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After years of loyalty and sacrifice, Maley Rosavish watches the company she devoted her life to collapse under financial ruin. Swept away by a ruthless wave of layoffs, she is left with nothing. With no savings to rely on, she descends rapidly into poverty, losing not only her job and home, but the sense of stability that once anchored her life. Forsaken by those she considered family and friends, Maley is forced onto the streets. There, she crosses paths with Don, a mysterious homeless stranger. Bound by hardship, the two forge a fragile alliance as they battle each day for survival, clinging to the faint hope of escaping the merciless grip of homelessness. But a single night alters everything. During a police raid targeting the homeless, Maley is arrested and taken into custody. There she meets Officer Arthit Nevald, a woman whose icy, inscrutable façade conceals wounds of her own. What begins as a clash slowly morphs into a dangerous and deeply affecting connection. Entangled in a fierce struggle between forbidden desire, the harsh realities of life on the streets, and the echoes of trauma that refuse to fade, their lives collide in unexpected ways. And against all odds, their bond becomes a haunting turning point that redefines the very meaning of "fighting for survival.

Months after her mother's death, Leanna Lynch faces the daunting task she's avoided for months: clearing out her mother's house. She discovers that to claim her inheritance, she must complete this task before summer begins, or it will be donated to charity. While cleaning, Leanna uncovers a final secret her mother left behind-a mysterious destiny that leads her to a life-changing adventure: spreading her mother's ashes along the breathtaking coast of Italy. Throughout her journey, she will fight for what she believes in, encounter love and heartbreak, shed tears and laughter-all in fulfillment of her mother's last wish. Little does she know, she will also uncover a hidden truth her mother kept concealed all along. Journey of Self-Discovery Coming Of Age Leaving Home Found Family European Destination

When no one knows you're alive, its liberating and confining. It's one of the best things that can happen to you, especially if you're a villain! You can be someone else, live the life you never could, do the things you only dreamt of! You would think, at least. However, the best thing you can do is start over new and embrace anonymity, new horizons, more opportunity. Until, that is, the holder of the lien on your life cold calls you home -- now what? Act like you didn't get the call? Take a third shot at redemption? Or better yet -- do something bold and reclaim your life? Only if you've got the guts to own it - but you just may end up dead, for real this time. The Deets: * once weekly chapter drops * no profanity, no graphic sex/violence scenes * this a basically book one of a series I'm working on so expect more! ~~~And btw the pics shown here all came from Pinterest ~~~ * although the story is showing up here serialized - I actually didn't/am not writing it as a serialized story, in the event a chapter feels chopped off. Each named section is one whole actual chapter that's split up to show up once a week here 👌

❝𝗛𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.❞ She thought he was nothing but arrogance. He thought she was just another distraction. But within the halls of Nevermore, where secrets breathe and obsessions take root, their paths inevitably crossed. Long before Wednesday Addams ever set foot in Nevermore, her parents did - with Seraphina Vale, Morticia's closest friend, who finds herself entangled with Isaac Night: the brilliant boy with a fragile heart and a dangerous obsession. Slow-burn romance, forbidden secrets, and the haunting choice between saving someone... or watching them destroy themselves. ☾ ⋆ ───────── ⋆ ☽ ✦ Wednesday season 2 ✦ Isaac Night (Slurp) x Female OC ✦ Slow burn romance ✦ Gothic aesthetic ✦ Shadows, secrets, obsession ✦ Love that burns, even in the dark

