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Petra Holt has spent two years rebuilding herself into a woman with boundaries, routines, good boots, and a nervous system that only occasionally tries to flee the premises. Then Viktor Falk walks into her first meeting. Viktor: former colleague, current professional hazard, and the man Petra has mentally filed under Do Not Open Unless Supervised By A Therapist. Unfortunately, he is also her new research lead. His desk is in her sightline. His conclusions are annoyingly good. His face has, offensively, improved. And he keeps acting happy she's there, which is both suspicious and bad for office productivity. Petra's plan is simple: trust the raw notes, document everything, never be alone with his theories, and absolutely do not notice his shoulders. A sharp workplace romcom about old damage, fresh starts, found family, creative agency chaos, and the terrible inconvenience of a man sitting across the table like he isn't the reason you needed a two-year hiatus.

ᴀ ᴄʜᴀᴛ ꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴍᴍᴛᴠ ᴄᴏᴜᴩʟᴇ ᴍᴀꜱᴄᴏᴛꜱ. ɴᴏᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴀꜱᴄᴏᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ. ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ: ᴩᴇʀᴍᴩᴏᴏɴ(ᴩᴏɴᴅᴩʜᴜᴡɪɴ) ᴩᴀᴏᴅʏ(ʙᴏᴜɴᴩʀᴇᴍ) ɴᴇᴏɴᴀ(ꜱᴋʏɴᴀɴɪ) ꜱᴀᴍᴜʀᴀʏ(ᴡɪɴɴʏꜱᴀᴛᴀɴɢ) ᴀᴠᴏᴄᴇᴀɴ(ᴊɪᴍᴍʏꜱᴇᴀ) ꜱᴍʏʟᴇ(ꜱᴋʏɴᴀɴɪ) ᴊᴀɪᴅᴇᴇ(ᴊᴏᴏɴɢᴅᴜɴᴋ) ᴅᴏᴍɪɪᴀ(ᴩᴇʀᴛʜꜱᴀɴᴛᴀ) ᴛᴏᴍᴀꜰᴏx(ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ) ᴋɪɴɢᴍᴀɴ(ᴋʀɪꜱᴛꜱɪɴɢᴛᴏ) ʙᴀʙɪɪ(ᴏꜰꜰɢᴜɴ) ʏᴜᴢᴜᴍᴜᴍᴜ(ꜰɪʀꜱᴛᴋʜᴀᴏᴛᴜɴɢ) ᴡᴇꜱʟᴇʏ(ᴡɪʟʟɪᴀᴍᴇꜱᴛ) ᴍʀ.ꜱᴀᴛᴜʀɴ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ(ᴇᴀʀᴛʜᴍɪx) ᴩᴏʟᴄᴀꜱᴀɴ(ᴛᴀʏɴᴇᴡ) ʟᴏᴏᴋᴋʜᴜɴɴᴏᴏ(ɢᴇᴍɪɴɪꜰᴏᴜʀᴛʜ) ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴀᴅᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜱɪʙʟɪɴɢꜱ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ꜰᴏʀ ꜰᴜɴ.... /Started:February 5 2026 Finished:/

On her sixteenth birthday, Princess Seraphina is to receive the sacred power of the Goddess of Light. A blessing. A legacy. A crown made of divinity. But when the power awakens, it does not obey her. At the royal celebration, she meets a foreign prince with a dangerous smile and even more dangerous secrets. They are enemies from the first glance... and something worse the longer they linger in each other's orbit. Because while the kingdom sees a rising goddess, she feels herself falling apart

When Elodie starts her first year of college, everything is supposed to be controlled. Her grades, her schedule, her future, and even her emotions are all supposed to be under control. Because if she slips, the consequences aren't just academic discipline. So she doesn't slip, ever. Until a late-night study session introduces her to a problem she cannot organize, color-code, or ignore. He's loud, careless, unpredictable. The kind of person who lives on the edge, like tomorrow isn't a sure thing to come -- and somehow he still manages to look like he belongs everywhere she doesn't. He needs help passing a class; he's one step away from failing. She needs him to stop disrupting the carefully built life she's trying to hold together. So they make a deal: tutoring sessions, strict rules, no distractions, and no exceptions.

Elias Thorne is one week away from losing everything. His childhood home is in foreclosure, and his only hope is a rusted iron key and a set of GPS coordinates left by his "crazy" late grandfather. The coordinates lead directly into The Blackwood Sector-a massive stretch of wilderness walled off by the government twenty years ago. The official reason? "Environmental hazards." The rumors? Something much more dangerous. With a debt collector at his back and a dead man's warnings in his pocket, Elias crosses the fence. But the inheritance isn't a pile of gold-it's a secret that has stayed buried for a reason. In a forest filled with lethal traps and silent watchers, Elias quickly realizes he isn't the only one hunting for the truth. To get out alive, he'll have to solve his grandfather's puzzles before the forest-or the people guarding it-claims him forever.

This world has a element power which could brought use advantages application ,especially in combat fight. Element power came in small flying cube form. It's not only could turned into user's status tablet, they could make any device whatever user's desires. Such as, Scarlet which was light power user. But there's something strange about unknown element power which used by her childhood friend, