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The Placeholder

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Reads 1,554,445
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Parts 53
Time 11h 44m

Mindful_Imaginist

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In rain-soaked Dublin, Aoife begins to unravel the life she thought was hers, discovering that love, identity, and belonging are not given - they are claimed.

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Aoife Brennan planned the perfect night to celebrate the life she thought they were building together.
But when the clock strikes midnight, she discovers that some truths don't come crashing down - they unravel, quietly.

Set in the rainy corners of Dublin, The Placeholder is a story of love mistaken for fate, and the quiet ache of being someone's almost.All Rights Reserved

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The Memorable Affair (SERIES*1) by Iknowonlystory

"Get out of my office before I call the security guards. You are only my whore and nothing more, the baby isn't mine". He said, I couldn't believe my ears. I didn't even argue with him I just went out of his office, company and his life to begin a new life. *** Alex winter fell in love with her married boss and had affair with him him but when she got pregnant with his child and the baby got rejected by her boss, her world fell apart. #3 in disappointment on Wednesday 2nd of June 2021 Note: most of the pictures used in this story are not mine

Hello , Lee || Fiction by starryluna17

"He says he doesn't remember. But she's not so sure. She told him a lie - that he's her husband. And for a while, it worked. They lived in a quiet bubble, soft and safe, until shadows from the past started creeping in. Now, nothing feels certain anymore. Because sometimes, the most dangerous lie is the one you both start to believe. And love? Well, sometimes it's just another kind of lie."

To Start Over (Book 1) by DrishyaSm

At first, it might seem like a cliché. As the story unfolds, though, secrets surface, and it becomes something deeper than expected. She learned to blend in, moving through life unnoticed. That changed when he noticed her. She kept her guard up. He kept things hidden. Neither of them wanted to get close or feel too much. But their playful teasing soon led to late-night texts. The quiet moments between them began to feel comfortable. They never planned to fall for each other. But somehow, it happened anyway. And now, nothing feels whole without the other.

Memories With Rain || ✓ by SamanthaWrtzz

"I admit that I don't deserve you, but you know how greedy I am for you, I am selfish for you. Cause I never wanted to give up on you. I almost lost myself in you." "I love you! I love you more than anything! But.. if loving you is so wrong and, if you don't feel good.. then I'll stop being selfish." "Sorry for demanding you to stay longer. You knew it was wrong, and I made it more difficult. I loved you, but.. I was being selfish..." The rain had started to leave. He hugged her more tightly feeling nervous about what he was about to say next. "If we divorce now.. will I stop being a burden?" She didn't say anything but took off her ring and gave it on his hand. He nodded and pulled out the documents but she didn't let it go. "Don't even bother hesitating. I promise, your life will get easier." She nodded. He took them and signed. "You are finally free...!!" • • She has suffered enough. It still hurts but hide it inside. He wants her to be free for once. But he doesn't want to let her go. • • Read 'Memories With Rain' to know the end of the story. Hope you guys will love it. • • Started: November, 2022 Finished: February, 2023

In the shadow of diamonds (The Diamond He Never Saw) by Nicole_Haven

He never said he loved her. But sometimes silence cuts deeper than words ever could. Sienna never walked away-not really. She stayed, she waited, she felt, while Nicholas mastered the art of saying nothing. But in the stillness between them, something fragile began to fracture. Now, with their paths crossing again in the shimmer of winter and the shadows of old secrets, Sienna finds herself caught in the quiet pull of what could've been-and maybe still is. Leonardo offers her clarity. Warmth. A promise without conditions. But love isn't always a rescue-it can be a reckoning. Torn between a man who speaks in silences and another who says all the right things, Sienna must confront the past that shaped her and the future she dares to want. Because some hearts bruise without breaking. Some goodbyes are never spoken. And some shadows shine brighter than diamonds.

