Highstakes Stories

In a world where duty demands everything and love costs even more, Qais and Maviya are about to learn that some bonds don't break-they just bend. And sometimes, the person you hate the most is the only one who can save you.

💙 Maynard High: Awkward Blue 💙 "He's running from legacy. She's fighting to be believed. Both are closer to the truth than they should be." Kael Lance was born into power, expectation, and control. When he finally pushes back, he's sent to Maynard High, a remote boarding school where discipline is strict, rules are absolute... and students don't always make it out. Siobhan Wildes has spent her time at Maynard trying to survive, its pressure, its silence, and the way people like her are easily pushed aside. But when she gets her hands on something she was never meant to see, she learns the truth: At Maynard, people don't just hide the truth, they disappear. And the ones who ask too many questions are next. As strange patterns begin to surface and reality starts to blur, Kael and Siobhan are pulled into something far bigger than school rules or social hierarchy. Because at Maynard, knowledge comes with a cost, and once you see it, there's no going back. In a world where secrets are controlled, loyalty is tested, and even your closest allies might turn on you, survival isn't about strength. It's about knowing when to look away. ...and when it's already too late. For fans of dark academia, boarding school drama, psychological horror, a little sports drama and slow-burn tension. Updates every Tuesday 💗

The strongest people aren't the ones who never fall. They are the ones who keep walking after no one notices they did.

Two rival captains. One fractured map. A race against time. When Captain Seraphine Vale splits her crew to hunt down a treasure hidden in two places, she makes one fatal decision - forcing Kael Varyn and Mara Quinn to lead together. They don't trust each other. They don't like each other. And on the open sea, that kind of tension gets people killed. But with a rival crew closing in and danger at every turn, survival means learning to fight together. Because the treasure isn't the only thing that demands a sacrifice. And when the moment comes... they'll have to choose - gold, or each other.

"Closer than you should be. Dangerously so." ​To the rest of the world, Hailey and Justin are Hollywood's untouchable power couple. They survive the headlines, the paparazzi swarms, and the relentless divorce rumors. But behind closed doors, the distance between them is a widening abyss-and the only person filling the silence is Kael, Hailey's lethal, unyielding personal bodyguard. ​What started as stolen glances under the neon lights of a London fashion show quickly spirals into a high-risk, secret affair. In a world where every move is filmed, every outfit analyzed, and every smile weaponized by the media, Kael is the only place Hailey feels real. ​But when a positive pregnancy test changes everything, the stakes turn deadly. Caught between renewing her vows to save her husband's image and holding onto the dangerous man in the shadows, Hailey is forced to play the ultimate role. ​One baby. Two men. A truth that could shatter an empire. ​A high-stakes, forbidden celebrity romance packed with viral drama, intense spice, and a secret that changes everything.

This is my first fanfic, so I hope you enjoy! It tells the story of Satoru Gojo, the Special Grade Jujutsu sorcerer who ends up slowly falling for Rina Sasaki, a gentle but serious girl who manages to crack his shields. The story follows the main Jujutsu Kaisen plot, but there are small and/or major changes to it! DISCLAIMER: although the story is marked as All Rights Reserved, most of the characters and plot belong to Gege Akutami and the Jujutsu Kaisen Project. Thank you!

Ateneo was supposed to be the victory lap-a clean slate at Katipunan where Sam Reyes and Mateo Cruz could finally step out from the shadows of high school scandals and focus on their future. But right as they prepare to move into their first shared off-campus apartment near campus, a sudden twist rewrites their entire trajectory. ​Mateo receives a surprise invitation for an elite international sports program: a high-stakes, pre-university preparatory draft league in Madrid, Spain, hosted by top European basketball scouts. At the very same time, Sam is awarded a prestigious pre-undergraduate research fellowship at the Instituto de Estadística Deportiva (IED) in Madrid. ​Realizing their dreams are opening doors thousands of miles away before they even take their first college classes in Manila, Sam and Mateo decide to defer their initial semester at Ateneo and take the leap abroad together. ​Pero hindi madali ang maging 18-year-old rookies sa ibang bansa. Cutthroat international athletes, demanding analytical boards, a heavy language barrier, and the unexpected arrival of familiar faces from St. Jude threaten to break their momentum. Magiging sapat pa ba ang kanilang high school "Bench Rules" kapag hindi lang college academics ang nakataya, kundi ang kanilang buong international trajectory?

