The Lantern Keeper
- Reads 280
- Votes 4
- Parts 3
Ongoing16m
Last published Sun, Apr 17, 2011
What would you do if your whole life had been destroyed? Everyone you knew and loved, gone?
A new identity. A new name. A new life. This is the story of a woman who used to have a name. Five years after the nuclear holocaust of an entire country, Francesca is trying to slot into her new life, holding on to the remenants of who she was. Until she meets a man, who opens up her eyes to trust and love, and a whole new world of darkness and adventure.
All Rights Reserved
#75
lantern
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
The Billionaire's Second Endeavour ( SAMPLE ) ✓
⭐ Wattpad Featured Story ⭐ [THE NEW YORK BACHELORS CLUB, #1] Formerly known as HEALING MR. BROWN 𝐉𝐎𝐘𝐂𝐄 My celibacy had nothing to do with god. In fact, I couldn't care less about sleeping around. The problem was I was afraid of touches. Yeah, that's right. Intimacy didn't bother me as long as it was more on the emotional level. That changed when I met Vincent Brown. He was the epitome of trouble wrapped in a dark-haired, six-foot, brawny body. Yet his touch didn't unnerve me. Worse, I loved the way it felt. Our relationship started off as strangers in a one-night-stand and then on a tour around Paris before going back to our different paths. After five years of avoiding him, who would've thought we would cross paths at a wedding, of all places? Now that he knows who I am, he's determined to make me stay. He's too hard to deny when he looks at me like I'm the only meal he wants to have and touches me as if I consume every being in his body. Only he doesn't know the burden I carry. And the reason I feared being touched. 𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 She was the perfect balance of fun, humour and strength with a beautiful soul and the most delicious scent I've smelled. When she proposed the idea of remaining strangers, I couldn't have cared less, but that was before I knew her. Five years since and she's still on my mind. When I find her again, it's like she's not the same person anymore. I'm torn between wanting to pull her close and letting her go to protect her from the demons I can't control. Being a selfish arse, you can probably guess which option I would choose. In my quest to know more about her, I come across things I least expect. They say secrets can crumble even the strongest castles, but it's okay to lie to protect the ones you love, though, right? Except I doubt she believes the same. If she learns of the things I've been hiding for the past five years, she wouldn't see me the same way. Plus, I know her brother's deathComplete
Never Ending
And if your whole past was a lie... ****** When the world is ending, what do you do? Do you go out to party with your besties or lie at home and utter rosaries after rosaries? What if you spend your last day in the arms of your ex, one you'd vowed never to speak to? One who broke your heart not so long ago, and your pieces are still mending? Will the woes of imminent death convince you that there is nothing to lose? Will you give in to him, completely, and tell him all your darkest secrets? Let him love your pieces wholly? But what if, after hours of passion and intimacy, the sun shines through the blinds, and you realize, your world is torn to pieces after all, and you have been tempted into a place of no return?Complete
Damaged
Kayla has endured torture for years by the one person she trusted the most. One day a mistake is made, a small one but one that gives Kayla a sliver of hope. Escaping with that small sliver of hope she realizes she has nowhere to go. With a sudden stranger reaching out to help her, her trust in humanity slowly restores. Something happens causing Kayla's trust in this stranger to be tested. Will her trust in him continue to build or will she be damaged forever?.... ⚠️TW⚠️ abuseComplete
Reborn
"Sometimes I feel like a doll. Breaking inside, piece by piece. Cursed for its beauty" For every prayer she sent, she only got misery. She lived her life resenting her family and fate. One day she discovers that her misery was not determined by fate, but a bunch of serpents around her. All her life she was being manipulated, and now that she finally knows why. She can't do anything. So she does the only thing she can. She accepts death with open arms. But what happens when the heavens give her a second chance, a second life. When she wakes up next, She finds herself 15 years back in time. Fate has given her a chance, and she is determined to protect her family and loved ones in the dark times that are about to befall again. will she meet the same ending? or will she be able to change the course of future? -Tropes- Heartbreak + Betrayal Second chance at life Rebirth/reincarnation/regression Bossy FL Reverse grumpyxsunshine Grumpy girl + Sunshine boy Slow burn Rich FL Business family
So, I'm Caroline?
