Love In The Shadows
- Reads 332
- Votes 40
- Parts 51
MatureComplete Sat, Aug 2, 20258h 16m
In the vibrant city of New York, art student Zoey navigates the complexities of love, addiction, and self-discovery. As she struggles to save her relationship with her addicted boyfriend Ethan, she finds solace in her art and an unexpected encounter with her ex Jake. Amidst the turmoil, Zoey must confront the darkness of Ethan's addiction and the light of her own potential, all while learning to trust her heart and find her true voice. Will she find love in the shadows, or will she embrace the light of a new beginning?
"One spilled drink changed everything"
"She wanted to save him from the shadows, but who would save her"
All Rights Reserved
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
When She Was Put Back Together Again
Brooklyn. Poor, poor Brooklyn. After surviving a physically and emotionally abusive father, she has to try to regain control of her life. When her mom sends her off to a school for other kids dealing with similar trauma, she meets someone who maybe... Just maybe understands her. And that someone is very unexpected.Complete
What was Still is
James has come a long way from the one stop light town trying to make a name for herself in the world of cosmetics. Her life is slowly heading in the right direction and is on the brink of becoming partners with childhood best friend in their business. A perfect life is something you work hard for and she is definitely doing just that. Her college sweetheart, Ely, is ready to settle down after six years of dating. Ely has the world at his feet, the perfect girl, made Junior Partner at one of Austin's top accounting firms. He's the last of his friends to get married and if he has it his way it won't be for long. But after Joey, James' best friend is hit with a heart break Ely feels the clock ticking on his life but causes James to dive deeper into her own steps in the path of success. Can Ely and James survive their differences and continue going forward in their relationship or will Ely find those things in someone else leaving What was just that was or can James show him that moving forward in her career isn't the end and their love still is.Complete
These Broken Roads
Natalie has always dreamed about E Miller since that day Freshman year. She's never felt this way about anyone else. For three years she's admired him from afar, too scared to make a move. She thinks it's easier this way. She has enough to deal with. Her and her brother are on their own and raising their little sister as well, after their mom disappeared. She just wants to make it through senior year without anything going wrong. Elliot, or E as his friend call him, has it all. Dating the hottest girl at Jefferson, captain of the baseball team, cool car, and rich dad. What more could a guy want? Even with all this stuff, though he doesn't exactly feel happy. His girlfriend cheats on him every chance she gets, and even though his dad pays for everything, he's never home and always working. E finds himself missing more and more the times when his mom was still alive, when he was happy. What happens when these two cross paths? With the two broken roads they travel with, will the roads ever lead them to one another? *mature themes; viewer discretion is advised*Complete
The Hotel - H.S.
When Zoey and Harry find themselves both calling the same hotel home for an extended time, a friendship begins. A connection that started from convenience is fueled by alcohol, drugs, trauma, music and fun. How will this intense relationship end? ***This story contains mature themes, drug use, health triggers and some sexual content. Also assloads of swearing and other fun.***Complete
About You and I ✓
This is a story about where at a certain age we start to understand the importance of the bonds we share with one another. A story about the smiles, the laughter, and the moments we can't just brush off out of our hearts. April Mark, a university second year in search for knowledge coincidentally came across Tyler Greg, an upperclassman whom at first she thought was very familiar. In pursuit to finding his true identity she was caught up in the sweet sensational expression of being with him. She found true love in him only to later find out that he's that one childhood friend; or rather brother whom her mother warned her to stay clear of. Battling with school, having a steady relationship with her mother, and true love misconceptions she'd found herself in. She soon found out that her story was one where a single misunderstanding could end up creating the most toxic outcomes. Her choices determined her fate and she was left with a choice, either to choose her mother, or to choose Tyler Greg.Complete![The Opposite of Falling Apart [Formerly Three and a Half Good Legs]](https://img.wattpad.com/cover/79447699-256-k985069.jpg)
