Alessandra has never believed in safety. Life never gave her a reason to. Pain carved her childhood, silence became her armor, and trust? That was a luxury she could never afford. So when she runs -- bloody, broken, and barely breathing, she doesn't expect saving. She certainly doesn't expect to be taken in by a family dripping in wealth and power and. . . warmth? A mother who refuses to give up on her. A father who watches like he's waiting for her to let him in. And six brothers. Rough. Protective. Complicated. Brothers, who don't know what to do with a sister who won't speak. She doesn't know how to trust. How to believe that maybe not everyone wants to hurt her. Every instinct tells her to run. To shut down. But they don't let her go. Not when she flinches. Not when she hides. Not even when she breaks. Happiness is for other people, or that's what she believes. But when love comes wrapped in gentle patience and fierce protection, when hands reach for her without demand, when hearts break themselves wide open just to hold her... she starts to wonder. Can a girl stitched together with silence and fear ever belong in a family built on love? Can she stand tall when the ghosts of her past refuse to let go? And when danger claws its way back into her life, threatening everything she's come to know... will she find her voice, or will she shatter all over again? Trigger Warnings: Child abuse. Violence. Addiction. Panic attacks. Self-harm. Death, and more.

Grace wells was a street fighter. Always had been and always will be. Her father introduced it to her when she was 10. Ever since then she had been hooked and continued to strive to stay the top of the food chain. When billionaire and gang leader Xander Dark spotted a new fighter at his local underground things get a little interesting he wants him to join his gang but little did he know he was going to have the surprise of his life.

(Under Major Editing) Meet Clarke Makenzie the torn, beat up, 17-year-old nerd which endures endless pain and torture from the ones around her. Since she was 12 years' old, she has lived with the one and only her father Graham Makenzie, in the years leading up to her 12th birthday, she lost her only best friend, her mother. Since the day of this accident Clarke has had only the beatings from her father, the bullying from her school mates and the feeling that she no longer belongs in the human world. What will happen when Blake Ryder, the apparent Bad boy of the town takes a notice of her. Seeing the beatings and the fear which lives inside her, will she let go and let him in or will she give up hope and not come back. Stuck with each other Clarke and Blake meet face to face in accidently coincidence... And not to mention but Blake is not just your typical bad boy, but also the gang leader of the most feared gang in the world the Demon rose gang.

Duck I drop down. The smell of sweat and alcohol fill my nostrils. I feel the air swish above my head as his fist flies over my head. Crack That's the sound his kneecap makes when I slam my sneaker-covered foot into it. His scream It makes me feel alive knowing I caused it. The pure bliss his agony gives me. I jump up straight and smirk, saying my signature sentence. "I bet you regret thinking I was weak!" His face looks alarmed when I say that phrase. As it should. Everyone knows I say that when I'm about to end a fight. Blood That's what gushes down his sweaty face when I jam my fist into his big nose. I watch and sigh in content as I see his boring brown eyes roll back and gravity take over. RING I won. The screams echo around me. Everyone cheering one thing. "Queen Karma!" I'll always win. ******************************************** Olive - the badass girl in every single way. She's a streetfighter that's undefeated. No one knows her secret and she would like to keep it that way. Forced to dress as a nerd in school, how long until she loses it? Tyler - a major player and gang leader. He takes his anger out on the nerd of the school. When his gang needs help and he sets his eyes on a certain streetfighter how long until he uncovers her secret?

Reece Bremer goes through life with a scowl and cold personality. Jessica Andrews goes through life with a glowing smile and positive outlook. Reece looks at life with dull, judgmental eyes that make him hate the world and the people living in it. Jessica, well... She looks at life through a camera. Literally. They're polar opposites, and that's what sparks Reece's immediate hate for Jessica the moment they meet. All he sees is a girl with the best life, put in the category of those who get everything handed to them on a silver platter. But who says Jessica's life is like that? Just like a photograph, there's more to the story than what you see. Stumbling across one of Jessica's hidden portfolio might reveal that her happiness isn't all that true. Behind that smile and each picture she takes, holds a thousand words of a very big secret - one that Reece is determined to find out. And who knows? It just might change everything between them. cover by dysanic || 2015 watty's winner for talk of the town ||

Life without being notice was top priority for Emma Davis. The dark secrets that linger in the place she called 'hell' was never something she ever intended to share with anyone. They would be disgusted with her. No one would ever get close enough to find out. There was always a chance that someone may come along and mess everything up...Tyler Price had never been one to be attracted to fragile females. They seemed like a waste of time and to much to handle. Never did he think he would find himself falling for a girl who was determined to shut him out. When his eyes landed on the girl who took his breath away he didn't know that she was as fragile as they came. The shy and quiet girl he wanted a life with might be more work than he anticipated. He never thought this sexy little thing was living a nightmare everyday. *I wrote this story at the age of 16. I would love to go through it and edit it but I am just going to leave it as is (for now). I'm ready to start new projects. This story is over eight years old. So I do apologize for the errors you may see in this story.*

Ashley is basically the Queen of Nerds at her stereo-type filled high school, and being abused at home doesn't really help. But what happens when the most popular boy at school sees her bruises? ______________ "Here let me help." It was Jason. He was in the girls bathroom, the girls bathroom. "That's ok." I mumbled turning away. The bruise was starting to show. "No I insist." He grabbed my arm and turned me around. I winced and looked up at him. He started to dab like I was doing, then he started to rub. He stared at my arm intently. "Is that a bruise?" He asked looking at me then the bruise and back and forth. "Yeah, I, um fell off my um...bike! Yeah my bike!" I said. He rolled his eyes and let go of my arm. "Well whatever just get that checked out." He said smiling. "Why do you care?" I asked. "Because I'm trying to be nice," Then he mumbled, "It's not like you have friends anyway." "Hey! That's not nice." I said furrowing my eyebrows. He held up his hands in a no offense motion. "I'm just saying you could use some friends." He said. -------------- Cover by @QueenCourtneyLynn