MTL - Lessons on Raising a Partner - Chapter 6 Water and water

One night. One mistake. One scandal that changed everything.Evelyn Charlotte Carter never imagined her name would end up in the headlines — betrayed by her boyfriend, accused of an affair and thrust into a storm she never saw coming.But what the world doesn’t know is that Alexander Reid, the ruthless and composed heir of the Reid empire, has loved her for years.He saw her first.He let her go once.And now when fate gives him another chance, he refuses to walk away again.Protecting her should have been simple—a gesture of goodwill and an old guilt righted.But it isn’t.Every stolen glance, every quiet word stirs what he has tried to bury for years.Evelyn’s kindness draws him closer and her pain destroys his restraint.And soon, obsession replaces control.Caught between loyalty, desire and the shadows of a family that thrives on secrets, Alexander must decide how far he is willing to go for the only woman he has ever loved.Or risk losing her and himself all over again.

Dreaming back to the Tang Dynasty, being an ordinary person, greedy for money, lustful, debauched and free.

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Alicia Rosalyn Von Heist is the youngest daughter of King Edward of Alvannia. She is an illegitimate child born from a maid in the castle her father has fancied. After her mother died when she was young her father took her home and ‘adopted’ her.

Notice: This story contains R18+ themes, including violence, sensual and sexual content, blood-related addiction, and dark psychological elements. Reader discretion advised.I died in a library, crushed under centuries of forgotten knowledge. Fitting.Now I’ve woken up in a coffin, starving, undead, and very much not human.They call me a Fledgling—a bottom-feeder vampire barely above a ghoul. I’m weak, hunted, and tethered to a world straight out of a cursed tabletop campaign. It’s a classic fantasy realm—elves, knights, guilds, and dungeons—but twisted by a dark, rotting magic. The moon shines red, the gods are silent, and every town smells like fear.To make matters worse, I’ve been bound to a LitRPG system called the Blood Codex.Level up by draining blood.Unlock skills by embracing your monstrous nature.Resist Corruption... or don’t.There's no prophecy. No chosen one nonsense. No noble title. Just fangs, rot, and whatever I can steal, trick, or kill to survive.But the deeper I sink into this world’s underbelly, the more I realize something is watching me through the system. The rules are breaking. Dungeon bosses are going mad. Entire towns are disappearing.And I think I’m supposed to fix it… or maybe finish the job.