"You know it's against the law to lie to a police officer, right, Miss Mills?" Silence hung like a thick smoke as Lane's tongue stuck to the roof of her mouth. Officer Casey's tone hadn't changed, but something in his gaze had. "I don't know what you want me to say, I'm sorry." Lane's voice was close to a whisper. They passed a gas station she didn't recognize. The inside was dark, like it had been closed for a long time. Lane's chest tightened. Something felt very wrong. "Where are we going?" She asked finally, voice tighter than she meant it to be. That earned her a sharp and fleeting glance, the corner of his mouth turning up like he was in on a joke she wasn't. "Don't worry. I'll get you where you need to go." Lane didn't answer. Because she no longer believed him. ~ All Lane is trying to do is survive in a world that's already failed her. After a childhood spent bouncing between homes, a steady job, a place to lay her head, and a beater to take her from Point A to Point B were the small things she'd fought for. Lane was trying -- she really was. Her life was finally hers, and she intended to keep it that way. But of course, as the saying goes, "Men plan, God laughs." All it took was a glance. Lane froze. And then she ran. It wasn't supposed to be her problem. But the moment those eyes caught hers, she was thrust into a world she'd always tried to avoid. And she'll have to do more than stay quiet to make it out alive. ________________________________________ Completed ✔️ _________________________________________ PREVIOUSLY 'THE PRICE OF SILENCE' Title changed 06/09/2026 Highest Rankings: #1 - Resilience {08/06/2026}

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. · · ♱ · · In 2007 Canaan Creek, Alabama, Sarah Willingham begins to rebel as her mother's faith becomes a weapon and her father falls back into addiction. Then there's Henry Carter, the outcast with cigarette smoke in his lungs and blood already staining his hands. He draws Sarah toward something honest within herself, but buried deep beneath her broken faith. Rot spreads fast in a town built on shame, and one terrible moment leaves both of them standing at the edge of something they can't come back from. · · ♱ · · 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐮𝐞𝐭: Genesis Lament a southern gothic, slow burn, religion deconstruction story with a hint of dark romance some may get upset over the contents please read trigger warnings 18+ © All Rights Reserved - @RayneDrafts 2025

𝒜𝓊𝒹𝓇𝑒𝓎 𝒮𝒾𝓃𝒸𝓁𝒶𝒾𝓇 has everything people assume should make her happy. She lives in one of the wealthiest neighbourhoods in the city in a sprawling mansion with her father, has seen more countries in the last year than people would in their entire life, and has her own platinum card. At school, Audrey is popular, smart, and comes from one of the most respected families in the city. On paper, her life is perfect. It isn't. Gally Hayes lives in a tiny apartment with his mother, who's chronically ill. Her medication costs more than he could ever earn at a normal job, so he fights in illegal boxing matches. There are no referees, no rules, and no guarantees. By some miracle he managed to get a scholarship and attends the same prestige school as Audrey. The two have never gotten along though. she thinks he's awful and reckless. Gally thinks Audrey is another spoiled rich girl who's never had to struggle a day in her life. that's until they decide to make a deal.

Germany is changing. And War is watching. Sassy, observant, and tragically aware, War narrates the lives of Libby and Alfred-siblings trying to find the light in a country that's turning out the lamps. The sound of propaganda and marching boots almost sounds normal. A war isn't just blood and death it's every fight or battle or sickness.

"He's my-" "Best friend. I get it. But then why is he looking at you like this?" "Like what..?"

𝐀𝐍 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 book one of the did you series presented by © 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄 and 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐇 - two students who supposedly hate each other, with a history of pranks and rude jabs at each other for no real reason. Neither of them has ever questioned their dynamic and their view of the other, but when thrust together for an assignment both of them need to do good on, dynamics change. But are they strong enough to understand and overcome the past? Where does one even start when describing 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐇 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍? She is by far the most effortless and perfect human being I've ever seen. Skilled, intelligent and very much disliking me, she walks this earth like it belongs to her. Maybe it does, maybe she's pretending or maybe I just can't see anything else in her than the small picture on Detective Henderson's desk - his precious and absolutely perfect daughter. But it doesn't matter what I think of her, he'd never let me anywhere near her anyway. 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐒. The biggest prick this town has ever seen, or at least that's what my father says. And he should know, considering most of his overtime hours have a least a little something to do with the Collins family. He's arrogant, cocky but unfortunately also very smart and outwits me almost every single time we see each other. Until he stops fighting me during our project and suddenly turns out... nice??

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐯𝐞. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲. 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭. . . . . . . . . . . Living in The Colony was all Josie knew. To the outside world it was a cult of brainwashed victims all under the spell of Kade Rogers, but to her it was home. That was up until a series of events that led up to her escape. If only fate wasn't so cruel as to lead her away from one monster and put her directly into the hands of another. Now, with a new sense of determination, Josie explores the world outside of The Colony and learns the hard way that trust is a dangerous weapon of destruction. Trying to lead a normal life starting college proves to be impossible after meeting Nico Blaine. He was everything she was suppose to stay away from. But when Josie lay's eyes on the tattooed beauty, she can't help it. What starts out as a innocent infatuation turns into a twisted tale of betrayal. .. . . . . . . . . . - Dark romance - Explicit sexual content - Mature themes - Criminal - Villain - Anti-hero #1 goodgirlxbadboy #1 darklove

𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. . . . . . . . . . . We've all heard the tales of good and bad, the tales of innocent deceit and her hero, the tales that despite their nature, show us the beauty in contrast. But it's the tales of pure evil that get swept under the rug. The tales of deception, where cruelty is rewarded. The tales that have you questioning who the real villain of the story is. There's a simple philosophy to most thing in life; two wrongs 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 make a right. So what ensues when you put two of the worst kinds of people together? Loyalties transfer, lines blur, and hatred ignites complete chaos. She's cunning. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴. She's dangerous. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴. She's evil. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦. Or so that's what we're told. The devil is always worse. But maybe, just maybe, she's the devil in disguise, playing his advocate... . . . . . . . . . . - 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 - 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. -

𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐋 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋𝐘 is chaos disguised as a boy. Always one bad, thoughtless decision away from trouble and never letting anyone see past the walls he'd built around himself. He's reckless, impulsive and the kind of lad people warn their daughters about. He's always assumed Rugby should be his thing - it's his twin brother's. But Daniel doesn't care about it like Patrick, doesn't let it define him. Instead, he plays when he wants to, shows up when he feels like it and disappears just as easily. He jokes like nothing matters, thinks like consequences don't exist and walks through life as if nothing can touch him. But it does. And he's beginning to realise that Eleanor Biggs isn't something he can laugh off, or shove to the back of his mind and the harder he tries the clearer it becomes. 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐒 is like sunshine and softness stitched into a person. Warm, bright and endlessly kind. The kind of girl you take one glance at and think you know everything, don't bother looking past the sweet smiles and easygoing personality because you assume that's all it is. She's the youngest in her family, spending her entire life wrapped in cotton-wool, fierce protection and gentle underestimation. She's allowed herself to stay safe and predictable for so long, too long maybe. But with Daniel Feely, nothing's safe and there's absolutely no predictability. And underneath her soft compliance, Eleanor starts to realise maybe safety isn't what she needs - maybe it is to be seen.