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Tempting and Taming The Cold-blooded Mafia Boss

Trigger Warning This story contains mature and dark themes including violence, assassination, psychological manipulation, obsessive romance, power imbalance, and morally grey characters. It explores toxic attraction, emotional trauma, betrayal, and scenes of life-threatening situations. Reader discretion is advised. --- Ariana is not a hero. She is not a victim. She is a weapon. A ghost trained to infiltrate, deceive, and eliminate without hesitation. She has survived by trusting no one and feeling nothing. Her latest mission is simple: kill Damian—the cold-blooded Mafia boss whose secrets could collapse empires—and disappear like she always does. But Damian is not a man who dies easily. He is ruthless. Calculating. A predator who built his kingdom on blood and fear. He notices everything. He trusts no one. And the moment Ariana steps into his world, he sees through her. What was meant to be a clean assassination spirals into something far more dangerous. Because Damian does not hunt alone. He hunts back. Every encounter becomes a silent war. Every touch feels like betrayal. Every moment together balances on the edge of violence. They circle each other like loaded guns with fingers on the trigger. Ariana was sent to destroy him. Damian is determined to break her first. In a city where loyalty is an illusion and death is currency, obsession grows in the cracks between survival and desire. They threaten each other. They provoke each other. They test how close they can stand to the edge before someone falls. Or jumps. Because when two people who do not value their own lives begin to crave each other, destruction is inevitable. This is not a love story built on softness. It is forged in blood, control, and dangerous surrender. And in the end, the question isn’t who will kill whom. It’s who will fall first. **** Assassin vibes—CHECKED Mafia danger—CHECKED Near-death tension / suicidal stakes—CHECKED Obsession / chemistry—CHECKED Psychological intensity—CHECKED
Saa_Mohd · 9.2k Views

The Return of the Fallen Luna: Rise of the Heiress

[Mature Content] [18+ Only] [Smut] After the coming-of-age ceremony, Ashley discovered a truth that shattered her entire world. She was not the real daughter of the Alpha of their pack. All this time, she had been living someone else’s life. And the person whose life she had unknowingly taken… was the very girl the entire pack had always scorned. The real daughter of the Alpha had grown up as the child of an Omega, a woman the pack constantly mocked as a shameless whore who never even mentioned the identity of her own daughter’s father. The girl had been treated like a plague, ignored, bullied, and looked down upon by nearly everyone in the pack. Yet no one could have predicted what would happen during the coming-of-age ceremony. When the time came for the young wolves to shift for the first time, the scorned girl shifted before everyone’s eyes. Not only that… Her strength rivaled that of the Alpha in his prime. Meanwhile, Ashley, the girl everyone believed to be the Alpha’s true daughter, stood frozen beneath the moonlight. No matter how hard she tried, she could not shift. Even after the moon passed overhead, nothing happened. In a single night, Ashley had not only humiliated herself before the entire pack, but she had also enraged both the Alpha and the Luna. After all, she had been raised as their proud and talented daughter, the one who had excelled in every lesson and training session. And yet… When the moment that truly mattered arrived, she couldn’t even shift. After the truth was revealed, Ashley’s world collapsed overnight. The people who had once called her family, her former parents, and her two brothers now looked at her with nothing but hatred. To them, Ashley had committed an unforgivable sin. And just like that, everything Ashley once had was taken away. The once-proud daughter of the Alpha… the young woman admired by everyone… the belle of the pack who had been regarded as the dream mate of countless wolves… All of it vanished. She fell from her pedestal overnight. Now, no one wanted anything to do with her. Desperate and heartbroken, Ashley sought help from the one person she believed would still stand by her side, her childhood friend and fiancé, the future Alpha of an allied pack she had grown up with. They had once been inseparable. From a young age, they had promised each other that they would become mates and never betray one another. Ashley had believed those promises with all her heart. Even after learning she was not the Alpha’s real daughter, she still believed that at least their feelings for each other had been genuine. But she was wrong. Not only did he trample on her love… He trampled on her dignity. Pretending to support her, he deceived her into believing he was still on her side. Only to later invite her to his mating ceremony, where he planned to humiliate her in front of everyone. Betrayed and humiliated, Ashley had no choice but to leave. With her head lowered and her pride shattered, she returned home, only to discover an even greater tragedy waiting for her. Her real mother had been violated and brutally murdered. The sight was so horrifying that Ashley’s heart nearly stopped. Her mother’s body lay there lifeless, her eyes still wide open as if she had been unable to close them even in death. The pack that had once been her home had already abandoned her. There was nothing left tying her to that place anymore. So Ashley left. But along the way, fate had something else waiting for her. She discovered her fated mate. Yet the moment their destinies intertwined, another cruel truth surfaced. Her mate’s father… Was the very enemy who had nearly annihilated her entire pack years ago. Now, love and hatred stood on opposite sides of the same fate. Would this twisted bond lead them toward love… Or would destiny force them to destroy each other instead? But what would happen if her ex also regretted his choice and wanted her back?
GoddessKM · 4.2k Views

