The fire crackles and I can hear the river flowing down the hill. Ruby blows out a rough breath and stomps her hoof on the ground. Aiden sits by the fire and all I can think about is what he said earlier about how rivers remind him of everything he's trying to avoid. Quietly, I sit down beside him, handing him a canteen of water. "What did you mean when you said that rivers remind you of everything you're trying to avoid?" I ask gently. He glances a glance at me and then looks back at the fire, clearing his throat. "Nothing. It doesn't matter." I pause slightly. "If it didn't matter, you would have no problem telling me." I say. He doesn't speak, so I decide to push a little bit further. "Aiden, come on. We're stuck in the woods tonight, at least tell me something." He looks down at the canteen in his hands and sighs. "I put up walls when I was eight..." he hesitates. "It wasn't really intentional, but my parents got divorced and some other things happened and well...it messed me up pretty bad." He takes a sip of water and sighs again, rubbing his chin. "It was mostly there to protect the scattered pieces of myself that I didn't want anybody to find, like glass in a way...and I was protecting a child from picking up the sharp pieces." He takes a deep breath. "And then she came along and knocked them down brick by brick until I was completely exposed. And I waited, I guess for her to fix me...but all she did was make it worse. She just added more glass until there were cuts all over me. She left me with nothing but more damage, so now I'm just hollow...and I'm terrified to look inside. I want to glue myself back together, but what if I cut my hands?" "That's..." I search for the right word. "Intense. I thought you were just-" "Egotistical? That I only think about sex?" I feel bad, but I nod. "Pretty much yeah." He nods a little before turning to look at me, angling his entire body towards me. "There's a lot that you don't know about me." THE COVER IS BY @nerdfpiper

~ Winner of Wattys 2015 Hidden Gem Award , The JOURNEY THAT BEGINS THE FIREBIRD CHRONICLES. "You are my daughter, and you have grown up so kind and innocent and just," she said, "You are everything I could have wished for. But it is not enough. The King will take your kindness, and use it to crush you. He will trick you with your innocence and perverse justice as we know it. You will die as you are now. Do you hear me, Lumina? You must become stronger. One day you must become Queen." Lumina, a young thief, is desperate to find her best friend and sister, Reia, when she vanishes one night in the woods. Following her trail, Lumina finds herself travelling across the mysterious floating island, a kingdom within the clouds that is inhabited by angels. The kingdom has fallen to an oppressive ruler with a dark magic. Fabian, a powerful elemental lord, enrols Lumina, an eligible candidate for Queen, in the fight for the throne. Instead of finding Reia, Lumina discovers that friendship, love and adventure lurk at every corner, and a journey intended to find another is really about finding herself. Highest ranking #7 in Fantasy. Completed. Check out Book 2, Solstice!

*completed* *Wattpad featured story [ 17/3/16]* *2015 WATTY AWARD WINNER* *#3 in Fantasy (5/3/16)* A chance encounter with a mysterious wizard at a magic show spells more than just a broken curfew for Cady and Josh Gates. When Josh is whisked away to the hidden world of Esvanira by the Keepers, Cady tracks him down to the Hall of Games - home to Stars and Starlets alike, where magic reigns supreme and shadows lurk in every corner. Secrets lie in wait as Cady searches for her brother. Darkness rises as time slips on by, and Cady will soon realise that there is more to the Hall of Games than meets the eye. Cover by @TrafficCop Book Trailer by @beingellie

HIGHEST RANK- #1 in Crush #2 in Paranormal For a moment he just sits there watching me with amused eyes, a smirk playing on his lips. Suddenly he stands up and walks forward until he's only inches from my body. Our faces so close that I can actually see the small sliver flecks in his eyes as they shimmer. "Wha-what are you doing?" I stutter my voice coming out as a breathless whisper. He breathes out. His breath fanning across my face, it smells of peppermint with a hint of orange. I shiver at the feeling. Sending a sensation that's equally as phenomenal as it is terrifying down my body. He leans in just a little closer so that our noses are almost touching. I stare up into his eyes, unsure of what to do. I feel frozen in place, like I can't move, like maybe I don't want to. "Time to seal it with a kiss" he suggests with a smirk. 🔹🔹🔹 Bethany Hibbler has a secret that she has kept from everyone. For 17 years Bethany has never told anybody that she can read minds. But then there's a new guy in school, he's arrogant, rude, egotistical, easily angered, and completely hot-he's Jake Lester. Before, Beth never believed in the paranormal world, but the word impossible seems all too possible when Jake arrives. This book is full of mind reading, a new set of vocabulary words, including: Book of Sacrimboniamat, The world of Eribiss, Eron, & Necrif, a lot of mistakes on Beth's part, some paranormal weirdness, confusion, palm facing stupidity, sarcasm, embarrassing moments, and a whole lot of comebacks. ➖➖ "Oh my freaking God such a good book! Girl you better keep writing this is aw-mase-ing"-@pinklady7777777 "I'm so excited, can't wait for more. I love this book so much, it's so interesting and totally the kind of book I read. 😊😍 U are an amazing writer 😘"-@Happyloner2004 "Honestly, this is one of the most amazing stories I've ever read!!! Wonderful story plot and the characters are equally amazing! Keep the creative juices flowing"

