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In a ghost town where cornfields outnumber people, Lieutenant Gianna Park arrests the new guy, Nicolae Badea, for biting her on her first date. When bodies begin to surface-young men found mummified, bitten, and strangled-Gianna suspects the man she once handcuffed. Yet, the evidence refuses to align. The wounds are wrong. The hunger is deliberate. Eighteen years ago, a boy was killed and forgotten. Now the dead are coming back the same way. As Gianna uncovers a hidden world of vampires who police their own kind, she learns that monsters are not defined by blood but by what they choose to feed on. Nicolae Badea claims it was not desire on his part, but restraint. He survives by restraint, faith, and silence. The killer survives by power. Only one of them hunts humans. The Coffin of Nicolae is a gothic crime novel about addiction, romance, and the violence we excuse when it wears a human face-asking what justice means when the law has no language for the truth. And what waits inside Nicolae's coffin. *** Content Warning: This novel includes strong, explicit language and depictions of violence, sexual scenes that some readers may find offensive.

Two assassins from rival organization are sent on the same secret mission. Only to realize the assignment hides a much bigger truth...

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Ian Deavor thinks he's having a usual blind date, but instead he has a strange encounter with a woman who does not seem all quite normal. And she never speaks once during the whole meeting. Instead she gives him a mysterious message that just might change his whole life, and it all starts by being given a key and an address. Playlist for story is on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkn3Qm_wfzKHEhzX3dVdaCrbSobXqpPpm&si=TqgKO5yu8H_1U-We

Ryazan, one of the grandest cities in all Rus', lays along the war path of thousands of Tatar warriors eager to seize the spoils of a short-fought campaign: the women of the city and gold from its treasury. Having set up camp just beyond the city, they await a reply from the envoys of Grand Prince Yuriy. As the Grand Prince deliberates, his boyars both caution and counsel him. If Ryazan falls, the rest of Rus' may be next ─ an outcome his people grow ever more wary of, turning to priests and old rituals alike as rumor and fear run rampant inside the city walls. Finally left untended, the Polovtsian princess Yanay, conquered once before, now betrothed to one of the Grand Prince's brothers, quietly observes these developments. She prays to her old gods when she can and aligns herself with a young Tatar captive and quick-thinking kinsman, all the while secretly seeking her freedom and revenge. ──────── ☽ ◯ ☾ ──────── A retelling of the Siege of Ryazan complete with rageful women and warrior princes; gods both kind and cunning; and tragedy aplenty. Copyright © 2026 Elle Chaika

Ever wondered what it would be like to return home after twenty years? Zara never expected to find out until a text message in the middle of the night dragged her back to Nigeria. She returned for one reason only: to find the person who murdered her lover. But every answer uncovers another secret. As more truths claw to the surface, Zara is forced to confront a chilling possibility: Did Daniel deserve to die? And did his killer(s) do the world a favour?

Every season bleeds into the next in some way. As winter magic melts away, spring magic blooms. As spring magic withers, summer magic begins to glow. As summer magic dims, autumn magic soars. And as autumn magic falls, winter magic starts to freeze. It's the way it's always been. Until autumn doesn't arrive. Even as October dawns, summer magic is just as strong as ever, yet the autumn magicians see no increase in their powers. The answer seems obvious. Something is very wrong in the spirits' realm, and summer is desperately trying to prevent something cataclysmic. It must be. But when Alexander Kristiansen starts seeing a winter spirit that nobody else can, he realises that things may not be quite as they seem anywhere. Not when the spirit is clearly an older version of Denmark's most famous missing child. Not when the summer magicians are losing control of their own powers. Not when the fate of the entire world seems to rest in the hands of a practically mortal boy who already failed the spirit once. Alex knows that he can't risk failing Rune again. But does he have any chance of thwarting the spirits' plans, or will he be the only person to blame when the world inevitably falls apart?