The Alpha’s Unclaimed Mate

Her blood was liquid gold. The moment it hit the basin, the scent slammed into Prince Dexmon like a charging bull.  A primal urge to mate with her followed, obliterating any concern for timing, place, or consequence.  His heart thundered, caught somewhere between hunger and outright panic. His wolf surged.  Aegon: Mate her. Mate her again. Mark her. In that order.  Dexmon: Absolutely the fuck not.  It took every ounce of control he possessed to hold back.  Meanwhile, she stood there, calm, oblivious to him coming apart at the seams.  The Moon Goddess, it seemed, truly had a twisted sense of humor.   ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ [Synopsis] Mate. He knows it instantly. She has no idea. After a year in silver chains, Serena Silverveil's wolf is silent. She escaped Viremont with nothing — no pack, no title, no wolf. Just a sharp mind, a lethal wit, and a refusal to die. A stranger saves her life. She returns the favor without knowing he's the Crown Prince of Drakenfell. But Dexmon is betrothed to Princess Agnes — the daughter of the very tyrant who kept Serena collared. So he stays silent. Agnes will stop at nothing to keep him. Murder, poisonings, dark magic, abductions, and starting a literal war. She ensures everyone in Drakenfell believes Serena is a whore and illiterate. Serena enters the royal ball on another man's arm, wearing the boldest gown in Drakenfell. Dexmon's restraint snaps. But he's not the only one watching. Fin Shadowclaw, the youngest and most powerful Alpha King in Skardos also hears "Mate" when he sees Serena. He marks her. Dexmon's wolf shoves him off and marks over his mark. Two rival Alpha Kings. One mark. And a woman who already had her heart destroyed, now torn between them. Love triangles don't usually involve mass murder. ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ Content Warning: This novel contains dark themes, dubcon, abuse, smut, explicit scenes, and morally gray characters. Reader discretion advised.  Tags: love triangle, matebond, war, royal family, betrayal, shifter, queen, underestimated, alpha king, luna
TheLoneQuill · 132.7k Views

Sacrificed to the Tyrant King: The Witch Who Conquered the Continent

Hermi did not volunteer for this marriage. She is a royal bastard, hunted down by a father she has never met, then handed off to a king whose name is whispered like a curse. A perfectly efficient solution for everyone involved. Except Hermi. That king rules a wasteland so barren and forsaken that the six surrounding kingdoms use it as a dumping ground for criminals and exiles. He is rumored to be a tyrant. Every princess sent before her is said to have died within months. Hermi's expectations are, understandably, low. She arrives with exactly one goal: survive long enough to burn her home kingdom to the ground. A modest ambition, all things considered. Survival, however, turns out to be complicated. The land is hostile. Her husband runs cold and scorching in equal measure. The crown on her head feels less like power and more like a very formal death sentence. Then, somewhere between the wasteland and a husband who wouldn't stop watching her, Hermi awakens something the continent hasn't seen in thousands of years. A magic so ancient and absolute it rewrites the rules of the world. The kind that makes kingdoms nervous. The kind that makes alliances form overnight. Hermi arrived in the wasteland to start a war. She didn't expect to become the reason the entire world has no choice but to declare one against her. — Tags: Dark Romantasy, Morally Grey, Political Intrigue, Kingdom Building, Power Couple, Slow Burn, War, Dragons, Monster Hunt, Magic System, Level Up, Power Growth — Warning: Explicit Gore and Sexual Content
scarlet_ivy · 29.5k Views

