Our Closing Statements
- Reads 235
- Votes 38
- Parts 9
Ongoing56m
Last published Fri, Sep 12, 2025
These two fierce and competitive young adults can't get along in anyway never mind their first mock trial. An inevitable rivalry strikes a deep journey between one another, but when faced with terms that require them to work against each other in higher stakes a battle between ambition and love begins but love loses.
Time passes and they reunite with successful careers in law but the time spent apart doesn't ridden their strong tension towards each other. Given circumstances that again put them on the opposite side of the courtroom, the two take this case literally, personally if you will.
Will the final verdict be their hearts?
All Rights Reserved
#292
lawschool
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
𝐜𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 | ✔️
Ever so slowly, I lowered my mouth to the lime. As I did so, I felt the brush of her lips on mine. Just a touch. Just a breath, and it ignited fire in my veins. And at that moment, I forgot a lot. My heart stopped, my breathing quit, my thoughts ceased. But I knew one thing, and it was screaming in the hollows of my brain. 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳. - an academic rivals to lovers romance - Emilia Laurent, top of her class. Augustus Casen, top of his class. What happens when the school sends both to a competition in California? One month. One competition. One hotel room. Two rivals. What could go wrong? - book one in the erudite trilogy - rankings: #1 in compete (sep 12 2023) #1 in competition (oct 16 2023) #1 in academicrivalstolovers (nov 28 2023) #1 in rivalstolovers (jul 27 2024)Complete
All's Fair
Grace, a high-powered attorney, is forced to work with small-town lawyer, Jack. Sparks fly as their case goes forwards, but will their love be overruled? ***** Grace Wallace is a high-powered attorney, determined to earn her place as a partner at her firm. When she's given an important case, she's sent to Florida and forced to work alongside a laid-back lawyer who's got the opposite philosophy about work, Jack Rollins. Despite the craziness of the clients and the case, Grace begins to see how much Jack truly cares, and Jack learns about the woman behind Grace's professional facade. Soon they're falling for each other, but their relationship could cost Grace her reputation, and Jack stubbornly refuses to leave Florida for the big city. Can they win the case, and each other's hearts? Or will Jack and Grace be disbarred from the court of love? [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]Complete
The Verdict Was Never Us
They once promised forever, but the law and life had other plans. Years after their breakup, attorneys Seraphine and Euriel find themselves standing on opposite sides of the same courtroom. She fights with precision and logic. He argues with passion and heart. But no matter how hard they try to stay professional, the past keeps testifying against them. Love was once their strongest case, but when the world demanded a verdict... it was never them. Because in the court of love and justice, the truth is cruel... THE VERDICT WAS NEVER US
Allegedly Yours
She was a victim of his vicious allegation. An allegation that slaughtered her perfect self and murdered her heart. A cursed proclamation ruined her five years of life, when she was innocent in it and not the blameworthy person everyone thought she was.When she tried her best to save his beloved that fated night. Nyrah was an affluent, well-known in her college by every single soul, not only because she was backed by a rich family in the city but also because she was famed as one of those imperious stubborn girls who got anything with a flick of her finger but not him, Aston Archer, the academic topper with the reputation of being the only son of the most powerful man in the whole city, and there's no doubt that every man wants to be him and every girl wants to be with him, and no doubt Nyrah is one of them, but then an issue arises here: he's already committed to somebody nobody has any idea of except Nyrah. What will happen in these clashes of hearts? Who will win the war of love, or will they both crumble under the net of destiny vowed by fate? Welcome to this story of envy, hate, love, and heartbreak, and have a look at the story of Nyrah and Aston.Complete
Her Sinister Saviour
𝐀𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡 𝐱 𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚 "I'M A CRIMINAL. SHE'S MY SIN. MY OBSESSION. MINE." _________ She was a law student, transferred to Bangalore's best law university after completing one year in her hometown, Banaras. She had never been left alone, thanks to her overprotective brother. He was one of the world's finest bikers and a top-notch video gamer. He lived alone in Bangalore. At her sister's and friend's engagement, he met her - his friend's sister. Her brother, unaware of the danger, entrusted him with the responsibility of taking care of her for a few days. Little did he know, he was sending his sister straight into the obsessive world of a man people feared... a criminal. _________ She carried a chaotic, stubborn heart, yet never dared to break a rule. He was calm, calculated-and broke every damn rule. He's quiet destruction. She's blazing chaos. He's fire. She's ice. Both had dominating personalities. Both burned in each other's obsession - dark, relentless, and unstoppable. _________ If you want to know more about them - his obsessive darkness, and her cheerful yet fierce spirit - dive into the world of their obsession, where love has already been left behind. 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 | 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 | 18+
𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝
A Forbidden Love - Professor-Student Romance "He was the law I was bound to follow, yet the only rule I ever wanted to break." I believed the law was simple, black and white, right and wrong. Until I met him. Zayyan Khan. The man who could twist words into weapons, who carried the courtroom's authority in every step. Clever. Witty. Unpredictable. He was a storm disguised in a tailored suit, a verdict I could never prepare for. He terrified me, challenged me, and yet... he fascinated me more than I dared to admit. ⋆｡°✩ I have seen every kind of opponent-liars, criminals, manipulators. I know how to read people, dismantle them, break them down until there's nothing left but the truth. Law is my game, and I never lose. Until her. Yusra Malik. My student. My brightest mistake. She looks soft-spoken, innocent even. But beneath that quiet voice is fire- blunt, fierce, and untamed. I told myself she was a distraction, a rule I would never break. But every time her eyes lock with mine, every time her sharp tongue cuts through my defenses, I feel the ground shifting beneath me. She isn't just a student. She's a cross-examination I can't win. And the verdict is clear-Yusra Malik will be the only law I'll ever bow to.Complete
Before You Replied
Digi's summer plan was simple: work at her family's restaurant, hang out with friends, and stay out of trouble before senior year. Then Beck showed up. She didn't know he existed a month ago, and now - after accidentally texting the wrong number - he was everywhere. On the beach she's claimed as her own. In her parent's restaurant. At family events he had no reason to be at. And every time they cross paths, he managed to pull a little more of her world into his. What started as an accidental encounter turns into late-night conversations, shared secrets, and a connection Digi can't explain - or shake, despite how hard she tries. But Beck has his own past, and the closer they get, the more she realises that some people don't just walk into your life. Sometimes, they crash into it and leave nothing the same. This a story of chance meetings, cultural expectations, healing, and the kind of love they never saw coming - but couldn't walk away from. Hi guys, I hope you fall in love with Before You Replied, as much as I did while writing it. If you're into slow burns, men who are soft for their women, badass ladies, forbidden love, culture clashes, and characters who feel a little like people you know and love - then this one's for you.
The Devil's Angel || THE WATTYS 2025
"𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙? 𝐼 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑." 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞 was an ambitious law student. She believed that as long as she worked hard enough, then everything would be A-okay! But unfortunately, mistress fate had other plans when she unknowingly saved the life of a mafia boss after a botched assassination attempt. Whom, in his delirious state, mistaken her for an actual angel (?) and was smitten on-the-spot. 𝐂𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐝 was no ordinary man. He's the enigmatic head of the Allard family, a powerful mafia dynasty concealed behind the facade of a successful business empire. He's cunning, and handsome, and- Oh! Have I mentioned he's suuuper protective of his new "angel"? As their whirlwind romance blossoms, Evelyn is thrusted into his world full of danger and deception. Where loyalty is scarce and betrayal lurks at every corner. And then, as if dating a literal mafia boss when you're trying to be a lawyer wasn't hard enough, his older brother is trying to take him down to take his spot. Yeaah... With every chapter, their love and loyalty are put to the ultimate test. Navigating the treacherous terrain of mafia politics, where every decision could mean the difference between life and death. This is a tale of love, power and sacrifice between two unlikely soulmates that must fight against all odds to protect each other and their future. It's them against the world. But will their love be strong enough to withstand the shadows of dangers? or will it drown and tore them apart? ╰┈➤ Don't forget to vote and follow me!! (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)Complete
Ever so slowly, I lowered my mouth to the lime. As I did so, I felt the brush of her lips on mine. Just a touch. Just a breath, and it ignited fire in my veins. And at that moment, I forgot a lot. My heart stopped, my breathing quit, my thoughts ceased. But I knew one thing, and it was screaming in the hollows of my brain. 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳. - an academic rivals to lovers romance - Emilia Laurent, top of her class. Augustus Casen, top of his class. What happens when the school sends both to a competition in California? One month. One competition. One hotel room. Two rivals. What could go wrong? - book one in the erudite trilogy - rankings: #1 in compete (sep 12 2023) #1 in competition (oct 16 2023) #1 in academicrivalstolovers (nov 28 2023) #1 in rivalstolovers (jul 27 2024)
More detailsContent Guidelines