THANK YOU, Wattpad, for the HQ Love Watty Award! Concept: A mysterious young woman flees from her troubled past only to discover it is impossible to escape THE SECRET that haunts her. *PLEASE NOTE: This story was originally inspired by the movie "Sleeping With the Enemy". * * * * * "I would never, Steven," she promised, turning away from him in an attempt to protect herself. "I know you wouldn't," he screamed. Cupping her chin in his hand, he forced her to look at him. "Because I would kill you." His words hung heavy in the air. Sarah's heart sank into her stomach. No matter how many times she'd heard the menacing phrase, she could never get used to it. It had the same affect on her as the first time he'd thrown the ugly words in her face. The familiar sting of bile rose in her throat, and she knew she would deplete the contents of her stomach once she was locked in the safety of their master bath. 'If I make it through this time,' she agonized. Her biggest fear was that one day he would really lose his temper with her. Who knew what would happen then? *This story is an unedited first draft. Top Ranks: Action #1, Mystery and Thriller #1 *This story contains scenes of abuse and may be disturbing to some readers. While the characters are fictional, domestic violence is a serious issue that many people across the world face. If you or someone you know is the victim of abuse, please seek help immediately. Notice: This document is not authorized for upload or use with artificial intelligence systems or platforms. Any attempt to upload, analyze, or process this content using AI technology is strictly prohibited.

Nolan: the get away driver Mikael: the hacker Christian: the one could have been Max: the violent one Scout: the girl This gang calls themselves a family and there isn't much they wouldn't do.

Mercedes was in it for the summer of a lifetime. She had just graduated from Oak Wood Acadamy with her best friends, Evelyn, Aiden, and Darren. They were heading back near her hometown to spend the summer at the beach. If only she could avoid her past while she was so close to it.

Damon and Monica have been married for 6 years now. Marina is 8 and they couldn't possibly love her anymore than they already do. Life is as perfect as it gets and they're happy. But it always seems that when life is good something bad has to come along. Is Monica and Damon's love strong enough to withstand the man who unexpectedly shows up in their life? Or will It tear their family apart?

Full editing mode, this means changing of chapters, changing characters names etc, just changing it all. If you don't want to read until it is completely edited and changed, then you don't have to. This is your warning. ~ "I'm afraid to live and I'm afraid to die. What a way to exist. This is the way 17 year old Freya has always lived. Between her abusive family members and the bullying at her school, she had never been known as anything less than the worthless child she believes she is. Just as her final year is about to start, she meets Alex, causing her world to make a 180 twist into a spiral staircase of emotions; and at first it's perfect. But obviously perfect is just an illusion; a figment of Freya's imagination because before she knows it, Alex is standing at the front of her classroom on the first day of school. . . as her teacher. Can Freya fight her way through her last year of highschool or will she always be the worthless child?

Emily is offered to be the manager at 'Adams Coffee Shop'; the coffee shop with the worlds' famous coffee, so why are they going out of business? Soon things change for the worse and she finds herself working with the one and only Adam, they can't stand each other! Will they work together to find out who tried to rob the café, or will they stay clear of each others way?

Riannan's life was spent watching her five year old brother since her mother was too busy passing out at bars and hooking up with twenty-year olds to do it herself. Living in a run down apartment and working two jobs to stay there was hard work for a seventeen year old. Her new chemistry partner doesn't help much. At first. Riannan let's Dominic in, and he changes her life forever.

Emerson knows high school can be messy, but nothing could prepare her for Oliver Remmer's return. Dangerous, mysterious, and rumored to be a psychopath, he's the kind of boy everyone fears... and everyone watches. Yet Emerson isn't everyone. She sees the layers beneath his intense exterior-the boy shaped by a troubled past, moments of tenderness hidden under bursts of anger, and a vulnerability most people would never notice. Between the gossip, the chaos, and the adrenaline-charged tension, Emerson can't help but be drawn in. Oliver is unpredictable, and being near him is thrilling-and maybe a little bit reckless. Standing her ground almost feels like a dare. But some loves are worth the risk. Some loves are easy. Back Cover Copy: "Write down one word that describes you." Oliver didn't hesitate. Psychopath. Everyone expects me to run. To stay away. To be careful. But I didn't. Because there's something behind the intensity, the walls, the mystery. Something only I get to see. Because sometimes the thrill of the unknown is exactly what your heart has been waiting for. Set in North Carolina, Open is a teen romance about taking risks, discovering who someone really is, and finding that love can feel mysterious, dangerous... and irresistible. C O V E R B Y @ZiaDavis

PUBLISHED! Now available on Amazon, and Kindle Unlimited! Shy, quiet, Riley Summers' life is changed once she meets Aiden Callaway, the misunderstood boy at Fairfield High School. Two completely different personalities of the stereotypical high school scene come together to learn that they aren't so different at all. The two journey through their senior year, which consists of Star Wars movie marathons, a crashed wedding, paint wars, and something unexpected: a keen attraction to each other. [Disclaimer: due to copyright reasons, chapters have been taken down]

After a Virus wipes out 98% of the population, the world falls to mass hysteria. Walls are built around major cities, and only the wealthy are allowed in. This results in many people living in the Slums struggling to survive and avoiding Officers on the daily. Officers will find any excuse to arrest people and send them to work camps. Todd and Shai are two friends living out of the Slums. They like to pretend to be rich and sneak into the cities to try and steal. Todd is caught one day, and sent to a camp. Shai is determined to do something no Rat has done before: break a Rat out of a work camp. She comes across Mikko, a man kicked out of the city for using outlawed technology. He agrees to help Shai if she helps him uncover the missing Prince so that he is allowed back into the city.