Resilience (adj): the ability to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened Elizah has always been quiet, watching the world from the sidelines. But she had always been friends with Aiden, for as long as she can remember, he has always been the boy next door and her best friend. He held secrets she wouldn't tell a soul and with those secrets he also held her heart. Sophomore year of high school changed everything, Aiden became popular, became the hockey captain. Elizah however remained the quiet girl she's always been. With popularity comes status, suddenly Aiden was packing and heading to build himself a hockey career. Elizah found herself losing the one person she thought she'd always have. Fast forward three years, Elizah got accepted into Boston university to study the one thing shes always wanted to, Medicine. Imagine her surprise when she finds out the hockey superstar everyone's calling 'Arés' is non other than Aiden, her childhood sweetheart. And now imagine her shock when her rooming gets mixed up and she gets assigned in a room with non other than Arés himself But time has passed, Elizah is no longer the girl shes always been instead Aiden finds himself coming across a different girl, a girl who's no longer quiet but cocky, outgoing and confident. What happens when her new demeanour cracks and Aiden is the only one to see through her act?

"He drives me mad. I drive him insane. Welcome to Team Hate."🔥 They say there's a thin line between love and hate. For Sarah & Shahmeer? That line is on fire. 🔥 He's the arrogant billionaire who thinks the world bends for him. She's the stubborn girl who refuses to bow. Every glare is a spark ⚡. Every fight is a storm 🌪️. Every word between them drips with venom... and something dangerously close to desire. 👀 She swears she can't stand him. He swears he doesn't need her. So why do their hearts race every time they're in the same room? Why does hate start to feel like heat? And what happens when the games stop feeling like games... and start feeling like everything? Because when Team Hate plays, someone's bound to get burned. 🔥💋 👑💌 This is Team Hate. And sometimes... hate is another word for obsession. #1 on #morallygrey out of 655 stories #2 on #tease out of 1.96k stories #5 on #dramaromance out of 3.75k stories #9 on #team out of 19.3k stories #16 on #humour out of 35k stories #2 on #greyromance #4 on #bestie 🎭 GENRE / SUBGENRE ❤️🔥Romance drama (core) ❤️🔥Contemporary fiction with emotional depth ❤️🔥Romantic suspense / psychological edge ❤️🔥Slow burn but high tension ❤️🔥Character-driven romance ❤️🔥Light humor and fun ❤️ CORE TROPES 💫Enemies to Lovers 💫Forced proximity 💫Forced / arranged marriage 💫Protective / possessive male lead 💫Strong, sassy female lead 💫Banter & pranks 👑 SECONDARY TROPES / ELEMENTS 🔥Jealousy / possessiveness moments 🔥Powerful man, emotional mess 🔥Soft girl, sharp tongue dynamic 🔥Team dynamics 🔥High-stakes emotional tension

"I still never said it. And besides that, you're not listing the basics of the relationship. We need rules and agreements. When is it over?" "We'll have a deal," I told her. "You commit wholeheartedly to us being in a fake relationship, and I'll continue to tutor you." "That's great," She said impassively. "But when does this end?" She looked between us. "When I'm sitting at a hundred, or when you win your girlfriend back?" "I'm not necessarily saying I want her back," I said. "We're just doing this for the fun of it. I can't really put a timing on it." She was quiet a moment before impulsively agreeing. "Fine," She gave a shrug. "Although, I will have to say, I feel bad for you." "Why do you feel bad for me?" "I can't be your Juliet."

A Sports Romance/Best Friend's Older Brother/Enemies to Lovers/Pen Pals (Hockey & Cheerleading) • Two Secret Pen Pals. One Summer of truths. • "You're insane if you think I'd ever kiss you. Besides I'm a way better kisser than you." Niko raises an eyebrow and smirked, "Prove it." "Not a chance." He suddenly pulls me by the waist and his face is mere inches from mine. "Come on, Mencia, show me what you got. Unless you're scared." I stared at him with my heart pounding against my chest. A few seconds later, I gave in, "Fine." I pressed my lips softly against his and he only didn't kiss back for moment before grabbing my face and taking over the kiss. It was hard, passionate, and so wrong. But also perfect. • Before the line they hated each other. During the line they stayed away. After the line...there was no stopping what they felt. • Introduction, Extended Synopsis, & Author's Note inside. • S: E: The Morhills Rejects Series: Book One (©mimisarai2025) EXCLUSIVELY ONLY ON WATTPAD • RANDOM Updates: Thursdays at 5:00 pm

╰┈➤ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍, 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒊𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒗𝒆. ── Twenty-eight-year-old 𝑫𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒂 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 has wished for one thing in her life. More. As a reclusive author who dedicates all her time to the books she publishes, Detta feels something is missing. Writing was supposed to be an escape. A way for her to leave the bland life she was living. Detta never meant to be a part of it. After falling asleep on an open document, Detta finds herself in a world so foreign, yet so familiar. It's the very same world that she created. Though, unfortunately for Detta, the novel is no breezy summer romance. There, a ruthless tyrant is raiding the lands in search of his fated bond. With the author's unexpected appearance, he believes that it is her. His revelation derails the novel's plot, and it's up to Detta to make sure that it gets back on the right track. This tyrant has no idea that he is meant to die. Or so the story goes.

'𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭'. - an enemies to lovers, childhood best friend, college romance - ~~~~~~~~ She then speaks up, "Alora." I look up at her and I feel everyone's gaze on me, "Truth or dare." This won't be good but fuck it. "Dare." her eyes widen as if she didn't expect that answer. "I dare you to give someone a lap dance." she smirks and gasps fill the room. I look at Stone and his eyes darken. "Don't make me choose. Name someone," I look back at her and she shrugs. "What about Stone?" a random girl asks. Everyone laughs. "She won't fucking do that. They're friends." a boy says. "Yeah that would be fucking weird if my sister gave my best friend a lap dance." Aiden laughs. I look at Stone and smirk. "Look away then, brother." ~~~~~~~~ Alora Winters has all she's wanted: her two girl-friends and figure-skating. But what happens when they have to return to the place they grew up in? The place that caused them so much hurt? Their male ex-best-friends await there and all the memories and pain come flooding back. Especially the ones that involve him. A BOOK IN THE RUIN ME SERIES [CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE] BEST RANKINGS: #1 in enemieswithbenefits #1 in friendgroup #1 in badboybadgirl #1 in enough #1 in americanfootball #1 in roommates #1 in friendswithbenefits #1 in desperation

"You gonna tell me your name?" he asked at last, his voice deep enough to crawl right under it. I shook my head. "No." Something in his expression sharpened-approval, maybe. "Good." He didn't come to me right away. He took his time, pushing off the door with deliberate slowness, each step closing the distance in steady increments. I didn't move. Couldn't. My back found the wall before he'd even touched me. He stopped just short-close enough for the heat of him to seep through the small space between us. His scent hit me first-smoke, whiskey, and something clean that didn't fit the chaos of the party outside. His head tilted slightly, studying my mouth, then my eyes, then my mouth again. His hand lifted-not to grab, not yet. Just to trace. The backs of his fingers skimmed my jaw, slow enough that I could feel every millimeter of skin they passed over. They trailed down the side of my neck, pausing in the hollow of my throat, not pressing-just resting there. "You've got that look," he murmured. "What look?" My voice was steadier than I felt. "Like you want me to ruin you." I should've laughed. Teased. Something. Instead, I held his gaze. "Maybe I do." The corner of his mouth twitched-not quite a smile, but something hungrier. Still, he didn't touch me the way I wanted him to. Instead, his knuckles dragged down my collarbone, over the bare skin just above my dress, grazing the swell of my breast without claiming it. "You sure you can handle forgetting?" he asked, his voice lower now, as if we weren't already breathing the same air. "Try me," I said. That broke something in him. His hands framed my face, thumbs brushing along my cheekbones, holding me still as his eyes searched mine like he was committing the color of them to memory. Then-finally-he kissed me.

"God, it's like I'm constantly having to baby you " Nico said softly but firm pulling me closer to him, putting his hands around my waist. Isabella's year in New York was meant to be a fresh start, a chance to experience life away from home while staying with her mother's high school best friend after being transferred to a new campus . But what she found instead was a captivating whirlwind of new experiences and unexpected choices. She's quickly drawn into the lives of her hosts' sons, brothers Luca and Nico Romano, who couldn't be more different. Luca is the campus's golden boy, a charming football captain with a personality as bright as his smile. Then there's Nico, the enigmatic "dark knight" who's more reserved but undeniably alluring. As Isabella navigates her new life, it's only a matter of time before the steamy tension changes her completely. ────୨ৎ──── ────୨ৎ──── ── 𝚆𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜 : ۶ৎ Mature language ۶ৎ Mature themes ۶ৎ Explicit content ۶ৎ Topics that may be sensitive to some 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚜 : ۶ৎ Forbidden romance ۶ৎ Brothers love triangle ۶ৎ Innocent girl x bad-boy ۶ৎ College romance This is my first ever published story, be sure to let me know of any issues or errors that need to be fixed, and what you would like to see next !! 🍓 🤍ENJOY🤍 ⠀⢀⠤⠤⢄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠤⠒⠒⢤ ⠀⠏⠀⠀⠀⠈⠳⡄⠀⠀⡠⠚⠁⠀⠀⠀⠘⡄ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠤⣤⣤⡆⠀⠈⣱⣤⣴⡄⠀⠀⠀⡇ ⠘⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣷⠤⠴⢺⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡇ ⠀⠡⣀⣀⣤⠶⠻⡏⠀⠀⢸⡟⠙⣶⡤⠤⠼ ⠀⠀⢠⡾⠉⠀⢠⡆⠀⠀⢸⠃⠀⠈⢻⣆ ⠀⠀⣿⣠⢶⣄⠀⡇⠀⠀⠘⠃⣀⡤⢌⣈⡀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠼⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠋ ⋆

When Alyssa received her scholarship to attend The university of Houston, she had no idea that one kiss in a club could be so persistent. Running into James at a school party before the semester took her by surprise, however, James had other things on his mind. Her. He knew Alyssa wanted him and he wanted her back, but she was making him work for it. "Oh, okay, I'll play chase" he smirked at me, amusement playing in his eyes as he closed the space between us, our lips almost brushing. "I hope you know how to run." Will the notorious bad boy boxer get the girl ? Will they let their walls down for each other? Will the drama of college get the better of them? Will they have steamy shower sex? Let's find out.... Highest Rankings: #1 Collegestudent #1 Uni #1 Pleasure #1 College Stories #1 University #1 Chase #1 Newgirl #2 Steamy #2 collegeromance #2 Australia #2 new story #4 angstwithhappyending #5 Hot #6 Mature #6 Boxing #6 Dorm #7 college #8 games #10 mature

The followers are convinced Adrienne and Jackson are dating. She's the social media manager for his hockey team, and he's the captain. When her boss asks them to give the people what they want for the content's sake, they can do nothing but agree. So, they're not actually dating. Not yet, at least.