once bitten twice shy

After years of struggling to fit in at Crestwood University, Liam Carter was used to being overlooked. He was just a nobody, the son of a struggling single mother, working multiple part-time jobs just to afford his tuition, his worst betrayal being from Melissa, the girl he loved, who humiliated him in front of the entire school, choosing to be with the wealthy heir to the Blackwood Empire. Devastated, Liam wanted nothing more than to disappear. But everything changed the next morning when a mysterious email popped up on his phone. "Congratulations, Liam Carter. You are the rightful heir to the Carter Conglomerate. Access your inheritance now!" With his newfound wealth and power, Liam is no longer the pushover he once was. Now, he’s back—with a new identity, a powerful network, and an unstoppable drive for revenge, but will he be able to win the battle with the Blackwoods?

Nathaniel "Nate" Aldric was once the rightful heir to the Aldric empire, a business conglomerate worth billions. But he was too naïve, too trusting. His so-called friends drained his accounts, his business partners plotted against him, and worst of all, his beloved wife, Serena, conspired with her lover, his cousin, to kill him. As he took his last breath, drowning in his own blood, rage consumed him. But fate was not done with him yet. When Nate wakes up, he finds himself twelve months in the past, just before his downfall. The weak, clueless fool he once was is gone. This time, he's ready. He won’t let them deceive him again. He won’t be pushed aside. And he sure as hell won’t let Serena and her lover get away with their betrayal. Now filled with knowledge of the future, he plays his enemies like chess pieces. Those who stole from him will fall. Those who laughed at him will kneel. And those who took his life? He will make them suffer.

Under the Ashes** is a thrilling urban drama about power, revenge, and self-discovery. Ethan Li, once a humiliated son-in-law living as a servant in his wife’s home, has been kicked out and betrayed by the woman he sacrificed everything for. Sophia Wang, now a powerful businesswoman, throws him aside for a wealthier lover, unaware that Ethan was the secret force behind her rise to success. But what she doesn’t know is just the beginning. Ethan, discarded and beaten, reclaims his hidden identity as the rightful heir to the Li Consortium, one of the most powerful conglomerates in the world. Fueled by years of shame and bitterness, he returns with a single mission—revenge. With the help of his loyal ally, Victor Chen, Ethan sets in motion a devastating plan to ruin all those who betrayed him. But as Ethan uncovers buried family secrets—including the truth behind his mother’s tragic death—he finds himself entangled in a dangerous game of corporate warfare, hidden agendas, and shifting loyalties. His ruthless father, Reginald Li, will stop at nothing to keep control of the Li empire, even if it means turning his own son into a pawn. As Ethan faces betrayals, moral dilemmas, and global conspiracies, he must decide how far he’s willing to go for vengeance. In a world where power comes at a cost, Ethan will rise from the ashes of his past, but can he escape the shadows of his family’s legacy? Under the Ashes is a fast-paced, suspenseful tale of revenge, family betrayal, and the struggle to reclaim one’s identity. What would you sacrifice to destroy the ones who broke you?

Dr. Nyle, a brilliant scientist is on a mission to investigate a mysterious black hole that appeared near the orbit of saturn.  He discovers that the black hole was indeed a ship and journeys to it. There he finds epochis, an AI created, embedded into the ship, created by the ouroborans from eight thousand years into the future, who had mastered time.  Guided by Epochis, he’s told that an antimatter weapon, scattered across multiple universes, is the key to defeating the omnipotent Aeon Prime, a malevolent entity bent on annihilating all realities, which was the prime originator of an ouroboran civil war in the far future. With Epochis and a love interest, Dara sol, he travels the multiverse, looking for fragmented pieces of an anti-matter weapon. Each universe he traverses holds both the key to saving everything and the seeds of his own undoing. From a two-dimensional world where existence is reduced to planes, to universes made of echoes and timelines frozen in an eternal loop, Nyle battles both the strange physics of these realms and his inner doubts. Meanwhile, an Ouroboran captain, once lost in a time loop, emerges from his prison, now bent on stopping Nyle before it’s too late. The captain reveals the true history of the Ouroboran civil war—how Aeon Prime was created as a result of a rebellion among their own, fracturing timelines and bringing the end of the universe far closer than anyone imagined. Nyle must choose between continuing the quest and becoming Aeon Prime’s pawn, or destroying the one power that could save all realities. The end of all universes is fast approaching, and Nyle is the only one standing between survival and oblivion.

