Lost Stories

After Amelia Clayton flees her husband-the powerful boss of the American mafia-she escapes with her daughter, Sophie, to London. But only a week after arriving, Amelia discovers she's pregnant again. Suddenly, her plans for a fresh start-travelling the world with her daughter and her new boyfriend-begin to fall apart. To them, the baby becomes the reason everything changed. Raya grows up in a home filled with neglect and cruelty. While her sister is treated like royalty, Raya is given only the bare minimum, shaping her into someone hardened by pain and resentment. As she drifts into the wrong crowd, she learns to fight-first to survive, then to thrive. The money starts coming in, along with dangerous opportunities. Soon, she's taking on bigger jobs, working with gangs and even doing business with mafia groups, all while keeping her identity hidden. But no matter how strong she becomes, her past still has a hold on her. Everything changes when her so-called father dies from a drug overdose and her mother is arrested, leaving Raya and her sister with the truth they never expected-their real father is alive. And not only that, he's the head of the American mafia... along with four sons who are now their brothers.

Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld. ***** When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying! [[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]] [[word count: 30,000-40,000 words]]

❝𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧.❞ 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙮𝙖 ╰┈➤ A seventeen-year-old girl who has never known what it feels like to belong. Or at least... that's what she believes. All Freya remembers is growing up alone. Adopted at six, abandoned again at eight-simply because her family got the child they truly wanted. Later, she was taken in by a wealthy household, but riches never brought warmth. She was never their daughter. Only a stranger under their roof. Bullied at school. No friends. No siblings. No love. If there was one thing Freya did have... It was secrets. Dark ones she could never speak of. Ones she wouldn't even dare to share. She thought this was all her life would ever be. Until... One phone call changed everything. 𝙑𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙮𝙚𝙫 ╰┈➤A name that screams power, wealth, obsession... and danger. One of the most feared mafia dynasties in the world. Politicians by day. Criminals by night. But behind the brutality lies something far more haunting- A family broken beyond repair. Daniel Vasilyev, married to Aurora, the love of his life, is the father of seven children. Six sons... and one daughter he cherished more than anything. But the name Vasilyev took her away. They lost their softness the moment they lost her. They thought nothing could ever bring it back. Until that call... Until the ground beneath them began to shake. This may be a lost daughter story. But it is also betrayal. Heartbreak. Trauma. Darkness. Chaos. And, of course... Drama. TW : Mentions of Abuse, SA, self harm, rape, torture, kidnapping.

Luca lucci Giovanni - The name that haunted the halls of the giovanni mansions for a decade without fail.. As the youngest giovanni his disappearance left the family an empty shell of what they once were, one that desperately clinged to some sembelence of normalcy because deep down they knew and he knew. ______ 14 year old Luca has been through hell, 6 foster homes in just 5 years each worst than the last before finally settling with his Fosterparents far worst than any before. After a mysterious accident claimed the life of his foster mother and his foster father's disappearence. Luca is placed in the care of his biological family after years of being apart. His five older brothers and parents How will they react to his stoic indiffrence and coldness? In stark contrast to the bubble rumbuncious boy they knew. And him to more stangers that could break him even more. Will he allow them to see the tightly guarded walls he's built up throughout the years muchless break them down and help him heal.

Valerie was stolen from the grasps of her family, kidnapped at the age of 13. With no connection to the outside world, her bothers, parents. Valerie is thrown into a world of training and torture for 2 years. Forced to be with a man with a sick fascination towards her. Only he slipped up. One mission gone wrong. and now, for a mind as sharp as 15 year old Valerie's . This was one new chance for freedom. A chance she grabbed onto and used to her advantage. Now, reunited with her family, but she's not out of the woods. not yet at least... #1 in Badass- 30/06/2026 #1 in lost- 02/07/2026 #4 in Bigbrothers 28/06/2026 #5 in lost sister 01/07/2026 #17 in only girl 01/07/2026

