love. 🧬 Legendary bloodlines. Bitter cousins. Military startups. 💋 A slowburn obsession between a dominant alpha and the omega who triggered it. The House of Xue has never been more chaotic. Or dangerous. 🌸 Reborn lover. Bitter regrets. An omega who once begged to die... and the alpha who refuses to lose her again. - ⚠️ Content Warning: Psychological trauma, family betrayal, mature themes, possessive dynamics, past-life death, and scenes of emotional manipulation. 📜 Read the extras. Fear the butler. Choose your favorite cousin. Trust no one.

Selena is stuck. She's feels like she's the only one in her family not growing or doing something meaningful with her life. "I can recommend you to an academy if you like?" Mr Synide suggests and I perk up with interest, my cloudy day immediately pierced by a single ray of sunshine. "What academy?" "It's called the 'Imperial Society'. Attendants range from royalty and nobility, to billionaires and politicians, to underworld heirs, like you. Trust me, you'll fit in just fine," he says casually while my jaw hangs. I'm sorry, did he just say ROYALTY?!

Some deals are made at the edge of desperation. Some prices are paid before you're old enough to understand what you're giving away. Sunny is ten years old, an outcast in a world that has already decided what he's worth. His mother is dying. His sister is dying. And on the night he runs through a cursed forest to save them - hunted by forces older and crueler than anything he has a name for - he discovers that something ancient has been living inside him since birth. Something planted there deliberately. Something that powerful people are willing to kill for. When a being of incomprehensible power steps out of the dark and offers him a choice - his loyalty, his body, his future, in exchange for the lives of the people he loves most - Sunny doesn't hesitate. He says yes. That yes will cost him everything. And build him into something the world has never seen. Red-Eye is the story of a boy born ordinary in a world that classifies human souls like currency - from the godlike to the expendable. It is the story of what happens when the expendable refuses to stay that way. Of shadow and sacrifice, of deals made in dark forests, of a child who loved his family so completely that he handed himself over to a monster to protect them - and what that monster made of him in return. Somewhere between the boy who ran and the Shadow Lord he becomes, something was lost. Red-Eye asks whether it was worth it. For those who believe that the most dangerous thing in any world is not power - but someone with nothing left to lose, and everything left to love.

In the town of Rileysville, Vermont, is a prestigious Ivy League University. A school that only the best of students can enter- and once you're apart of the school, only the best of that best can enter its secret society- The House of Sun The House of Moon The House of Star The House of Sea The House of Stone The House of Wind The House of Flame One ritual, and you're given powers beyond your imagination. But it comes at a cost: controlled by the Council of Alumni, forced to monitor and preserve magic and its balance... even if it costs you your life. It very might will, as enemies in all forms try to shatter the balance.

The Midnight Accord is a dark, neo-Victorian supernatural thriller set in 1891 London, choked by toxic fog and ancient conspiracies. The story follows Inspector Percival Greaves as he investigates a series of ritualistic murders involving emissaries of a secret supernatural treaty known as the "Accord". As reality begins to fracture, Greaves discovers that the murders are part of a reverse-ritual intended to undo a centuries-old truce and awaken a forgotten power: the "Eighth Chair".

Beneath the ocean floor, a demon stirs in his ancient prison. Dr. Arrow Boathead - surgeon, son, and secret heir to a legendary bloodline - must choose between his quiet life and his destiny. With reporter Sentinel Wireshark by his side, the truth they uncover could save the world... or end it.

"If you want a taste of the world of 'Starlight & Sin,' take a look at the heavy gold collar that will eventually weigh Sitara down, or the evidence she should have never found in the archives." The Pawn's Gambit ​"In the hallowed halls of Delhi's most elite university, the Student Council doesn't just manage events-they manage lives. They are the Kings, the Architects, and the Executioners. Sitara entered their world with a Rank 1 scholarship and a heart full of small-town dreams, only to find herself sleeping in a dead girl's room. ​She was supposed to be the spectator. She was supposed to be the 'Safe One.' But when she finds a blood-stained note and a brass key, she realizes the 'Grandmaster' of the Council, Abhimanyu, hasn't just noticed her-he's already moved her across the board. In a game where the currency is gold and the price of losing is a car crash at midnight. Sitara must decide: Will she run from the King, or will she learn how to checkmate him?"

