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  • Vows Of Thorns by staryvines
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    𝗔𝗻𝘀𝗵 𝘅 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗸𝗮 "kyun kar rahe hain aap aisa ? Mera haath chhod dijiye, please!" she cried, her voice trembling as tears streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks. "Just shut your mouth and marry me," he growled without even glancing at her, his voice cold and final. Her body shivered at his tone. "M..mujhe dard ho raha hai," she whispered through sobs, the pain in her voice halting him for a moment. He turned to look at her-just for a second. Then, without a word, he lifted her into his arms. Startled, she instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck. "Tumhari behen ki galti ki saza tum bhugtogii." His voice was low, bitter. And then he carried her straight to the pavilion. --- He never wanted love. He just needed a wife to fulfill a compulsion-a condition he couldn't ignore. But when his would-be bride ran away, he dragged her elder sister, Devika, into his storm. Devika, an abandoned bride herself, already struggling with her failing health, had no strength left to resist. She had stopped dreaming long ago. But fate had other plans. Read the story of two broken hearts-Abhay, driven by rage and responsibility, and Devika, drowning in silence and sorrow. Will their unwilling bond destroy them further? Or will they become the light that chases away each other's darkness?
  • MIRROR IMAGE by sandrabrown_NYT
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    The crash of a Dallas-bound jet wasn't just a tragedy to TV reporter Avery Daniels; it was an act of fate that handed her a golden opportunity to further her career. Mistaken for a glamorous, selfish woman named Carole Rutledge, the badly injured Avery would find that plastic surgery had given her Carole's face, the famous senatorial candidate Tate Rutledge for a husband, and a powerful Texas dynasty for in-laws. And as she lay helpless in the hospital, she would make a shattering discovery: Someone close to Tate planned to assassinate him. Now, to save Tate's life, Avery must live another woman's life -- and risk her own...
  • 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞 : 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 by siaaverse3
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    𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 One disappeared. One returned. Both tied to a truth buried in blood and Betrayal. ---- Six families - bounded by legacy, drowning in their own bloodshed. Six love stories - born in a war they were never meant to survive. One truth buried in ashes. One sin rewriting every destiny. And one past... still breathes beneath the silence. They thought it was over. They thought time had buried it all. But the past doesn't disappear. It lingers. It waits. And when it returns, it doesn't knock. It consumes everything which stands in its way. Years later, they were pulled back into a world they once escaped. A world where power defines loyalty, and every bond hides a fracture beneath its surface. Love blooms in the middle of betrayal. Trust is built on carefully crafted lies. And some connections... were never meant to exist. But when their paths collide, secrets don't stay hidden. Because some pasts refuse to die. Some promises refuse to break. And some truths are far more dangerous than the lies that were meant to protect them. [From August 2025 ]
  • HONEYDEW (A murder mystery)  by voracious_writer
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    #1 What's hot list Aleena is extremely distraught by her father's tragic death. But what follows is a series of bone-chilling occurrence. She is watched. Her every action is tapped. A mysterious man lurks in the dark. The thriller unravels dark secrets, Romance, Murder and a traitor. ****** It was time to leave the wedding venue and Aahil took brisk strides towards me. He looked as fresh and elegant as he had at the start of the ceremony while I felt spent and drained with exertion. As we walked towards the exit with my hand firmly held by Aahil, he bent his head and spoke in a barely audible whisper, "You really want to find out what it is like being married to me?" he bit out with a flash of pure fire in his mesmeric gaze. "You will wish every minute of the day that you stayed where you belonged and you will be begging to be out of this relationship before the reason for which I had to go through this charade comes to an end!"
