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Reed has left behind his past, the life of a scavenger, for a fresh start with his wife and lovely daughter - or so he thinks. But an ugly conspiracy breaks out at work that threatens the life he's built for many years. After saving an employee from harassment by his corrupt boss, he's accused and sent to jail unjustly. His wife divorces him and denies him custody of his daughter, his only reason to live. With his life crashing on all sides, his mother's ill health, and his daughter's poor standard of life, he has no choice but to go back to the life he had vowed he was done with. There's an outrageous bid on the dark market for the best killer to take down his former boss, the man who sent him to jail, a drug dealer who will stop at nothing to end him permanently, Reed sees an opportunity to regain his lost glory. As shocking discoveries are made about his ex-wife's new interest, a rival, and his untraceable source of wealth, a gang of killers emerges to challenge Reed and take his place as the best assassin in the city. Reed finds out that the client ordering the hit on his former boss is nothing but a college girl. In a twist of events, she ends up being his savior and takes his daughter in. Reed navigates the treacherous world of gangs, assassins, traitors, and greedy power-drunk men. Fueled by his love for his daughter and anger at injustice, he stands up to himself and lets the shadows of his past lead him yet again, embracing the SCAVENGER he's always been

PHOENIX is the name of the group that is best when it comes to assassination, a group that includes Margaret Reyes. One of the so-called eyes of Phoenix, because of her extraordinary ability. But it was also her title that brought her to the door of death. She did not think that her fiancee, John de Cordova, would kill her. And her cousin Laura Reyes was involved in the betrayal. She thought she's really gonna die but the pearl of the Phoenix helped her to reincarnate.The REVENGE JOURNEY OF THE PHOENIX will begin by the persona of Jenny Capria Sanchez.

From best life to nightmare as the perfect life for Rodney Hart gets turned around by an unnatural phenomenon from a game that makes him feel at home. As he gets warped into it and figures out that it might not just be a game as it seems. Follow Rodney Hart as he rises through the rank of another world in this adventure... Will he grow stronger in time to save the ones he cares about from unpredictable doom? Cover: Thanks to Freepik!

They say forgive and forget, but then again, revenge is a dish best served cold. *** Julian Ford thought he knew everything about his life until he discovered that the parents he thought were dead were alive and incredibly wealthy. Now he had the means to get revenge on all the people who had destroyed his life and made it a living hell.

I reincarnated into a harem game that my best friend loved, my past memories are of a young gay man that was killed tragically by a drunk driver. I am now Yuki Aikyo a young aristocrat in the Romance Fantasy ++ universe. Follow me as I try and find romantic capture targets, avoid the pitfalls of pretty women and try to make it to high school.

As a live-in-son-inlaw of the Dabby family, Danver's life was hell on earth. But his real identity as the heir to the wealthiest business tycoon remained a secret. with an unexpected turn of events,both his mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law crawled down at his feet. His mother-in-law begged “Do not leave my daughter" and his grandmother-in-law said “I was wrong"

Killing Justice Ortega was supposed to be a joke. Fiction. A figment of their imagination. At least that’s what Arden Academy’s best and brightest student Ava Hernaez thought when she included Skylar Mijares and Thana Ruiz in her plan. They only meant to scare her off, but the night turned into something deadly. With Justice dead, and the remote community of The Circle thinking she’s missing, the three girls Justice wronged must come up with a way to catch the real culprit. It just can’t be them, not when they’re good girls, and certainly not when Justice has been a bitch to almost everyone at Arden. Turns out telling everyone Justice’s killer is roaming free might just expose what they had planned for Justice all along.

Alex has many regrets in his life. He missed his best opportunities in high school, was afraid to marry his wealthy dream girl, lost his business to rich people, went bankrupt, got divorced, and his daughter died in poverty. Eventually, he becomes a great general in World War III. However, he dies in an assassination involving a young girl using a suicide bomb but gets a second chance to go back to when he was 13 years old. He promises himself not to have any regrets and plans to become the greatest and richest with the help of his memories and a karma system.

What happens when an ordinary teen beats the god of games without knowing it? Corey Feldman is an eighteen year old gamer. His final year of high school started with a huge bang when he's challenged by a masked player for his title as best gamer, in one of his favorite game. Corey wins the game easily, and notices that the player logged off without a word. Feeling unbothered Corey had no idea he had just beaten a sentient deity at a game, and the god did not like that. When a new game comes out, stealing the eyes and hearts of all the children in his small town, Corey feels compelled to play it. The game is called the lock keeper, and the moment he plugged it in, he died. Now reborn inside the game, at level zero with a god given ability, Corey is challenged once again by the deity. “Level up, and make your way to the final round, there we will fight for the ultimate title. If you win, I will relinquish my abilities and status to you, if you don't. You better hope you win, Corey." The eerie voice bite out. Corey isn't one to back down from a challenge, but he's never actually played a game in full person. Taking actual damages and all. Can Corey outsmart the lock keeper and become the new god of games? Or will he suffer the same fate as the others who tried? Read to find out. This is a video game harem. Each chapter is a new level. I just have one question, can you survive the lock keeper?

Alexander Bourne: A mysterious man. He was the best mercenary, most talented businessman. He built a business empire when he was young, he was the king of the underground world, leading all the mafias. However, it all because his family was killed when he was just 7, all he wanted is finding the truth and avenge.