Pretense قصص

A man named Alex was seen the night a brother died. No one saw him except their bedridden father. ***** Five brothers live under the same roof of their father's estate, bound by strong brotherhood, wealth, and their own rules since childhood. But one night, something happens that none of them expected. The fifth brother, who is supposed to live, is suddenly found dead in the family pool. The death should have been impossible because the four brothers themselves had agreed that nothing would happen to him. Yet the body in the pool says otherwise. The eldest brother, a CID investigator, Archibald Koomson, begins searching for answers. As he looks deeper into the events surrounding the death, one name keeps appearing, Alex. A man he believes is connected to what happened that night. But no one has ever seen Alex except their bedridden father. As the investigation dives deeper, the detective becomes more confused: Because if the dead brother was meant to live, then one of his brothers broke the agreement. And if only Daddy saw Alex. Then how is he connected to his brother's death?

With a shaky breath, I uttered "Let's divorce." Those two words shattered my heart. I tried. I really did. But we were just like housemates, our home, or rather house, was just some place for us to eat and sleep. We slept in separate rooms and our conversations over the past 2 year of marriage can be counted on both hands. I knew going into this marriage that he didn't love me but I did. I loved him. And boy, was I a fool to think that he would love me back some day too. It took me two years to get over him. I refused to look at any magazines with his face in it and turned off the television immediately when he appears on it. He was gone, out of my life and I now have a great and supportive boyfriend, Jared. Jared was everything HE was not - kind, caring, humourous - and most of all, he loved me. But now HE was back, as my client and demanding that we keep the pretense up once more. -------------------- "Jamie, it's been a while." My heart stopped when I heard his voice. The same deep voice that I wished I heard more of throughout the entire marriage but now all I felt was rage. "Get out. I'm not going to work with you!" I struggled to keep the rage out of my voice. "Well, they say you're the best in this industry. And given the situation, I don't really have a choice. It's been 2 years already. Chill out, wifey." Wifey?!? How dare he! My blood boiled. I am a professional but how on earth am I going to survive working with this asshole?

A day of celebration started as a day of disaster when Eirisinia, a light conjurer unable to perform conjurations, found out that her life was never safe inside the palace walls. She never expected that HE, of all people, wanted her dead. What will she do once she finds out that dark conjurers are still among them and is now being opressed by her father for reasons unknown? Armed with a talking dagger and accompanied by her one and only friend, will she be able to aid him in rescuing all the dark conjurers, defend herself against gruesome beasts called the Marticules, and discover the truth about herself and about the man who wishes to end her life? Will she be able to uncover a myriad of mysteries that surrounds her entire being? Join Eirisinia as she unfolds secrets that lie in the past which will shake the very foundations of the entire kingdom and everything she and the people believed in.

What's the point of pretending we're alright when we aren't? We're only humans, so why can't we face our weaknesses and problems head-on instead of trying hard to appear perfect to the world around us? What exactly are we trying to prove? That we're perfect? * An actress pursuing a topnotch movie; A producer that isn't what he seems; An unintentional murder; And a God that worked behind the scenes. It took all these for Grace to realise that her name wasn't just a name- it was a lifeline. _Her_ lifeline. Grace was saved... By grace.

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a certain assassin called Frank who is working at the league...was assigned to go and stop the ELITE... but he failed...

A jewel is attractive something to be possessed but if it gets scratched, or becomes rusty... It is dirt -something to be disposed of and that is who she is. ~ She Water gushing into my lungs while my head is forced beneath rising tides... Choking... Drowning... How it feels to be with Mr Chancellor ~ Mr Chancellor Three different people with different contradicting characters one cute submissive and happy, the other bold, dark, ruthless, belittling and angry, the last free, independent, in love and kind to all but what if they were all the same person? Mr Triangle with all three sides on display. ~ Mr Triangle. Poems SHE MR CHANCELLOR MR TRIANGLE

A new generation of mutants. With the newest baddies. Can they overcome her?Or will they die like their parents before them?

Meet Laila Woods She's not exactly your everyday carefree girl she's intelligent,fiery, beautiful and isn't like your basic babe but she has one problem. Laila is hard to read and quite frankly believes she is made of S-T-E-E-L. Hard headed, stubborn and maybe a little too cold for a girl as she has been told several times. She has it bad for William and really likes him but can't tell him or take a step forward because she's scared and the ghosts of the past are still lurking around her. Meet William King He's quite handsome,loves computers and doesn't care quite frankly. He likes Laila too but keeps things friend-ish with her, he isn't scared but he doesn't want her to reject him. He'd rather be friends than strangers but it turns out he's willing to risk it all with her so he tells her about it. Will they overcome their fears? Will they learn to take risks and come together? Will they learn to fall apart and fall back together? Find out in this story "Conflicting Hearts".

