Carlisle Cullen x OC ✯ Where a girl leaves England to start a new life away from all of the pain from her past. Not knowing that the move to Forks will be a drastic change to the world that she was familiar with. Or Where a handsome doctor who on the surface appears to be living a regular life, is hiding a deep secret which makes the girl reconsider everything she had ever known. ✯ Ellen Fairfax is a shy girl who moves to Forks as an escape from the tragedy of her past. When she meets Carlisle Cullen she realises that there is more to her past than she initially thought. ✯ Warning: Mature themes, this story will contain light smut later on. Started: 23/2/25 Finished: 10/7/25 ~hystericallyrose

Valerie Swan knew she never belonged in the city. She only stayed in Seattle because of her job as Detective with SPD. But the dense forests, a misty solitude, and a quiet rustic charm is what called to her. So when her niece Bella moves in with her older brother Charlie and a new Detective role opens up with Forks Police Department, she can't turn down the opportunity. There's been a string of animal attacks that call for an expert hand in investigating. And with a population as close-knit as Forks, everyone is rattled. Val is determined to help her brother, Chief Swan, solve the case. Not long after her arrival, Bella nearly gets crushed by a car in the parking lot of her high school. She and Charlie rush from work to Forks Community Hospital. And that's when she meets him. Carlisle Cullen. The lead physician tending to her niece. There's something about him. Something irresistibly charming. It's a magnetic pull she can't shake. He's impossibly handsome and alluring in a way that unnerves her. And he can't seem to take his eyes off of her either. Not in a way that makes her feel seen, but in a way that makes her feel like prey. It's not a soft gaze he offers her. It's dark and hungry. Valerie quickly learns there is something brewing in the small town, begging to be unraveled.