Accused of an assault he doesn't remember, Ricky's senior year is made doubly complicated when he falls for the victim's best friend, Olivia - his only alibi. *** Growing up among New York's high society seems glamorous from the outside, but looks can be deceiving. 17-year-old Ricky, who's cultivated a long list of rumors because of his bad boy behavior, knows this first-hand. But when he's wrongly accused of sexually assaulting a classmate, things take a turn. Especially when discovering the victim's best friend, Olivia, is his only alibi. With feelings quickly growing stronger between them, Ricky can't help falling for Olivia's kind nature, yet complications lurk around every corner, made worse still by the dark secret Ricky's been hiding for years, and his biggest fear is someone uncovering the truth behind the bad rumors. What will happen to Olivia and Ricky when the secret finally comes out? It's a long way down from high society to rock bottom. Content Warning: This story is a depiction of real life. It, therefore, contains mature content in the form of sexual assault, explicit language, violence (involving minors), sex, drinking, and drug use. Just like real life does. By continuing, you understand you'll be reading themes of a more mature nature, and that some might be triggering. (16+) Readers say: "I love this book with all my heart! - Absolutely worth its price." "I haven't been able to put it down!" "Olivia and Ricky are really melting my heart." "I'm loving how the story is progressing. Perfectly paced." "I think it's one of the most realistic stories I have read on here!" "Great details and descriptions throughout the story." "I love the unexpected twists, turns, and non-cliché characters." "I hope a lot of people will take that chance to read your story, it is really worth it." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ All 5-STAR ratings on GoodReads. [[word count: 300,000-350,000 words]]

For ten years, Evan and Ellie were gone. Taken when they were small children, they became the faces on missing-person posters, the names whispered at family gatherings, and the heartbreak their brothers never stopped carrying. Everyone assumed the worst. Then they came home. Sixteen-year-old Evan and twelve-year-old Ellie are finally rescued and returned to the family that never gave up searching for them. Their older brothers welcome them back with open arms, determined to help them rebuild the life that was stolen from them. But coming home isn't as simple as everyone hoped. Ellie hasn't spoken in years. No one knows why. She communicates through glances, notes, and the protective hand she keeps wrapped around Evan's sleeve whenever fear creeps too close. Evan insists they're fine. They're safe now. Everything is okay. Except it isn't. Behind closed doors, the siblings hide the truth about the decade they spent missing. The nightmares, the panic, the strange rules they still follow, and the scars no one is supposed to see. Evan is determined to protect Ellie from any more pain, even if it means carrying their secrets alone. Ellie, unable to speak, struggles to find a way to tell the people who love them what really happened. As their brothers work to reconnect with the children they lost, cracks begin to form in the carefully built walls Evan and Ellie have created around themselves. The harder they try to pretend everything is normal, the more impossible it becomes to hide the damage left behind. Because being rescued was only the beginning. Coming home means learning to trust again. And sometimes the hardest part of surviving is letting yourself be saved. What the Darkness Couldn't Take is an emotional story about family, resilience, and the unbreakable bond between siblings who refuse to leave each other behind-even after ten years lost in the dark.

The story of two troubled teenagers, Laynie and Ryder. She hates him and he hates her. But in a world full of loss, pain, and every form of suffering imaginable, how thin is the line between love and hate? HIGHEST RANK: × #1 in group therapy × × #3 in teenage drama × × #1 in mental disorders × × #1 in therapy × × #8 in teen fiction × × #78 in mental health × × #82 in broken × × #12 in teenagers × × #2 in gangs × This book is currently being edited so if you're a new reader prepare yourself for the cringy crap I wrote as an 11 year old. Disclaimer: very clichè, includes adult language. The characters in this book deal with depression, anorexia, anxitey, self-harm, suicidal thoughts/attempts and graphic physical injuries. if you are sensitive to any of those topics please just don't read the story. Thanks for understanding and enjoy my shitty work! :) @lwouldratherdie 2019-2020 All Rights Reserved.

