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THE RUINS WE SWORE TO HATE by Erfiena Anggraeni Maliki He was her childhood enemy. Now he's her only way out alive. Cassey Arthur [19] swore she'd never speak to Darren Young [23] again after he ruined her life for 15 years straight - from stolen bikes to a ruined 12th birthday cake. Darren Young is an archeology grad who survives jungles for fun. Cassey Arthur is a linguistics prodigy who can read dead languages but can't read her own feelings. When a legendary map hidden by Darren's grandmother is found, they are forced into an impossible race: find the lost temple city of Wanagiri deep in the jungles of Central Java, before a private syndicate does. The legend says: The city reveals itself only to those who enter without hatred in their heart. Problem? They hate each other. Between ancient curses, glowing Kawi scripts, booby-trapped ruins, and a jungle that seems alive, they have to survive - and worse, they have to stop wanting each other. Enemies to lovers. Slow burn. Forced proximity in a tent in the middle of a cursed jungle. Will they find Wanagiri? Or will Wanagiri bury them together? Genre: Thriller / Adventure / Culture / Romance / Enemies to Lovers / Mystery Warning: Slow burn, bickering, jungle survival, Javanese mythology.

The Bronx had made Charlie Reign, but it had never been gentle with her. She had learned early that survival required patience, intelligence, and the ability to recognize danger before it spoke. Years away had changed the woman who returned to the borough. She carried herself with quiet confidence, remembered more than she revealed, and understood the invisible network connecting the city's nightlife, businesses, money, secrets, and power. The Crossing existed beneath the surface of the Bronx, where criminal ambition and legitimate life met behind polished doors and guarded walls. It was a world built on reputation, silence, favors, and fear. Charlie knew that world. She knew the rules. She also knew what happened to people who underestimated women. Against a backdrop of rain soaked streets, elevated trains, neon lights, dark clubs, private rooms, and midnight conversations, Charlie's presence began to change the atmosphere around her. She had returned carrying the weight of everything the city had taught her. This was not a story about a woman waiting to be rescued. It was about survival becoming strength, pain becoming discipline, and a woman refusing to remain defined by the people who once believed they could control her. The Bronx had made Charlie Reign. Now the city had to reckon with the woman she had become. ©️ RelleLebby // R. L.

Phine Carter is invisible. Just a 16-year-old girl with a camera, one best friend, and zero drama. Until 1am in a freezing alley behind Newton Academy. A barefoot woman comes running out of the snow, bleeding. And she shoves a baby into Phine's arms. "Keep him safe," she whispers. "Especially from the Lancaster family." Now Phine is on the run. With a baby she doesn't know. With secrets that could get her killed. With a family in NYC powerful enough to erase her. She was supposed to be taking pictures. Instead she's fighting to survive. HIDDEN SECRETS. Some truths will get you killed.

Nora Grayson has spent her whole life knowing almost nothing about where she came from. Then she wakes up in Romania during an outbreak. Her only way home is Moroi, an AEGIS Handler with a gun in every pocket, a rapidly worsening temper, and strict orders to keep her alive. The infected are getting worse and safe places keep falling. Someone inside AEGIS is hunting them. With every mile, the closer Nora gets to home, the closer she seems to be dragged to the truth about why she was hidden in Alaska in the first place.

What if you woke up one morning and discovered that five years of your life were simply... gone? At twenty-eight, Aanya Mehra has everything. A successful career. A beautiful apartment. A loving family. Friends who have known her for years. Or at least... that's what everyone tells her. After a serious accident, Aanya wakes up in a hospital with one terrifying problem. She remembers everything about her life. Except the last five years. Doctors tell her it's temporary. Her family tells her not to worry. Her friends patiently explain what she missed. And everyone seems determined to help her remember. But something feels wrong. Because the person everyone describes as Aanya doesn't feel like the woman lying in that hospital bed. She apparently changed careers. Moved to another city. Stopped talking to people she once loved. Ended friendships. Started living a completely different life. And then there's the phone. An old phone hidden inside her apartment. Hundreds of messages. Photographs. Unknown numbers. Conversations she doesn't remember having. And one person who keeps appearing in them. Someone nobody in her family seems willing to talk about. The strangest message is the last one. "If you're reading this, it means you forgot me." Aanya doesn't know who sent it. She doesn't know why she forgot. And she doesn't know whether the people helping her remember are telling her the truth. So she begins searching through the life she supposedly lived. And slowly discovers something terrifying: Maybe losing her memory wasn't the worst thing that happened to her. Maybe forgetting those five years was the only thing keeping her safe. Because the truth about her second life... could destroy the life she has now. And somewhere between forgotten memories, old friendships, hidden secrets and a person she can no longer remember... Aanya must discover who she really became. Before someone makes sure she never remembers.

