❝𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗯𝗹ü𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝗺 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗻 𝘂𝗺𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿.❞ ✎.....𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕, 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌. ⋆⁺₊⋆ ━━━━⊱༒︎ • ༒︎⊰━━━━ ⋆⁺₊⋆ "You don't have to bow every time you speak to me, we're not strangers anymore, are we?" "I know my place, My Lord," she whispered, refusing to meet his gaze. Jungkook kept her head lowered, her hands trembling but busied herself with cleaning. His eyes never left her and his stare felt heavier than any of the responsibilities Jungkook had ever carried. "Do you? Or is that what you tell yourself every day?" ______ A tale of forbidden love which bloomed in between the walls of the Kim manor. Taehyung, the head of Whisom, was a man of power. The man bound by his responsibilities and the expectations of society should never have looked at her the way he did-never should have let his heart stray. Jungkook, a maid bound by loyalty, should never have dared to dream of something beyond her place. Yet, in the stolen glances, she found herself yearning for the impossible. Despite the thorns of society---the barriers of class, duty, and expectation, their pure love is nurtured like a fragile blossom. Their love unfurls quietly, painfully, in the spaces where they can no longer hide from it. A love that exists not in the open light, but in the shadows, where every stolen glance, every unspoken word, feels like an act of rebellion. And yet, it is in this forbidden love they find something pure, something that might just be worth the cost of everything else. Would they find freedom in the love they dared to claim, or would it destroy them?

He had spent centuries with only himself for company, he fed, tortured and killed that was his life and he liked it that way, until she came along and stirred something in him, something he couldn't and wouldn't accept. “If I were you I’d keep that stake sharp. Don’t expect anymore visits like this, next time I come I expect you to use that thing,” he told her pointing to the stake on the bed, and then he was gone.

Those who were taken... They never came back, dragged beneath the waves never to return. Their haunting screams were a symbol of their horrific deaths. Like shadows they lay in wait, the deep blue waters hiding them from view. With sharp claws they attack, Pointed fangs tearing into skin, Eager mouths devouring human flesh. Cally was taken, dragged under the water by one of the vicious creatures. But she was not devoured nor torn apart by ruthless claws--no. She was a captive. ~•~ Water instantly invades her senses. Her eyes sting, her lungs and nose burning. She thrashes, kicks, claws--anything to get away. Her efforts go to waste as her body slowly starts to shut down, the air in her lungs quickly being replaced by sea water. Cally is vaguely aware of arms wrapping around her waist and behind her head before she loses consciousness, submerged in darkness. And so she is taken. Another victim of the mysterious sea. 《Completed》 Subscribe to TheAllieL Patreon for exclusive stories and content not featured on Wattpad and to support future works and book publishing! - Free Subscriber Tier - Allie's Library - Tier 1 - $2/month - Allie's Journal - Tier 2 - $5/month Subscribe here: Patreon.com/TheAllieL

Sam is the most promising swordsman among this year’s crop of Paladin trainees...and knows it. Brash, cocky, and unbeatable with a sword (well, almost), Sam is the kingdom of Thule’s best hope against the violence wrought by demons. The only problem is that Sam is really Lady Samantha, daughter of the seventeenth Duke of Haywood, and if her father has his way, she’ll be marrying a Paladin, not becoming one. But Sam has never held much interest in playing damsel-in-distress, and so she rescues herself from a lifetime of boredom and matrimonial drudgery. Pity that Tristan Lyons, the Paladin assigned to train her, is none other than the hero of her childhood. He hasn’t recognized her as Lady Samantha--yet-- but if he does, he’ll take away her sword and send her packing. Sam is not the only trainee hiding secrets: Braeden is a half-demon with a dark past that might be unforgivable. Sam, Braeden and Tristan set out for the western coast, charged with rooting out an infestation of demons that has made the West unlivable. As they travel, they uncover a deep-seated corruption of power that threatens to derail everything they stand for. Rebellion stirs, led by a rival faction of warriors who tempt Sam to join them with an irresistible offer. A war between men is coming, and Sam must pick a side. Will saving the kingdom cost her life -- or just her heart? Reminiscent of Mulan, but with a medieval fantasy twist, Paladin is a tale of adventure, action, and romance.