They say some doors only open once. Luna lied to her father about a research trip to the Philippines. She didn't mention the impossible theory her vanished mother left behind. The pot swallowed her whole. Now she's crawling out of it into pre-colonial Madja-as during a pirate raid, where bodies fall like rain and survival isn't a skill you learn in international schools. The pot won't reopen. Her geometric tattoos burn with power she can't control. And somewhere in this brutal, beautiful world, there's a Keeper she's supposed to find. Except the Keeper is dead. Luna has spent her whole life trusting no one, needing no one, surviving alone. But here, blood soaks into communal earth. Here, warriors die with their crew's names on their lips. Here, villages share their last handful of rice. Isolation isn't strength when survival is measured in how many hands pull you back from the edge. It's extinction. The cosmic layers are fracturing. An ancient god is clawing his way back to power. And the prophecy that dragged her through time demands something she's never learned how to give: trust. She crossed time to find her mother. She found a war, a prophecy, and the reason some people never make it home. 🔗https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Q39SmQjhz2NSrzYz8NUya

it's Halloween in the city and Romeo already has a plan, it's up to the power heroes to intervene

****COMPLETED****Angeline doesn't have time for vampires. Her days are spent working to keep her grandmother in the nursing home-until the night vampires storm her classroom. Thrown into chaos, she's forced to ally with Obsidian, a cold, magnetic vampire hunter. He's lethal and distrustful; she's warm-hearted, and refuses to believe anyone is beyond saving. She meets his violence with compassion, and for the first time in his long, blood-soaked life, Obsidian hesitates-blades still drawn, watching the world NOT end because of her. When war erupts between humans and vampires, Angeline learns her grandmother is one of the oldest and most powerful vampires of them all. As darkness closes in, she must decide who to trust, what to fight for, and whether love can survive the monsters within. Updates: New Chapters on Monday, Wednesday, Friday ≈ 1800-3500 words per chapter Check out my blog if you want to get ahead on a few chapters

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Every six months, the tenant living on the fifth floor vanishes. No warnings. No witnesses. Just a locked door and a name that fades from memory. When it's Lavanya's turn, she says she doesn't believe the stories. Until she finds a diary hidden deep in the wall, its pages filled with the lives of people who once lived where she does now. Each entry is colder than the last. Each one written with impossible detail. As the sixth month draws closer, her worries spike. The only thought troubling her is this : "Will the next name be mine?"

Tessa's perfect world shatters in a single night. What was meant to be a sweet birthday surprise for her boyfriend turns into a nightmare when she catches him in bed with her best friend. Broken, humiliated, and alone, she wanders the dark streets-until fate intervenes and saves her from the edge. But Tessa isn't the same girl anymore. When she crosses paths with Junxie, a powerful and mysterious billionaire, her life takes an unexpected turn. He opens a door to a new world-one of power, opportunity, and influence. With her heart still scarred, Tessa decides she won't remain the victim. She'll rise, rebuild herself, and make those who betrayed her regret ever underestimating her. What begins as a journey of healing soon turns into a story of revenge, transformation, and unexpected love. But in this new game of power, trust is dangerous... and love could become her greatest weapon.

He called her "scholarship" like it was an insult. She called him an entitled asshole in front of the entire school. Now they're partners. And that's when things get dangerous. Elena Cross knows she doesn't belong at Ashford Academy. The borrowed suitcases, the worn backpack, the way everyone looks through her like she's invisible-it all screams scholarship student. She came here to prove herself. To make her mom proud. To finally be someone. Then West Ashford notices her. West-self-proclaimed king of the elite boarding school, legacy royalty, untouchable in every way. He's cruel, arrogant, and carrying secrets that could destroy him. The first words he says to her? You'll disappear in three days. They all do. Elena has other plans. She stands up to him. Insults him publicly. Declares war on the most powerful boy at Ashford. She expects him to destroy her. Instead, he becomes her English partner. Her unexpected ally. Her friend. And then... something more. But West is hiding the truth about his brother's death. Elena is one misstep away from losing her scholarship. And The Legacy-the elite group that rules Ashford-doesn't forgive rule-breakers. Especially when the rule being broken is: Never fall for a scholarship student. When you're responsible for lives other than your own, you do what you have to do. Even if it means choosing between love and survival. A forbidden romance about class warfare, dark secrets, and two people who should never have met but can't stay apart.

