The Ascendant Wizard - Chapter 26 - Blackbear City

He’s her stepbrother, her sin and her biggest mistake waiting to happen.Catherine Brown thought moving in with her mother’s new husband couldn’t be harder until she met the cold, arrogant and sinfully attractive Julian Vaughn, her stepbrother.He hates her, teases her and gets under her skin everyday. He’s everything she should stay away from, off-limits and untouchable.But when his anger turns into something darker and hungrier, when he looks at her like he wants to ruin her innocence, Catherine realizes danger has a new name.And no matter how hard she tries, she can’t stop wanting the one man she’s not supposed to have.When hate turns to desire, who’s really in control?EXCERPT✨“You’ve never had sex before?” Julian asked, disbelief flickering in his eyes.Catherine hesitated, then nodded, staring at the floor instead of him.He bit his lower lip, trying to rein in the thoughts crowding his mind. Goodness, she was too innocent for her own good.“So all you did with your previous boyfriends were just kisses and smooches?”She immediately stood, her cheeks flushed. “There are no boyfriends,” she blurted. “I’ve never even been kissed. Please don’t laugh at me.”Laugh? Hell no. Julian wasn’t laughing. He was fighting the urge to pull her close. Knowing she’d never been touched only made his hunger worse.She didn’t realize he’d moved until his breath brushed her ear, his voice dropping low and dangerous.“Catherine, just say the word and I’ll show you what it means to be touched by a man.”Her heart stuttered in her chest and he could hear every beat.

[Ding!! Business Empire System Activated]After his business tycoon dad passed away, Kim Suho inherited 1 million dollars as the fifth son, but before he could use it, it was taken by the system.“I have to use the whole amount in a legal business to get double the amount? That's so easy.”Kim Suho was elated to see the system giving him the easiest task ever. He would receive double the money if he used the entire amount in a legal business within just one week.Confident in his plan Kim Suho bought a struggling T-shirt making factory. What he didn't expect was that there were people in the company who had the potential to make it great again from scratch.As he sees the companies under him becoming the world's number one Business Empire, he finds himself regarded as the country's foremost philanthropist and greatest entrepreneur ever, leading environmentalist, permanent president of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, A legendary business tycoon and industry-recognized “greatest boss ever”“Damn, I Don’t Want to Build a Business Empire,” Kim Suho said sadly.Additional Tags:#lightromance#businessmanagement#girlsfallinlovefirst#handsomeprotagonist#richtopoortorich#misunderstanding#no-booba

Reborn in the United States in 1995, with all the web novels he has read in his head.Let's see how he uses online literature to skew America's bestseller rankings and become a popular cultural master like Stan Lee.In the 20th century, what is the largest IP in Hollywood?It's comics and web novels!Netflix? It's nothing without online literature! Disney's CEO later claims.

An ordinary high school student wakes up in the World of Gods—a realm where divine power decides life and death. He has no allies, no strength, and one relentless enemy hunting him at every step.But this boy is no ordinary prey. With sharp intellect and careful observation, he begins to analyze his enemies, predict their moves, and turn even the smallest advantage into a deadly strategy. Every encounter becomes a game of wit, every choice a calculated risk.As he navigates a world of gods, betrayals, and hidden conspiracies, he learns that strength alone cannot save him—but a clever mind can rewrite fate. To survive, to grow, and to eventually challenge the most powerful beings, he must outthink every opponent… before they outthink him.In a world ruled by omnipotent beings, only the one who plans several steps ahead can rise.