Challenged Stories

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~Book two in Werewolf Series~ ~Sequel but can be read without reading "The Alpha's To Mark"~ ~Completed~ Prince Theo is coming of age to soon take over as King of Werewolves. Breezing through training exercises and stunning his tutors with his intelligence. Eager to learn and take over as king, he becomes side tracked during a training exercise. Samantha is a rogue. Her family has been rogues as long as she can remember and it is all Queen Natalie's fault. After killing Alpha Desmond her family refused to live under the new Alpha the royal family hand picked. They decided to chose option two and become rogues. It was the best option in their opinion. Theo recognizes this mysterious female right away as his mate and tries to pursue her, but she pushes him away within minutes of knowing him. Assuming he is just like the stories she's been told of the royal family and rejects him. Can he win her heart and prove he is not the monster she's been told or will his attempt to win her over be useless in the end? --WARNING-- Sexual content, mature scenes and language Start date: May 21, 2021 Completed on: February 7, 2025

In his final year of university, Zack is weighed down by constant stress from his family, who pressure him for reasons he can't control. One night, in a moment of desperation, Zack stumbles upon a mysterious website that promises a way out.Trying it as a joke however, offers an escape far from what he expected, turning his world upside down. All pictures are AI generated!

Aarav Shekhawat is the captain of the basketball team. He also is the picture perfect boy for teachers. An perfect example of backbencher with marks of a topper. Breaking rules comes to him naturally. He doesn't care much about anyone. Parties, girls, marks and basketball matches are his life. Vanshika Singh, a sweetheart whose life resides in her books and ghungroos. The perfect image of a girl for teachers and parents, alike. A shy, introverted girl whose main focus is to become the lawyer she dreamed of. ************************************************************* "Some rivalries are destined to be more than just competition." Vanshika Singh has spent years perfecting the art of being the best-top grades, impeccable reputation, and a determination that leaves no room for distractions. But there's one person who always manages to challenge her: Aarav Shekhawat, the infuriatingly charming basketball captain who also happens to be her fiercest academic rival. For years, their battles have been fought in classrooms and exam halls, every test a new battleground. But when an unexpected twist of fate forces them to work together, the fine line between competition and connection begins to blur. Late-night study sessions turn into stolen glances, arguments spark something deeper, and soon, Vanshika finds herself facing a problem even calculus can't solve-her growing feelings for the one boy she swore to defeat. In a world of academic pressure, unspoken words, and a love that defies logic, Vanshika and Aarav must decide: Will they remain rivals, or will they rewrite their story... together? How will these academic rivals become star crossed lovers? Which one of them falls first? ************************************************************ Jump into the book to find out❤️✨ This book does not contain any love angles or toxicity. It's a simple love story which involves friendship, love, drama and lots of fun which might remind you of your own school days.

~Book One in Werewolf Series~ ~Completed~ This is my first book, so be warned it isn't the best. Natalie has gone through one rejection and is not strong enough to take part in another. Her rejecter was one of the Alphas' who sits on the high Alpha council making him powerful. With territory as far as the eye can see and power that many craved. His rejection was simply because she held no titles. A normal werewolf with no power or ties to any Alpha blood. To Alpha Maxwell she was not a normal wolf. She is his mate. His everything. His true mate, the one many never get to meet or have. Completely head over heels in love with this female. He doesn't care she is normal with no titles. Alpha Maxwell is the most powerful Alpha in the lands. --WARNING-- Sexual content, mature scenes, language, violence, death, and gore. ~~~Ranks~~~ November 14, 2018- #3 in Alpha Male February 21, 2019- #9 Alpha Female June 28, 2021- #150 in wolf July 7, 2021- #32 in challenge August 16, 2021: #22 in challenge April 15, 2022: #3 in Werewolf Started: June 29, 2019 Completed: June, 28, 2021 New chapters (prologue, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, and 33) added: August 16, 2021

