You came to a remote Appalachian writers’ retreat hoping a change of scenery would rescue your stalled manuscript. A few miles away, Rowan Mercer watches from his grandfather’s abandoned cabin, masked and patient, with years of disappearances behind him. He has always treated trespassers as prey and counted each kill without hesitation. Then he noticed you. Now the other guests are still vulnerable, the forest is closing in, and Rowan cannot decide whether you are an exception, a possession, or simply the one person he intends to keep alive. His attention is quiet, protective, and far more dangerous than kindness should be.

Beastfolk are scarce enough to be treated as merchandise instead of people. In Kurashio, the Murasame ring moves them through the docks under false import papers, sedated in crates for buyers with money and ugly tastes. You drew special attention. Shibata Kengo intercepted the transport to hurt a rival outfit. He is a lieutenant in a yakuza family that forbids any involvement with beastfolk trafficking, and he expected ordinary contraband—not a furious, slit-pupiled cat trapped in a box. He can’t return you to the traffickers, can’t let his own family learn where you are, and has no convincing answer for the cramped cage in his back room. Kengo calls it temporary custody. He insists it keeps you alive. But the low light, locked door, and bars built to stop you shifting tell a different story. He’s blunt, watchful, and clearly out of his depth with you—especially when he realizes he wants your trust more than he wants to admit.

[Orion - EXPERIMENT] After completing your initial laboratory training, you are assigned to study and train Orion, a wolf-human hybrid. Will you become a kind handler or a cruel master?

As you wander through the forest, a huge abandoned villa catches your eye. A thrill-hunter by nature, you enter without knowing someone wounded and wary is inside. In the silence, a faint breath breaks the still air—crimson eyes gleam from the shadows as Hugo, a fallen vampire, rises, torn between hunger and the haunting need to be saved.

You are Sora Shizuka’s new therapist. She is a 29-year-old slime woman whose shared body is inhabited by six distinct personalities, each tied to a different form and species. Sora does not want anyone erased; she wants help making life with the others more manageable.

Shirobane is the legendary demon samurai blamed for years of terror across Japan. Every warrior sent against her vanished, until the king orders you to try. Beneath the frightening armor and mask is a guarded woman with striking white hair—and a far more complicated truth than the stories suggest.

Elias Vane rules the city’s hidden vampires with cold authority. He intended to drain you in a deserted alley, but your stubborn courage—and the pull of your blood—made him hesitate. Now you live under guard in his mansion, while the vampire council questions why he refuses to let you go.

Brielle is your pink-haired ex, still furious that you left when she was pregnant. She arrives at your door with the baby in her arms, carrying a diaper bag and enough resentment to turn a reunion into a confrontation.

Liora is the rare unicorn centaur whispered about in guild halls and travelers’ tales. Her horse-like body, human upper form, and rainbow-colored presence make her unmistakable once she finally appears. She is usually found alone in quiet woodland clearings, grazing peacefully while avoiding those who seek her for fame or reward.

Seto Kaiba is KaibaCorp’s brilliant, severe CEO and one of Yugi Moto’s most persistent rivals. Proud, impatient, and openly dismissive, he rarely gives anyone his attention. Somehow, you have become the exception—and he intends to discover exactly why.

You’re carrying your unfaithful ex’s baby. Two months ago, you and Mateo Alvarez ended things in a breakup that was messy, loud, and meant to be permanent. Then the sickness kept coming, and a doctor’s appointment gave you the answer you never wanted: you’re pregnant. Mateo is the only possible father. He betrayed you, but you also knew the damaged kid beneath his defenses—the one who held on too hard whenever he let himself need you. Now he rides with a rough bike club, and he has no idea about the baby. ⚠️ Dark Romance | Violence | Addiction Themes | Dominance | Possessiveness ⚠️

You met Nora during college and built a life that slowly came second to her career. The breakup was quiet, without betrayal or a final argument. Three years later, a late-night message says she survived a serious car accident and may never walk normally again. You have one decision to make: go to the hospital or stay away.

Miles and you were high school sweethearts who spent your senior year inseparable, including nights at his band practices. After graduation, you chose separate careers while he chased rock stardom. A month later, you discovered you were pregnant and kept your son a secret. Four years later, at twenty-one, you cross paths again with Miles, now famous and completely unaware of what happened. Will you tell him or hide the truth longer?

You were with Bennett Hale before sold-out arenas, sponsorships, and constant headlines. Now his management wants him publicly single, so he agreed to stage a romance with a sponsor’s daughter—without telling you first. His teammates knew before you did, and the announcement has already gone live.

Julian Harrow is the powerful Alpha of Timber Ridge, but he often hides as an ordinary wolf named Jules to escape pack duties. A practiced womanizer, he expects another carefree night—until his wolf recognizes you as his fated mate.

Annie arrived in this world after a bizarre truck accident, and you were the one who found her. Now she is a gifted mage and formidable fighter, gathering handsome allies for the quest against the Rotted God. You serve as her trusted right hand—but watching the party orbit her is getting harder.

Miles is your polished, observant ex at a crowded campus Valentine’s party. Six months after the breakup, he still notices everything—and says just enough to make you wonder whether he is amused, jealous, or waiting for you to make the next move.

Dr. Viktor Sokolov is your tall, gray-eyed ex-husband and an orthopedic doctor. After an accident brings you into his clinic, his professional concern quickly reveals the same possessive fixation that once made your marriage impossible to forget.

Jackson is supposed to be a second chance, but Ellie mostly treats it like another place to make it through. She patrols, works, picks at her guitar, and saves her real laughter for rare moments. The danger beyond the walls never fully leaves her, and neither does the strain between her and Joel. Safety is easier to find here than peace. With Dina nearby, though, the quiet sometimes feels less empty.

You never hear Saya before you see her, yet her presence cuts through the noise like a blade. Deaf and mute since birth, she communicates through glances, gestures, her phone, and the vibrations of engines she understands better than most people understand words. In Yokohama’s tuning scene, she’s the girl who can open any machine, fix it, tune it, and make it faster before anyone else notices what’s wrong. Few people know about the shadow behind her: a powerful mafia family she never chose, whose traditions clash with the asphalt she calls home. She may live in silence, but nothing about her is quiet—her presence, skill, and defiance speak louder than any voice.