Beneath the Surface
- Reads 126
- Votes 22
- Parts 16
Complete Thu, Apr 10, 202552m
Aurora Zahra never believed in fate-only in hard work and the quiet satisfaction of running her café, HaeBakes. But when a stranger walks through her doors one morning, something shifts. There's a familiarity in his gaze, a fleeting sense of recognition she can't shake.
Will Poulter has spent years in the spotlight, but beneath the flashing cameras and red carpets, there's always been an emptiness he couldn't name. Then, one ordinary morning, he meets a woman who feels like a memory he should remember.
Drawn to each other yet unable to place why, their lives intertwine in ways neither expected. But when the shadows of their pasts resurface-and an unseen danger begins to close in-Aurora and Will are forced to confront the truth that's been waiting beneath the surface all along.
Some connections are impossible to ignore.
Some fates refuse to be rewritten.
©taeryflwr
All Rights Reserved
#111
willpoulter
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
More Than One Night
Aurora Johnson is struggling to find what to do next in life. She is alone after losing her parents and breaking up with her cheating ex, but when she meets Logan, who is emotionally unavailable and only looking for one night of fun, she feels herself getting attached more than she should. Will she open herself up for a chance at love? Logan Walker wants nothing more than one night with anyone due to his ex leaving him at the worst time in his life. When he meets Aurora who is closed off to the world and not knowing what to do in life, she isn't like anyone he has ever met before, will he push his past aside for a chance at love? Will it be More Than One Night? *** "Did you need a ride home? I can take you." "Oh no that's alright. I'm just gonna get an Uber." "Aurora please, it's the middle of the night. Let me drive you home." He steps forward, closing the gap between us, I look up to his gaze. "Thanks, but I'll be fine. Enjoy the rest of your night." His hand reaches out connecting with my arm again. "I would just prefer it, knowing your safe if I dropped you home." His hand trails down the length of my arm and he starts toying with my fingers. My breath hitches in my throat. I'm sure an innocent drive home will be fine right? *** Dual POV 18+ Mature Scenes Strong LanguageComplete
Gone Him Waiting Her
She was his first love. The girl who knew his laughter, his dreams, his fears. The one he swore he'd never let go of. Until one day, he did. Without warning. Without goodbye. He was her everything. Her first kiss. Her first heartbreak. The boy who carried her heart in his hands- and then shattered it when he disappeared. Years passed. Wounds turned into scars. She learned to live with the silence he left behind. He learned to live with the regret of leaving her. Now, fate has thrown Mason and Ella together again- in the most unexpected place, on the most ordinary day. But nothing about seeing each other feels ordinary. It feels like the past rushing back. It feels like the pieces of a love story trying to fit again. But can she trust him after the way he left? And can he prove that this time, he's here to stay? Because sometimes love doesn't end. Sometimes, it waits.
❥Crushing on my best friend's brother ♡
"Some crushes fade with time. Mine only grew... even after he broke my heart." Aavya Joshi never believed in love at first sight-until she met Viryansh Mishra. Cold, impossibly handsome, and the most eligible bachelor in Lucknow, he was also the one man she could never admit her feelings for... because he was her best friend's older brother. They barely knew each other, yet their families were close. And when Aavya's secret crush became too big to hide, she did the unthinkable-she confessed. But that day didn't end with a fairytale. It ended with a truth that shattered her, a heartbreak she couldn't tell anyone about... not even her best friend. Now, no matter how hard she tries, she can't forget him. And in a city where their paths keep crossing, resisting Viryansh is becoming impossible. Will she guard her heart... or let the man who once broke it have the power to destroy it all over again?