His Bride by 4terlife

Rheyan Kaur is a name that appears in headlines, in courtroom whispers, and behind the cold glass walls of government interrogation chambers. A criminal psychologist at the peak of his career, he reads minds for a living - broken ones, violent ones, ones that kill without blinking. But beneath his surgical precision and calculated silences lies a man haunted by a past he won't speak of, and a desire he refuses to name. Until her. Ira, a trauma counselor for victims of abuse, walks through grief every day and teaches others how to survive it. She smiles gently, listens deeply, and forgets herself in the process. What no one sees is the exhaustion in her silence - the price of holding pain that isn't hers, and the fear that she's never really escaped her own. They meet in a moment neither of them planned - at a wedding neither of them belong to - and what begins as a glance becomes the seed of obsession. Rheyan knows what he saw in her eyes: hesitation, ache, and a scream that never made it to her lips. Ira doesn't know who the man in the shadows was. But he already knew her name. Already felt the ache of wanting to protect her - or possess her - without even touching her. As their paths collide again, drawn by fate or something darker, they spiral into a world where trust is dangerous, intimacy is weaponized, and the wounds they didn't give each other begin to bleed. This is not a love story. It's a slow undoing. Of restraint. Of silence. Of two people too damaged to be whole, but too obsessed to walk away.

Rain Again (Completed) by LaraRuze

Highest Ranking on hotlist: #1 #Wattpad Exclusive Story #New paid exclusive chapters available Her confusion multiplied, looking at the unrefined fury in his eyes, the seriousness and finality in his features. "I seriously am clueless here, Alex. What is it that I've done?" she asked. "Tell me." "This." he threw some photos her way. Shaken by Alex's behavior, Kate snapped her face back as some of the photos slapped across her cheek. They crawled down in the air to slowly settle around her feet. He looked away from her like she had burned him. And Kate couldn't help but feel her insides tremor. Instincts screamed at her that a storm had indeed entered her life with the intent to harm the love that she and Alex shared. Bending down slowly, she reached out with trembling hands; she picked up one of the photos from the floor and froze. In the photo, Neil, her best friend, and she was making out. Kate remembered this moment, but it was nothing like this. Lifting her eyes from the photo where she had apparently locked lips with Neil, Kate looked back up into Alex's eyes and got scared out of her wits. The eyes where used to be only love and affection for her. There, those emotions were now replaced with endless hatred only. ~Nothing lasts forever; people change, and so change their lives.~ Kate thought she had one forever with Alex, but that forever came to an end too soon. When she was about to tell him the news of her pregnancy, what she expected was his elation and love, never had she thought that she would be punished instead. Thrown to the street literally, she lost everything she held dear. ~Memories never fade, and pain can never be forgotten.~ And then, one day, Alex enters her life again, this time aiming to break more than her heart. He believed she was his unfaithful wife, only to see the truth when the destruction was complete. Prequel: In the Rain (ongoing) Sequel: And Then it Rained (ongoing)

Darker Than Sin by LaurenJ22

When good girl highschooler Ellie falls in love with an ex-convict, old family secrets come back to haunt them and keep them apart. ***** Living up to her "good girl" reputation had never been an issue for Ellie Browning, a small town Australian highschooler. That is until she meets Haze. Handsome, tattooed, and with a criminal past, he is everything she was taught to avoid. Unable to control their feelings, the two form an unbreakable bond that unearths family secrets and emotional turmoil for Ellie and everyone she has ever loved. With all odds against them, Ellie and Haze must ultimately choose between their love and familial obligations. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

Falling for a Memory by sylviaNgould

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The Memorable Affair (SERIES*1)

"Get out of my office before I call the security guards. You are only my whore and nothing more, the baby isn't mine". He said, I couldn't believe my ears. I didn't even argue with him I just went out of his office, company and his life to begin a new life. *** Alex winter fell in love with her married boss and had affair with him him but when she got pregnant with his child and the baby got rejected by her boss, her world fell apart. #3 in disappointment on Wednesday 2nd of June 2021 Note: most of the pictures used in this story are not mine