How far would you go to win a million dollars? Would you tell some lies? Would you risk your younger sister's life and safety? Or would you completely expose yourself to a total stranger and to many other feasting eyes? How about all three? That's what I, Zara Diaz did for a chance at million dollars and to be crowned The Malik's Queen from being his doll. WARNING: Contains graphic sexual content

❝ she meets a man. a man who hides a dark secret. a secret so dark that it ruins him permanently. ❞

|| Available in book stores!! || watty award 2017 winner! || Becca's life takes a thrilling turn when she pretends to date Brett Wells, the most popular boy in school. Becca Hart is determined to coast her way through her senior year at Eastwood High School. Counting down the days until graduation had become her crutch. Her plans come to a screeching halt one afternoon when she ends up sharing a spontaneous kiss with Brett Wells, who's known for being captain of the football team and an all-around good guy. Their "love" spreads like fire and their fake relationship begins. But the two quickly learn that just because it started off fake, doesn't mean it won't become very real. ___________________________________________ Highest Rank in Teen Fiction: #1 - June 24, 2017. Featured in Teen Fiction: August 1, 2017. Watty Award 2017 Winner for Riveting Reads: September 29, 2017 Completed on: September 18, 2017. ___________________________________________ This story was originally published by myself on the Episode Interactive App as RIVALS. However, the story and the sequel have now been taken down. Alex Light © All Rights Reserved 2017 Cover: Designed by Corina Lupp and drawn by Jordi Labanda.

"Selena? Please look, you need to understand, please answer my call." Beep! "I'm sorry okay, we just fell out, please just let me clarify everything. Call me." Beep! "Geesh, please forgive me!" ... "How are you feeling?" "Have you talked to him?" "Maybe you should find someone else to get over him." ... "Oh I'm so sorry. I wasn't looking please forgive me." "Don't worry I'm not mad, I'm the one who wasn't paying attention." "Malik. Zayn Malik." "Gomez. Selena Gomez." And from a simple cliche meeting that's how Zayn Malik changed my life for the better and I couldn't have been more happier.

Why do I continue to allow him to hurt me? Why do I allow him to keep me as a secret? Why is it that he can flirt and sleep with other girls? But the minute a guy says 'hi' to me I'm the bad guy. I don't understand how this became my life, being someones secret. Does he not love me? Does he not like the pleasurable things I do to his body? Am I not worth being in a public relationship with him? Why do I allow him to hurt me over and over again?

The passionate story of Tessa and Hardin continues as family secrets, deep betrayals, and career opportunities threaten to tear them apart.

This is the sequel (continuation) of After. Hardin and Tessa's relationship will be tested in ways she never expected, but he knew of all along.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

He lit his cigarette, I lit nothing. He drank alcohol, I drank water. He smirked, I smiled. He didn't love me, I didn't love him. He and I together wouldn't last a day. And then the game started... He said he found me intriguing, unique, and interesting because I didn't swoon over him. "You and me Grey, let's play a game. We'll date and in three months time I promise you will fall for me. When you fall in love with me between that time span, I win. If in any way you were to win I'll give up all the alcohol, cigarettes, and player ways." It was a game I wasn't willing to lose, but all games had accidents and consequences. It takes a broken heart to know how to break a heart.

❝It was our secret and will always be ours.❞