Duchess Andreya Marivatan was murdered at the age of twenty-two. It was during the hours the pool of night was deepest, Andreya soundlessly asleep in silk sheets behind the curtains of her elegant canopy bed. By the time she awoke to a noise, the deed had already been done and her sheets dripped with a deep vermillion stain. That was the first time Andreya met death, and it would not be the last. The death that knew everyone did not know Andreya - not even so much as her name - and because of it Andreya could not die. So she survived and forgot, the stains on her bedsheets becoming naught but a dream. It took many years for Andreya to realize she had not grown a day older since she had died, however, and that in a society where status is dictated by age, it would not be long before she had visitors on her doorstep asking questions she did not know how to answer. The reason behind her youthful features. The explanation behind her lack of scars. Andreya Marivatan was an impossible woman who wanted nothing more than to have died the night she was killed, and Andreya Marivatan was determined to get her wish. ❉ ❉ ❉ - First draft: COMPLETE & EDITING (all suggestions welcome :>) - Shortlister in the Open Novella Contest 2021: prompts 22, 57, 62, 66, 71, and 87. Main prompt 66. - Featured Ambassador's pick: @WattpadDarkFantasy "Dark Desires" list - Highest ranking: 64 in #darkfantasy, 4/26/2021 - 1st place in Historical Fiction, Coral Awards 2021

(Completed, Under Editing) "I need to send someone..." She paused for a breath. "To the hell." "If you are ready to pay, I'm ready," Said Tobias. "Whoever he is, I will send him to hell." The blondie pulled her mobile out and turned the screen to him. "Not he, she." A girl was smiling at the camera, her ocean blue eyes shining in a magical glance. Her cascading deep dark hair was tied into a ponytail. [Fantasy X Mystery/Thriller X LGBT+] Cover credits goes to @Supe-r-Nova_29 All rights received. Copying, reposting, or using/adapting in any way without permission is prohibited. © Gethmini Priyanvada | Gethmini012 | 2021

Monique and James have just moved to the county, to a house on the border of a wood, a dark wood, filled with magic and mystery. ****** When a mysterious door the size of an apple appears in the back of the garage, 10-year-old Monique and James have to investigate. After freeing a trapped fairy, the small magical creature tries to recruit the kids for a mission to save the dark wood and the fairy folk who live there. Monique jumps at the chance, but James is reticent. What could a couple of kids possibly do to save magical beings? If fairy magic can't save them, how could a couple of city kids? Regardless of his apprehension, James finds himself following his bold step-sister into the wood, the dark wood where magic is real and murderous beasts lurk. #OpenNovellaContest2021 Longlist

Written for ONC India Prompt Number 3 Heartbroken and betrayed, Melissa had lost everything. But in an unforeseen twist of fate, life had given her a second chance, a chance that could turn the tables on David, her husband, the man she once loved but now hated. Enlisting the help of her best friend, Alexander, a man who is irrevocably in love with her and would go to any lengths to protect her, with renewed vigor and taking advantage of all she knows, she has set a trap to take back what he had tried to steal from her more than once: her life. Will Melissa succeed in trapping David, or will he recognize the woman who is donning the suit of his latest obsession: Janice? Will Alexander be able to protect his soulmate, or will he lose her again? Copyright ©️ ANH_Writes 2021

WARM BODIES meets THE BREAKFAST CLUB meets ZOMBIELAND in this YA apocalypse story full of fluff, comedy and humans biting back. ✿ "When I imagined my high school crush would be dying to eat me, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind." ✿✿ Ava Sterling never expected she'd be the one solution to the zombie apocalypse. Then again, she never expected she would end up biting one of them either. But, hey, desperate times call for desperate measures. During a moment of intense panic, Ava's teeth end up firmly lodged in the arm of her old crush, now turned very much zombie. A spur-of-the-moment impulse that even drowning in mouthwash wouldn't erase. After this impromptu bite, Gabriel the zombie turns back into Gabriel the human and the zombie apocalypse suddenly takes a completely different turn. This not-so-fun revelation changes everything for Ava's ragtag group of survivalists. Tensions are higher than ever. Feelings are getting in the way. And it seems that being newly re-humanized does leave some nasty mental side-effects on the previously zombified. Still, not everything is that bleak for Ava and her survivors. For one, it's finally time for the humans to bite back. ✿✿✿ ACHIEVEMENTS: 🏅ONC Round One Winner, Ambassador's Pick & Shortlister WARNING: There is occasional swearing, some gore, and lots of laughs. You have been warned.

