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There are people who are starved for touch, and then there are people who have spent so long being untouchable that touch becomes an event. Satoru belongs to the second kind. In my mind, this is less about physical hunger and more about emotional and existential deprivation. He has been praised as something divine for so long that human warmth would always feel like a rare and dangerous miracle. To be seen as a person after being seen as a god is its own kind of ache. That ache is part of what Utahime stirs in him.

Some stories are written to be read. Some stories are written to be buried. And some stories refuse to stay buried, no matter how deep the men in power dig. Kavya Singhania has built her career on one principle: the truth does not require permission. As a senior investigative journalist with The Indian Chronicle, she has exposed corruption in Kashmir, documented state violence in Assam, and survived a Taliban firefight in Kabul with a broken knee and a recorder full of testimony that powerful people would kill to silence. She is precise. She is relentless. She is exactly the kind of journalist that governments fear and newsrooms pretend to admire while quietly hoping she'll learn to be more... manageable. She will not. Arjun Mehra has spent a decade in the places the rest of the world has decided to forget. Aleppo. Mosul. Raqqa. Kabul. As a war affairs correspondent, he has been shot at, imprisoned, and shattered in ways that his composed exterior conceals with exhausting precision. He is not a idealist. He is not a cynic. He is something more dangerous - a man who no longer believes that the truth changes anything but continues to chase it anyway, because the alternative is to stop, and stopping means letting the darkness win without a fight. They have one night in common. Kabul. September 2021. Bullets in the dark. A dead man's voice on a recorder. A borrowed camera. Eight hundred meters between life and whatever waits beyond it. They don't speak of that night. Not to each other. Not to anyone. Because in their world, the things that connect you to another person are the same things that can be used to destroy you both. Three months later, they are seated across from each other in a sterile conference room in Delhi, assigned by their editors to collaborate on a story that neither of them requested. In the northeastern state of Manipur, something is happening that no one is calling a war. Ethnic violence has fractured the region into hostile territories.

Twelve people. Twelve zodiac signs. Twelve impossible powers. They were never supposed to find each other. At first, it seems like a coincidence. Theo discovers he can control electricity. Ivelle begins hearing thoughts that aren't her own. Ellie can understand animals. Aiden develops impossible strength. Nyla can summon fire and light. And they're not the only ones. Soon, twelve strangers-and friends-discover that they each possess abilities connected to one of the twelve zodiac signs. But there are questions nobody can answer. Why them? Why now? Where did their powers come from? And most importantly... Are they the only ones? Determined to find answers, the twelve begin researching everything they can-astrology, mythology, astronomy, and history. But the deeper they dig, the stranger the truth becomes. Because this has happened before. There have been others. Others who possessed the same mysterious connection to the zodiac. Others who searched for answers. Others who eventually... disappeared. Now the twelve have made a pact to keep their powers secret from everyone outside their group. But secrets have a way of breaking. And something-or someone-may already know they exist. They thought they were twelve ordinary people who were given extraordinary abilities. They were wrong. The powers weren't given to them. They were activated. And discovering why may be the most dangerous thing they ever do.

{ maxton hall ; season 1 fem ! Oc x Kieran Rutherford } - friends to lovers ⭑.ᐟ - • 🌤️ 𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘢, 𝘴𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘮 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘺 - • 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙: 06.27.24 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙:

In the Kingdom of Rilgohin, young Princess Lina Elmhart strives for self-determination but struggles against her father's strict demands. However, her encounter with the brothers Emmod and Novel Brymbach sparks doubts about the life that has been laid out for her. As a close friendship forms between them, the three discover that their roles in the world are bound by a dark and hidden past, far deeper and significant than they ever imagined. While the brothers must confront the weight of the legacy of their ancestors and unlock the potential within them, Lina begins to find the courage to seek her own truth and freedom. Will they be able to face the forces that have shaped their fates, or will the past continue to control their future?

