The world had gone to hell long ago, taken over by the vampire race. In order to keep some sort of peace in our land, the Vampire Lords made a consecutive agreement. The rich and powerful humans could survive just as they had been, untouched by the vampires save for the occasional blood collections, or so they thought In reality, we were all under their control. Castles spread out throughout our land, one landing in each city. Each castle varied in the number of vampires residing there, but all of them carried a Lord. The Lords were the ones in charge in every city, whether we liked it or not. The vampires often roam through the city, making sure that everyone was in order and no one stepped out of line. If you stepped out of line, you died, end of story. Even if the rich were still under their control, their lives were still better than the poor. The poorest lives held a much worse fate. The men were to be put to work as slaves, whether that meant serving a specific vampire, or just building their castles, they were slaves. The women were to be pets. Pets were the lowest rank you could have. They were forced into cages that were too small to stand in with collars around their necks. They spent their lives in pet shops, just waiting for the dreadful day that they'll be bought. They were treated like animals, trained into what their master wanted, and punished if they misbehaved. Those who were lucky enough to live through that, we're to be slaughtered for their blood at age twenty-five in an act to make sure that our population would stay steady. I was born into this world. Born into this world full of blood-sucking monsters. Except, I was one of the lucky ones. Was. It all ended for me when I was 12, when I was taken away from the last bit of hope and family that I had left. Ever since then, I've lived in a cage, just rotting away, waiting, dreading for the day that some monster would make me his. This is my life. I am a pet. ~~~ Cover by: @mshacake

Rank #3 in Conflict- August 7 2019 Rank #2 in Conflict--August 12 2019 Rank #1 in Rebirth- August 19 2019 Rank #3 in System-- September 1 2019 ................. "..... Host what are you doing!?" "Am I doing the wrong thing, System? Is it really that repulsive for me to strike back. If you think that I am someone they can walk all over with then I will let them taste how to be stomped to the ground and break their bones" "Why take things far?" "Because.... System I Want Revengey4de." "....." "If they want me to go down so badly, then I'll grabbed them all from the Highest Peak they are in and down to the deepest pits of hell with me. That way, I won't be lonely down there" "You are intending to drag those people down with you... That's a death wish!" "Am I even alive in the first place System?" "....." 'My Host seemed to be more scary after amnesia. Master, help me!'

"Are you sure, you can handle that?" he asked with smirk dancing on his lips. "Yeah, very sure." She replied with confidence. "You have to become bold." He said firmly, looking deep into her eyes. "Bold in what respect?" she asked rolling her eyes as she thought he is just talking in puzzles instead of saying it directly. "Bold to become naked with me." Her jaw dropped on floor as she stared him agape, her body froze in mere anticipation.

It doesn't matter how she ended up in this four-walled room. What matters is she gets out. ***** After a night out in New York City, Liliana Rossi wakes up in a windowless room with no recollection of how she got there. And she's not alone. The dark and tattooed Mateo Aguilar is also held captive. As the two struggle to survive and hatch an escape plan, they also struggle with growing attraction toward each other, facing Lili with the biggest question yet: is Mateo the reason she's here, or the one who's going to save her? ✨ Wattys 2018 Shortlist & Featured Story ✨ Content warning: this story references themes that readers might find triggering, including drug use and sexual assault. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]] Cover designed by Stefanie Saw