Through The Veil
- Reads 14
- Votes 2
- Parts 2
MatureOngoing16m
Last published Fri, Jul 25, 2025
"I'm just a normal girl from West Virginia. How did I wind up in this strange fairy tale land, caught in between two princes in the middle of a magical war?"
Emma Reed is a 23 year old Photographer from Morgantown, WV. The daughter of a professor at WVU and an artist, she has lived her entire life in one town, dreaming of moving to New York City to pursue a career in fashion photography. But she's never had the nerve to take that first step to follow her dreams. So she spends her days hiking the trails behind her home, photographing nature and imagining another life. Nothing ever changes. Nothing exciting ever happens.
....until the day something does.
All Rights Reserved
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
Bird in the Golden Cage series
What if dreams really could come true? What if fairy tales could come true? And you will become their main character? BOOK 1: How a bird learnt to love its golden cage (Completed) BOOK 2: How a bird burnt its golden cage (On hold) BOOK 3: How a bird run away and returned home (Coming one day) Once a girl named Aislinn had a strange dream. She dreamed that at night in the forest she met a fae prince who proposed to her. And she agreed. It was just a dream after all. We do crazy things in our dreams. Except it wasn't a dream at all. However, she found this out only when she woke up in a castle in a foreign land, surrounded by strange beings. And now the game of getting back into your life begins. Trapped in the Realm of the Faes, she tries to escape and the only way to do so is to defeat her fiancé, Prince Nathaniel, in three tasks assigned to them by the regents, who may want to kill them both. And that's not all. Everything is more complicated than it seems at first glance. And she is only about to find out. _________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATED EVERY MONDAYComplete
Main characters never die?!
She was just a simple high school girl who enjoyed her boring, everyday life. Until the day she fell into the ocean in a boating accident and lost consciousness. She woke up in the body of a baby and as an avid romance novel reader she knew exactly what had happened. She was reborn and entered a book. Fortunately, the names were familiar to her, so she knew which novel it was. The only problem was that the novel ended with the main character's marriage and she was their child. So this was after the end of the novel and she had no idea what was going to happen ... Spin off 1 - Aprudeé's and Ryenne' s Story https://www.wattpad.com/story/377910015-the-songbird-in-the-open-cage Spin off 2 - Princess Ealudianne/Elena's and Xavier's story https://www.wattpad.com/story/385397752-the-world-is-not-monochromeComplete
War Bird
Old feuds, new worlds, and a love that will last a lifetime... Ever since her dad mysteriously abandoned her family, life on the Clifton Estate hasn't been all that exciting for 16-year-old Marla True. Her Mum constantly works to make ends meet, which means Marla has to put up with gossipy old Bev keeping an eye on her and noisy little half-sister Ribbon. If that wasn't bad enough, her exam results are in... and they aren't good. But at least she has her friends. Asher, the responsible and strong boy who has known her all her life and Ed, the orphaned rebel who loves to stir up trouble. Then there's her, Marla, stubborn, fiery and just plain lost. Life on the estate is same-old same-old, until the senile World War Two veteran, Mr. Pelham, starts freaking Marla out with his staring and rambling, cryptic messages. Is he trying to warn her? Or hurt her? When the bored trio decide to teach the creepy old man it's rude to scare young girls, they learn far too late just how crucial it is to respect your elders. For his daughter, Bridget, has a power unlike anything they've ever seen before and she uses her deadly craft to send them to a place that will teach them the lesson of their lifetime. Bridget has sent them back in time, all the way to World War Two, throwing them into a secret fight for the survival of all magical folk in the world. Marla soon learns what it really means to be a True, and the power her absent father has kept from her all her life... Marla, Ed and Asher are thrown into a world they and their generation have no comprehension of, a world where love is a relic of a life left behind and your only duty is sacrificing all that you have. These three friends are about to learn about a side of World War Two that never made the history books. ***I can't take credit for the artwork, it's called A BREAK IN REALITY and it's by the AMAZINGLY talented Xenobyte on deviantart. Seriously check his stuff out. I'm in love with that imagination.***Complete
If Not For Her
Annabeth Reed had simple goals in her life, graduate at the top of her class, get a nice boyfriend and mostly win the scholarship to her dream art school. She had everything she could wish for a set of supportive parents, an annoying but lovable older brother, and two amazing best friends, but her life would have been so much better if not for her. Emmalyn Cole also known as the school's sweetheart was the exact opposite. She was bright, loud and the absolute center of Rosewood High. Being the daughter of a self-made businesswoman and a famous pianist, she knew she was destined for greatness, but in sophomore year when she was publicly dumped by her boyfriend for her sister, she felt her friends and life slipping away. Junior year she knew that the scholarship to the art school her sister wanted would be her saving grace. She would easily get in if not for her. What started as a small competition spanned into a decade-long rivalry between the two girls. Both ambitious and always after excellence. With the turn of fate, they are once again competing head-on with each other. With the growing competition, a new boy comes along catching everyone's attention including those two and soon they find themselves competing for something other than the scholarship. As time plays with the hearts of the sixteen-year-olds they move towards adulthood and with that comes messy feelings, responsibilities, fear of the future, and a glimpse into the world outside. As the days pass and they grow closer, the girls find themselves questioning is he the one? or are they each other's perfect half?Complete