The Opposite of Falling Apart [Formerly Three and a Half Good Legs]
WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Jonas, having lost his leg, and Brennan, plagued by terrible anxiety, collide one summer. Soon, they're both finding themselves. Together. ***** After losing his leg in a terrible car accident, Jonas wants nothing more than to start over when he goes to college. Brennan is plagued by anxiety so intense she never wants to go back to school. But when they collide (literally) one summer, their lives change and both of them begin to recognize what's holding them back. With each other's help, maybe they can take the biggest leap of all: falling in love. (Published by Wattpad Books)Complete
Chloe's World
Nobody's life sucks more than Chloe's life. After her parents were killed in a car crash, Chloe is forced to move in with her aunt and her irritating fiance. Her new home is nothing like her old one and the people around her are nothing like the people that she used to know. In her new life, Chloe feels like nothing more than an outsider. She feels mostly alone until she meets a boy who shares many of her similarities. This boy in someways is her connection to home. But is he the right thing for her?Complete![That good boy is bad. (Completed but undergoing major editing)[#Wattys2015]](https://img.wattpad.com/cover/21860572-256-k82767.jpg)
That good boy is bad. (Completed but undergoing major editing)[#Wattys2015]
Isabella thought her life was just beginning and with starting college she couldn't wait to be on her on. Things are going good and she soon meets Keith. The boy that everyone on campus loves, and soon Isabella does to. But what happens when Keith isn't who he says he is and hurts Isabella in more ways than one. Will she break free from him or will she possibly lose her life.Complete
Addicted
❝He was addicted to the nicotine in cigarettes, and she was addicted to him.❞Complete
Moving On
Kylie Home is 19 years old . Her life is not good living with a mother and sister who hate her. She expects nothing out of life working in a bar where she gets no respect she does her job and goes home. She has no friends, no life no love and she is resigned to the fact she will never have these. David Porter is one of the new guys in town, a chance encounter with kylie, and he can't get her out of his mind. David and his friends are disgusted with how they see kylie is treated and him and his friends take things into their own hands. Kylie starts to learn a new way of living, but she is convinced she doesn't deserve to be happy. Will Kylie find the happiness she deserves?. #wattys2015Complete
Finally Free
"I need you to be the put together one because I'm so fucked up. You've saved me." He whispers. "Carter, we saved each other." I mutter looking at him through my eyelashes. I lean into him, our lips not even an inch apart. "Sophia we shouldn't..." He looks hesitant. "Please, I need you." I almost started crying. "Please." I mutter one more time, my eyes begging for him. My body needing him. Sophia Carrington. She just moved from New York to California in search of a new life. When her life took a dark turn she's forced to leave everything behind. She just wants to finish her final year of high school, numb to the world, while learning to cope with the trauma she's endured. Carter Marquez. Newly single after being dumped by his girlfriend of two years. After losing his dad in a car accident he's fallen apart. The list of people he trusts is short, he hates letting people in. He's constantly trying to make up for his mistakes of the past, trying to find a new purpose in life. When the two of them collided, they instantly took a mutual disliking to each other. Misunderstandings and a dash of alcohol set a flame between them. Sophia hates the snarky remarks and stupid nicknames that leave his mouth. Carter thinks Sophia is just another trust fund brat. Soon their rivalry begins to dissolve and they learn that sharing the pain of their past can form connections they never thought to be possible. WARNING: This story contains mature topics such as sexual assault and drug addiction. Read with caution. Copyright © by lulustoriesss 2021Complete![All The Missing Pieces [Completed] [Watty's 2021]](https://img.wattpad.com/cover/217572758-256-k793276.jpg)
All The Missing Pieces [Completed] [Watty's 2021]
After a catastrophic car crash, Zoey lost a huge chunk of her memory. As her memories of her life slowly come back to her, Zoey still tries to make a life for herself. With her new position with the local NHL team as a photographer, Zoey finds bits of her memory coming back to her. But they're coming back to slowly for her liking. All she wants is the missing pieces to come back. All the love of her life wants is the same missing pieces to come back to her too.Complete
Miss, Do I Know You?
