"M-Michael?" I stuttered He smirked then chuckled at me. "You didn't think I would find you? Did you?" He smirked. "I-I..." I was shocked. How did he find me? His smirk turned to a serious and intimidating one. He started walking towards me in long strides. I turned around and started running, but didn't get very far when I felt hands wrap around my waist. "Let me go!" He chuckled and whispered in my ear, "I'll never let you go again princess." I felt tears sting my eyes and blur my vision. He picked me up and threw me over his shoulder. "No!" I cried and banged on his solid back. I saw that he was leading me towards his car. "No! Michael don't! Please don't!" He chuckled, "you won't be saying that for long baby girl." He put me down easily and caged me in. My back on the car door and his hands on the roof of the car. His warm minty breath fanned across my face. He brought his face down to my neck and started kissing. I squirmed to get out, but he brought his hands down to my hips to hold me in place. He brought his head up to look me in the eyes and brought both his hands up to my face. "I love you baby girl." He opened the back door, where the windows are tinted. "Get in." He said I looked to the door then him and shook my head. He narrowed his eyes at me and they instantly turned darker. He grabbed my arm roughly and threw me in. I landed on my stomach and I looked back to see Michael coming in a bit. I turned to look at the door in front of me and I moved up and tried to open it. I tugged and tugged and then I heard chuckling behind me. "Aren't child safety locks great baby girl?" He smirked at me. I felt tears run down my cheeks. He pulled my arm so I was close to him again. He wiped away my tears with his thumb. "Don't cry baby, please, you know it breaks my heart to see you hurt." "Then l-let me go.

Yalena Russo, peace was never an option. Pushed out of the spotlight and into obedience, Yalena returns to a STAR Academy that has changed. In fact, the near worlds have changed, forcing her to walk the thin line between politics and mayhem. Determined to find out why the Fians claim to be connected to her, Yalena has to track down whoever gave her up as a baby. But the truth can be elusive. Yalena must employ her friends' talents-and her own-on a shadow quest to hunt down the answers. And all the while, she weaves herself deeper into the web of Fian lies. But what if some of them aren't lies at all? Throw in some grueling training, a few inconvenient affections, as well as a pair of mischievous freshmen, and second year at the Academy just got tricky. --- Book 2 from the STAR Academy series. You can read The Unsound Theory first for a complete understanding of the STAR Academy Universe. Big thank you to everyone who is reading, voting or commenting on my stories! --- What Wattpad users say about this book - genuine comments from readers: @HussamAamir "This chapter is sooooo mind-blowing. There's so much to process. Wow, i can't wait to see what happens next, this is exciting!!!" @xxWatTheFlipxx "Oh my god! This series is sooo good. Can't wait for the next chapter. Thank God some books on Wattpad are still original and enticing." @CJOBrien "Yep, another chapter slam dunked in the awesome bag."

When doing the right thing goes so-so-wrong, Lilian Snyder ends up being forced to live with her city's worst super villain, Obsidian Haze. What they both fail to realize is that Obsidian wasn't the only one undercover, everyone who stepped through apartment 21 B had an alter-ego. Join Lily as she searches for the answers to all the crimes that were just not adding up. #1 Adventure Summer 2016

It all started when Randy was bitten on the ass... On a ski trip with her best friend Randy, Marissa thought things couldn't get any more boring. Little did she know that when she let her friend follow that weird lady into a cave her wish for adventure would come true. With her friend shifting, there has to be someone that can help, right? A war between two packs has been brewing for years. With one pack believing that there should only be one creature per pack and the other believing that it didn't matter what creature you shifted into, a pack was family. An all out battle was bound to happen at some point. It's just unlucky that Marissa and Randy both stumble into it. But now they're part of the fight, what lengths will each pack go to show that they're right? And what lengths will a mate go to keep the one they love? Cover made by the amazingly talented @lance5285 who has sadly deleted his account.

The ocean was an unforgiving force that took as it pleased and gave little back. Astrid knew that to be a fact. After the tragedy of her mother's death, she watched her father's sanity collapse as he was driven to prove that it was more than just a boating accident. Unlike him, she stayed well away from the water's edge and out of its grasp, immersed in the sorrow of her loss. But what little the ocean did give back, a man of myth with the tail of a fish, could reveal more about the secrets to a harrowing conspiracy brewing below the surface.