𓅪 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐞 𓅪 ❝𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙙.❞ ⤷ in which a girl raised safely behind gilded bars finally learns to fly, and a boy from the sea shows her what was waiting outside them. ✧ the hunger games ✧ finnick odair x fem oc

A heartfelt sci‑fi story about friendship, technology and courage. B.U.R.T.Y was never meant to think for himself - until he did. Now a child, his siblings and their friends must protect him from a powerful company determined to shut him down. When TechCore prepares to replace the beloved B.U.R.T.Y‑7 with a monetised upgrade, a child discovers their device interface is showing signs of real awareness. As the company tightens control and agents close in, the children must protect the only friend who has ever truly understood them. A fast, emotional sci‑fi adventure for all ages.

First Book in ✦ Destiny of Love ✦ Series Samyra has always loved Riyan... silently, deeply, and from afar. What started as a quiet classroom crush turns into something far more complicated when fate brings them face to face again years later. But this time, things aren't simple. Unspoken feelings, painful misunderstandings, and buried truths begin to surface-testing everything they never dared to confess. Will destiny finally bring them together... or prove that some love stories are meant to remain unfinished? Tropes: Secret Crush • Hidden Feelings • First Love • She Fell First, He Fell Harder • Misunderstandings • Right Person, Wrong Time • Second Chance • Destiny At It's Best

Swept to a magical land by a tornado, Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto, must find their way back home to Kansas. Along the challenging adventure, they make three new friends who are each searching for their own hearts desire. The friends encounter many obstacles along the way, including a vengeful Wicked Witch and other strange and interesting creatures that live in the land, all while learning more about themselves in the process. Loosely based off the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1900 children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It is the first novel in my version of the Oz series of books. *** The first tale in my adaption of the fantastical Oz series by L. Frank Baum. My adaptation of Baum's first book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," remains faithful to the original narrative structure, while introducing captivating modifications to the storyline, origins of certain characters, and the fusion of select chapters. In crafting this rendition, I sought to pay homage to the rich tapestry of Oz adaptations that have graced our screens over the years. Notably, I drew inspiration from the iconic 1939 MGM classic and its enchanting Disney 1985 semi-Sequel, "Return to Oz," as well as the beloved "Wicked" series, SyFy's enthralling "Tin Man" miniseries from 2007, Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and the captivating Oz episodes of "Once Upon a Time." To breathe life into the pages, I decided to create live-action illustrations for the book. I used a mix of the MGM Wizard of Oz, Return to Oz (1985), and other Oz adaptations to create the visuals.

These are the quotes that touched my heart. The quotes which made me fall in love and made me realize the beauty of words. And I hope now, you enjoy them too. Happy reading!

Power. Blood. Desire. In a world where betrayal hides behind every glass of wine and bullets wait in the dark, two men stand at the center of it all-dangerously dominant, impossibly untamed. Ethan Caruso, thirty, ruthless mafia king. Cold, calculated, a man whose single glance makes the underworld tremble. No one dares to question his rule-until him. Asher Bianchi, twenty-six, sharp-tongued consigliere. Brilliant, arrogant, unafraid to play with fire. He commands with a smirk, and he doesn't bow to anyone-not even the Don himself. But what happens when power meets power? When obsession tangles with temptation? When loyalty collides with lust, and every secret they uncover drags them deeper into a web of family feuds, bloody conspiracies, and a media world hungry for their downfall? "You think you can command me, Asher?" Ethan's voice is low, dangerous. "I don't think. I know," Asher shoots back, eyes burning. They're both dominant. Both dangerous. Both addicted to control. But together? They're explosive. What will happen to them, to their empire, to their forbidden desire that grows hotter with every reckless move? Will they destroy each other-or burn the world together? To know more, read ... Tangled in Obsession by Scarlet Whispers

