The photograph of Hitler in Paris, taken in 1940 after the Nazi occupation of France, is one of those images that carries an almost unbearable weight of history. It’s not just the visual of a dictator standing triumphantly in front of the Eiffel Tower—it’s the symbolism behind it. Paris wasn’t just any city; it was the heart of European culture, art, and resistance. Seeing Hitler there, smug and victorious, felt like a violation of everything the city represented. The photo crystallized the moment when fascism seemed unstoppable, and the world collectively held its breath.
What makes it particularly chilling is the contrast between Hitler’s casual stroll and the brutal reality of the occupation. Behind that smile were the beginnings of the Vichy regime, the rounding up of Jews, and the suppression of French freedom. The photo isn’t just a snapshot of a man in a famous location—it’s a snapshot of a moment when evil felt like it had won. Even now, decades later, it hasn’t lost its power to unsettle. I think that’s why it still shocks; it’s a reminder of how close the world came to darkness, and how fragile civilization can be.
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In 1940 Hitler gifted a Mercedes car to the then monarch of Nepal, Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Dev. The story revolves around this historical fact; however the main plot of the novel is the romance between a Nepal princess and a man from Kerala, a South Indian state. Both these characters are real people.
The man from Kerala is the protagonist of the story. He was in Kathmandu in 1989 to pursue his post-graduate studies. One of his classmates at Tribhuvan University was a princess, a relative of the then monarch, King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.
One day she showed him the Mercedes car, which at that time had been abandoned by the royal family and was resting at the Nepal Engineering College compound. The protagonist was a bit skeptical of Hitler's motive in gifting the car to the Nepal king, but since the princess could not give him a credible reason disregarded the matter.
After about 22 years the protagonist and the princess come together and travel to Mt. Everest to unearth Hitler's motive in gifting the car to the Nepal king. On the scary and freezing slope of the highest peak in the world they come to know about many unknown facets of Hitler and the main reason behind the fall of the Nepal kingdom. Along with that they also come to know about their past lives, which was scarily excruciating, at the same time thrilling. It is this revelation about the past lives of the protagonist and the princess that binds the story together.
On the day of my birthday, my best friend, Bella Johnson, gifted me a polaroid camera. I took that to the zoo.
I took some photos of the animals in the zoo.
In my past life, I took the polaroid camera she had gifted me and happily took photos for my whole family.
Unexpectedly, after a week, my mother got into a car accident and passed away.
My father suffered from a stroke, which left half his body paralyzed even after treatment at the hospital.
The company that I was managing ran into problems and almost went bankrupt.
In merely a month, my hair had gone gray. There were wrinkles and red marks on my face. I gained a lot of weight due to the stress.
My boyfriend felt that I was jinxed. He claimed that it was my bad luck that had caused my family to fall apart. He broke up with me.
I was ranting to Bella when I accidentally discovered that she had suddenly become a millionaire. Her parents, who were hospitalized, suddenly became healthy again. It was as if they had not been sick to begin with.
I almost lost my mind when I found out about that. On my way to the hospital, I was run over by a car and died.
After I died, I found out that everything had happened because of the polaroid camera that Bella had gifted me. She had already been having an affair with my boyfriend for a long time.
When I opened my eyes again, I was transported back to the day Bella gifted me the polaroid camera.
He was magnificent in her eyes before.
The way he strides down the stairs which such power and authority, the way he carried himself with such elegance and dignity, the way those eyes scanned the area while it shone vividly like the bright morning sun.
He was her god, before.
Now that she was given this chance to redeem herself, to save herself before disaster strikes once again in the Empire.
She will waste no time freeing herself from the clutches of this man.
The Crown Prince.
She bowed her head as soon as he descended and everyone in the ballroom, including herself, greeted the prince.
"Welcome back, Your Highness!"
'Yes, welcome back indeed.'
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Amerielise Lovette was nothing more than a social butterfly. She was well-known for her appearance that sends men into an abyss of admiration and longing for her.
She was so beautiful that she was described as the flower in the cliff when the sun sets.
However, no matter the effort many men put to make her notice them, she only has her eyes on one man.
It is her childhood friend, the Crown Prince.
She loved the crown prince and was loyal to the royal family. She was like a dog willing to abide every wish he whispers, kissing the ground he walked on, blindly following him.
She was naive to the dark intentions that the prince has in stored for her.
In his eyes, she was just another pawn.
She died.
She was given a second life, a life where she vowed to do the right thing and not be the dog that she once was.
She stepped away from her fate.
The moment that she did, things go south and that is how she ended up in the Crown Prince's clutches again.
After dying in prison from experimentation, I had gone back in time 2 years before my death.
My faith in the Imperial Family, my affection for my own family, they can all go to hell!
For that goal, I seek the second prince of this Empire, Azazel von Elysian for cooperation.
"I will help you become the Emperor. In return, make me your Empress. I want everyone to be at my feet."
With this agreement, we were bound by a bond where we would crush the Empire to create anew.
I will make him the perfect Tyrant.
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"Verena, tell me what you desire. I'll give it to you with all my heart."
He whispered softly to my ear while holding me from behind, as if to lock me in his embrace forever.
"Why are you asking me when we have already reached our goals?"
He tighten his embrace, burying his head onto my shoulder.
"... Please forget I asked."
As time passes, he has developed a strong attachment to me, bordering on obsession.
"Please don't abandon me... If you do, I'll kill myself."
My eyes went wide, shiver ran down my spine as I unconsciously stepped back because of his threat.
That Tyrant Emperor that I created is kneeling on the floor in front of me, the one who has used him.
As if he's child who would be abandoned by his parents.
I thought he would hate me at the least, but he turned into a crazy, obsessive tyrant that followed my wishes.
He wouldn't let me escape his golden cage that he created for me.
"If you're going to hell, Verena, bring me along with you."
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Warning : The story contains adult content such as violence, consumption of heavy drinks, illegal drugs, blood and murder.
Readers who are uncomfortable with the content, it's recommended not to read.
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Alexander Moreau, Paris’s most powerful architect, is sharp, demanding, and untouchable. But behind the cold exterior lies a forbidden desire for his assistant, Isabella Carter.
Bella is witty, fearless, and unlike anyone Alex has ever met. As she navigates ambition, office politics, and a growing attraction she can’t ignore, Alex must decide: protect his empire, or risk everything for love.
When walls of control meet sparks of passion, will the Ice King finally melt—or will their hearts stay frozen forever?
One photo. Two golden boys. A truth that could destroy everything they've built.
Everyone thinks they know me - Perfect grades, perfect girlfriend, student council, perfect future.
But it's all a lie to hide who I really am.
Until my past caught up with me.
Until Chris Moore turns up at summer camp and appears in school on the first day.
Until a photo was pinned on my locker on the first day of school — a photo of me staring at Chris across the summer bonfire. And an anonymous note:
“I know who you are looking at.”
Now my lies are crumbling. The perfect life I built is cracking. And I can't keep pretending.
With Chris back in my life, the feelings I buried for two years refuse to stay hidden.
Someone is watching. Someone knows my secret.
And if the truth comes out, I don't just lose my perfect life.
I lose everything.