Wachi is a rich and handsome young CEO with a cold and dispassionate personality. Despite that, he's fallen head over heels in love with Makio, whose seductive smile and elegance masks a schemer's cunning heart. A con artist who targets the wealthy, Makio has already fooled Wachi before, but Wachi finds that he can't help but keep coming back for more of his lover's sweet and insincere promises. 

When Makio moves in but starts staying out at all hours, Wachi wonders what he's gotten himself into — just as he meets another handsome and high-powered professional who seems a bit too interested in him...

NOTE: This book contains mature themes, violence, threats of assault, and explicit sexual content, including situations involving dubious consent. It is not intended for anyone under 18 years of age.

Torn between loyalty and self-preservation, Antón, Pagan, Vaas, Citra, Valeria, and Yuma face Batari’s merciless command: hunt the legendary Great Beasts or die. As scars ignite and trust crumbles, the line between ally and enemy blurs—because in the valley of Suxli’s Black Flame, no one escapes unburned.

#MAHIRUTIME
Mayo hides behind the screen as "Mahiru"—but how long can he hide his true self?

Compared to his radiant online alter ego—Mahiru, a bubbly VTuber beloved by thousands of fans—the real Mayo is gloomy, shy and plagued by self-doubt. And the more love Mahiru receives, the more Mayo feels the sting of isolation. Even Mr. Ogino—Mayo's affectionate, doting manager—seems to care more for the persona, not the real Mayo behind the mask.

So even when Mr. Ogino tells him, “I love you,” how could Mayo ever believe his words...?

Yet Mr. Ogino might see more than Mayo realizes. Sensing Mayo's secret longing and unable to resist, Mr. Ogino utters the words that will change their relationship forever:
“In that case... shall I bully you instead?”

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CWs: explicit sexual content, dubious consent, alcohol use, kink, depression, mild suicidal ideation, self-harm

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