"It's been so long," I whispered. His jaw tightened. "Not long enough," he snapped back. My heart shattered as he stood up and left. And I realized he wasn't coming back. ****** ****** ****** Alexa Baker has had enough of being trapped under her mother's supervision in San Diego, California. After six gruesome years in the city and four years at college, she takes up her mother's offer at an internship at their company's headquarters in New York City. At last it was a place where she could escape her demons and start fresh. But a chance encounter at one of the city's hottest new bars leaves her frozen in her tracks. A person from her past has emerged, and she realizes quickly he is not the man he used to be. Arrogant, cold, and angry at the world, he has kept everybody at arm's length, and Alexa's arrival is no different. Deep in her heart, she knows that in order to truly move on, she must right her wrong, but it turns out the path to redemption is much rockier than she expected. Along the way she finds herself right back to where she was, but the fall is much higher than it used to be. Now she is dealing with one of the most stubborn CEOs in the world, and he isn't ready to forgive her quite yet. ***Completed April 20, 2020*** ***Sequel to Truth Be Told*** ***can technically be read as a stand alone so you will be very confused but, hey, it's your account;)***

Deep in the dark forests of the Carpathian mountains lies an old citadel outfitted with electric lamps and a security system. Wolves await in the bushes, and a poor young woman is stranded at the mountain road, just before night falls. With little to no choice but to follow the warm lights, she treads into forbidden ground for foreigners like her. Looming tapestries and heavy curtains bar any flicker of light from the outside world. A portion of the Southern tower gapes onto the deadly cliff below. The master lets her in, with three simple rules: Never go out of your room after midnight. Wait until sunrise. Stay alive. An entry for Retold's contest (from Wattpad Fantasy): "Reclaim Your Classics - Across the Carpathian Mountains" (Based on "Dracula") - After ending up stranded in the Carpathian Mountains, you stumble across a large castle. The owner allows you to stay, but they have a terrifying secret.

when emma goes to her uncle's place to live with him until her high school gets over she thought she could live a life without any fear and nobody to rule over her . And then there was the famous badboy of the high school JACKSON KNIGHT . Where the girls like to drool over him and worship him like god he was the son of multi-billionaire . .. "excuse me sorry if am being rude but what the fuck are you doing in room?" "well . Your excused angle face . And no your not being rude but you have every right to ask me what the fuck am i doing in your room"he says with that so infamous smirk of his "And the answer to you're question is....." #wattys2019 #wattys2019

ᴀ ᴄᴏɪɴᴄɪᴅᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴛᴜʀɴs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛs ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇᴍ....... .......ғɪɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ.. As it continues.. ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴀᴄh ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ɪʀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴀʀᴛ ʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ.. .... . ....... ʀᴀᴅɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴀʀᴋᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴛ. " ɪ ʜᴀᴛᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ʜᴇʟʟ ᴄᴀɴ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇ " "ɪ'ᴍ ʙᴀᴅ ᴀs ʜᴇʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ᴍ sᴜʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʟʟ ɪ ᴘᴏssᴇss 𝐥𝐢𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐭. " "ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ ᴢᴀᴇᴅᴇɴ ɪ'ᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀs sᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ɪ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʟʟ. " ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ʜᴀs sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ , ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ explicit sex scene.

[COMPLETED] Three years ago, she ran away from something she doesn't want to go back to, and never looked back. But that doesn't mean she's safe. 21 year old Alina Anthony thinks New York City is safe for her-well, safe enough to not be found. Hidden in plain sight, she goes to school during most of the year, but works at a florist shop for the summer. But the switchblade she always keeps on her is a reminder of what she and those searching for her are capable of. So she has her one rule: don't get too close to anyone, no matter how bad she wants to. But when Daemon Kade sneaks into her life without an explanation to who he is, the two opposites can't help but attract, even if she hates his bossy demeanour and how attached he is to his gun. She knows he's dangerous, and he is definitely hiding things from her, but she can't help but fall deeper with the guy with a cold heart and even colder eyes. But when his secret comes out, all that's left is betrayal and heartache. t r o p e s : grumpy/sunshine, frenemies-to-lovers, banter, secret identity, mafia fiction, smut, no strings attached

Known for their beauty, the Campbell sisters have many men vying for their hands, but as Lady Emma was the eldest, she was to become Laird of Castle Campbell. She was the most sought after for any man to marry her would one day help her rule the Campbell Clan. After her shocking kidknapping and many months of searching, Laird Campbell, his lady wife and their other two daughters mourned the daughter and sister that they loved with all their hearts. Sir Andrew McKenna, heir to the McKenna Clan was the eldest of fours sons. He was a trained and hardened warrior, his Da was grooming him to take over as Laird one day. He fights with strength and power, he commands attention and is given it. Gone was the hardended warrior the day he found Lady Emma, brutally beatened, raped and left for dead. He became gentle and caring. He vowed he would protect the lass with his body, but he never expected the lass would go straight to his heart.

Maxine Moss arrived in Pacific City to start a brand new life complete with her first real job as a marketing assistant at Hedenby Holdings. Life was supposed to be simple until the unexpected happens. After a disastrous first meeting with her infuriatingly sexy boss, an unlikely friendship starts with the man she just can't quite figure out. The waters become turbulent and unpredictable as old flames and new sparks add fuel to an already slow-burning fire that Maxine fears might burn her if she lets herself get too close. As Maxine's world expands into unchartered territories for a small-town, big-dreams kind of girl, she finds herself caught in the spotlight and worse, in a love story with a man who was never looking for one. Will she run in the opposite direction or will she free-fall? *** Copyright © 2013 by Nina Tippett. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Nina Tippett. This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

She's selfless. He's arrogant. She's a dreamer. He's a realist. She's waiting for love. He's given up on love. They're opposites in every sense of the word, but they have one thing in common. They'd do anything for their families. Join Alayna and Zayan on their crazy, rollercoaster ride of what starts off as an arranged marriage. The annoying, spoilt doctor becomes his life, the queen of his heart, his wife. The arrogant, smirking billionaire doctor and surgeon who's also Alayna's mentor becomes her hero, the love of her life, her husband.