"when I'm way down, you're my safe house we built from the ground, guess I'm home now" kidnapping occurs here. cover by @wordsbykay.

❝Your secret is a painting?❞ I took a few cautious steps; the hairs on my arms stood on end. ❝Not just any painting.❞ Dorian approached the easel, shadows on his face as he touched the cloth protecting it. ❝It's a dark object, the manifestation of my curse. The reason I shall always live and never die.❞ I swallowed. ❝Show me.❞ * * * When Dorian Gray dies, and returns to life, Amelia Thorne is introduced to the world of the supernatural. Here, monsters exist and paintings become portals to other worlds. Amelia learns Dorian's most precious secret - an evil painting that holds the key to his immortality, and his dark side. When the painting is destroyed, his inner monster is unleashed. Soon, Amelia finds it hard to separate her feelings for Dorian and the demon he created. Especially when destroying his evil twin means destroying Dorian as well...

" Who are you and how did you get in my house!?" She raised the bat up like she was getting ready to knock his head off. " Don't swing!" She lowers the bat feeling bad that she scared this homeless man half to death. " I'm so sorry that I scared you, but where did you come from?" " The doll." He pointed to the mantle where the doll was no longer at. " Yeah nice try now come with me." ~ ~ ~ She sat at her dining table watching the man chow down on her homemade gumbo. " This is really good." " Thank you now let's try this again. Where did you come from?" " Like I said the doll you brought me home from that evil place." " Keith right?" " Yes ma'am." " What year do you think it is?" " 1833." New Orleans where spirits and the dead walk freely and where voodoo can either reward your life or destroy it.

"I married an abuser, knowing he'd never change."

When two lost connect as one, anything is possible.

{𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐲 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫.} on hold "𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚." 𝐇𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 "𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮?" 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐞𝐲𝐞, 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭. 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 "𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐈 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞." 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. | # 7 in period July 29| | #5 in crimeboss July 29 | |#1 in

"You wouldn't believe what haa--" a high pitched scream escaped my throat before I could stop myself. I clutched my chest and baby bump at the sight of the grey-eyed man seated on my couch. He looked comfortable like he owned the place. "Oh my God," I willed myself to take in deep breaths. "What are you doing in my apartment? And how did you get in here?" "I have my ways, " he leaned back with a smug expression playing on his features and his eyes fixated at my baby bump. --------- After a drunken one night stand, Dr Amanda finds herself immersed in a whole new world. One that shakes life as she knows it to its very core. **** Dr Amanda never had time or desire for the frivolities of life. Her passion and ultimate goal - establishing her own hospital. To improve the poor health care back in her home country, Nigeria. As a second-year resident in a renowned hospital, she could already see her dreams begin to take form. Until her night of inebriated decision-making yields results. In an instant, she is thrust into a luxurious life of drama, fear and --love? With her life taking an unexpected 360 turn, would she be able to take back the reins of her life? Or would she let life decide her fate? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Book One of The World Series

"If you leave me, I will kill you," he said. This is how my story started. I left him 7 months ago, he'll swear we never parted. Recollections of such memories just brings my eyes to tears, it's the most pain I've ever experienced in my 21 years...too close for comfort, I've tasted death my family doesn't know. Visible scars and a distorted mind are all I have to show...secrets, lies and escape...how will it end?

"You know I been gone like way too long Tell me where you been it's been way too long" When I met you ten years ago you were the man of my dreams. Even at the tender age of sixteen I knew that you were the one for me. When I got you there was nothing I wouldn't do to keep you. That high of you lasted a good eight years before it all crashed and burned. Now the only memories I have of you are these faded scars from the night our lives were forever changed.