The Harbinger is gone, but his fall has left a power vacuum and power never stays unclaimed for long. In the fragile dawn after victory, Nocturnis stands at a crossroads. Wounded and rebuilding, the city faces a new threat: the return of the rogue packs, exiles who once lurked in the wilds beyond the walls. Now they rise in alarming numbers, their ranks swelled by deserters, mercenaries, and bitter hearts with nothing to lose. Whispers speak of a hidden leader rallying them with promises of a new order one where the Alphas fall and Nocturnis bows to no crown or council. Tasha Blackwood, still bearing the scars of the Harbinger's war, must navigate the treacherous currents of politics, betrayal, and the uneasy unity of her people. But even as she fights to keep the city whole, she and Alexander are tested in ways neither battlefield nor prophecy prepared them for. Luna and Alpha, bound by love yet pulled by duty, must face the truth: in war, the enemy is clear but in peace, danger can wear the face of a friend. Allies will falter. Old enemies will resurface. And as the drums of rebellion echo beyond the city walls, Nocturnis must decide whether it will stand together, or burn from within? This is a sequel to Loving A Stranger

The lands of Skorlern were filled with war and chaos. It was filled with death and disease, something the lands or the growing population couldn't escape. Lands had been divided with war, kingdoms craving money and power. Peace had never been an option after the faithful day Gaelic had crowned their new ruler. There were only two ways to survive these harsh lands- be born into money or sell what little you had. Either way, you wouldn't be protected from the harsh lands of war and famine. When the war is at another high tide, a group of mercenaries, misfits, starts to grow in number. A group that's set on bringing the current kingdom of Gaelic to its knees and the only way to do that- is information and numbers. Cassandra, a poor broker and resident of Gaelic, finds herself selling information to Dean, a man who belongs to this group of misfits. A group of misfits that her king had threatened her life for information about. But when she finds out this group has a proposition for her, she finds herself questioning what her purpose is. Her life was meant to be more than this horrid kingdom, wasn't it? When things go south and she finds herself facing treason, the looming noose of her decisions, Cassandra's life takes a drastic turn. Now she's faced with her past, familiar faces, magic, and a horrible feeling called affection as she tries to navigate what her purpose is in this war and chaos. Maybe she was always meant to die.

A monster hunter with a twisted curiosity for vampires

THE VARIABLE Six years after their sterile, negotiated divorce, determined restaurateur Miles Vaughn and meticulous powerhouse lawyer Camille Wrenn maintain a relentless focus on one priority: perfect structure for their ten-year-old daughter, Evangeline. Miles runs his kitchens with disciplined chaos; Camille runs her life with razor-sharp logic. It's an efficient system of co-parenting, clean, and utterly empty of the passion they once shared. Miles is the first to break the truce. Convinced their divorce was a critical organizational error, he launches a covert campaign to prove he is the only man compatible with her beautiful mess. He leverages his business savvy to expose every one of Camille's disastrous dates, determined to win back his family. THE ALGORITHM Camille, tethered to the elite legal world of her father, retaliates fiercely. She uses her legal expertise to construct an emotional cage around Miles, ensuring he remains a constant, organized fixture in their life-a desperate, unspoken mission to keep him close. But when a professional disaster threatens to destroy the financial legacy Camille was raised to uphold, her strategy turns inward. Forced to choose between her family's ethical breakdown and the integrity of the man she divorced, Camille realizes her fight has never been about control. It's about earning back the chance to trade her prestigious name for his, admitting that she desperately wants the simple, dangerous safety of being Mrs. Vaughn-for herself, and for the anchor of their daughter's future.

