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(WAS CALLED: I Can Make Fire, Earth, Air And Water... But I Can't Make You Love Me.) Lux, young, alone, scarred. She had what everyone dreams about... happiness. But that is taken from her along with her childhood and everything that she held dear to her. What will happen to this young child when she is pushed from the life that she knew into a world filled with questionable activites where she is lost, confused but yet too afraid to admit it to anyone. How will she feels when she realizes that everything is passing by in the blink of in eye. Will Lux be able to find happiness again or will the terrors of the night and the horrors of the day take away her ability to be happy.

Arabella D'Angelo is just a shell of a girl, a mere presence floating through the halls of her Los Angeles home. Her once bright grey eyes and sunshine-like spirit was crushed by the weight of her abusive parents. Living in a constant state of fear and despair, the sixteen year old girl endured the endless cycle of violence and cruelty that had plagued her everyday. She had learned to keep her head down, her voice silent and her pain buried deep within her fragile heart. Quiet and reserved were the only terms that could describe her closed-off persona. But then, in a cruel yet fortunate twist of fate, a tragedy struck. Arabella's parents were killed in a mysterious but deadly car crash, the wreckage leaving behind nothing but burnt ashes. Their abrupt deaths opened the doors to a new chapter in Arabella's eventful life, as her custody was now handed over to her elder brother, Damon D'Angelo. While Damon had everything a man could ever wish for, he didn't have that one thing, or person in this case, that he longed for everyday. His baby sister, whom he would kill or get killed for, no hesitation whatsoever. Him and his brothers were never this happier when they heard about their sister's arrival in their abode. Finally, things are looking up for them. The question is, for how long? Join the journey of the D'Angelo siblings, who go through hell and back, facing every single challenge thrown at their face and overcoming it with everyone by their sides. After all, it is the D'Angelo blood they got running through veins.

All that it took was one decision. One choice... To change your own life. Meet Skylar Amy Knowlton, your normal 16-year old with a keen interest in examining insects. Whilst wandering around the green fields of her run-down neighborhood, she comes across a particularly unusual, unique and beautiful butterfly. And without knowing it, she followed her own impulse to follow and study it... Only to run for a while into the cave that her sickly mother once warned her to stay away from on account of what happened to her father 9 years previously. This vast, dark and unexplored cave thus leads her on an Adventure she could've only imagined as it led her to a world of wonder. Welcome to Mendwall, a paradise world where we can live in unity and happiness.... Wait.... Did I say unity and happiness..... I did... The world is supposedly run by a corrupt king who is guarding a secret... And in this world... Humans are refered to as "God-like" beings with a vast set of skills and abilities. And out of all of their folk-tales and legends... One particular story is one that the king wants to keep under wraps... One story having to do with him... A story so descriptive that the king targets the unfortunate Renegus and will stop at nothing to kill Skylar... Skylar must continue to be vigilant in order to escape his grasp... So Skylar must join up with the Recktors... Or she will be a goner and will never be able to go back home...

***NOW A WATTPAD FEATURED STORY*** [Book One of the Arabella Academy Series] Four teenagers, one dead girl and a whole lot of secrets surrounding a school. What happens when a murder that absolutely had nothing to do with you... simply had something to do with you? For Marcus, the news of Sheila's death was just another unfortunate circumstance in the daily life of Arabella Academy. However, the unquenchable desire of not minding their own business gets in the way of him and his best friend Jeff, causing them to plunge themselves into the world of detectives. Pretty soon the clues start coming up, and together with two other friends they embark on a journey that receives its fair share of good and bad. Will they be able to make it to the end and finally unmask the killer...together with finding that priceless necklace that everyone seems to be looking for? ************* Added to Wattpad's Official Mystery Account under Bright Young Minds Added to Wattpad's Official General Fiction Account under Clues & Secrets | Mystery/Thriller Added to Wattpad's Official Crime Account under Teen Crimes 1st Place in the Coronation Awards for Mystery/Thriller 1st Place in the WattOriginal Awards for Mystery/Thriller 1st Place in the Bookworm Monthly Awards for Mystery 1st Place in the Wildwood Awards for Mystery/Thriller/Paranormal 2nd Place in the Quarantine Awards for Mystery 2nd Place in the Creative Awards for Mystery/Thriller 2nd Place in the Butterfly Awards for Mystery/Thriller 3rd Place in the Discovering Elites Awards for Mystery/Thriller ************* ESTIMATED WORD COUNT: 71,150

Please excuse any grammar mistakes and any other mistakes this is my first book ever. Arabella is a 14 year old girl who's life changed drastically when she was forced to marry

Arabella was labelled as a delinquent, kept in a boarding school "for her own good." Then, everything changed when she was kidnapped and brought to a brand new world. Secrets slowly unfold as she struggles to piece together a broken realm and her broken past, discovering things about herself that make her stronger. She is no delinquent, she is fey.

