MTL - Borrowing a Kiss - Chapter 23 ring

Power comes with a cost... and it was something she was willing to trade her soul for.A few nights before her wedding, Lauren sought a way to break her fourth engagement. Known for her bad reputation as the rebel princess, she was the only lady who had the guts to step foot on the Everston mansion, the house of a notorious warlord, in the middle of the night.She offered him a wicked alliance that the entire kingdom did not see coming: a marriage.A vixen pretending to be a damsel in distress and a man whose crimson eyes screaming for bloodshed. Could something blossom in this treacherous dance of lies and deception?--“Are you upset?”She eyed him sharply. “Should I be honored that I got tricked by you, milord?”He drank the remaining wine in his glass with one gulp and put it on the wooden table.He stepped in front of her. His hand was on the rail on her side while his other hand grabbed her glass and finished her wine before putting it down.The way his Adam's apple moved with his every violent gulp made her feel a tickling heat around her nape.When he brought his attention back to her, he licked his lips to wipe off the trace of wine.“How shall I make it up to you then?” he asked with his deep voice, like a seductive devil asking his victim how she would like to be killed. Dangerous yet… enthralling.

After Sang Luo accidentally falls ten thousand years into the future, pure humans have long gone extinct, and genetically evolved Beastmen dominate the world. They are fierce and skilled in combat, possessing nearly perfect, strong physiques and extraordinary fighting capabilities. The only drawback is the scarcity of females.Male Beastmen enter a mating period upon reaching adulthood. Without a female to soothe them, they will go into a frenzied madness. When the only pure human girl, who possesses SSS-level guidance abilities, arrives in the future Beast World, the entire continent goes wild.Upon learning that she has a naturally fertile constitution and can bear top-tier, pure-blooded offspring for the heirless King Beasts, the powerful figures from all sides scramble to curry favor with her, fighting desperately to win the beauty's affection and have children with her...[Sweet Doting + Conquest + Childbearing + Female Protagonist Growth]PS: The author is terrible at writing summaries, please read the main story.

Jiang Shi traveled through time, entering the chaotic end of a dynasty where wars were breaking out everywhere, demons rampaged, and ordinary people lived in constant danger.However, fortunately for him, he awakened a Talent, which increased his Power by 100 jin (1 jin = 0.5 kg) every day.Thus, he lived cautiously and bided his time, and even without understanding the methods of Cultivation, his own Power increased dramatically every day.“Jiang Shi, something happened! Two days ago, the crops you planted were vandalized!”“Take me to see!”

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In a usurped kingdom , amid a war-torn and blood-soaked Italy, Conradin's battleground is set. To reclaim his birthright the crown of Sicily, he must tread a path paved with blood, learning that he must do whatever it takes to ascend the throne.

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In the year 1266, the tale of Conradin, the last scion of an ancient imperial dynasty, unfolds. His once-great kingdom, Sicily, has been ruthlessly usurped first by his own uncle and now rests in the hands of the cunning French Count Charles. Through a treacherous plot involving the Pope, Charles managed to oust the Hohenstaufen from the Kingdom of Sicily and crowned himself as its king.

In the East, powers such as the Despotate of Epirus are keenly observing the instability in Sicily, poised to seize any advantage that may arise from the chaos. Meanwhile, the small Italian communes are caught in the political crossfire, aligning themselves with one side of the conflict or the other based on the prevailing political party in power and their vested interests. These shifting allegiances turn the Italian peninsula into a powder keg, where all-out war seems inevitable.

As the shadows of history close in around Conradin, the world watches with bated breath. Will he emerge triumphant, his name forever etched in the annals of Sicilian glory as the rightful king who defied insurmountable odds, toppling both the Pope and the usurper? Or will he, in his valiant struggle, become a tragic figure, a symbol of lost opportunities and shattered dreams? The future of Sicily hangs in the balance, and Conradin's destiny remains uncertain, poised on the precipice of history.

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