FALSE PRETENSES
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When love freezes, can the heart still burn ? Dedication: To the muses that whispered in my ears. Prologue The city's darkness was palpable, a living entity that pulsed with secrets and lies. The skyscrapers stood like sentinels, their windows glowing with an otherworldly light. In this concrete jungle, two figures moved undetected, their paths converging like the threads of a complex tapestry. Axel Vaughn, a ruthless and cunning CEO of Vaughn Security, and Zephryine Everett, a brilliant and fearless criminal lawyer, were about to collide in a dance of power and deception. The air was heavy with anticipation, the shadows trembling with the promise of secrets yet to be revealed. The city held its breath, waiting for the spark that would ignite the flames of chaos and destruction. And then, everything went black. ● In the depths of darkness, where shadows writhe like living things, there exists a truth so profound, it can only be whispered in the silence of the night. A spark remains, a flicker of what once was. A dying ember, warm to the touch, yet cold as the grave. And in this desolate landscape, a heart beats, fueled by the very flames that consume it. Will the fire that once warmed their souls ultimately be their demise? Or will they find a way to rise from their ashes, their hearts forged in darkness, their spirits unbroken? Tropes: Age gap Enemies to lovers Stalker romance He falls first and harder Lost and found Self discovery Forbidden attraction Forced proximity Secret identity Redemption Arc Billionaire romanceComplete
Case Of Love
A well-known prosecutor and a detective wannabe, teaming up to unravel the truth and unveil the masks of evil intentions! Join the team as they administer justice in a world full of cloak-and-dagger operations, under-the-table negotiations and conversations behind closed doors.
DESTINED BRIDE
𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟐 :- 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 · · ─ ·𖥸· ─ · · 𝐀𝐤𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 × 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐡 𝐤𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 *** " I LOVE HIM, I'LL DIE WITHOUT HIM." She said, " I CAN'T ACCEPT HER, SHE KILLED MY WIFE. SHE'S MURDERER." He said, Will they come over from their dark past?
Love Penalty
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My Brother's Dangerous Best Friend ✓
𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨, 𝐈 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧. 𝐇𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝, 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬, 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐨.Complete
Bryan Brent(The U-Turn)
Four good hours gone and yet nothing - no solution. I kicked a chair in my office hard sending it flying through an empty space as it crashed to the floor. Shelving off all the documents on my table to the floor, I created a perfect mess. The feeling of frustration engulfed me, tightening all the muscles in my body. It was like I was having a panic attack. I quickly helped myself to the bottle of whisky on the bar and drank uncontrollably from it. I remembered the last time I drank this way and what happened. But at this moment, all I needed was to forget everything that was happening. Closing my eyes briefly to relieve all of the tension, I opened them again but the pain was still there, the reality of my loss was dawning on me completely and I was helpless. 'Desperate times calls for desperate measures' that's what they say. Bryan a twenty-seven years old billionaire had a perfect life until Maryrose Brent, his mother decides to show up after ten years and a supposed dead uncle finally resurrects. Suddenly his perfect life takes a U-Turn and begins to crumble bit by bit before his eyes. Could it all be a mere coincidence or is there someone truly behind all of the happenings? And how far, are they willing to take it? Perhaps, till the last breath is sucked out of his body. [Unedited] Started February 2020 Ended July 2020 Word count [144,591]Complete
When love freezes, can the heart still burn ? Dedication: To the muses that whispered in my ears. Prologue The city's darkness was palpable, a living entity that pulsed with secrets and lies. The skyscrapers stood like sentinels, their windows glowing with an otherworldly light. In this concrete jungle, two figures moved undetected, their paths converging like the threads of a complex tapestry. Axel Vaughn, a ruthless and cunning CEO of Vaughn Security, and Zephryine Everett, a brilliant and fearless criminal lawyer, were about to collide in a dance of power and deception. The air was heavy with anticipation, the shadows trembling with the promise of secrets yet to be revealed. The city held its breath, waiting for the spark that would ignite the flames of chaos and destruction. And then, everything went black. ● In the depths of darkness, where shadows writhe like living things, there exists a truth so profound, it can only be whispered in the silence of the night. A spark remains, a flicker of what once was. A dying ember, warm to the touch, yet cold as the grave. And in this desolate landscape, a heart beats, fueled by the very flames that consume it. Will the fire that once warmed their souls ultimately be their demise? Or will they find a way to rise from their ashes, their hearts forged in darkness, their spirits unbroken? Tropes: Age gap Enemies to lovers Stalker romance He falls first and harder Lost and found Self discovery Forbidden attraction Forced proximity Secret identity Redemption Arc Billionaire romance
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