#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

❝My parents warned me about the drugs on the street but never about the one with the electric blue eyes and heartbeat.❞ Nothing could compare to the luxurious lives five teenagers lived in Covington Prep. Scandals, parties, paparazzi were embedded into their daily lives. But when secrets that were supposed to be six feet under get dug up, Grey Rutherford finds out that not everything can be bought using money. [extended synopsis inside] © Birdcrowns 2017 #97 | TF

"Sometimes we know what's best for other people, even though they can't see it themselves." ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ Love is never easy. Except for Lindsay Radcliffe, it is. She loves easily and when she does, she loves hard. Although it might not always be with the right person. But sometimes, we have to go through all the wrong's just to see the right. ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ ☼ (Trigger Warning: this story contains content dealing with depression, attempted suicide, and the like) #10 in Teen Fiction (11/13/16) #12 in Teen Fiction (7/2/16) #17 in Teen Fiction (6/29/16) #18 in Teen Fiction (5/16/16) #26 in Teen Fiction (5/3/16) « #freementalillness »

Badboy x Badgirl ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ In a clash of personalities at Westminster School, two worlds collide when Brennon Maxwell, the school's bully, sets his sights on Avyanna Chase's brother, Alex. Unbeknownst to Brennon, he has unknowingly awakened a force to be reckoned with. Avyanna, the stunning new girl who radiates both beauty and a rebellious nature, has a single rule: Do not mess with her brother. As the battle lines are drawn, the power dynamics shift. Avyanna seizes control, turning the tables on Brennon and forcing him to face a new reality-one where he's no longer the puppet master. With her own set of rules now in play, she unveils a side of herself that even she didn't know existed, challenging Brennon in ways he never anticipated. What begins as a volatile game of dominance and defiance soon evolves into a passionate love-hate journey neither of them saw coming. As they navigate the boundaries of their own emotions, they discover unexpected depths within themselves. Will they be able to overcome their animosity and find common ground? Can the bad boy tame the bad girl, or will it be the other way around. In this tale of transformation and self-discovery, Brennon and Avyanna have the chance to change not only each other but also the perception they hold of themselves. Together, they embark on an intense journey of personal growth, where love and hate intertwine. As they navigate the complexities of their newfound connection, they may just find that the most powerful rules are the ones they create together. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 18+ Mature content.

"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘂𝘀, 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀." Her whole life Aurora was alone, those who were once considered her family left. She always belived in love, but never belived to be worth being loved, and that's what happens when everyone tells you the same thing over and over again, it's hard to belive otherwise. The Marino's have been searching for their principessa for 14 years, they never gave up and always belived that one day they would see her again. To everyone they were cold and heartless, but that's what happen when the only light of their lives is taken way. What happens when Aurora is forced to live with her father, step mom, six brothers and a step sister? Will they find out each other secrets? Will the past catches up with them and bring unintended consequences? --------------------------------------------------------------------- This book contain topics that might be triggering, please read the disclaimer at the first chapter. This was my first book ever hence it is the way it is. But I hope you enjoy it :)

It was 16 years ago the day she disappeared. No one knew where she was. Many believed she was dead. Others believed she was alive. Some gave up hope. Ariella Romano is someone who is closed off, hopeless and somewhat dead. She doesn't speak to anyone except her two friends. She always dreamt her life would be the same forever. Soon her dream turns into a catastrophic disaster when she finds out her stepfather had died in a shooting. She thinks she has to go live in an orphanage, but finds out she is living with her older brothers. New environment. New people. New dreams. Whilst she lives there, secrets begin to unravel about her life. Secrets that were buried so deep, began to rise up to the surface. She's confused and hurt but that doesn't stop her from finding the rest of the secrets hidden.

❝𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒂 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒔 𝒒𝒖𝒐?❞ ━━━━━━━━━━ Rachelle Anderson moved to Massachusetts for two reasons: to pursue her dream of being a cellist and to pursue her childhood friend, Leon Taylor. Rachelle and Leon had been friends for forever and they spent most of their lives together, living in the same neighbourhood and going to the same schools. However, college happened and the two were pulled apart as they struggled to get a hang of their lives. Growing up meant growing apart - it was all part and parcel of life. Would moving into a new state move them out of the platonic boundary and move them into something more intimate? Or would it aggravate everything that they shared between them? Rachelle wondered if she should do something about them: What about a kiss? ━━━━━━━━━━ Romantic Dreams 2020: New Adult - Anticipation Love Award Reviewed by Team of Dreams: Aspire Magazine, November 2020 Issue ━━━━━━━━━━ 26.01.20: Completed | ✓

The world has chewed up and spit out Eleanor Robinson again and again. It began with her parents, one taken by a tragedy, one addicted to horrific drugs, and a brother who's too boozed out to know if she's alive or dead. Alone in the world, Ellie isn't exactly sure of how life works, of how anything works, really. The only two people she has that even remotely understand are Sebastian and Scarlett, a pair of siblings that remind her so much of her own family, it's hard to be around them sometimes. When the trio finally move in together after being friends for almost three years, they end up closer than ever. But the move brings along another problem into Ellie's life. Cole Everett is a fighter. From the moment he was cast aside by his family, he's had to fight for scraps at the orphanage dinner table, fight for a spot in the light of his foster family's eyes, and fight for the love of his adoptive parents. It seemed like he never won when it came to personal battles, but in the ring... In the ring, he owned the world. Years and years of the world kicking Cole's ass has shaped him into the fighter Ellie and everyone else sees him as. But the world has also shaped Ellie, and the sweet, heavy-hearted girl paints on a façade that seems only Cole can break through. As the pair attempt to navigate a decent enough relationship to be in the same room as one another without going for the throat, the people around them float between blurred lines of friend or foe. Hearts clash, past enemies arise, and the pair's hearts hang in the balance of it all.

Louis is a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet. When his rival, moody dance prodigy, Harry, joins the company, old wounds are reopened and old passions reignited. During the company's production of Swan Lake the secret that doomed their love is finally revealed, but will it be too late? [COMPLETED]

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