Mature 18+ An ancient vampire, Artemis, is drawn to Anna. He loves her sweet, innocent nature, but mostly her figure skating. What will happen when a jealous Clara is thrown into the mix? This story was originally written for the Mortuus Heims 2024 contest. I utilized prompt #4. You're a vampire... Immortal, cold---the works. Though, there is one thing you love: figure skating. Cover credit goes to @Lemonsindecay

|| SHORTLISTED IN SHORTYS 2025 || [19x 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒🏅] The word 'Terra' refers to the land of Earth, while 'Humana' stands for Humanity. Together, 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚 becomes a collection where the aching force of nature mirrors humanistic sentiments. The collection aims to trace all the delicate scars and symphonic tensions―from the smallest shimmer of pearl-like drizzle to the grandest mountain's grief. Each poem is a pause, a break, a breath to feel nature's breathtaking tapestry, woven with intense healing capabilities. Here, soil meets soul and roots tangle with reason! As you walk through this terrain―of auroras, dawns, and obnoxious ocean's orchestra―I hope you feel not just my words, but also the loud quiet between them―the silent meanings and interpretations. Crafted with a pen dipped in perseverance, '𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚' indulges in the serene and destructing sentiments of nature. From the broken to the healing. It is, perhaps, my most intimate attempt at writing. As you have decided to walk through this humanistic terrain, may its verses speak to the part of you that still feels wind whispers magic! · · ── ·☽◯☾· ── · · Copyright © [2025] [Irena] All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. · · ── ·☽◯☾· ── · · #12 in 'Poetry' out of 308K Books #10 in 'Poetry Collection' out of 39.4K Books #1 in 'Wattpad Poetry' out of 1.5K books

[WARNING: BLOOD, VIOLENCE, GHORE SCENES, DEATH] In the final moments of a picnic with her ex-fiancé Orion, Sterlla's life abruptly ends. But instead of finding peace in death, she discovers herself trapped in a bewildering cycle of reincarnation, awakening each day after her demise. Despite dying in absurd and inexplicable ways, Sterlla realizes she's being targeted for assassination, forced to relive the horror again and again. Determined to unravel the mystery behind her repeated deaths, Sterlla embarks on a perilous quest to uncover the identity of her assailant. With each new life, she inches closer to the truth, navigating a labyrinth of secrets and betrayal. Can Sterlla break free from this sinister cycle before it claims her once and for all? 🏆 4 Awards obtained 🏆

Jessica Jennings is a paranormal writer with a strange specialty: she's an interviewer for the dead. But a typical assignment at an old mansion on Halloween turns out to be more than she can handle. Claude Elburke, a renowned pianist, is not just any other interviewee. The catch? Claude has been dead for more than a hundred years, tormented by the house's sinister spirits, and an ancient, malevolent evil. #1 in haunting 2024/3/28 Cover by Aravis Brightspell

The poetry collection 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗶𝗱𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 is a window into my inner world, open to those willing to take a glimpse inside. Here, works written years ago intertwine with new pieces that capture echoes of events that stirred deep emotions in my soul. While reading them, you may feel a connection and share the feelings and emotions I once experienced─or still carry within me. !！𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 !！ * 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯. 🏆 𝟳𝘅 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦

By a chance encounter, Lucien meets his true love, his fated. In his world, vampires and humans reside together mostly without conflict. There is a mutual understanding. Vampires need blood and humans supply it willingly in trade. Throw into the mix, Jocelyn, a sweet-smelling girl with a personality and attitude that blazes just as red as her hair. Jocelyn is visiting from a land unsettled, as of yet, by vampires where humans are still the hunters. She has only ever known disdain for Lucien's kind. Can Lucien change Jocelyn's mind before time runs out? Excerpt..... I stood up, leaned across the table, on my palms, smiled cooly, and said, "I'm not allowed to call you dinner." Her eyes widened, and she dropped her glass. The glass clanked against her dinner plate and crumbled. She immediately looked down at it and frantically started picking up the pieces. "Leave it for a servant," I sniped at her. Reginald, our head waiter, promptly appeared at her side and started picking up shards. Our servants were specially trained on how to clean up messes without having bloody accidents. She looked up at me with a renewed sense of hostility. "I will do it myself!" Reginald didn't move. He is trained to insist. "Please, Miss?" he asked quietly. He took hold of the piece of glass in her hand and pulled. She squeaked in pain and held her hand up in front of her face. It was in plain view so that everyone could see. Her finger had been sliced open. The sweet smell got so strong that it was almost irresistible. Prompt number: 11. Vampires are bound by an ancient destiny: their soulmate is always human, and this bond is governed by three rules. The smell of their soulmate's blood is irresistible, its taste is sweeter than anything else, and if the love is unrequited, it can be fatal. Fearing this inevitable bond, most vampires try to avoid it. But what happens when one of them discovers that their soulmate is a human who not only rejects them but loathes them?

