How Much Blood Is In One Vial Novels & Stories

Only One Crown One team. One legacy. One crown. Jaxon Reed built his name on control. As captain of the Frost Giants, he turned pressure into power and silence into strength. The league calls him the best to ever wear the jersey. He carries that title like armor. Then Adrian Cruz walks back into his locker room. Adrian was once more than his rival. More than his teammate. He was the one Jaxon loved in secret and the one he let go when fame, fear, and outside pressure closed in. Now a shocking trade forces Adrian onto Jaxon’s team, binding them together under a brutal contract clause neither of them fully understands. On the ice, they are unstoppable. Off the ice, they are unfinished. As the media fuels a ruthless GOAT debate and the billionaire owner pulls strings from the shadows, old wounds rip open. Accusations of betrayal resurface. Secrets about a hidden clause threaten to ruin more than their careers. And the question that has haunted them for three years demands an answer: Who really tore them apart? Forced to play on the same line, Jaxon and Adrian must decide what matters more—protecting their pride or fighting for the love they never truly lost. Because there’s only room for one crown in the league… …but there might be room for two hearts. Only One Crown is a dark, emotional second-chance sports romance filled with forced proximity, buried secrets, fierce rivalry, and a hard-won happily ever after.

My deskmate has been giving me odd looks lately. She's been keeping her distance from me and avoiding me at all costs. It's the same when we go to the cafeteria for lunch or during class. One day, I can't take it anymore. I grab her and ask, "Have I done something to offend you?" She trembles in fear and staggers backward, putting distance between us. Her gaze darts around shiftily. "No, you're not the problem!" Yet after that, she transfers to a different class. I'm confused by this and want to ask her about it, so I head to her new classroom. I stand at the door and watch as she chats leisurely with someone else. Suddenly, she shudders and screams in horror. "This really has nothing to do with you! Please, leave me alone!"

Aria Collins wakes up after a mysterious night she cannot fully remember, trapped in fragments of memory she cannot trust. Days later, she is unexpectedly hired into Blackwood Enterprises, a powerful corporate empire where she is placed directly under the authority of billionaire CEO Damien Blackwood. Unknown to her, Damien is the same man from that missing night, and he recognizes her immediately—but chooses silence instead of truth. As Aria navigates her new job, she begins experiencing emotional and memory distortions that blur her sense of reality. Damien maintains strict control over their interactions while quietly becoming obsessed with her presence. Every encounter between them increases tension, pulling Aria deeper into confusion she cannot explain. The situation escalates when Victor Harrington, a rival billionaire CEO, enters the conflict and begins using Aria as a strategic weakness against Damien. His manipulation exposes cracks in Damien’s control and pushes Aria into the center of a corporate war. What begins as a professional role quickly transforms into emotional entrapment between two powerful men. As hidden truths begin to surface, Aria discovers that her missing memory is not accidental—and that both men are connected to what she cannot remember. Betrayal, obsession, and power collide as she is forced to confront a reality she never chose. In the end, she must decide whether truth is worth the pain it carries—or whether walking away is the only way to survive.

After her two years long relationship with her boyfriend, Jonathan, ends due to infidelity. Cassandra unexpectedly fall in love with the lead singer of her favourite boy band, Jason Cole but there's a problem. Jason is well known for his playboy reputation and Cassandra cannot deal with another heartbreak especially after she ended her two years relationship but what she doesn't realize is that , Jason actually feels the same way as her. It's upto Jason to prove his love for her and show Cassandra that she isn't another notch on his belt or risk losing her forever.

One Lust Dance is a modern Cinderella-type story with an interesting twist that all started with the masquerade ball. It is a romantic comedy with lots of naughty and intimate scenes. The plot revolves around a young, handsome billionaire named Edward who meets a mysterious, masked woman at a ball. Edward and the mysterious masked woman are locked in the cellar, and in order to keep themselves warm, they drink the wine and get drunk. The burning passion of lust tainted her innocence as she ventured into a world of desires and submissiveness. Edward wasn't able to see who she was because she was wearing the mask the entire time; all he could remember were her physical features and the passionate night they spent together. Edward searches the whole province of San Lorenzo to find her. He dated all the lovely women who matched her physical appearance in hopes of finding her. Little did he know that the one he'd been looking for was just in front of him.

My husband is the director of a private hospital. During the three years of work, he would always find his "female best friend" with all kinds of excuses. The first time he went, he bought me a new purse I had been longing for. The second time he went, he credited one thousand dollars to the beauty salon I frequented. Only after he gave his family member's spot for the hospital's retreat did I finally ask for my one-hundredth request. He simply signed the form, thinking that it was some kind of order for a luxurious item. "I've neglected you lately. Shall I take you to see the aurora after I come back this time?" When he gracefully gave me that promise, I calmly smiled. That was because he didn't know the last thing I asked him to sign was divorce papers.

It’s all started with a flirt. It wasn’t a surprise to me that he’s a playboy—it’s all written all over his pretty face. He’s a kind of guy your mom warned you about, but your body craves. It might be hard to accept, but I’ve been in a dry spell for a long time. So maybe he’s the answer, but the charming, cocky, and brutally honest playboy made me feel like no men ever did. And pretty soon, I was in too deep. *** It wasn’t a part of my plan. In fact, I never have imagined my life to be with someone more than just to warm my bed, let alone a woman with a kid, but just a single look at her gorgeous blue eyes, I’m already confused—I’ve never been drawn to any women the way I was drawn to her.

You know that feeling when you're mated to a demon!!! Though I'm not mated to a demon but that feeling ruled my entire life till I decided to take the next big step. My name is Petal Brooks and my entire life was tamed till I decided that it was time to get out of the cage and become wild. Everyone despised me and you know, i think it hurts to know that I'm their most beautiful regret. I ran away from home and became pack leader of the rogues but watch out for me!! I'm coming back and I would stop at nothing to be UNTAMED.

Alice Ashford was born a hunter. Trained to kill the monsters that haunted the night, she wore her family’s legacy like armor, silver bullets, sharpened blades, and a name feared by every werewolf in West-bridge. But one secret kiss with Liam, the golden boy of her school…and the son of the Crimson Moon Alpha, shatters everything. Because Liam isn’t just a wolf, he’s her blood and her forbidden half-brother. And then there’s Kane. Silent, watchful, dangerous in ways Liam never was. A werewolf from a rival pack who should have been her enemy, but instead becomes her shield. Torn between loyalty and desire, family and fate, Alice uncovers a truth more devastating than the lies she’s been fed: she isn’t human at all. She’s the bridge between worlds, hunter and wolf, hated by both, desired by many. When war ignites between packs and hunters, Alice must choose where she stands… and who she’s willing to bleed for. Because in the end, love can save her, or destroy her. And the monsters aren’t just in the woods.

What if Cinderella absolutely hated Prince Charming? Several years and a handful of scandals were enough to make Taliana Avilla forget all about her sworn enemy, Sebastian Phillips. Too bad a one-night stand and a lost diamond ring made her remember all over again.