He looked over at me in the dimness, fingers loose in my grip. "You are hurting me," he said, without interest. He had caked powder on his already pale skin, all of one shade except for points made by a hot pencil. Though it was no longer the mode at court, the new fashion more ostentatious and overdrawn, he still favored it, and as I did. My fingers crept up his wrist. I felt rough punctures, half healed and raw, a scattering of them, and I pulled. Laurent could not resist, weakened by the drawing of his blood. My vocal cords had been severed by the younger one's teeth, and so I could not speak, but I pushed up his sleeve, the luxury of his white linen, and found his arm colored like a polluted river. I touched the bites with my fingertips, ten, fifteen, twenty. "I have felt your judgment already," L whispered, trying to pull his arm back, "I have felt it these now two hundred years. Judgment judgment. Cry not. Is it pity? You are a cold thing, without heart, to judge me for what I do. Prideful toad." His arm muscles worked against my grip beneath his blood bruised skin. "Unhand me. Wretched, lye-broken flesh." After a time, he made a sound like a trapped fox, a dying child's keen, and gave up, lying back on the bed such that his hair fell across my face. My other hand found his neck and stroked him. "You will not know what it feels like, good heart," he said to me, softly, doing me one of his gentle nips of an insult, "for love to change you in an instant." He relaxed under my stroking, and his tone softened. "I only meant to help him die." ** After his untimely death, the story of the vampire "L" comes together. Devotees tell the story from many points of view across history, painting a portrait of a man crushed by great loves, desperation, and the indifferent march of time. featured 3/9/16 complete 8/31/16 Editing, as of 5/11/2018. Log: 0/129 chapters edited. 0 added. Cover by @ferret-bird

Aidyn Summers had just turned eighteen years old. With a start to his new life, a new town, and new friends. Aidyn was out and proud-feeling happier than ever. Except there was one thing that left him feeling unsettled. Everywhere he went, there was always a trace of something about a boy named James Bennett. A fifteen year old student who went missing. He was last seen on a trail cam, entering into the forest. With a cash reward of ten thousand dollars. On a drunken night, Aidyn and his friends decided they were going to enter the forest and look for James. Never would've Aidyn thought that he was going to suffer the same fate as James Bennett. Through his exploration of a cave -- a misstep had him slipping into a steep, unknown tunnel that lead to the past.

He was a billionaire, I was a bellboy, can I make it anymore obvious? It all started one fateful afternoon in summer of 2012. I was working as a bellboy at the Trump Hotel in Hong Kong on an internship program. This was my first time in a big city. It was all I could have ever dreamed of, and more. But little did I know, it was all about to change. Follow me on twitter.com/aguywithnolife Please note, this story may contain mature humor that isn't suitable for all ages.

Earth. 2089. Our planet is reduced to a single utopia. La Bastille. In this high-altitude city, automated by circuits, information, and technology, the Academy is looking for him. A boy. A young boy named Cid, whose blue and green eyes hold the promise of a future. He can see in his eyes what was, what is, and what will be. "I see you when I close my eyes..." Cid says, "...and I don't like what I see."

Zach Brewer has a plan. Win a state football championship, get recruited to a top college, and enjoy his senior year as much as possible. What he didn't count on is being up to his neck in debt. Being a member of an exclusive gambling ring has its perks, particularly the high stake tables, but getting shook down by two thugs has a way of ruining the appeal. Not sure what to do, he pleads with the one girl who could help. Riley Martinelli's life is simple. Attend school and help her brothers run their underground gambling club. The club is the only thing keeping her family out of bankruptcy since her dad got hurt. Faced with losing their house, her brothers are determined to collect every penny owed. When Zach, her long-time crush, asks for help, she desperately wants to give it but she can't do much without hurting her own family. As Zach and Riley navigate through peer pressure, family expectations and broken hearts, they must ask themselves an important question. How much are they willing to risk to get what they want?

Why do fools fall in love? Kai felt like the biggest fool for loving someone who has never even given their relationship a fighting chance, and now he felt like an even bigger fool for letting himself get seduced by self pity and convincing words from his ex-lovers younger brother, Cedric. 17 year old Cedric, mature for his age but still 7 years younger than Kaito. "It's just sex," Cedric had told him, "Pretend that I'm my brother..." How long will Kai be able to fight off his growing feelings for Cedric? How can something so wrong feel so right? And what about Cedric? Was this all just a game to the younger man with piercing blue eyes that seemed to see right through him? And when John, Cedric's older brother and Kai's ex-lover decides that he wants to continue his relationship with Kai even through he's already married, what will Kai do? Give in to his former lover or explore a new dangerous love...

Ivy Greene is content. She's a misfit and a weirdo, and more than capable of handling her conservative boarding school surroundings, complete with: -fascist dictator principal, -drug-dealing favourite teacher, and -resident nemesis Molly Townsend. Then Twitch arrives. And everything changes.

There is an island in the sky, and not everyone can see it. A harmless village boy living in the rural lands, Iolani Tori is afraid of heights and loud noises. Taken by surprise when he receives a mysterious letter addressed to him, Io finds out that the floating island wasn't a figment of his imagination after all. A talking sparrow; An eagle's eye, A waiting vulture And a silent night.

A smile crossed Death's cold, skeleton face. "Looks like you're out of a job," he told her. The angel looked up at him, shocked. "I-it's not as easy as it looks," she insisted. [A compilation of short stories that are sometimes about life, but mostly about Death.]

This is the much anticipated third book in The Eva Series, a Wattpad hit with over 4M combined reads. In BEFORE IT FADES, Eva and her friends are on a race against time. A team of rescuers are on their way to Sydney to evacuate survivors of the outbreak, and if Eva, Wyatt, Jo and Ben don't make it there in time, they'll be trapped in Australia forever. But with rage-filled zombies and unexpected obstacles threatening their lives, friendships and true love, will they make it to safety before it's too late? Join Eva as she makes the treacherous journey to Sydney, overcoming zombies, setbacks and her own fears along the way. Featuring new characters, surprise twists, fast-paced action, unbreakable friendship and sweet romance, BEFORE IT FADES has it all. The Eva Series is guaranteed to make you smile, scream, cry and fist-pump the air as you go on a wild and dangerous ride with Eva and her friends. Readers have said it's had them on the edge of their seats, reading all through the night and still craving more. Previously titled 'Eva Wilde And The Race To Freedom.' THE EVA SERIES: Book One: AS THEY RISE Book Two: WHILE WE FALL Book Three: BEFORE IT FADES **Please note: This is the first draft. Please excuse any typos or grammatical errors. I've just done a big re-write, and edit of this, and it's now available on Amazon Kindle, iBooks, Kobo, Nook + Google Play here: jenmariewilde.com/books** Tweet me: @JenMarieWilde / #TheEvaSeries