Forest Of Death

Phraea Chelsey Bautista was the epitome of perfection - top of her class, professors' favorite, and stunningly beautiful. Despite having it all, she felt a void in her life. Her boyfriend and brother seemed distant, and no one truly understood her. That was until the night she was kidnapped. Waking up on a remote island, Phraea's world crumbled as she faced her captor, her fate hanging precariously in the balance.

When a young girl named **Emilia** moves to an isolated, fog-drenched city in search of a fresh start, she quickly discovers that something is terribly wrong. The streets echo with silence, residents vanish without a trace, and time itself begins to twist and collapse. As doors appear in places they shouldn’t, and her own reflection begins acting on its own, Emilia realizes she’s trapped in a place that is not just haunted — it’s alive. Each chapter peels back a new layer of horror: shadowy watchers, eerie apparitions, underground tunnels, and ghostly echoes of past inhabitants. But the real terror lies within — the city seems to feed on fear, loneliness, and the feeling of failure. It reflects Emilia’s own anxieties back at her, warping her reality into a trial of the soul. As she searches for meaning, and later for escape, Emilia uncovers the city’s sinister purpose: it traps those most vulnerable and forces them to confront their darkest selves. With the help of other survivors — some real, some echoes — she must navigate psychological mazes and make impossible choices to survive. But survival isn't enough. Emilia must transform — not by escaping her fear, but by embracing it. In doing so, she becomes something more than a victim of the city. She becomes a guide, a witness, and eventually, a keeper of the door. *Trapped in the Hollow City* is a suspenseful, haunting exploration of inner demons, resilience, and the eerie beauty of choosing to become — even when the world seems built to break you.

Pada tahun 2010, Kanto dibuat tercengang oleh sebuah kasus yang luar biasa fenomenal. Miyamoto Jiruchi, atau MJ, seorang gadis pemandu sorak di salah satu SMA di Kanto telah diculik, diperkosa, dan dibunuh. Keberadaannya tidak diketahui selama bertahun-tahun. Pencarian dikerahkan, penyelidikan disegerakan, tapi tidak membuahkan hasil. Tidak ada bukti yang kuat, tidak ada saksi mata yang mempunyai opini kuat yang bisa dijadikan sebagai bukti. Eren Tatsuya, teman MJ, sekaligus mantan pacarnya, terpaksa diinterogasi. Semua bukti yang diarahkan publik tertuju padanya. Ada alasan yang dapat diterima sebagai bukti kuat untuk membuatnya layak dianggap sebagai tersangka dalam kasus MJ. Hingga akhirnya dia didakwa dengan hukuman mati, meskipun bukti-bukti yang diarahkan padanya belum cukup kuat. Ajin Jaeger, seorang mantan narapidana Shibuya datang ke Kanto dan memberikan sebuah pengakuan yang fenomenal, bahwa dialah pelaku penculikan, pemerkosaan, dan pembunuhan MJ yang sebenarnya. Namun, eksekusi tinggal satu minggu lagi. Lalu bagaimana ia meyakinkan Jaksa, Hakim, dan Juri untuk bisa membatalkan eksekusi Eren Tatsuya sebagai orang yang tidak berhasil dalam kasus ini?

Lena Marchetti, twenty-eight, operates on fumes. Her father Marco's cancer treatments have swallowed her savings and the final credits of her degree. She interns at Croft Industries, a glass tower engineered to diminish. She is invisible, sweat gluing her blouse to her spine, until she drops Julian Croft's Montblanc pen. The crack on marble halts breath. She scrabbles on cold stone. When she lifts her chin, Julian crouches beside her. He doesn't retrieve the pen. He waits. His gray eyes hold hers, and heat floods her neck, damp and unwelcome. "You break it, you buy it," he says. "And you can't afford it." He leaves her kneeling. At 3:17 AM, her phone blares: Croft. Office. One hour. She goes. His office smells of leather and ozone. He slides a contract across the desk. Six months. Exclusivity. Her compliance. In exchange, her father's debt dissolves. Her signature slants, barely legible. After her best friend Dani labels Julian a sociopath, Lena sobs in the service elevator. He finds her. "Come with me." He escorts her to a 24-hour diner. He orders cherry pie, slides it across formica. She is wrecked—blotched skin, swollen lids. He studies her as if memorizing the topography of her distress. He teaches her to fence. She lunges, jabs his ribs. He laughs in that rusted, startled way that travels up her calves. She registers: I manufactured that sound. Elara Vance, Julian's former mentor who sold his first deal for a board seat, resurfaces. She invites Lena to lunch, offers employment. "He'll never perceive you as an equal. Work for me. Become a threat." The words burrow. Lena's palms dampen at his touch. While Julian travels, she picks the lock of a hidden room. A library.

