Second Stories

Karan Luthra. 29 years old CEO of Luthra Industries. A name that commands boardrooms. A face that once graced magazine covers - always with a charming smile. But the smile disappeared four months ago. The day his wife died... bringing their daughter into the world. Now, he's a single father to a baby girl who doesn't know the sound of her mother's voice - and barely knows the warmth of her father's arms. Preeta Arora. 26 years old Cardiologist. A woman who saves hearts for a living. But the one she loved most - she couldn't save. Her husband was a soldier.Brave. Loyal. Patriotic.He gave his life protecting the country - and with that sacrifice, took her heart with him. Everyone praised his courage. Called her a "hero's widow." But no one stayed to see the sleepless nights. No one heard her whisper his name into pillows. No one saw how she smiled at patients... and broke down in empty corridors. She didn't let the grief define her. She rose. She worked harder. She made herself unshakable. But love? She buried that word with her wedding ring. Now-fate brings two broken souls together. Not for love. Not for healing. Just for... survival. A proposal neither wanted. A marriage neither expected. But sometimes, **second chances come dressed as strangers.** --- This isn't about perfect love. It's about imperfect people who learn to love again. Through pain. Through parenting. Through silence. Through small smiles. And eventually... Through each other.

Adrian Callahan spent a decade chasing Olympic gold, living on the edge of the world. At twenty-eight, he chooses to retire-not because he's broken, but because he's ready to finally build a life with Natalie Reyes, the woman who's loved him long before the medals. But retirement doesn't mean peace. A new career in endorsements pulls him into Vanessa Cole's glossy PR empire, where the line between professional and personal blurs. It's not just temptation-it's a betrayal. And when the truth shatters his five-year engagement, Adrian loses the only thing that mattered more than winning. Now, with the world watching him fall, Adrian must rebuild from the ground up-mentoring young athletes, rediscovering who he is without a podium, and proving that love isn't earned with promises but with choices, day after day. Almost Forever is a story about heartbreak, healing, and the fragile, powerful choice to love again.

What if Keifer never apologised to jay jay hoping to always protect her from his relatives. Likewise, Jay Jay never forgave keifer. What if Jay took over Mariano Cooperation and Keifer took over Watson Enterprises. After 8 years of being without each other, will their love bloom once again as they cross paths in the business world.

(Inspired by true events) In many cultures, true love is determined by red threads. It is believed that one's soul mate is connected to you by an invisible thread (a red thread) and no matter what path you follow, the red threads will eventually pull you together... and bond you forever. A group of old friends and colleagues is invited to a Scottish island - with only a mysterious one-line message from the host on a gold-plated invite. It's finally time...

She survived. He was sacrificed. She left it all behind. He sank deeper into it. She'd been lost. Until he found her, because... Abandoning her was essential. Regretting it was undeniable. *** Marisol had no idea her past was on her doorstep. She'd planned to leave her trauma and scars behind her, never looking back. She never thought about what she'd been through because now she had a life worth living. But the life she'd built for herself was about to crash around her. Guy showed up to Blue Bloods to apply for a job. He kept his ulterior motives to himself. No one needed to know his twisted connection to the defunct motorcycle club that had been run by the shop's owner, least of all the girl who walked into the shop ten minutes after he did. Because Guy knew her. She knew him. But they don't acknowledge each other. There are simply too many dark secrets from the past that neither of them wanted to come into the light. But everything comes out into the light eventually... *** Inevitable - Blue Bloods book 1 (kindleunlimited) Unexpected - Blue Bloods book 1.5 (free novella) Irrevocable - Blue Bloods book 2 (wattpad) Undeniable - Blue Bloods book 3 (now posting on WP) Book 4 coming soon

----- CHAINS OF FATE Lan Yibo never planned to get pregnant by an alpha sitting in prison. Especially not Wei Zhan-the proud, infuriating alpha who refuses to beg for anything, not even for his own child. When Yibo's perfect high school sweetheart, Jiang Xiao, offers to play daddy to another alpha's pup, it seems like the elegant solution for an omega with a reputation to protect. But dark magic has a way of twisting hearts. And by the time Yibo realizes he's been hating the wrong alpha, Wei Zhan has already learned to hate him back. Now their son calls another man "Baba." Now it might be too late. "I'm not some omega who still has his heart on the alpha of the past while he's pregnant with another alpha's pup." ----- Omegaverse | MxM | Love Triangle | Angst | Mpreg | Dark Magic | Second Chance... or is it? ⚠️ WARNING:This story will hurt you. Bring tissues and prepare to scream in the comments. -----

one memory. one love. one ending. THIS LOVE the sequel to SUMMER LOVE IN WHICH... Theodora Chelsea Tolliwer has not been able to forget him, no matter how much she has tried to. Every picture of last summer, every dream, every song, it was all a loud alarm going off in her head, reminding her he exists. ...OR... IN WHICH... Niall James Horan is haunted by a blonde girl in a white dress in all his dreams. He can't let her go for the life of god, all he thinks, all he writes and all he dreams about is her. FEM!OCxNIALL HORAN published: october 23rd 2025 finished:

"He was a storm I never asked for.I was the silence he loved to break..." Rank 1 in innocent love. 12/08/2025.