By day, he's just that scrawny nerdy kid everyone loves to pick on, hiding behind Coke-bottle glasses, basically invisible except when he's the punchline. But once the sun goes down? Boom. Total 180. He's this absolute legend in the criminal underworld-mask on, knives out, and every mobster in the city loses sleep over him. The mafia? Yeah, they want his head on a stick, and he's out to tear them down brick by brick. And then-because the universe has a messed-up sense of humor-he collides with the mafia's golden boy. This dude's been raised on the idea that love makes you weak, like it's some sort of poison. Meanwhile, our assassin? He's learned the hard way that catching feelings is basically signing your own death warrant. Still, neither of them can keep their distance. It's like gravity or something-dangerous and unstoppable. So yeah, you've got two guys, both totally screwed, tangled up in this wild mess of secrets, adrenaline, and that kind of love that could get them both killed. Honestly, if love's not the bullet that finally does them in, I don't know what is.

Not many of us believe in love at first sight, but Amelia Grace is certain with all of her heart: Love at first sight is the experience of starting to be in love with someone as soon as you see them for the first time. It was like Cupid's arrow stuck Amelia in her heart when she saw him in an unexpected Moment. Amelia used to live, with her husband and two children, in a village. Her marriage was not a happy one but Amelia, a housewife, had no means of escape.

She is simple, disciplined, and fighting for her dreams. He is arrogant, privileged, and hiding scars behind his pride. When Meera Sharma, a scholarship student, crosses paths with Aarav Malhotra, the most popular boy on campus, sparks fly-of irritation, not affection. But destiny plays its own tricks when they are forced to work together on a major project. What begins as endless arguments sooner turns into late-night study sessions, stolen glances, and an attraction neither of them wants to admit. But between class differences, jealous friends, and hidden family wounds, their story is anything but simple. Will their clash remain just another college rivalry? This story is part of Wattpad's official #NovNov Challenge - 50,000 words in 30 days. Join Meera and Aarav's journey as pride meets fire. Or will it turn into the fire that changes their lives forever? ✨ A slow-burn college romance filled with banter, heartbreak, and the sweetest sparks of love. ✨ 🔥 *This story is part of Wattpad's official #NovNov Challenge - 50,000 words in 30 days. Join Meera and Aarav's journey as pride meets fire.*

A collection of poems for the love I held, the pain I carried, and the freedom I chose. Each piece traces the quiet echoes of a love once called mine-moments of warmth, storms of loss, and the gentle light that comes with letting go. These poems are fragments of memory, vulnerability and healing, written for anyone who has loved deeply, broken quietly and found strength in release.

Jaka spent his first life drifting without direction-lazy, unmotivated, and indifferent to the future. When he failed the university entrance exam, the fragile foundation of his life crumbled. Friends vanished, family turned their backs, and even the girl he thought he would build a future with spat on his name. Mocked, abandoned, and drowning in self-disgust, he lived the next twenty years like a hollow shell. No dreams, no drive, no hope. His days blended into nights, suffocating in regret until his pointless existence finally reached its quiet, pathetic end. ‎ ‎But death did not grant escape. He awakens in a world drenched in blood, in a body battered and scarred, surrounded by mountains of corpses whose faces twist in eternal terror. Before him stands a monstrous being-massive, horned, crimson-eyed, and radiating hatred powerful enough to crush a mortal mind. Yet Jaka's heart does not stir. No fear. No shock. Nothing but numb resignation. He has long forgotten what it means to feel alive. ‎ ‎This demon is Orba, the Abyssal King, ruler of the darkest plane and executioner of heroes. Instead of killing Jaka, Orba claims him as a tattered scrap of fate-someone not chosen by gods nor loved by destiny. And for that very reason, he becomes Orba's prisoner, slave, and unwanted protégé. As Jaka is forced into brutal training, forged in suffering, and stripped of weakness, a question begins to smolder in the emptiness of his broken spirit: if a man who already lost everything is given a second chance-not to be a hero, but to survive, to sharpen his blade, and to carve meaning from despair-just how terrifying can he become? ‎ ‎Thus begins the rebirth of a failure who seeks not glory, but a reason to breathe again. A man not chosen by fate... but shaped by the abyss itself.