{ ROUND 3 ONC2026 QUALIFIER } 🏅 { ONE OF THE NANO WATT 2026 LONGLISTER }🎖 ~~~~~~~~~~~ -•-•-•-•-•-•-•-• -•-•-•-• Five years. Five failures. One broken promise. When Hari leaves Samastipur for the jagged skyline of Mumbai, he thinks he has already lost everything. He is wrong. To survive the "city of illusions," he must lose his ego, his past, and his privacy. In the dark belly of a warehouse, amidst the smoke and the steel, he encounters the people the world forgot and the one man who leaves footprints on his heart that change the path of his life forever. A tale of sacrifice, struggle, and the search for a foothold in a world that never stops moving. ******* One request I did like to make- please do not copy, repost, or plagiarize this work in any form. This story is personal, and it took time, effort, and heart to write. Copyright © February 2026- Prosperion X. ❣️Happy Reading ❣️

If you got anyone to describe Jessie Reynolds-Somber in one word, it would be 'lucky.' She survived childhood leukemia (twice), has the best friend-slash-roommate in the world, and she's studying something she loves at the university she's forever adored. But not even November can describe why she feels so incomplete, as though she's forgotten to do something she'll never get a chance to do. Why she feels like she's failed---no, worse, like she's a failure. [FORMERLY AN ENTRY FOR THE 2026 ONC]

Two rivals. One legendary blade. A bond that will save them or destroy everything. Kael Ashford has spent eighteen years preparing to be chosen; Kira Carver never thought the blade would pick someone like her. But when the Obsidian Blade chooses them both, they're forced into a partnership neither of them wanted. Their emotions bleed through whether they like it or not, every feeling, every fear, and every truth they're desperate to keep buried. And they only have twelve weeks to figure out how to work together before a catastrophic Fracture tears their world apart. Fire and Ice don't mix. But they're about to find out what happens when they try.

Far away, in a foreign country, Sonda is bitten by a dark vampire on a day that was meant to be a celebration. Too young to be allowed to exist, she is destined to be destroyed when a long-lost relative who, was also changed, intervenes to protect her until she matures, and to keep her from succumbing to the darkness that wants to take over her soul. Editing is NOT complete. Feel free to let me know what I did wrong

Ian has always had very vivid dreams that feel like memories. Seeing people she's never met before and even places she has never been to before. Her therapist told her that there are just dreams and not memories. She performances hypnosis to help her shut out her memories. But not all dreams have disappeared. The moment she arrives in a town called "Zoey." Upon her arrival, she continues to be mistaken for Anna. But the question is: Who is Anna?

After a year spent healing at St. Francis Mental Hospital, Neillah must piece together the life she was forced to leave behind without getting caught. ⠂⠄⠄⠂⠁⠁⠂⠄⠄⠂⠁⠁⠂⠄⠄⠂ ⠂⠄⠄⠂☆ When Neillah Thomas is released back into society she expects her family and friends to have moved on--not believe she's dead. Convinced it was for the best, her mother assures her temporary grief was better than long drawn hardship that could only end in pain, keeping her wellbeing a secret from everyone, but also single-handedly cutting off Neillah's entire support system. Sworn to secrecy, she attends college at her dream school only to find her former friend group in shambles. Between the cold stares, scathing retorts, and literal evasion, Neillah is shocked to find her first crush is a loner and that hot-headed best friend of hers? He seems to be staring in her direction a little too long. Clinging to her promise to remain out of sight, Neillah stubbornly fights for the closure they all deserve and answers she never got, no matter the cost. | An Open Novella Contest Entry | | Cover by the Amazing @Caralogues |

When Teia Cloto travels to Naples, Italy, hoping to steady a life already quietly unravelling, the last thing she needs is a blind date that turns into an easy, unexpected friendship. Alden instantly makes the city feel strangely familiar in ways Teia didn't know she needed. Drawn deeper into Naples' ancient past and her own unsettling sense of déjà vu, the line between coincidence and destiny begin to blur. Staying friends is simpler. But Teia must confront whether destiny is a story we inherit, or one we choose to rewrite, no matter the cost. Water and Sand is a contemporary love story that reimagines the myth of Theseus and Ariadne, where love is a labyrinth and friendship feels like the safest way out. #ONC2026 contest. Story is complete. Prompt 24: Staying as friends is meant to be safe, but that doesn't mean it's the path you're meant to take; Prompt 28: Self-love often starts small, like planting a seed. With time, patience, and a bit of light, it will grow; and Prompt 29: You meet many people in your life. Many will come and go, but some will leave footprints on your heart.

