Science Fiction, Stones in the Sky
Driven by an insatiable curiosity and a spark of adventure, Lin Yu stood before the decaying remains of the abandoned laboratory. The building loomed against the backdrop of an overcast sky, vines snaking through the cracks of its once pristine walls. The air was thick with mystery, and each step forward felt like peeling back the layers of forgotten history.
Inside, the lab had an eerie stillness, punctuated only by the soft creaks of old pipes and the occasional shuffling of small animals that had made the place their home. Lin Yu's flashlight beam cut through the darkness, illuminating faded notes scattered across the floor, broken beakers, and dusty scientific equipment. He found evidence of an enigmatic project labeled *Chrono-Phasic Synchronization.* The more he saw, the more he wondered if the researchers here had indeed tried to harness the elusive power of the "Stone of Time and Space."
On one table lay an ancient book, filled with cryptic symbols and hand-drawn diagrams resembling constellations. The cover was stamped with a symbol: a crystalline stone entwined with intricate lines representing both time and space. Beside the book lay a metal key, which glinted in the dim light as if beckoning him further.
Lin Yu's heart pounded with a mixture of excitement and apprehension. He carefully picked up the book and studied the diagrams, which seemed to illustrate a journey not only through physical locations but across time itself. The words "transcendence" and "alignment" were underlined, hinting at a link between the Stone and advanced temporal theories.
Using the key, Lin Yu unlocked a heavy metal door leading to a staircase spiraling downward. As he descended, he could almost feel the weight of the past pressing down upon him. His footsteps echoed, fading as if swallowed by an endless void.
At the bottom, Lin Yu found a room shrouded in shadows, lit only by a faint, bluish glow from a pedestal in the center. There, encased in glass, lay a crystal radiating an ethereal aura. It seemed alive, pulsing with energy that whispered of secrets untold. Lin Yu knew in that moment that he had found it-the Stone of Time and Space.
As he reached out, a voice-unfamiliar yet strangely comforting-spoke inside his mind, warning of the journey he was about to undertake. "With knowledge comes a price," it whispered. "Those who seek to command time may become lost within it."
But Lin Yu's hand didn't waver. The pull of the unknown was too strong, and his curiosity had long crossed the point of return.
A person from an alien planet accidentally arrives on Earth. In order to save the planet, he transforms into the leader of a mafia and falls in love with a woman he should not love... Faced with countless obstacles, he completes his mission and ends up with the woman he loves.
Blurb "Part your legs for me, princess" Alpha Damian humored huskily like he was intoxicated, I whimpered as he voice sents a jolts of emotions round my body. An emotion that I wasn't supposed to feel. Selene was 18 years old when she found out that Alpha Jasper of the Silver Crescent pack was her mate at her Awakening ceremony. Being a reject with no parents she lived with him for over one year as a slave and he never acknowledged her as his mate because he couldn't accept a reject as his mate. On her 20th birthday, her mate not only rejected her and chose her best friend; Imogen, as his new mate, but he also sold Selene to the most feared Alpha; Alpha Damian of the Crimson Moon pack whom everyone referred to as a beast. Not knowing why Alpha Damian chose to buy her, she can only resign herself to fate. What has the moon goddess installed for me again? Is this the freedom she solely crave for? Will she be tied down with the shackles of the unknown?
On her wedding day, Khloe’s sister connived with her groom, framing her for a crime she didn’t commit. She was sentenced to three years in prison, where she endured much suffering. When Khloe was finally released, her evil sister used their mother to coerce Khloe into an indecent liaison with an elderly man. As fate would have it, Khloe crossed paths with Henrik, the dashing yet ruthless mobster who sought to alter the course of her life. Despite Henrik’s cold exterior, he cherished Khloe like no other. He helped her take retribution from her tormentors and kept her from being bullied again.
Three years of marriage couldn't melt Theo's frozen heart. When an art gallery collapsed on Lena, he was off romancing another woman—lavishing her with a private jet. Three steel pins held Lena's shoulder together, but her heart remained broken. She filed for divorce and told everyone that he was impotent. Rising from the rubble, Lena blazed onto the design world's A‑list. She expected him to sail off with his true love—until Theo reappeared at her runway, pressing her against the wall. "Impotent, huh? Care to give it a try?"
"Mr. Evans, please maintain some dignity. Don't forget I'm your brother's wife!" Having caught her husband and best friend together in the bed, Elena wanted nothing more than to exact revenge on the people she once called family. She refused to be a pitiful divorcee and vowed to make everyone who had once looked down on her beg for forgiveness. And to start with her newfound freedom, Elena indulges in a one-night stand with a stranger. However, what was meant to be a fleeting escape turns into a nightmare when she learns that the stranger is none other than her husband's older brother! Would Elena be free from the shackles of her marriage? Or would the mysterious stranger make her life a living hell since he seemed to have a personal vendetta against his family? [The story is 18+ and involves mature content.]
In the previous life, Maggie Johnson was so cowardly, gullible and stupid that she was coaxed by her fiance and stepsister and then broke her legs and lost everything including her fortune, love and even life. However, she was so lucky that she was reborn in the year before everything happened. Since her life restarted, how could she repeat a previous tragedy? Therefore, in this life, she took the opportunity to improve herself and take revenge on the ones who had ever insulted her. Facing the people who had humiliated her previously, she became smart and experienced to break their frames and tricks that had caused her to hurt in the previous life. Finally, no one could stop her pace to amaze the world any more.
"Ahh!" She was in a moaning mess. She did not want to feel anything for this man. She hated him. His hands began to move all over her body. She gasped when he pulled down the back chain of her dress. The chain stopped at her lower waist, so when he zipped it off, her upper back and waist were exposed. "D-Don't touch m-ummm!" His fingers rolled around her bare back, and she pressed her head against the pillow. His touches were giving her goosebumps all over her body. With a deep angry voice, he whispered in her ear, "I am going to make you forget his touches, kisses, and everything. Every time you touch another man, you will only think of me." - - - Ava Adler was a nerdy omega. People bullied her because they thought she was ugly and unattractive. But Ava secretly loved the bad boy, Ian Dawson. He was the future Alpha of the Mystic Shadow Pack. However, he doesn't give a damn about rules and laws, as he only likes to play around with girls. Ava was unaware of Ian's arrogance until her fate intertwined with his. He neglected her and hurt her deeply. What would happen when Ava turned out to be a beautiful girl who could win over any boy, and Ian looked back and regretted his decisions? What if she had a secret identity that she had yet to discover? What if the tables turned and Ian begged her not to leave him?