marriage first, love second

Drake Chwe's life was a mess, problems piling up like a mountain. To escape, he drowned himself in alcohol. One night, he stumbled upon a tiny temple and tossed in his last pennies. Next morning? Bam! He's got a tribute system with a 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 coins. Now, Drake's got a life-changing choice to make – what's he gonna do with all that cash? Can he turn things around and leave his miserable life behind? Get ready for a wild ride!

"Kneel," Elijah's voice was cold, his eyes burning with fury. "Kneel before the last heir of the Norton family." His enemy’s face turned pale, fear creeping into their eyes. Once a mere orphan, the mighty Dragon Marshal had returned to claim what was stolen and unleash his wrath on those who destroyed his family. ... Elijah Norton, known across Evendore as the feared Dragon Marshal, is a man of power and mystery. Once a child with nothing, he became the youngest and strongest Seven-Star Marshal, commanding armies and shaping destinies. But his heart carries a hidden pain—a thirst for vengeance. Ten years ago, his family was wiped out in a brutal fire, orchestrated by the city’s four most powerful families. Only Elijah survived, saved by a mysterious girl who vanished soon after. Now, he is back in Arthurton, the city that tried to bury his legacy, to find the girl who saved him, and to settle old scores. Sophia Donald, a once-scarred woman who saved a boy from a burning mansion, is now caught in a storm of family betrayal, secrets, and revenge. With her disfigured past behind her, she crosses paths with Elijah, unaware that the man she helped is now the most dangerous force in Evendore. As Elijah uncovers dark plots and hidden enemies, the lines between justice and revenge blur. Can he reclaim the Norton family’s lost heirloom and bring those who wronged him to their knees? Or will his rage consume everything he cares about, including the woman who once saved his life? The path to vengeance is lined with blood, fire, and shadows for the orphaned heir-turned-Dragon Marshal. The battle for Arthurton has just begun.

He was a sixteen year old minor accused of a crime. In a bid to escape, he encounters death and suddenly wakes up in the body of a 26 year old mafia who is dreaded by all and had four powerful women tailing on him! At first, he never liked the character he was to play but as long as it would keep him from the clutches of those after him, he was fine by that. However, he had to act like an adult which he wasn't even up to yet! How would he keep up to this character? Mostly the fact that he wasn't meant to fall in love for reasons unknown!

In a world of magic and dungeons. Archie Shellford thought he had woken up in a completely different world until he found a mysterious item containing ancient texts from his previous world. When his curiosity peaked, and all his questions weren’t answered, he met a fellow Outlander. Aided by the outlander's bizarre law—The Grimoire, Archie must live his new life and discover the relationship between this world and his old world.

“I don’t even know why you're still here, the only reason why my daughter married you was so she could claim her grandfather's wealth,” his mother-in-law smirked. For 2 years, the God of war faced maltreatment in his in-law’s mansion. He had played the role of a dutiful husband, all while secretly working to change his brother's biometrics to his own. He was thrown divorce papers on a sunny day and with the divorce finalized. It was time to return to the billionaire life and revenge on those who wronged him but with dual identities. Two different men, different personalities and identities but one face. He will make his mother in law beg at his feet.

Alexander Starius, a devoted husband, faces heartbreak when his wife Tracy cheated on him. The situation escalated tragically as Tracy falsely accuses Alexander of attempted sexual assault, leading to his wrongful arrest and imprisonment. In a surprising turn of events, Alexander discovered that he had a son as a result of a drunken encounter with a girl named Elena. Although Elena faced strong disapproval from her family for having a child out of wedlock, she never went to confront Alexander about her pregnancy. After a series of challenges, Alexander unexpectedly inherits his father's legacy and gains access to the resources needed to regain control of his father's powerful business empire. Alexander vows to eliminate anyone who dares to trouble Elena, crushing all those who stand in their way.

The poor Zachary and Celestine have been married for three years, yet he receives nothing but insult and maltreatment from her noble family. Instead, he had to work as one of the houseboys. Even so, they still believed that he didn't deserve to be Celestine's husband. But his love for his first love, despite his world turning upside down, he didn't care. Love is blind as they say! Pride dominated him, believing he would be more happy and satisfied as long as she was with him. But did everything happen as he wished? The answer is a BIG NO. Until a divorce paper was slapped to his face, realizing that the one-of-a-kind love story he believed existed was nothing but a product of his profound imagination. All his faith, hope, and love were shattered into unrepairable pieces, he ran away from his endless nightmares and made an irrevocable deal with the second wealthiest and most influential person in the country - his father. One week later, fate befell him when he and Celestine's paths cross for the second time. This time, he was determined to get his revenge. But what would happen if the woman he wanted to bury in the ground lost her memories by accident and everything left was the good memories they shared together? Back to the days when they were madly in love with each other. Will he succeed in taking over Celestine's company? Or will he mend his broken heart and learn to forgive and move on?

Following his accidental death on earth, Vandread Le Crozerea is summoned back to be reborn again in the parallel world of Dizencia. He steps into a realm rich in myths and magic, where he will one day be hailed as the legendary earl and hero tasked with saving Dizencia from the brink of oblivion. When Vandread stopped the wild wyvern from attacking Dizencia, he was promised wealth and a marriage to Princess Camilla Sulivec, the heir to the kingdom. However, the princess had evil plans for the earl, and on the night of their wedding, she used an incantation to drain his omnipotent powers, leaving the earl defenseless when the whole kingdom disposed of him to the ogres' lair. Ever since that day, the earl had a deep well of resentment, and he intended to use it to exact revenge on those who had betrayed and used him like a fool, even if it meant being renowned as the legendary dark hero.

Lord Tharn Zon original World is long dead, and he is the sole survivor. His World died after five years under the influence of the Hooded Mage, because he sucked the Magic of the World to increase his Magic. On his quest for revenge, Tharn visited several Worlds, always trying to stop the Hooded Mage from destroying them, but failing to catch him every single time. Then, Tharn Zon opens a portal to a Magical World, only two years after the Hooded Mage's arrival. A young girl, a Mage student, is summoning a Magical Being to be her Familiar, and she mistakenly thinks that Lord Tharn Zon will be hers. In this Magical World, he must find allies to help him track the Hooded Mage and stop him once and for all. If he succeeds this time or not, will only depend on him and his friends. *Note: In the side stories of one or two chapters, I will be visiting the Worlds I created in my previous stories, and some new ones, that I intend to use in future stories.*

Having passed through several hardships only to fall in love unexpectedly but then, his heart got broken the moment he found his sweetheart entwined in the satisfaction of another man's loins. Gary Carter was looked down on, and no one believed him. Now he is free and everyone who once looked down on him must bite their finger in regret while they watch him grow beyond them.