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"I'll build you thousands of empires and mansions, adore you with precious pieces of jewelry, you will be the only known queen of this ruthless man," Azrael Thorn Execroz whispered words that marked Andromeda's heart. His minty breath lingers in her senses, particularly in her nose. She wanted to be consumed by the fire of his heart, deep until they can no longer grasp for air. His shoulder shuddered in the darkness, while his body remains to cage the woman who captivated his iron heart. "Azrael..." she said softly with her heart beating erratically. "I...I don't desire your wealth nor your heart," she replied, slightly shivering. She was lying to the young man but mostly to herself. "Then what do you want?" he replied with his eyes beginning to shine as the tears warn to fall. He is breaking. "Let me leave," Andromeda spoke, each word like an arrow piercing through his heart. Sliding her right arm to his chest, she tiptoed momentarily to whisper what ended them. "Free me." And with that, the mighty and dignified Azrael Execroz felt his world crumble into small shards of glass. She tamed him. She was his escape. His solace. And now, she's gone.

" It started with a favor. We met at a tumultuous time in our lives. I supposed he thought he owed his life to me, thus his efforts to help me deal with the demands of adulthood and my chosen career. Being part of his small circle of friends? Pretty much a privilege. Getting to know him better pushed our relationship past the safe boundaries of friendship—except he doesn't see me that way. To him, I'm just someone he owes favors to. A nice, dependable friend on speed dial. But things started to change. Our once easygoing friendship took a wild turn when a kiss led to a night of confessions and forgotten inhibitions. Should I jump the gun? Or play it safe and keep away from his complicated life? " --------------- DISCLAIMER: *I DO NOT OWN THE PHOTOS INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK. FULL CREDITS TO THE OWNERS. *Scenes, characters, dialogues and events in this story are all invented. This story contains mature themes, profanity, violence, and sexual content not intended for young readers. Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this story or plagiarism of any kind is prohibited by the law. *Author's Note: This is a rewrite of my first crime/romance/vampire story "The Echelons" (written in 3rd person, published on another platform, non-exclusive contract) now written in 1st person POV here on Goodnovel. This storyline differs from the original and will include the sequel's unpublished chapters. Sit tight and enjoy :)

Alacrimia in Layman's terms is the congenital inability to produce tears. Some places in Africa have their norms and beliefs wrapped around age-old, blind superstitions. Especially the rural communities. So when a young girl comes from the city to the village, and it is discovered, through a series of unfortunate events, that she won't cry, even when induced, things take a downward spin for her, as she finds herself from Osun State to Kogi State, and then Enugu State.

I never thought that I would be one of the ones that suffered from betrayal. I just wanted to greet him and say that I love him once more like I am used to. I hid myself in the closet because I wanted to surprise him. But what I saw was beyond my ability to accept it. He was cheating on me with my best friend.I was sacrificed for his greed to be satisfied. If only I listened to my mother's words. Maybe, I would be in a better fate. I died under the effect of a dark spell, he wanted my powers for him, he doesn't need me anymore. I can't believe that I loved such kind of man. Where was my heart when I needed to love a better person ? I was a gifted noble Lady. I had a better future if I fought for it. If only, time could get reversed, for me to make better choices.I didn't expect to see my wish being realised. I was reborn again, I am again the young child of the Rayginaz family. I time-travelled to when I was born. This time, I'll protect my family well. I won't let any William destroy it again.

Synopsis - The young girl Elri witnesses the cruel murder of her parents by non-human, intelligent creatures. She fell into slavery for many years, from which she could only be freed by an agent of the Magellanic Federation, Tjonre. He recognizes in her the daughter of a famous historian who many years ago went in search of the lost planet Gaia and who has been missing himself ever since. With Elri's liberation, Tjonre loses his cover identity and together they have to flee from the psychopath Reja. It is only with difficulty that they manage to leave Ivarn, the planet of the outlaws. Through knowledge that Elri believes alone to have, they reach the world of Gaia, where she is soon seen as a goddess. While other gods, especially Ares, are forging a murder plot against Tjonre, Reja also succeeds to get to Gaia. This begins a merciless hunt, in which Elri finally confronts the murderer of her parents.

There's a hearsay in this household that the daughter of the family was kept hidden in basement since she was born. It was said that the daughter was born premature and some even say that the reason why it was hidden by the family is because the young girls appearance is disfigured. Rumors say that at some point the mistress tried to kill the child afraid of the disgrace the young girl brought. The family is of a high standard in the country and can not afford to have such a disgrace in the family. They could not kill the child which force them to keep it and locked her away in the basement. Until this day on I, the young girl is still in the basement begging to see the outside, to live normally which I know I wouldn't have.

Ayomide, a once brilliant and studious girl, unconsciously drifted away from her dreams into the realms of nonchalant attitude towards her academics. This was due to the loss of her father to the painful hands on death, leaving only her single mother, who tried painstakingly to be the best for her daughter. But her best wasn't enough. She stumbled upon an unserious act who made the whole affair about her dead father bearable and she liked it there; in comfort.However, the cheerfulness didn't last long, before reality struck her and she was made to represent her supposed "class of dullards" in a Mathematics only competition.This story sees young Ayo, as she struggles with life's imbalance at the early stage of her life, to restore the once shining light in her; her hope.

Lawrence Amorsolo had been acclaimed as one of the best young painters of modern days. It all started by creating Paloma, his first figure painting in a rectangular canvas which was finished in a series of sittings years ago. With regards to his first solo art exhibition called Infinity, Lawrence proudly introduced his new figure paintings in his full confidence and enthusiasm. On this same night, he also launched his attractively printed book entitled Souls in the Canvas, a collection of his artworks. Everything was almost perfect and running according to his plans. However, due to an unexpected incident, the artworks that he worked hard for had turned into ashes in just a nick of time. He wept for days. But then one day, a 'force' that he didn't know about came, bringing back all those things that he'd lost, plus more gifts exclusively only to him! Little did he know, he would wake up realizing that not everything was as it seemed. And the payment for his blessings was greater than what he'd received.

On a regular wedding day, normal couples would enter a wedding chamber. However, James Marshall and his bride entered a coffin in their wedding attire. There was very little space in the coffin so they laid very close to each other. Ever since then, Young Master Marshall got used to having a 'little pet' in his arm.Pet being a pet, it would be a shame to not pamper and shower it with love. Therefore, Young Master Marshall decided to demonstrate this theory to the best of his ability. He defended and allowed his wife to do whatever she wanted; he replaced her parents without hesitation when she said her parents did not love and appreciate her; he trampled and warned them that his wife was their boss when her siblings bullied her.His wife was always not home so Young Master Marshall demanded jealously, "My lovely wife has beautiful skin and is a natural beauty, keep an eye on her." "Young Master, are you blind? She is flat chested..." "You know nothing!"

Erin is a sweetest but an ideal husband to his wife but she turns out as a cheater and breaks Erin's heart into pieces. he seeks a help from a young Lawyer who finalizes Erin's feud with his wife. but Erin falls in love with him, will he confess his love to a guy?