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“Whoever marries the princess will become emperor.” A twist of fate brought them together. Born a curse, she was cast away from the royal family. But when the kingdom needed an alliance with the Northern barbarians, she was the one to marry. As the second son, he had no right to become heir. Yet in the face of war and politics, he was always the first to fight for the country. To her, he was a barbarian. To him, she was a pawn. But under the guise of the prophecy, they pretended to be the most affectionate couple. In front of others, they were the ever-flirting Prince and Princess Consort of Jin. But behind closed doors, they plotted for their own means. Was it really all no more than an act? Or was there a bit of truth to their fabricated devotion? They were unwilling puppets, each trying to break free from the invisible strings of fate. Only, when the stage finally fell, it was to chaos. In the end, she no longer knew if her tears were for him or the irony of it all. _____ Excerpt: He finally stopped in front of me. “Can I trust you?” Subconsciously, something inside me willed me to nod. Perhaps it was the knowledge that I was to be bound to him until death. Or maybe it was the awareness of how this marriage was much more than a simple union between two people. He moved slowly, waiting for another nod of my approval before closing the gap further. “You’re a smart one, somehow seeing through most of my guises.” He reached out and gently caressed my cheeks. “True love doesn’t exist in the royal family, but it seems as if we are the perfect match for partnership.” He leaned in as if to kiss me, instead stopping short at eye level. “Help me put on my act.” _____ Crocodile Tears: Insincere expressions of sorrow. _____ Cover: Manipulated by Photoshop but all photo credits to their original artists on Pinterest

Lydia, who grew up with her grandmother in a remote village, was finally taken back to the wealthy mansion. Only then did she realize that this was the result of her sickly grandmother kneeling down and begging her mother, who had long become a wealthy lady. However, her mother warned her sternly in private, "You can never call me mom! You can only call me auntie! Remember that?" The moment she entered the house, her mother's son and daughter, who were born in a wealthy family, took turns picking on her and humiliating her. What greeted her was always her mother's mocking words, "They are my babies, and you are just my niece. We eat and drink well, so what if you give in to them?" She knew that her mother might do something crazy to hide her secret. Good! Nobody can be relied on! I'll rely on myself! After surviving university, the female protagonist packed her luggage and exclaimed, "What rich family? I don't care anymore!" The female protagonist ran away from home and entered the entertainment industry! With her superb acting skills, an experienced director offered her an olive branch. Thousands of fans went crazy for her. She was invited to a charity dinner by the wealthiest man on the Fortune List. Someone even bought a big screen at Times Square to celebrate her birthday. While everyone was crazy about her, a mysterious man bought all the headlines and announced, "Thank you for liking my fiancée! But, I'm the one who loves her the most!"

a creature that barely counts as intelligent with shattered memories from someone lets see our mc adventure and evolve

Rex, a zookeeper who was feeding the saltwater crocodile enclosure was killed and reincarnated as a crocodile in a fantasy world. Facing the challenges of survival. Will Rex become the apex predator and thrive?

Crow Cross has spent the last 20 years trying to escape the confines of his city and denying the god of his people. It becomes harder to do so when he is chosen by that god to help save the planet from the Void, a darkness which covers 75% of the world. As he delves into training and learns more about his abilities and the Void, Crow begins to question everything he thought he knew about life. And why the invisible god of his people keeps begging him for help.

In a simple village, where the love of his parents was his greatest treasure, Cauã always dreamed of great adventures. But his destiny, shaped by an unknown past, will drag him into an enigma he never imagined. As the blood of ancient secrets and shadows of death follow him, Cauã will be forced to confront a hidden truth about his lineage – and discover that the price of his destiny may be higher than he ever imagined.

"If a man is left out in the cold, he will burn the whole world to feel its warmth." Transmigrated into the Era of Conquerors, Demon Sovereign Azkiel struggles to rebuild the Demon Empire that will conquer the cultivation world. But out of all the places he could have emerged, Azkiel appears in the chaotic heart of Garkia, a country of warring states and famous for its divine tragedies comically made by the Ancient Gods of Mount Olympus. Adding some spiciness to Azkiel's dish of dilemma, Kelzer—a Vampire Samurai in his 9th Reincarnation—offers undying service to be his disciple and create the new generation of Four Horsemen of Apocalypse. But whether Kelzer will help Azkiel or turn into Red Ruin is unknown. To build a strong foundation for his empire, Azkiel needs youngbloods to collect crowns and expand his conquest. Thankfully, the place he appeared, after his transmigration, contains Cursed Immortals that fit his bloody requirements. ... It's the Dawn of Angels, but the Domination of Demons never dies, and Byzum—a Dragon Demon—proves to everyone that Hell is a dish served 24/7. To accomplish his missions, Byzum made allies with a Barbarian Druid, Shadowless Reaper, Blood Bandit, Spirit Stealer, and a Transmigrated Joker. A strange team, but a deadly one, and it seemed enough to kill Fauric Frossa until they found out that they can never kill what was already dead. ... [The Background Photo of the Book Cover is not mine. If you are the owner of the picture, no need to be shy and just contact me to remove the picture.]

"I'm sorry but I will choose my responsibility."--Cross Work is always important to provide the things that you want and for your loved ones. But, can also become a hindrance. Just like what happened to the couple Cross and Nina. Now, Is it a good thing? or a bad thing?

They say write your own story, walk your own journey. Write your own FATE. Alanis Beckett, a girl who lost everything when she succumbed to her wolf instincts now has to prove to her pack that she is still worthy of them while also trying to survive. But she must do this fast if she's ever going to save her pack from its past. Fate is twisted, can she avoid it and still survive what comes after?

Awakens starting appearing when beasts start pouring out of cracks that appear in the space other than in dungeons. When these cracks appear which now called dimensional crack countless people died and cities were destroyed. After fighting these monsters for 20 years first human awaken appear and change the fate of humans that was on the brink of extinction and again human become leading specie. Awakened people wield power that was beyond human capacity. Some awaken has the power to destroy boulders with bare hand, some were able to produce fire from thin air and so on. After some researched human know this power came from a formless energy inside the human body that convert itself in these abilities. This formless energy was named as Aura. After approximately 1000 years after first awaken appear. Human stopped producing aura in their body. After the initial panic, one of the researchers found that Aura also found in nature named as Aura particles. So, they started researching and found a way to absorb Aura from nature. Now there are techniques to absorb Aura from nature. And also help to expand capacity to store Aura in the human body. The human body starts absorbing Aura only after they become 15 years old. If younger than this try to use any technique to absorb Aura from nature they will die painfully. There are some cases where human body starts producing Aura naturally regardless of age and they can tame beasts this ability is only these people have. Now everyone who practices aura particle absorption techniques can be awakened. This story take place after 3000 years of first awakened. It’s a story about a boy name Ethan who was ordinary in all aspect but because of this world cruelty he has to become powerful to protect people that are important to him. See him overcoming many hardships only by desire to protect others.