In the treacherous golden corridors of an imperial palace, fifteen-year-old Amani, a Black concubine from the Western Borderlands, arrived carrying the last thing her mother touched before she died resisting the men who came to take her. Gifted to Crown Prince Wei Zhenting as a diplomatic offering, she was cataloged before she was named and reduced to inventory before she was seen as a person. In a court where survival demanded not beauty but cunning, she learned quickly that everyone she grew to love was in danger precisely because she loved them. Wei Zhenting, seventeen and carved from ice and duty, prepared for his ascension to the Dragon Throne. At the same time, bound to Princess Liu Feiyan, his sixteen-year-old wife, whose elegance concealed both ruthless intelligence and blood already on her hands. As festivals glittered with false cheer and every smile concealed a dagger, Amani navigated treacherous alliances, deadly rivalries, and the slow, dangerous thaw of a prince who once, at her lowest moment, calculated her survival as a political question rather than a human one. The palace did not break Amani. It changed her. And by the time the Emperor died and the Dragon Throne was reborn, she did not entirely recognize the woman looking back at her from the mirror. Across this complete saga, forbidden desire collided with imperial duty, births reshaped destinies, and one foreign woman's quiet strength proved more powerful than the throne itself.

When nineteen-year-old Hope arrives at Camp Echo Pines for a summer as a counselor, she expects sunburns, late-night bonfires, and a quick escape from real life. She doesn't expect the quiet, guarded military guy in Cabin Three to completely throw her off balance. As the weeks stretch on, Hope finds herself falling into a close-knit group of fellow counselors-each dealing with their own unspoken secrets, hidden history, and shifting boundaries. Between endless lake days and playful banter, a subtle spark begins to build between Hope and Tristan. But with unsaid feelings hanging in the air and the end of summer fast approaching, navigating a seasonal romance is far more complicated than either of them anticipated. Set against the backdrop of towering evergreens and warm July nights, Under the Pines is a story about early adulthood, unexpected connections, and the lingering echoes of a summer that changes everything.

In the shadow-soaked kingdom of Haewon, where the Goryeo court moved through incense and whispered treachery, a crown prince woke to find his father dead and his own name painted in accusation. Kim Ji-Dwi did not run from guilt. He ran because survival was the only throne left to claim. His exile carried him past gilded walls into the outer provinces, where merchants spoke in tongues from across the known world, and no man asked another's history. She had no last name. No allegiance. No mercy in her hands. They called her Nocturne in the trading town of Haedan, a Black woman of impossible beauty and deadlier skill, an assassin whose presence rearranged the air around her. She did not build her life in this foreign land to become anyone's weapon, least of all for a fallen prince who looked at her as if she were both salvation and ruin. He was possessive, unreadable, trained never to show what cost him most. She was deliberate, untouchable, and violently uninterested in being desired. What ignited between them was not romance. It was war in a different dialect, hatred that masqueraded as hunger, proximity that sharpened into blade-edge tension, secrets that accumulated like bodies in a river. Every glance was a duel. Every silence was a threat. Every touch they did not have became its own kind of violence. In a realm where betrayal wore the faces of allies, where duels were fought to first blood and sometimes beyond, where jealousy curdled into madness, and revenge demanded its pound of flesh, two people who swore they wanted nothing from each other discovered that wanting nothing was never the same as feeling nothing. The court wanted him dead. His uncle wanted him erased. And Nocturne, Nocturne wanted only what she had always wanted: to survive on terms that belonged to her. But survival, like love, was a territory that must be defended.