Blood Protocol is a dark, gripping blend of horror and science fiction where fear is no longer just a feeling-it is a system, carefully designed and enforced. In a world where vampires are no longer myths but engineered beings hidden behind layers of advanced technology, power belongs to those who understand the rules of survival. At the center of it all is a mysterious set of codes known only as The Protocol-a silent law that governs blood, memory, and control. When a young girl unknowingly becomes tied to this system, her life shifts from ordinary to dangerous overnight. She is pulled into a hidden world where nothing is what it seems, and every choice comes with a price written in blood. The more she tries to escape, the deeper she sinks into a truth that was never meant to be discovered. But in this world, even monsters are controlled... until someone breaks the rules.

Eons ago on a planet far far away, an ancient race of shadowy Aberrations overtook a once peaceful planet. Amongst the wreckage of what was once their home, a group of soldiers vow that their planet shall be the last to see such destruction. Having chased the Aberrations across the galaxies and now settling on planet Earth, a shadow war is waged and secrets are unfolding that might just change everything.

In the rain-slicked streets of 1970s Oxford, a brilliant Indian student inventor and his girlfriend, Jennifer, discover a hidden cache of research notes in the laboratory of the enigmatic Dr. Victor. These aren't just equations-they are the blueprints for a Teleportation Antenna, a device originally conceptualized by Nikola Tesla from ancient Tamil and Egyptian scriptures, and later perfected in secret by Albert Einstein. The duo soon realizes that Einstein didn't "invent" this tech; he was protecting it from the Chronos Syndicate, a shadow organization manipulating 20th-century history. But even the Syndicate is a puppet for Kalasuran, a terrifying "Time Demon" from a future devastated by Bio-War. Kalasuran is a predator who slips through time, replacing historical figures and seeding global chaos to ensure his dark future comes to pass. To save the timeline, the Protagonist and Jennifer must leap across decades-from the 1950s shores of Rameswaram to the 1990s dawn of the digital age-teaming up with a 20-year-old APJ Abdul Kalam, a stoic Marie Curie, and a multidimensional Nikola Tesla. As the Bio-War virus begins to "glitch" the Protagonist's own body, the race is on to activate the Kalachakra Astra and lock Kalasuran out of history forever.

Leaving behind the chaos of the city, Leon settles into a quiet village where he works as an office assistant-life seems simple. But he never expects to uncover a chilling underworld. A troubled teenager, eerie rituals, and whispers of satanic worship drag him into a dark conspiracy hidden behind masks and candlelight. Who are they? And can Leon save his boss's son before it's too late?

Alida Mouton has a harsh reputation, an abusive uncle, and living fire inside of her. She spends her days trying not to draw attention to herself and, fighting, not always successfully, to keep her fire under control. Her best, and only friend, Angeline, is the one person who knows her secret until a beautiful boy named Casey Comeaux starts following her. While Alida struggles with deceit, murder, voodoo and homelessness, he and his friends try to push their way into her life, changing it forever.

In present day Denver, there is only one rule: do not deviate from your predestined path. Seventeen-year-old Kirk Hawthorne thinks he's the only person who can see the colored lines dictating the future of the world's population. Stretching out before your feet like snaking streets on a road map, the lines are impossible to defy. They're impossible to escape. Or are they? When faced with imminent danger - danger that was supposed to end his life - Kirk jumps off his dull pink line, breaking the only rule he's ever known. He's thrust into an underworld of urban myths and unspeakable truths, endless lies and the one thing he never expected to find: others who know about the lines. His eccentric former colleagues become powerful allies - allies he must now choose between. Does he side with the abolitionists, who are determined to destroy the omnipresent lines? Or the conformists, who cling to the comfort the lines provide? Or does he run away? The abolitionists consider hyper-intelligent Kirk to be an incredible asset. They say the conformists are planning to manipulate the lines to bomb the country's eleventh hour peace talks - triggering a war with Mexico. And when Kirk's adoptive father is conscripted into the war effort, Kirk has to choose between personal conviction and the path that's best for the people he loves. Abolitionists or conformists. Peace or war. Fate or freedom. The Matrix meets The Sims with a touch of Markus Zusak in ABOLITION, a YA contemporary science fiction novel. ABOLITION is completed, and updates will be posted every Sunday and Wednesday.

