If you can see them, then you're already dead. If you can hear them, then you're not far from it. If you can smell them, like the forest they live in, then avoid danger at all conceivable costs. Because they're the monsters in the shadows of Harvey Hill's forests, and their king needs his queen.

Tragedy brought me to them, love made me stay. Constatine Walker & Elias Diaz They were my light and I was their solace. Apart we were dull, but together we were extraordinary. ------------ "What happened?" He finally asked. I didn't know what to say. I didn't want them to know even though I'm sure they've already speculated. I'd let them think what they wanted because I couldn't bare to say it out loud, I wanted to leave that behind me. Elias soft lips caressed my thigh as if trying to sooth the pain. My breathing hitched as his tongue slid along my skin, further up my thigh, to the top of the bruise. Once he was finished mending me, he leaned up to grab around my ribs and I winced. "Is there more?" He asked leaning me back slightly. I don't know why but I didn't stop him when he slowly slid my top up my stomach to expose yet another bruise. Maybe it's because I already knew what he was going to do and I wanted it. My head flung back as his warm wet mouth covered my skin, tasting me, arousing me into delirium. My skin burned in his wake, begging for one more kiss as he returned to my thigh. "Does his lips feel good?" Con asked in my ear. I nodded my head in response, unable to force the words out. "Do you want to know what my lips feel like?" He asked.

After one of Sophie's closest friends left for the Neverseen, Sophie is returning to the Lost Cities. But she is left with questions, and the only way to get answers is to follow a trail left by one of the Neverseen's closest allies...

Thrown out of an abusive home, Suki pretends to be Devin's girlfriend while she stays with his family. But what happens when pretend feelings become real? ***** With nowhere to go after being thrown out of an abusive home, Suki asks Devin, a complete stranger, if she can stay the night with him. But what was supposed to be a short-term solution quickly turns into an open-ended promise: if Suki pretends to be Devin's girlfriend to ward off his pushy (if loving) mother, then she can live in his spare bedroom until she sorts out her life. But what happens when pretend feelings become real? Will Suki be able to overcome the fear and pain in her past in order to heal and fall in love? [[1st Place, The Rarity Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, Skull Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Royalty Awards 2017, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Gold Awards 2017, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Holo Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Z Awards, Romance Category]] [[1st Place, The Purple Awards, Romance Category]] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

He placed both his hard, and muscular hands over my upperarms, as he pinned me to the wall ─preventing me from moving. Questions shot my mind like a thousand bullets, and I shuddered fiercely. What... What was happening?! God! What's he doing?! An-And... here!!! In front of two-hundred Goddamned people!! He clenched his jaw, as he parted his lips, against mine, and spoke: "Resist me." ~~~~~~~ Charlotte Thorne; innocent, dreamy, and naïve, gets her life turned upside down after she decides to leave her parents' home and enjoy a new space of independence ─New work, new place, new relations, new... Employer ─None other than the business magnate Rickard Ellington Conway. Her story continues on as she dives into the cores of human bonds while she aims for a decent and peaceful life. Accompany Charlotte in her search for a 'loveless' life, and continue to enjoy her story ─Charlotte's Story. Book II of 'Charlotte's Story' Series. Trigger Warning: This story may contain scenes/content of violence, vulgar language, sexual scenes that might be triggering to some audience. ©️ 2017 Athenas