  • │Brighter light, darker shadow│ by _louderthanbombs13_
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    ❝ I don't remember you ❞ ❝ I remember only you ❞ Jungkook is a police officer who lost his husband in a car accident seven months ago and on the same day, Jimin lost his memories in an accident and was kidnapped from hospital he was in. He surprisingly ended up as a hooker at a night club. Jimin had a lot of similarities to Jungkook's dead husband leaving the younger confused. What happens when they meet? What happens when they come to know that there is more to their story than just being strangers? Will they be able to solve this mystery? Or................. 🌟 Will they continue living a life caught in a loop of intricate secrets? 🌟 🌟 WAS THEIR WHOLE LIFE A LIE? 🌟 WARNING ⚠ contains : -Strong language (っ'▽')っ -Mentions of abuse and rape ⊙_⊙ -Self harm -_-|| -long chapters? ヘ( ̄▽ ̄*)ノ [BTW I write stories based on my dreams. So this one's my own imagination, not a copied one. And please do not steal my ideas because I put so much of my imagination into developing this story based on my dreams!!! Not only mine please don't steal anyone's work and name it as yours. They must've worked hard.........] Started on : march 20th, 2020 Ended on : June 8th 2020 #2 and #3 ~\(≧▽≦)/~ at some point in #jungkookxjimin #35 in kookmin (Nov 17th 2020) Thank you for 11k reads! ≥﹏≤
  • Shadow Game by aanyasdiary
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    You thought it was over... that Kabir and Aanya finally got their happy ending 😈 But in their world, nothing stays peaceful for long. Because behind that perfect moment- secrets were still breathing 🔪 This season isn't about love alone. It's about the darkness hiding behind it. Murder. Mystery. Mind games. And a truth so dangerous... it can change everything 💔 The deeper they go, the more they realize- some stories don't end... They just get darker 🔥
  • Eridanus Flooding by RC_Pointer
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    FBI agent Jack Rhodes and Doctor V.C. Coldwater team up to solve a murder involving treason, secret government research, and the Uzbekistani black market. ***** Commander Jack Rhodes was kicked out of the Navy SEALs after a mission went wrong, but he continues to serve the public as an agent of the FBI. After a woman is murdered, he's forced to team up with the unconventional and flagrantly disrespectful Doctor V.C. Coldwater. What looks like a simple case turns out to extend deep into government research, nuclear fission, and the global criminal underworld. Jack's forced to rely on a woman he thought he'd despise, because in a case this complicated, she's the only person he can trust. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]
  • The Final Breath by vividlyvivi
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    The dead don't lie. But the living? They're experts at it. Jake Miller is a man of logic. As the city's lead Medical Examiner, he trusts facts over people. But when a string of perfect deaths hits his table, his logic fails him. The cases are too clean, the evidence too quiet. He's hunting a shadow he can't see, until Elena Rhodes walks into his lab. As the voice behind the true-crime podcast The Final Breath, Elena is a nursing school dropout who was too sensitive for the wards. Now, she spends her nights dissecting death through a microphone. She has a gift for seeing what others miss Granted exclusive access to shadow Jake, Elena turns his sterile world upside down. Between the cold steel of the morgue and the heat of an undeniable attraction, a dangerous game begins. Jake is convinced she's the key to catching a killer, Elena is just trying to stay one step ahead of his brilliant mind. In a city of secrets, the most lethal one isn't on the table. It's standing right next to you.
  • The New Girl ~ A Stark Exposure (Duet 2) by shallexia
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    𝑰 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆, 𝒊𝒕 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕. ⋆ ── ⋆ ── ⋆ He looked at her, drained and desperate, his voice a quiet plea. "Just tell me now... what is all this?" For a moment, she stayed still, like silence was her last shield. Then she exhaled, broken and tired. "I tried to hide it," she said softly, "but you wouldn't let me." ⋆ ── ⋆ ── ⋆ Truths are louder than secrets, merciless, burning, and impossible to ignore. Kairav Goenka was on a quest for the truth that was far too dangerous for him. All of this was because of the girl he had fallen for. The questions she buried in silence continued to haunt him. She had tried to protect him, battling against silence, distance, and every ounce of strength she had left. Yet, she couldn't prevent him from stepping into her world, a world she had spent years trying to escape. Now the truth was waiting, and the real question was what would remain once it surfaced? Because some love stories don't unfold. They circle back and begin again. ***** This is NOT a standalone book.
  • The Trapped by jayymckenziee
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    [ A WATTPAD FEATURED STORY ] [HIGHEST RANKING: #1 in mystery/thriller] She's the girl he has searched for and he will stop at nothing to keep her. Forever. Copyright © 2017 by jayymckenziee
  • Transfix | SKZ Thriller Story by stay4staykids
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    The most impossible of them all happened, a zombie outbreak. All once just a mythical fear turned into a horrifying, infected apocalypse. Four years of torment finally passed, only one more must commence before StrayKids can get to a military bunker safe. But, it's not all smooth sailing when one of them gets infected, it became a domino effect. Can they all make it in one piece? Or will they be left to fend for themselves? (⚠️ TW: zombies, mentions of gore ⚠️ lazy writing(?), rushed storyline(?), NOT proofread.