On July 4th, my birthday, I lost the one thing I never thought I could lose-my cat, Hewy. They said it was an accident. A car. A wet street. A horrible mistake. But I don't believe them. George was the one who brought me the news. He told me a car had hit her, but there was something wrong with the way he said it. That smile. That unsettling smile. The more I think about it, the more one question refuses to leave my mind: What really happened to Hewy? And if George is responsible... I'll find out. For Hewy.

​"She is strictly baseline-an uninspired, carbon-copy extra in a world meant exclusively for me." ​In the cold, damp shadows of a quiet garage, a calculated malice takes center stage. Driven by absolute narcissism and an unyielding desire for control, a chilling narrator dissects the downfall of a woman who dared to believe she was safe. Bound by circumstances she barely comprehends and stripped of the vanity she clung to, she becomes the subject of a disturbing psychological performance. ​Told through a sharp, manipulative monologue that breaks the fourth wall to address the reader directly, When the Sun Goes Down explores the terrifying boundary between delusion and cruelty. It is a visceral, unsettling dive into an unhinged mind-where power is absolute, mercy is a joke, and enlightenment comes at a devastating cost.

20 teens sent to find an island that shouldn't exist. For 300 years, Vaelthorn's black lake reflected one palace. Until it reflected two. Bianca and her team of 20 arrive at a strange island to find a perfect circular lake inside it - and floating one inch above it, Castle Draethmere. The lost mother-castle. Its banquet set for 20. Each plate carved with their names, 300 years before they were born. The forest moves. The whispers wear their voices. And the lake? It's not a lake. It's a door. Thriller x Adventure x Romance | Dark Academia Fantasy | Happy Ending Guaranteed All 20 will make it home. But not as the same people. A NOTE FROM ERFIENA 💌 Hi, my torch-bearers! Thank you for sailing to Draethmere with me. DRAETHMERE: The Lake Inside the Island is my fictional palace universe. Vaelthorn is home. Draethmere is the secret. About Beta Readers: I am currently writing the first draft, so I am NOT accepting paid beta services. If you love thriller + dark academia + slow-burn romance and want to give feedback, just comment on the chapter or message me HERE ON WATTPAD ONLY. I will never ask you to go to Instagram, Discord, or email. Please do not click any links from comments offering "publishing" or "comic art" - those are spam bots and not affiliated with me. I read every theory! Who do you think opened Draethmere's gate? With love, Erfiena Anggraeni Maliki IG: @erfie.na (for updates only) ### Wattpad PROFILE Bio: Writer of fictional palaces 🏰 | DRAETHMERE is out now - 20 teens, 1 impossible lake, 1 floating castle | Thriller x Romance x Happy Ending | I only reply on Wattpad, no paid promos | 🇮🇩

Some secrets are buried. Some are waiting. Mara Vale thought she had left her past behind. Six years after the disappearance of the man she once loved, she returns to the mysterious Blackwood Manor-only to find a dead body waiting for her. And beside it, a message with her name. TRUST NO ONE. Adrian Blackwood was supposed to be gone from her life forever. Instead, he is standing in the shadows of the manor, more dangerous, more secretive, and somehow still capable of making her heart race. As Mara digs deeper, she uncovers a terrifying conspiracy known only as the Circle-a hidden network powerful enough to silence journalists, corrupt police officers and make people disappear. But the deeper Mara goes, the more personal the mystery becomes. Her aunt isn't dead. The man everyone thought was murdered is still alive. Adrian has been hiding the truth about the night he disappeared. And someone has been watching Mara her entire life. When the identity of the person behind the Circle is finally revealed, Mara discovers that the greatest danger was never a stranger. It was someone she trusted. Someone who knew her family. Someone who has been waiting for her to come home. Because sometimes the person you fear most... is the person you already love. And sometimes, the devil you know is far more dangerous than the one you don't.

Memory Host By Shanieya S. Wright She woke up with no memory, a baby on the way, and a stranger calling her "home." Jessica Monroe doesn't recognize the house she's in, the face in the mirror, or the man who insists he's her husband. All she knows is something feels deeply wrong. The bruises on her body tell a story she can't remember-and David's soft voice and gentle hands only make her feel more trapped. Each room in the house holds questions. Each locked door whispers secrets. And the journal hidden beneath her bed may be the only key to her past. But the truth is far more dangerous than she could ever imagine. As her memories claw their way back, Jessica must decide: is it better to forget-or survive remembering?