A stranger to her own existence, Kayla moves to a small town with the hope of finding comfort in a fresh start. But as she steps inside the unfamiliar classroom on the first day, standing in front of the class is a mysteriously familiar face, one that rouses memories of a time she believed had gone by. With past baggage catching up in the most intrusive ways, she stumbles upon unexpected comfort of friendship, unconditional love of found family, and a beautiful yet complicated bond between two hesitant souls. "This book was like a warm hug, and I might believe in love again." "I would give everything, especially my soul, to have the opportunity to read this book for the first time again." ────── CW: Substance abuse, harsh language, sexual content, mention of self-harm and suicide. ────── Started in January 2018. Re-published in November 2022. First draft (this version) finished in April 2023. ────── Copyright 2018 © Renee Steinberg All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced, copied, translated, or republished in any form without the author's permission, except for brief quotations or reviews with proper credit.Complete
Imprisoned Heart
Kayla gets a mysterious job offer to be a caretaker of a daughter of a wealthy family in a countryside mansion. Who is this girl she's hired to take care of? **Viewer discretion: This story explores themes of trauma, twisted love, blurred emotional bonds, and intense intimacy that could easily be misconstrued as unsettling sensuality. If you choose to read, take care of yourself-some parts may comfort you, others might make you uncomfortable.Complete
Bet my Life (EDITING!!) #BOOK1
BOOK1: BET MY LIFE BOOK2: BREAK MY HEART "Sweetheart, don't play with fire if you can't handle the heat" 19-year-old Zoey Hart is all set to forget her past and get a fresh start. Even if it meant moving miles away from home for college. But as they say, our past always catches up to us. How far are you willing to go to put it all behind you? Especially when the Devil himself is chasing you. Golden boy Nate Walker has taken it as his personal mission to find out who Zoey Hart really is. Now adding crazy best friends, an absentee parent, jealous exes, and an unbreathable amount of sexual tension to the mix, place your bets on how long it will take before the disaster strikes. Warning: There is mention of violence, sex, abuse and strong language. Though there are no graphic descriptions, if you are uncomfortable with it, be careful. Highest Ranking: #12 in Holiday #71 in Wattpad India #118 in beach #172 in partyComplete
My Bittersweet Memory
She's afraid of commitment. He's unsure of his feelings. She didn't planned to fall for him. He didn't know he already fell. They can feel the electricity whenever they're together but one of them chose to ignored it, turned blind about it. And one of them regretted it the most. "I'm falling for you." Eli said confusedly. ***** "I thought YOU and I were possible." Will it still be possible for a second chance? A second chance to continue what they'd started, or a chance to clear things out and move on with their respective lives?Complete
Sophia
Re-writing/editing It's strange how quickly your life can change. How it can go from happiness and joy all the time to sorrow and dread with a single event. Or a person. They say when you meet the one, you know in an instant. That's a lie. ~~~ Sophia and Kace have known each other their whole lives and have hated each other equally as long. Now, seniors in high school and yet they can't let this childish vendetta against one another go. What happens when they can no longer tell if their obsession with one an other is hatred... or love? It's no secret to everyone around them that they are inevitable. If you or someone you know are struggling with mental health, please call the suicide hotline at 988 or go to www.wannatalkaboutit.com My messages are always open, You're never alone 🫶 ~~~ D I S C L A I M E R Sophia contains mature language, themes, etc. Starting date: 11-28-2021 Ending date: 2-1-2022 Edited: Total word count: 34,518Complete
His Name Was Damian
Naomi Johnson, a seventeen year old senior, has a tendency to use others problems to escape her own. When her dad leaves for his new fling, leaving both Naomi and her mom, she befriends Damian Parker, a teenager who just recently attempted to commit suicide. With their new blooming friendship, they both embark on the path of love, humility, and forgiveness all while learning that life is a beautiful yet temporary privilege. Follow Naomi, Damian, and their group of friends as they finish out a chapter of their lives. ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆Complete
New Drug
Logan Reed is addicted to drugs. He is obsessed with drugs and spends too much time with them, trying to forget his dark past. But one fated day, he meets Hayley who is strongly against drugs, telling him they're disgusting. This catches his attention and before he knows it, Hayley becomes a new obsession of his and to an extent, his new drug. She is all he wants and he will stop at nothing to get her out of his system.Complete
When you came into my Life
Zoey is a 15-year old high schooler who had been through various traumatic experiences but with her encounter with the new transferred twins, her life changes. A book about friendship, courage, and love. It's an amusing book that teaches how friend's can really change your life at times, and why you shouldn't hate or blame yourself for things you don't have control over.Complete
Brooklyn. Poor, poor Brooklyn. After surviving a physically and emotionally abusive father, she has to try to regain control of her life. When her mom sends her off to a school for other kids dealing with similar trauma, she meets someone who maybe... Just maybe understands her. And that someone is very unexpected.
More detailsContent Guidelines