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Folie à Deux by midnightbluewriting
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Divorce lawyer Atticus Pierce has known Saskia was his since the day she moved in next door. He was twelve years old when he saw the quiet, strange girl with watchful dark eyes, and even then, his soul knew what they were before his brain did. Meant to be. Now, at thirty, Saskia has been his wife for ten years, and Atticus loves her with a devotion so deep it's madness. Tracking her location keeps her safe. Memorizing her routines is his duty as her protector. Noticing every subtle shift in her expression is his honor as her husband. But he keeps this hidden from Saskia, terrified at the thought of her discovering his obsession and being scared of him. She might leave him. And that is inconceivable. But Saskia is keeping secrets. Private phone calls she claims are work. Late-night meetings. Hushed conversations with the president of Iron Vow, the local MC. Already stretched thin by a brutal case against a violent ex-husband, Atticus begins to spiral beneath the weight of suspicion, jealousy, and the one fear he cannot survive coming true. That the love of his life belongs to someone else. When his control finally snaps, he says things he regrets the moment they leave his mouth. But Saskia is not cheating. She never was. She never would. And when Atticus uncovers the truth, he realizes his wife is not afraid of his obsession. She has been matching it all along... TW: stalking, blood and gore, unhealthy obsessive relationship behaviors that I'm shamelessly romanticizing. Reader discretion is advised.
Almost, Maybe by midnightbluewriting
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Before Marlowe Ackerman goes away to Brown University, she does the bravest thing she's ever done. She confesses to her best friend, Oliver Abbott, that she is in love with him. And Oliver breaks her heart gently. To him, Marlowe is his safe place. His best friend. The one person who has always been there for him. His feelings for her have never changed, and he is certain they never will. At eighteen, Oliver is desperate for a fresh start after years of being the awkward, gangly dork. Parties, girls, fraternity life, reinvention-he wants everything he thinks college is supposed to give him. But once he gets there, nothing feels right without Marlowe. While she thrives at Brown, Oliver falls apart. He fails classes, wakes up hungover, surrounds himself with the wrong people, and slowly realizes the reason his feelings for Marlowe never changed is because he has loved her all along. But he's too late. When he goes to tell her, he finds her in bed with her boyfriend, Sam. Jealousy and heartbreak make him spit ugly, cruel words he will regret for the rest of his life. Marlowe ends their friendship for good. Ten years later, Oliver has changed. He is a history teacher at their old high school, a wrestling coach, and a man who has spent a decade learning from the worst mistake of his life. When he hears that Marlowe Ackerman is coming back to town for their high school reunion, Oliver knows better than to think he deserves a second chance. But he wants one. Not just to tell Marlowe he still loves her. To show her he has become someone worthy of loving her the way she deserves. He was her almost. Maybe now, he can be her always.
TROUBLE | ✔️ by fevergz
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A girl who talks too much. A man who barely speaks. A beginning that already feels like trouble. Isla Bennett has always been easy to read, easy to love, and impossible to silence, drifting through life with a kind warmth. Rafe Costello is the complete opposite, a CEO built on control and silence, someone who keeps his distance because it's easier than letting anyone get close enough to matter. What begins as reluctant proximity between them, slowly turns into something neither of them can seem to stay away from. But the question is.. how does a man who trusts nothing learn to trust someone like her? And how does a girl who feels everything, handle the one person she cannot quite figure out? ------------------------------------------------------------------ He shook his head slightly. But lifted his arm anyway. She spun again, laughing louder this time, and when she looked back at him he was watching her carefully. He muttered quietly under his breath. "You're trouble." Isla blinked at him, before soon smiling with a wide grin. "I'll take that as a compliment." ------------------------------------------------------------------ -SEQUEL TO 'MR.SERIOUS'-
My Man by dreamer_luvs
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Arielle Holbrook thought she'd closed the door on her past-until the man who left her pregnant returns six years later, now a millionaire, wanting to claim the daughter he abandoned. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ She's not ready to forgive. He's not ready to give up. But when buried emotions resurface and their daughter overhears the truth, everything unravels. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A story of love, heartbreak, healing, and second chances. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .Single motherhood · Emotional abandonment · Emotional themes
Breaking Rank by better_books12
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Everett Langford knows how to smile for cameras. As the President's son, he's been trained to shake hands, deliver soundbites, and charm a room without breaking a sweat. In public, he is polished. Controlled. Unshakeable. In private, he's something else entirely. Late nights. Too many girls. Too many photographs taken at the wrong angle. Not scandalous enough to destroy him - just reckless enough to worry the administration. Elaina Ashborne does not make mistakes. She was raised to be composed and controlled- the daughter of a dynasty that built its fortune in silence. At a boarding school filled with heirs and future leaders, she is respected for one reason: she never breaks rank. They were never meant to cross paths. Except they do. Everett's father relocates him after having enough of his scandals to an elite boarding school in London. Close supervision. Fewer distractions. A reminder of what it means to carry a name that matters. Everett performs for the world and slips behind closed doors. Elaina performs everywhere - flawlessly. What happens when the President's son who can't quite hold his composure meets the girl who never loses hers?