if you love angst, slowburn, heartbreak and princess x warrior trope... i promise you'll love it, just start reading ･ ｡ﾟ ✦✦ ｡ﾟ. ･ ｡ﾟ ✦✦ ｡ﾟ. A prophecy written in fire and bound by blood. Syelan is the son of the legendary Commander Jayce Ruben, who has fought wars so fiercely he has engraved his name into history itself. Yet the boy cannot believe in his own ability to fight. Princess Tiraey, the precious daughter of Okana, longs to escape the suffocating cages of royalty and fight for her country. But she is bound by the Queen's strict, cold demands. And yet, she finds love in Syelan, a broken warrior who is no greater than his own heart. Rayne Ruben, the most prominent healer of the Ruberian clan and the mother of Syelan, wants nothing more than to love her husband, Jayce, the way she did before the world broke But it seems to her with the weight of everything that has happened to them, even loving him may shatter her. Can they still love even after war tears them apart and takes away the things they love the most? A truly immersive and heart-rending generational fantasy romance awaits you.

COMING SOON. Charlotte and Francesco will return

Orphans bound by extraordinary gifts, Gabriel Rhodes and Isabella Ross turned their curse into a holy calling. Isabella sees the terrifying entities lurking in the shadows, while Gabriel commands the sacred rituals that burn them away. Married and renowned as master investigators, their unbreakable bond has always been their strongest shield. ​When an urgent plea draws them to the dark, isolated Montgomery Manor, they step into a sanctuary of nightmares. An ancient demon inhabits the halls-an entity that feeds on human trauma and twists reality itself. As sacred protection circles break and dark illusions target their deepest fears, Gabriel and Isabella must face an entity determined to rip them apart. In a house that remembers every sin, love is their only light against the infinite dark.

What if i told you that for thousands of years , everything that has gone bump in the night was and still is more terrifying that what you could possibly dream up. That Vampires , Werewolves , Shapeshifters , and Witches , they all exist amongst us as our friends , neighbours , even your Docters and your teachers. And the only thing that keeps all of them in line is the accords... ---------------------------------------------------- Elisabeth prince opened something she never should have. Now she is paying the price to right her wrongs before time runs out , striking a unlikely bargain with a even more unlikely ally ... her hunter .

For a century, the Peace Spell held the monsters at bay, trading bloodlust for a fragile truce. Then, in one neon-lit nightclub, a single gunshot shattered the pact. Now, the hunters have become the hunted. As the moon turns a bruised red and the city is fed a televised apocalypse, the line between guardian and monster dissolves into chaos. Jacob is caught in the middle of a war he never wanted. He is forced to choose: his father's cold, calculated logic or his ex-girlfriend's dangerous secrets. He is blind to the fact that the woman he is protecting is the key to the very truth his father has sworn to burn down. ​✌️ Peace is broken. 📱 Hunt is live. 🔥 Truth is Blurring. One Night. One City. No Mercy. In a city where every broadcast is a lie, the most dangerous thing you can do is trust the wrong person. Witness the first installment of "Peace Grows Thin" Author's Note: Peace Grows Thin is the new title (formerly The Chaotic Night Of Broken Peace Spell). Same pulse-pounding mystery, just a sharper look!

At St. Jude Academy, survival means staying under the radar or dominating the basketball court. ​Samantha "Sam" Nicole Reyes has her life mapped out: maintain her straight-A average, protect her academic scholarship at all costs, and keep her struggling family afloat. Mateo "Teo" Ezekiel Cruz lives by a completely different set of rules. As the star player of the St. Jude Eagles, Teo is untouchable on the court-and a total headache off it. But when his failing grades threaten to sideline him for the entire championship season, Coach Bert drops an ultimatum: pass his classes or lose his captain spot. ​Enter Sam. Forced into a high-stakes tutoring arrangement, she expects Teo to be nothing more than an arrogant bad boy with a playbook. Instead, late-night study sessions at the Overlook Bench and quiet moments away from the cheering crowds reveal a guy carrying crushed expectations and family secrets. ​As fake smiles turn into real sparks and off-limits boundaries start to blur, jealousy brews in the hallways. When a setup orchestrated by Teo's vengeful ex-girlfriend, Chloe, puts Sam's scholarship on the chopping block, Teo is forced to make the ultimate call. To save the girl who changed his world, he'll have to run a play that could cost him everything he's ever worked for. ​In a game where rules are meant to be broken, can they handle what happens when real feelings take over?

In a dystopian future, Washington D.C.'s central detention facility operates as a fully automated, subterranean panopticon run by ruthless AI security grids and cybernetically enhanced guards. Inside, the prison is far from isolated-rival street factions control the housing blocks, running illicit digital networks to smuggle encrypted data, unauthorized cybernetics, and black-market power cells to their crews on the outside. When an inmate uncovers a suppressed data core containing corporate secrets that could tear the city apart, a brutal power struggle ignites between the facility's dominant gangs, forcing enemies into uneasy alliances to survive both each other and a system designed to erase them.