Transmigrated To A Beastworld As The Lazy Wife Of The Fox Lord

Things like transmigration were impossible until you became a victim! This was what happened to Sienna Mills, a competitive eater who died while livestreaming herself eating chicken feet! And when she opened her eyes, she was Sienna Miller, the notorious horny, lazy and fat wife of Fox Lord Elias Veythar, leader of the fox clan in an interstellar beast world! She was also an uncaring mother for their two pups. Even worse than her reputation, she had no mental or physical strength in a world where someone was supposed to have one of the two. She was a waste of air and space! Everyone was whispering about her looming divorce which would naturally lead to a miserable ending. In every novel she had read, a character like her was always abandoned, crippled or left to die alone as a beggar. She had arrived on the very day the divorce papers were served. But unlike the original Sienna, this one had a secret. A pet taming system that she could use to pass off as a mental ability. However, the system had other plans. It bound Elias Veythar as her pet, complete with loyalty protocols, obedience triggers and a collar! But how was she supposed to tame the beast man feared across the realm for his ruthless power and icy charm? Step 1-Rip up the divorce papers and turn the Fox Lord into a doting husband. When she said 'sit' he walked out of the house. When she said 'roll' his bodyguards put her in a rug and rolled her out of the house. Determined to save her life and change the dramatic ending in her mind, she eyed the pups. Step 2- Teach the pups first and the father will follow. Once again, she was put in a rug and rolled out. Step 3-Teach the in-laws, the pups would pick up and the father would fall in line. Water was splashed in her face, then she was rolled out in a rug! Step 4-Take no bullshit, kick ass and dominate! Then everyone would fall in line.
1cutecat · 13.5k Views

Lustful Way to Immortality, From Primitive Boy to Immortal God

In a primitive world where strength is the only law and survival is a brutal calculation, Fuyu who was widely considered a mama’s boy—a quiet, unassuming youth who spends most of his days providing the family by cultivating the field with crops. But beneath this docile exterior lies a burgeoning inhuman. Guided by the lust to be powerful beyond heaven, and with the help of ancient spirit Vasana, Fuyu had begun a journey of forbidden cultivation, opening the hidden Nadis (energy veins) of his body to achieve a power that transcends human limits potential making him powerful enough to transcend the mortal and primitive world of his. ​Fuyu’s path to divinity is paved with moral ambiguity. To fuel his transformation, he must harvest the unique energy of the world around him, leading him into a web of libidinous secrets and manipulative power plays. As he begins to shed his weakling persona, he orchestrates the downfall of the village’s strongest warriors not with brute force, but with the cold, mercenary efficiency of a seasoned strategist. ​However, the greatest threat to Fuyu’s transcendence isn't the monsters in the wild or the rivals in the arena—it is the suffocating atmosphere of his own home. He finds himself at the center of a volatile storm of female obsession: Be a part of his beautiful yet dangerous journey, of this Mama's boy. Synopsis won't do justice read the chapter yourself and determine. Read at least 20 chapters before deciding. Well it's in updating phase so sorry for inconvenience in reading.
FengShaoEatsbrain · 433.2k Views

Reincarnated in a novel: I am the villain!

[System Alert: The Villain has logged in…] [Detection: The Script has been corrupted.] The world of The Hero Returns ended in ash. The Hero failed, the Gods abandoned their creation, and the Demon King erased humanity. Lin Ye, a reader obsessed with the novel, raged at the tragic ending. He cursed the author, the gods, and specifically Damien Voss, the cowardly mid-boss villain whose incompetence doomed them all. Then, he opened his eyes. He was no longer Lin Ye. He was a newborn infant, staring up at a lavish ceiling. He was Damien Voss! The same Damien destined to be framed as a traitor. The same Damien who would watch his family be executed. The same Damien meant to become the "King of Ten Thousand Monsters", only to serve as a stepping stone for the Hero. [Destiny System Activated] [Current Status: Cannon Fodder] [Objective: Rewrite Fate.] Armed with encyclopedic knowledge of the future and a System that rewards defiance, Damien refuses to follow the script. Does the plot say he dies early? He edits the event. Are his skills F-Rank trash? He rewrites the code. Do the Heroes try to stop him? He enslaves them using the forbidden Contract Gem of the Voss Bloodline. However, changing the story comes with a price. Grafting new abilities shreds the soul, and altering destiny draws the gaze of the Void Demon Gods. But Damien doesn’t care. He will save his doomed family. He will command beasts, monsters, and demons. He will tear apart the script written for him. He will walk his own path, even if the world opposes him! ******** every 100 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter! Every 150 Golden Tickets = 2 Extra Chapters! A Castle = 2 extra chapter! A Spacecraft = 5 extra chapters! A Gachapon = 7 extra chapters! ................................................ discord server: https://discord.gg/5XSAhZc9VS
HeavenlyDemonLord · 680.4k Views