A collection of my stuff that I try to submit for the Shortys, which I compiled in the Shortyst amount of time (clever me with the puns) just hours before the deadline. Gotta be quick before the deadline, raaahhh

This fictional story revolves around three friends and a cursed pendant. Due to a certain circumstance, it forces them to hunt and go behind the pendant. As their journey begins in their school, they face many unexpected turns and twists. Will their friendship last long? Or is there an unknown cunning fox in between? Read this story to find out the past and present, and figure out where the actual pendant lies, 'AS A SIGN OF FATE'.

Zay hates her life as an assassin. She'd give it up and run away if she could, but since her family are very skilled at tracking down and killing people, it's probably best she stays. She only has six more years before she turns eighteen and can abandon this life for good. There isn't much to love about being a part of the Reaper Core after all. Sure they were the extremely rich leaders of the infamous Reaper gang that services wealthy neighborhoods in Chicago; but that wealth came with the hard work of murdering for a paycheck. Then there's the whole drama with the Locusts, the sworn enemy of the Reapers who command the poorer areas in southern Chicago. Zay's dad wants them eliminated for good. Zay couldn't care less. Either way she'd still have to go to school the next day and face the isolation that being affiliated with a gang entails. That is, until she meets Ash, a friend who makes life just a bit more normal. But even that doesn't last long. Thanks to him, she now finds herself forced to join the Locusts when she doesn't even want to be a part of the Reapers. Caught between two evils, Zay has to make a choice: to choose the lesser of the two evils... Or to carve a third option. *** This story is complete! Genres: Young Adult Thriller, Mild Fantasy, Drama Rated: PG-13 for Language and Violence (It'll be a movie inside your head) If you have any interest in gangs, assassins, Black Widow, Killua, or super powers, then you're going to love this story. ******** This publication may not be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the expressed written consent of the author L. A. Rivera. This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, events, and places portrayed in this work are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

❝Assallam alay-❞ Holy chicken. Hottie alert. Does my veil look sexy? The holy month of Ramadan; a month where Muslims are required to fast, abstain from sins, and connect spiritually with Allah. It's also the month where Paulina Suarez--the practicing, straightforward, biracial Muslimah--tries to avoid acting on her feelings for the goofy baker boy who has been assigned to make food for her break of fast for the next 30 days. 30 days. She just has to endure his heartwarming smiles, sense of humor, and amazing talent in the art of making samosas for 30 days without jumping his bones. ...And without killing that co-worker of his that's just trying to get to him before Ramadan is up. Yep...no pressure at all. *** a/n: so much fluff... you'd probably suffocate. THIS IS AN OLD DRAFT. Featured Under Editors' Picks, April 2021. WINNER OF THE LEBOOK AWARDS (BEST CHICKLIT/HUMOR) 2016 cool cover by Mistalee_

𝓟𝓻𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓵𝔂 𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝓪𝓼 "𝓙𝓪𝓪𝓷-𝓮-𝓼𝓪𝓲𝓯" 𝓦𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓷𝓼 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓼𝓾𝓭𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓵𝔂 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓮𝓵𝓭𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓷 𝓲𝓼 𝓫𝓮𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓯𝓵𝓲𝓻𝓽𝔂 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾, 𝓢𝓪𝓲𝓯: 𝓜𝓮𝓻𝓲 𝓙𝓪𝓪𝓷, 𝔂𝓮𝓱 𝓻𝓪𝓶𝔃𝓪𝓷 𝓴 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪𝓾𝓻 𝓽𝓾𝓶 𝓶𝓪𝓲𝓷 𝓴𝓸𝓲 𝓯𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓴 𝓱𝓮 𝓝𝓪𝓱𝓲 𝓱𝓪𝓲, *𝔀𝓱𝓲𝓵𝓮 𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓽 𝓱𝓮𝓻* 𝓩𝓪𝓻𝓪: 𝓫𝓱𝓪𝓲𝓳𝓪𝓷 𝔀𝓱𝓪𝓽? *𝓢𝓱𝓸𝓬𝓴𝓮𝓭* 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓷 𝔀𝓱𝓸𝓶 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓲𝓼 𝓼𝓬𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓸𝓯, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓻𝔂 𝓫𝓾𝓵𝓵 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓮, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝔀𝓱𝓸 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓫𝓪𝓬𝓴𝓼 𝓸𝓯𝓯 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓬𝓸𝓵𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻 𝓬𝓵𝓪𝓷 , 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝔀𝓱𝓸 𝓭𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓮 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓻𝔂 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓴𝓱𝓪𝓷 𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓮, 𝓲𝓼 𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓶𝓾𝓼𝓱𝔂 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓯𝓵𝓲𝓻𝓽𝔂 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓷, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓼𝓲𝓷 𝔀𝓱𝓸 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓫𝓪𝓬𝓴𝓼 𝓸𝓯𝓯 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓮𝓯, 𝓼𝓱𝓸𝓬𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓻𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽, 𝓹𝓮𝓮𝓹 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓸 𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀 𝓱𝓸𝔀 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓯𝓾𝓬𝓴 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓷𝓮𝓭

