Hi, my name is Melissa. I've never considered myself a strong person, but I didn't realize that at the time. I always struggled to keep a job, never really understanding why happiness seemed so elusive. I thought I was content, unaware that I was, in fact, struggling. I know what you might be thinking, but please, keep reading. Something happened to me during my first year of working at 16 that changed my life forever. It hurt me in ways I couldn't fully comprehend, and while that pain has lessened over time, it shaped the person I've become-someone stronger than I ever imagined I could be. What I thought would destroy me instead pushed me to move to another country, a place where I barely knew the language. At just 24 years old, despite my parents' concerns and their insistence that I shouldn't go alone, I embarked on this journey by myself. Up until then, I had often hidden behind my parents, relying on them to face the world for me. But the events of my past forced me to confront life head-on. I didn't realize it at the time, but I was hiding from the world, keeping my head down, and avoiding the challenges that came my way. But now, I'm ready to share my story, lift my head, and face the world with courage. It's been a journey full of unexpected twists, and I promise you-it's going to get interesting.

"Be my sex slave" Yuna whispered into my ears. And I had no other option but to agree. But what about my feelings for you? ____________________________________ 𝐈𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚? 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨... 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞... 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞..𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠? 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧... 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚? 𝐘𝐮𝐧𝐚... 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥. 𝐁𝐮𝐭... 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐘𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐧? Tropes: ⤷CEO x Student ⤷ Sugar Mommy x Sugar Baby ⤷Office Romance ⤷Age Gap ⤷ Toxic Obsession ⤷Strong Female Lead ⤷Manipulation ⤷Mature Content ⤷ Mention of BDSM Achievements: #1 in cold heart 02/09/2025 ⦿𝙰 𝙳𝙰𝚁𝙺 𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙰𝙽𝙲𝙴 𝙱𝙾𝙾𝙺

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.

╰─▸ ❝you'll have to forgive me, it's been quite some time since i've walked among the living❞ adeline, a vampire burdened by guilt, instinct and her immortality finds unexpected hope in a relationship with her natural enemy, a shapeshifter. together, they must overcome their differences, navigating a dangerous world as they seek redemption. LONG SLOWBURN WITH BACKSTORY & ENEMIES TO LOVERS #10 in vampire twilight saga: pre twilight and onward paul lahote x fem oc