She went searching for a memory-and disappeared from her own. After her mother's sudden death, Lissy stumbles across an old tunnel buried deep beneath her hometown. What she doesn't expect is to step out the other side into the middle of the Civil War. With the past unfolding around her and no clear way back, she begins to uncover truths her family never told her-about who she is, where she comes from, and why no one seems to remember she ever existed. Final installment in the Threads of Time series. (can be read as a stand alone)

[25x 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒🏅] 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆. 𝑯𝒆𝒓 𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕. Will he be able to break apart the guards that she has created? 𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐫 had always been lovely, vibrant, and full of enthusiasm. But the truth about her parents' separation had torn her apart. Her father's betrayal of her mother has made her believe that love is far from being beautiful. She has withdrawn into herself, finding solace in Mathematics, Science fiction and caffeine. On the other hand, 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐤 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚, who has always been in love with her, was in denial at first. Later, his feelings for her led him into dating her best friend, 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐧𝐚, further clouding his emotions. He ends up in a mess he never intended to create. His love for her remained buried in his heart. But the true seeker of love didn't stop there; he found a way to share his love but, there was a condition ― she shouldn't know who he really was. 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔. 𝑪𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔. 𝑷𝒐𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒚. Will Advik's love be able to illuminate Vritika's darkest corners? 𝑂𝑅 Will his real identity cast a shadow of darkness between them? ⋅•⋅⊰∙∘☽༓☾∘∙⊱⋅•⋅ Copyright © 2024 [Irena] All rights reserved. Plagiarism is a crime. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or used fictitiously.

✨𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 (x6) 𓄲 𝐀 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐲. 𝐀 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐀 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡.〃 ≔ In the forgotten alleys of Hanyang's slums, a street artist 𝗝𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗸 sketches faceless visions of a prince bound by fate and a red thread coiled around his finger that tightens with every dream. ⋆.˚ ᵎ!ᵎ In the royal palace, the Crown Prince 𝗞𝗶𝗺 𝗧𝗮𝗲𝗵𝘆𝘂𝗻𝗴 awakens from the same dream....haunted, beneath layers of silk & a blood bound charm. 𓂃🖊 The court fears him and the prophecy is clear: ❝ 𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗘, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗔𝗟𝗟 ❞ ⤿ Two souls never meant to meet..... But fate cracks with a single stroke and the shared dream becomes far too vivid to ignore. ¡! As art bleeds into destiny and the red thread begins to burn.... they face the ultimate choice: ❝Defy fate... or surrender to a love that could destroy a kingdom❞ ⁠.⚘. 𝘚𝘰𝘮⁠𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 a curse and 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳....

Lily is a snow witch with powerful magic and a quick temper. Not the best combination. But she keeps to herself, and the few people she lets get close know she has a good heart, and that's enough for her. She doesn't need any drama in her life. Except she never knows what to expect from her next-door neighbor, who is a mad scientist. Then there's her meddling family back at the North Pole. Minor irritations, but they may or may not trigger her blizzard-inducing rage from time to time, resulting in out-of-season snowstorms, snowbound towns, and confused meteorologists worldwide. Good thing she has a fairy godmother. Or is it? When a forbidden paranormal romance brings secret magic and an unspoken curse to light, the weight of the world lands on Lily's shoulders. Break the curse, save the world. Fail... And she'll destroy everything.