Influence Stories

SHIELD's Little Secret Hidden beneath the ruins of a HYDRA base lies SHIELD's darkest secret: a girl known only as 'The Raven'. Orla has never known freedom... raised in cells, forged into a weapon, and controlled by the man who calls himself her father. When the Avengers pull her into their world, they discover a brilliant, broken fifteen-year-old with more power and trauma than anyone expected. As secrets unravel and loyalties are tested, Orla must learn what it means to be safe, to be human, and to choose her own family... while SHIELD's shadow still hunts her.

He paid her to disappear... but he never knew she left with his child. Five years later, she's built a quiet life far from the man who broke her. But when billionaire Ethan Cole walks back into her world, one secret threatens to destroy everything Because this time... he's not letting her go.

I didn't fall in love. I made a choice. A careful one. A reasonable one. A man I could respect... a life that made sense. And for a while, I thought I got everything right. Until I found out there was something he never told me.

Xhanti and Athi have always been friends, not best friends, but close enough to find comfort in each other after life scattered them apart. On their last night in Cape Town, laughter, shots, and craft beer loosen their walls - until Athi leans in and kisses him. The moment is brief but unforgettable, leaving Xhanti questioning everything he thought he knew about their friendship. A story of longing, friendship, and the blurred lines between love and loyalty.

I stand where storms once tried to bend me and failed.

I have stood in the deep long before memory dared to breathe.

In this AU, the world of Blue Lock has been reimagined: the players aren't just athletes-they're heirs, tycoons, and power brokers in a world where politics, wealth, and influence matter just as much as skill on the field. Behind the glitz of high society, schemes, rivalries, and personal ambitions run rampant. Amid it all, two people stand out: Rin and Bachira. Brilliant, chaotic, and unstoppable when together, they navigate a world that demands perfection, all while chasing their own desires and testing the boundaries of power... and each other. Disclaimer • This is a fan-made AU inspired by Blue Lock. • Ships included are Rin × Bachira (main); other pairings may appear in minor ways, but this story focuses on their dynamic. • Names, events, and organizations are fictional and do not represent real people or institutions. • Mature themes(not really) (wealth, politics, power struggles, minor tension in relationships) may appear, but content will remain appropriate for teen readers.

In a world where power is built not just through wealth but through influence, control, and perception, Ethan Park leads Park Sovereign Holdings with calculated precision-an empire inherited, fortified, and made untouchable under his rule. Alongside it, Averon Marketing Co. serves as his strategic instrument, shaping narratives and controlling outcomes before conflicts even surface. His greatest rival, Shaun Blackridge of Blackridge Apex, operates differently-thriving in disruption, weaponizing chaos, and turning instability into advantage through bold, unpredictable moves. At the center of this corporate war stands Lara Villanueva, whose rise from observer to key strategist reshapes the balance between control and adaptability. What begins as proximity to Ethan evolves into something far more significant: a partnership that blends precision with intuition, structure with momentum. As hidden alliances emerge and unseen forces begin influencing the battlefield, the conflict escalates beyond contracts and acquisitions into a deeper, more dangerous game of power and survival. As loyalty is tested and control begins to fracture, Ethan and Lara must navigate not only the external war threatening their empire, but also the shifting dynamics between them-where trust becomes both their greatest strength and their most exploitable vulnerability. In a world where every move is calculated and every connection can be used against you, the story explores what happens when two forces stop standing apart-and instead, become the most unpredictable power in the game.

Ullyses drags his family issue to the person he tried to use for revenge. Chlyden is nothing but an innocent mysterious girl at school. He did everything to pursue her for vengeance but, he lose at the end. How foolish is he to choose revenge over love? How long can he pretend and hide his true feelings? Is there a chance of forgiveness? Will he ever feel being loved at the end?

BOOK 3 OF THE POSSESSIVE SERIES (UNEDITED) ALL BOOKS FROM THIS SERIES CAN BE READ AS A STAND ALONE. He grew up with everything; Wealth, power, money, and good looks, but all of it was worth nothing to him when all he wanted was a life worth living. Having been alone most of his life, not leaving the confines of his home unless it was absolutely necessary, it was a miracle for Evander when aspiring fashion designer, Alina, comes crashing into his life. And this shy, quiet woman, was all he needed to find salvation. And from this salvation of his, was about to grow a love so obsessive, one in which the number of sins committed could not be counted. *** THIS BOOK CONTAINS DARK THEMES, ABUSIVE CONTENT, INCLUDING EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, WHICH MAY MAKE SOME READERS UNCOMFORTABLE SO VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK IS IN NO WAY SUPPORTING OR ROMANTICISING THE DARK THEMES USED IN THE BOOK. *** #1 in beauty (18/02/2022) #1 in fashion designer (18/02/2022) #2 in Wealth (16/05/2022) #2 in Rome (17/08/2022)

Liv is a 17, almost 18 year old danish girl who has grown up doing artistic gymnastics. Lis is the best gymnast in her country and olympic hopeful, and known internationally as a stellar all around. she has been training with olympic dreams her whole life, and hopeful to follow in her aunts footsteps by moving to Florida to compete at one fo the best NCAA programs, but also be her own person by competing at the elite level as a kid Liv posted videos on YouTube from her gymnastics meets for her family to follow along, and as time went on she gained a following and posting vlogs about her life as a top elite gymnast and her olympic dreams. She is trying to balance her gymnastics with her life as an influencer/content creator, as well as keeping certain things about her life private. she grew up being very close to her aunt, Elena, who was a gymnast too. she thought og Elena as a second mom and her cousins as sisters. due to her aunt being a legacy for the gymnastics program at the university of Florida she has grown up going to the Florida a lot for gymnastics meets with Elena and her younger cousin Mille. After Elenas death she has been set on attending the university of Florida to compete just like her aunt, which has been a big motivating factor in her life that only her close friends knows the real reason behind. She has stayed private about Elena since she died, to avoid breaking down, and avoids questions about her when shes among other people. What happens when Liv attends college in the US, will she even be able to attend her dream school, the university of Florida, and how will she react when being asked about Elena? How will Livs life change when attending college, compared to her life in Denmark as an elite gymnast?

