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FREE STORY WITH EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. This is *not* a Paid Story. Eighteen-year-old hockey prodigy Elliot Wexler has three goals for senior year. One: somehow graduate with a 3.5 GPA. Two: hide his bipolar disorder from his peers. And three: make it into the NHL with no scandals. Piece of cake. What he doesn't expect is to find Lucy, a homeless girl, hiding from the winter frost in his dad's shed. Elliot's busy, complicated life doesn't permit room for error, and falling in love with a girl from a totally different world sounds like the opposite of a good idea. But Elliot can't help but be drawn to Lucy and her elusive ways--even when she seems to vanish from his life non-stop, each time leaving him with a bigger hole in his heart. But Elliot is determined to break down Lucy's barriers. And when he does, he discovers that her life is more complicated--and dangerous--than he could have imagined. With drafting season approaching, and Elliot's fragile mental health deteriorating, he's forced to face a difficult question: Is first love supposed to hurt so much? *** PLEASE DO NOT ADD THIS STORY TO GOODREADS.

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝟏 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐘 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 ─────୨ৎ───── 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎 feels invisible. As the daughter of the Royal Academy's football coach, everyone assumes they know her, but no one truly does. Beneath her fake exterior lies a girl drowning in secrets, desperate for someone to see past the facade. Then 𝐀𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐍 '𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐄' 𝐎'𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐑 the academy's new star footballer, steps into her life and starts to notice the cracks in her armour. Connie has his own struggles. With a father who's relentlessly pushing him to become a football star, he's constantly fighting to meet expectations he isn't sure he can fulfill. The last thing he expects and needs is to find himself distracted and drawn to a certain curly haired blonde. ─────୨ৎ───── When I park in front of her house, I speak up before she can say goodbye. "I know you're going through something." The words come out rougher than I intend. "You try to hide it, but I see right through you, Carmen Castro." "Aaron..." Her eyes drop to her hands, her fingers twisting together. "You don't have to tell me anything. But I need you to know that I'm here for you. Whenever you need me. Okay? You can text me, call me, whatever. I'll drop everything." Her eyes flicker up to meet mine. She looks... scared. Not of me. But of something else. "Please?" I add, my voice breaking. I was never one to beg but ever since meeting Carmen, I've been a fucking beggar. She swallows hard and nods her head slowly. "Okay." Then, gives me a weak smile before slipping out of the car. [ 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 ] #1 mental health #1 addiction #1 awareness #1 academy #1 teen love #1 drugs #1 football #2 rehab #2 healing #3 sportsromance

In a house defined by order, Jaz has learned to survive by staying small. Homeschooled and carefully monitored by a father who calls his vigilance protection, she moves through her days according to schedule, each rule meant to keep her safe from a world he believes is waiting to harm her. Her brothers see something different. They see isolation. They see fear disguised as love. And when they try to widen her world, one afternoon unravels into panic, confirming their father's darkest suspicions and fracturing the fragile balance inside the home. As long-buried history begins to surface, it becomes clear that Andrew is not only protecting his daughter, but he is protecting himself from a grief he never survived. And Jaz, caught between safety and suffocation, must confront a truth that threatens to dismantle everything he has built: She is not a second chance. She is not a replacement. She is not his past. She is herself. A quiet, piercing portrait of generational trauma, control born from love, and the difficult work of untangling fear from devotion, this novel asks what it means to protect someone, and when protection becomes its own kind of harm.

[This story will become free on June 15th 2022] In the sequel to When Best Friends Kiss, Liam is faced with the life Alex has built without him. Can their love survive when they've become so different? ***** Fresh out of university and settled into a new apartment, Liam and Alex are ready to start their life together. While Alex finds passion in journalism and has more friends than he can count, Liam is frustrated with his photography and awkward around Alex's LGBTQ friends. Seeing the life Alex has built without him, and how different they've become, Liam finds his insecurities resurfacing and mental health spiraling downwards. After the time they've spent apart, do Liam and Alex really belong together? Or will their love story end before it starts its next chapter? (Sequel to When Best Friends Kiss.) [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]

Ravenshore Academy is built on pressure, privilege, and boys who don't know how to be gentle. Damien Moretti, Nathan Moretti, and Nate Moretti rule the halls with fists, smirks, and reputations sharp enough to cut. They're the kind of boys everyone avoids - loud, reckless, untouchable. Everyone except Josh Mercer. Josh is the swim team's quiet prodigy - disciplined, focused, and determined to stay invisible. But invisibility doesn't work on Damien and his crew. They shove him in hallways, mock him in the cafeteria, and make sure he never forgets his place. He's their favorite target. Their quiet punching bag. Their reminder that power is something you take. But everything shifts when Ravenshore announces a new cross‑training program: the hockey team and swim team will be training together. Eight practices a week. Seven lanes. Three hockey boys per lane. And Josh is assigned the worst possible combination: Damien. Nathan. Nate. His three tormentors. His three shadows. His three problems. Forced into close proximity, Josh becomes the one responsible for teaching them how to survive in the water. The boys who used to laugh at him now have to listen to him, watch him, rely on him. Lines blur. Power shifts. And the boys who once made his life miserable start looking at him differently - too closely, too long, too intensely. Josh doesn't know what's more dangerous: the way they used to treat him... or the way they're starting to now. ---

Genesis, who's African American and 24 years old, is working as a "private cam girl", to pay the bills and manage the bullshit. It's not what they were hoping to do to make some money as an aspiring writer, but it racks up cash more than anything. Besides, they have nobody else, except Hallie and Amara. One day they receive a message requesting a video call from a man named Merrick Stevens. He's lonely, he's also seen some stuff, so his mind is not exactly easy on himself. Genesis wants money, believing it'll be something simple along the lines of business. But he needs companionship. But maybe they'll develop something deeper... (𝘕𝘖𝘛 𝘍𝘐𝘕𝘐𝘚𝘏𝘌𝘋 𝘠𝘌𝘛! 𝘔𝘈𝘠 𝘏𝘈𝘝𝘌 𝘚𝘖𝘔𝘌 𝘈𝘋𝘑𝘜𝘚𝘛𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘚)

Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option. ***** Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her... Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault. [[word count: 50,000-100,000 words]]

After discovering she's a descendant of Hades, Avery must find a way to escape those hunting her and ultimately choose between her two opposing soulmates. ***** Once Avery Stavros kissed her best friend's older brother Vladimir, she knew there was no turning back. But as the only living Stavros left, she needs to make a careful decision between him and Adrian despite being able to read both of their minds - something that should only be possible between her and her one soulmate. Love or life? Which one is more important? Loving someone or saving your own life? When the Greek gods and goddesses start meddling with the life of humans, everything's doomed to crash and burn. What will Avery do to protect the one - or ones - she loves? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] [[ Wattpad Picks: Saturn Needs Sequels]] [[ Paid Stories 2018-2022]]

She's brilliant at her job, but outside the garage, her past never lets her rest. He's the world champion driver who seems to have it all. Late nights on the pit lane bring more than just data and setups-they bring quiet confessions, trust, and feelings neither of them expected. A slowburn romance between an engineer running from her past and the driver who might be the one to help her finally breathe.

❝ 𝖶𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖼𝗋𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝖻𝖺𝖻𝗒 𝗜 𝖽𝗂𝖽 𝗍𝗈𝗈. ❞ ❝ 𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝘀𝘂𝗻 𝖼𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝗎𝗉 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗍 𝘆𝗼𝘂 ! ❞ ℜ𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐊𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐡 𝐱 𝐅𝐞𝐦!𝐨𝐜 𝓣𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 book #1 © vvnks ── 2025 cover by swannluvr ! [ 𝓢𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 , ❝ 𝘉𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯 ❞ ]

જ⁀➴ IN WHICH A psychiatrist falls for her patient, a troubled rapper and love crosses the line between doctor and patient.

Vicktoria, a girl who has spent her life in foster care since she was five, has to work at a dog shelter, so the orphanage she lives in has enough money. She works eight hours a day and is not allowed to take breaks. What will happen if a certain young woman with ocean eyes and dark hair steps into the dog shelter, also known as Billie Eilish? #1 - suicide prevention in February 2026 #2 - suicide awareness in February 2026 #3 - billieeilish in February 2026 #1 - self harm awareness in March 2026 #1 - billie in March 2026

" if it's real love, you'll always find your way back to eachother".

Belonging was only the beginning. Josephine St. Claire thought the hardest part of her journey was adjusting to life without her mother, life with the family she was never meant to know. But as she settles into their world, guarded secrets and buried truths beg to come to surface. [Book Two in The Turning Seasons Series]

Life is like a rollercoaster, it has its ups and downs, but it's your choice whether to scream or enjoy the ride... When life's rollercoaster throws you off track, do you scream, or do you hold on tight? For Ira and Rudraksh, the journey is far from smooth: one suffocating under the weight of failure, the other nursing a heart shattered into pieces. Two strangers caught in life's ugliest turns, where every step forward is a fight against invisible battles. This is not a story of being saved by each other, but of learning to live despite the wreckage, of finding the courage to stand when the ground never stops shaking. But if their paths converge-bringing their emotions and differences-will they find solace in each other, or will those very differences pull them apart? ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️ Copyright © 2026 Jambudweep. This content is protected under applicable international copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction, adaptation, translation, or redistribution on any platform without the author's explicit written permission is prohibited. Original publication: Wattpad.

This story follows on from episode 11 of season 2. After realizing how close to Christmas the Day of the Dead was, I thought I'd write a story about Lucy's journey back to "normal". It won't be an easy journey, but she has people around her to help her...

September 11th September 11th was meant to be a birthday. A simple night celebration. A family gathering. Instead, it became the night that changed everything. Written by Hauwa Isah Galadima.

When two rivals are forced to make up and be normal, would it be an illusion? Or real?

"දන්නවද වැස්ස වෙලාවට කුඩයක් අල්ලන්නේ වැස්ස නවත්තන්න නෙවෙයි හිමාද්‍ර, අපි තෙමෙන එක නතර කරගන්න..... මම ඔයාට ආදරේ කරන්නේ විහේන්ව අමතක කරවන්න නෙවෙයි........ඔයා තනියම අඬන එක නතර කරන්න මැණිකේ.......මං දන්නවා කවදා හරි දවසක ඔයා මගෙන් ඈතට යයි කියලා.....එදාට මම ඔයාව බලෙන්ම නතර කරගන්නේ නැහැ......මොකද මම ඔයාට ආදරේ කළේ මගේ කරගන්න නෙවෙයි, ඔයාට ආදරේ දැනෙන්න කරන්නයි......" "ඉතින් යන්න එයා බලාගෙන ඇති ! "

There are things Sora doesn't say out loud. Not because she can't, but because there's no point in saying things that don't change anything. So she keeps it simple, keeps it light, keeps everything just far enough away that it doesn't settle too deeply. It's easier that way. Less complicated. Less real. She doesn't expect anything from people, and she doesn't ask for anything either. So when she sends a message to a stranger, It should've ended there. But it doesn't. Because somehow, in a way she doesn't understand and doesn't try to, a conversation that shouldn't exist starts taking up space in her life. Small at first. Easy to ignore. Until it isn't. Until it becomes one of the few things she doesn't immediately let go of. And that's the problem. Because some things aren't meant to stay. And some people... don't have the time to let them. Author here: Daily updates byee