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What happens when you've got a burning desire to serve God on one side, and on the other a rooted addiction holding you back? No one knows about the addiction, after all, and the only thing between you and taking off on that two-year Mormon missionary service are some paperwork and some interviews with the local church leadership--that and a few little white lies, right? Well, maybe not lies . . . not really. You figure that if you can just hold off on lifting those books from the gas station display spindle, or the magazines from work, or that second edition The Hobbit from your friend's place . . . . If you can just hold off until the interviews, and then a little bit longer until it's time to leave for the Missionary Training Center, well, then, shoot! It's all downhill from there, right? And no one needs to know! 

Eugene Cross, accidental victim of a special breed of self-justifying kleptomania, learns the hard way that this is not how it works. Righteous desires? Check. Good and supportive friends and church leaders? Check. The required courage to face down the addiction and effect a complete repentance? Hmm. Not so much. Not yet.All Rights Reserved

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Breaking Boundaries by tonisimone9136

Completed Book. **MORE THAN ONE ENDING!!** MAJOR MATURE WARNING! This story contains mature themes and strong language throughout. "He is my addiction, and once I had a taste of him I didn't want to stop even if I was getting eaten alive with guilt for doing it..." You're an average 18-year-old girl who's never been in real trouble... Until now. 12 months ago something made you run from everything you've ever known to the other side of the world when you move in with your father. Just as life starts looking good again you're forced to go back ... But what happens when you come face to face with your mother's new hot boyfriend? With sparks flying and a rush of sexual tension, what happens when you quickly become his addiction and he yours? Your childhood boyfriend stands in the middle of it, as he's determined to never let you go! But he has a string of sickening secrets will you stand around long enough to find them out? Then to make everything worse a mysterious, handsome man comes along the way and shakes your whole world upside down! Everything gets mixed as you get tangled with all three men. How will you tackle your love life with three handsome men, each bearing numerous dark secrets... Secret after secret comes out as you get further into breaking boundaries. Can you handle being a boundary breaker? Or will you find a secret that will change your life forever... Let me take you through her journey of secrets, heartache, passion, lust, sex and love. Welcome to Rylee's journey. **MORE THAN ONE ENDING** Breaking Boundaries. Copyright. © 2018 All rights reserved.

Throwback Vol. #1 (Violent Faith) by MDStephens

In light of readers telling me how much they enjoyed the short story collection, "Strange Mutations (one man's trash)", I decided to dig deeper into that old, smelly trash-bin and see what else I could scrounge up. So, readers beware, I will be publishing a slew of old stories under what I decided to call- "The throwback series". I needed to find a way to segregate these stories from my current writing because what's presented here are some rough drafts that spawned from an amateur who was just beginning to dip his toe into the world of literature and didn't have the slightest clue what he was doing. But don't run off!!! As long as you don't expect a bestseller, and keep an open mind, you may be surprised to find something you enjoy about these twisted tales. I do this only because I find it fun to go back as see how much I've grown as a writer from where I started, and only hope you have fun with them as well. Just don't hold it against me. I'll think you'll find a big difference in prose and style if you check out some recent stories under my profile. So first in the Throwback line-up is... Violent Faith. He has his sloppy moments, but if you stick around long enough, he just might surprise you and occasionally knock one out of the park. The title of this novella pretty much covers the plot, so sorry, no description really necessary. I was inspired to write this story after reading Jon Krakauer's novel, "Under the banner of heaven", which was based on true events. My story, however, is completely fictional. It is not meant to be an attack on any certain person or religious group, although it may seem that way at times. I was just having fun. I'm well aware that most Mormons are not psychopaths. It was just a fun theme to play around with. All persons, places, and events are nothing more than my imagination and not to be taken seriously. If you knew me, you'd know I should never be taken seriously. Cheers!! your friend, M.D. Stephens

The Monster Amongst Us by urfunsizemami

When you're little you're surrounded by people that you're supposed to trust and feel safe with. The people God gave you are supposed to protect and nourish you, they're supposed to encourage positive growth, teach you right from wrong. So where along the lines, does an urge so sinister come into the mix? How are you taught to handle dealing with these types of situations, that most people don't have to face in their lifetime? How can anyone then stand by, defending these acts created against an innocent child? Feeling ostracized by every family member or person they have ever had to tell their truth to, some just to defend the monster? How can you then justify this? Love is love right? No matter the cost, right? How about falling in love with someone so manipulative, so deceitful, so evil and cruel, a cold hard liar. Claiming they are a child of God yet disguised as the Devil himself wreaking havoc, trauma and so much hurt and pain on innocent beings? It's time to face the judgement that lies ahead of all the evil they've committed. Here we dive into..... The Monsters Amongst Us.

Addicted【Zenix X Reader】[ Completed ] by Mariko_Akiyama

CONTENT CONTAINS : SELF HARM SUICIDAL THOUGHTS SUICIDE ATTEMPT MENTAL ILLNESS SEXUAL CONTENT DRUG USE ASSAULT ABUSE TORTURE VIOLENCE & STRONG LANGUAGE IF YOUR EASILY TRIGGERED OR UNCOMFORTABLE, DO NOT READ!! • " She told me the pills you were taking weren't for your brain injury " " They're aspirin " " I've finish my meds years ago. . . .I take these for the migraines and headaches " " Do you take it often? " " Not as often as last time, I reduced it after an overdose I had a few years ago " • My daddy issues gets worse every year, he always gets himself in trouble, like getting in debts, drugs, alcohols, while mom decided to take a step out of the house and never step in again. Our brothers and sisters couldn't live that life, we tried our best to pay off the debts. I got myself into trouble as well, which had me ended up behind bars. As for brothers and sisters, they can rest in piece. Years of self medicating doesn't work, not even therapy. One guy walk into my life and let's just say I'm more Addicted to him than my medications. What illness does this person have?, Who is this one guy?, How did this person ended up behind bars?, What was his intentions? Read this book to know. Credit : To a series called 'Shameless' [ Completed ] Started : 16th October 2020 Finished : 8th March 2021 [ Highest Ranking : #61 in Aphmau ] [ #3 in Zenix ] [ #1 in Zenix X Reader ] Disclaimers : I do not own ANY of the characters only the ideas, they belong to a youtuber called Aphmau, I don't own any of the songs either or the pictures, except Y/n, it belongs to you. There are a few characters that I OWN. My OC : Xelora Kiselyov Catherine Fox Ash Lee Mandrell Natalie Rosetta Mandrell Coraline Alycia Jones Mariko Akiyama

Devil's Pawn (Completed) by TheWeekDa

Meet Jolie Mitchell. The eldest daughter to a family that despises her. Despite the wealth and riches, Joe lacks something that the rest of her family possess...a back bone. She was pushover Joe, the freak of the family. She was always the quiet one, either whispering or not speaking at all. She was weak. Then there's River Dallas. The one guy who everyone knew had more money than god and an attitude to match. He was a charming guy with a smile that could stop traffic...and anger that could make you shake in your boots. He was the exact opposite of Joe. Well what happens when one day, after overhearing an argument between River and his mother, him and Joe spend an entire afternoon together learning the ins and outs of themselves? Will they pretend it didn't happen? Or will the continue to explore different parts of themselves and each other and demolish their demons and insecurities along the way? Read along and unlock the deep secrets of these devilishly rich kids with demons the size of their check books.

The leaving 11 years on on going stopped up dating for a awhile by CarolOBrien1

The leaving. It was hard, tragic , painful, yet it had to be done, I needed to save my life. I didn't want to start again, this would be the story of finding myself, pulling myself back together, reuniting the happy go lucky youngster I had once been. The shock of leaving took more of a toll on me than I thought it would. I had asked two people to help me move out of the house I had shared with my partner for 8 years, we had been together 23 years in total. The move was done in total secrecy, my partner could never know in advance, it was a very scary time. I had moved various things out of the house and secured a rent on a property nearby. The house I picked was near the School the children went to, and my oldest lad was going to be near his best friend. My Mother told me of the property it was advertised on the web, we both went and had a look, even that was scary, I didn't want to be seen by anyone and became paranoid that I would be caught out. For many months I lived on a new kind of fear, the fear of someone finding out that I planned to leave my abusive partner, though of course no one knew my seemingly happy, funny, generous partner was abusive. Finding the house was one thing, getting the various companies to connect the house and exchanging the information of my current address so they could varify that I was, who I said I was almost drove me mad. The day came to leave, My Mother and a very dear Friend came round as early as possible, we packed as much as we could. This included taking the boys clothes, bedding, toys, stuff from the garden, my stuff. We had 3 cars the packing seem to take all day. By the end we had to get going to be able to unpack, leaving me time to pick up the boys from School and settle them in their new home. I couldn't do it at first,I started to cry then scream, to leave the world I had put so much of my life into, and now in a split second would be leaving was breaking my heart.

Journey to the Depth of my Soul ✓ by Saramitra_

❝you've been broken for long, come, let me heal you again❞ the darkest valleys of soul have been broken for long. let's burn our inner flames again, soaring so high, it makes the stars smile again. let the journey begin. bon voyage. ✦•······················•✦•······················•✦ a guide for general titles: ♥ → poetry ♣ → short story/one shot ✦ → letter/notes ➤ → shorter quotes/collection of quotes ➷ → ai-generated poetries [serves as a memoir, please skip] content warning for dark themes (most of them are implied and clearly mentioned beforehand) | Featured in "Poetry Collection" of @WattpadAnthologies | ❮ cover credits: a friend made it for me long ago back in 2018 ❯ ✦•······················•✦•······················•✦ highest ranking: #1 in microtale #3 in wordporn Thanks for stopping by, Saramitra

