Zain Armani and Zayra Astor were high school sweethearts, dreaming of a simple life together. Their bond was strong and their love pure. However, destiny had other plans. Circumstances forced Zain into the dark world of the mafia, transforming him into a ruthless leader and leaving his beloved Zayra behind. Years passed, but their connection was never truly severed. Fate, in its unpredictable way, brought Zain and Zayra Back together, setting the stage for a dramatic reunion filled with love, tension, and the ghosts of their past. *Warning:* Do not use this work as a factual or authoritative source. All images belong to their respective owners. Author: Naaz HK

| a true story about a boy who hides his pain behind his smile and a girl determined to see it | - FREE story with paid Exclusive Chapters and Writer Reveals - Twice Featured - Taylor Ming is trying to cope with the aftermath of her twin brother's suicide, and her depressed mother and avoidant father aren't really helping. With one of her friends' self-harming while another deals with a chronically ill boyfriend, being diagnosed with Diabetes and forced to use insulin thrice a day is Taylor's worst nightmare. When she catches the school's golden boy Shane Gray popping pills in a bathroom, then, Taylor is sure she's in a living hell. Is he depressed? Is he using drugs? She's afraid of losing more people and strikes a deal with Shane. He'll tell her if he ever has the urge to hurt himself and she'll keep his secret. What neither of them knows, however, is that he's already hurting himself without knowing it. And Shane's life is falling apart quicker than Taylor's. Because life isn't black and white and, sometimes, seeing gray can make all the difference. Warning: The story talks about suicide, self-harm, drug use, and mental health problems which may be triggering for some readers.

"The road to my heart doesn't change," - Claudia Ramsey

Madison Sua has had many misfortunes in her life. Tragedy after tragedy in her dreadful past. Finally she's turned 18 and her life seems perfect and her future looks bright until she has to question every single person she loves. She mustn't trust anyone, as there is an enemy within with malicious intent. Someone's following her and so she must run!

Bailey Boyle is your average teenage girl except, her life is a living hell. Everyday she is beaten and pushed around, at home and at school. No one knows why she wears the hoodie. They always assume she is just ugly and doesn't want people to know, but the real reason is because that hoodie hides all her secrets. Secrets that she can't let anyone know about. But what happens when her biggest bully finds out? What will he do? Will he beat her more or will he stop hurting her? #3 in abuseawareness #19 in bullyawareness

(The Trilogy is now complete) This novel was written in 2011 when I was 15 - I'm slowly editing but please forgive misspells , plot holes etc. Any similarities APK has to any other Wattpad series, especially those written after 2011 are purely coincidental. My writing is mine and mine alone! Winner of the Adventure category and Best Hero in the Watty Awards 2011. All Rights Reserved. ___________________ It is Dangerous to deal with Pirates. Circe's Father has always told her so. So when a mysterious shadowy figure with gold and silver eyes appears on her balcony and attempts to steal her away the first thing that she wonders is why? Why does this mysterious stranger seem to know her more than she knows herself with just one look? Why does her Father pity Pirates? And why does she feel a strange pull towards the sea? Two years will go by before she finds the answers she is looking for, by then Circe is certain that the Pirate will have forgotten all about her and the promise he made and sealed, with a stolen kiss. Unfortunatly there is still one other thing she needs to learn. A Pirate never forgets. Join Circe on her journey for truth as she discovers a world of lands and beings that she never believed to exist. Will she find all the answers that she is looking for? Or is something dark and deadly coming her way, determined that she should never for fill her true destiny.