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Chasing Shadows

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Parts 13
Time 2h 35m

ex heartbreak love trauma

She was the girl every guy dreamed of-beautiful, kind, strong, full of love. But behind that perfect smile was a heart scarred by the past, a heart that believed love was dangerous. So she built walls... high, unbreakable walls.

Then he came along. A boy who liked her at first sight, a boy unafraid of her walls, willing to climb every one just to prove that love could be gentle, real, and healing. He promised her the world: "I'll do everything for you."

And slowly... she believed. She let her guard down. She let herself fall. She loved deeply, truly, completely.

But somewhere along the way... he changed.

The boy who once vowed the world now whispered, "One day, someone else will do everything for you that I can't." The promises faded. The effort stopped. The love she trusted became the pain she feared.

She thought this was her happy ending.
But it turns out... he fell first.
And she fell harder.All Rights Reserved

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After Everything by sadiatamy

Prologue: Before the storm, there was softness. There was laughter in quiet cafes, late-night calls that turned into early mornings, hands tangled in each other like roots learning how to hold. There was a boy who made me feel seen, and a girl who still believed that love-real love-could be enough. We weren't perfect, but we were in love. The kind of love that feels handwritten by the universe. The kind of love you bet everything on, even when the odds start to shift. But the thing about love is that it doesn't unravel all at once. It frays. Quietly. Softly. One skipped detail. One unanswered question. One moment of doubt that grows roots while you're still convincing yourself everything's fine. This is a story about that unraveling. About the ache of being almost chosen. About trust that cracked before it broke. But it's also a story about resilience. About finding your voice in the silence. About choosing love-not just in someone else, but in yourself. Because sometimes the greatest love stories aren't the ones that come easy. They're the ones you fight for, walk away from, and learn to return to with open eyes. This is not just a love story. It's a reckoning. A healing. A reminder that sometimes, even in the aftermath, love still finds a way back. And this time, it's real.

LIZA: A Broken Became The Blade by Sangeylhamo22

This is not just a story. It's a journey into shadows, betrayal, and survival. Dawn of a Dream. Ashes of Trust. Fire of Vengeance. Liza's life was never meant to be this way. She wanted love, light, and freedom. But when the people closest to her turned into her nightmares, she learned the hardest truth-sometimes, silence kills faster than wounds. This novel is about more than pain. It's about strength. About a girl who was broken, but rose again-not as a victim, but as fire itself. Some may call her a monster. Some may call her a hero. But this is her voice. Her truth. Her war. If you've ever felt unseen, unheard, or silenced-this story is for you. Hey readers 💙 Thank you so much for picking up this story. I've poured my heart into Liza's journey-it's raw, dark, and full of pain, but also about strength and survival. I'd love to hear your honest feedback as you read. If anything feels confusing, too heavy, or doesn't flow well-please let me know in the comments. Your thoughts will really help me grow as a writer and make this story even stronger.

Almond by byzuwa

"Some people teach you how to speak again. Others make you wish you'd stayed silent." _____ Almond A quiet love. A buried past. A story that will leave you aching. She doesn't talk much-not about the things that matter. Not about the names she still can't say aloud. Not about the night that changed everything. She just wants to breathe without breaking. To disappear into the background and not be noticed. But He notices her. Gentle where others push, patient where others pry-he doesn't ask her to open up. He just stays. And sometimes, that's louder than words. But love is never simple. And even the softest hearts have storms waiting inside them. "A soft love story wrapped in ache, healing, and unspoken words. Walk with me through the quiet chaos of two broken hearts trying to find their way. You won't regret it." -----

You Can't Reject Me! by NsaneCbaby

Her life wasn't perfect but she didn't think it could get worse. Infact she thought everything was getting better by the day. She would be accepted into the pack soon. She already had a few friends. All she needed was a mate to heal her scars from her tormented past. Instead he rejected her. She wanted to run away and never comeback like all the other rejected girls but she wouldn't. He was her mate and no matter how broken she was she wouldn't give up. But if she was broken how can she keep it all together?

Almost, Always 🍁🥀 by _velvetverse_

"Almost, Always" 🍁🌹 Some people enter your life like whispers...soft, sudden, and gone before you can hold on. She didn't expect to see him again. Not after years, not like this. Not when she had finally learned how to forget the boy who never truly left her mind. But fate isn't loud..it's quiet, casual... cruel. In a classroom filled with noise, their glances screamed stories. A slow-burn connection, unsaid words, and almosts that could've been everything. This is not a fairytale. This is a memory rewritten..with the ending she deserved.

The Same Heart by tales_of_echo

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All of The Girls by yours_or_mine

She knew he'd been in love before. Not just once, not just in passing. Real, deep, messy love. And maybe that should've been her sign to keep her distance. To not let herself feel too much. But instead, it made her pause. Because the way he talked about them-the girls before her- it wasn't bitter. It wasn't dramatic. It was quiet. Thoughtful. Almost gentle. He remembered birthdays, late-night calls, stupid little details no one else would hold on to. He loved them well. Or at least, he tried. And that's what messed her up. Because it made her want to fall even harder. And at the same time, it made her want to run. She wasn't afraid of his past. She was afraid that someone like him-someone who had already given so much-might not have anything left for her. Or worse, that he would love her the same way. And she'd fall for it, just like they did. And end up as another name he says gently, years, from now.

Dear Scott by AarynKealty

"Growing up around fairytales, Disney princesses and teen films, we are raised to believe that happy endings are always in store for us. But more often than not, reality sinks in, and the happy ending doesn't occur. Especially in high school. The main reason I liked this book so much was because it was so real. It was a love that was destined to crumble from the start, and yet, you kept pushing your luck. We've all been there. The late night texts from your crush waking you up to talk about nothing, the unexpected butterflies when you see him, the gross flaws he possess that you don't seem to notice, or the small things he does that turn you on. Most importantly, we learn that love truly is blind. We're unobservant to the world around us when our teenage love obsession is staring down at us with those big, brown, adorable eyes of theirs. And then when we wake up from this dream-like state that is a first love, we realize that he's not this perfect, older, mature man... but this boy."

Brutally yours by Inkiijita

To the quiet girls with stormy hearts. To the boys who feel too much but show too little. To those who were never chosen first - but loved like they were the last. This story is for the unseen, the unheard, the untamed. For every soul who thought they were "too soft" for this world - and found someone who didn't just see their softness, but protected it with fire. For anyone who still believes that love isn't always gentle - but when it's real, it is brutally honest, brutally fierce, and brutally yours. And most of all - To the one who dreams loud in silence: This is your story. You just haven't lived it yet.

Night's embrace by nyxalandra_

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After Everything

Prologue: Before the storm, there was softness. There was laughter in quiet cafes, late-night calls that turned into early mornings, hands tangled in each other like roots learning how to hold. There was a boy who made me feel seen, and a girl who still believed that love-real love-could be enough. We weren't perfect, but we were in love. The kind of love that feels handwritten by the universe. The kind of love you bet everything on, even when the odds start to shift. But the thing about love is that it doesn't unravel all at once. It frays. Quietly. Softly. One skipped detail. One unanswered question. One moment of doubt that grows roots while you're still convincing yourself everything's fine. This is a story about that unraveling. About the ache of being almost chosen. About trust that cracked before it broke. But it's also a story about resilience. About finding your voice in the silence. About choosing love-not just in someone else, but in yourself. Because sometimes the greatest love stories aren't the ones that come easy. They're the ones you fight for, walk away from, and learn to return to with open eyes. This is not just a love story. It's a reckoning. A healing. A reminder that sometimes, even in the aftermath, love still finds a way back. And this time, it's real.