𝙏𝙒: 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙘 𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚: 𝙁𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧, 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧, 𝙎𝙘𝙞-𝙁𝙞 ******** ❞𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙝 𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙮, 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙢 𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝❞ 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙥𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖𝙨 𝙀𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨𝙚𝙙. 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡, 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚, 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙩. 𝙀𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙟𝙤𝙗. 𝖳𝗈 𝗐

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When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets. ***** Natalie Driscoll is dead. She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined. Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

I have found an ideal life. I have a loving husband, no work and no danger. This is exactly what I wanted when I ran away and changed my identity. But I just didn't think that I would have a thirst to be in danger. Next to him. Especially next to him. And sometimes our desires come back into our lives with a nasty cry, "I'm back from your past." I am crazy because I knew that he will find me and I love it.

Someone stole the Weeping Widow. The priceless artwork is gone, ripped from its place on the wall and leaving only broken glass behind. The pride of Whitehill Museum and Art Gallery fell victim to heists in the night, and the museum is determined to find the painting and nail the culprit. She's been labelled the main suspect after being found at the scene of the crime. He's been hired to protect Whitehill and keep the rest of the art safe. Both with a job to do at the museum, and both determined to fix broken reputations. But the biggest question of all haunts the exhibits they roam: who stole the Weeping Widow? They painted her the villain. He's learning art is open for interpretation. -------------------------- "Art is to be seen, not touched." His breath curled next to my ear. "But I'd do anything to touch you." "Are you saying I'm art?" My heart knew no limit as it pulsed in my throat, right where his lips began to hover. "As beautiful as what hangs in the Louvre, and just as forbidden to touch." Disclaimer: all works depicted above the chapters are real works, and some real works are mentioned throughout. However, some works and artists described within the story are fictional. Additionally, this story has light language use. *A stand-alone spinoff of "In Love and Diplomacy"* ~ Featured on Wattpad's Crime profile "Crimes of Passion" Reading List (November 2022) ~ Featured on Wattpad's StoriesUndiscovered profile "Thrills N Spills" Reading List (December 2022) ~ Featured on Wattpad's Romance profile "Dangerous Love" Reading List (May 2023) ~ Winner of the 2023 Winter Zodiac Awards ~ Featured on Wattpad's StoriesUndiscovered profile "Light Up the Dark | Horror/Mystery/Thriller" Reading List (June 2023) ~ Featured on Wattpad's Romance profile "Romantic Suspense" Reading List (May 2024)

| 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐲𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 | What do you do when everyone seems to want you dead? Kill them first, of course. Minerva Pyroline, assassin by night and heir to an empire by day, has one goal: Survive. No matter the obstacles. No matter the cost. But with political tensions on the rise, strange feelings for a secretive enemy prince, and destructive capabilities hidden within Minerva herself, the goal is nearly impossible to attain. In fighting fire with fire, killing to not be killed, she's tipped the scales of justice too far. Blood cannot be shed without a price. The goddess of retribution is coming to collect. When Minerva finds herself on the receiving end of the blade, she must answer its whispered question: Do you deserve mercy? ✧ 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐬 ✧ 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 ✧ 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧 ✧ ─────────────────────────────────── 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 @𝐡𝐞𝐱_𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 Completed: 8-15-2022 Word Count: 100,000 - 110,000