Chrono Cross Speedrun の小説・ストーリー

“Go change.” “And if I don’t?” I cross my arms, frowning at him. His lips curls into a somewhat dangerous smile. “Then I’ll do it for you.” 🌸❧✧❀✧❧🌸 Daisy Ripley has spent her whole life living in her stepsister’s shadow. Whatever Zyla wanted, Daisy was forced to hand over. Her toys, her gifts, and even her first birthday car. But when Zyla announces her engagement to Daisy’s ex-boyfriend and first love, something inside Daisy finally snaps. Still reeling from the betrayal, Daisy agrees to attend a company dinner party… hoping to actually forget, just for one night. Instead, she’s kidnapped. Sold. And delivered straight into the hands of Reis Vireli—the most dangerous mafia boss in Chicago. And one thing you should know about Reis: He never lets go of anything and anybody that belongs to him.

The Pure Souls, The Morally Greys, and The Villains. Serephine’s only task was to hunt the Pure Souls among the mortals and siphon their energy to expand the Demon Lord’s army. But when she mistakenly harvests the corrupt soul of a cursed, brooding Alpha named Chase, the consequences are catastrophic. Kicked out of her home—The Ninth Hell—Serephine is exiled to Chase’s pack with one mission: reverse her mistake or remain a mortal forever. Upon her arrival in the human world, Serephine is met with a brutal reality. Stripped of her powers and left in a broken mortal form, she begins to question everything she once knew. What was supposed to be a journey of atonement spiraled into a whirlwind romance, forcing the cursed Alpha and the fallen demon to cross boundaries that threaten to shatter them both. In a world of fated mates and accident curses, can a demon find redemption in the arms of the man she was sent to destroy?

On her 21st birthday, Raven Cross Villareal receives the last gift she ever expected: a marriage contract from the man who raised her. Theron Ashvale Calder, the cold billionaire heir, was her guardian for twelve years and the one person she trusted most. He says it’s for protection. Two years. A fake marriage. No feelings involved. But the moment Raven becomes Mrs. Calder, her parents’ hidden trust fund activates… and secrets buried for years begin to surface. Secrets about a deadly family war. Secrets about the night her parents died. And the most dangerous secret of all? Theron has known the truth all along. Now Raven is trapped between enemies who want to use her, a husband who lied to her, and a love that was never supposed to exist. Because this marriage was never about business. It was the beginning of a war.

It was not pleasant for her to grow up at her uncle's place after her parents died. Despite various problems, she used to be happy with herself. She spread love and harmony in the family. She was grateful to her uncle and was patient with her aunt and cousin. However, her life took a sharp turn when her aunt sold her for surrogacy to repay massive debts. She agreed to this arrangement to pay back her upbringing. When she gave birth to twins, she fled with one baby. She assumed her path would never cross again with the stranger who had gotten her pregnant. But she was proved wrong when a handsome, wealthy man approached her and asked her to be the mother of his son, who was the same age as her son. Is good luck knocking at her door? Or is destiny playing another nasty game with her?

At Starlight Elite Academy, power is everything and Ivy Morgan has none.A silent scholarship student in a world ruled by wealth and influence, Ivy is dismissed, mocked, and overlooked by everyone… including the untouchable Ethan Cross.But Ivy is not who they think she is.Behind her quiet eyes lies a mind capable of rewriting entire systems a hidden genius, a master strategist, and a ghost in the digital world no one has ever been able to trace.When a series of mysterious system breaches begin to shake the academy and the powerful Cross Empire behind it, one question rises:Who is really in control?As Ethan’s suspicion turns into obsession and Eliana Scott’s rivalry turns dangerous, Ivy is forced to walk a thin line between staying invisible… and exposing a truth powerful enough to destroy everything.Because in a world built on status and secretsthe girl they called useless might just be the one who owns them all.

*Blurb* When the Vale Corporation collapses overnight, Elena Cross is handed to billionaire CEO Damien Wolfe like a debt payment. Her parents tell everyone it’s her sister Sophia getting married. Sophia is “too young,” “too fragile.” Elena is just the expendable one. On the wedding night, drunk and cold, Damien drags her to bed calling her “Sophia.” When he sobers up and realizes he married the wrong sister, he declares war. He won’t annul it. That would ruin the family. Instead, he traps her in his mansion as an invisible wife. Ignored, mocked, erased. For Elena lives like a ghost in her own marriage. Then she leaves. Alone. With nothing. And she comes back with a new name, and a company worth more than his. He thought she was replaceable. He’s about to learn she’s irreplaceable.

Hazel was a detective working on case involving a serial killer and she mistakenly catches the sister of the billionaire Atlas Barrette. The minute they cross path, she realise that Atlas Barrette was the same homeless boy whom she knew ten years back. Hazel hates both love and lies and now when she's pretty sure that Atlas lied to her in the past about his real identity, she couldn't stop herself from hating him. But for Atlas, she was the reason for his existence. Nothing changed for him in all those ten years and now he couldn't stop himself anymore. Sexual tension, haunting memories, betrayal, broken wounds and a sparking feeling igniting between them but now they both aren't the same anymore. Will Hazel ever be able to love him? How far can Atlas go for her?

Your key card opened the wrong door and you walked into the wrong room… just in time to see his towel drop. You weren’t supposed to be there. You stayed anyway. That’s exactly the kind of bad decision this book is built on. Dark Drippy Desires is an unapologetic collection of explicit erotic stories about strangers who shouldn’t, married men who do, rivals who cross the line, besties who want more, stepfathers who couldn't stay away anymore, step-siblings who choose reality to fantasies and every reckless moment where deep desire wins over common sense. No fade to black. No holding back. Every story stands alone. Every chapter goes deeper than it should. This isn’t soft. This is the kind of book you read with your door locked. Explicit adult content throughout.

Dr. Elena Russo’s life shatters when her father is assassinated and she discovers he was a mafia Don. As the last Russo heir, she must claim her father’s throne or watch three hundred people die. But the Five Families won’t accept an inexperienced woman, and they’re already attacking. Damien Cross, a ruthless rival underboss, offers a deal: marry him in a contract alliance and merge their territories, or lose everything. With enemies closing in and forty-eight hours to decide, Elena signs her life away to a dangerous stranger. Their marriage is warfare. Every negotiation tests loyalty, every touch sparks unwanted desire. As Elena transforms from doctor to Donna, learning to kill alongside Damien, the hatred between them ignites into something far more dangerous. In the mafia, love is the deadliest weapon, and trust might get them both killed. Tags: Mafia, CEO, Dominant, Contract Marriage, Betrayal, Hate to Love

Ryder Black, the mysterious billionaire in the city. Rumors say Ryder made his riches through killing people and other barbaric things. Some go as far as saying he is part of the mafia but is that really true? Gianna Hunter, fresh out of university and hoping to find a job is suddenly hit with the news of her getting married to Ryder. Gianna believes in true love and would never stand for marrying a man as vile as Ryder so she decides to flee her wedding. Years later, the paths of Ryder and Gianna cross and this time, Ryder is not willing to let her go. After being humiliated at the altar by a girl with a status as low as Gianna's, Ryder feels his pride has been stepped on and Ryder is not known for forgiving those who dare to embarrass him. In his quest for revenge, will sparks fly between Ryder and Gianna? Will Gianna be able to escape the ruthless Ryder or will he make her succumb to his sinister will?