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Find my way back to you by tipsy_buttercup036
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Caydon Phoenix had learned to live with ghosts. Not the kind that haunted old houses-but the kind that lived beneath his skin, in the hollow spaces between his heartbeats, in the phantom ache of something vital that had been carved away. The doctors called it retrograde amnesia. A neat diagnosis that did nothing to explain the gaping void where pieces of himself used to be. He had rebuilt his life after the accident-the one that left him in a coma for months. When he finally woke up, he'd emerged into a world that felt fundamentally wrong. Not unfamiliar, exactly. Wrong. Like a song played with crucial notes missing, leaving the melody incomplete. His family was gone. The car accident had taken them all, leaving him the sole heir to the Phoenix empire. He'd thrown himself into the work, filling eighteen-hour days with meetings and deals, anything to drown out the persistent whisper that something essential had been left behind. But the feeling never quieted. It was there when he woke gasping from dreams of dimpled smiles and eyes the color of-what? He could never hold onto it long enough to know. The images dissolved the moment he woke, leaving only sweetness and an ache so deep it felt like grief. His colleagues thought he was driven. His board members called him relentless. But Caydon knew the truth: he was searching. Desperately searching for something he couldn't name, someone he couldn't remember, in every face that passed, every laugh that echoed, every moment that struck him with dizzying familiarity. The therapists promised the fragments would eventually come together. Time and patience, they said, as if those words meant anything to a man who felt incomplete. His family's friends spoke in careful half-truths, their eyes holding secrets they wouldn't share. "You had someone," they'd say. "Someone important. Someone you would have died for." Would have died for. Who? Why wouldn't they tell him? And why did the not-knowing feel like suffocation?
Last Night at the Café by joiehasnolimits
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Seoul, a bustling metropolis of 9.7 million inhabitants. How difficult is it to find one? Maybe all it takes is coffee, courage, and one rainy night. Seollal is an aspiring writer who teaches English in the day. Kazu is a café owner whose business has suffered the brunt of lockdowns. When one rainy night brings them closer together, they find they share more similarities than they realised. Featured on: Wattpad - Fresh Reads 4 Nov 2021 Wattpad and Wattpad Explorer - Editor's Choice 20 Nov 2021 Wattpad MultiCultural - November Reads of the Month! Wattpad Asian Fiction - From Me to You ~ Published 22 June 2021. Completed 24 December 2021. Copyright © 2022. joiehasnolimits/Joie Y. All rights reserved.
Carnival Creek by TrueSupernatural13
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It all begins with a murder, a circus, and a ghost story. Tamina Lunera was convinced of her family's innocence, but as her search for proof turned to an obsession, she finds herself dropped at a summer camp far from the realities of her homelife. However, like all great illusions, all is not what it seems.
Knife's Edge by moxie_writes
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With a drug lord for a father and an addict for a mother, Jade Taylor was dealt a pretty shabby hand in life. Her childhood was spent in a constant state of fear, her only solace being her two half-sisters -- Charlotte and Bailey -- who were forced to live the nightmare alongside her. But things all changed when their father got sent to prison. Eight new social workers and five foster families later, the girls finally found their home. Now, at eighteen, Jade is counting down the days until her exams are over, excited to spend a stress-free summer with her boyfriend, her two best friends, and her forever family. Unfortunately, things don't always go to plan -- not in a town like Greencliff. Upon meeting the Coleman brothers -- a family that fits so well into the 'gang' culture she so desperately wants to avoid -- Jade finds herself teetering on the edge of a blade, carefully balanced between the life she wants and the life she wants to escape. And when she catches the eye of Lucas Coleman, the eldest of the brothers, it's only a matter of time before she falls. Only one questions remains: Which way will she land? (This description is a work in progress and may be subject to change!) TRIGGER WARNINGS ⚠️ : Drugs, violence, references to childhood abuse, mental health issues **UPDATES EVERY THURSDAY**