He was sent to rescue her. Not to care. Not to stay. Definitely not to fall. Leonardo Nico Russo, the youngest heir of one of Europe's most feared crime families, has built his life on discipline, precision, and impossible missions. Loose ends don't exist in his world. Until April Holloway. Three years after he pulls her from the horrors of human trafficking, fate brings them together again. But the girl he rescued is no longer the same-and neither is the man who walked away believing some people were never meant to become more than a mission. As April finds herself pulled closer to the enigmatic man who once saved her, she must decide whether loving him is worth embracing the dangerous world that comes with his name. And when the past returns, determined to destroy everything he holds dear, Leo discovers that there are some wars you don't fight for an empire... You fight them for one person. Set against a world of hidden wars, family loyalty, and impossible choices, In His Arms is a story of rescue, resilience, and a love that refuses to surrender. Because sometimes, the person who saves you... doesn't just change your life. They become your home.

~ONC LONGLIST 2026~ ~A ROBERT IRWIN FANFICTION FOR WATTPADS 2026 ONC~ Having survived an accident that wiped your memory of everything but your celeb crush on Bryan Erwin, you find yourself alone in the town of Beerhwa after an unsuccessful trip to the Australia Zoo to see him. However, when you stumble upon a strange local magic shop, the witch seems to recognize you. Tempting you make an impulsive decision to buy an overpriced stone in the hope of regaining the memories she promises it will bring. But this stone brings more than just your memories of your past, for as soon as the old witch hands you the stone, your celebrity crush stumbles through the magic shop's doors as if he has been searching for you... instead of the other way around. With a single kiss, he brings back your memories of your past on a planet far, far away. Where you were tasked to search for the one who escaped to earth with your leader's prized "Eggs of Immorality", and remember the story of how you fell in love with that man's son and the world he cared so much for instead. Inspired by Prompt 41. You never imagined that one impulsive purchase from a magical shop would catapult you into the middle of an intergalactic conflict.

"Anna Karenina" is the tragedy of married aristocrat and socialite Anna Karenina and her affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. The story starts when she arrives in the midst of a family broken up by her brother's unbridled womanizing—something that prefigures her own later situation, though with less tolerance for her by others.

After giving her heartstone to the wrong person, Holly finds her life stripped from her, left hiding and alone in an old farmhouse, forgotten on a patch of land in the middle of nowhere. What once was regarded as crimson is now just plain red once more, and Holly struggles to find meaning in the new life she finds for herself. However, as the smoke clears, she finds she is not as alone as she thought, and that the little joys around her can be more than enough reason for her to keep living.

Rin and Ali are two criminology students running the Timebooth Detective Agency. While it may appear normal on the surface, it's not your typical agency. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆-𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍. Recently, a client assigned them a case, only to become unresponsive to calls when asked to pay up. Later, they find her dead. Reports say suicide, but things... aren't adding up. As the duo investigate further, they realise they're dealing with something, much, MUCH more sinister. Because they're not the only ones with these powers. The killer has it too. And now they're on his radar. They have to catch him fast before the people around them end up dead, just like their client. Time is running out... "𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝑰 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆"

They are the group no one dares to mess with, with a school that stands behind them. She is the girl who opposes them, and the girl who might just lose everything. ─────────── · ★ · · ── Beaumont Academy, a prestigious school housing only the most talented and richest students. Among those students was a carefully curated game, that could be rewarding or consequential based on your actions. Those who comply are allowed to stay, and those who break the rules, well, they don't stick around for too long. 𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐀 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐒 is the new girl. Her life is simple, the perfect future within reach. All she has to do is get the grades and graduate. However, when she chooses to defend a friend and retaliates against some bullies, she makes herself public enemy number one. 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝟒 is an infamous group of bullies. Idolized by the school and at the top of the social hierarchy. They don't care much for school or grades. Instead, they pride themselves on maintaining a game fueled by malicious intent, and they do not take the interference of others lightly. Becoming the target of bullying, Alaina's strength is put to the test, but she intends to prove she can stand 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐬. Amidst the adversity─with kindness, understanding, and a little time─what starts as a petty rivalry blossoms into an unexpected friendship. However, a friendship with the V4 is all sorts of complicated─especially with their wealth, status, and history. But complicated never scared Alaina. ── · · ★ · ─────────── ˖ ࣪⭑ Book one of 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐞 completed 6/28/2024 This story contains: · slow burn · dislike to love · bad boy x good girl · found family · class differences · no spice

Bite-sized tales to quench your thirst. A taste of things that go bump in the night.

Vampires are born, not made. So when a mad man embarks on an unauthorised mission to create them, the results are disastrous. Unhinged, bloodthirsty monsters roam the world of Enorrah with no other motive but to feed and kill, dragging the already frowned upon name of pure Vampires onto the mud. It is up to the Vampiric Extermination Bureau to handle the problem of the impures. Brought to work together as VEB agents are Amara, a powerful, stern and silent vampire who has never required nor seen the need of a familiar, and Ezekiel, a familiar without a master. Ezekiel is destined to grow weaker and slowly die without a master to live for. Because of his scars and loyalty to his former master, Ezekiel is only waiting to rest peacefully forever. However, when he meets Amara, he cannot help but be drawn to her strength, ruthlessness, and what lies beneath her cold exterior. The impure vampires and his looming death seem to be the least of his problems.