Read the story to see the journey of the two sisters. Elina was kidnapped when she was three. Elara sent away when she was 5-6, by being falsely accused. Whether they will find their last hope or will they fade away? . . . . . . . English is not my first language, so please ignore any grammatical mistakes or wrong spelling. . . . . This story is my original idea. Plagiarism is crime, please do not plagiarise the story

A realm on the brink of war. A bond that threatens to consume them both. Cora's life takes a dangerous turn when she's thrust into a world of secrets and magic. Mistaken for a fae, her blood is thought to hold the power to restore balance to a crumbling realm. The first thing she learns when she's captured: never trust a dragon. Ash has always known what it means to be feared. He comes from the Third Kingdom, the only realm where dragons remain awake inside their bonded. Considered little better than beasts, the people of the Third live in isolation, training to control the instincts and will of the creature that lives inside them. Alone in the Outlands, he never expected to find a fae. Especially not one like her. When her cry shatters the forest, he understands the instinct that drives him to her side. What he does not anticipate is how fiercely he will have to fight the beast that already sees her as its own. With witches whispering of prophecy and a dark king determined to bring about a new era of ruin, they must choose: fight the fate that binds them or risk becoming the very force that brings the realm to ruin. Because the longer they travel together, the harder it becomes to tell where Ash ends and the dragon begins.

this is a story of teen pregnancy of anushka and virat....they both lost their baby girl when she was only 6 months old...after 15 damn years they found her...? will she accept both of them? peep in to check.

A brother and a sister. One is the captain of the hockey team in a small town while the other aspires to be the best figure skater out there. But what happens when they cross paths after a year of being apart, and everything has changed. One doesn't want to be seen by the other, rather wanting to leave the small town for bigger opportunities and the other has lost their aspirations to be the best figure skater, rather wanting to be on the ice hockey team. Everyone thought that nothing could come between the two of them, but maybe there is more to their story. Maybe they both have secrets they have been hiding for so long that they don't even know the truth. But what happens if it isn't all about how they have changed and grown apart and that someone else was involved? No one knows the truth, but maybe by adding the bad boy's, The Armani's, to the table will bring someone down, or someone else up. Just bring the grandchildren of a designer together and see what happens. See who breaks first. See who messes with the Lauren's first. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I don't know who you are anymore" "I trusted you. I trusted that you wouldn't do that to me but you did it anyways" "I'm not the good girl you left behind for your hockey team. People change, Aiden. I've changed and so have you" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TW* some themes and words may be distressing for some* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Started: 30.10.22 Finished: Rankings:

The Rathore empire was built on power, blood, and loyalty. Virendra Rathore, once the ruthless king of underworld, retired to protect his family-but the shadows of the past never fade. Fifteen years ago, on a night of celebration, a single act of violence tore the family apart: the queen was killed, and the youngest daughter, Kaya, vanished without a trace at the age of three. The empire endured, but a flame was lost. Now, the Rathore brothers rule their domains with unyielding strength is shaping the empire in their own way. Yet whispers of a new, deadly force ripple through the underworld: Kaali, a shadow no one has seen, feared by all. Unbeknownst to them, the girl they lost has grown into a force of vengeance and justice, and her path is inexorably tied to the family she once called her own. This is a story of blood, power, loyalty, and redemption-where the past refuses to die, and the flame of family may either burn everything or reunite what was once lost. Disclaimer: The story deals with heavy themes-kidnapping, trauma, manipulation, violence-and the slow, painful journey of healing from deep wounds

I'm not a boy, but I'm not a man either. What I am is eighteen, standing in a truck stop parking lot, abandoned by a father who designed me to be quiet, useful, and too afraid to ask for help. Then a smart-mouthed contractor with a habit of bringing home strays looked at me and couldn't walk away. Lynk gave me a job, food, safety, and the first bed I'd ever slept in that didn't live above wheels. His wife, Kilah, gave me kindness, warmth, and an education I was never supposed to have. My father taught me rules that controlled me. Lynk taught me rules that protected me. The longer I stayed with them, the more I wanted to believe I could keep that life. A home. A family. A place where I'm more than just a tool to my father. But wanting it only made me more terrified of losing it when they learned the truth about me and my father. Then Dad came back. And he doesn't just threaten to take me away. He threatens to break everything Lynk and Kilah taught me how to build. I thought I was the one hiding the worst secrets. I had no idea my father had buried bigger ones.

