Iris Black has it all: the love of her life at her side, and a future she finally dares to hope for after a lifetime of misery. Then a chance meeting leads to a bloody night-and everything shatters. She is left with two choices. Succumb to despair. Or fight. She chooses to fight. Trained by a vampire hunter to kill monsters, Iris is thrust into a world of darkness and suffering. What keeps her moving is the fire in her heart-the one that burns for revenge. Monsters walk among us. They take what they want, when they want. Iris will do everything in her power to change that horrifying truth, even if it kills her. And if she has to stake them all to claim her revenge- So be it. 𝗢𝗡𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭 𝟒𝟒: »𝑴𝒂𝒚 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆?« »𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒍𝒚? 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘, 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏?«

One night. One bad decision. One missing sister. Luce was supposed to be looking out for her sister, Sara. Instead, she left her at the Desecrated -a ruined church rumored to be the hunting ground for a local cult [cite: 18, 2025-10-26]. The next morning, Sara is gone. When the police declare it a kidnapping, Luce is trapped. Her only alibi is the dark, terrifying stranger who gave her a ride home . To tell the truth means exposing her own secret-a secret that now makes her the prime suspect in her sister's disappearance. Her only guide is a cryptic note Sara left behind, warning her to trust no one-especially not Leo , Luce's charming, "golden boy" ex-boyfriend. The note points her to the one person she's terrified of: "C". "Corvo". The dangerous, silent outcast who haunts the town's shadows. He was there that night. He saw everything. And now, he's the only one who holds the key to the truth. Caught between the "perfect" ex everyone trusts and the "bad boy" everyone fears, Luce must unravel the town's darkest secrets. But in a place built on lies, who is the real monster? This is the official English translation of my Italian novel, "L'Ombra sul Campanile".

"𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚕𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚊 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚎. 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚊 𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛, 𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚎." ✵✵✵ Gina was living a normal, if not particularly great life. That is until the night she finished reading the webtoon "Celestia's Fall into the Duke's Trap." As she is about to get back into her normal routine some turn of events leads her to die. Or so she thought. When she opens her eyes, Gina finds herself inside the very world of the comic she just completed reincarnated as a side character, the personal maid of the beautiful heroine, Celestia. At first, she's relieved. She's not the lead. She's not the villain. And most importantly, she's far from the evil Duke's obsession... But fate has other plans. And this time, the villain's eyes aren't on Celestia, they're on her.

Axle lives behind carefully constructed walls, preferring the searing familiarity of emotional pain and isolation to the terrifying vulnerability of hope. Scarred by a past that whispers constant self-loathing, their self-imposed exile is a safer haven than the prospect of letting anyone in. Yet, Rowan, easy to read and easygoing yet possessing the will of a gladiator, is inexplicably drawn to Axle's blatant warnings of "Danger. Stay Away." Despite the crushing darkness that consumes Axle, Rowan glimpses a raw flicker of worth, a soul worth fighting for, recognizing a similar battle fought within themselves. Now, Rowan faces a perilous choice that could shatter them both: risk everything to breach Axle's defenses and understand the torment that binds them, or lose to the destructive grip of despair. This isn't merely about physical strength for Rowan; it's a fierce, unwavering determination to conquer Axle's deeply ingrained self-destruction, even if it means confronting his own vulnerabilities. Can this gladiator, driven by a profound ambition to save, truly rescue Axle from the precipice without succumbing to the same destructive flame that threatens to consume them both.

Suffering spreads anguish wherever it goes. It knows no bounds, sinking its teeth into its victims-and once they lock on, they never let go. It has manifested in the life of Peter Xavier Atkinson, a boy born within its cruel grasp. Orphaned by tragedy and alienated throughout his youth, Peter longed only to explore the wonders of the world. But now, as an adult, his fragile peace shatters when a mysterious assassin hunts him down-seeking the talisman his father once entrusted to him. That talisman, said to be one of six scattered across the multiverse, holds the power to free an ancient evil sealed within the Dark Realm. As danger closes in and destiny awakens, Peter must fight not only to survive-but to protect the world from the darkness tied to his very soul.

