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The Council of Ten

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Parts 28
Time 4h 57m

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The masks. The tears. The lies.
The fear. 
Venice, the city floating on water. The city of the masks. Everyone hides their face, their feelings...themselves. Nobody is quite how they appear...or are they? 

Marco D'Este, a boy of class, walks the streets with his head heald high. 
Lena Foscari, a girl, a commoner, a dreamer.
Paolo Bianchi, a man driven mad by the need for sanity. For safety. 

Something stirs in the water, the canals. Something that has been drowned for far too long, something big. But what? Things start to go wrong with the people disappearing. The people in cloaks and masks. But in a city of deception - how does one tell who is good...and who is bad?All Rights Reserved

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i love you so • tate mcrae by THEB3STDAY

Venice trusted a boy with her heart when she was sixteen, but the only thing she got in return was a positive pregnancy test and the title of "single mom." She was all alone with a baby, craving love that she wasn't sure she would ever get. Desperate, she turned to the first man who wanted her. He promised to give her a family, a new life. But he was a liar, and turned her life into hell. Now, at twenty-five, Venice gave up on the dream of love. It just wasn't in the cards for her. She was a single mother, had three jobs, and was taking online college classes. She didn't have the time for love anyway. She lacked total interest when her bitchy neighbor leaves a nasty note on her front door. But it was hard to ignore her chestnut hair, her body, and that bright smile that rarely came out.

Moving On by candyaple101

Stacey is 15 turning 16 when she discovers a secret that turns her life around. She is forced to move from sunny California to Houston,Texas. She doesn't even know her mom that shes forced to live with from now on.She now has to go to a whole new school and she doesn't love it there until she meets Seth.....

Vita Mia by bellahopemyllove

~>"I like to believe my thorns were once flowers."<~ ~*+*~ Arabella Karve has learned to keep everyone away. To lock them out, and make them believe that she is the heartless daughter of the worst man alive. No one has ever taught her what it is like to be loved. This is until she meets Eros Vandare. A deadly assassin from Italy is hired to protect the heir to the throne of the mafia. He is a monster, and everyone knows it. He is incapable of love. Until he meets Arabella Karve, the girl he was hired to protect, and he realizes what it means to be alive. What it means to love. ~*+*~ "You don't have to come up here every night if you don't want to." I mumble, my eyes fluttering shut. I never want to force him to come lay with me if he doesn't want to, if it makes him uncomfortable. His arms tighten around me. "I know I don't have to." His chest rumbles against me, the feeling vibrating within every bone in my body, "and I probably shouldn't." Disappointment floods my senses and I take a shallow breath, "probably not." "But I am." "Why?" I whisper softly. I tilt my head to look up at him, my eyes meeting his. He gently brushes a a piece of hair out of my face. "Because I'm fucking selfish and I need you, regardless of what I should or shouldn't do." ~*+*~ **in the process of being edited<3**

Unexpected Love by Eva_blossom_16

She was his girl from the time he laid eyes on her. He always knew what she wanted. She saw love and softness in his eyes. He saw pain in her eyes. __________________ "kiss me" he whispered sending sparks of fireworks in my heart and butterflies to my stomach. Now how do I tell him I don't know how to kiss. He stared at me like there was no tomorrow. Suddenly i felt soft pairs of lips on mine. ____________________ She was just a depressed teenager who was seeking love. He came into her life and fullfilled it. She had her dream Teenage wedding. She was his only obsession which was love for him. They both eventually find each other as they're both soulmates. She never believed in soulmates and neither did he until they both found each other. Once they found each other, their life was os full suprises, ups and downs. But the both of them come together and build a perfect life. Loving each other, caring for each other and of course staying by each other's side in every kind of situation is this type of love. _____________________ JUNE GABRIELLA ADAMS Shy girl, becomes bubbly when she gets comfortable with you. Always talks to him about her books. Her obsession with books never ends. Kind from heart. Acts a little dumb but is clever. One thing which she wants from life is love, a person who truly loves her, supports her, cares for her.............. JAXON ENZO BIANCHI The prince of darkness, the gentleman you'll always look forward to. The devil always protects his angel. Hid obsession with her never moved away. He never knew he'd find love in a small petite girl, but he did. His everything was her's. He loved her a lot more than anyone could ever love her, and hence he was her light in her darkness......................

Under My Skin by FantasyByGioVanna

Single after three years, Lucia Giordano moves back in with her parents. To satisfy her nosy aunt, Lucia agrees to meet Enzo Vitale, her aunt's sexy new neighbor, for coffee. Enzo takes Lucia's breath away and her entire world turns on its head. Not long after she realizes there is more to Enzo than he let on. Enzo's familial connections threaten Lucia's safety. As she fights her undeniable attraction to Enzo, Lucia's haphephobia takes center stage in her life. However, that's not all that stands between Lucia and her survival. Her forgotten childhood could reveal that she is more involved in Enzo's dangerous world than she ever imagined. ❌⭕️❌⭕️ Trigger warning: This book contains graphic violence, gore, murder, sexual themes, physical, verbal, and emotional abuse, dark narrative, self-harm, and psychological trauma. Although a lot of inspiration was taken from my life (surprising?), this story and all characters depicted are fictional. I do suffer from generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder. Those themes were inspired by my experiences. ❌⭕️❌⭕️ This book started as practice and a creative outlet, which is why the plot is... interesting. My goals for this challenge are listed below, let me know if I nailed them! Goals: ✔️ 50,000 words (2,000 - 2,500 per chapter) ✔️ Dabble in psychological themes ✔️ Bring a dark twist to the Mafia Romance genre ✔️ Limit the use of profanities (which this genre is known for :P) ✔️ Finish my first novel

