Practice makes perfect, and when you're fighting to be the best in your sport that is especially true. Ryder and Francesca are no exception. They are dedicated to their sport and refuse to let anything distracted. But when a scheduling conflict forces the two to share the ice, staying focused becomes just a little harder. TW// mentions to abuse & scenes of verbal abuse

#18 in TeenFic [prev titled "The Way We Almost Were" ••• ❝Don't,❞ he pleaded softly, offering her a tiny smile, ❝please don't make me a promise you will never be able to keep.❞ He released a quiet but deep breath, leaning forward even more, tilting his body towards her, until their noses were merely inches apart. ❝You are so, so beautiful, Bree,❞ he told her in a hushed voice, as if afraid someone was going to hear. He lifted his hand, trailed a single knuckle down the side of her temple, her cheek, her jaw, ❝you have so much good inside you, it makes me want to grab onto you with all that I have, because I need good, Bree, I need to know good. To see good. To believe in good,❞ he breathed shakily, ❝but all the goodness in you cannot defeat the monsters that walk in broad daylight. Monsters like Chase, like Alec, like...❞ He squeezed his eyes shut tight, closing the distance and resting his forehead against hers, the tips of their noses pressed against one another. ❝They'll get away. Monsters always do.❞ Bree swallowed past the lump in her throat, fought against the need to tilt her face and brush her lips against his, and instead, turned her head to kiss the corner of his mouth, where his upper and bottom lip met. ❝They don't always get away,❞ she whispered into his skin, sealing the vow with another soft kiss, ❝but until you learn to believe that, I'll fight them for you.❞ ••• In which Nick Fraser, the boy who'd grown up seeing monsters, believes he will spend the rest of his life running away from them... but then meets Bree Salvare, the girl with laughing brown eyes who makes him want to pause, take a deep breath, and stay instead. ••• ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©LITERALIGHT

Maya Rogers is used to taking care of herself. After living alone with her uncle for years, she has known who she is and what she needs to do to survive. But when she gets hurt and all hell breaks loose, she is taken to a new house with a new family and forced to confront things she never truly understood. Why has she spent her life being hurt? Why is it so hard for her to trust new people? And perhaps most importantly, will she ever truly be loved? Opening up to her new mom, meeting four new older brothers, and facing the sheriff's son who seems to think she has something to do with what happened... will she make it out alive? And if she does, who will she become? #1 in foster, #1 in brothers, holy shoot! Thank you, guys!!! Reviews from readers: "AHHH! I'm so in love!! You have done such an amazing job with this book! It's one of my all time favorites." -foreverdemi224 "This book made me cry! I loved Maya's growth and it is the first time I have read a sibling book in which all of them are so sweet. I love you all!! Your writing is very good and the book is great!" -bronumber1 "Wtf???? I finished it already?? But I barely started a few hours ago..." -Desiphine

Lucy Lahey trusted the man she was dating, and it turned out to be her biggest mistake. Reeling in the aftermath of a rape that stole not only her virginity, but her confidence, her love for MMA, her clarity and more, Lucy now finds herself in Jersey City, living with her absent father. Noah hasn't been the worst father, he hasn't been the best either, but he's doing it full time now and he's determined to do his best. Follow Lucy as she meets new friends, including her father's assistant, Niles Taylor, and tries to rediscover herself after being stripped of her self identity and self worth. Cover and all chapter graphics designed by @ashley_mariex I have eyes everywhere on this app. Don't steal my work, I will find out and I will bring the heat.

Book 1 Silence. The art of keeping quiet and never making a sound. The fear that causes you to lose your voice. Kaiser Donovan hasn't talked in years. After being taken from his home at 11 by the stalker he never knew he had, Kaiser had became silent. Never making a sound. Ever since he returned home, he has been paranoid. Afraid. Terrified. That his biggest nightmare will return. That he will return. His fear of the pain that comes with talking greater than the pain he is causing to others. Will Kaiser ever find his voice or will he remain silenced? ************************** This is a boyxboy story. So beware. Don't read pass this if you are against this.

Ash Fault, a fifteen year old, trouble maker. His mother died of cancer, father abusive ever sense, gave up on the world. Eight years after his mother passed, he was through with it. The abuse, the pain, the glares, he was done. He attempted suicide to evade his stepfather, only to be admitted into a hospital a few minutes after. Later put into an unqualified foster home. He didn't want anyone, attachments meant commitment, and commitment was something he feared more than anything. He lived by that rule... nothing and nobody could change it... until Mr. and Mrs. Talon saved his life and he met a girl he could only dream of. 41, 051 words #1 in abusivefather •2020• #1 in fosterkid •2020• #47 in teenageromance •2021•

[Completed] 🪶 Percy thought he would be bored the entire year while Annabeth interned on Olympus. Looking back, he wished he had been bored. But the fates continued to make his life interesting. Percy spent the entire year teaching. Teaching at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry! New year, new friends, new adventures, new problems. Will he be a good teacher? Will he help unite the school? Can he stay out of the brewing war in the wizarding world? Read to find out! Percy Jackson: One year after BOO (Percy is 18) Harry Potter: During Order of the Phoenix [mix of book and movie] (Harry is 15; Fred & George are 17) Note: Story is set in modern day/Percy's timeline *I am going to imply that Lucius Malfoy was mentally abusive. If you'd rather not consider it abuse, then at the least, I am going to write in that Draco does not respond well to Lucius's strict parenting, sadistic influences and affiliations, and intolerant views.* Disclaimer Applies to Entire Story: I do not own any of the characters from the Percy Jackson series. All characters and plots from said series belong to Rick Riordan. I do not own any characters from the Harry Potter series. All characters and plots from said series belong to J.K. Rowling. Any references to the original dialogue in the aforementioned books are credited to their respective authors. This plot, though cliché at times, belongs to me.

Julie has always been the shy type. Her world changes when she finds wattpad, a very popular ebook community. She becomes addicted to it and even starts posting her own stories. But are friends, fans and votes all she will get from this site? Or is it possible to find love as well?

TW: Social Anxiety, Sexual Assault, Domestic Abuse. After escaping from his abusive father, Mitchell Anderson has to keep a low profile in a new town in order to not get caught. But when he catches the eye of the most popular boy at school who seems hell-bent on making Mitchell his, Mitchell has to decide whether it's time for him to face love head on and fight for his happiness, or give in to his traumatic past that is certainly catching up. Ethan Knowles didn't think the new guy at school was the one to finally make him fall in love. It happened quicker than Ethan could even pause to take a breath. He would go to the ends of the world to make Mitchell his boyfriend, but when the boy's past catches up with them, Ethan is put between a rock and a hard place. Can these two overcome the challenges set before them or will they give up on their love?

I just smirked at the way they all looked down on me. The way they all try to trip me down and glare like they can kill me with one look. I could easily laugh their stupidity and small minds as I make it through the day the way I've always done it. By myself. With no friends. No family. I don't cry myself to sleep hoping that my prince will come and save me... I don't beg those dimwitted jocks to stop giving me a hard time whenever they get the chance. I don't try to fit in when the person I'll hurt the most is myself by lying. I don't wish that my dead parents will come back when I know they won't. I don't do this because I, Carter Summers, am a strong willed person that knows the sad fact that this.... This... is my reality..... When Carter gets a small request from a teacher for his creative way of writing. He temporarily joins the newspaper club to gain extra credit to assure his scholarship. His job is to answer questions from the entire Newton High's students and give them advice. But since the entire population hates him for being homosexual, he does this in secret by answering within the papers, and goes by the name of... Reality. ***Cover by RougeHopes*** #19 in Teen Fiction