Long Shadows

𝑨 𝒏𝒊𝒌𝒌𝒂𝒉 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 - 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒘 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 - 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬. 𝒁𝒂𝒚𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝑲𝒉𝒂𝒏 is the powerful heir of Khan Villa and the respected CEO of Khan Industries. A man who believes control is strength, silence is protection, and emotions are nothing but distractions. Calm, composed, and admired by all, he has spent years building walls no one has ever dared to cross. 𝑨𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒚𝒂 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒌 is the innocent heartbeat of Shaik Villa. Soft-spoken, kind, and deeply rooted in faith, she finds joy in life's simplest moments. Protected by her brothers and cherished by her family, she has always believed that even the hardest hearts can soften with sincerity. Bound by a nikkah no one speaks of, and separated by years of silence, fate brings them face to face once again. What begins as distance slowly turns into silent rights, unspoken claims, lingering glances, and emotions that refuse to stay buried. She becomes the only person who unsettles his perfect control. He becomes the man who unknowingly teaches her that love isn't always spoken - it is protected, sacrificed, and quietly lived. Some promises survive. Some bonds remain. Some love lasts. [𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐲𝐚_𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐳]

ကြယ်ဆိုတာ သူ့အချိန်တန်လျှင် ကြွေကျရစမြဲပါ ကိုစံရှိန်......

꧁❀~☞ •:༺🎀༻ 𝕄𝕒𝕙𝕚 ༺🎀༻:• ☜~❀꧂ Ⓣⓗⓔⓘⓡ ⓛⓘⓣⓣⓛⓔ ⓟⓡⓘⓝⓒⓔⓢⓢ He stared at her and she looked back with her wide, doe like eyes, tears began to well up in those beautiful hazel depths, shimmering like broken glass, without a moment's hesitation, he gently pulled her into a hug, shielding her from the world "Calm down, princess. See your papa is alright" he said, softly stroking her hair "N-no yo-you ar-are ly-lying y-you a-are no-not we-well" she said between hiccups ( No, you are lying, you are not well ) She hugged him tightly, like if she let go, he would disappear ❖ She looked at them in confusion, not understanding why they were laughing at her Mr. Handsome "Why are you all making fun of Mr. Handsome? You shouldn't do that, you all know Mr. Handsome is god's favorite" She said cutely, her lips forming into a pout "How do you know if he's god's favorite or not?" His son asked, half teasing "Because he has seven babies and Nanimaa used to say that when god is happy with someone, he gives them a baby.....If he's really happy, he gives one more and god is very happy with Mr. Handsome.....that's why god gave him seven babies and that's why Mr. Handsome is god's favorite" she said innocently They all looked at her and then, at her Mr. Handsome and burst into laughter ❖ He is her Mr. Handsome🕊 -her saviour -her protector -and her home. 𓆩♡𓆪 She is his daughter🦋 -his jaan -his angel -and his life ✤❀✤ 𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤

In a desperate search for her long-lost brother, Cora embarks on a treacherous journey across the vast seas. Eight years ago, a ship wreck separated them, leaving Cora alone and haunted by the memory. Now, her relentless quest for her brother leads her to a fateful encounter with Monkey D. Luffy, a young and ambitious pirate that could change her life. If she let's him?

This story shows, that the right man won't make you question if he loves you. He'll make you wonder how someone could love you that much. Story description: Seraphina Ravelle, the stepdaughter of Marquess Edric, grew up surrounded by luxury-but behind the mansion doors, cruelty ruled. Her mother, Isadora Ravelle, used her power to torment the Marquess's first daughter, Liora. Seraphina loved her sister dearly, yet she could never show it. Desperate to save Liora from their mother's abuse, Seraphina secretly forged a letter and sent a marriage proposal in her sister's name to the feared Grand Duke, Izek Viremont. But instead of accepting Liora... the Duke sent the proposal back-to Seraphina. Why would one of the most powerful men in the kingdom choose her? And what does the Duke truly want?

×MATURE× > She died a jobless anime binge-watcher. She woke up a chubby, unwanted beast bride. Odette didn't ask for a second life-especially not in the body of a despised gray swan with five drop-dead-gorgeous beastmen husbands who can't even look her in the eye. Forgotten by her tribe, accused of crimes she didn't commit, and left to drown by the very men who vowed to protect her... it should've ended there. But fate-no, a shady cosmic system-had other plans. Armed with a cheat-like storage space, a secondhand body, and five cold marks on her hand proving none of her husbands ever claimed her, Odette decides it's time to rewrite this beastly romance into her own personal revenge story. Who needs loyalty when she can hoard hotter husbands? Who needs love when she can live deliciously petty? Let the ex-husbands regret. Let the new suitors line up. And let the Swan Queen rise-feathers, fat rolls, and all.

One divine mistake. One unmarked female. A world of dominant beast rulers. Reborn into a realm where power manifests as glowing Halo Rings, Cassandra must navigate, rising Abyss monsters, and a hidden system that could change everything. But in a land where mating marks determine fate... Who will claim her first? And what will it cost the world?