~Completed~ ~Editing~ "You will be here competing for The Prince's heart. You will have no other relationship and you will not deny him anything. You are now property of the castle." The man smiles. "Welcome to the Chosen, Lady Arabella." Arabella never wanted to become a part of the Selection. But it was the only way to get away from her abusive father. She signed up for it, thinking that she wouldn't get Chosen. But she did. And her life will never be the same. Adrian Royali doesn't want to have a Selection. He doesn't understand why he can't rule the kingdom on his own, but he can't, and he doesn't like it. He wants to go through the Selection quickly and pick a girl he tolerates. That's his plan, until he meets Arabella. Beautiful with her shining auburn hair and beautiful chocolate brown eyes. As he gets to know her, he starts to fall for her. He wants her to be his wife. Will he break down her walls and marry her? Or will she get sent home with the rest? Cover Credit: @mrsmalik892

She hated them. They loved her with everything in them. The universe truly has a sick way of telling you it's there, doesn't it? From being kidnapped to being abused, that was all Arabella saw in life. It was all she ever knew. They tell you to keep fighting but sometimes you realize... you were just a child. Now she's built herself up using her pain as the next step to her strength. She's learnt how to strive forward even as her past haunts her mind crawling up her back every passing second. That is until the first 7 people who only ever brought her pain find their way back into her life. She has no way to let go of her past when they come right back to her. The world showed her no mercy in it's ways so why should she. ~~~ I let out a small sigh wanting more of this. I wanted to be held like this whenever I felt broken. Feel the way he puts me back together in his arms. It ate at my heart and I could have sworn I felt a feathery kiss on my head. It was as if he could hear my thoughts and was kissing them away for me. Slowly he lets one hand go, the other staying around me as he brings my chin up to him gently wiping my last tears as more fill my eyes. He sees this and his eyes look... crumbled. If you feel this way then why can't you choose me, Dominic. I shake my head from his hands wishing to step back but he pulls me back to him a pain filled groan leaving him. "Just one more minute. Please." His body shook and I brought him closer, feeling our pain become one. Our hurricanes of minds pull away even for the smallest time letting us stand together as one in each other's embrace. He was it for me. But I wasn't his.

"Are you sure you're one of the girls? You seem like a spy to me. Are you spy, Arabella?" My name rolled of his tongue perfectly and I stood completely still as he took another step closer to me. "You know, it's my job to eliminate spies." "Eliminate me huh? I'd like to see you try." I was surprised by my response, just as much as he was, and he raised one of his perfectly shaped eyebrows at me. "Is that a challenge? I like a challenge." *** I never wanted any of the lives set out for me. Unfortunately in the new world where the monarchy has taken over, there was never a choice for a girl like me. At 18, I'm forced to leave the academy. It's a horrible place where young girls are groomed to become the perfect wives, and yet it's the only home I've ever know . Now I'll either become a human incubator, breeding children for the kingdom, or sold at auction to a man who would make me his wife and slave. Little did I know I would become a chosen one. Forced to compete in the coming-of-age competition to win the heart of the Prince and the crown. All were terrible fates, but only one included him. ___________________________________________ - completed - Mature sexual content Cover credits go to Devilishwritings

To get through a heartache after the sudden breakup, Arabella moves to New York City to start another chapter of her life. Driven by the hope to make Adrian Castle, the man who left her broken to pieces with an excuse of protecting her against his world, Arabella suffers a mess and as retribution for her pain, she embarks on a journey of self-destruction by embracing the real her no one knows and accepts the challenge of living in the same world Adrian tried to protect her against. But hating Adrian is more difficult than loving him, little did Arabella know until she's once again trapped in that dark and intense love, unable to escape its never-ending, vicious cycle. She falls victim to her own desire while drowning deeply in Adrian's dangerous world of killing or getting killed--the world full of lies, secrets, and so much deception that she learns along the way. In the end, everyone has a secret, and so does Adrian Castle who learns the real meaning of pain when it's time to face the wrath of his past. Some of the lives he took, the hearts he broke, and the families he destroyed--whether willingly or not--come back to haunt him, and eventually demand the one thing he cherishes the most. The love that feared no danger, the one that overcame excruciating pain will once again be tested by the ugly truth Arabella uncovers about Adrian Castle. Perhaps he's not the man she thought he was, and maybe he's indeed nothing but a cruel, emotionless monster who destroys everything he touches.