Protective Stories

She feared him more than anything-until he became the only place she felt safe. After escaping years of abuse, Lina found a fragile kind of peace scrubbing floors in a mercenary's mansion. Quiet, invisible, and broken, she kept her head down and her voice lower. Especially around him. Killian. He kills for a living. He is a powerful, cold-blooded mercenary, a wealthy man who built his empire off blood, fear. He owns a powerful private military company that operates in the shadows, answering only to the highest bidders. He commands killers, closes deals, and never makes mistakes. Until her. A glance. A flinch. A wound she tried to hide. And suddenly, he was watching her closely. Quietly. Like she was a puzzle he didn't mean to touch... but couldn't stop obsessing over. Killian: "You blush like that again, and I swear I'll pin you against this wall just to see how deep it goes." He didn't know how to be soft. She didn't know how to be wanted. But in a house full of violence, he saw her. And he started to change. And soon, she was everywhere in his mind.

Selena is the 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍. The villain destined to lose her football-star boyfriend to the shy, innocent nerd. Everyone watches in silent awe as he replaces her in the name of love. It was the perfect fairytale ending, just like the movies... But not for long. Because this breakup awakens admirers long held back. Particularly one who's made her his quiet obsession: Noel Casper. The neglected genius assigned to be her tutor. What begins as study sessions develops into a friendship neither of them expected. Behind closed doors, Selena cooks for him, upgrades his wardrobe, and supports his dreams. But to the outside world, he's just a boy being used by the mean girl, especially when they see him carrying her books, tying her shoes, and driving her all around. What they don't know, is that Noel has been watching her for years. And the more Selena takes care of him, the more he becomes 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅. When his research catapults him to international success, the world suddenly notices the boy they once overlooked. Now Selena's ex is begging for a second chance, and the rival who started this all is determined to "rescue" Noel. But Noel doesn't want to be saved. He only wants one person. Selena. And he will do whatever it takes to ensure she never leaves his side. ─ ⊹ ⊱ ⊰ ⊹ ─ 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑩𝒆𝒆 𝒙 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒖𝒔 𝚃𝚘𝚙 𝚁𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜: #1 𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 #1 𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗ess #2 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 #2 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜 [Originally written 2019. Went on hiatus, then finished in 2026.]

The Family She Never Knew The Daughter of the Hashmis For seventeen years, Haya Mahnoor Qureshi lived a life where she never truly belonged. She learned early that some children are loved a little less, chosen a little later, and forgotten a little easier. So she stopped expecting anything. Stopped hoping. Stopped believing she would ever be someone's first choice. Then one phone call changes everything. A secret buried for seventeen years comes to light. A secret that turns her world upside down. Suddenly, Haya finds herself standing at the doors of the Hashmi mansion-a place she has never seen, among people she has never met, yet somehow belongs to. A father who never knew she existed. Grandparents who spent years praying for a granddaughter. Brothers who never knew they had a sister. And a family that should have been hers all along. But seventeen years of lost time cannot be erased overnight. Old wounds run deep. Trust does not come easily. And some truths have the power to break hearts before they can heal them. As Haya struggles to find her place among the Hashmis, she discovers that family is more than blood, more than names, and more than the years that were stolen from them. Because sometimes, the people you spend your whole life searching for... Have been searching for you too. Even when they didn't know you existed.

[ONGOING - POSTING EVERY FRIDAY [LONG CHAPTERS] The world is too loud, too bright, and far too crowded. For years, I've hidden behind thick white silks and the safety of my marigolds, speaking to the petals in my mind because words always feel like jagged rocks in my throat. In the Meadow Pack, I am the quiet one, a girl of shadows and soil, waiting for a Mating Ceremony I never wanted. Then the forest breathed, and he stepped out of the willow trees. He wasn't like the others. He didn't smell of heavy perfumes or forced grace. He smelled of crushed mint and the deep, solid scent of a forest after a storm. He was a mountain of black fur and scars, a beast the stories warned me about, the Alpha of Stormridge. They call him a monster. They say his heart is as dark as the ink on his skin. But when our eyes locked, the noise in my head finally went silent. For the first time, I didn't want to hide. He is the storm to my sunlight, the growl to my silence. He doesn't know how to be gentle, and I don't know how to live in his loud, violent world. But the moon doesn't make mistakes, and my blood hums a song only he can hear. The wolf with the scarred eye has found me. And for the first time, I think I'm ready to let the silk fall.

You didn't expect to fall through time. Or space. Or whatever invisible seam had ripped open between your world and the next. One moment, you were gripping the handle of a subway pole, the world a blur of gray, fluorescent lights, and the screech of metal. The next, you were falling, air rushing past you like a scream you couldn't catch. Have you ever dreamed of waking up in your favourite story, of walking and fighting alongside your favourite characters? Follow y/n as she navigates her journey through narnia and finds her true purpose... Prince Caspian x Reader Enjoy!

