The EKG flatlining. Time of death: 3:30pm. •°•°•°• I managed a smile then. "Great. What time do we have this deal?" Still holding onto my hand, he cast his gaze to the black android watch around his wrist. "Right," he drawled. "Now. 3:30pm on the dot." •°•°•°• The day things went from bad to worse for Cleo Petrakovski was the day her mom walked out the door and out her family's lives. For good. Cleo and her brother, Dante, after years of abuse at the hands of their father, vowed to find a way out. For Cleo, that meant college. The farthest one from home. She could get a loan, scholarship, whatever. Whatever it took to get her out of there. But the world comes to a standstill the moment Dante dies. With her failing grades going even more downhill and barely pulling through to senior year, Cleo puts herself in a situation where she has to find a tutor before her first week runs out. One that'll guide her through her finals if she's ever going to graduate. What she doesn't expect though, is a deal with Brent, "the pest", Lockwood. A deal in which he'd be her tutor in exchange for . . . her. Will Cleo be able to scale through the stress of senior year stuck between school work, an unlikely deal and mutual feelings for her ex?

Lily Turncott didn't expect to meet Billy Collins the night everything fell apart. He's all smoke and music, the kind of beautiful that sneaks up on you-and he's leaving town by morning. But a late-night milkshake, a few too many blues songs, and an all-night conversation changes everything. As seasons shift and Billy's band begins to rise, the distance between them grows-yet they keep circling back to each other. In stolen weekends, quiet confessions, and the weight of what they never say aloud, Lily and Billy find themselves caught in something that's almost love-but never quite easy.

❝people will not like the fact that you bow to no one.❞ ━━━━━━𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘷𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵. no knowledge of the maze runner is needed to read this, but i would definitely recommend the books and movies! ( ongoing ) ( based on the maze runner books and movies ) ( very slow updates ) ( mostly lowercase intended ) started - 10 . 8 . 21 published - 12 . 19 . 21 completed - n/a

One must lead. One must teach. One must transform. And all must decide: will they rise to the occasion, or let the world crumble?... Domi, a young thief abandoned at birth, just wants to save his dying foster mother. But first, he must commit the most dangerous heist of his life, snatch an artifact with miraculous healing powers from under the noses of the most powerful sorcerers in the land, and survive the awakening of his own magic. Daedalus, a young royal, just wants time to mourn his mother, who died two days ago. But first, he must ascend the Throne of Solitude she left behind, don the Onyx Crown she once wore, and become the next Princeps Worldholder, Keeper of Heaven and Earth. Valens, a seasoned sorcerer, just wants to return to the borderlands and battle rogue magic. But first, he must escape the twin burdens of taking a wife and an apprentice-duties that threaten to trap him in the city and tether him to a life he's spent decades avoiding. As the fates of these three strangers intertwine, the sorcery holding the world together begins to unravel. And beyond the planet's weakening magical protections, an ancient threat waits...

Embark on an adventure with two students who must face their fate. While testing their love for one another. A demonic alien virus is trying to conquer earth. A god has called upon mortals to defend mankind. Can a high school delinquent and a stoic stern student tutor pull it off , saving the world while balancing everyday life as well?

"Barriers are the beauty of blissful love stories,"~Author Arjun and Subhadeepta had started developing feelings for each other in school time, and fell more for each other. A high school love story had to face many obstacles, obviously. So, their story wasn't an exceptional one. Arjun was at an important stage of career making where he was trying to build foundation of his aim as a doctor while Subhadeepta was slightly carefree as a high school student. On a fateful day they both found each other standing at police station, and he was accused of spoiling her life. That day their paths were departed untill the time they met again after years. They thought to live with broken hearts for forever, but one day he met her at the most unexpected place which was at his clinic as his patient.

His fingers moved to the upper fabric in between her thighs and made lingering movement sending series of pleasure shooting through her body causing her mouth to part and her nipples to stand even more straight from her lacy bra. "what... what are you ..... doing Mbosi"? she asked through gaspses. "I want to show you what you do to me and what I want to do you" His voice husky and seductive. She didn't stop him when his fingers slowly unzipped her jeans and slipped in to touch the soft part of her inner. His fingers slowly circled her clit feeling her juices silk his finger, he didn't waste time plumping hard in her folds, he heard a moan slip and he was urged on as he tumped hard, aggressively and dangerously drawing her to the edge. She felt his fingers drawing back "Mbosi .....please don't stop" He laughed wickedly and relentlessly stuck a finger deep in her moisture a second time and heard a whimper escape her throat, she was close but he wasn't going to give her that leverage. He slipped his fingers back and gently zipped back her jeans with expertise, sucked on his moistured finger greedily, sucking and retracting his finger back with a pop before getting down from his car to open the door for Mandy. Mandy handn't realized the car pulling in front of Valentine until she saw Mbosi at her side urging her to hold his offered hand, before she could do that Mbosi cupped her cheeks and brushed his lips softly on her lips. "I want you Mandy, I will ravish you with soft wet kisses, suck and lick your nipples with my tongue and leave traces of my marks on you" He paused "I will lick you and thrust deep in your until you cry for mercy" "Mandy", He whispered, gently holding her eyes with his "what do you want?" the flush of desire visible in Mandy's eyes. When Mandy decides to extend her music career to acting she meets Mbosi her CEO, what she didn't know was entering Valentine was going to give her the love and affection she's been wanting.