  • 𝕄𝕪 𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕜𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕣 / 𝕨𝕠𝕠𝕤𝕒𝕟   by icebluecamellia
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    San witnesses a brutal murder barely managing to stay unnoticed and get away. But he quickly notices that he is already involved with the murderer when he joins San's school and even becomes his room mate. Will San be able to survive and pretend like he doesn't know anything?
  • Echoes of Deceit by shivi01
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    What happens when the people you trust the most become the ones who break you? Naina thought she had everything-a tight circle of five friends, a love she believed in, and a future worth chasing. Until one day, a kiss shattered it all. Years later, the past refuses to stay buried. Jessica is gone, Ritvik is hiding secrets. When truth collides with betrayal, old wounds tear open, and every answer only leads to another question. 💔 Friendship. Love. Lies. Death. Nothing is ever as it seems. As every echo hides a lie. ----------- Best rankings -------------- #1 in #pastandpresent #15 in #mystery #21 in #thriller #44 in #secondchancelove #65 in #betrayl #87 in #psychological-thriller ---------- Spoiler free reviews -------------- Omggg I love it. It was an absolute banger. [character_name] deserved so much better. I really wanna cry for [him]. I feel so nostalgic! I remembered one of the incidents that happened in my college days. No matter the reason. She committed a crime. Ohh my goodness, so much suspense. Update soon. I love this story!! Thanks for suggesting this book. This was totally unexpected. I am too stunned to speak. They are suspecting [character_name] but I feel [character_name] is the real culprit. I really liked your story! It feels so emotional and real. When I started reading this, I thought it was just like all other books..but right now I am obsessed with this book and it feels so amazing!!!
  • The Lake House by KellyBlack_20
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    ✨Shortlisted for the WATTYS 2025!!✨ Lesley and Nick Livingston leave the hustle and bustle of the big city of New York. Trading in the daily sky-scraper sightings and the sounds of blowing car horns for serene days and quiet nights in the small, tranquil town of Arcaden in upstate New York. But little do they know, beneath the glistening waters lies a dark secret, a haunting mystery that is waiting to be unraveled. Their lake house was supposed to be a dreamy haven of relaxation and peace. Until the somber history of the house begins to awaken with the spirit of a dead soul. The daughter of the previous owners, Leah Meyers, supposedly drowned there. This tragedy doesn't deter Lesley, though; she's hopeful she can turn the lake house into a charming and cozy home. However, very eerie occurrences begin to unfold right before her eyes. Lesley senses an ethereal presence, and soon she is visited by a ghostly figure whom she believes to be Leah Meyers herself. Lesely feels unsettled, and her sanity slowly begins to fray. Her once promising photography career spirals toward collapse. Things go from bad to worse when Nick goes missing, leaving Lesley to grapple with both the haunted lake house, the strange ghostly sightings around Arcaden and Nick's disappearance. The clock continues to tick, and time is slowly running out. Will Lesley unravel the mysteries that are lurking beneath the lake house? And will Nick be found before it's too late? FEATURED: @Mystery (Amateur (Sleuth)) @Fright (Creatures & Zombies)
  • Dawson - The Pursuit Of Justice: A Hero's Tale by Derek2526
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    New York is under siege, and the city's fate rests in the hands of Dawson. A soldier with unmatched skill and relentless determination, who must outsmart deadly enemies, survive impossible missions, and face betrayals that could destroy everything he stands for. Every move counts, every second is a risk, and the line between victory and disaster is razor-thin. In a world where failure is not an option, Dawson will stop at nothing to protect the city he loves.
  • Haunteds by rexdejesus02
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    #SurvivalRomance #ForcedProximity #Fast-paced ⁍ Winner of the Wattys2020 Award ⁍ Wattpad brought the rights for it, although it already expired this year. (September, 2025.) If you ever take a headless selfie, pray that you don't live in Bastillio. Because in that city, it is the same as receiving a death sentence. It is proof that you are marked for death-a haunted-one who is targeted by a living shadow of eldritch origin which the citizens call the Shade. But when Vergil Torres found out he was a haunted, he was the opposite of scared. Because he knows that the government has built a shelter that has successfully kept haunteds alive for the past decades. But the gruesome and inexplicable death of one of them during their stay in the supposedly safe house renews the horror of the Shade. Vergil, together with his classmate and fellow haunted, the "traditional morena beauty" Cana Bernardo, decided to get to the bottom of it. The two classmates who were indifferent to each other must now work together if they are to survive through the month.
