Kelvin and Aurelia. Burdened by circumstances. Weighed down by expectations. A yearning to make a difference. Science and magic. Two worlds apart in the same planet. One rippling conflict to test their mettle. They don't belong anywhere. Just cogs in the wheel that is this middle of nowhere.

ONC 2025 SHORTLIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here is my ONC 2025 entry. I've made it to the long list a handful of times and the short list once! Maybe this year will be the year? I chose # 69 - Corporations dominate the world, stifling creativity with the force of the sterile police to eliminate any threat of unauthorized competition. It gives plenty of room for creativity - here we go!

Derek McKenzie, a thriving businessman who is about to finalize the biggest deal in his life, stumbles into a night he will never escape. It all starts with the mysterious phone calls, with the unexpected rain, his drunken hands behind the steering wheel, and the little girl dressed in white sitting in the backseat of a red sedan before him. What should have been a twenty-minute detour, the lonely stretch down Sydenham Hill Road prove to be more than that, with its odd twists and turns that never seem to end. And if they are not enough, Derek is reminded by his estranged friend Richard of a secret they buried ten years ago, one that tore their lives apart. With the haunting visions, Derek is seemingly transported to his childhood some three decades ago, and his friendship with the new girl in town, Hailee Miles. His childhood with Hailee, his adulthood with Liz, and the haunting girl in white in the middle of the road-they all seem to come to Derek, as ONE TERRIFYING TRUTH! But how? That is what you (the readers) are yet to know.

"Nightmares should end when we wake up... but what if we see them with open eyes, fully conscious?" Burdened by a fractured past, Isa had moved to a new place, hoping for peace - but what she found was far more eerie. The first time she stood before the bathroom mirror in her new home, she knew something was wrong. The reflection staring back wasn't hers. It was the bruised and broken face of a girl she didn't recognize. And when Isa screamed in fear, everything around her faded into darkness. She awoke in her bed...but the memory lingered. Again and again, she encountered the same haunting presence. Every time she looked into the mirror, the girl returned. Every time, Isa fainted. And every time, she woke up in the same place, as if trapped in a loop. Desperate for answers, Isa enrolled in a new school. But the deeper she dug, the more chilling the truth became. Someone - or something - was guiding her. Whispering through silence. Leading her toward a story long buried in shadows. As Isa uncovered layer after layer of secrets, one thing became clear: the mirror was not just glass - it was a portal to a past soaked in suffering. And the truth waiting on the other side was far more terrifying than she ever imagined. AWAKEN SECRETS is a chilling tale of lingering spirits, unraveling mysteries, and the darkness that clings to the forgotten. ------------------------------------ 🏳️‍🌈 🌈 🏳️‍🌈 LGBT 🏳️‍🌈 🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🔪 Murder 🔪 🕵️‍♀️ Strong Female Lead 🕵️‍♀️ 🎢 Emotional Rollercoaster 🎢 ------------------------------------ This Novella is exclusively available on WATTPAD Copyright, 2025 © S. K. Taylor All rights reserved. Publication of this work or parts of this work to any other site or forum, either on Wattpad or anywhere else, without the written consent of the author is strictly prohibited. Thank You 🌹🌹🌹

High school was supposed to be a fresh start. For May Osborne, it became a battlefield. One confession turned her into a target. Her friendships shattered. And the person she trusted most-Zack Dalton-stood by, watching as everything fell apart. But May refuses to be defined by whispers and stares. With her love for music, her quiet resilience, and a circle of unexpected friends who remind her of her worth, she's determined to rise above it all. Still, the past lingers-etched into every hallway, every silence, and the familiar boy with cat-like green eyes who once felt like home. This is a story of perseverance, healing, and self-discovery. Of learning to stand tall when the world tries to tear you down. Because sometimes, the hardest battles aren't fought with fists or words- ...but with the courage to keep going. 🏆 Story Milestones: ✨ Ambys 2025 R2 Qualifier ✨ Platinum - January 2025 30DC ✨ Platinum - February 2025 30DC ✨ 8CC - January & February 2025

Anne Hathaway - strikingly beautiful and insanely talented. At the height of her fame and film career, a household name. Crimson Falls - A young and successful rnb artist. Charming and a heartthrob of the industry. The two have a long and entwined history together. Right person wrong time?

On the outskirts of Seattle at the start of a Zombie Apocalypse, Eden Moore is searching for a new place to call home. She goes through obstacles to finally find the home she deserves but that is until she meets her future protector, Jacob Sawyer. They become allies and go through many altercations together when they start to feel more for each other. Genre: Mystery/Thriller, Romance Highest Rankings! #9 in #mystery/thriller #2 in #seattle ⚠️AUTHOR'S NOTE⚠️ I am in high school so there will possibly be times when I will be unable to update this story due to school work, exams, etc. I will try my best to complete this story! Once this story is completed, I will be deleting this author's note so just a heads up! Enjoy this story and thanks for reading!

Light is merciless. It slices through the air, ricochets off surfaces, wedges itself into cracks. White, cold, absolute. It's the beacon that leaves no escape, that makes hiding impossible. Jade West is inside it. The glare devours her, defining her sharp angles. She is made to endure, to transform shadows into backdrops, to seize control of even the faintest nuance of light. But within that pristine theater, where every detail exists by her will, something eludes her. Darkness is everywhere-beyond the stage, behind the spotlights, beneath the skin. The more intense the light, the deeper the shadow infiltrates her success. It's not fear, not insecurity. It's a distant pull, a balance between what she's built and what she doesn't know she wants. What's the right direction to take? Tori Vega is immersed in blackness. Summer tore her apart, leaving fragments of what she once was. The world devoured her effortlessly, chewed her up until she was unrecognizable, and then spat her out, empty and fragile. There's no balance in her steps. Every attempt to move forward fades into the dark, every impulse a silent whisper. Before her, a cold light-white as a knife's blade, distant and unattainable. She doesn't know if it's a guide or a judgment. If she reaches out, she trembles. If she stops, she sinks. She can no longer see the line between fear and resignation. The one who once knew how to shine now watches the light from afar, unable to reclaim it. What happened to her? Yet, within the clear-cut structure of this perfectly orchestrated theater, within the brutal tear between light and dark, something eludes understanding. Because Jade was never the winner, and Tori was never the weakest link. What was once established fades into uncertainty, witnessed by those who watch this spectacle of light and shadow. There's a razor-thin boundary they're about to cross, a precarious balance between the one who illuminates and the one who desperately seeks to see.

In a world where vampires rule the night and sirens sing a deadly song, Jeffrey Evangeline, a powerful and ambitious vampire, has one goal: to secure a fragile peace between his kind and the sirens. But amidst the high-stakes political plots and dangerous games, one thing threatens to disrupt everything, his fated mate. Rose Miller, a human social media manager whose scent alone sends Jeffrey spiraling into obsession. Vampires and sirens are fighting for power; can he balance duty, lust, and fate, or will his obsession with Rose destroy everything? -------- DISCLAIMER: THIS BOOK IS WRITTEN IN ENGLISH UPDATE SCHEDULE: Every SUNDAY