Born a slave, made an heiress, Annabelle must battle a society unwilling to accept her and a love that threatens to ruin her in order to keep her freedom. ***** Born a slave, Annabelle soon finds that fate has other plans when she's purchased by a man named Elijah Finley, who not only rescues her from an abusive master, but also gives her her freedom. However, her new life comes at the cost of another: Elijah has made Annabelle the heiress to his estate, in spite of having a son. So Henry Finley, unwilling to accept his father's will, is determined to regain his rightful fortune at any cost -- even if that means seducing his father's former slave... Content and/or Trigger Warning: This story contains some racist and sexist language that reflects the historical time period when it's set. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]]

{Book 1 of 3} (y/n) and Aris have been stuck at WICKED's facility for days on end, and the meals are beginning to drag on, now that the rest of Group B has either been taken to Janson's promised paradise or disappeared. Although WICKED has been supposedly taking care of them, Aris and (y/n) have their suspicions about this World in Catastrophe Killzone Experiment Department, and they are determined to get answers. Fortunately, a peculiar group of boys stumble into the cafeteria just as (y/n) begins to lose hope, carrying with them a particular atmosphere that seems trustworthy; however, one lean, blonde boy sticks out among the group to (y/n) so much so that it sends an itch through her brain. It is up to herself, Aris, and the kids of Group A to discover the truth of this facility that will result in a quest that is unimaginably arduous. They will have countless obstacles to overcome in the matter of months, but the question is this: who will survive? AN: I've decided to shake things up, so I'm going to shape and mold Wes Ball's film adaptations in this fan fiction, meaning I'll be aligning my story with the film plots (TST and TDC). Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to The Maze Runner series or any of James Dashner's and Wes Ball's work. History of Highest Rankings: #410 - fanfiction on 2018.05.11 #5 - newt on 2021.05.10 #1 - themazerunner on 2018.06.22