Ryder is a nineteen year old dragon / lycan hybrid. He is the first and only of his kind. His power is a result of the moon goddess and the dragon God directly interfering with a past war. Excluding the moon Goddess, Selene and the dragon God, Typhon, the other Gods fear that Ryder could grow to surpass even their power. Selene and Typhon order Demi, who is a keres to watch over Ryder. The two of them fall in love. The Gods are pushing for Ryder's execution. Circumstances will force Zeus to bind Ryder's power eventually leading to his death. Ryder is reborn and angrier than ever, especially when he finds out that Demi is dealing with problems of her own in Olympus. The book ends with Ryder and the Gods battling. Ryder proves that he is Good and is no threat to any Gods who have pure intentions, but he will do what he must to ensure that no God abuses their power. Ryder ends up becoming a God himself.

After Brielle Monroe believes she fell in love she discovers she actually fell into the hands of David Knightwood—a man she comes to fear for his ruthlessness —she’s stripped of her freedom and thrust into a gilded cage where obedience is survival. Just when Brielle begins to find slivers of safety and even twisted affection in David’s care, a devastating miscarriage shatters her spirit. Years pass in silence and shadow, until Brielle files for divorce, desperate to reclaim her life—but David refuses to let go without a fight. As secrets unravel and a final betrayal surfaces, Brielle learns her escape was never freedom at all—because the most dangerous prison isn’t built of walls, but of love laced with possession.

I'm performing heart surgery when my "crimes" are announced through the hospital's speakers. The woman cries, "Dr. Maeve Thornton wrecked my family, seduced my husband, and chose to be with him despite knowing he was married! "She contacted my husband in private and operated on my five-year-old daughter when she was perfectly fine. She attempted murder during the surgery!" The woman is my husband's mistress, but she turns the tables on me and kicks the operation theater's door down with a group of people who think they're righteous. She curses at me and kicks the medical equipment over, wanting me to get on my knees and apologize. She and her entourage take my scalpel away, strip me of my scrubs, and even stab me with my scalpel. There's blood everywhere. I start laughing when my husband finally arrives. "So, this is the biggest surprise you've prepared for me, huh?"

War of worlds tells of a story about a cryptoian kataros who goes about attacking and conquering planets within the milky way galaxy till he is stopped by the people who escaped from the planets he conquered and destroyed

I took a deep breath again and again as I finally knocked twice. And after a couple of minutes a baritone yet cold voice spoke. "Come in." My brows furrowed and my chest was pounding so loud when I heard Sir JR's voice. This is the first time he showed himself to us but... this was not the first time I met him. At sana wala rin siyang maalala pa. Pinilig ko ang ulo at pilit tinatanggal ang mga nasa isipan at dahan-dahang pinihit pabukas ang pinto. Biglang nanindig ang balahibo ko dahil sa lamig sa loob ng opisina ni Sir. "Hmm..." tumikhim ako upang agawin ang atensyon niya na nakatalikod mula sa akin at prenteng nakaupo sa swivel chair niya. "Good afternoon, Sir." I greeted politely. He stayed silently, he stayed in his place and he didn't respond to me. Hindi rin siya lumilingon kaya napakamot ako ng ulo. "Sir? What can I do for you? Is it because I'm late this morning? I'm sorry Sir, there's an emergency in our home, the reason why I'm late. I'm sorry." I explained but he remained silent. Dahan-dahan akong napayuko. Mukha ngang bad mood siya dahil hindi man lang lumilingon sa akin. "How old are you?" Wala pa sa isang segundo akong nag-angat ng tingin sa kaniya. "Hmmm, 24, Sir..." I answered lowly. "Married?" I swallowed as I responded. "No." "Single?" he asked again. "Opo." "Any relationship? Boyfriend? Ka live in?" "Wala po, Sir..." Pilit kong sinasagot ang mga tanong niya kahit alam kong confidential na iyon. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit iyon ang naging binungad niya sa akin na hindi ko inaasahan. Nabalot kami ng katahimikan hanggang sa muli siyang magtanong na ikinamilog ng mga mata ko. "Virgin or not?" My mouth opened a bit 'coz of his inappropriate question.

Rose, a beautiful, abused and neglected wife in her early twenties, tries running from her husband but founds herself in the arms of Blake, a prince in search for a crowned princess. Both hiding their true identity, What would be their fate after discovering their possibility of having one mother