All humanity has been lost in them, they have no free will, it has taken them over entirely. Who can stop it now? Nobody knows, we just pray it will happen soon. Based on Alan Becker's stick figure video's Animation VS. Minecraft and Animation VS. Animator.

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Across a single wall of blooming crabapple trees, nine years bore witness to Isabella and Elias drifting from inseparable closeness into distant restraint. The boy who once trailed faithfully at her heels had grown into a forensic pathologist with frost at the corner of his eyes and a temperament honed to cold precision. Yet within that detached gaze lingered emotions reserved for her alone, intricate and unreadable to all others. A rain-soaked night and a sudden car accident draw them back into each other's orbit. The coat Elias offers still carries the familiar scent of soapberry, but his words cut like blades, each remark circling her relationship with her boyfriend, Sebastian. Beneath Sebastian's gentle ambition to cross social boundaries lies careful calculation, while the growing closeness of her cousin Valentina gradually reveals an edge blurred with dangerous ambiguity. Fragments of memory surface. A secret shared in a bathroom, an unexplained departure three years prior, the probing intent behind a wedding invitation, the quiet skirmishes exchanged through glowing message screens. Together they expose the restraint hidden beneath Elias's apparent indifference. When Isabella stumbles upon Sebastian and Valentina in an intimate embrace, Elias's murmured words, "It's almost gone," become the spark that shatters the fragile equilibrium. When the crabapple blossoms bloom once more, will the ice in his eyes finally dissolve into devotion, or will old grievances prove stronger than new wounds?

In a country of storms and sunsets, love waits patiently for its morning. Maya grew up on the sun-drenched shores of Leyte, where every sunset was a promise and every storm a test of faith. When she meets Eli, a city boy with dreams as big as Manila, their worlds collide in a whirlwind of fiestas, family secrets, and first love. But life in the Philippines is never simple-distance, tragedy, and sacrifice threaten to pull them apart. As typhoons rage and letters go unanswered, Maya must navigate the chaos of Manila, the heartbreak of loss, and the pull of a love that refuses to fade. Through long nights and uncertain dawns, she learns that sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is wait for the sun to come back. A sweeping, emotional journey through the heart of the Philippines-where love endures, even in the darkest nights.

Zoe had it all: money, family, a secure future. Leo, on the other hand, had only his fists and a past that haunted him and wouldn't let him rest. They met one night at an underground fight club, and from then on, nothing was ever the same. She wants to save him. He just wants to fight.

"Do you...do you like her??" Tanong ko. Yumuko siya at marahang tumango. Isa isa nanamang tumulo ang luha sa mga mata ko. "Fourth...look at me" utos ko but he move his head sidewards. "Please?" Dahan dahan niya kong tiningnan. Hinawakan ko ang magkabila niyang pisngi at tinitigan siya. "Be happy ok??? I'm not mad anymore. I'm happy for you, ginawa mo yung magpapasaya sayo. Wag kang umiyak" sabi ko ng may tumulong luha sa mata niya. "Persue her ok?? Wag mo kong isipin, ok lang ako. I can move on...but let me say this to you one last time" sabi ko. Agad namang nagsunod sunod ang pag iling niya.

Hey guys! This is book two! You guys loved the last one and I have plenty of memes to go around! Let's do this!!! All pics from online!

Isabella Moon walked away from her billionaire husband, Nolan Sinclair, with a broken heart and a secret growing inside her. She swore never to look back. For five years, she built a quiet life, raising her son in a small town, far from Nolan's cold world. But secrets don't stay hidden forever.

Beneath the Surface" is a dark romance that follows Jada, the younger sister of Erica, who is killed while tangled in a dangerous world of drugs and violence. Jada is thrust into the care of Amare, her sister's notorious ex-boyfriend, who promises to protect her out of guilt and grief. As they navigate their complicated emotions, Jada grapples with her sister's death, Amare's obsessive protectiveness, and the undeniable attraction between them. Amidst buried secrets and unresolved feelings, both must confront their pasts and the dangerous bond that ties them together. This version keeps it brief, focusing on the emotional core of the story - the grief, attraction, and complicated relationship between Jada and Amare.

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Kaelyn Apples has a sad past. Aaron Kleidmer isn't completely human. He's a werewolf; the same species that caused pain in Kaelyn's past. When Aaron finds out Kaelyn is his "special someone," he has to battle with her defenses to win her over. Can Kaelyn ever love the same creature that caused her painful past? Will they ever be happy together?

A love story filled with past and present.