More than anything, Grae Winters wants to live an average, boring life. No surprises, no magic, and definitely no vampires. Unfortunately for Grae, she's anything but normal. Cursed with a power she doesn't understand, pretending to be ordinary is difficult when living in a city of the bizarre and supernatural. Grae's life only gets weirder when vampires start disappearing off Roccia Nera's streets, and she's coerced into searching for a master vampire's missing daughter. If Grae fails to find her, she'll have to take the woman's place in the master's cadre...for eternity. In a city where normalcy is overrated, Grae's life is about to get much stranger. [Series Discontinued]

He was married. When I met my true mate for the first time, I found out a devastating secret. The man whom I had been saving myself for was already married. And each time he slept with his wife, I was left burning in the depths of hell. But instead of running from my problems like other she-wolves, I accepted his rejection and stayed, no matter how painful it was. I wanted to prove to everyone that he could never break my spirit, that I could live without him, my soulmate. I just never expected him to give me to the deadliest Alpha in the north as a sacrificial lamb for his pack. . . . WARNING: The Rejected She-Wolf is a steamy werewolf romance. It contains explicit sexual content👅, naughty scenes🔥, and mature language 👄. Please prepare extra underwear 🩲 , something to drink 🍹, and refrain from eating while reading this story(unless you're into that 🤷♀️).

"To trust someone is to place your life in their hands, either a blessing or a curse. And if I were to be cursed, it wouldn't be by you." A tragedy unforeseen. A death written by destiny. Dawn and Dusk Willows' lives are turned upside down one fateful night when their mother is murdered by a mysterious man. The peasant twins are torn apart, stranded on different corners of the world. Different kingdoms, different upbringing, different fates. She's a mere commoner; he the future king. Her flames seek out her long lost twin, his ice crystals carving out a path for him. Her temper knows no bounds, his calm attitude perfect to play tricks on others. Dawn enlists a band of outlaws' help to search him, while Dusk longs to avenge his mother one day. Their paths had converged long ago, yet remained intertwined in the intricate web of fate. Now they shall meet once more. Fire will clash with ice. Blizzards will blaze. And the embers of frost will fall again. ~ Slow and sporadic updates ~

[COMPLETED] "Why are you so rude?" "Maybe because that's who I am or because people like you deserve to be treated that way." Who knew that two strangers fighting over a beanie would lead to a weird friendship or maybe something more. And it started a lesson where Harry taught Eve how to be a good person and stop being rude. ©londonstars

#14 in Fantasy - Now officially featured on Wattpad. She is Light. He is Darkness. They have no reason to trust each other. But they're the only ones who can stop three worlds from falling apart. Oh, and they're both dead. Added to TeenFictionCommunity's "Fantastic Fantasies" and Wattpad's "Watty Winners: The best of Wattpad" reading lists. "Excellent prologue! :) The whole scene just flows perfectly; is very well described, and an effortless read." - @AdamCollins "When I was 12, I was biking and got hit by a car, I didn't know what happened until i woke up in the ambulance too. This scene brought all that back! So great writing! LOL" - @RebeccaSky "Awesome prologue you got there Marion! :) I love the fact that the main character died in this prologue, which makes the reader what will happen to the main character. :) It's cool to see your version of angels and demons compared to my work. I might get a little inspiration from yours though :) Good job! And can't wait to read more." - @Jasmine_Bell "This is an intriguing start, you could hook the readers on with your writing style. It was very intense in the beginning that you have people wondering what's going to happen later :)" - @Ky_Kgko DISCLAIMER: I don't own the pictures/videos in this story. All credits go to their owners. If you are one of them and want me to remove the picture/video, please let me know and I'll do it at once. Entertainment purposes only. No copyright infringement intended. © Copyright 2016 All work is property of MarionAvalon, any duplication or reproduction of all or part of the work without explicit permission by the author is illegal. This work is exclusive to wattpad. Any copy found elsewhere is an unauthorized reproduction. If you find any, please let me know