A young girl from Ethiopia named Kwami encounters a foreign girl named Isabella who shows her there's more to life than endless farming. Thrilled by her new discovery, Kwami decides to immigrate to America, leaving her parents and her village behind in hopes of finding a new life. However, after realizing that there's a world where anyone can do anything, be anything, and be anyone, Kwami decides to make a change to the "old rules" of her village. But will she able to make them listen to her pleas? Or will she be forever known as the young traitor who left her family, friends, and people, behind?

Book 3: Affinity Romance series Ryan Turner was built for chaos. For the rush of a free fall, the sting of the wind at his back, the undeniable high of knowing he could die at any second. And then he did. Not completely, but enough to steal the life he once lived. Now, he's trapped in a town too small to matter, haunted by the ghost of a leg that isn't there and the painkillers he swore he'd never need again. Victoria Sterling-Chen knows a thing or two about ghosts. The world used to love her-until it didn't. One wrong move, and now her name is trending for all the wrong reasons. So she runs. Away from the cameras, the whispers, the you should have known betters. But no matter how far she goes, she can't outrun the one thing that's closing in on her: silence. She's losing part of herself. He's losing control. And when two broken people collide in the middle of nowhere, the crash might just be loud enough to wake them both up.

Have you ever felt someone controlling you without saying a single word? Have you wondered why you always end up giving in to others? Most people walk through life as unconscious prey. This book is the end of your status as a victim. In a world of competing interests and hidden agendas, your "goodness" is not a virtue-it is a blind spot. You are exactly what a Social Predator dreams of encountering. This is your awakening. By reading these pages, you are building your Mental Fortress. You will learn the language of the predator so you can never again be spoken to as a prey. The mask is falling. The strings are cut. Your journey toward Psychological Sovereignty begins now.

Lena Thompson, a 21-year-old aspiring influencer, leads a modest yet ambitious life in a bustling city. Her passion for social media and building her personal brand is a driving force in her life. Her world changes when she starts following a popular gamer known as Jester, who maintains an air of mystery with his signature mask.Unbeknownst to Lena, her new neighbor, Maxwell Carter, is the person behind the Jester persona. Their paths cross when Lena delivers a package to Maxwell's apartment, and an unexpected connection forms between them. Maxwell finds Lena's genuine nature and lack of recognition refreshing, leading to a budding relationship.As Lena's fascination with Jester grows, she discovers more about Maxwell's secret identity.

Positive and negative impacts of music.

The world is filled with magic, gold, warriors, mages, tamers, guilds, castles and royalty. I was born between a warrior and a beast tamer. My mother retires guild work and opened a tavern, as my father gained more experience and rank within the guild. My parents had five children including me, and were raised within a close community with cousins aunts and uncles. I have three older brothers and a older sister. Two of my brothers are warriors wielding swords and axes, my third brother and my sister are both beast tamers with three pets following their orders. I have twelve older cousins six warriors, four mages and two beast tamers. I was babied by my whole family, but I am determined to prove everyone wrong and become stronger than anyone could believe. I want to train, fight and enter dungeons. One day I will be the best adventurer my town have ever seen!

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Behind the perfectly curated Instagram posts and enviable popularity at Westbrook High lies a truth that seventeen-year-old Alexa Martinez has spent years carefully burying. Abandoned by her father at a young age, she was forced to grow up faster than any child should, navigating the darkest corners of her past with nothing but raw determination and an unshakeable will to survive. Those who see her now - the confident teenage girl with the infectious laugh and fierce loyalty to her friends - would never guess at the shadows she's overcome. She's masterfully rebuilt herself from the broken pieces of her childhood, transforming into someone so strong and seemingly unshakeable that the whispers of her past have faded to barely audible echoes. But fate has a cruel sense of timing. Just as Alexa finds herself falling for Brandon, the charismatic bad boy from old money who seems to set every girl's heart racing , the carefully constructed walls around her secrets begin to crumble. What starts as a whirlwind romance with the kind of boy her mother warned her about quickly spirals into something darker, as long-buried truths claw their way to the surface. Yet even as her past threatens to eclipse her present, Alexa discovers that the revelations about her history are only the beginning. Some secrets, she's about to learn, have teeth - and the ones emerging from the shadows are sharp enough to tear apart everything she's worked so hard to build. In a world where appearances are everything and trust is a currency few can afford, Alexa must decide whether protecting her heart means sacrificing her chance at real love, and if the strength she found in surviving her past is enough to face the storms gathering on her horizon.

--- 𝑰𝒏𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆. 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕, 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍, 𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆. 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚 had a dream-one she prayed for with all her heart. It wasn't a grand dream about her future or who she wanted to become. It was simpler. To attend one of the most popular and prestigious schools in Lagos. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲-a school known across the country for its academic excellence, athletic spirit, and vibrant student life. She knew getting in would take more than wishful thinking. So, she worked hard, poured herself into her books, and earned the scholarship that opened the golden gates. But stepping into a world filled with rich kids, mean girls, and proud bad boys... Diepreye would soon learn- it's easy to be influenced by them. The question is, would she allow herself to be influenced by them? Or would she stick to the teachings and doctrines of her parents? Read to find out. All rights reserved. Start date: October 16. Status: ongoing. End date: unknown. ---