

Once the world's deadliest assassin, Hope retires for her mother. Back home, she finds her mom, kidnapped for 15 years, is being bullied. Hope unleashes her power to destroy the abusers and reclaim all that was stolen from her mom, vowing to be her protector.

Blake Hardy has cancer. Determined to secure his family's future, he seeks the help of the powerful Arcadia to ensure that his spoiled son, Cedric Hardy, can inherit his legacy. Paige Fisk, Arcadia's new leader, returns to Juset as Cedric's fiancée, tasked with protecting him while settling old scores with the ungrateful people she once helped.

Tessa Hayes descends from her mountain to find her betrothed Ethan Stone and call off the marriage. Instead, she stumbles into an assassination attempt on him, saves his life, and gets pulled into a web of family power struggles and underworld conspiracies. A girl who hides deadly skill behind a lazy smile. A CEO trapped in a bloody succession war. Together, they uncover the truth behind the blood jade fragments and the massacre that once destroyed her family.
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On the eve of closing a billion-dollar funding round, Damon Jones is betrayed by the two people closest to him. His girlfriend Alicia Watkins and his best friend Lewis Baird orchestrate a setup. They get him drunk, trick him into driving, frame him for drunk driving, seize control of his company, and ultimately take his life. When fate gives Damon a second chance, he remembers every detail of the scheme.

On the eve of closing a billion-dollar funding round, Damon Jones is betrayed by the two people closest to him. His girlfriend Alicia Watkins and his best friend Lewis Baird orchestrate a setup. They get him drunk, trick him into driving, frame him for drunk driving, seize control of his company, and ultimately take his life. When fate gives Damon a second chance, he remembers every detail of the scheme.

Top actress Avril Judd is horrified to find herself embroiled in a scandal. She discovers that her husband is the mastermind. To boost his lover’s popularity, her husband frames Avril—and their schemes even lead to the death of her innocent family. Once the truth comes to light, Avril vows revenge with the help of Jasper Kerr, heir to a powerful family. Together, they expose every crime and bring all the culprits to justice.

Behind the gleaming façade of Logan Corp stands its chairman, Noah Logan—respected businessman, devoted family man, and an unwitting pawn in a vicious game. For years, his wife Yara Xander and son Nigel Logan have orchestrated an elaborate charade of loyalty while secretly plotting his downfall.

Elly Ward knows money isn't everything—but without it, nothing works. Using her skills and smarts, she seizes every chance to get ahead, whether at school or in the business world. Life is steady—until a new sponsored student arrives, shaking everything up. She soon realizes the people around her are playing a strange new game… and she's their target.

Three years after Luna Vale saves Joel Shaw and contracts the Frost Poison, he returns—only to dote on a mortal woman, Lily Marsh, who stole her credit. Betrayed and humiliated, Luna cuts ties, destroys their bond, and turns to Oblivion Art. She rises along the path of cultivation, while he is left to drown in devastating regret after uncovering the truth.

Leonard Miller nearly dies a dozen times completing every level of a mysterious game in closed beta. The moment he returns to the real world, the game goes live.On Earth, for everyone, whether they signed up or not. Dragged back in against his will, Leonard has one edge no other player does: he's already been through all of it. Armed with maxed-out attributes and complete knowledge of every trap and pattern, he tears through the stages, protects the people he loves, builds alliances, and slowly pieces together a chilling truth that a higher civilization has been using Earth as a playground. He intends to shut it down permanently.