TheFirstReader's Followed Works
Shackles
When warriors from hostile neighbouring nations kidnap the Empress Dowager, a man from her past, Captain Li Wai, is dispatched to save her. Battling both enemies from within the palace and outside, the journey back to the Forbidden City is fraught with danger. But perhaps the biggest danger comes from the Empress Dowager herself, for she hides a soulmate tattoo that will kill her if her heart ever strays. Her spirit is indomitable, her will is undefeatable, but her heart isn't as impervious to love as she thinks it is. As her long-lost feelings for Captain Li Wai are uncovered, she must make the cruellest decision.
Will she choose her people or will she choose herself? Love or death?
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My Valkyrie
Maya's boring Friday night walk took a wildly different turn when she witnessed Val fall from the sky.
She was a Valkyrie, and after nursing her back to health, she and Maya went to search for her missing gear and memories.
Though their lives would intertwine much deeper than either anticipated, but they were all in for it. Including the encounter of undead draugr, berserker, earth giants and their romantic feelings for one another.
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Calliope [Book 1] *COMPLETE*
As a witch created only to do her master’s evil biddings, Calliope knew no other life. But when she finds herself feeling remorseful to the kingdom she has attacked, she decides to escape and start a new life for herself. Little does she know that she is being hunted; hunted by the master she betrayed, and hunted by a kingdom seeking revenge.
Read Book 2: https://www.ritoria.com/en/story/4342fce9-f1fd-4b4a-9d9c-c70ee72318cd
Escaping the Abyss Vol. 1
Chains and bottles of liquids are scattered across the dark room. If your hearing is sharp enough, you can hear screams echoing throughout the building.
“Will I always be alone and remain caged in this hell?”
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Dark clouds gather around the city, a mastermind in the shadows giving rise to turmoil and doubts. Blood and pain filling the streets. Mysteries arise that need to be solved.
Cal, a young investigator joins the Conciliators, an organization that fights against crimes with...unusual methods. While rising to the occasion of his new occupation, he gets assigned to team up with a man that has a quite unpleasant attitude.
“I won’t take responsibility for that, not again!”
Tormented by the past, Sigal pursues a path of solitude until he is forced to team up with Cal to solve crimes. Regardless of their clashing personas, the two have to overcome their conflicts to unravel the mysteries that lie ahead and uncover the truth.
“I won’t give up!”
Blood splatters on the ground, while laughter in the distance can be heard. As Cal wakes up, he finds himself in a warm embrace.
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Cover Art by Alice (https://ko-fi.com/this_is_alice)
The Academy
Iris has never done things the proper way. Born into a family which the media cannot get enough of, and into a world where there is only 1 option from her to choose, she feels its the only way to show defiance. But her defiance turns to fiery determination when the system inflicts its scars on her family.
She will not stop until she has the truth.
Let the world burn till then.
Hidden Adversary
Hey Readers! So… this was the first story I ever wrote as a kid.
I posted it back in 2018 but i felt like bringing it back with some cleanup here and there. Grammar’s better now (a bit i guess?), but I didn’t touch the core. Figured I’d let the heart of it stay the same. Nostalgia, maybe. Or just respect for where I started.
You’ll probably notice how rough it is. I did too. Cringed a little, not gonna lie. But it’s part of the journey. I’ve come a bit of a long way since then, learned more about story flow, structure, all that. Still learning, honestly. Always will be, knowledge and experience are limitless... there's no end
Just think of this version like it’s from an alternate universe. Same characters, different path. I’m working on the new one now, so if you’re curious, keep a lookout.
Anyway, thanks for coming and reading it, especially if you stick through the mess my younger self made. Hope it doesn’t burn your eyes too badly.
Trouble || MxM || Omegaverse
Can a criminal alpha who hates omegas fall in love with one? And can an omega forgive him for what he's done to his kind in the past?
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A notorious alpha criminal group known by their deep hatred toward omegas launches an attack against a seemingly easy target, but things get out of hand, and Trouble, a young member of this group, gets shot. Deadly wounded, Trouble escapes, runs into a single father omega, and forces him to save his life. But the kidnapper quickly becomes the kidnapped, and saving his life will require a lot more effort than treating a simple gunshot wound.
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Tie Him To Me Part 1 of Book 1
Twenty-two-year-old Heart has been struggling to keep money in the bank, and his tuition paid, but all of that changes after Fate runs into him one night on accident. After a cryptic entanglement that ends with heart sporting a new set of five invisible threads and Fate interested in humanity and its weaving's. Heart enters his new beginning. It's this new start that entangles him and leads not only his life but five others in a completely new direction.This is their Fate, the one they take into their own hands. The one they fought and planned for. A war is coming. And Death will come to ask for their lives, but only they have the power to change it.
You Plus Me Equals
Leo is just a normal guy in college. Every day is the same. That is until Max shows up in his life and turns everything upside down.He could handle the change if it was small, but Max surprised him in front of the whole economics building... Scratch that the WHOLE College! How is he supposed to recover from that? The worst part is that Leo had liked how Max made him feel inside.Now he is stuck in a crazy entanglement with Max as they both try to discover just what being in love means. Especially when what they are feeling and how to deal with those feelings, means coming to terms with a growing change inside of them.
~A beautiful short story about individuality, love, and the roles we face when held back by our own narrowed feelings.~
This is my first ever novel I wrote. Please forgive any shortcomings you find. I have been working hard to become even better since then.