Imagine the members of BTS tangled in mystery after mystery as each chapter throws them into a new web of secrets and suspense. "Echoes of the Unsolved" is a collection of BTS one-shots that will take you on a wild ride through thrilling cases and mind-bending puzzles with unexpected surprises. Each story has a unique twist: the members of the unit diving head-first into danger, unraveling mysteries, and facing the unknown. Once you're on the edge of your seat with suspense lurking at every turn, it'll take you to the last reveal. （◞◟）﹒ Cover crds→﹒@Novelist_Susanna﹒v﹒✦

🌲 Bound by Wroth Hollow 🌲 Some towns vanish from maps. This one vanishes from memory. Detective Daniel Mercer arrives in Wroth Hollow seeking quiet answers. Instead, he finds a town wrapped in mist, where shadows linger longer than they should, and silence feels... rehearsed. The streets are too still. The woods, too watchful. And the deeper he digs, the more the town begins to dig back. Pulled by echoes he can't explain and names no one speaks aloud, Daniel finds himself caught between what is seen and what is felt-between truth and something far older. 🌲 Where memories rot beneath the roots, and time forgets to move forward.

Juniper Rae Scott was once on the road to something big in law enforcement-until a major case went wrong, and everything crashed. The one person she trusted most, Elias Holt Everett, walked away with the promotion... while she took the fall. She hasn't forgiven him since. But everything changes when a woman receives a severed finger as a gift-and then dies days later. Juniper is unexpectedly pulled back into action, chasing a case that grows stranger with every turn. The only thing more complicated than the case? She's partnered up with him again. -"You still don't trust me," she says. Elias looks at her, voice low-"If I didn't, I wouldn't have asked for you." -He snapped his fingers. "Yeah, that one! My cousin's girlfriend's brother does landscaping there. Says the husband's a total creep." -"Stop looking at me like that," i said without turning around. Elias leaned closer, voice low. "If you knew how I looked at you... you wouldn't be able to stand still."

Deborah and Rachel are on their way to their much-awaited long vacation. Things go upside down when the plane they are travelling in makes a landing at an inhabited place. Nobody knows where they are and the pilot mysteriously disappears. A game of chess can bring them out, but this is far more difficult than just a game of chess. People are supposed to be the pieces and only 1 person can get out in the end. Once a person gets out, the game restarts, but with 1 less piece. Will the people actually accept this game or try to find their own ways? Will they try to contact the police and ask for help or go ahead with the "game"? They can get hurt, some may die. The game ends when there are no more people who can act like pawns and rescue the others. What will happen to the last 16 people? Read this gritty story to find out how the last few survive.

They took my parent. The world took everything else. Now, I'm taking it all back. They were murdered, no clue, no trace and eventually their case dies down. But I'm willing to find the killer so I escape from the one place that fed me and went into the cruel city only to be noticed by someone dangerous and powerful.

When Aiko Tanaka is uprooted from Japan to United Kingdom by her glamorous but detached mother, Isabella Hart, she retreats into the one place that feels safe-a VR game. There, a stranger's voice-velvety, deep, and endlessly understanding-becomes her secret obsession. But behind every word Lucien Noir whispers, something darker stirs. As her real world unravels, her only friend Chloe Rivers warns her: some voices aren't meant to be trusted. But Aiko is already listening too closely. And some echoes... don't stop at the screen.

To them, she's the new neighbor. Polite. Charming. Just another woman with a designer bag and a tragic past. But Scarlett knows how to listen. How to watch. And when the right cracks start to show, she'll know exactly where to slip through. She's not here by accident. And she's not leaving empty handed.

Ava Morales stood at the edge of the Danube River, the lights of the city reflecting off the water like a thousand tiny stars. She felt a shiver run down her spine as she gazed up at the towering spires of the Hungarian Parliament building. He was waiting for her, his eyes fixed on hers like a hawk watching its prey.

Everyone in church thinks I'm perfect. But no one knows I just buried a body. Jalicia Jones is the pride of Kingdom Glory Tabernacle-beautiful, polite, and the daughter of the beloved Pastor Jones. But behind the angelic smile lies a dangerous obsession. Her best friend is the only person who makes her feel alive. The only person she wants. The only person she'll never let go. But her friend doesn't love her back. Worse-she likes boys. Every time someone gets too close, they end up hurt... or dead. Now Jalicia's secrets are piling up like bodies, and one wrong move could expose everything. In a town full of prayers and pretenders, how far will she go for a love that doesn't want her?

"In the shadow of their family's ancient tree, Aisha and Zaid's love blossoms. But when a long-buried secret shatters their peaceful oasis, they must confront the tangled roots of their past. Will their love survive the truth, or will it wither like autumn leaves? Dive into this gripping tale of family, love, and deception." Picture cover by :- seaart