Opal Indick lives in the smallest and quietest town in the world, and she is fed up with the silence. Her only hope is Mrs. Wilkes, her professor whose stare lingers a little longer than it should. Having to choose between the relationship she already has with a girl her own age or the forbidden fruit propelling her desires, Opal finds her life and mental state falling apart. But when a string of violent murders begin occurring in the town where nothing ever happens, Opal begins to fear not only those around her, but herself. [tw: sex, violence, non-descriptive mentions of rape and suicide]

Riley Brenan should've had the life she dreamed of when she was young. A good job, a lovely house and a beautiful wife. But life had other plans. When faced with making a life changing decision to protect someone she loves, Riley is forced to abandon everything she has ever known and cherished. Four years later, Riley returns to her hometown carrying deep wounds that refuse to heal, only to find that nothing is the way she left it. Her little brother won't speak to her, her parents are on the edge of divorce, her friends are married and pursuing careers, and her old girlfriend has moved on with her life. Riley tries to make a life for herself in a town she doesn't recognize anymore. Now, every day has become a fight to get everything she has lost back, while stopping the memories of her horrible past from haunting her and taking away what little she has left.

Akiara Nakamura's life was a living hell. After the death of her parents, her normal life started to turn upside down. She was picked and bullied by girls in her class, treated like a slave by her father's relatives, and forced to do part-time job to treat her sister who is in coma. Five years passed as she got used to living like this. She was fine, hoping that once her sister wakes up, she would cut ties with her family and live a quiet life with her sister. But her dreams were crushed after her sister's death. She lost all her hopes and attempts to end her life. But instead of experiencing death, she hears a voice telling her, "You have to compensate for taking your own life." "Who are you?" She asked. "I am giving you my blessings to protect the girl with scarlet eyes." The voice replied. After the short conversation with an unknown being, she wakes up in a forest with her perfect unscathed body. Will she be able to survive and protect at the same time? Highest ranking #2 - shoujoai (01.2022) #2 - pastlife (01.2022)