"Why do you want to be my bride so badly?" he questioned, his mesmerizing eyes locked Crystal's. Crystal shook her head, reminding herself of her goal. "To marry someone like you, an angel from heaven. Marrying you would be no doubt, a blessing." She stammered, looking away. He leaned closer to her; his breath grazed her skin. "An angel?" he chuckled deviously. "Are you sure, I'm an angel?" Crystal Fei was a fiery woman with the thirst for revenge. For 10 years, she has been looking for the culprit who caused her brother's death at all cost. When she was in the brink of hopelessness, a man reached out, promising her revenge on that Person. But what game did fate play on Crystal when she was tasked to steal his heart in an undercover mission to avenge her brother. Will it still be a game of pretense when she looked into his eyes. The eyes that was so sharp and mysterious, his eyes that pierced her heart. Whole story is in GoodNovel. Cover from Canva, CTTO to image owner. Not official cover. WARNING. TRUYEN SITES AND VIETNAMESE SITES STOLE MOST OF THE BOOKS HERE. THE REAL ORIGINAL VERSION IS HERE ON WATTPAD, TRUYEN AND VIETNAMESE SITES ARE FRAUD! THEY ARE STEALING MY BOOKS, BEWARE!

Hey guys, some chapters of this book might be short because this is my first writing on, so I hope you guys love it and don't forget to vote just press the star ⭐ Jane was a decent living girl, her mother died while trying to give birth to her, she ran away from home due to some issues. She meets Mrs Brown who plays the role of a mother to her. She meets a workaholic, who asks her to pretend as his wife and her life becomes complicated. Read this story to see what happens

What happens when you judge a book by it's cover? When the happy girl isn't really happy? What happens when the happy girl is just living a life of pretense? Read the actual book and I promise that you'll love it, and I'll be consistent too🧡💫

it's a story from my heart. what should a lady do when the person that she loves with all her heart and he loves her too (at least that's what he said ) suddenly becomes her enemy. It's a story of the future (maybe ). I just imagined what would happen if all the well kept secrets comes to the open. How would the world be.With all it's pretense,it's system, it's hierarchy.

"You're gonna catch a cold from the ice inside your soul."

Jenny, initially under the impression that her daughter Lily may be estranged from her husband David and having an affair, discovers a series of startling truths. While trying to investigate her suspicions, she comes across David's cross-dressing activities and his relationship with another man. It becomes clear that Lily and David's marriage is, in fact, a pretense to conceal David's sexual orientation from their families. Despite Jenny's protest and urge to expose the truth, David and Lily stand their ground and highlight the complexity of their relationships and choices. Confronted by the strength of their decisions, Jenny finally respects their choices and wishes and decides to keep their secret.

#who says people don't shed? There's this wave approaching. 'do you look at trees? they aren't different than us you see. they are metamorphic.just like everything in this continuum. do you think i can be too? ' i blink. she's enclosing herself into a cocoon. blink. she's transforming. blink. she's shedding her previous skin. blink. she's flown away. blink. well? can i be? ........the water retreates.

When Koko finally decides to stop pushing upwards, she embraces the new lifestyle of an escort. Her clients were supposed to be 'really old and probably can't get it up' as Kiki described them, but Koko finds herself torn between conflicted feelings for this man who sparked deep want and tenderness in her insides. ********** '𝐀𝐧 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫...𝐀𝐝𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥. 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐭.' ********** For Koko, this new life will either save her and her epileptic sister...or destroy what is left of their lives. One thing is for sure, though...it will change her forever.

My name is Ella,and i just moved to New York City from a small town in the Midwest. I was nervous and at the same time excited as I got off the bus and looked around at the bustling city. Everything was so new and unfamiliar. I had always dreamed of living in the city since I was little and luckily for me I got an admission into a prestigious college,I had worked hard to get accepted to the one in New York..... Read the book to know how Ella lived her life in the college

For the sake of his career, we will be pretending to be a couple madly in love with each other. No, wait, let me rephrase that, he will be pretending to be my boyfriend who is so madly in love with me. But I want us to be real. Let's get real Zayn the Freaking Malik!

What will you do if you will be given another life to live? Will you go back to the way you used to be or do the things that could have slipped away?