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The Study Contract

It all started with that one proposal, a deal-turned-bait pulling him into something dark, yet irresistible and inescapable. ____ Ryan Kane is mixed-race, poor, and worst still, in a university where everything screams "silver and gold". He thinks his scholarship and education are his only way to a future better than his present. But this guy's grades aren't helping matters as he keeps juggling between lectures, attendance, and part-time jobs. The lower his grades get, the closer he is to withdrawing, going back to his deadbeat of a father, and having a life with nothing. Well, he absolutely doesn't want a reality like that, and to avert that, his only option was getting a tutor. Ryan’s desperate enough to ask Adrian Val. On campus and to everyone, Adrian is the perfect, well-behaved, brilliant heir to a top conglomerate family. While in private, he is a possessive, manipulative jerk who does a lot of unimaginable things. When Ryan proposes tutoring to him, Adrian offers that he pay with his body instead. To him, Ryan can't afford his time and knowledge with just his measly bucks. Ryan says yes to the offer, and along the line, he falls heavily for Adrian. But even when Adrian rejects his confession and treats him like a toy way worse than before, Ryan doesn't leave. He wants the tutoring, the intimacy, the sex, his persistent feelings for Adrian, and the tiny hope that Adrian's heart may steer towards him. It gets even messier when Adrian’s friend Liam enters the picture. Liam is calm, kind, and actually cares about Ryan, but he holds back his feelings to keep the peace. Then there is also Chase, a rich troublemaker who openly flirts with Ryan. Trapped in a dirty cycle of sex, love, and heartbreak, everything Ryan had and held dear to him came tumbling gradually. And by the time he realizes the depth of it, it is too late. Too late to even hold onto anything. Only to be caught between three powerful men who all want a piece of him for different reasons. ____ Years later, the campus gates are closed and Ryan has built a life for himself away from the shadows of Westhill. But his new career brings him face to face with the man that once broke him... Graduation was only a temporary escape This story contains #slowburn #toxic #drama #psychological #heavy and detailed smut scenes #red flag top #trauma #obsession
cucubumbleey · 33.8k Views

Second Chance: A Dark Tale of Urban India

[Anti-Hero | Revenge story] "What the fu..?! I got transmigrated?" "Holy shit… A 44-year-old M!LF, a 25-year-old sister, a 21-year-old younger one, and twin cousins my age? And this idiot was adopted? Thank you, God. I swear I'm not wasting this second chance." 'So this fool was raised like a lamb…but they have no idea that this very lamb is about to turn into a lion.' ********************************************************** Meet, Riku Higashi, a notorious Japanese hacker on the run, dies tragically.  But fate isn't finished with him. He is reborn in India as an 18-year-old high schooler, Rohit with a brand new identity and a house full of tempting opportunities. Raised as the heir to a billionaire, Rohit soon discovers the truth: this life is not a gift, but a countdown. Once he turns twenty, he is meant to be disposed of. What begins as freedom quickly twists into tension. What his handlers fail to realize is that in his past life, Riku was no ordinary criminal. He was a master mind wanted by twenty-one nations—a wolf in sheep's clothing. Given the perfect opportunity, he can return every betrayal a thousandfold. This new life offers pleasure, power, and the tempting possibility of redemption. He could erase his criminal past and live in comfort, untouched by shadows. But fate has other plans. The very secret organization responsible for his death has resurfaced, haunting his path to power once more. As his past tightens its grip, Rohit must choose: hide behind a new face—or confront the darkness head-on. To the world, he could become a billionaire prodigy. To the underworld, a relentless hunter. And this time, he has everything to lose, and everything to take back. One thing is certain. His story will not be confined within a single nation’s borders. More Tags: #Psychological, #Revenge, #FamilyBusiness, #DarkRomance, #Possesive, #Corruption, #Scifi, #Mafia, #Espionage, #FaceSlapping Notes: - Dont skip the story for lemon scenes or you won't enjoy it and miss many things like the art work or jumping wrong conclusions. - The system setting is AI based (not magic) and will only appear in possesion to MC after chapter 65+. - The story is based on fiction, and any resemblance to real-life place , person, brand or events should be considered a coincidence. The cover picture is also AI-based. In case anyone has any issues, please feel free to reach out to me. Thank you for reading.
Hawkclaw · 222k Views

|Chosen by Fate|

Cecil "I was killed by debt collectors who were after my father in my past life and got a second chance to change my fate. I won't throw it away." Keith "I don't care that he is my childhood best friend. He is mine and he will always be mine. Even death won't take us apart. Literally..." Dylan "I never knew what love was until I met him. Ever since then, I can't take my eyes off him. For the first time in my life, I want someone. That someone being Cecil." --- "I don't know why you hurt yourself," I say quietly, meeting his eyes. "And I don't need to know unless you want me to." Cecil's breath hitches. "But please—" My voice cracks despite my best efforts. "Please don't harm yourself. It breaks my heart to see the person I love bleeding." The words hang in the air between us. The person I love. I hadn't meant to say it like that. Hadn't meant to confess yet. But it's out now, and I can't take it back. And honestly? I don't want to take it back. Cecil stares at me, his eyes wide, as if he didn't believe my words and wanted to make sure he heard them right. "You... what?" "I love you," I say, and the truth of it settles in my chest like coming home. "I have for a while now. And seeing you hurt—seeing you do this to yourself—it's killing me, Cecil." "You can't—" His voice breaks and he takes a few deep breaths. "You don't know what I am. What I've done. If you knew—" "Then tell me." I squeeze his hands gently. "Tell me everything. Or tell me nothing. It doesn't matter. I'll love you either way." Tears start sliding down his cheeks again. "You shouldn't." "Probably not," I agree. "But I do anyway." "Dylan—" "You don't have to say anything back," I say quickly. "I'm not asking for that. I'm just asking you to stop hurting yourself. Please." Cecil's hands shake in mine. "I don't know if I can," he whispers. The honesty of it breaks something in me. Maybe the illusion that he was fine. I was right in front of him yet I couldn't see the truth. "Then let me help you," I say. "Let me be here when it gets bad. Let me—just let me in, Cecil. Please." "I don't know how." "We'll figure it out. Together." He searches my face for something—doubt, maybe. Or pity. Or disgust.  But all I let him see is the truth. That I love him. That I'm here. That I'm not going anywhere. "Okay," he says finally, so quietly I almost miss it. "Okay?" "Okay. I'll... I'll try." It's not a promise. Not a guarantee. But it's something. And right now, that something is enough. ---
Elbereth_Luo · 14.5k Views