I will be the first to say that I'm not sure why I happened to seemingly be reincarnated into one Caroline Forbes? I don't do cheerleading, sure I'm perky with close friends, I'm sometimes overly blunt, I say random things and I don't do well with being bossed around without retaliating. Waking up by a vamp who would like to play with me and then drain me is not exactly my idea of a good time. Add being thrown into the body of a 17 year old girl at the beginning of the school year when I'd much prefer not to have to go through school AGAIN. Ultimately it also makes me a bit curious about what'll happen when I truly die again, will I go to heaven? Will I be reborn into another body in the middle of another tv series that I want to sort of kill the main characters in? Damon x Klaus x Caroline x Alaric Poly pairing I DO NOT OWN TVD or TO RATED M - Mature. If you are under 18 and read it that is YOUR choice, but this will involve adult subjects as do all of my Mature stories. I DO NOT PLACE TRIGGER WARNINGS. THIS IS FICTION.Complete
Echoes - Beyond Threads Of Time
~ A tale beyond threads of time ~ A voice echoes in her dreams, telling her to visit an unknown place, because it's time. Will a companion, who hears similar echoes in his dreams, make the expedition better than the destination? _______ Unfolding in two famous royal cities of India, this saga of dreams, destiny and reincarnation will take you on a journey of two soulmates, that battle mysteries, betrayals and vengeance, to rekindle a forgotten historic romance. The timeline alternates between 2021 and 1921, showing glimpses of contemporary India as well as British India and its Princely States. _______ Sanjana is the only living heir of a wealthy business family, based in New Delhi, India. However, she is tired of visiting several therapists, who cannot seem to understand how stubborn and convincing the echoes in her dreams are. The echoes that have been telling her to go somewhere since she turned 18. The therapists offer her no solution, except the useless sleeping pills that aren't even effective anymore. When she suddenly finds a stranger with a similar predicament, will she embark on an expedition with him to find answers? Where will this journey take her? ________ Brandon is the co-founder of a gaming start-up, based in Silicon valley, CA, USA. With his excellent design skills and his partner's business strategies, he became a successful billionaire at a very young age. Life is perfect for him, except for the nagging echoes that disturb him every night in his dreams. When an opportunity to explore a new country comes up, in the form of finding out where his dreams intend to take him, he decides to seize it. Will this be just another holiday for him or will this trip change his life forever? _______ Written as an entry for Indian Open Novella Contest ONC 2021, Prompt #2 _______ All rights reserved © Paramagnetic, 2021Complete
Viking's Mate (Twilight OC X OC)
Orphaned at the age of 5, Aria Drakos is taken in by her parent's friends Charlie and Renee Swan. Shortly after, Renee leaves with their 4-year-old daughter Bella, leaving you with Charlie. But that is fine with you, since you not really 5 years old, nor did you have any intention of leaving Forks, WA. No, you are actually a resurrected soul, and this isn't your first resurrection either. In fact, this may even be your last, but there has to be something, or someone, that can entice you to stay. First thing though, you have corrections to make in this universe, and plans that need to be made. But do your plans include a surprise addition to the Olympic coven? Soon even your best laid plans could not factor in a Viking coming in and stealing away your heart, and eventually, your very soul being bound to this man. You, Aria Drakos, who has greeted Death many times in the past, may yet have greeted him for the last time, without you even knowing it. Story covers all Twilight books. Soul Revitalization Chronicles: Book 4 - Twilight (A/N: This book can be read independent of other books. You do not need to have read the other three books in order to enjoy this story. References will be made to the other books and explained along the way.) Disclaimer: I do not own any of the art or characters besides the OC characters. Editing completed 1/25/23 Top Ratings: #3 Viking #2 Soul #1 Resurrection #3 New Moon #11 OC X OCComplete
THE MAIN EVENT | Book 1
It's been exactly a hundred years since a nuclear explosion destroyed the entire earth, making it unable to live on it as the radiation would spread and rise quickly, becoming deadly minute by minute, killing half the lives on earth. Some of us got to survive with the help of the government which built an entire city that would protect everyone from the virus that appeared right after the radiation went away. The city was like a fortress, no one could enter and no one could leave...except the people executed who defied the government rules. But who thought that...together they might witness the end of their world?Complete
⭐ Wattpad Featured Story ⭐ [THE NEW YORK BACHELORS CLUB, #1] Formerly known as HEALING MR. BROWN 𝐉𝐎𝐘𝐂𝐄 My celibacy had nothing to do with god. In fact, I couldn't care less about sleeping around. The problem was I was afraid of touches. Yeah, that's right. Intimacy didn't bother me as long as it was more on the emotional level. That changed when I met Vincent Brown. He was the epitome of trouble wrapped in a dark-haired, six-foot, brawny body. Yet his touch didn't unnerve me. Worse, I loved the way it felt. Our relationship started off as strangers in a one-night-stand and then on a tour around Paris before going back to our different paths. After five years of avoiding him, who would've thought we would cross paths at a wedding, of all places? Now that he knows who I am, he's determined to make me stay. He's too hard to deny when he looks at me like I'm the only meal he wants to have and touches me as if I consume every being in his body. Only he doesn't know the burden I carry. And the reason I feared being touched. 𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 She was the perfect balance of fun, humour and strength with a beautiful soul and the most delicious scent I've smelled. When she proposed the idea of remaining strangers, I couldn't have cared less, but that was before I knew her. Five years since and she's still on my mind. When I find her again, it's like she's not the same person anymore. I'm torn between wanting to pull her close and letting her go to protect her from the demons I can't control. Being a selfish arse, you can probably guess which option I would choose. In my quest to know more about her, I come across things I least expect. They say secrets can crumble even the strongest castles, but it's okay to lie to protect the ones you love, though, right? Except I doubt she believes the same. If she learns of the things I've been hiding for the past five years, she wouldn't see me the same way. Plus, I know her brother's death
More detailsContent Guidelines