Ari Callahan has no idea how to talk to boys -- or how to talk to anyone for that matter. Enter Zac, the cute new guy in town who won't stop texting her. But is his interest real, or does he have a hidden agenda? ***** Found as a young child washed up on the beach, 17-year-old Ari Callahan has never uttered a word out loud to anyone -- not even her adoptive family. Psychologists have diagnosed her with a condition called selective mutism, but Ari can't help identifying with her namesake character, Ariel, the little mermaid in the fairytale whose voice was stolen by a sea witch. Mermaid-obsession aside, Ari's silence makes socializing tough. She's never had a boyfriend or been asked out on a date. Not until Zac, the confident new arrival in town, asks for her number. But Zac has his own reasons for texting with Ari. He's part of a movement to sabotage the artificial music app called SirenSong, threatening to render human singing obsolete. Zac's collaborators have scoured the globe in search of a singing voice perfect enough to break the SirenSong spell, and their search has led them straight to Ari's beachside town. Will her relationship with Zac help Ari find her voice and unlock the secrets of her origins? Or will he use her and leave her high and dry? Title: Ari and Zac (formerly The Mermaid Hypothesis) Content Warning: This story contains references to selective mutism, suicidal thoughts, and early childhood trauma.

Artemis Lily is a witch in a werewolf town, and it seems like she's the only one that knows that. Running from Hunters that slaughtered her entire family, she enters a town posing as a normal human student. The problem? Every time she touches someone, she sees their death. Her family and the council called it a gift, she calls it a curse. The other problem? She ends up having a mate, who thinks she is human. The arrogant Alpha Jaxon Knight rejects her, solely based on the fact she is a "weak human" to him. When Ares calls together all of the Hunters to produce a war, she must put herself in order to protect both her mate and her pack. She grows into her powers, evolving into even more powers as the God of War looms over a battle that may take even more than her life and her packs life - it may take her powers. Will she accept her mate through this all? Or will the betrayal her mate feels stop all hopes of her finding love?

Have you ever had sex with a complete stranger? What if you did? What are you going to do if you had sex with a stranger? Yung tipong kahit itsura niya hindi mo nakita, Hindi niyo kilala ang isa't-isa, totally stranger. Ang masaklap nag bunga ang isang gabing pagkakamali. Dahil lang sa katangahan mong pasukin ang isang maling kwarto. - And Now asking yourself. Who is the father of my child?

'Mamahalin mo pa rin ba siya kung Number 2 ka lang sa buhay niya?'

Have you ever tried being brave and strong in the eyes of everyone? But deep down inside, you are lonely and afraid. Have you had a life you wish you didn’t have? Have you ever fell in love with someone who’d only treat you as his partner in bed? Will you still confess your LOVE or let your relationship stay for LUST.

She is a stranger to him. He is a stranger to her. She's simple and nice. He's a playboy. Will he ever change? They were both at a bar that same night. And when he thought it is going to be just another ordinary bar night, -- he's wrong, and everything is going to change. One dare -– and their paths crossed for the first time.