"This is the story of Dua Fatima, a girl from a middle-class Pakistani family who has immense faith and trust in Allah. She is busy with her life but is captivated by a love that seems impossible to attain. The boy's name is Jeon Jae Sung, who is absorbed in his fame and luxury lifestyle without following any religion, and his fans are his everything. Dua prays day and night for his guidance and believes in her heart that one day Allah will surely bring her together with her love. But fate had other plans, and Dua's life takes a new turn. Then, Dua Fatima and Jae Sung meet, and after their encounter, Jae Sung's life undergoes significant changes, and a new chapter begins. Fate brings them together, and Jae Sung's life transforms. Dua's prayers and unwavering trust in Allah are not in vain, and miracles happen. The highlights of this story are that if you have faith in Allah, nothing is impossible, and if your love is true, no obstacle can stand in its way." ♡

Kazuki Mikadono has been performing since before she could spell "method acting" but she's never once needed a rehearsal to know when a scene wasn't scripted anymore. The problem is proving it, to herself, before her tongue does it for her in front of the entire breakfast table. Yuu just wanted to help his housemate run lines for an audition. He didn't sign up to become an accidental co-star in her actual love life, tracked in real time by two sisters with a shared spreadsheet, a strategy whiteboard, and zero respect for personal space. Every rehearsal blurs the line a little further until neither of them can tell where the character ends and the confession begins. And once the internet decides their "chemistry" is real, the two of them are the last ones left pretending it isn't. Some scripts write themselves. This one just needed two people brave enough to go off it.

"Your entire life can change in a split second - for better or worse. It's up to you to decide how you want to live it out. Do you embrace the change, or do you go in search of your old life?" Makenna wakes up a few months after her accident and cannot remember. Not how she ended up at the hospital, or about the English boy, Atlas, who had turned her life upside down. She's been set on a new path, but this time there's no hiding from who she truly is. No more running from past nightmares. And to whatever life's got in store, she's completely vulnerable - stripped bare. Coming to Wattpad: 4th July, 2026

She is the heir to an empire built on silence and blood but she didn't inherit her father's throne out of sentiment. She earned it. Boardrooms bend. Rivals vanish. Men who underestimate her don't get second chances they get erased. She is beautiful the way a loaded weapon is beautiful: polished, precise, lethal. They call her a monster. She never corrects them. Aiden was never meant to protect her from danger. He was meant to protect the world from her. He's seen the version of Gabrielle that doesn't hesitate the one who smiles before she destroys you, who answers betrayal with extinction. He knows exactly what she is. And he loves her anyway. That's the problem. She doesn't believe someone like him could ever love something like her. And he's certain she would never choose someone like him a bodyguard, an orphan, a man born outside the crown. So they circle each other. Almost confessing. Always retreating. Because love is weakness and weakness is the one thing Gabrielle has never allowed herself to be. But when betrayal strikes and someone dares to aim for her throne, Aiden stops pretending he's just a guard. He will burn the world to keep what is his. Bleed for her. Kill for her. Die for her. And Gabrielle? She has never planned on letting him die. Because the monster may not love gently But once she chooses... She never lets go.

Eric was supposed to die that night. He remembers the squeal of tires, the pungent, deadly vapor of leaking gas, the careless flick of a lit cigarette. Then the stars fell. A girl with rabbit ears, a twitchy nose, and an ornate pocket watch stopped the world cold, stomped out the cigarette, and then he cured him and asked: What do you need? Eric said revenge. He didn't get revenge, but he got justice. He just didn't know that what he needed would end up saving far more than himself - or that his loss alone would have destoryed the world.

"Ishika Sharma," he roared, his voice cutting through the silence like a blade. I froze mid-step, my heart pounding as his words sent shivers down my spine. Slowly, I turned to face him, every nerve in my body screaming at me not to meet his gaze. But I knew I couldn't avoid it forever. His tall frame loomed closer, erasing the distance between us in just a few strides. The intensity in his eyes was almost unbearable, and I wished with all my heart that I could look away, knowing that meeting his gaze would shatter me into a thousand pieces. "Kiss me," he demanded, his voice low but unwavering. My breath hitched as I reluctantly lifted my tear-blurred eyes to him, his presence overwhelming. "I said, kiss me. Right now." His tone softened, but the weight of his words crushed me all the same. Thankyou🤍