Noctilux was never meant to belong to light or shadow. It was meant to survive between them. For ten years, Layla has hidden in the human world from the realm that slaughtered her family and erased her bloodline. Returning could get her killed. When her guardian vanishes, leaving only a warning, Layla is forced back into the world that betrayed her. The Veil is thinning. War is coming. And the only answers left are hidden within the revived Tournament of Houses. To survive, Layla enters beneath another House's banner: a false champion with a buried bloodline and a talent for noticing when things begin to break. Then she catches the attention of Lucien, Solestra's golden heir, the son of a woman tied to everything Layla lost. He should be simple to hate. If only it were that easy. So, while old secrets begin to surface and the Veil continues to weaken, Layla must uncover the truth behind her family's destruction before what was buried demands a reckoning Noctilux cannot survive. Preview Excerpt: She studies me the way Assassins do, not for obvious weakness, but for inconsistency. "You were born to Noxira," she says at last. "Before it was erased." The name lands quietly between us. "They were first to see how power moves," she continues. "Not just shadow, but intent. Pressure. The places where something begins to fail before anyone else admits it's breaking. That made certain people nervous." "No," I murmur. "It made them afraid."

When three teens pick up mysterious trinkets at a pirate festival, they're pulled into a storm-swept world of sea monsters, cursed relics, and ruthless captains who blur the line between hero and villain. Armed with a sword that crackles with lightning and a past they don't understand, Matthew, Viv, and Jess find themselves aboard a pirate ship with a crew of outlaws who might just be their only allies. But the deeper they sail into the Otherworld, the clearer it becomes: nothing here is what it seems. Not the relics. Not the legends. Not even the people they trust most. As betrayal looms, a portal home may lie within reach, if it doesn't destroy them first.

"Don't spill it. It's far more expensive than your life." Twenty-two-year-old Valerie Dorason is desperate. Burdened by crushing family debt and haunted by a past she'd rather forget, she accepts a five-million-dollar mission that should have been simple. Seduce Kane Sterling. A man whose name alone commands fear. A billionaire who never forgives betrayal, never loses control, and never lets anyone outplay him. To survive his dangerous world, Valerie spins one reckless lie after another-including the existence of a twin sister who has never existed. She believes she's one step ahead. She couldn't be more wrong. What begins as a dangerous game of deception soon spirals into a battle of manipulation, obsession, and revenge, where every choice comes with a devastating price. As the lines between hunter and prey begin to blur, Valerie discovers that escaping Kane Sterling may be impossible.. Especially when he seems to know far more about her than he ever should. Because in Kane's world, trust is a weakness, mercy doesn't exist, and every move is part of a much larger game. One of them is playing for revenge. The other is fighting to survive. But neither of them knows who will be left standing when the final move is made. A gripping dark billionaire romance filled with mind games, dangerous attraction, shocking twists, and unforgettable betrayals.

An arranged marriage she cannot escape. A forbidden love she cannot give up. Emma's fate was sealed before she was even born. Forced into a marriage of convenience with a rich guy she despises, she is trapped in her mother's history. She had accepted her bleak future-until she met the one man who changed everything. He is her soulmate, her escape, and her greatest risk. In a family where a daughter is treated like property, a secret romance is the ultimate betrayal. To survive her father's power, she must play the perfect bride by day, while risking everything for true love by night.

In the twin-mirrored city of Aethelgard, reality is a fragile thin line. On one side of the Meridian lies the Mystic Wards, where ancient magic and cobblestone streets are governed by the moon's phases. On the other lies the Synergy Districts, a neon-soaked sprawl of cybernetics and predictive algorithms. For centuries, the two sides have lived in a cold truce, separated by the "Great Void." But as the Shattered Moon begins its rare millennial alignment-the Eclipse of Fates-the boundaries are dissolving. When Kaelen, a top-tier cyber-investigator from Synergy, is sent to track a high-profile data thief into the Mystic Wards, he encounters Lyra, a rogue mage hiding a dangerous secret: her magic can interface with technology. As the hooded Order of the Void begins erasing citizens from existence to merge the realms into a singular chaos, Kaelen and Lyra must bridge the gap between circuits and spells. They soon discover their encounter wasn't an accident. In every timeline, in every version of Aethelgard, they find each other-and in every one, their union is the catalyst for the world's end... or its salvation.

When a sudden, inexplicable phenomenon strikes the globe, humanity faces its most agonizing nightmare: to fall asleep is to die instantly. As billions succumb during the initial nights of the crisis, civilization collapses in a matter of days. Exhausted survivors are left stranded in a world of blinding lights, chemical stimulants, and industrial noise, desperate to ward off the unavoidable biological pull of slumber. The biggest question, will you still sleep if your life is the price?