Unseen, yet finally targetted, by the man who never misses a shot. ©silntl0tus

Lia Thompson has been dancing for Abby since she was three years old. She is an amazing dancer with an amazing track record, but Abby can't see anything but past her. She has always been labelled as 'second best' in Abby's eyes, no matter what. No matter how hard she tries and no matter how many times she wins

Blakely Carter is seven years old, undefeated in competition, and already known as one of the best dancers in her studio-but dance has never really been something she chose for herself. She's been performing since she was a toddler, pushed into the spotlight by talent, expectation, and a family that doesn't always see her the same way they see her younger sisters. When a casting opportunity for Dance Moms pulls her into a world of intense competition, strict coaching, and constant pressure, Blakely finds herself balancing perfection on stage with chaos at home. Her mom's favoritism toward her younger sister Reese, her growing bond with her best friend Maddie, and Abby Lee Miller's harsh expectations all collide as Blakely is pushed further than ever before. On the outside, she's the unstoppable dancer who never loses. But off stage, she's a little girl trying to figure out where she fits when everyone expects her to be the best-and no one asks if she even wants to be.

Brooke Routledge has always been told to act upon risk. She regrets it all. The love, the vulnerability, the true form that she provided to him. It wasn't worth it, and the cruelest part was the act of throwing it back into her face. She doesn't think he ever loved her. How could you? It runs so much deeper than that. Neither of them knew what they were doing, how they were feeling, and how to fix it all-though, under everything, they wanted to fix it. Risk. It's what destroyed Brooke Routledge. But in a strange way, she wondered, could risk be what saves her? OBX ␥ Rafe Cameron & JJ Maybank © elegancies

A heart murmur is the secret sound beneath the steady rhythm - the quiet confession the heart makes when it can no longer beat in silence. Not loud enough to alarm, but impossible to ignore once heard.

"ᵞᵒᵘ ʷᵉʳᵉ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ˢᵘᵖᵖᵒˢᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵐᵃᵗᵗᵉʳ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵐᵘᶜʰ." 𝘚𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘏𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥'𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯... ᴍᴀᴛᴛʜᴇᴏ ʀɪᴅᴅʟᴇ x ꜰᴇᴍ ᴏᴄ 𝐓𝐖: 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞/𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐭, 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥, 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐬, 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬.

Bella was more than just an assistant. She was family. A close friend to the Wallaces-especially to Finn, who trusted her with the legal side of his empire but swore to keep her out of the darker corners. "Too good for this world," he used to say. But after Finn Wallace's brutal death, everything changes. Sean Wallace steps into power-reckless, vengeful, and nothing like his father. And when Bella is pulled into the chaos, she's forced to confront the criminal world she was protected from her whole life. Now, she's no longer a quiet observer behind contracts and clean deals. She's on the inside. Caught between loyalty, survival, and the dangerous pull of a man she was never supposed to fall for. As enemies close in and London's underworld begins to burn, Bella must decide: Does she stay good, or does she become the kind of woman who can survive loving a Wallace?

Blood has been spilled. Justice is demanded. They were never meant to be together. There were secrets and rivalries rendering them distances apart no matter how close they stood. In a world ruled by guns and violence, they found each other, not knowing that for the price of love, they must pay greatly in blood. Then again, who doesn't love a good tragedy?

𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒊 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒊 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒕.