WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Adrift after a failed suicide attempt, golden boy Everest can't find anything worth living for - until he meets Beverly, a loner determined to prove him wrong. ***** For a boy who seemed to have it all - wealth, good looks, popularity, a wide circle of friends - Everest Finley becomes the ultimate social outcast after failing to take his own life. Dejected and alone, he starts his last year of high school by acting out, determined to ruin his golden boy reputation after his best friend and girlfriend both turn on him. But to his surprise, resident loner Beverly Davis reaches out and tries to befriend him. Ever the optimistic, her empathy and persistence eventually convinces him to spend time with her, and the two slowly bond over their complicated family lives and a love of singing. But even as their budding friendship begins to hint at something more, Everest continues to struggle with depression and unhappiness. Can a simple pact between the two truly encourage him to find something worth living for? Content and/or Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions and descriptions of depression and self harm. -SKY

Danica Romanov has just started her new job as a data analyst for the S.W.A.T team of the NYPD. She has spent the last few years on her own, away from everyone. What happens when a certain team of S.W.A.T guys want to befriend her? What happens when one particular guy wants to help her fight the demons he can see she is hiding? Will he be tough enough to battle through all the obstacles? Will she be able to trust him to help her? Read to find out. First story so please bear with me :)

"He fell into despair and lost all hope... For who could ever love a beast?" -Beauty and The Beast ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• When Elle stumbled upon an ad for a stay in chef, she thought the universe had finally tipped in her favor. After graduating from culinary school, she wasn't sure what direction her life would go in... Until she met Stefan DeGramont. At first, he seemed like a cold hearted, presumptuous, egotistical asshole. As she grew to know him... Well... I guess you could add Mafia boss to the list. Now tangled in his crazy Mafia business, will something fragile like her heart, be on the line? Or maybe something more risky, like her life? Could all this be avoided If she can learn to love the man behind the beast... Before it's too late. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• "A thorn defends the Rose. Harming only those that will steal the blossom." **PLEASE Beware: I wrote this a few years ago so the spelling errors are there, and some cringe moments are present. I'll accept all health invoices for any emotional and mental damage inflicted during this read xoxo

In which a girl can't go a day without an anxiety attack and a boy can't go a day without noticing

Imagine believing your brothers died over a century ago? Believing your whole family was dead? Being turned into a vampire and no idea how, having to run from home. Only to find your brothers a century later with a girl identical to the one who'd torn your family apart. Aria Salvatore turned at the age of 17. The twin of Stefan Salvatore and baby sister of Damon Salvatore, an unshakeable love and bond between them. Her entire life she has been used and manipulated by witches. She finds her way home to Mystic Falls shocked that her brothers are still alive!. How will they react knowing she's been all alone without them this whole time they thought she was dead. What secrets does she hold and will she fall in love perhaps with a certain original hybrid? What memories has she lost? What monsters are after her? Who did she lose on her journey and find again and this time refuses to let Aria go?

Author Taylor Jade Presenting : My Military Hero Rayne has had an extremely hard life ever since she turned eighteen. She was first kicked out of her home and had to live on the streets for a year. She now lives in the bad part of town where there are gangs and robberies every day. Her life changes one day when she is working at the local diner and a group of militarymen sit at one of her tables. One of them takes a liking to her and wants to be her hero, but will she let Locland in, or will she push him away just like everyone else in her life? ​Come on a journey of love, betrayal, and learning to trust. NOTE TO READERS: ONLY A PREVIEW