Forget what you know of fairy tales.... Forget what you know of legends, myths, and history... Forget what you've been taught, for you've been fed a lie... The myths and tales you've enjoyed as a child are all too real... *** The world has always known magic. It's existed throughout history since ancient times, since before the eradication of the unknown power was started by Uther Pendragon in Camelot; continuing until in our modern time it is only the stuff of fantasy novels. Magic has shaped countries, cultures, and co-existed with humans, that is until the first seeds of ambition and distrust were sown. Humans have since the beginning of time feared what they could not control. Eventually, there came along those who believed themselves able to grasp a hold on magic they didn't understand, corrupting the pure power with their dark intentions and greed. With their new found power, they became greedy for more, their dark ambitions spreading swiftly across Europe. From this, The Order of the Eternal Flame was born. Commissioned by the royal families thought to be just characters in fairy tales, these heroes swore to protect the magical entities threatened by the evil doers. The Order was tasked with hunting them down, stripping them of their powers and making sure they could never rise from the ashes again. But the damage was done. Fear turned into prejudice which turned into hatred until ultimately... it turned into extinction. All magical creatures and individuals were forced into hiding, or to blend into our current modern landscape to survive. Out of sight, out of mind.... magic became nothing but fairy tales. Though The Order's remained active, taking on the role of their guardians; protecting both good and bad magic while keeping them secret and hidden. Now the truth of magic and fairy tales only remains with a select few sworn to protect it from the world... ...and to keep the world safe from it.

After the great fire that destroyed Maricop detective academy, two ex-students, supposedly dead to the authorities transfer into their rival school, DreaStar in hopes of finding out the truth behind the mysterious fire. Soon history starts to repeat itself, While figuring out ways to stop the chain of murders as well as keeping their identities hidden, they find themselves in the middle of a cult dating back centuries. On the other hand, the top detectives of DDA have taken interest in this case too....

Anna is an ace detective. She has helped everyone from Scotland yard to the secret service. One day she got the burn notice and was left at the curb. A former criminal turns up at her home with a proposal. She can find criminals again but she will be working for an autonomous company that might occasionally have shady deals she must look the other way. Putting aside one of the morals her now-deceased mentor had drummed into her. She was delighted at the prospect of finding the monster who killed her best friend and the reason she has no recollection of the past beyond waking up at Boston General eight years ago. Five years into the deal she hasn't lost sleep over her decision. Now she meets men and women she has helped or arrested since she rolled up her sleeve. She is nowhere near her answers but she is content knowing that the worst are behind bars where they belong.

Semua orang pernah dengar namanya. Tiada siapa pernah benar-benar melihatnya. Laira. Namanya muncul dalam bisik-bisik di pelabuhan, dalam fail yang hilang, dan dalam kes yang tidak pernah selesai. Apabila Steven Edward Hart menemui simbol misteri bertanda O.K., dia menyangka ia hanyalah satu kes biasa-sehingga setiap jejak yang ditinggalkan membawa kepada sesuatu yang tidak sepatutnya wujud. Nama-nama mula hilang dari rekod. Orang yang bercakap mula diam. Dan kebenaran mula disimpan di tempat yang tidak boleh disentuh. Kemudian, seorang perempuan muncul. Tenang. Dingin. Seolah-olah dia sudah tahu jawapan kepada semua persoalan. Dia memperkenalkan dirinya sebagai Alya. Dia memberi petunjuk yang tepat- kemudian hilang tanpa jejak. Di lorong gelap dan dermaga sunyi, satu nama lain masih beredar- Laira. Hart percaya pada bukti. Namun kali ini, sesuatu bergerak lebih dahulu daripada dirinya. Dan apabila dia sedar, dia bukan lagi pemerhati. Dia sudah menjadi sebahagian daripada permainan itu.