He built a fortress around his heart. She brought a wrecking ball and a secret. Elias Thorne is a mystery in Oakhaven, A solitary figure and the owner of a successful tattoo franchise, his wealth is as carefully guarded as his silence. He is the quiet grump the whole town wants to decipher, but no one ever gets close. Elias likes his life neat, organized, and utterly empty of anything that could remind him of love and loss. Then June Hayes arrives. Burnt out from the new york art scene and pregnant via a donor, June is determined to create a peaceful, new life for herself and her baby. To the locals, she's just a sweet, new artist. They have no idea she's also viral sensation with over a million followers who sells her work to the A-list. June sees Elias's grumpy exterior and smiles. She needs a friend, and she has decided the broody, ball cap wearing man (no seriously I never see him without a hat on - June) across the street is it. She invades his quiet space showing up at the inkwell every Tuesday and spending the day, sharing her music, and poking at his meticulous order. Elias fights it all, clenching his jaw and pulling his cap low to hide the truth: he fell for the Wildflower the minute she crashed into his life. As June begins posting subtle, faceless photos of him, their reluctant friendship turns into an online viral romance that threatens to expose both of their secrets. How do you guard a heart that already belongs to a Wildflower, a baby, and a life you swore you'd never have? And what happens when the most careful grump in Oakhaven blurts out, "That's my wife," just to stay by her side? Tropes: - Grumpy x Sunshine - He Falls First - Protective - Pregnancy - Small Town - Forced Friends - Friends to lovers - Secret Identity CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE AND NEEDS EDITING

Alessandra has never believed in safety. Life never gave her a reason to. Pain carved her childhood, silence became her armor, and trust? That was a luxury she could never afford. So when she runs -- bloody, broken, and barely breathing, she doesn't expect saving. She certainly doesn't expect to be taken in by a family dripping in wealth and power and. . . warmth? A mother who refuses to give up on her. A father who watches like he's waiting for her to let him in. And six brothers. Rough. Protective. Complicated. Brothers, who don't know what to do with a sister who won't speak. She doesn't know how to trust. How to believe that maybe not everyone wants to hurt her. Every instinct tells her to run. To shut down. But they don't let her go. Not when she flinches. Not when she hides. Not even when she breaks. Happiness is for other people, or that's what she believes. But when love comes wrapped in gentle patience and fierce protection, when hands reach for her without demand, when hearts break themselves wide open just to hold her... she starts to wonder. Can a girl stitched together with silence and fear ever belong in a family built on love? Can she stand tall when the ghosts of her past refuse to let go? And when danger claws its way back into her life, threatening everything she's come to know... will she find her voice, or will she shatter all over again? Trigger Warnings: Child abuse. Violence. Addiction. Panic attacks. SA. Self-harm. Death, and more.

Him being the man to find perfection in everything to being ready to become anything for her. Proud joru ka gulam. Her being the women to be away from as much as from the XY chromosomes to blindly trusting him with everything. Happily being his peace ,choas ,calm everything .

Two years of secret calls. One long distance love. A plane ticket to a new world. Lilith thought she was surprising her boyfriend for their anniversary. Instead, she walked right into a betrayal she never saw coming. Stranded in a country she doesn't know and miles away from her home, Lilith is forced to survive on her own. But when she runs into a man who is as grumpy as he is mysterious, she realizes that sometimes, getting lost is the only way to be found. Tropes in this story:- - Grumpy×sunshine -green flag male and female lead - age-gap -he falls first and harder

She saves his life. He decides she belongs to him. A wounded Lycan King crashes into Evangeline's peaceful life during a storm. Valério is a Lycan King from a world where monsters rule and weakness has no place. Evangeline is a simple 21st-century herbalist who dreams only of peace. She lives a quiet life, convinced that nothing will ever disrupt her daily routine. Until him. They do not speak the same language. They do not belong to the same world. They should not even exist in the same reality. Yet, from the moment they meet, their souls recognize each other. Between burning desire and fear of the unknown, between unspoken secrets and love, they will have to learn to understand one another despite everything that separates them. For their meeting is not the result of chance. It was written long before they were born. And what if the storm raging outside was nothing compared to the one awakening within them?

Olivia is a woman with autism surviving in the apocalypse alone. Until she meets the Sheriff and his crew, that is. They take her under their wings easily, and she adapts quickly. Growing attached to a certain Bowman was too easy for her. And him growing attached to her wasn't something he was prepared for. And slowly becoming attached to a certain deputy wasn't something she was prepared for either. Join them on their journey. A Daryl Dixon Platonic Love Story Shane Walsh, slow burn Season 1 - ?? Start : December 14th, 2024 Expect updates on Saturday's 🫶🏽

The Khurranas were a happy and complete family. After a devastating tragedy , the family is not the same. Ruhaan Khuranna is cold and untrusting and never welcomes anyone in his family, Until Avyaan Kashyap, a boy with troubled childhood who has never got family's love and care. As their destiny intertwines , they can't stay away from each other , Will this be the best turn of their life or the worst? Please check out the story. 😊😊✨✨

What if Jay's identity wasn't her real identity until now ? . What if that identity was created in order to protect her from unknowing threats ? . What if there was someone she had to protect herself ? . This story is set in alternate universe . The story will continue from the moment Keifer said "I used you and the whole section E knows it " . Some of the events or story plots which was set prior to this scene will be altered too in this universe . The original story ' Ang Mutya Ng section E ' is written by Lara Flores .