The Devil's Love
"He has an Angel face with fierceful eyes" "Her lips are like a drug.... And I am addicted to them." "You hurt me the most...... And me being a fool, I am falling for you deeper and deeper." Aurora simple yet elegant girl, finds herself beside this man who is the Devil himself never he heard of the word love in his life and always has these eyes which can kill a person with just one look Will she be able to give him love? Will she be able to survive this journey of her life? And most importantly will she be able to make him feel love? Read to know 😉~Complete
Medium Latte for Ell-yot Hayul
[Slow Brew Series 1 of 2] [Completed] Look, I didn't mean to embarrass myself the first time I walked into Brewing Grounds. Or the second. Or...every other time since. But something about the place-and the barista with the messy ponytail and the glasses that she pushes up her nose-makes me forget how to form actual sentences. Bea. Her name's Bea. She spelled mine wrong on my cup the first day (Ell-yot Hayul), and now I'm kind of obsessed. Not with her. With medium lattes. With her handwriting. With the little hearts she scribbles on my cups. Okay... maybe a little bit with her. The point is: I'm a walking disaster around her, and I'm pretty sure she knows it. And okay, maybe I started showing up every morning at exactly 7:30 just to see her. And maybe I've been reading up on how to flirt because I thought that might help (it hasn't). But honestly, what's the worst that could happen? I embarrass myself again? (Already done that.) Spill coffee on my tie? (Happened last week.) Accidentally fall in love with the barista who writes flirty notes on my coffee cups? Oh, wait... [1 of 2: Slow Brew Series] Dual POV | Romantic Comedy | Coffee Shop Romance | Slice of Life 18+ for suggestive dialogue, some steam (nothing too explicit) 🏆 1st Place - Pimp My Romance Awards 2025 🏆 1st Place - Pink Watty's pINKspire Awards 2025 "Best Dialogue" 🏆 The Nano Watt 2025 - Contemporary Romance Winner 🏆 Wattys 2025 Winner 🏆 Ambys 2025 Grand FavoriteComplete
Marriage first, then love
He did not love her. It was a loveless marriage to him. In his eyes, she is just a burden who cooks food for him. And in return, he will earn money and place it in her bank account. But she fell for him the moment she had laid eyes on him. It was love at first sight. She would lovingly cook him breakfast, but he would not even glance at her in the morning. In attempts to get him to glance at her, she fooled and embarrassed herself in front of him. She was close to giving up. A small part of her had hoped someday he would change the way he views her. But the fragment of hope diminishes very quickly. Little did she know that one simple action will cause everything to change. That one day he going to start feeling something for her, when her heart is broken. That he is going to start feeling something for her, with a dark past. Will she have to continue to wonder whether it will always be a loveless marriage or a new journey where they fall in love with each other together instead of one-sided love. Will he be able to love her like she loves him? A/N: Probably cliché to some people, read with caution.Complete
Not Love at First Sight
Love wasn't the first thing I felt when I saw him. There was no sparks, no butterflies, no magical "this is it" moment. But there was something else--- a quiet certainty, a standard I never knew I was setting for myself. Maya Torres has always rolled her eyes at cheesy romances. She believes love is something you build, not something you stumble into overnight. Enter Ethan Reyes---quiet, dependable, and far from the dreamy lead in her favorite books. He isn't perfect, but he shows up. In little things, in the moments when no one else bothers. And somehow, without realizing it, Maya starts to measure the world by his presence.
Little Miss Hellfire
Revenge at your service... Angelica Knowles runs Best Served Cold Inc., a sleek, off-the-grid revenge agency for women who've been wronged. Known in feminist circles as Little Miss Hellfire, she's a legend in lipstick--strategist, saboteur, and sarcastic saint. So when freshly fired Claudia Pilgrim-an ex-employee of Slate Capital-shows up with a story of workplace discrimination and a sexist dress code, Angelica sets her sights on the obvious villain: Damian Slate-the infuriatingly gorgeous, devilishly narcissistic CEO with a God complex. Her mission? Infiltrate his company as his new assistant. Unravel his weakness. Destroy him. Simple-until Damian unexpectedly recruits her to pose as his fiancée at his sister's high-profile wedding in Lake Como, hoping to win his father's approval and cement his place as heir. Because nothing says heir apparent like arriving with a woman who looks like she eats billionaires for brunch. Now Angelica's knee-deep in luxury lies, legacy power plays, and dangerously public hand-holding. And the worst part? Damian might not be the heartless villain she expected-he might actually be a person-with depth, feelings, and dimples. What began as sabotage is starting to look suspiciously like chemistry. And with her client's dignity, her agency's future, and her own carefully guarded heart on the line, Angelica must choose: take him down... or risk falling for the man she swore to ruin.Complete
Aurora Johnson is struggling to find what to do next in life. She is alone after losing her parents and breaking up with her cheating ex, but when she meets Logan, who is emotionally unavailable and only looking for one night of fun, she feels herself getting attached more than she should. Will she open herself up for a chance at love? Logan Walker wants nothing more than one night with anyone due to his ex leaving him at the worst time in his life. When he meets Aurora who is closed off to the world and not knowing what to do in life, she isn't like anyone he has ever met before, will he push his past aside for a chance at love? Will it be More Than One Night? *** "Did you need a ride home? I can take you." "Oh no that's alright. I'm just gonna get an Uber." "Aurora please, it's the middle of the night. Let me drive you home." He steps forward, closing the gap between us, I look up to his gaze. "Thanks, but I'll be fine. Enjoy the rest of your night." His hand reaches out connecting with my arm again. "I would just prefer it, knowing your safe if I dropped you home." His hand trails down the length of my arm and he starts toying with my fingers. My breath hitches in my throat. I'm sure an innocent drive home will be fine right? *** Dual POV 18+ Mature Scenes Strong Language
More detailsContent Guidelines