when we were alone, either in his apartment or mine, he would just whisper my name for the sheer pleasure of saying it. "monty?" "yes?" "we'll survive this, won't we?" "together, we can do anything," i lied. "we made the right choice, didn't we? choosing each other?" "of course we did," i lied again. in hindsight, we would've been better off keeping our ink-stained hands to ourselves. ✥Before We Were Lost✥ Kay Elle © All Rights Reserved

Benjamin "Money" Carter is a vivacious young stickup kid, along with his wife Angel of four years. The two have been doing stickups since the age of sixteen and eighteen. They don't care who you are. If you got it-they want it. When the two rob and murder two members who belongs to a team of killers called the Savage Boysz, all hell breaks loose. As if battling it out with the ruthless SB crew isn't enough. One of the SB boysz has something on them that Money and Angel takes that throws them right into the world of the elites. Can Angel still be a ride or die chick while being hunted by a vicious street gang along with dealing with the lifestyle of fast money, women, clothes, cars, drugs and everything else? Sex, Lies, Murder, Greed, Lust, Betrayal, Deceit...

[Watty's 2017 Shortlisted] Every cape needs a magician, and every magician a cape. That's what Aldeheid was told. A cape killer, an exiled Prince. That's what Aldeheid had become. After being banished from his home at the Etheria Bastion, Aldeheid finds himself homeless and hopeless. But a chance encounter with the mysterious Kitaya the Unwanted gives him the opportunity to set himself on a better path. However, determination alone isn't enough to prepare for the danger ahead, and a looming doom that threatens to change the very fabric of earth. As he and Kitaya fight their way through the realms, Aldeheid will find himself caught between a past the keeps haunting him, and an uncertain future. For earth was meant to be his new home. His new beginning. But earth is on the brink of destruction. *** Awesome cover was made Zuko @Ideologically

Ruth Marjorie Semple has a past she wishes she could forget. Her life in the present isn't so terrible, and yet, she finds herself struggling to enjoy the person who loves her most and even refuses to take pride in the job she's excelling in. How can she appreciate any of that, when her mind is still stuck on a lover from her college days three years prior? Go back in time as Ruth tries to sort through her feelings, drawing her memory all the way back to the day she, quite literally, ran into Raffo Leflore in good ol' Oklahoma, and explore the life of an Afro-Indigenous woman. He doesn't talk about himself much, but he constantly seems to show up for her anyway and she wants to figure out why. What about the two of them is written in the stars? Or are they even written up there at all? And most of all, how do you know which stars are worth chasing? Follow along as Ruth learns to grapple with her sorrow, learns more about her Choctaw heritage, and experiences a love that maybe only happens once in a lifetime. *Characters are Black and/or Brown casting.* Cover designed by Ren T

In a world where people are followed by animals that reflect their personality, Taylor is devastated when she starts being followed by companions of the creepy crawly variety. As her passionate science teacher's annual companion showcase rapidly approaches, Taylor's mind is abuzz with anxiety about what her newfound companions mean about who she is.

| wattpad featured | ******* she was melancholy and trouble, wrapped with soft edges and glossy, gentle eyes. he was soft yet mysterious, gentle whispers and grey eyes the colour of a rainstorm, strong yet unpredictable. ********* Tabitha Daniels is spiralling. After realizing that she's lived her life as a lie, she is spiralling further into a whirlwind of dark thoughts and stoicism but then she meets Oliver Saunders, the mysterious not-so-bad boy, who looks at her with intent that can't be good for her isolative behavior. They, however, bond over their love for music with no intent to let go after they've had a taste of the beauty in their combined words. started: 30th/05/2021. finished: 18th/08/2022.

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘪𝘯'𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘦, 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭, 𝘐 𝘢𝘪𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵

❝Your secret is a painting?❞ I took a few cautious steps; the hairs on my arms stood on end. ❝Not just any painting.❞ Dorian approached the easel, shadows on his face as he touched the cloth protecting it. ❝It's a dark object, the manifestation of my curse. The reason I shall always live and never die.❞ I swallowed. ❝Show me.❞ * * * When Dorian Gray dies, and returns to life, Amelia Thorne is introduced to the world of the supernatural. Here, monsters exist and paintings become portals to other worlds. Amelia learns Dorian's most precious secret - an evil painting that holds the key to his immortality, and his dark side. When the painting is destroyed, his inner monster is unleashed. Soon, Amelia finds it hard to separate her feelings for Dorian and the demon he created. Especially when destroying his evil twin means destroying Dorian as well...

Everything that Eve touches dies: people, dreams, relationships. If Eve comes near it, it comes to ruin. Life wasn't supposed to be this way though. Being a healer was supposed to be easy and fun. That's how her mother made it look. Eve was warned to be careful what she asked for, because power always comes at a price. But, when tragedy strikes her family, all Eve can think to do is ask for the gift she always wanted, and her request is granted. Now that Eve finally has the gift and all that comes with it, her life changes in unexpected, and terrifying ways. As a woman, all Eve wants is to return the gift to its sender, whoever that may be. This is part one of a series following the life of Eve Adams, a woman with the gift of healing.