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The best way to learn story writing is the same way a child learns ABC - slowly, step by step. I will guide you like a mentor. We won't rush. Strictly made for beginners who want to write their own story like pro authors do. My Gentle ABC Guide to Becoming a Pro Writer from the Way I Learned

◎ 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝒐 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝑮𝑼𝑰𝑵𝑬 𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐃𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑻𝑬 - 𝑎 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝐞𝑟𝐞 𝑟𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑛𝐞𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑖𝑐𝐞𝑠 𝑔𝐚𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝐚 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝐚𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡 ˚𓂃𖥧 𓆩 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝑮𝑼𝑰𝑵𝑬 𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐃𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑻𝑬 𓆪 𝑠𝐞𝑟𝑣𝐞𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𓏔 𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑖𝐞𝑣𝐞, 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝐞 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝐦𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝐞𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐦𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝐬𝑒𝑛𝐬𝐞 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡, ℎ𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐞𝑙𝐞𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑐𝐞. 𓍼 ㆍ 𓁭 𓈒 𝕵𝒐𝑖𝑛 𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝒐𝑙𝑙𝐚𝑏𝒐𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝒐𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝐚𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐦𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑎 𝑏𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑝𝐞𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑜𝐦 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝐞 𝐧𝑜𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛𝐚𝑙 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝐞𝑟𝑠. 𓍯𓂃𓏧 Book Cover Credits : @-KIMTHETURTLE

(Book 2 of the Bogus Basin Bullet Chronology) It has been 2 years since the races Marcus had as the Bogus Basin Bullet. Two years since Robbie's death at Bogus Basin Road. While everyone else in the family seems to still morn Robbie's death, Marcus could care less. In fact, he is happier than he has ever been, now living in Pocatello and approaching his Sophomore College years as a mechanical engineering student, excelling in his chosen field of study. That all changes when he receives a challenge from an unknown individual on Facebook, going by the persona, "Midnight Shadow," who claims to know everything about the series of races two years ago and threatens to expose Marcus as the Bogus Basin Bullet! The only way Midnight Shadow will keep quiet about the Bullet's true identity comes with a price: Beating the Midnight Shadow on the downhill run on Scout Mountain, a treacherous road on a mountain outside Pocatello that can compare to Bogus Basin itself! What twists the game into even higher stakes is when Marcus finds out who the Midnight Shadow is: Darrel Durhan! Can Marcus win this new challenge unscathed? Or will he crash and burn, or worse: Be forced to reveal his true identity as the Bogus Basin Bullet?

Title: The Hidden Pain of the Villainess "What happens when the 'villainess' refuses to play her part-without even knowing she's a character in a story?" He was supposed to discard me. He was supposed to leave me in the wreckage of his ambition. I am Sanya Raghuvamsh, the cold-hearted villainess of this CRISWEN city, and I am a prisoner in my own life. Bound by a nightmare marriage to Dravya Raizada-a man whose obsession is as suffocating as his touch-I exist in a world that demands my silence. I am broken, hollow, and blind to the truth: that I am nothing more than a puppet, dancing on strings held by a script I never wrote and I never imagined to even exist. But something has shifted. Marco, the only man who sees through the mask, carries a secret that defies reality-a soul from another world determined to drag me off-script. With Aarav, a shadow in the digital world, we are fighting for a freedom we were never meant to have. But the story is fighting back. The shadows are hungry, and Dravya... Dravya doesn't just want my compliance. He wants my soul, my secrets, and my total surrender. He is the master of this narrative, and he has no intention of letting his favorite villainess walk away. The script demands a tragedy. I'm planning a massacre. A dark, obsessive tale where the villain has found his favorite toy-and the toy has finally decided to bite back.

