Toxic Loner

A rogue explorer discovers a cursed compass that promises untold riches but awakens an ancient evil with every step toward the prize.

The night before my wedding, my life shattered in the most brutal way. I came home earlier than expected and found the man I was about to marry in bed with my own cousin. Betrayed, humiliated, and heartbroken, I ran-without knowing where to go. That same night, fate led me to a powerful, untouchable man with a cold demeanor and a dangerous gaze: his boss, a feared and highly respected CEO. What was meant to be a single mistake became a turning point I could never undo.

She loved him completely. He asked for a divorce anyway. Helena Graves spent two years being the perfect wife for a man who had already chosen someone else. When Damian handed her the divorce papers she signed them, packed her things, and walked out without a single word of protest. No begging. No tears. Just the quiet dignity of a woman who finally understood she had been loving someone who was not fully there. But walking away was only the beginning. Now Helena is rebuilding. A career she buried for a marriage. A life that is finally, completely her own. And the world is starting to notice her in ways her husband never did. The problem is so is Damian. He chose Camila. He was certain. But certainty has a way of cracking when the woman you underestimated starts becoming someone impossible to ignore. And Camila, polished and calculating, will do anything to make sure the door between them stays closed forever. One woman rising. One man unravelling. And one question neither of them can escape. Can you earn back the love you forgot you had?

I thought my life was over when my sister died, leaving me to raise her two babies in a world that wanted to swallow us whole. Then I made the mistake of a lifetime: I left a bold, humiliating voicemail for the one man I should have feared most. Anton Oryolov. The ruthless king of the Oryolov Bratva. A billionaire monster who rules the city with ice in his veins and blood on his hands. I expected him to fire me. I expected him to destroy me. Instead, he gave me a choice that felt like a death sentence: sign a contract and become his. The rules were simple. I belong to him. I live in his shadows. In exchange, he protects the children. But as the doors of his mansion locked behind me, I realized the "forced proximity" wasn't just a business arrangement. It was a cage. He thinks he can use me as a pawn in his dark mafia games. He thinks the children are just leverage to keep me in line. But he's starting to look at me with a hunger that isn't in the contract, and I'm seeing a man beneath the monster that I never expected to find. In the Cruel Paradise of the Bratva, loyalty is a lie and love is a weakness. Our deal is signed in ink, but it's going to end in blood. He owns my signature. He owns my safety. Now, he wants my soul.

He was originally the God of War, but because of his injuries, he was idle for three years and was humiliated in every possible way. Only his beautiful wife never left him! The love rival tried every means to trick his wife into going to the hotel. At this moment, he suddenly woke up! The God of War is back and unstoppable! Anyone who insults me must pay the price!

Mary Hart spent 22 years believing she was a worthless wolfless omega, enduring her boyfriend's betrayal and the hospital's mockery. But when she mysteriously performs impossible surgeries, the truth emerges: her wolf was magically bound to hide her identity as the last surviving Healer Alpha, a bloodline hunted to extinction. As her power awakens, so does her connection to Dr. Owen Prescott, the brooding Alpha surgeon who fights his attraction to her. But enemies close in, desperate to finish what they started when they murdered her parents. Between deadly conspiracies, forbidden love, and a ex-boyfriend who suddenly wants her back, Mary must embrace her destiny or die trying. Some bonds are meant to be broken. Others are worth fighting for. And some secrets are buried in blood.

When the world collapses, most people fight to survive. Ryan Black fights to remember. He remembers the blood-soaked streets. He remembers the orders that sent him to die. He remembers the woman who turned her back when he needed her most. Reborn at the dawn of the apocalypse, Ryan awakens with a terrifying gift-Limitless Growth. Every battle makes him stronger. Every mistake from his enemies fuels his evolution. But unlike the reckless heroes around him, Ryan chooses patience. He hides his true power, allowing history to repeat itself while he watches... and waits. Sophie Black, once his wife, now approaches him with regret heavy in her voice and desperation in her eyes. She wants forgiveness. She wants safety. She wants the man she abandoned-without understanding that man no longer exists. Elias Grant, Ryan's former superior, once held authority, strength, and influence. Now, as the apocalypse strips away titles and lies, Elias finds himself unraveling-physically beaten, mentally cornered, and slowly crushed by the subordinate he once overlooked. Monsters roam the ruins of civilization, but Ryan knows the truth: the apocalypse isn't the real enemy. This is not a story about saving the world. It's about reclaiming dignity, dominance, and identity- one calculated step, one broken enemy, at a time.

They killed her father. Now she's racing straight into the heart of enemy territory. Mia Chen has one rule, never let them see your face. As the underground racing legend "Ghost Rider," she's untouchable until a rigged race tears off her mask and exposes her identity to the worst possible person. Dax Steele, VP of the Iron Wolves MC, the club that bankrupted her father and drove him to an early grave. Now she owes $50,000 to men who don't accept apologies, and Dax offers her a deal she can't refuse, race for the Iron Wolves in the inter-club championship, and he'll clear her debt. But working for her enemy means living in his world, sleeping under his roof, and discovering that everything she believed about her father's death might be a lie. Dax has secrets of his own, evidence that his father was framed, and the real culprit is still out there. He needs Mia's skills on the track and her mechanical genius in the garage. What he doesn't need is the fire she ignites in his blood every time she defies him. As they dig deeper into the past, attraction sparks into something dangerous. Because in the biker world, loyalty is everything and loving your enemy could get you both killed. She came for revenge. She stayed for the truth. She'll risk everything for him.

Once a upon time they were a happy family. One accident changed it all. Mum and dad gone. Sister missing, Will they ever find her and bring her back? Is she safer with them or without them? Maybe letting her go is the best thing? The enemies are watching and waiting for the right time to break this family once again, Can they win the battle once again without losing anyone again?

Having some of the poems in the first edition of the poem collection, ‘The P.O.T (Poured Out Thoughts)’ published in several poetry magazines as High On Poems, Earthborne Magazine, Deadsnakes and so on, the author has ushered in the second, titled ‘The P.O.T (Poured Out Thoughts) ---The Reloaded. It is said to be ‘reloaded’ because there are other poems to be added to make this edition slightly richer than the first. With poems as ‘Out of the Box’, ‘Dad Loves Me’, ‘Heralding God’s Magnificence’ being published in notable poetry journals and magazines, the sequel is hoped to make an impact to the entire world, beginning with the readers. The Table of Contents has the additional poems that readers, who have read the first edition, would realize. They are intended to look into general issues, family, gender, parental, religious (Christian faith), children, love and personal/motivational. The aim behind this piece is simple. As said in the first edition, it is about entertaining, enlightening, inspiring or motivating and enabling people think for themselves. Worthy of Note: The author believes that subsequent edition(s) of the work would carry the above-stated aim.

Laura has always wished she would become a tomb raider and which she did with the help of her best friend Ralph. But things got twisted when she learnt about her past life. Find out in this thrilling story of love, adventure, betrayal and death..