cruel

In the eighteenth century Asia, nestled in eastern Korea, there was a peaceful and the most captivating kingdom called Noam, but even Confucius had his misfortunes. It was time when the royal family of Noam experienced a tragic incident. Queen Iseul, the beautiful fair royal consort of Noam, did something heinous against a poor girl with the help of a Shaman. The dying girl, with no other alternative, viciously cursed the Queen's unborn twins leaving behind a scar in the walls of the royal family. From there, the foundation of an unfortunate event started to set it's roots. The heart wrenching saga of misfortune inaugurated. The Devil's Bible was the last resort to lift up the curse, but unfortunately the solution to lift the curse leads to a bloody path. The major part of the story revolves around Si-ri, the cursed child and her journey to freedom. A girl who has been imprisoned in an old mansion by her father to ensure her safety.

HER A mystery. So very complicated. An enigma. A puzzle with so many missing pieces. Add one of the above ingredients into my plate and call me intrigued. Enter him. He is all of them and more...much more. He claims to be a monster. He doesn't believe in redemption. He is too vague and too dark for me to read. But it's my job now. To help him, figure him out, to find all of his missing pieces, arrange them together and finally obtain the final picture. It's my job, to find his deepest darkest secret. It's my job, to unravel the beast he claims to be and finally see the man behind. HIM Lost. I've been lost for way too many years. I thought it was over. I wanted it to be over. I had nothing to live for anymore. I've killed, I've destroyed and obliterated. It was enough. My role in the story should've ended there. I was too big of a monster to be tamed. Too dangerous to be kept alive. Enter her. Too loud. Too obnoxious. Too naive. Innocent, so very innocent. So intent on aiding me, redeeming me. She is unaware, she is opening a door that was shut down with a broken lock. I am scared. Terrified even. She is too white against my inner darkness. Too pure to be tangled with the devil living within me. We don't mix. We should never mix. Instead of pulling me out of that room, she might just get herself stuck inside as well. She wants to unravel the beast and meet the man behind, but I am scared that if she succeeded, she'll find nothing behind.

Twenty-five-year-old socialite and businesswoman, Quinn Rothschild has always done what is expected of her. The dutiful daughter that went to school to work in the family’s publishing company and tailored her life to keep up her father’s reputation has now been asked to do the unthinkable. Marry the son of the most powerful mafia don in the city to keep their family’s business afloat. A marriage that started out as just on paper to Dante Luciano, an infamous womanizer and lethal asshole. He has made it clear that he hates her and she feels the same. Quinn nearly refuses, until she finds out that her marriage to Dante is payment to the Luciano family for paying off her father’s gambling debts that threaten to take away their home, their business, and possibly her father’s life. Negotiating with the Don, Quinn agrees to marry Dante, though she knows that he is unfaithful to their vows from the very start. But when she starts being followed and threatened, who can she go to for help? The father who failed her? Or her husband who hates her?

This story started in an unexpected time, place, situation and expectations. Two people who has different paths, cross once. Victoria also known as Commando Delta work as an infiltrator and a skilled assassin. She became a member of a Dark WEB explorer where the organization infiltrates the accounts of criminals who are doing neither legal nor illegal things. Azithere, A CEO of some group of companies and the Emperor of the Mafia Empire itself who has never received any freedom of mind and peace will eventually find his liberty in a place called home. He fell inlove with a girl he met by chance and decided to protect her. He figured out as well that the woman he's setting his eyes with is no ordinary woman but a rare and a dangerous one. One of his men leaked her secret profiles about her coordination with the dark web, misunderstanding and conflicts rise between them as numerous information and rumors started to stir up. When Victoria found out who Azithere really is. Is she able to maintain her genuine feelings towards Azithere? What will happen if they were bound to kill each other?

"Emine, that filthy child isn't mine. It should be aborted. Tell the doctor not to use anesthesia, let her feel the pain, when it's done, send her to the cemetery to accompany my love." Aiden commanded with a chilly voice. Emine was an poor girl who lived with her father and step family . She had a sister who suddenly went missing on her wedding day. Clark's family couldn't bear any humiliation and so she was replaced. After the wedding, her sister appeared and accused her of kidnapping her. She claimed Emine kidnapped so she could get married to Aiden Clark, the most handsome powerful man in the country. One day, her sister invited her to meet her at the bridge, Emine went to meet her and as they were still talking she suddenly jumped into the water. Aiden who just got there witnessed this scene and accused Emine of pushing her sister in the water. Aiden ordered Emine to abort the child and she begged him but he didn't listen. She was taken to the hospital and the doctor asked for her husband The doctor told Aiden, it was not advisable for the child to be aborted because she might die in the process. Aiden became angry and strangled the doctor. He said he didn't care about her miserable life. Emine's swore to avenge her child the pain she had gone through. She was saved by a mysterious man who trained her to be an assassin. After her return, she sent a package to Aiden and inside the package, a couple of words were boldly written on a plain sheet which says ," THE GAME HAS JUST BEGUN.