This is totally fiction, this has no connection to reality at all. Treat this as a fiction/fantasy. The characters are all made-up, none of them exist in real life, people with same names as the characters are just coincidence, they are not made based on anyone. . . . Avelora Valeska, an archeologist who loved her work, died after falling off a cliff during investigating an abandoned place. She thought she was dead but turns out she isn't, somehow she has passed a portal and now is in a world where no body knows earth or how to get back there. A citizen of the new world- Solara picks her from outside like she is collecting stray cats, immediately accepting her as her sister. Will Avelora find this world amusing or will it be much more cruler than the Earth she has grown up in?

Rivals. Royalty. Brothers. An ailing King gives the two wayward princes a choice. Learn to work together, or watch as their Kingdom falls to ashes and flames under the fury of the Great Dragon. Wattpad Open Novella Contest 2026 Participating Story

What start as a simple wrestling challenge between two best friends quickly turns into somthing much bigger. Anna and Laura invent ridiculous rules, unexpected punishments, and chaotic "silence rounds" that always end in laughter. Between competition and creativity. They discover thet the best ideas are born from the most random moments. And maybe... this is just the beginning of something bigger.

A love that no one else understands, a world that exists only between them, blind to every outside opinion. A foundation they thought unshakable... until it broke. Can they survive it?

R.Raghav, a casual 18 year old, faces a sudden change in his life with the entrance of Akriti Mandhana, a deaf and mute girl, who was ignored by her classmates in the new school, and he was the only one who understood her. Though their first meet had a bitter sweet impact on the two, Raghav didn't took long to realise her difficulties. They got each other, but how will the world open up to them? Be prepared to witness their journey against all odds and explore an ending you'd never expect to read in such a story, that'd keep you hooked into the tragic side of life till the very end...

Aira, a soft and funny girl, is broken by the people she trusted, loved, and genuinely cared for. Everyone expects her to crumble, but instead, she makes a powerful glow-up and an unforgettable comeback. A teen, funny, and relatable story about love, friendship, and finding yourself. Sometimes pain is the only way to find your true strength. This is my journey through heartbreak, hardship, and self-discovery, and how I became stronger than I ever imagined. "This Story is Participating in ONC 2026" Main prompt - #78 Other prompt - #28

Isang mansion na walang nag tatagal na katulong, Mansion na sa kagubatan nakatayo at nananatili. Napaka dilim at sobrang kinatatakutan, at may sabi sabing hindi ka daw makakalabas ng buhay. Si Tamellia ay isang babaeng lumaking mahirap at pasan lahat ng problema. Habang nag aaral sa kolehiyo ay saktong nag layas sya sa bahay nila dahil nahihirapan na sya at lumalaki ang trauma sa bahay. At dahil nag iisa nalang sa bahay ay nag hanap sya ng trabaho hanggang sa mapadpad sya sa mansion ng mga crane. Limang lalaking kinatatakutan pero matututong mag mahal ng makilala nila ang babaeng tutuloy sa mansion nila at mag bibigay ng ligaya sa madilim nilang buhay. Ang limang bampira na makakasama ng dalaga...

ONC 2026 - Spring - Prompt 3 Prompt 3 "A Door Left Slightly Open" When the mountains of Ul-Rokh begin to stir, a blacksmith's granddaughter becomes the first to sense the reality of a long-forgotten danger. As the Gral'Khorr and Orcs hunt for an ancient weapon capable of breaking the earth itself, Rhanai is drawn into a perilous journey toward the Sekhmet peaks - one that will place her path alongside a battle-scarred prince, forged by another age and another war. Set in the world of A'asra, ten years after the events of First Knight, The Earth Breaker is a heroic tale of courage, sacrifice, and the moment ordinary lives are called to shape the fate of kingdoms. Check out the IG page where I will be dropping images and most importantly, my maps of A'asra.... The first map will be for Earth Breaker and First Knight... Remember it's only the main locations that can be seen, and it's not a scale map - It's actually a hand-drawn map handed to the brothers shortly after arriving in A'asra (First Knight): - instagram.com/images_of_aasra