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marked by midnight: the enemy's heiress

SYNOPSIS: Mira Serrano only planned to survive the gala, smile for the cameras, and go home. Instead, she wakes up in the wrong penthouse… beside the last man she should ever touch. Cassian Draymond. Her family’s enemy. Her brother’s rival. A man she’s argued with more times than she can count. She leaves before he wakes, hoping the night will disappear if she pretends it never happened. But Cassian shows up with something she didn’t expect, her bracelet, and a quiet message that refuses to leave her head: “We need to talk.” What should have been a mistake becomes a secret she can’t escape. Cassian remembers everything. He isn’t angry… just curious. Too curious. And Mira quickly learns that curiosity from a man like him is dangerous. Their families have a long history of resentment, hidden deals, and old wounds that never healed. Getting close to him could ruin everything. Staying away feels impossible. As Mira tries to protect her family and her own heart, Cassian slowly becomes the one person who sees through her walls. The closer he gets, the harder it becomes to tell whether he’s her biggest mistake… or the only person she can trust. A messy night, a rival with too many secrets, and a connection neither of them meant to create. Once the truth starts unraveling, Mira’s life, and the Serrano empire, will never be the same. Content Warning This story contains mature themes, including explicit adult content and fictional pregnancy scenes. These are dramatized for romance storytelling and not meant as medical advice, I'm drawing from general knowledge, not personal experience or deep research. Reader discretion advised; proceed at your own risk. Not suitable for minors.
aria_moon · 116.4k Views

ASHFORD'S TEMPTATION

Love in the Shadows P. L. Admiral Claire had just been abandoned by her fiancé when she met the man who would change her life. On a secluded island far from home, meant to be nothing more than a temporary escape, Claire crosses paths with Damien Ashford — a powerful, enigmatic billionaire who keeps the world at arm’s length and his emotions carefully hidden. What begins as a chance encounter turns into two months of stolen intimacy, secret travels, and a connection neither of them intended to fall into. however, Claire disappears without a trace. Two years later, Damien sees her again — and everything shatters. Claire is no longer just the woman who haunted his memories. She is the younger sister of his closest friend and business partner, Enrique — the one man Damien would never betray. Now reunited in the city of Vinthia, their past threatens to resurface as Claire, now in her final year of college, joins Damien’s company through her family’s business ties. While Damien does everything in his power to push her away, Claire refuses to let him pretend she never existed. He knows he should let her go. She knows he never truly did. Trapped between loyalty and desire, guilt and obsession, Damien must choose between the brother he calls family and the woman he has never stopped loving — while Claire fights for a love the world insists should never exist. Love in the Shadows is a slow-burn, forbidden romance about secrets, age gaps, power, and the kind of love that survives time, distance, and the people who stand in its way.
Praise_Hope · 785 Views

Transmigration:The Villain Wants A Happy End Without His BeastHusbands

After finishing a tragic novel where the villain is betrayed and killed by his own beast husbands, Li Wei does what any reasonable reader would do. He rants about the ending. Then he gets hit by a car. When he opens his eyes again, Li Wei finds himself inside that very novel, reborn as Su Ningyan, the future villain destined to walk a path of madness, war, and blood. Ten years before his fall. Ten years before his death. In the original story, Su Ningyan’s unstable phoenix beast core drives him toward forbidden power, turning him into a feared villain who ultimately dies at the hands of the men he loved most. This time, Li Wei refuses that fate. He will avoid the villian arc. He will heal his beast core. And he will stay far away from the four terrifying beast princes who will one day become his husbands. Unfortunately, fate has other plans. The academy meant to heal him becomes a battlefield of tension, rivalry, and instinctual bonds. The beast princes notice him far too early, and the more Su Ningyan tries to escape the plot, the tighter destiny coils around him. Because in a world ruled by beast bloodlines and ancient bonds, some connections cannot be severed only delayed. And the husbands who once killed him… may not be willing to let him go again. **** Excerpt Su Ningyan didn’t know where he was. At first, he thought he was dreaming. His body felt warm... too warm... and the scent in the air was unfamiliar, sharp and clean, like lightning after rain. He turned onto his side. And froze. A pair of golden dragon eyes stared back at him from inches away. The man was breathtaking. Long black hair spread across silk pillows, sharp features sculpted as if carved from jade. His presence alone pressed down on Su Ningyan’s chest, heavy and suffocating. His face went pale. “What the—” “You’re awake.” The man smiled faintly. Jun Haoxuan. Azure Dragon Clan. Future Beast King. And, according to the book, one of the men who would eventually become his husband. “Did you sleep well?” Jun Haoxuan asked calmly. Su Ningyan’s eye twitched. He was supposed to be avoiding them. So why was he waking up in the dragon prince’s bed?
MidnightPen · 21.6k Views

I Just Wanted to Teach Cultivation, But Goddesses Keep Coming!

