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Gilded Ashes: When Shadows Reign

He should have died. But someone - or something - made a mistake. When shadows devour everything he ever knew, Raizen is left with nothing but grief - and a vow to hunt down and kill every Nyx. Now, he walks in a world on the edge of collapse: From the depths of the Underworks to the halls of Lotus Academy and the ranks of the Vanguards, he's surrounded by ruthless rivals, living nightmares, corrupted authority, evolving monsters, and secrets powerful enough to kill. If he wants to survive, he must grow stronger. But if he wants to win, he may have to burn everything in his way. A story with battles of unimaginable scale. A world that still echoes from disaster. Awakened powers that break every known limit. Will Raizen's spark ignite a new dawn... Or vanish beneath eternal darkness? ━━━━━⋅•⋅ ⊰∙∘ ☽ ✧ ☾ ∘∙⊱⋅•⋅━━━━━ A few words from the author: Hey there! Thanks for checking out Gilded Ashes! I'm not gonna keep you much, most things I'd love to tell you are explained in the pinned review! (make sure to check it out) Raizen starts out broken... But he doesn't stay that way. Every chapter he grows sharper, faster, and more dangerous - until the world realizes it should've feared him from the start. Dive into the free chapters, at least. You have nothing to lose! Gilded Ashes is my Dream. So you can rest assured that I won't drop it until the very end. Speaking of the very end... We're still far, far from it. The journey has only just begun!
Sqair · 518.2k Views

The billionaire's contract wife, His true bride.

He grabbed my blonde hair and yanked my head back, almost ripping strands from my scalp. The pain was sharp and immediate “Clean it,” he hissed, his voice calm, almost bored. “Every drop. I don’t want to see a stain.” I bit my lip until I tasted blood. “Yes… sir,” I whispered, my voice barely holding together. I was born into an average, loving family in West Virginia, and I once dreamed of graduating from a prestigious culinary school and becoming an international professional chef. My life collapsed when loan sharks scammed and destroyed my father’s business. Our savings vanished overnight. Bankruptcy drove him into deep depression which led to a fatal illness, that took his life, draining the family's remaining resources. Not long after, my mother fell ill too, bedridden as if grief had drained her. With no one left to rely on, I became the sole provider for my family, my sick mother and my younger brother. I juggled countless menial jobs, enduring humiliation, insults, and unwanted advances to pay the bills, until I secured a position as the head chef at the Vanders mansion in Maryland. I thought it was my miracle. I was wrong. I stepped into a world ruled by jealousy, cruelty, and hidden schemes. Anders Vanders, handsome, charming, a model adored by women grew drawn to me while secretly sleeping with his stepbrother’s wife, Linda Martins. Linda, beautiful street slut had been chosen by Mrs. Clardy, the late Mr. Vanders’ second wife as a pawn to destroy Brian Vanders, the heir to the Vanders Enterprise. Brian was cold, expressionless and scarred by years of mistreatment. Yet from the moment I arrived, something in him shifted. And that change made me a target. Mrs. Clardy noticed. And from that moment on, my suffering truly began.
Treasure_Augustine · 711 Views