When conditioning turns ugly. Oliver's a Neutral. He'd known that since he was born, since his parents took every single hobby away from him, since he'd been relegated to his room for studying and nothing else. Turns out, that level of isolation causes a lot more problems than you'd expect. Eventually, Oliver, or at least those around him, realizes that while he might not have the Neutral Classification, he's the most Neutral person you'd ever find. And not in a good way. THIS STORY IS NOT BXB

Elliott was like most boys. He has bright yellow hair, with even brighter green eyes. He has two arms. A head. A heart. But he learned early on just how crushing the world can be to you. How it can easily Fuck with you. How it can leave you broken and bruised with nothing with barely a beating heart. So maybe he wasn't like most boys... What happens when he's shipped off to yet another Boys Home. And how long till he's shipped off to another? ------------------------------- 1st book: Binding 2nd book: Intertwining 3rd book: Longing -------------------------------- *NOT MY STORY* This was originally posted on AO3 by PandaReal

"People aren't always what they seem" That was the last thing he said to me. That was the day I lost my best friend Abigail (Abby) Mitchell's brother Wesley committed suicide in front of her when she was 14. In high school, she buried her nose in books as some sort of escape from reality. Abby is now 20 She starts receiving letters from her brother post suicide with all his thoughts and feelings leading up to that day. But she finds out the real reason that was behind it. The one and only Caiden Baxter. Luckily, Caiden goes to the same college as Abby and she plans to ruin his life the way he ruined hers Will her plan work out? Well, you just have to read to find out

Twenty-five years ago, a fatal accident on Mount Everest shattered the bond between Ethan Mercer and Caleb Wright. Once inseparable climbing partners, they went their separate ways in the aftermath ─ Ethan returning to the mountain year after year, Caleb abandoning it entirely. Now, decades later, fate reunites them on Everest as part of the same expedition. Older, estranged, and burdened by survivor's guilt, they are forced into close proximity with each other ─ and with the memory of the girl they failed to save. As the climb grows increasingly perilous and the altitude strips away their defenses, long-buried truths begin to surface. When the past reveals itself, Ethan and Caleb must confront what survival has cost them ─ and whether some losses can ever be left behind.

Aayansi Di Luca The girl who is born after 6 generations in Di Luca family but she was fighting with her demons alone . The girl who has 7 brothers and a father but she as well as them doesn't know about her . What will happen when suddenly her family comes to know about her and wants to take her Italy with them After knowing about her family will she able to give them a chance or not? Will she told about her demons to her family? Will they able to save her ? (# on 1 at Italian mafia on September 17 2025)

Emilia Morelli's world shatters when she's told her mother has died. Left with no family, well at least none that she knows of, she's pulled into a system that sees her as just another case. She's alone and unsure of herself. But far away, there are men who have been searching for her. Men who share her name. Men who are feared by the world. They've spent years looking for the little girl who was taken from them. Now that they've found her, they'll stop at nothing to bring her home. Emilia doesn't know them. She doesn't know the truth. And she has no idea that her life is about to change forever.

•ＳＹＰＮＯＳＩＳ• 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑩𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒊 isn't your typical ordinary teenage girl. In fact, 'ordinary' is the least word to describe who and what she is. She is a master of stealth, a virtouso of violence, and a deadly assassin known in the underworld as Velvet Viper. Feared by many, no one dares to cross her path. She is considered a devil in her own right. One day, Valentina stumbles upon a truth that shatters her entire existence: she has a family, a revelation that could ignite chaos and destruction. Despite this revelation, both sides have kept secrets from each other, secrets that, once revealed, will leave them in utter shock. The question remains: will they ever open up and confront these hidden truths, or will they forever remain concealed in their own shadows? ________________________________ ＊✿❀ ᗰᗩᖴIᗩ'Տ ᗩՏՏᗩՏՏIᑎ ՏᗴᖇIᗴՏ❀✿＊ ♥ 𝐌𝐘 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 (#BOOK 1) ♥ 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 (#BOOK 2)