The Purifying Knight by RJWpresents

In a world where hell and earth have merged in one, a young boy cursed by his darkened mother wishes to join the holy knights, but with this accursed body thou shall not be part of the purifying knights. With the public eye thou are seen as nothing more than a demon and shall be slain with their blades full of glory. A boy with the demon mask forced upon him, but is that really what lies behind the mask? A demon in the form of a child? or a boy who desperately desires to get cured of this curse. In these baren lands where the angels fall and demons rise, death awaits him at any corner. Will he fulfill in his quest to take revenge on his mother, his own blood? ⚠️Story can contain spelling errors⚠️ Special thanks to: Pablo Henrique de Carvalho van der Vliet - For helping with names of certain characters Dyedcoke - For helping with certain character designs The internet - For the images DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THE IMAGES USED IN THE COVER ART AND CHAPTERS, THEY BELONG TO THERE RESPECTFULL SOURCE MATERIAL!!! (This is apart from edited texts on the cover art) Story is inspired by the Dark Souls trilogy

To be in love is like.... by mattdillonzwifey116

This is my first story sooo🤨 He was cold, ruthless, and killed. There was no doubt that people feared him, he was the mafia don for crying out loud, yes although he had looks that killed he was so dangerously handsome but some people thought that he wasn't human for how evil he was, but someone in particular caught his eye, someone that...changed him, Amelia. She was a shy stuttering mess cause of all the trauma he parents caused, but she made it seem like everything was fine, she was nice. Gorgeous too, one look at her and her parents you would think to yourself "little miss perfect and her perfect family" yes they were very wealthy, that doesn't mean that she had a perfect life, it was quite the opposite really. ... "Damon! What did you do!" I cried, my heart sunk, I've never felt so hurt. "Do you not understand what they did to you Amelia!" Damon shouted. I've never felt so many strong negative emotions, but I couldn't stop loving him. He saved me from the monsters that I loved, and I hated him for it. But at the same time I loved him more than anything, he saved me ⚠️WARNING⚠️- contains smut, violence, strong words, abuse, substance, drugs!!! Don't steal my book, it's plagiarism and it's wrong.

The Oath by 1Studiante1Autore1

This is a totally conceived story: and it wants to highlight what can happen to each of us, when you have relations with perjurers. Who, like some characters, takes an oath on the coffin of a loved one, pledges his conscience and his honor; and in doing so, he promises to fulfill the obligations assumed, and to maintain behaviors of solidarity between brothers, linked to memory, until the end. The protagonist will behave like this; but they will not, three of the brothers who swore with him; they had no faith..., and over time they ruined his existence. At the beginning of the story, the protagonist, Francesco Studiante, and his brothers, are young people, and nothing else. First with one and then with the other two, together, Francesco will have to deal with for many years; the ravenous selfishness, however, aroused by the enormous amount of money earned through lucky ventures, made the three forget how much they made him hope. With daring behaviors, the three, in turn, and throughout the story, carry out evil and fraudulent actions: setting up false pretexts and non-existent motivations, but with extraordinary effectiveness, on the soul of a good man like Francesco. Towards an honest man, the wicked always begin by deceiving him with false promises, and showing him the utmost consideration, but they already have in mind, properly concocted, a diabolical plan: aimed at deceiving his good faith. And they succeed. Loyal people never receive any credit in life, but they can look in the mirror without spitting in their faces. The three, did they pretend to swear? To Francesco..., the doubt remains. Will time give him the right answers?

Forbidden Arrow by ExclusivelyLisa

Carmela had the perfect friends, the perfect school, the dream life. She was the girl everyone wanted to be and the girl every guy wanted to have. Until, she changed from popular to avoided--forgotten. But one crazy night seals her fate as she meets someone, someone that is willing to show her things that she has never seen before, opened her eyes to a new world. Someone that filled the hole made her feel like herself again. But, before she even gets his name she is left with alone with half a phone number. When they meet again strange things start happening, mystery notes, creepy voice, eerie walks home, and people threatening her life. Carmela begins to feel unsafe in the neighbourhood she's grown up in. Soon they're both thrown into a life altering situation, which they have rush against the clock to survive. Besides, will she ever get that phone number?

Our Flor by Cely-124

"I loved you like there was no tomorrow yet you left like yesterday didn't mean a thing" All my life I wished for was a family .A happy home to come to I've had it but it all came crumbling down when my mom took me from my only happiness and she would be the reason the world showed it's dark side at a young age. Sneak Peek: "Wow" "she's a goddess" "who is that" "she is a beauty" "what an attention seeker" I walk down the ball smiling softly at all the guests.I walk behind my brothers and papa while Lucas is beside me.I don't miss the lust from men or the jealous glares women are giving me.But what surprises me the most is I see a face I never thought I would see ever again.... Under editing 👋 READ MY BOOK TO FIND OUT July 15😊 Sequel will be out in a while😘

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i love you so • tate mcrae cover

Moving On cover

Unexpected Love cover

Under My Skin cover

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To be in love is like.... cover

Forbidden Arrow cover

i love you so • tate mcrae

Venice trusted a boy with her heart when she was sixteen, but the only thing she got in return was a positive pregnancy test and the title of "single mom." She was all alone with a baby, craving love that she wasn't sure she would ever get. Desperate, she turned to the first man who wanted her. He promised to give her a family, a new life. But he was a liar, and turned her life into hell. Now, at twenty-five, Venice gave up on the dream of love. It just wasn't in the cards for her. She was a single mother, had three jobs, and was taking online college classes. She didn't have the time for love anyway. She lacked total interest when her bitchy neighbor leaves a nasty note on her front door. But it was hard to ignore her chestnut hair, her body, and that bright smile that rarely came out.