Five years ago, Ethan Maverick, once a promising young man, quietly disappeared from the world. The reason was simple but heartbreaking: he was being abused and mistreated, deemed a worthless son-in-law by those who should have cared for him. Enduring endless humiliation and hardship, he chose to leave, vanishing without a trace. No one knew where he went, and over time, his name faded into obscurity. However, time has a way of changing everything. Five years later, Ethan reappears—not as the broken man who once left, but as the "God of War," an unstoppable force whose name now commands fear and respect across the world. His return is marked by awe and disbelief, as the once discarded son-in-law now stands at the pinnacle of power and influence. But fate has one more surprise in store for him. Upon returning, Ethan is confronted with a truth he never knew existed—a daughter, a child he had no idea was his. This revelation shocks him to his core, but it also awakens a fierce protective instinct he never expected. As he looks at his wife and daughter, a wave of determination surges through him. He swears that no one will ever hurt them again. His heart, once shattered by betrayal and loss, now burns with an unyielding promise: to shield his family from the cruelty of the world. "I will bring you the greatest happiness and glory," he vows, his voice filled with unwavering resolve. No longer the man he once was, Ethan is a warrior reborn, and anyone who dares to threaten the ones he loves will face his wrath. With a heart full of purpose, he steps forward, ready to rewrite his destiny and give his wife and daughter the life they deserve.

Mason who came from a lineage of powerful magicians found out that his ancestors didn't pass any magic wand or spell to him, this made him face challenges in magic school as he often got bullied. Mason's life changed forever when he impulsively steals a magical suit once hidden away in a wealthy rival's mansion m what he thought was a ticket to power soon reveals itself as a cure, one that binds him to the dark legacy of Vazquez, a legendary magician whose past clings to the suit. Haunted by dangerous spirits drawn to its energy, Mason must go through a dangerous path to break the curse and frees himself from the spirits' relentless pursuit.

Born with nine spiritual roots, his fate was sealed—forever trapped at the second level of Qi training. A mountain boy, seen as worthless, is thrown into a cruel experiment by wicked cultivators. Yet, fate takes an unexpected turn. With the Void Tower in hand, he steps onto the path of cultivation. From that moment, the tower became his greatest asset—nurturing spirit herbs, raising immortal beasts, refining pills, crafting talismans, and constructing deadly formations. He walks a path of blood and schemes, seizing fortune through danger, surviving betrayals and hidden plots. Ages pass, and countless kneel before the Supreme Heaven’s ruler. But who would have imagined that his journey, too, was once filled with hardship, struggle, and survival against all odds?

Daniel Wells is a man of mystery, once the silent force behind his ex-wife’s success. He is satisfied with being the force behind, but when he is despised and ridiculed, pushed to the edge, he’s ready to rise and reclaim what’s his. In a world of fame, betrayal, and hidden motives, nothing is what it seems.

"Daddy?" The small voice stopped Logan Hayes in his tracks, and his heart skipped a beat. He turned to face the boy staring up at him with wide eyes, eyes that reflected his own. "What did you call me?" Logan asked, his voice thick with disbelief and surprise, he has been waiting all his life for someone to call him a dad. "You're back?" Maya Dawson’s voice cut through the air, tense with shock and an unmistakable hint of anger. Logan turned slowly, meeting the gaze of the woman he had spent five years dreaming of. "I never wanted to leave." His words came out as a plea, filled with emotion. Maya shook her head, with a cold tone. "You didn't just leave, Logan. You disappeared." Logan stepped closer, narrowing his eyes. "You think I abandoned you? It was your family, Maya. They forced me out. I fought my way back for you only to find you married to someone else." Her voice wavered as she whispered, "You have no right to come back and disrupt my life now. Richard is my husband." Logan's voice dropped to a low, intense whisper. "Is he my son?" Maya’s silence told him everything. Five years ago, Logan Hayes was forced out of Maya Dawson’s life, pressured by her powerful family into walking away from their marriage. Once a struggling dock worker and the illegitimate son of the Carlton family, Logan left without a word, leaving Maya heartbroken and convinced he had abandoned her.

"A mutt like you really thought he could marry into our family?" Isabelle Carter sneered, tossing a box at Karvel Cross’s feet. His old belongings spilled out—along with the engagement ring he had spent months preparing for Mariya. Laughter rippled through the room. "Pick it up, stray," Vincent Langford mocked, swirling his whiskey. "That’s all you’ll ever be. A discarded pet hoping for scraps." "Congratulations, Mariya," he said, voice eerily calm. "I hope your new fiancé doesn’t end up treating you the way you’re treating me.” But the humiliation wasn’t over. Her mother called him a mutt, Vincent Langford, a smug rival, mocked his existence, and soon, Karvel became nothing more than a joke among the elite. A discarded man with no value. What they didn’t know? The stray they cast aside… was a trillionaire heir. Karvel Cross is no longer the broken man they once laughed at. With secrets deeper than the ocean and a past that refuses to stay buried, he’s about to show them all—Mariya, Vincent, and the entire world—that the man they underestimated is the one they should have feared all along. "Dear ex, I don't need you anymore."