After a devastating fire ravaged the Pridelands, Kion, who had gone in search of help, was swept away by the river and lost consciousness. When he awoke, alone and disoriented, he had no memory of his past. Now amnesiac, he wandered through the forest for days, weakened by exhaustion and hunger. It was then that he met a young lioness named Rani. A quiet but undeniable spark ignited between them. Shortly after their encounter, Kion collapsed from fatigue. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a place entirely unknown to him: the Tree of Life. Unaware of his true identity, Kion chose to settle in this mysterious kingdom. There, he met several animals who, despite his forgotten past, quickly became his friends-familiar to who read this story. But he also crossed paths with a prince named Seto, soon to be engaged to Rani. As days passed, Kion and Rani grew closer, stirring jealousy in Seto and suspicion in the king of the Tree of Life. The kingdom's balance began to falter, threatened by hidden forces lurking in the shadows, eager to seize control. Kion must remember in order to awaken a great hidden power - the only thing capable of defeating the forces of evil.

لایرا میشێڵ خاوەنی شیرینخانەی سوویت سپۆتە ئەو شوێنە بچووک و پڕ لە میهرەبانییەی لە دڵی شاری نیویۆرکدا وەک مروارییەک دەدرەوشێتەوە. لایرا ژیانی خۆی بە ڕەنگ و تامی شیرینییەکان ڕازاندبووەوە، بەڵام ڕۆژێک کاتێک کچێکی بچووک و چاوگەش هەنگاو دەنێتە نێو جیهانە بچووک و شیرینەکەی و ڕێڕەوی ژیانی لایرا بۆ هەمیشە بەرەو ئاراستەیەکی نوێ وەردەچەرخێت. لە لایەکی تری شار براندۆن کۆڵ وەستاوە بەڕێوەبەری جێبەجێکاری کۆمپانیای زەبەلاحی "کۆل ئینتەرپڕایز" ئەو گەنجێکی دەوڵەمەندە کە خاوەن کەسایەتییەکی بێوێنە و سەرنجڕاکێشە، کە خەونی هەر کچێکە پیاوێکی وەک ئەو شک ببات. بەڵام دڵی ئەو قەڵایەکی داخراو بوو.بۆ براندۆن تەنیا دوو عەشق لەم گەردوونەدا ڕاستی بوون: میهرەبانی دایکی و پێکەنینی کچەکەی. بەڵام هەمیشە قەدەر لە پشت پەردەوە شتێکی تری ئامادە کردووە تەنیا یەک پەیوەندیی تەلەفۆنی کورت بەس بوو بۆ ئەوەی دیوارەکانی دەوری دڵی براندۆن بڕووخێنێت و هەموو هاوکێشەکانی ژیانی بگۆڕێت.

Short Summary: Vera, an ancient vampire gifted with extraordinary perception and near-limitless knowledge, is reunited with Cauis, the husband she lost in her human life over three thousand years ago. After centuries of grief, wandering, and relentless efforts to protect and guide others across the world, Vera arrives in Volterra-only to discover that Cauis still exists as one of the Volturi kings. Their reunion transforms not only their lives but the entire vampire world. As Vera reconnects with Cauis and learns that Didyme, Marcus's long-lost mate, is alive, Volterra becomes a place of renewed joy and unity. Vera's immense power and wisdom draw admiration from the Cullens and countless ancient vampires, many of whom she has saved throughout history. When threats arise against Volterra, Vera and Cauis fight side by side with devastating efficiency, often joined by allies she once rescued across centuries. Her reputation as a savior spreads widely, and thousands of vampires rally to her cause, ultimately reshaping global vampire society. In the end, Vera and Cauis become the heart of a new era-one where ancient violence gives way to balance, protection, and peace. Their love endures across millennia, and Vera's legacy transforms the vampire world into something far more unified, stable, and hopeful than it has ever been before.

