Gentle Villain

To rebel against my family's arranged marriage, I run away from home. Six months later, I decide to return to university and continue my studies, only to be told by a professor that Adam Richmond enrolled six months ago. Not only that, but he and my fiancée have apparently become the campus' picture-perfect couple. I go to confront him, but the woman claiming to be Adam's fiancée drives me away. "You beggar and fraud, how dare you call yourself Mr. Richmond? Besides, I am Erica Wright, the eldest daughter of the Wright family. How could I not recognize my own fiancé?" I stare at the woman before me, unable to hide my doubts. I've never met her, yet I've always heard that the eldest daughter of the Wright family is supposed to be gentle and poised. Could this proud, overbearing woman really be my fiancée?

A monk suffering from amnesia tries to recover his memory while passing through hell, the gentle but downgraded journalist who transforms into a ruthless killing monster while trying to gather a headline scoop, a desperate youth quest for wealth at his own expense, an ancient village people cursed because they could not meet the end of the bargain when their sacrifice walked into their midst, two young individuals escape from an enemies camp only to fall into a mysterious trap that might claim their lives, a scientist recounts his experience and encounters after observing a similar egg cell found in the bloodstream of dead men. - these stories explore the dark and ironic sides of human behaviour, the degree of tolerance, suffering any individual can take as a limit, the quest of freedom and prestige we all hope and want to attain, and lessons gained after consequence played out - all framed in a time cyce playing and replaying hoping to find a way out.

As the only daughter of the Hawthorne family, I entered an arranged marriage with Adrian, the heir to the vampire ancient clan. Adrian was attentive, gentle, and deeply devoted to me. Until that day. His childhood sweetheart, Elara, became pregnant after getting involved with a lower-class vampire and turned to him for help. To protect her baby from being rejected by the ruthless vampire families, Adrian publicly claimed that Elara’s baby was his. As for me and the child I was carrying, Adrian told us to wait. At least until Elara could give birth safely, he said, he couldn’t acknowledge me or our child. His parents accused me of infidelity, saying I had disgraced the vampire bloodline and dishonored the Hawthorne name. They forced me to terminate my pregnancy. Meanwhile, Adrian was on the other side of the world, caring for Elara. By the time he finally returned, I had already disappeared from his world.

Manuel, a tactical billionaire with an ugly past now known as Donald along side his brother Miguel, a ruthless member of a mafia group now known as Mike are out to seek revenge on Mr Delmont the man who took the lives of their parents when they were just boys. Everything seems to be going according to plan until Donald meets a captivating woman, Rebecca at the bar. Rebecca is gentle, kind, and everything he never knew he needed. But she’s hiding something. Everyone is. She seems to have a normal life with a hunting past of an abusive father and a mother she loves so dearly. She seems like an open book. Donald falls in love too quickly. In their quest for revenge, something is not adding up. There is a rat amongst them and it could be the calmest person in the room. In a world driven by secrets, lies and betrayal. Would Rebecca choose loyalty to her bloodline or the man she has grown to love deeply.

At the age of twenty-six, Alpha Brock had accepted a life of solitude, focusing on enjoying temporary pleasures instead of searching for a mate. Everything changed when a mysterious woman, lacking any scent, entered his world. His inner wolf rejected his current lifestyle and committed to nurturing the bond with the mysterious woman. In the midst of pack conflicts, Stephanie faces a decision: embrace her connection with Brock or protect her family from enemies. As Brock desires a gentle mate and Stephanie believes in equality, they clash over their differing paths while bound by fate. Stephanie resists following her mother's fate of submission to an overpowering Alpha father, vowing to break this cycle. When Stephanie learns she is destined to be with Alpha Brock, known for his wild behavior, she is torn between staying true to herself and accepting her mate. Both Brock and Stephanie resist their predetermined roles, leading to a struggle for dominance and affection. Can they find a middle ground and create a new future together?

Accused of a murder she didn’t commit, Lyra—a gentle healer and omega—flees from a pack that only ever saw her as weak. But fate has different plans, leading her into the life of the ruthless Alpha Tristan of the Night Howlers pack. Drawn to the woman he believes is hiding deadly secrets, Tristan finds himself torn between his suspicions and a fierce desire he doesn’t understand. Trapped in a world of betrayals, hidden magic, and a dangerous prophecy, Lyra begins to unlock her true heritage—a power that can either save or doom them all. But when an ancient enemy returns to claim her life and everything she loves, she realizes that her bond with Tristan may be the only thing that can stop a war. As enemies circle closer, a terrifying choice looms: trust the mate who broke her heart or watch the entire realm burn. Will Lyra and Tristan defy their fates…or be consumed by them?

One night, one rejection, one mating bond and the secret that changed everything. Alpha Ronan never believed in mates. He even swore that if he was ever to have a mate, he was going to reject her without a doubt. Until the full moon brought her to him. Gentle, sweet, and soft, he finds himself drawn to her, but he knew his vow. And that was why it lasted for one night. A happiness of one night. And the next morning, he broke her heart. Omega Sienna fled, carrying with her the one thing neither one of them expected to have… his heir. Two years later, he hunts her down. But she’s no longer the girl he rejected. And she’s not just a mother, she’s his mate. Now, the ruthless Alpha will stop at nothing to claim what’s his: Her heart. Her body. And his son. Even if he has to beg, fight, and bleed to win them back.

An orphan, who finds pleasure in singing, and had become one of the members of a famous music band in Texas, got betrayed by the people she trusted most, her bandmate, who had acted like her family, but she later realized that that was just an act out up by them, to bring her to her doom. Because of plain selfishness and jealousy, her band member drugged her and sold her out as a thing of pleasure for a one-night stand with a stranger, after seeing the good pay that came with it. Her kind, easy-going, and gentle nature was used against her. Her first was taken by a stranger, she knew nothing about. She promised to get her revenge, but she was brought to nothing but dust, after pictures of her in a one-night stand were revealed to the world, all hopes were lost. But surprisingly to her, the stranger who she had a one-night stand with, promised to help get her revenge but on certain conditions which were hard to choose from.

Winter, 2025. Seattle is shrouded in the cold mist of its endless rainy season. For the sake of a single recommendation letter to Stanford, Catherine Hale—a destitute but proud art student—knocks on the doors of the Highlands Manor to return a restored Song Dynasty porcelain. She intends to leave as quickly as she came, but instead stumbles into the world of William Sterling, the young, enigmatic patriarch of an old and powerful family. Cold, noble, and unfathomable, William draws her into a game of testing and maneuvering that plays out in the cracks between social class and self-esteem. From their first meeting on a rainy night to a silent rescue amidst the vanity fair of high society, Catherine fights to escape a glittering vortex she doesn't belong to, only to find herself falling step by step into William's gentle trap, lingering with the scent of cold cedar. In this rain-soaked city, a forbidden attraction blooms across the divide, unaware that fate has already secretly marked the price of its gifts.

The Goddess weaved their fate. It is now up to the Luna to strengthen the threads. ... Recent graduate Saira Malivik has her future all planned out; Go home and inherit her father's pack. Wait for her soulmate to come her way and lift her off her feet. Because she has zero faith in the resilience of a chosen mate bond, she never dated a man up to this date. Already 21 and going on 22, the pressure on her increases as the end of the year arrives. Shadows stalk her, while nightmares haunt her dreams. So when Einas Raed, the Lycan Commander of the Pacific Sea, turns out to be her goddess' chosen mate, she leaps at chance to escape her demons, poorly indisposed to mingle with his arrogant species and seemingly gentle Chosen Luna? Not exactly who she claims to be, how will she with this unexpected situation? Join us on this journey to find out!