Risou no Himo Seikatsu - Volume 7 Chapter 1

MATURE CONTENT. DARK FANTASY ROMANCE.Kaya is more than just a wolfless omega; due to her unique appearance, her fate is far from the usual cliché.After enduring years of relentless bullying and abuse from her packmates, she clings to the one glimmer of hope in her bleak existence: her mate. The Alpha of her pack. The man she trusts above all else. But to his Luna, Kaya's very existence is unbearable.Naïve and devoted, Kaya never questions her Alpha’s intentions, until the day her world shatters. Sold off to an allied pack, she is taken by rogues on her way to her new “home.” With no wolf and no hope of rescue, she prepares for the worst.But fate has other plans.In the midst of her despair, something impossible happens—she shifts for the first time. And in that moment, she comes face-to-face with her true mate: Alpha Magnus, the ruthless leader of the most feared pack under the Lycan King’s command.Thrust into a life of power and danger, Kaya must navigate a world she was never meant to be part of. But shifting was just the beginning—her trials are far from over.Please note that this novel is intended for a mature audience only. Some chapters contain depictions of violence and abuse, so read at your own discretion.

Cha Myung-jun, a sergeant who neared the end of his military service, found himself confined in the Ministry of National Defense’s bas**ent for over three decades due to his newly awakened abilities, just before the outbreak of war. Spending thirty years as the world’s most formidable blacksmith, wielding nothing but hammers, he skillfully outwits the watchful eyes of the Ministry of Defense to serve the war effort and reset the course of time. Now given a second chance at life, can he lead a successful campaign to avert humanity’s downfall and secure its salvation?

Theodora is the Queen of Polis, a city-state that lost the war against the most powerful empire in the continent.

She is sure that they'll execute her immediately but, somehow, she survives the meeting with the Emperor, and she finds herself... Married?

Tossed in a new world without connections and allies, she has to either accept her fate or lose the chance to help her people once again.

She soon finds out that her new husband knows more about her than she does herself, and that his purposes are often far from what she expects.

A fallen queen that doesn't know how to be anything else. A handsome Duke who's the cause of her ruin. And their efforts to find some happiness in a marriage that's been forced on them.

WARNING: there are contents not suitable for a sensitive audience.

The smut scenes are half-censored at the beginning, but the amount and details will increase after a few dozen chapters (according to the Queen's mood .-. )

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«I'm sorry for lying to you, your grace...»

«You're a Duchess. No one will dare to consider your words a lie: if you say that you were painting souls, then it's the truth.»

«I will remember it.»

«No, you have to understand it, Theodora. You're not a prisoner, but my wife. I'll protect you when you need it, and I'll help you with any issue you have. You're not just a Duchess in the name. You're my Duchess.»

«It's hard to believe in such a short amount of time.»

«For now, stop shaking like a chicken. I won't hurt you.»

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Being a nobody from a poor district of the Federation, Nick is a sixteen year old boy just trying to find his place in the world. When he finally gets his shot to enter the Beast Domain upon turning sixteen, he jumps at the opportunity to finally make something of himself — to carve out his own future.His goal? Survive. Hunt. Earn enough money to finally support his little sister back home and bring them out of poverty.But to a naïve young boy like Nick, the world is far more sinister than it seems — leaving him no choice but to adapt or die.To a poor young man like Nick, though, there was only one choice he could make.Follow Nick as he navigates these obstacles and carves out a future for himself and his sister, all while uncovering the various mysteries that shroud his worldview in darkness.