A reimagining of the enchanted fairytale we all know as Sleeping Beauty, in which the evil fairy has a son. ~ The unseelie fae know many stories. Their favourite is that of their mistress's son, Draco. The unseelie prince of thorns. With his vivid eyes and small horns, his brave, kind heart and his unexpected adventures. For when his mother, known as a witch amongst the humans, cast a spell only to be broken by true love's kiss, no one would've expected that Draco would be able to break the curse. No one expected him to love a human princess. No one expected Briar Rose to love him. However, it is for this very reason that the unseelie fae love the story of Draco and how he came to love Briar Rose. How the two of them reunited a realm torn apart, the humans and the fair folk. And how they brought peace and joy amongst their people, creating a story lost with generations to come. ~ This is my entry for the Wattpad ONC 2026 contest.

The town of Dogwood in Cross County, North Carolina is a picturesque seaside community with a sordid past swimming in piracy. Smoking Beard, aka Edward Hollingsworth, was the terror of the colonial coast in the 1600's, and one of Dogwood's founding members, before his descent into illegal privateering and eventual decline into madness. Four hundred years later, Bertha Rodriguez, romance novelist, resides in Dogwood along with her best friend Camilla Goldstien, Dogwood's chief of police. Every year the town capitalizes on its founders' past with a week long festival in June. The Founders' Festival brings much needed tourism and a break from the monotony of living in a small town. This year will be different, a huge storm hits the coast two weeks before the festival begins and someone uses it as an opportunity for murder. With their town cut off from the rest of civilization, it falls to Bertha and Camilla to solve the murder before the weather clears and the villain is able to make an escape. Written for the Open Novella Contest 2026 The prompt which inspired this story was number 22: Your book never found much success, but on a train ride you spot a stranger reading it with the biggest smile you've ever seen. Longlister in the Open Novella Contest 2026 No part of this story may be used to program AI. If you see this story anywhere besides Wattpad please make me aware. This is the only place I post stories. I don't have multiple accounts on this site, so this is the only profile this story should be posted on. Thank you, readers.

An average Wattpad reader winds up in a story―and a sauna. One pair of smoldering eyes and one fire extinguisher later, she has met her male love interest, learned that he's a billionaire mafia werewolf and that she's a millionaire vampire werewolf, and chaos ensues. Will the enemies-to-lovers trope work its magic? Or is she doomed to a failed plot in a story that will forever be left unfinished? Enjoy the insanity. She won't.

Old classmates reunite after 10 years. Happy reunion turns into the worst reunion ever. Zombie outbreak out of nowhere during their celebration and everything turned into chaos

The void was a common scene. It was the dream state one would enter when they die. An endless plane where cries echo in the darkness and the sky was a sea of yellow eyes. They peer down, watching the motionless body. It was a sight that Lillemor had grown used to. As she traveled with her family across the planes, her orders by the father grew more dangerous. Feyador was not her home, but it was familiar. Her father had lead them to this land, and now they move from town to town in search of text from her ancestors. Iver did not like the eyes. He prefer not to see the death. The bodies that piled. As a mage to the royal family, he was ordered to follow the king's son on a new expedition. Iver desired to study. He was sent to find a means of the origin of the void. Those who study the void hope the answer to breaking the curse lies within the origin. With this, Iver left with the orders to finding this answer. Unaware of their similar goals, Iver and Lillemor continue to cross paths.

Main prompt - Prompt 19: <when you accidentally spill coffee on someone, the moment that should have ruined your day becomes the beginning of a surprising and life-changing friendship> 2nd prompt - prompt 24: <staying as friends feels safe, but that doesn't mean it's the path you're meant to take> *********** Ever since she was a child, May always had someone to rely on - her parents, her siblings, her relatives and most of all, her best friend. She's always never had to worry about anything until she and her best friend get into separate universities. Faced with a new environment with no friends, she's terrified. She doesn't know how to survive on her own. She's falling apart. What she doesn't expect is to find someone who'll teach her how to be independent and survive university on her own. And moreover, that person happens to be her best friend's older brother - Asher, the boy she's not familiar with but from what she's heard, he's controlling, annoying and takes life way too seriously. And maybe, just maybe, he might be the one May needs to survive.