She's the reason the heart of my family had been torn apart. Because that night, I'd chosen to save her. [Cover Design by Ren Tachibana]

"Ma chérie, you were mine long before you saw the madness in my eyes." Maddy is slowly deteriorating, finally succumbing to the parasite that owns her. She craves a change, before it is too late for her. Adrian might just be that change, but he has a dilemma of his own. Luke has to prove his worth in order to achieve what he most desires. Agatha seems to know a lot. Olivia and Noah are dead. "All this pain and misery, It ends tonight. God bless the wicked" ____ Maddison Avery had a glamorous life. The ideal social and love life. A flawlessly kind persona. Dazzling school popularity. Her life was good. Until it wasn't. Her world changed overnight, crashing down on her and rendering her breathless. Death clouded her life, in its path, taking whatever it desired. In the aftermath, she was sent to a small town in Sweden to 'clear her head' and find herself a new perspective. There, she meets a darkly charming lawyer- Adrian. He is unlike anyone she has ever met. But, he possesses a dark side and even darker secrets. He is a man trapped in the depths of his family's twisted stealth. He himself doesn't know when to let go. Not that he can now. Maddy is irresistibly drawn to him. Perhaps, they aren't really that different. The hovering problem is his surreptitiousness. With him, she doesn't know where his chess board ends and reality begins. Demons of the past are catching up and their lives are on the line. Maddy has no choice but to trust this conniving devil in the mist. Now, add heartbreak and betrayal to this mix, with just the perfect dash of crazy. So, buckle up fellow audience, 'cuz Maddy and Adrian won't fail to deliver. ______ Regular updates Warning: explicit language & mature scenes ===== Highest rankings #2 oldhouse on 28.10.20 #3 narcissistic on 01.11.20 #11 mindgames on 10.12.20 #11 adhd on 19.12.20 #17 ocd on 03.11.20 #57 psychopath on 19.11.20 #59 mentalillness on 15.12.20 #79 dominance on 30.11.2

After being abducted by a sadistic sociopath, Reign O'Connor devises a plan to make her captor's son fall in love with her in order to aid in her escape. Nineteen-year-old Reign O'Connor has begun to rebuild her life after her mother's death-thriving as a dedicated student at the San Francisco Art Institute, shining on stage in theatre productions, and basking in the warmth of her adoring boyfriend. But when she steps out of her dorm one innocent Sunday morning, she has no idea fate is about to upend everything she knows. Reign is abducted by Dane Donavon, a sadistic collector of young women he calls his "dolls." Imprisoned in Dane's basement---forced to endure isolation in individual, chained rooms---Reign becomes one of many victims under his cruel control. Dane's twenty-year-old son, Avery, acts as both caretaker and captive; while Avery's chains are psychological, he remains powerless under his father's authority. Gentle by nature, Avery seeks to comfort the imprisoned girls, quietly insisting he is nothing like Dane. Reign, determined to survive, sees Avery's vulnerability as her only hope and crafts a daring plan: make Avery fall in love with her and secure her escape. But as their bond grows, Reign must face the reality that darkness runs deeper than she ever imagined---and that the line between savior and captor may be more blurred than she's willing to believe.

While investigating the chilling deaths of three teenage girls in the remote town of Briarwood, Detective Evan O'Riley is drawn into the unsolved mysteries of a notorious 1960s serial killer. Three sixteen-year-old girls have plunged from the roof of their school. The question lingers: did they jump, or were they pushed? Tasked with uncovering the truth, Evan O'Riley---seasoned by years of crime-solving in Riverton---arrives in Briarwood, determined to discover whether he's facing triple homicide or a heartbreaking suicide. As he delves into the case, Evan uncovers unsettling whispers about the town's infamous SAD Killer, whose string of brutal murders left Briarwood haunted---and whose identity was never discovered. Fifty years later, the ghosts of the past resurface as Evan combs through long-buried evidence, tracks down survivors, and seeks out old investigators tied to the original crimes. Driven to find answers for both the present and the past, Evan is relentless in his pursuit of justice. But as old secrets come to light and the investigation intensifies, Evan realizes the SAD Killer's legacy isn't as distant as he believed---the danger may be closer than anyone imagines.