  • Who Is She? by MarCafeWrites
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    Rocked by recent personal tragedy, Anna Carlton is craving a fresh start. So, when her husband Simon is offered an amazing opportunity within his real-estate development company, Anna agrees to leave behind their home in London and relocate to Ibiza, Spain. Ibiza is a paradise. Simon, his work colleagues, and their wives embrace the sun, sand, and exciting nightlife with open arms. But for Anna, the island is an isolated fever dream. Simon's work schedule and active social life keep him away, and despite the crowds and parties, Anna feels alone. Well...not completely alone. Since the moment she arrived in Ibiza, Anna has felt a presence. The persistent presence of someone watching her. Items begin to move inside her beachside house, perfume lingers, messages appear in the sand, and the image of a dark-haired woman is always just beyond Anna's peripheral. A woman Simon seems to already know... Who is she? || A novella of suspense, written for ONC 2026 with prompt #80. ||
  • To Be A Runner by GravityWillFall01
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    Highest ranking: #104 in Mystery/Thriller Placed 1st in 'Most Engaging' category of the Sour Apple Awards Placed 1st in Mystery/Thriller category of the Gem Awards Placed 2nd in 'Best of the Best' category of the Amethyst Awards Placed 3rd in Mystery/Thriller category of The Dreamcatcher Awards Also has stickers for winning first in other awards. A secret unknown mission, a shot down helicopter, a guilt-ridden heart, and no name. Yep, that sounds just about right. I came to Abel Township for one reason only, but after the unfortunate event of my helicopter being shot down by a rocket launcher of all things, I'm apparently going to be staying here a lot longer than planned. Because of it, I'm going to have to play nice in order to survive, which is a lot harder than it seems. Everyone carries a burden with them, me included. I'm a runner, and until I leave this pathetic little settlement I'm going to do my job, and run. But one of the things I'm learning it that nothing is ever as it seems. Each piece of the puzzle brings another question, another addition to the story shrouded in mystery and dripping with sinister intent. Maybe this settlement is as pathetic as I thought it was. Maybe my helicopter was shot down for a reason. I cannot wait around for an answer. I learned that long ago. Now deemed Runner Five, I have decided I will do what I have to do to find out every mystery here in Abel Township. And I'm going to start with my actual mission. What is Project Greenshoot... And how will it help this settlement survive the zombie apocalypse? Disclaimer: I do not own Zombies Run or it's characters. The only characters I own are the ones I created all by myself. This is my Runner Five's perspective on the missions in season 1 and just in Abel Township. Hope you enjoy. Cover by @_Thalix_
  • Through Your Eyes by sosleepyyy
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    He's always there. Watching, waiting. But you never saw it coming. At first, it felt like fate. A chance encounter with a man who seemed to know you better than anyone. The way he looked at you, like he could see everything you've ever wanted to hide. He says it's love, but love has a funny way of turning into something else, doesn't it? The more he follows you, the more you realize, this isn't love. This is something darker. Something twisted. But now, you're caught. Trapped in his world of obsession and control. And somehow, you can't stop yourself from falling deeper into his web. You should run. But he's always watching. The question isn't whether you can escape. The question is: Will you want to?
  • Night, Forgotten by MeghanJoyceTozer
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    "Night, Forgotten" is available everywhere books are sold (W by Wattpad Books, 2022). As a Wattpad reader, you can access the Wattpad Original Edition for free and Wattpad Books Published Edition here upon purchase. Thank you so much for your support! Go get your copy of "Night, Forgotten" anywhere books are sold and be sure to tell me whether you guessed the twist! No spoilers 🤫 ***** A desperate new mother can't remember the most violent night of her life - but she must confront the truth about the ghosts that have haunted her ever since. This is Version 2, with new characters and plot reveals inspired by Wattpad readers' comments and questions about Version 1 (posted during #NaNoWriMo 2017). The original version is still up on Wattpad, so if you're one of the folks who read it as I wrote it, you can compare how your feedback has changed the structure and content in this updated version.