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Maintaining Me

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She is a madness. 
He follows the rules. 
Maali is a girl with a past, who enjoys her isolation; but she is being screwed with. Thing is, if you mess with fire you are bound to get burned. She is intent on seeking her revenge, and she drags her only friend and her new man to investigate; but she leaves a deadly trail.
When Keegan discovers her world, he pushes his way in. She isn't going to turn down a smart man, and she willingly exploits his ignorance and obedience. In fact, she takes him under her wing as she investigates a mystery. A mystery that leads her to her true self.
Keegan is a kind man thrown into a bad world, and he is right under Maali's thumb. 
Keegan is anything but ordinary. 
Maali is anything but kind. 
And the mystery...well, that might be closer to home.--
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"I saw the way you looked at me," I clench my jaw. Tingles
were running up and down my torso by his mere touch. 

"No, Maali," he barks. I scoff at his lies.

"You are not disgusting, May," he demands my full attention.
"You are beautiful, and vicious," his hands slide up to cup my face, "and you
are passionate."

My breath catches as another shot of fire battles in my
abdominal. I grimace at the strange feeling.

"I admire that about you; you are an amazing, strong woman,"
his stare speaks volumes, and my heart flutters. 

It freaking flutters. That weak ass.All Rights Reserved

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Our Secret [Completed] by _soph_9

[Book 2 in the Secret series] "That's not what I meant..." I chew on my lip. "Well, what the fuck did you mean then?" He shouts. "When I'm there I don't have to think about you!" I yell back. Wrong choice of words again, Sophia. I curse myself. His form immediately stands and he strides over to me, he is now inches away from me, his body is so close to mine that I am forced to take a couple of steps backwards. My back is pressed up against the window. Noah's breathing is deep but he speaks softly, "when you're there all I can think about is you." He raises his hand and tucks a strand of hair behind my ear. I step around him and head for the door, "uh I'm going to go to the hospital." I pick up my bag and rush out of the door leaving Noah in the room and saving myself from doing something I would definitely regret and make me change my mind about going back to Pennsylvania. ------------ 'I love you too,' were the last words Sophia heard before she was banished from her home city and she left without a second thought. If she didn't she knew she would be in danger. A month and a half later Sophia returns as a person close to her is in critical condition in hospital. Everyone's eyes are on Sophia, and they are looking for someone to blame. Will she return to her new life and forget about New York once and for all? Or will she fit right back into the McKenzie's life as if she never left? And as for her relationship with Noah, there might be a chance for romance after all.

Fire on Fire by becxi23

I feel the color draining from my face as he walks towards me. I stand still, gulping as the fear runs around in my body. I don't know what to expect and I hate it. I shut out all my emotions, not letting the fear show in my eyes. "What do you want from me?" I tilt my head, looking deeply into his green eyes. My voice is cold, hard, demanding him to answer. He brushes it off, giving me a taunting smile resolving in chills down my spine. "Yes. That is the interesting part, isn't it? you see" He bows down, so we're at the same eye level. His green eyes are staring into my brown, reading me like I was an open book. I see the humor in his malicious eyes. He is enjoying this. "That is for me to know, and you to find out." He smirks ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Strong-minded, cold-hearted, and stubborn as hell, both of them fighting their internal flames, not ready to give in. But Is it possible to tame the flames that burn in each one of them, or will the flames collide in a disastrous explosion? The only thing we know for sure is there will always be two kinds of people, those who fleet and those who fight. Fire on Fire

Gaze (Dark Romance) by Amelia_Written

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Introverted Killer by BeautifulJosea

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You V.S. Mafia by scaryberry123

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My Only Mistake by Bonolo_Molemane

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[Book 2 in the Secret series] "That's not what I meant..." I chew on my lip. "Well, what the fuck did you mean then?" He shouts. "When I'm there I don't have to think about you!" I yell back. Wrong choice of words again, Sophia. I curse myself. His form immediately stands and he strides over to me, he is now inches away from me, his body is so close to mine that I am forced to take a couple of steps backwards. My back is pressed up against the window. Noah's breathing is deep but he speaks softly, "when you're there all I can think about is you." He raises his hand and tucks a strand of hair behind my ear. I step around him and head for the door, "uh I'm going to go to the hospital." I pick up my bag and rush out of the door leaving Noah in the room and saving myself from doing something I would definitely regret and make me change my mind about going back to Pennsylvania. ------------ 'I love you too,' were the last words Sophia heard before she was banished from her home city and she left without a second thought. If she didn't she knew she would be in danger. A month and a half later Sophia returns as a person close to her is in critical condition in hospital. Everyone's eyes are on Sophia, and they are looking for someone to blame. Will she return to her new life and forget about New York once and for all? Or will she fit right back into the McKenzie's life as if she never left? And as for her relationship with Noah, there might be a chance for romance after all.