New York wasn't supposed to fall She's a soldier, trained to survive, a sniper with nerves of steel. He's a young scientist, brilliant, ambitious... and the love of her life. Their world was simple, their love a secret refuge in a city of chaos-until one day, a single mistake changes everything. The vaccine meant to save lives becomes a virus that turns the city into a quarantine nightmare. Zombies roam the streets, and the man she loves may be the cause of it all. As the city burns, she fights to save the innocent, unaware that the man beside her is slowly turning into what she's sworn to destroy. And when the cure is finally found... there's only enough for one. In a world where love can be deadly, survival may come at the ultimate cost. Will she save the man she loves... or the city itself?

When five unrelated individuals take their own lives-each in a gruesome, chillingly elaborate manner. As the nation reels, the high-profile case is handed to the Central Bureau of Investigation. At its heart is Inspector Nadia , a brilliant but newly appointed investigator with everything to prove. As she delves deeper, dark secrets begin to unravel, hinting that these suicides may not be what they seem. With time running out and the truth buried in shadows, Nadia must confront forces more sinister than she ever imagined.

This poem tells the story of a kitten born with hope and wonder, only to face the harshness of reality. Reflecting on cruelty and shattered dreams, the kitten questions why innocent lives like theirs are harmed by humans. Through its journey, the poem explores themes of innocence, pain, and vulnerability. ================================= This Poem is exclusively available on WATTPAD Copyright, ©️2024 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. ================================

[sʜᴏʀᴛʟɪsᴛᴇᴅ] Emily Walton is a 25-year-old young woman who has had a difficult life ever since she was a child. She never received love from her mother or her boyfriend, which made her feel miserable. As she nears the end of her life, Emily desperately begs for another chance. She yearns for a life filled with happiness in her next existence. After she passes away, she awakens in a motel. The motel feels strangely familiar to Emily as if she had heard about it before. Suddenly, a quote from her favourite book's description pops into her mind. Three strangers. Two secrets. One key. ONC2025

Moments in nature and life's ever-changing seasons, captured in words that echo beneath the tranquil sky. Walk with me on this journey into the heart of haiku.

[word count: 23,200] Continuing their journey after Remeshi is revealed to be Ryoto, the friends decide to spend the night in a village known as the 'Light of Fruits'. Amidst the tranquility, they cannot foresee when danger will arrive, or if it will announce its arrival. Resting in the forest for the night, Ryoto and his companions unwittingly encounter the green mutants, referred to by villagers as the 'Group of the First Green Men'. Their predicament escalates until they discover legendary swords within the kingdom ultimately saving everyone from peril.

Jessica Jennings is a paranormal writer with a strange specialty: she's an interviewer for the dead. But a typical assignment at an old mansion on Halloween turns out to be more than a routine ghostly encounter. Claude Elburke, a renowned piano prodigy, is not just any other interviewee. The catch? Claude has been dead for over a hundred years, tormented by the house's vengeful spirits, and an ancient, malevolent evil. Trapped by the house's sinister entity and forced into a wager where failure meant far more than the price of their souls, Jessica and Claude must unlock the mansion's dark history and their own haunted pasts before the clock strikes the final witching hour, where the last note could mean their freedom...or eternal damnation. #2 in haunting 2026/7/3 Cover by Aravis Brightspell ✧☽ ✧ ☼ ✧ ☽ ✧ If you are reading this story on any platform other than Wattpad, you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack and reading a plagiarized copy of my work. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe form, please go to https://www.wattpad.com/user/Aravis-Brightspell.

A robbery gone... right? On what seems to be a night like any other, Bex finds herself staring down the barrel of a gun about to be robbed. Junior, the one holding the gun, expects this to be a run of the mill robbery, but gets more than he bargined for. Both of them are seeking solutions to problems that have haunted them for so long, and together, they begin a journey toward new beginnings. ***I am currently on a hiatus while testing, planning, and hopefully getting surgery to fix one of my carpal tunnel ridden hands. I'm hoping to be back by the end of summer 2024. Nevertheless, I will be back at some point to finish the story*** *I'm working on this story in real-time, so it is ongoing for now! :)* *Title might change- I haven't figured that part out yet * Currently ranked: (As of 04/28/24) #2 for unlikelyfriends (out of 605) #10 for Wattpadoriginal (out of 489) #11 for darkcomedy (out of 1000+) #14 for unlikelyromance (out of 866) #32 for Roadtrip (out of 1000+) #39 for mentalillness (out of 1000+)