He hissed as the alcohol touched his bleeding wound and he grabbed my hand. His touch ignited a flame and I knew that later I might have to treat myself for burns. "I'm sorry, did that hurt?" I asked, softly. I tried to calm my breathing as I did so, he was so close. The years that I spent staying away from his kind weren't paying off. "No," He retorted sarcastically, still holding onto my hand. "I hissed because I'm a snake. Of course that hurt, pumpkin." His comment awakened several buried memories, but I ignored them and continued to work on his wound. "Could you please let go of my hand now?" I muttered. He smirked and shook his head. "Do I scare you?" he asked, completely ignoring my question. Even though he did scare me, he scared me completely biscuit-less, I rose my head up and shook my light brown waves. "Absolutely, not." ************************ Gemma Reynolds is an an overworked nurse and probably one of the most innocent and pure people you will ever meet. Her life consists of a simple and constant routine, wake up early, workout, go to work, eat , sleep and listen to her mother criticize her about not having a boyfriend or husband. She has always been hidden in the shadows and even in high school she preferred to stay away from anyone living or breathing, especially Mr. Wyatt Evans. When Wyatt comes into the hospital battered, bruised and bleeding, one night, Gemma is to take care of him. Through several long nights at the hospital, dangerous hide outs and intricate explanations, Gemma figures out that there is more to life than her simple routine and maybe nursing the bad boy isn't as bad as it seems.

❝ it's okay to be afraid of the monsters, it's just not okay to let them win ❞ { criminal minds } { no set season }

*UNDER MAINTENANCE* Dr. Spencer Reid one shots for your entertainment. Requests closed.

"Well, it's Alice now," I correct him, and his brow furrows. "No, it's not." I roll my eyes. "Yes, Spencer. It's Alice. I didn't change my name for people to go poking around in my past." "But what's your real name, the one your mother and father gave you shortly after your birth?" I hesitate slightly before clearing my throat. "Lena Alice Portman." It takes me not a moment to realize he found it all out. "You're lying," he informs me.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞? 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞. Nothing in life has come easily to Chase. He's had to work for everything he's gotten until she comes along and feels like the big break he's been waiting for all his life. Lexi may have stumbled into his arms, but he's going to have to fight like hell to keep her there; to earn himself a spot in her life, in her heart. But Chase knows that she's worth it, and he's no stranger to hard work. Lexi wants to be free, and Greenville is the key to the platinum shackles keeping her from escaping the dollhouse of a home she grew up in. Everything about her new home breathes color into her dull life, and she's not going to give it up for anything. She's going to make it on her own, and nobody is going to underestimate her this time. Lexi is built from materials much stronger than porcelain. Her high hopes may finally be within reach, and she doesn't plan on letting anything or anyone distract her from her future, at least not for more than one night. Apparently, Chase didn't get the memo.

"They always say that a bad boy is like a fire and he needs snow to tame him and calm him down. Some may call me the snow to his fire. But that's not the case. If only they knew the truth...I'm the gasoline to his fire. I haven't tamed anything. I let his flames spread. I've just allowed him to spread his flames to me. And I love the burn. " ~ Aubrey Summers is peeved when her friend decides to date her rival's friend, Jacob. Now she is forced to spend time with the only guy in school she could do without, Parker Adams. But as circumstances continue on, Aubrey finds herself slowly falling for the guy. She is scared she'll get hurt, but who can stop it? Once you've fallen in love, you can't just fall out of it... Maybe it's a good thing Avril made Aubrey with her and her boyfriend on dates with Parker, or it's the cause of her destruction. Parker is a bad boy after all. Warning:Kissing&cuss words Not my cover picture. No copyright intended; all credits to who took the picture.

Bailey Davis has been dragged into babysitting three little troublemakers every Friday for the rest of the year by none other than her mother. But what she soon discovers is not only will she be spending lots of down time with the kids, but another royal pain that happens to live right down the stairs... Who is that, you ask? Jaxon Bennett: a charming, arrogant, and ridiculously hot bad boy. What will happen during this extreme trial of Baileys patience? Prepare to be surprised.

Brooklyn dad is back and forth from Florida to Arizona because her dad was offered a job at rock wood high school in Arizona. What happens when Brooklyn has to move to Arizona and has to quite cheerleading just to do cheerleading with different girls. Logan is Mr. Johnson favorite player on the football team, and is the captain what happens when he falls for Brooklyn but he has to hide things just so he can have a great career and play football. THIS IS NOT A SEQUAL OR ANYTHING FROM MY LAST BOOK HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY ❤️

When Daniela Espinosa's (Dani) father moves her and her brother Matthew to North Carolina for her fathers coaching job, Dani meets someone she might love. She also struggles with being labeled as Coach's daughter and wants to not be labeled anymore. Her dad is heated when he finds out that the guy Dani is interested in is on the football team. Will it last or will her label get the best of her and use it against her ?