Tainted Obsession
- Reads 131
- Votes 11
- Parts 3
MatureOngoing17m
Last published Mon, Apr 20, 2026
Some things are kept because they are loved.
Others because they are worth something.
Sometimes the same thing is mistaken for both.
Ariella Aster's world shatters under the weight of her senator father's infidelity and her model mother's fading grace, thrusting her and her siblings into an Upper East Side penthouse laced with resentment. Nearly a year after Lucille's presumed death, Ariella feels eyes tracing her every move. As her father's ironclad grip tightens amid scandals and her brother's grief hardens into a volatile rage that fractures their fragile unity, this pervasive sensation of being watched blurs the boundaries between mourning and something far more menacing. This relentless feeling compels her to question whether Lucille's end was truly her own desperate choice or merely the first unraveling thread in a much darker web of hidden truths.
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
ADRIANA
Adriana Cattaneo has always lived a quiet, predictable life in her small bubble-until one day, everything changes. When her 'father' spontaneously announces that they're moving, she is switched to an elite private school in Milan, Italy. But behind the polished uniforms and prestigious halls, dark secrets begin to surface-secrets about her past, her family, and a world she never knew existed. ❝What do you do when an entire world you built to protect yourself starts falling apart.❞
☾ Nyx ☽
She was the night sky, They were the twinkling stars of the night sky. She survived chaos that is how she grew, They thrived in chaos because chaos is all they knew. The pull of the dark always eluded her, like a wolf in love with the moon. She was Nyx. They were made of darkness, anger and beauty. They were the Dell 'Olio brothers. They rode into the ruined Empire, trying to find her A pretty little princess, waiting for her knight was what they thought! But she is the princess who rose from ashes, who burned the empire down.
Solus Together
Solus - (adj) alone or by oneself Lainey, a fifteen-year-old who has only ever known her little sister and mom, is forced to move in with her older brothers.
Tethered
Once a family anchored by hidden secrets, Emery Wells discovers that the truth behind her father's death and her mother's unraveling madness could cast their legacy, beyond the tides.
Fortitude
1 month ago, the Valentin's lost everything. Tragedy struck their family. In the wake of a surprise yet fatal attack, their youngest Eloise was taken. They were left with nothing- no clues, no leads, no suspects- nothing. For 1 month, the Valentin's searched in misery, fury, and unravelling emotions. They felt destroyed- they were destroyed. Their empire was crumbling, everything they've built- everything they've dedicated their lives to: weakened. Broken. Frail. Families like theirs don't lose. Families like theirs don't fail and yet, they did. They failed. Hope was thin, hope seemed impossible. Hope was impossible. Until she returned. When Eloise is unexpectedly found by her cousins- the family should feel relief, and of course they do, but.. It's different. Her return- it feels like a warning. A threat. Something is coming, something they've never faced before. The answers don't add up. Eloise is traumatized, and whoever dared to touch and take from the Valentin clan is still out there, watching. Waiting, or are they? Will the Valentin's discover the truth- unlock an array of haunting secrets? Will they heal? Or, will the succumb to defeat? Will they accept a broken fate? There's only one way to find out. Random updates <3!
Faulty Lines
When a body turns up in Westmere, Leila Harlow is haunted by fractured memories and a fear she can't name. Her brothers keep their secrets close, and she must uncover the truth on her own.
Evangeline (Unedited)
Evangeline-bearer of good news. That's what her name meant, and that's exactly what she was. When Alessandro gets a call from a social worker in Chicago asking him if he would be willing to finally take his sister in after so many years, he is ecstatic. Finally, he had something good to tell his brothers. The exact thing they needed to fill the void in their home, their family, and their lives. When certain secrets under wraps come undone, and certain people make their way into their finally glued together family, Evie has to learn how to balance love, forgiveness, and fury, as well as the unbearable grief that came with the loss of her twin brother.
"I'm Not Crazy"
She was 11 when she says a man broke into her home and shot her stepbrother in front of her. She's been reeling in the aftermath ever since, but now Charlie Everett is finally on her own. As the ten year anniversary approaches, every bit of progress she thought she'd made feels like it's crumbling, and she can't stop her version of the truth from surfacing at every turn. She's never had family on her side. She doesn't even have any friends except for the bartender at the strip club she accidentally walked into. How is she supposed to hold her life together? How is she supposed to convince people that she's telling the truth when she says, "I'm Not Crazy?"Complete
All Those Words
Calysta Harmon lives with her God parents after her father died when she was younger. The Harmons' are known for taking in 'problem children' which leaves Calysta with three younger sisters and a brother, all with their own issues. Calysta is beautiful, smart and popular until junior high where a misunderstanding turns her best friend and the entire student body against her, making her an outcast. Due to constant bullying, she finds herself in constant anxiety when she thinks of social situations. Unable to talk to or even look in the eye of anyone outside her family, she tries her best to be invisible, especially in school. She's praying for senior year to breeze by when Asa, a 17 year old law breaker is welcomed into her family for one last chance for a good life. Asa makes it his personal duty to get rid of Calysta's social anxiety unless his past comes back to bite him.Complete
Adopted by 5sos
-we will make this place your home, pinky promise- Luke tells me, showing his pinky. I continue starring at the floor....Complete
Adriana Cattaneo has always lived a quiet, predictable life in her small bubble-until one day, everything changes. When her 'father' spontaneously announces that they're moving, she is switched to an elite private school in Milan, Italy. But behind the polished uniforms and prestigious halls, dark secrets begin to surface-secrets about her past, her family, and a world she never knew existed. ❝What do you do when an entire world you built to protect yourself starts falling apart.❞
More detailsContent Guidelines