Webnovel Power Stone Ranking Results as of February 8, 2026! TOP 76! I’ll release one additional chapter tomorrow. Thank you for voting, dear readers! Please vote for this novel again this week for more bonus chapters! Have a great day and stay safe, everyone! ^_^ WebNovel Spirity Awards 2026 First Entry Book Link: https://www.webnovel.com/book/34709131300072805 W E B N O V E L webnovel.com its about a man who just wants to teach students and disciples and yet inexplicably lots of goddesses and fairies and beautiful maidens enter his life in the most unexpected fashion. ^_^ Update Schedule Daily Updates: One chapter per day Power Stone Ranking Goals Top 100: Additional 1 chapter (release weekend) Top 50: Additional 2 chapters (release weekend) Top 25: Additional 3 chapters (release weekend) Top 10: Additional 4 chapters (release weekend) Top 1: Additional 5 chapters (release weekend) Please note that any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, real world events, or locales is purely coincidental and unintentional. The characters, places, and incidents portrayed in this work of fiction are products of the author's imagination. Discord: https://discord.gg/mXMRjzF I used AI-generated images for my characters. If any of them resemble known female characters from anime or fiction, please contact me privately on Discord and I'll replace said images. No copyright infringement is intended. Thank you!
The_Procrastinator · 237.2k Views

Shadows of Dominion: The Villain's Rebirth

In his past life, Victor VonHoff was just another reader obsessed with the dark fantasy novel Shadows of Dominion—until a freak accident fused that world with his reality. Now reborn as the story's doomed villain, an 18-year-old duke's heir with silver hair, a scarred cheek, and the rare VonHoff shadow affinity, Victor awakens with perfect foreknowledge of every plot twist, betrayal, and conquest. But this time, the villain refuses to die at the hands of the destined hero. Armed with mind-bending shadow suggestions that turn doubt into craving and loyalty into desperate surrender, Victor enrolls in the elite Imperial Military Academy. There, he begins rewriting fate: claiming the women meant for the protagonist, bending minds and bodies to his will, and building a private empire of devotion in his luxurious off-campus villa. Starting with his utterly loyal silver-haired maid Agnes—bound, blindfolded, dripping with need—Victor's dominance knows no limits. Explicit, unapologetic possession unfolds in every shadowed corner: teasing nectar-slick fingers deep in obedient throats, relentless claiming in moving carriages, rope-bound ecstasy that leaves subs trembling and marked as his. As the academy's sorting ceremony ends and classes begin, Victor maps weaknesses, forges alliances in House Shadow, and targets the heroines who should have belonged to the "chosen one." The hero Aiden approaches, oblivious—yet every step draws him closer to realizing the shadows have a new master. This is no redemption arc. This is conquest. Domination. A villain's harem forged in darkness and desire. ***** Support me and Stay Ahead with Patreon -> https://www.patreon.com/Alaric_Lock ***** Mature Content Warning / Disclaimer: This novel contains explicit adult themes (R-18+ / 18+ only). It includes detailed graphic sexual content, BDSM elements (bondage, domination/submission, teasing/edging, light mind influence), power imbalance dynamics, harem building, and dark fantasy violence. Themes involve non-consensual undertones via magical suggestion (not full mind control), dubious consent turning to eager surrender, and explicit descriptions of erotic acts. No NTR and no netorare , no sharing of the MC's women. Reader discretion is strongly advised. If you are under 18 or uncomfortable with heavy smut, psychological dominance, or villain protagonists without moral redemption, please do not read. All characters engaging in sexual content are 18+.
Alaric_Lock · 46.2k Views

Night Monarch’s Cannon Fodder Bride

#Cannon Fodder, Second Chance, Male lead fall in love first, Bloodline Awakening, Possessive ML, Weak to Strong FL, Business World# In a world with a clear hierarchy between powerful Awakened bloodlines and weak humans, Severine Vale never believed in miracles. That is, until a sudden series of dreamlike memories forces her to awaken to a truth she was never meant to know: She is living inside a novel. Her Awakened dorm-mate, Alina Hart, is the protagonist. Meanwhile, Damien Rhodes, the cold young master of a Wolf bloodline, is the male lead—one whose love story with Alina begins through a twisted cycle of “I bully you because I hate you” and ends with “I bully you because I love you.” And Severine? She’s nothing more than cannon fodder—a side character who dies five years later under the male lead’s 'revenge'. Determined to change her fate, Severine avoids the original plot at all costs—only to discover that even the smallest flutter of her actions sends the entire story spiraling off course. The main characters begin knocking on her door one by one. Worst of all, fate pushes her into a moment that never existed in the novel. On the night she tries to escape humiliation, Severine barges into a forbidden room… and straight into the territory of a Monster—Killian Rhett King, a villain so ruthless that even Damien fears him. Severine only wanted to stay far from the story. But how is she supposed to escape when Killian’s presence in her supposedly peaceful life keeps growing… and growing?
Kuroitsuki · 22.5k Views