One Piece: The Soul Purchasing Pirate - Chapter 263: Saint Donglai!

That night, she shed off the image of a young maiden’s immaturity, forming a ripple in the deepest parts of the Cold Palace…

That day, she kneeled before him begging for mercy. She didn’t want anything. She only wanted to leave the palace and become an ordinary girl….

A bunch of elegant and good looking heavenly princes. A lowly palace maid with a mind as calm as still water.

If they were to meet, would it be an encounter like dewdrops and the autumn wind or would it be a lament of a country…

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In her previous life, her family was destroyed.In this life, she was reborn and decided to save her family, never letting history repeat itself. But with all the men in her family having already sacrificed, how can her family rise again? At this moment, he appeared and said, “Your family belongs to a prosperous lineage, and for a hundred years, there has never been any waste of talent, including among women.”Later on...The eldest sister became an invincible warrior, the second sister a formidable head of the household, and the third sister a wealthy merchant. Her family was rejuvenated.Because he had helped her countless times in her previous life, she secretly returned the favor in this one.On a snowy night, outside the city wall:“You've saved me so many times, do you like me?” he asked.“No, you are mistaken,” she replied.“Then if I've saved you so many times, can you grow to like me?” he asked again.

(Warning: Mature Content)Rose is a simple peasant girl, content with her quiet life in the countryside. In a week, she will marry her childhood friend—the love of her life. Everything seems perfect.Unfortunately, her happiness is shattered when she catches the eye of the crown prince, a man who will stop at nothing to claim her. She is adamant and refuses his advances putting her father’s life in danger.Desperate to protect her family, Rose makes the ultimate sacrifice. She agrees to the prince’s demands, leaving behind her loved ones to live in the castle as nothing more than his plaything. His whore.Will she ever satisfy his desires enough for him to set her free? In a world where power crushes love, can Rose find a way to reclaim her life or will she be lost to Caius’s control forever?THIS AN 18+ NOVEL THAT INCLUDES VIOLENCE AND MATURE THEMES. READ WITH CAUTION.

“You wouldn't force me, would you? I thought you hated me,” I plead.“I do,” Matthew hisses, his eyes flashing dangerously as he rips open my dress.Sarah Wilson's dreams of a perfect marriage shatter as Matthew's hatred for her is revealed on their wedding night. She had always loved him in secret, but now she realizes the ultimate truth - he despises her.Will Matthew ever see past his bitterness and realize they are meant to be together? Or will he make Sarah suffer until death finally separates them?