' when you are young they assume you know nothing ' ━━━━━━━━━━ ONCE UPON A TIME COVER BY CRYSTALLOUS OPENING GIF BY SIXTY6IX SIGN-OFF BY -WANDASCARLETT © BrookeNatalie | ALSO ON AO3 [#1 in once, 07/20/2020] [#3 in ouat, 07/27/2020] [5K votes, 08/08/2020] [#1 in onceuponatime, 08/27/2020]

ɴᴇʟʟᴀ ɴᴇʙʙɪᴀ ᴅɪ ᴜɴᴀ ʟᴏɴᴅʀᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴛᴛʀᴀʟᴇ, ᴄᴀꜱꜱᴀɴᴅʀᴀ ᴄʀᴇꜱᴄᴇ ɪɴᴠɪꜱɪʙɪʟᴇ, ꜱᴏꜱᴘᴇꜱᴀ ᴀʟʟ'ᴏᴍʙʀᴀ ᴅɪ ᴜɴ ᴛʀᴀᴜᴍᴀ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɴᴏ: ᴜɴ ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴀɴ ꜱɪɴɪꜱᴛʀᴏ. ɪʟ ᴛᴇʀʀɪꜰɪᴄᴀɴᴛᴇ ʀɪᴛᴏʀɴᴏ ᴅɪ ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ ꜱᴘᴇᴢᴢᴇʀÀ ᴘᴇʀ ꜱᴇᴍᴘʀᴇ ʟᴀ ʀᴇᴀʟᴛÀ ᴅᴇʟʟᴀ ʀᴀɢᴀᴢᴢᴀ. ᴜɴ ɪɴᴄᴜʙᴏ ᴘꜱɪᴄᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴏ ᴅᴀ ᴄᴜɪ ꜰᴜɢɢɪʀᴇ È ᴏʀᴍᴀɪ ɪᴍᴘᴏꜱꜱɪʙɪʟᴇ. ── ⋆ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴄʀᴇᴅɪᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴅᴇᴀʀ: @ viciouss

Blue Cube/Friend Elliot reader. You died trying to help. You ended up in a place where you can't die and your help is needed...a lot. Will you manage to escape, or will you be stuck there forever like the rest of them? Forsaken x Just Shapes and Beats (not fully cannon :333). (I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS IN THIS STORY!!! I MIGHT ADD SOME OF MY OC'S LATER, BUT FOR NOW ALL THE CHARACTERS I WILL USE IN IT ARE FROM THE TWO GAMES I MENTIONED ABOVE!!!!) (And, I will edit the cover later :3)

In the peaceful village of Eldermere, a young craftsman named Lucien Ardent arrives seeking a new beginning. There, he meets Elysia Rowan, a kind-hearted girl whose presence slowly turns his lonely days into memories he never wants to lose. Their bond grows quietly through simple conversations, shared moments, and promises made under peaceful skies. But when the shadows of war reach their home, the life they dreamed of begins to fall apart. A story of love, loss, and a promise that time could never keep.

This story is of Adhira who has been with her foster parents who treat her like shit , and Adhira hates the thought of her real family because she thinks they left her in front of a orphanage. Will Adhira ever get to know who her parents are ? or will she ever know about her brothers ?

Sometimes your first love isn't your forever love. And sometimes being soul tied doesn't mean you're meant to stay together forever.. Before they were strangers... They were best friends. Before life pulled them apart... They were each other's first kiss, first heartbreak, and first home. For years, Ethan Walker and Olivia Carter keep finding each other only to lose each other again. Distance, bad timing, difficult choices, and the weight of growing up always seem to stand between them. When fate finally gives them another chance, they build a life fueled by horsepower, late-night drives, and the dream they've carried since they were children. But love alone isn't always enough. Sometimes the hardest part isn't finding the right person. It's realizing you've become different people. *Before We Were Strangers* is a heartfelt novel about childhood friendship, first love, healing, family, and learning that the road to forever is rarely the one you expected.