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In the span of a single month, Elara Jones watched her life go from the charts to the courtroom. ​Now, Elara is being sued by her former manager and trial-by-media has already found her guilty. When her past relationship is dragged into the spotlight and she’s publicly accused of being the killer of her ex, the world expects her to fight. But Elara is hollowed out, her fire replaced by a cold, haunting silence. Instead of clearing her name, she simply stops caring. Letting her new manager handle it all. ​Isla Matthews. Known in the industry as "The Fixer". She is the woman you hire when the fire is too big to put out. She comes into Elara’s life as her new manager with a single objective: scrub the scandal and resurrect the star. ​Isla has one rule: No feelings attached. She’s disciplined, logical, and detached. But one look at the broken, defiant Elara turns her world into complete nonsense. The attraction is immediate and dangerous. As Isla works to piece Elara’s reputation back together, she finds herself wanting her. Something that could ruin her entirely. ​But the "Fall from Grace" wasn't an accident. As they get closer, Elara begins to uncover the jagged truth behind her ruin. It wasn't just bad luck or a former manager’s greed, it was a calculated hit. ​When the mask finally falls, Elara must decide, and if Isla is part of the world that betrayed her, can their "relationship" survive the truth? Because Isla Matthews may not just be fixing the disaster. She may be part of it.
Zinu_ · 91.7k Views

DECODING AURORA: HIS FIRST LOVE'S REVENGE

She came back to destroy him. She didn't plan on remembering why she loved him. Fifteen years ago, Isabella Gomez was erased—cast out of the Ashford estate with nothing but a borrowed name and a promise she made to herself in the dark. Now she's Aurora Castillo: tech mogul, untouchable CEO, and the last person Liam Ashford would ever suspect. He's spent fifteen years looking for the girl he failed. He doesn't know she's already found him. Every smile is calculated. Every conversation is a move. And every moment she lets herself feel something real is a threat to everything she's built. How do you finish destroying someone when you're the one falling apart? Decoding Aurora is not your typical billionaire romance. It is a story built on dramatic irony—where every smile has a second meaning, every alliance has a hidden cost, and the most dangerous thing a character can say is the truth, because no one is listening for it. Words mean the opposite of what they appear to mean. Kindness is a weapon. Patience is a strategy. And the most honest moment in any room is the one nobody else is meant to see. This is a world where everyone wants something, everyone is moving toward it, and nobody is showing their hand. Where deception and manipulation are not the exceptions—they are the rules of engagement. Where the line between revenge and feeling is thinner than it should be, and crossing it has consequences nobody planned for. Read carefully. The subtext is where the real story lives.
Gloria_Salvador · 59.2k Views

Claimed by the Vengeful Alpha

Love. Hate. Revenge. Before she was the High Alpha's daughter, Maya was an orphan named Penelope—and Marcus Keenan was the boy who gave her his locket and promised to marry her... until she was torn from him. Taken by High Alpha Vilhelm, everyone, including Marcus, was told she died. Years later, Marcus returns from the recent war a hero—now Alpha Keenan—with power, lands, and the right to choose any woman as his mate. He takes Maya—the same girl who made his life miserable before he left. He doesn't recognize her as Penelope with the locket long gone. To him, she is cruel, two-faced, and an expert at manipulation. What he doesn't know is that Maya's cruelty was forced, a mask she wore to both protect him and survive. Now trapped in a marriage born of revenge, she must decide. Stay silent and play the part, or reveal who she truly is…before it’s too late. —— Excerpt “This marriage is fake,” Maya said. She should be happy but why did it hurt so much? “Fake?” Keenan frowned and closed the gap between them. He wrapped a palm around her neck, and Maya gasped but no sound left her throat. “Is this another ploy to escape me?” “Isn’t it fake?” Maya whispered, holding his hand, trying to ease his grip. It was getting hard to breathe. Her voice betrayed her, too hopeful even to her own ears. He stared with such hatred, yet a part of her didn’t want it to be fake. Keenan threw his head back and laughed, yet his grip on her neck never wavered. “Woman, surely this must be a joke. You think I would orchestrate a fake marriage with you?” He leaned closer, eyes locked on hers. “You undermine my hatred. I want you bound to me forever. I want you to hate every moment of your life and I will be right here to make sure of it. You can never escape me.” Keenan released her neck. She dropped to the floor, rubbing her throat as she finally drew a full breath. “Fake marriage? Don’t be ridiculous. Even your father couldn’t get you away from me.”
GinaStanley · 124.6k Views

Douluo: The Exposed Young Monster

Mambo~ Little Gray Hair accidentally transmigrates to the Douluo Continent. She spends her days rummaging through trash cans in Tiandou City, earning everyone's disdain. One day, while Little Gray Hair is rummaging through trash cans, a divine canopy covering the entire Douluo Continent suddenly appears, exposing her! [Celestial Canopy Ranking: Top Ten Young Geniuses of Douluo!] [The Soul Master Competition is imminent; anyone under 25 years old can be included!] [Entry Rules: The younger the age, the stronger the combat power and talent, the higher the ranking!] [All those on the list will receive rewards!] Yu Xiaogang: My disciple Tang San, 14 years old, level 41 soul power, twin martial souls, external soul bones, and an unprecedented fourth soul ring that is a ten-thousand-year soul ring. Such a genius is definitely number one! Golden Generation: We have three Soul Kings; the top three are from our Spirit Hall! Shui Bing'er: The outcome is still uncertain; you and I are both dark horses. Qian Daoliu: These rewards are so generous! Xiao Xue is 24 years old, with Soul Emperor cultivation; who else could be number one but her? [TOP 1: Xing, 2.5 years old…] Everyone: ?? ...The raccoon picking up trash: What the hell is going on? Rewards: train tickets to win a wife? If I pulled out my star core, wouldn't you all explode? I want to be number one everywhere! One shot, one kill, golden legend! "Your Excellency, don't worry, on the battlefield, the curse I carry is also a blessing."
OPPLUS · 454.2k Views

Sinphony: of Blood and Mask — The Daughter of Their Enemy

[WARNING: R18+] [MATURE CONTENT] [Strictly for Adults Only] In a house of monsters, the most dangerous thing isn't the truth…it's the feelings neither of them can afford to have. Two rival mafia dynasties. Four dangerous brothers. And one girl who is their greatest mistake. Sin isn't here to be a trophy. She isn't an amateur. Born into a rival dynasty, she knows the Mafia game better than the men who play it. She wasn't sent here to destroy the Riccis...she chose to. Her mission is simple. Go undercover, get close to the four Ricci brothers, find their secrets, and dismantle them from the inside, and watch their empire burn to the ground. She thought she could play them all like instruments. She thought she'd seen every kind of monster the underworld had to offer. Then she met Matteo. Cold. Calculating. Hardened beyond anything she'd faced. While the other brothers were easy to manipulate, Matteo is the glitch in her perfect plan. He is the wall she can't climb and the lock she can't pick. He doesn't just play the game...he rewrote the whole rules. Now, the woman who came to destroy a kingdom is finding herself trapped in his orbit. It was never supposed to be real. It was never supposed to be love. But the more she tries to ruin him, the more she realizes that she might be the one getting ruined. "She came to burn down their empire. She just didn't realize Matteo Ricci was the one holding the lighter."
Emmyclaire · 26k Views