That face. Its the face that has haunted my dreams for a long time. But this time, its not a dream. Its real. There is no waking up from this. If I don't stop him, Everyone dies. My friends, My mom. Everyone. They are counting on me, so I can't fail. ..................................... Meredith 'Ditta' Reid is your typical teen. or that's what she thinks. She's hangs out with her friends everyday after school, goes home to help her mom make dinner while telling her about her day, goes for an evening run when she feels like it, and then comes back home to do her homework and then she goes to bed. But her life turns upside down when she clocks sixteen. First it's the nightmares, then, it's the shadows that she swears are following her. She learns to ignore the shadows and live with the nightmares when things starts getting weirder on her seventeenth birthday. "I am not crazy." She tells herself everyday while she ignores the things she knows are abnormal. But when even weirder things start happening four months to her eighteenth birthday, things that may eventually threaten the lives of those she cares about, she decides to woman up and do something. She has decisions to make to protect the lives of those around her while hiding everything from those she wants to protect.

Sloane Takesume, a male calico demihuman just wanted a job. What he got instead was a sentient necklace, a vampire deal he didn't ask for, and the slow descent into a world of blood, danger, and uncomfortably intimate sparring matches. He's not ready. But he's already marked and luck has never been on his side. The deeper he falls, the more he begins to uncover-about others, about the danger chasing him, and about himself. Because maybe being "lucky" was never about fortune. Maybe it's about survival. _________________________________________________ Chapters: ~2,000-3,500 words each Content Warnings: Profanity, violence, blood/gore, prejudice and identity themes, eventual smut Genres: Urban Fantasy • Romance • Mystery • Thriller • Vampire Fiction Notes: All characters and lore are original. No plagiarism. Shares are welcome and appreciated! Don't be shy-comments and feedback mean the world.

Ever since she was a child, Melody has dreamed of following in her famous mother's footsteps and becoming a singer. But there's one problem-her voice. Convinced she doesn't have what it takes, Melody starts to lose faith in her dream. Everything changes when she crosses paths with people from a completely different world than her own. Through new friendships, raw talent, and a fresh take on music, Melody begins to discover that maybe her voice isn't the problem-it's how she's been taught to hear it. A/N: I've been inspired by a Tumblr post from years ago. If there's similarities with other stories, that's may be why.

"Nightmares should end when we wake up... but what if we see them with open eyes, fully conscious?" Burdened by a fractured past, Isa had moved to a new place, hoping for peace - but what she found was far more eerie. The first time she stood before the bathroom mirror in her new home, she knew something was wrong. The reflection staring back wasn't hers. It was the bruised and broken face of a girl she didn't recognize. And when Isa screamed in fear, everything around her faded into darkness. She awoke in her bed...but the memory lingered. Again and again, she encountered the same haunting presence. Every time she looked into the mirror, the girl returned. Every time, Isa fainted. And every time, she woke up in the same place, as if trapped in a loop. Desperate for answers, Isa enrolled in a new school. But the deeper she dug, the more chilling the truth became. Someone - or something - was guiding her. Whispering through silence. Leading her toward a story long buried in shadows. As Isa uncovered layer after layer of secrets, one thing became clear: the mirror was not just glass - it was a portal to a past soaked in suffering. And the truth waiting on the other side was far more terrifying than she ever imagined. AWAKEN SECRETS is a chilling tale of lingering spirits, unraveling mysteries, and the darkness that clings to the forgotten. ------------------------------------ 🏳️‍🌈 🌈 🏳️‍🌈 LGBT 🏳️‍🌈 🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🔪 Murder 🔪 🕵️‍♀️ Strong Female Lead 🕵️‍♀️ 🎢 Emotional Rollercoaster 🎢 ------------------------------------ This Novella is exclusively available on WATTPAD Copyright, 2025 © S. K. Taylor All rights reserved. Publication of this work or parts of this work to any other site or forum, either on Wattpad or anywhere else, without the written consent of the author is strictly prohibited. Thank You 🌹🌹🌹