[COMPLETED] High-flyer Ria Aslan thought she had her entire life planned out perfectly. Except her plans didn't quite foresee the still unsolved hit-and-run that prematurely claimed her father's life. The unfortunate tragedy only amplifies Ria's need for total control over her life. And her plans seem to be on track until a drunken night lands her in the bed of her irresponsible brother's best friend, Blaine Huerta. Blaine is everything Ria once thought she hated - he's careless, unpredictable and lacks ambition, but Ria learns that her life may lack the spontaneity that Blaine brings. As their unexpected relationship unfolds, Ria discovers that behind Blaine's beautiful face lay an array of carefully curated lies and secrets. Some of which extend to her own life. Will Ria be able to decipher the lies from the truth? And, will love be enough to keep the two together despite the many obstacles in their way? TW: Strong language, sexual content, controversial topics, inc. drug use, pregnancy, mental health, suicide, + murder. Started: 27.07.22. Completed: 14.01.23.

~Your typical high school story. A girl still trying to find her way into the world and happens to come across a boy. This player boy that she has no interest in seems to sweep her away. And that's when you find out you're not as bad or as good as you thought you were. And all the rumors of this boy being a bad boy is really the opposite...or is this actually NOT a typical high school story?... ~~~~~ 16-year-old girl, Nina Haden, who is a Badass to the world, but a goody-good at heart and very clever, goes through the struggle of growing up in a typical small town. There are deep secrets within her that she hides from the world, but she barely knows what they are anymore since she's been hiding them for so long, she's almost forgetting. Can she find them again? And be who she really is meant to be? Or does she have to get broken, or can she love to find them? Struggling to find out the answer of 'who she is,' she pushes everyone away from her, ignoring who she is and not listening to the advice from others. But against all odds, there's only one person that does stick with her, someone that surprises her and loves her, someone not in a million years she thought would stay. Let's hope she doesn't push this person away too... ~~~~~~ __ Showing: "A typical life is never really a typical life " -- _________________ Cover made by: @EleanorIslington2022 some edits by @taicardi _________________ I reserve the right to this story and these characters and plot. I reserve the right to the story line and the way I describe it. Any form of copying this story is illegal.

❝ 𝐈 𝐇𝐎𝐏𝐄 𝐈 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄. ❞ 18+ | He was an English teacher because he liked to criticize people. His stormy, gray eyes never dared to show emotion, his nose was always sharp with judgment, and his lips wouldn't make an effort to smile. 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐑𝐀𝐃 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐑𝐎𝐄 was 𝘯𝘰𝘵 the professor to mess with. She was an innocent student of his but had absolutely no filter. Perhaps that's what caught his attention at first. Along with her bubbly personality, terrible jokes, wild opinions, and gift in writing. Either way, he was interested. Not just in what she had to say, but in everything about her. 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐘 𝐉𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐍 seemed like the last person to major in Creative Writing, but give her a pen and paper and she's the deepest person you'll ever meet. 𝙎𝙝𝙚 was hard to forget about once you meet her. 𝙃𝙚 was as closed off as he was addictive. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 was one hell of a dangerous road to go down. 𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐘. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I back up towards the door and he slowly follows, a certain emotion coating over his gray eyes and registering in his complicated brain. "How old are you?" There's something dangerous about the glint in his features, something of an evil awakening. "Almost twenty," I mumble, my hands pressed up against the door. I look up into his dark and cloudy irises, my legs turning into jelly. "Why?" "Just making sure I'm not breaking too many rules at once." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓-𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄. 𝙊𝙛 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚. Does contain mature content. Read at your discretion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

|| Featured FREE story with exclusive paid chapters - previously a paid story || When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time. ***** Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

This is a sequel to Adore you. 18-year-old Cecilia Gomez starts a new year at Holy Trinity Preparatory school. Desperate to figure out how far the Bennett family will go to protect what is theirs, she risks losing everything. True love never dies, or does it?