Aern's only job is to protect the chosen. The trouble is, she's the key to a prophecy and everyone wants her. Hiding a girl in the center of a secret war is tricky business, but when her sister shows up to take Aern hostage, all bets are off. A slim brunette in borrowed jeans should be the least of his problems, but there's something about Emily he just can't put to rights. And it's not her penchant for using hand tools as weapons or the fact that she seems immune to his sway. Everything about her screams run. But when he discovers she's working toward her own prophecy, he's got no choice but to keep her safe. It might have been easy, if she didn't think she was the chosen's protector. When the opposition descends, their only hope is to stick together, but the truth unravels, and together might prove the biggest complication of them all.

Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction? ****** Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]

|mature content| Humanity has hit the brink of defeat after an international viral outbreak that has consumed all of mankind. Whilst the dead roam the Earth it's discovered that they're not the only danger that will stop at nothing to kill you. Man vs. Man vs. Dead, there's only enough to see just who will survive without reaching the edge of defeat. Relationships form and tear. Betrayal is an action everyone is capable of, but to what extent will some go to? Constant fear lingers and no matter which turn you take it always follows, but sometimes all it takes is an unexpected twist to occur for that fear to simply... end. - completed

"How can I see tomorrow, if you're not there?..." They've gone through so much in such a short time of knowing each other; heartbreak, misery and confusion. At the time, it looked like they wouldn't have made it through all of that alive, but somehow - they did. So, will this new chapter - along with the untouched experiences and newly made memories - be something that will set their love aflame, or will the fire die down? The only way to find out... Well, is to find out. [All Rights Reserved. This story has been published originally by the author and all ideas and story lines has strictly been made by the author alone. Plagiarism/ forgery of any kind is prohibited. If copying of any sort regarding this story is made, extreme hardship shall and will be placed upon you. Do Not Forge And Plagiarize.] Enjoy :) x [Forrest Ivy - Aflame, 2015©]