When Isabelle Donovan disappears without a trace, her case eerily resembles another woman's unexplained vanishing just a year before---raising chilling questions about what truly links these two mysteries. Isabelle Donovan doesn't show up to work, which causes immediate concern. Known for her impeccable attendance, Isabelle would never miss a day without notice. The police launch a swift investigation, with initial suspicion falling on her estranged husband, Scott Donovan, from whom she separated six months earlier. Scott claims ignorance regarding Isabelle's disappearance, but his alibi begins to unravel when her best friend comes forward with unsettling new information. A year earlier, another young woman vanished under eerily similar circumstances. Though her body was never recovered, police remained convinced her husband was responsible---despite lacking proof. As the search for Isabelle intensifies, troubling questions emerge. What truly led to the end of Isabelle's marriage? Is Scott harboring secrets, or is he a scapegoat for a deeper mystery? And could Isabelle's case be linked to the earlier disappearance? If so, does that clear Scott-or deepen his guilt? In this story, innocence is elusive and every character harbors secrets. Because here, nobody is innocent.

"My beautiful Puppet Boy and my beautiful Puppet Girl." A teenage boy and girl find themselves trapped in the lair of a crazy man obsessed with human puppetry. __________________ #1 in horror - 12/6/15 [featured - 12/30/15] IMPORTANT NOTICE - if you're reading this story on a site that is not www.wattpad.com then you could be at risk of a malware attack. Furthermore, please go to this link: www.wattpad.com/user/z0mbies, and report to me where you are reading this story. Thank you. WARNING: This story contains distressing material. Reader discretion advised. The characters in this book are fictional. Any resemblance to actual persons living or dead is entirely coincidental.

March 24th, 2014: Kevin Vásquez goes missing. April 9th, 2015: Kevin's remains are found. March 24th, 2016: Ricardo receives a message from an unknown number, the messenger claims to be Kevin. He's asking for help. He's not dead. He wants to come home. ~~~ "They all thought he died. Apparently they were dead wrong." The day of the two year anniversary after his foster brother's disappearance, Ricardo Vásquez receives a message from an unknown number. The sender claims to be his brother, Kevin and sends what can only be classified as irrefutable evidence that he's alive. But it can't be Kevin, right? Kevin was murdered. Kevin's remains were found. Kevin was DEAD! Or at least he was supposed to be. Now that Kevin's suddenly back, he wants Ricardo's help in exposing the truth and finding out who really tried to kill him two years prior. As the story unfolds, Ricardo uncovers terrible truths about those close to him, warping his mission into that of something more dangerous and twisted than he bargained for, especially considering the masked character who will stop at nothing to ensure Ricardo and his family suffers. Cover credit goes to: @moonlight_aesthetics

[COMPLETED] Wattys2018 Shortlist! PROMOTED ON COSMOPOLITAN.COM Highest rank #6 on Chicklit What's Hot List FOLLOW ME FOR EXCLUSIVE UPDATES ❤ ----------------------------------------- When Emma's grandma dies, new evidence comes to light about the unsolved murder of her dad, 25 years before. While she hunts for answers, her estranged mom pops back up, and her brother moves back to town after leaving without explanation a decade ago. Complicating matters, her childhood next-door neighbor, Ryan, makes it clear he wants a whole lot more than to pull her hair and call her names. Break-ins, a secret stalker, and a mysterious safe lead her on a path of self-discovery that promises to change her forever, if she can manage to survive them. [Mature chapters in separate book: Untethered: The Steamy Bits] Edited by @jgfairytales ⚠ WARNING ⚠ TO READ THIS STORY SAFELY, YOU MUST GO TO WATTPAD: https://www.wattpad.com/user/JessaMartell