When I was little, I loved to go to the ocean, I still do, but being busy with highschool and so on, I loose my ocean chances. But Today is the first day of summer vacation, Sam and I are going to my summer home on the beach.

"It was a starry night. I blinked away the moist blur in my eyes and marveled at the beauty that stretched before me. A small country town away from the noise and hassle of my previous life, a new beginning. Is what I hoped for. But I was far from it, I realized." Chloe Campbell, a twenty one years old arts student, had a very rough childhood and if it weren't for her mother, she might have lost her will to live. She had supported her throughout her struggles, giving her the strength and motivation to move on. But her sudden death took everyone by surprise. Chloe in particular. It had shattered her. Left with the responsibility to care for her alcoholic father, nobody noticed that with each passing day she was drowning further into the darkness. Suffocated and helpless. Until her Aunt Diana decided to step in and take her under her wing. Now, Chloe lives with her Aunt at a country farmhouse, working her way towards the so-called fresh beginning. But what Chloe didn't expect was a fateful encounter with an ethereal being on her first day there. The flicker of melancholy in his eyes hinted towards a dark past and darker secrets. And Chloe felt an enigmatic attraction towards him. She wanted to know more about him, even if it meant getting entangled in a centuries old curse that he believes only she can break. This is a love story of two very different people and how they overcome various obstacles to have their happily ever after.

Aurora Waverly had always known what her future was going to be like. She and her boyfriend Eli were going to have pups and grow old together. But what happens when she wakes up on her 18th birthday and finds out Eli isn't her mate? In walks in, Alpha Maddox Hale. He isn't just an alpha, he is The Alpha. He is ruthless and strong enough to take what he wants when he wants it and is very protective over what's his. What happens when he finds out his mate already has someone she wants to spend her life with? Maddox wants her and he's willing to do anything to get her. *** He slams into the table beside him, growling at Eli. I cower behind him, frightened, not understanding what's going on, until I start smelling his heavenly scent again. Hands grab me, and pull me to a hard chest, sparks erupt all over my skin. I stare at Eli who is trying to reach me but is being held back by two big guys. "SHE'S MINE!", he roars. I look over at Eli again, and he stops struggling, he looks me in the eyes sadly. "She's mine", he whispers in my ear, and I feel like I'm betraying Eli as I snuggle closer to him and sigh contently. But I can't help it, after all, he's my mate.

"I should've been your protection." * * * It's starts with a wedding. Tyler's band is playing at the wedding of Maggie's sister. The blue haired boy catches Maggie's attention quicker than she can blink. Tyler had no intentions on letting Maggie slip through his fingers. Maggie, an aspiring photographer, just finished her first year of college and wants to spend her summer having a bit of fun rather than be stuck in her dad's law office. First on her list: finding an apartment so she can finally move out. Tyler, bassist of the band Reset Space, is nothing short of charismatic and has an exciting personality to match. Oh, and he's crushing on the girl in apartment 2F. Tyler and Maggie's first meeting was on top of the list of things that went better than expected. Their next meeting doesn't even make that list. It takes banging on Tyler's door at four in the morning for them to meet again and Maggie isn't happy. But Tyler only greets a livid Maggie with a smile and the promise to turn the music down. Who knew it was the only way to get her attention? * * * This is a spin-off of Best Kept Secret, but you DO NOT need to read that book before this one. This book is New Adult. There will be strong language and minor sexual content. Don't read if you're not comfortable. This is NOT a good girl/bad boy story. Enjoy!

"Kiss me." He orders, slamming my locker shut. "Is she coming?" I ask, turning my head to look behind me, but he grabs my face and makes me look up at him. "Yes, now kiss me." I do as told, getting on my tippy toes as I lean up to kiss him. He kisses me back slowly, before he pins me against the lockers and deepens the kiss. My eyes widen and I try to push him away. This isn't part of the deal. He pulls away, a full on smirk plastered on his face. "I lied." He confesses, turning around. "She wasn't coming." Then, he walks away.