Getting laid by the Don had just been a little reverie, horny daydreaming, since it was her beautiful sister's job to get him to marry her. Who would have thought that the Don would lust for the unloved headstrong sister that had always been an embarrassment to her parents? However, when the dangerous boss of the mafia reciprocates her desires, Lola is convinced, it's a one-off...until it isn't. |18+| Have fun·˚ ♡

Rajveer Rawal, the CEO of a prestigious business empire, has a happy and loving marriage. He deeply loves his wife, and she trusts him completely. His secretary is efficient and professional, and there has never been any romantic relationship between them. At the company's annual business party, Rana and his secretary are unknowingly drugged by an unknown enemy who wants to destroy Rana's reputation and business. Unable to think clearly or control their actions, they spend one night together. The next morning, Rana is devastated. He immediately returns home and confesses everything to his wife, explaining that he has no memory of how the night unfolded but refuses to hide what happened. Although heartbroken, his wife believes he is telling the truth and trust that secretary don't have any romantic feeling for her husband.The incident leaves a deep wound in their marriage, but they decide to face it together instead of allowing lies to destroy their relationship. Feeling ashamed and unwilling to become the reason for their suffering, the secretary resigns and disappears . But what happens next?? Is this end of something or its beginning of something new?

apricate ~ (v) to bask in the sun In which Y/N and Jack Merridew fall into a strange love, haunted by parents who were never really there, faces of friends gone too soon due to intense human savagery, and actions that will twist their storyline more than they could ever know

y/n has always lived in the shadow of her older brother, Dorian, and the expectations of her controlling parents. Life gets even more complicated when Dorian's best friend, Ethan Brooks, becomes impossible to ignore, and her own words start clashing with her father's harsh judgments. Alongside her loyal friend Elara, she navigates the messy tensions of family, loyalty, and growing attraction-but outside forces are stirring too. Caleb Vance, charming, calculating, and quietly dangerous.

|| older man; father's best friend; slow burn || {{this is inspired by jon bernthal}} Trevi has always known exactly where she stands with her father's best friend. Jon is off-limits. He's older. He's her father's best friend. And there are some lines that were never meant to be crossed. But feelings don't always care about boundaries. What starts as something neither of them acknowledges, slowly becomes impossible to ignore. Jon knows what he stands to lose. Trevi isn't sure she knows what she's willing to risk. And sometimes, the most dangerous thing between two people, is the truth they refuse to say out loud.

Lisa Storm travels to the breathtaking Greek island of Santorini for an archaeological expedition, expecting nothing more than a new experience and a chance to leave the complications of her past behind. She never expects to nearly lose her life on the first day, or to be rescued by Alessandro Vasi, a mysterious and dangerously charming historical consultant whose presence immediately unsettles her. Their attraction is undeniable, but Alessandro is keeping secrets. When an ancient excavation site is mysteriously breached, Lisa discovers a silver pendant bearing a symbol she recognizes from her late grandmother's jewelry. Soon, an old photograph is uncovered...showing Lisa's grandmother standing beside the grandfather Lisa was told had died twenty-eight years ago. But the photograph was taken only yesterday. As Lisa and Alessandro begin investigating, they discover that their families are connected by a secret that has been buried for decades. Alessandro reveals that his own father disappeared around the same time as Lisa's grandfather, and that both men may have been involved with Lisa's grandmother in an ancient archaeological discovery. Deep beneath the ruins, Lisa discovers hidden letters from her grandmother revealing a devastating truth: Her grandfather never died. He was taken. Now someone is willing to kill to keep the truth buried. As danger closes in, Lisa must decide whether she can trust Alessandro-the man she is beginning to fall for-or whether he is hiding a secret that could destroy them both. With ancient ruins, family secrets, betrayal, forbidden attraction, and a dangerous enemy determined to silence them, Lisa's Greek adventure becomes a fight for the truth. She came to Greece to begin a new chapter. Instead, she discovers that her family's unfinished story has been waiting for her all along. And the closer Lisa gets to the truth, the more dangerous her love for Alessandro becomes. In Greece, the past never truly stays buried.

Haven Stewart has always lived in the shadow of promises - ones she made, ones she broke, and ones that broke her. When she needs protection and calls in a favor from a friend, she doesn't expect to come face to face with the boy who once shattered her heart. But he's the only one that she's ever let that close. She's a bad-ass CEO and he's the guy sent to guard her. Trey Baker has always regretted one thing in life, the way things ended with Haven. He had to leave her behind nearly a decade ago and can't believe that she's the new high-profile client he's supposed to protect. Is she still the same girl he grew up with? Will they fall back in love, or will they destroy each other before that happens? As they navigate family expectations and the lingering memories of the past, Haven and Trey must decide whether love can survive the weight of broken promises. #1 in disliketolove (8.29.2026)