The 12 Steps by SRaeeg08

*DISCLAIMER* READ AT YOUR OWN RISK: This book deals with serious topics and themes of drug use, PTSD, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts. This book contains realistic depictions of opioid use. Recovered and recovering addicts should proceed with caution. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lincoln is a senior in High School. He is also seven months sober. Life seems out of reach for him and well, so does everything else life has to offer. He yearns to live but is afraid of what it might lead to. Liam is a senior in High School but is ignoring the trauma that has been affecting him. He hates remembering but is stuck living in the past. He is living his life to the fullest but isn't alive at all. This Young Adult novel is about the lives of teen brothers who must deal with a decision that changes the course of their lives and shatters their family connection. The twin brothers must learn to unearth hurt, secrets, and misunderstandings to start their family's healing process. "...there were a lot of things I was forced to learn and that made me resent my family for it. One of them is the fact that I learned more about family at rehab than I ever did when I was home." - Lincoln "I always had this plan. A plan where I would graduate high school with the highest GPA, get a full-ride baseball scholarship to Stanford University, and then work my way to the major league baseball teams. It was a plan I had made with Lincoln when we were younger. A dream we shared to play baseball together. A dream that died when he overdosed." - Liam

Partially Rejected by tyughj80

Hello, this story is not good. It was written by a depressed young tween who didn't understand what an abusive relationship is. I'm only keeping it up because it's my only completed book. Take everything a grain of salt. (It's cringey) So good luck on fixing me and what we could've been But you'll always fail to see I'm forever broken I hate your guts, I hate his too I hate myself for loving you You're the only reason that I hate everyone -Falling in Reverse Alaska is sick of her life. She's sick of everyone. It all started in forth grade when she moved to Colorado. She was a different girl back then... Alaska was naive, had blonde hair, loved people, and was kind. Then she met Dillon he was gorges, tall, strong, and everything Alaska was not. Dillon was a werewolf and next in line for Alpha position of Black Blood Pack. Dillon hates his mate and waiting tell he is old enough to reject her. He dose what he can, ignores her, forgets her, because she is nothing but a pathetic human. Or so she thought... . . . "Get out of my head!" He yelled at me. I stood my ground, because I was here and was not leaving. "What's your problem with me?" I hissed. "Your weak, ugly, pathdic, little human, who I could kill so easily. Unfortunately for me I can't reject you yet!" I didn't know what reject meant I knew it was bad, by the way the silent room went quite. "Well I may be ugly, I may be pathdic, and you know what I'm a weak little human. I may not be able to kill you, you can make my life hell, go ahead, do it. You can hate me with every bone in your body. But if you think for a moment I care your wrong." That was the biggest lie I ever told. What happens when an alpha were wolf and element witch meet? What happens if she doesn't even know she's a witch?

This is my truth by KristinaFigolah

My life has been an intense journey from a little girl who was beaten down and abused into believing that she was worthless, to a woman at 43 years of age who is still desperately searching for who she truly is. I found her though. I did. And she writes like me, from inside of me. She is me. This girl that I've been in love with since time first existed, is indeed me. The way that she walks. With her hands... and how she talks? The hearts that she's captured, the souls that she has inspired. I'm now trying to be her. I've never felt that I was good enough to actually be myself!!! I always knew how pure and clear and free I was inside. But people told me otherwise, in a very cruel way. No one ever spared my feelings or thought to speak to me with kindness or love. My parents were very serious and strict people. They believed that there was only 1 way to act and inside I knew that I did NOT fit in the parameters of the behavior expected of me. And every single time I made my Step Daddy sigh or frown it felt like I knife in my heart. I was a let down. Always too loud. Always moving too much. Always too fat and always too ugly. Always too much. Unless I sat quietly. But I've always been a firecracker and all of that containment really made me want to blow off! All of what was inside of me, swirling and dividing in me. Burying the side of me that I loved the most! I was a bastard and a blasphemy. Harsh words for a girl of 3. They said them when they baptized me.

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Completed Book. MORE THAN ONE ENDING!! MAJOR MATURE WARNING! This story contains mature themes and strong language throughout. "He is my addiction, and once I had a taste of him I didn't want to stop even if I was getting eaten alive with guilt for doing it..." You're an average 18-year-old girl who's never been in real trouble... Until now. 12 months ago something made you run from everything you've ever known to the other side of the world when you move in with your father. Just as life starts looking good again you're forced to go back ... But what happens when you come face to face with your mother's new hot boyfriend? With sparks flying and a rush of sexual tension, what happens when you quickly become his addiction and he yours? Your childhood boyfriend stands in the middle of it, as he's determined to never let you go! But he has a string of sickening secrets will you stand around long enough to find them out? Then to make everything worse a mysterious, handsome man comes along the way and shakes your whole world upside down! Everything gets mixed as you get tangled with all three men. How will you tackle your love life with three handsome men, each bearing numerous dark secrets... Secret after secret comes out as you get further into breaking boundaries. Can you handle being a boundary breaker? Or will you find a secret that will change your life forever... Let me take you through her journey of secrets, heartache, passion, lust, sex and love. Welcome to Rylee's journey. MORE THAN ONE ENDING Breaking Boundaries. Copyright. © 2018 All rights reserved.