{Book One: Abdallah series} "I'm sorry jawad" I stammered feeling his warm breath fanning my face, and his dark eyes boring into mine, with hate evident on his face. He pinned me against the wall once again, looking straight into my eyes. A warm tears made it way down my chin, which I had no strength in stopping them. "It's too late to say sorry my dearest wife" he whispered holding me roughly by the waist. At that moment I know I'm in deep trouble. _____ He is selfish and only think about himself. He doesn't care if it'll trouble the people around him. Jawad return from his journey when he gets the news of him getting married or he loses his position of being the heir to his father's company. Farah a beautiful and kindhearted woman, with a nice and loving family. When a marriage proposal came for her, she knew her life is about to change. As she has no opposition about marriage, she agrees to marry the man her parents choose for her. Two opposite are tied in an arranged marriage. Will they keep their differences aside? And make their marriage work? Follow the story of Farah & Jawad Started: 27th October 2018 Completed: 1st January 2020 ©2019 [[word count: 40,000 - 50,000 words]] #7 in marriage 11/10/2020 #1 in wattpadromance 25/09/2020 #7 in spiritual 16/07/2020 #9 in Billionaire on 15/02/2020 #126 in Romance on 19/01/2020 #1 in Islam 28/12/2019 #2 in muslimstory 29/12/2019

"You should have told me before that you weren't interested in me" I yelled at my so called husband Samad. Tears were rolling down my cheeks. "Jawariyah please try to understand" Samad said but this time I won't. "From two years only I am trying to understand..... Only I am the one who's compromising... Why not you?" I questioned him. I know I was the one who was being harsh this time but that's enough. "Jawariyah.. You are not the only one who's compromising..." He yelled as his jaws clinched and he pulled me closer.. Closer to his body.. His chest... His heart.. *********************************** They both are married to each other but are totally diff: She's sweet, kind, beautiful, caring and afraid.. Afraid of anger afraid of loneliness... Scared of darkness... and most importantly she's weak! She can't stand up fo herself. He's arrogant, rude, angry, bitter, a psychopathic lover... He's all what she hated.. He's rich.. He's handsome.. If you're looking for sweet romance this is not it. Mistakes.. Misunderstandings.. Miseries.. All these three words would shatter their life.. Their love.

"Bu...But we are married" I tried to defend myself "But I don't consider you my wife, get the hell out of my room" He yelled I couldn't help but just stare him "You Bloody whore , get out" He slammed the door in front of me as hard as he could. "I hate you" I muttered under my breathe Zara Haider , a 28 year old cardiologist marries an egositic rich brat Shuja Asif, She is a average girl who is practicing Muslimah, she doesn't believes in love. She is a introvert and never fights for her right but when she is forced to marry Shuja Haider her whole perfect life turns into imperfect one. Shuja Asif , a 28 year old Owner of 5 star hotels around world had been forced into marriage with Zara haider who is not of his type. He is egoistic and is already in love with a model "Samaira". A muslim love story, where both of them carry hatred towards each other. One of them believes in love and one of them hates the idea of being in love. Will their world ever colide? Will Zara and Shuja ever get along? To know more , Check the book. #unedited #63 in Spiritual --31st july 2017 #53 in Spiritual --1st August 2017 #45 in Spiritual --2nd Aug 2017 #30 In Spiritual --3rd Aug 2017 #28 in Spiritual --7 Aug 2017 #23 in Spiritual --8/9 Aug 2017 #22 in Spirirual -- 10 Aug 2017 #20 in Spiritual 11 Aug 2017 #18 in Spiritual -- 13 Aug 2017 #13 in Spiritual -- 16 Aug 2017 Cover by Miss Beautiful @Twinkle_Teardrops

1 in #India 12 in #arrangedmarriage "You're mine, Jeea. Don't ever forget that." His voice is a siren, enchanting me, making me dizzy with the need to be close to him. "I know, Mr. Rathore. And you're mine." I peck his lips and he squeezes my neck in return. I can still feel the embers of his angry, lying just below the surface of his skin. "Always, jaan. It's a pleasure to be yours." His lips meet mine in a slow kiss which quickly turns into something passionate, neither of us willing to back down. I take his anger that he drowns into this kiss and show him my love in return. * Jeea Mehta has always lived in the shadow of her perfect older sister. But when a twist of fate forces her to marry Dhruv Singh Rathore-a wealthy, enigmatic man who was once promised to her sister-Jeea finds herself caught in a marriage she never wanted and a life she doesn't understand. But Dhruv is not an easy man to please. He's distant, ruthless, and heartbreakingly unattainable. And yet, beneath his icy exterior, Jeea glimpses something more-something that makes her heart betray her at every turn. As hidden truths unravel and undeniable chemistry ignites, Jeea finds herself caught in a dangerous game of love and resentment. Because while she was never meant to be his bride... she might just become something even more unexpected-his weakness. #1 in chicklit #1 in forcedrelationship

Anne of Green Gables recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, a young orphan girl mistakenly sent to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a middle-aged brother and sister who have a farm on Prince Edward Island and who had intended to adopt a boy to help them.