Facade Stories

"Write hard and clear about what hurts." ~Ernest Hemingway "In order to understand, I destroyed myself." ~Feranando Pessoa "We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side." ~Khalil Gibran

Kade "Devil" Devaroux hides his pain-and the fact that he's next in line for the global Devaroux Shipping empire-behind a flashy playboy act. Charlie Fuentes, a tough-as-nails legal aid lawyer, can't stand everything he stands for. That is, until her latest case drags her right into the mess his company left behind. When news breaks about Devaroux Shipping's labor abuses and shady land grabs, Charlie's the one building the case against them. She's ready to take them down-until she finds out Kade isn't just some spoiled rich guy. He's actually risking everything, pushing to change the company from the inside. Now, with rival clans breathing down their necks and Kade's own family trying to shut him up, the two have no choice but to team up. They need to protect the workers Charlie fights for and the legacy Kade refuses to give up. And somewhere in the middle of all that chaos, they have to face the truth: maybe love is the one thing that can save them both.

"You say you love the rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains; You say you love the sun, but find a shadow spot when it shines; you say you love the wind, but close the windows when it blows... This is why I'm afraid, you say you love me too." .::Quote by William Shakespeare::. ||| TRIGGER WARNINGS: If you are triggered by self harm, drugs, depressed thoughts or acts, adult language, or the word "fag" and "Salutations", please do not read. |||

Meet Isaac Jeremiah Hunter. He's your typical bad boy. Sarcastic, arrogant cocky, totally full of himself and he sleeps around. But that's just one side of him. The facade he builds up around himself to protect him. What you normally don't see it the funny, sweet, kind and caring side and the thoughts that come along with it. Enter Alexa Jean Adams. She's your typical good girl. Good grades, funny, sweet, caring and helpful. The difference? She doesn't cower in front of the popular crowd like most others do. Where you see others running you'll see Alexa in the middle talking back. She has a bigger group of friends than would be expected of a good girl. Alexa is the only girl not under Isaac's spell, yet she's the only one that can steal his heart. Will she accept it or throw it back at him, broken and aching? Read to find out.

In which a girl stumbles into an arrogant idol who's none other than Min Yoongi of BTS, spilling her hot tea all over his shirt. Rumours are fast to spread, threateningly affecting the idol's reputation. What happens when the distressed girl doesn't know who he is and the guy isn't as respectful as she thought he will be? "You know BTS?" Yoongi asked, raising an eyebrow. "I-I haven't really heard of any restaurants with such name" she stuttered, biting on her inner cheek.

These endless thoughts of madness And somehow, you're my muse You can kiss away my sadness And I can take your abuse Maybe we're in love after all Let's assume it's meant to be We know we're each other's downfall Day after day, living in glee. The days just aren't enough So you occupy my nights too. We've already seen the worst of us It's 4:00am, and I'm dreaming of you. _______________ Whilst reading, keep in mind that this entire book is a set of poems that tells a story about an abusive relationship and comprise the protagonist's narration/thoughts at whatever time the chapter's name is. Hence, all the poems are linked. I just wanted to get that cleared. #110 in poetry in the first month of publishing! thank you so much!

Gonzalo Matthews had just after 4 years gotten a call from his old friend Trip, Trip and his wife Grace had gotten into an argument the other night and he needed help to save his marriage. But Gonzalo had other plans to get Grace on his side

Living a double life is difficult. It’s a life built purely on deceit and betrayal. A life fabricated by lies, blackmail and manipulation, a mere escape just so I could pretend to be someone I wasn’t. But pretty soon, if you say something long enough, you start believing it and it becomes a part of who you are and you lose the very essence of yourself. That’s what happened to me. At home, I was Saffiyah Adam, the youngest child, the Good Daughter and the apple of my father’s eye. But at university, and with my friends, I flipped and was known as Sophie Adams, all traces of my other life hidden behind my mask. I hid behind the façade I created, meticulously planning every moment and religiously hiding every clue. I kept my two lives parallel, making sure that the two remained separate, never once overlapping each other. But then he crashed into both my lives. And everything I had so carefully built around me came tumbling down. * Saffiyah Adam perfected the double life. For two years, she flitted between Saffiyah Adam at home and as Sophia Adams at university, managing to keep her lives separate, miles apart from one another. But then when both her lives are invaded by Eli Akbar, she finds that secrets are easily unravelled, and deceits are easily uncovered. Will Saffiyah be able to be find her true self? Or are some secrets better left hidden? [CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE] Copyright © 2014 - ThePerpetualDreamer. All Rights Reserved.

Allison Aife Andrews, found dead on her bed with a box of pills and knife beside her. FBI is still investigating whether it was another suicide by a teenager or a murder. The abrupt disappearance of the schools social butterfly had been an eye-opener for everyone. Maybe friends didnt know each other as much as they pretended to. Maybe someone is suffering through something much more worse than Ally but doesnt have the guts to notify someone about it. Maybe nobody actually knows anyone. {A journey behind the facade and what goes on beneath the smiles}

A collection of my poems...

For those who wear a mask to hide their pain.

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Can one really get challenged by love passing through all odds to be with the one you love. love conquers all, Anna gets lost in her imagination with love for Ryan and not upholding all doubts in her heart that her love will succeed. can what starts as a facade really develop into something meaningful? look out for more as you read.

I loved you. I really did. But now, I don't know anymore. Everything points to one action, one move, but I don't know if I have to guts to do it. So here I am. Seeing things that I wished hadn't. Doing things that I wish I couldn't. But never mind me. It's okay. I'll keep these thoughts to myself-for now.

Facades must fall. Secrets are made to be told, promises are made to be broken. My facade is crumbling. This is a collection of poems, monologues, and other short pieces about the falling of facades.

Everyone's heard of the bad boy and the nerd; how the sweet and quiet nature of the young girl gets the attention of the notorious sexy bad boy. But what if we change things up a bit? What if the girl wasn't shy or into good grades? Mercedes, or better known as Mercy, Kinsley is rude, short tempered and hard headed. She gets bad grades, suspensions and lots of attention. She's never been in a stable relationship because no one can keep up with her temperamental ways and, according to her friends, there is only one match for her, Levi Sinclair. Levi is the bad boy of our story, an arrogant jerk. No girl has ever managed to tame him and Mercy is given a challenge. Her friends are 100% sure that if she were to set aside her wild ways and unleash her inner nerd, she'd be able to win this bad boy's heart. Mercy's response? Oh yeah, easy as pie. *contains strong language and sexual themes*

Elizabeth Ryder isn't the same person she was merely a year ago. After leading a very rough life, she decided that once she moved to Philadelphia with her family, she was going to avoid making the same mistakes she had before: ones that led her to sorrow and betrayal. However, just as she thought she was doing perfectly well, things got steamy and her frost-bitten facade started to melt away. For how long will Elizabeth be able to keep up her insincere veneer?

Rachel: She is a fragile innocent haunted by memories of her past and by dreams of the man who once shared her secrets and the man who abandoned her knowing that Rachel is a murderer's daughter Blaire: One of the world great beauties, her face and figure grace the fashion pages of the most elegant magazines. She had complicated personality that only one person can handle.She has a very prickly personality; she is known for being sassy, dark, and sarcastic to those around her. Rachel Blaire McKenzie: She is a contradiction, one woman with two lives. She can turned sweet memories into bitter reality because she's like a life ruiner, she ruins other people lives and make them taste her sweetest revenge.