Terribly illegal and highly dangerous, magic can cause the best of people to go insane. If the witch or warlock in question is caught in the act well... they should begin to say their final goodbyes. Sixteen year old Aria Everheart knows these rules. She knows that in order to live a full, even possibly happy life, she has to learn to stop thinking outside the box and start thinking about finding a husband. But things change for Aria when she discovers a terrible secret. Suddenly, magic is all she ever wanted or needed. Fear slowly seeped away as Aria's power grew until... She was caught. Aria Everheart, a justice's clerk's daughter, was sent to a magical purging boot camp out of mercy. But the long and winding road of witchcraft doesn't end here as Aria is rescued by a peculiar woman named Flora and brought to a treehouse at the edge of the kingdom. From there, Aria must figure out why there's a fairy missing and what's actually happening around the kingdom... Welcome to the outskirts of society, where magic thrives and witches are quite alive. Open Novella Contest entry 2021. Longlister Prompt #22 Cover Credits to newsies and themythicalcommunity

Three college friends, Darren, Josh and Nelson, pick up a pretty girl at a diner and take her to a private island where the guys spent a summer as teens. Only what they don't tell her is that one of those summers a girl disappeared. There's a mystery here but she soon discovers someone will go to any length to keep it from being solved. The suspects: • Darren, the athlete, used to taking what he wants - even if it means crossing the line • Nelson, loyal friend, who hates the way girls have it so easy • Josh, on the outs with the group, and not willing to rock the boat • The girl, whose name they forgot, but who might just have a trick up her sleeve Stranded in the cottage, in the growing darkness, with no cell service and no way to reach the outside world, the girl finds herself the target of someone's worst intentions. "Claustrophobic much...reading this was like having a noose around my neck and it was getting tighter except I couldn't scream or else whoever was holding the rope would pull it tighter." @LenAiono "The raw realness of the emotions portrayed right here, it's hooking..." @LaFayeJones "Four main characters are at the center of the mystery, but the reader is kept guessing as to who might actually know the truth about what happened. Each chapter ends in a cliffhanger leaving the reader begging to know more." @DennisRoyer "Great descriptions in 'difficult' scenes. I like the way you don't shy away from anything and really get into the characters' feelings" @SheilaDalton "This is so emotional. I really like it but I have to go watch some puppy videos now to calm down!" @Kibika Entered in the Open Novella Contest 2021

My first marriage was a mistake, therefore, divorce wasn't a surprise. My second marriage, with the same man?...Well, that was twice wrong. #OpenNovellaContest

The outskirts of London, probably the beautiful countryside located in the hill side and angelic waterfalls blossoms the whole town. The town is know as one of the happiest town ever in United Kingdom where even Queen Of England was surprised of it. There are no cases of any crime even though there is police station. People always love each other and help each other. It has been awarded as UNESCO heritage site for providing the best place for visiting. Every tourist wishes comes true but not in sense of death or resurrection. There are many tales which is buried deep into that town, unknown for many who inhabit the town. But, as years passed, the culture of town changed. Crimes started the chain following with other activities. The town in the countryside of London which was known as the 'Happiest Town' has bore the fruit of sadness, misery and agony. It was all due to the mysterious eye statue. No one knew the whereabouts of the statue, including paranormal expert Dr.Alex Witch. Theory says that the town is cursed but no one knew the dark history of it. What is the mystery behind that statue of eye? Is the town Cursed? Are they witches?

///On Hold/// Mary Beth has lived in a small town her entire life. Her home life is chaotic, and she's bullied at school. She has a strong inner sense that there is more to life than what she has endured thus far, but it will take a leap of faith to discover the wide world with all its beauty and heartache. The summer of 1996 brings hope and promise. As she turns 18 and graduates high school, she's faced with decisions that will alter the course of her life. **Submission for the 2021 ONC Contest **Prompt Used: #29