October 31st (Things Unspoken Trilogy, #1) | ✓
COMPLETED ✔️✔️ "You're meant to hate me." I say, but it comes out more like a question. "I'm gonna fuck you as hard as I hate you." He says and the next second his mouth crashes onto mine. ••• They don't like each other. Like at all. Alex Black and Nadia Thorpe aren't friends in the slightest. They're what you'd call 'enemies'... or rivals. They despise the others' presence. They avoid each other at all cost, and neither will back down in a fight. Fast forward three years after they met, and they barely tolerate each other. And seeing each other at the off-campus yearly Halloween party makes things ten times worse, especially when they realise they've accidentally matched costumes... Oh and have I mentioned that they're part of the same friend group? _____________________________ Best rankings: #1 in collegeromance #1 in halloween #1 in forcedproximity #1 in costume #1 in party #1 in icehockey #1 in rivalstolovers #1 in friendgroup #1 in frenemies #1 in lovestory #1 in insomnia #2 in slowburn #2 in fire #3 in slowburn #3 in halloween Picture on the cover isn't mine Started 21/8/2024 Ended 19/8/2025 noComplete
Roses and Thorns
Ivelle Preston had a perfectly normal life. She grew up in small English town, and she always wished she had a more adventurous life. Her wish came true when she moved to London. Her life changed in a few month. Someone killed her mother, but the police says it was just a robbery. In her last letter her mother asked her to find one of her old friends Margareth Lloyd. After the letter Ivelle finds herself in a whole new world, surrounded by magical creatures, and in the middle of an upcoming war. Will she be able to save, the world she barely know, or will the evil win? ~ "You are possibly the worst apprentice I've ever trained." laughed the man. "Thank you, for the encouragement. " she rolled her eyes and lifted her sword. "Let's get back to work." "That's the spirit!" the man drew out his sword "Ready?" "Ready like hell." ~ Best rankings: #11 in Fantasy creatures (2022. 03. 06.)Complete
Lights of Aurelith
On the continent of Elandor, everyone is divided by kingdom. Every kingdom has its own rules, its own magic, and its own people. Yet once children reach age eighteen, they are all summoned into one Academy. There, enemies are placed in neighboring dorms and old grudges are carried into the common area. The Academy was never built on trust - it was built on fear. Fear that without it, the kingdoms would forget the fragile threads that keep war at bay. We're not supposed to trust each other, let alone care for one another. But tell me how I'm supposed to ignore the one person I can't stop looking at? To walk the Academy's corridors is to carry the weight of every border, every scar, every whispered hatred. No one arrives without suspicion. No one leaves unchanged. Details: Inspired by: Fourth Wing and Tangled Songs inspired from: The Vampire Diaries, Stranger Things, Fantasy Playlists This book contains mature themes. Slow burn (for wattpad level) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/10yHBDQtVVERoHWbTSGi8q?si=I3zaslJFStebc0GAwrqiRA&pi=xzws5c1ITjSQ4Complete
A Force Of Gravity✅
It has always been Rose and Will. Although they hate each other, they can't deny the pull towards each other that they've had since they were 6. The Duchanne and Cole family have worked together for years and rule over the popular town, Riverbrook. Everyone knows them. Everyone wants to be them. Everyone wants to be friends with them. Everyone thinks about how lucky they are, how rich they are. They are the reigning Prince and Princess of their high school and yet apart from their closet friends, no one can see through their broken facades... Rose Duchanne's family broke down a long time ago when her mother left, leaving her to pick up the pieces. William Cole has always been angry, at the world and at everyone, and is a borderline alcoholic at only 18. Since Will went away to boarding school two years ago, there has been a small hole in Rose's heart since he had left. Trying to distract herself with her friends, her queen status and partying, she can never seem to get Will to escape her thoughts and wonders why he left. Will is back and is hiding a big secret from everyone, including Rose, about the real reason why he left. Two broken souls find their way back to each other through love and hatred that always seem to get mixed up. Rose and Will have always been each other's biggest chance at love and the biggest risk of each other's downfall.... (MAY INCLUDE TRIGGERS FOR ALCOHOL: DRUGS : ADDICTION: DEPRESSION:EATING DISORDER)Complete
What if dreams really could come true? What if fairy tales could come true? And you will become their main character? BOOK 1: How a bird learnt to love its golden cage (Completed) BOOK 2: How a bird burnt its golden cage (On hold) BOOK 3: How a bird run away and returned home (Coming one day) Once a girl named Aislinn had a strange dream. She dreamed that at night in the forest she met a fae prince who proposed to her. And she agreed. It was just a dream after all. We do crazy things in our dreams. Except it wasn't a dream at all. However, she found this out only when she woke up in a castle in a foreign land, surrounded by strange beings. And now the game of getting back into your life begins. Trapped in the Realm of the Faes, she tries to escape and the only way to do so is to defeat her fiancé, Prince Nathaniel, in three tasks assigned to them by the regents, who may want to kill them both. And that's not all. Everything is more complicated than it seems at first glance. And she is only about to find out. _________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATED EVERY MONDAY
More detailsContent Guidelines