[WARNING: Mature Content] "Aren't you a feisty little forte," His rough voice almost made her jump in fright. Her tied wrist ached with the knowledge he was clutching tight to it. He leaned close to her with his lips over her ear and whispered. "No one escapes from me, troublemaker, not even the dead." ____________ Ivanna, a petite princess ran from home after being told to replace her elder sister by marrying a man old enough to be her grandpa. That wasn't the perfect prince-charming marriage she had thought of when she was little. Her parents didn't heed her pleas when she said no. So, she had only one way; To escape. And she fled. But what will she do when she accidentally falls into the hands of the nastiest man she'd ever met? A man whose expression didn't change as he killed his third-in-command for knocking over his stuff. Will her arranged marriage still take place, or will the devil force her into marriage to keep her as his pet? __________ "I am not so bad, Princess," That was the only thing he said before breaking the neck of a man that had earlier gazed seductively at her. "Except when they want my stuff."

Alex was enamoured with Angelina from first sight, which is why Alex tried to free Angelina from the pimp's place. Alex is known as the badboy, who likes to play with girls. Who would have thought he would fall in love with Angelina, a simple girl who is an orphan, who previously worked in a place that is often called haram. Although Alex swears his love only to Angelina, who would believe if Alex still does not show his seriousness - still playing with many women. Just because Alex freed Angelina from Maria Hudson—the pimp, doesn't mean Angelina will fall in love with Alex just like that.

Mula nung 15 taon pa lamang si Carlo, minahal na niya si Michael. Mas pinili niya lang itago na lamang ang nararamdaman niya sa kaibigan dahil sa takot na lumayo ang loob nito sa kanya. Ngunit habang tumatagal ang pagsasama nila, mas nahihirapan si Carlo na itago ang pagtingin niya sa kaibigan. Nais niya man lumayo, di naman siya hayaan ni Michael na gawin ito. “You are mine!” He said. But then he’ll say, “But I am not gay!” Labis na naguguluhan si Carlo sa bestfriend niya. But he knew that all along, even without saying it… He is his best friend's possession…

Bethylia Monteamor is a 19 years old woman who has everything on her shoulder, simula nang mamatay ang ama ay siya na ang tumaguyod sa pamilya, dahilan kung bakit sa murang edad ay masasabing batak na siya sa takbo ng buhay. Tahimik siyang namumuhay sa probinsiyang kinalakihan, not until he Aaren 'Pedro' Winslow came. She hates him, maraming hindi magandang pag-uugali ang lalaki at mas lalong sa itsura nito dahil hindi pala-ayos. Ang presensiya ng lalaki ay nagsusumigaw ng negatibong enerhiya. Dahil mula sa marangyang pamilya ay sanay rin na nakukuha lahat ng gusto kaya noong nagsimula siya nitong pagtuunan ng pansin ay halos ikaputi ito ng kanyang mata. Aaren won't stop even though she doesn't like him, pati dahas ay gumagamit siya para lang makuha ang dalaga. Unaware with her own feelings, hindi niya na napansin na unti-unti na ring nakukuha ng lalaki ang puso niya. She pushed him away, she tried, loving someone is not even in her plans, lalo na sa estado ng buhay nila, but she failed. Ang problema ay hindi ito nagustuhan ng ama ni Aaren. Dahil galing politika ay hindi ito tumatanggap ng babaeng basta basta lang nakuha sa hindi naman kilalang pamilya. Her father did everything he could to separate them. At the end of the day, sa mga panahong kinailangan niya ang lalaki ay walang pagdadalawang isip siya nitong tinalikuran. Sa lahat ng masasamang salitang kumakalat tungkol sa kanya ang pinakahuling inisip niya ay ang hindi siya papaniwalaan ng lalaki, ngunit iyon pa rin ang nangyari. Kaya pa bang tanggapin ni Bethylia si Aaren kahit na punong puno ito ng kasiraan? Despite experiencing the worst while being with him? Or will she give up the thoughts that Aaren can still change?

Machines of Iron and guns of alchemy rule the battlefields. While a world faces the consequences of a Steam empire. Molag Broner, is a soldier of Remas. A member of the fabled Legion, he and his brothers have long served loyal Legionnaires in battle with the Persian Empire. For 300 years, Remas and Persia have been locked in an Eternal War. But that is about to end. Unbeknown to Molag and his brothers. Dark forces intend to reignite a new war. Throwing Rome and her Legions, into a new conflict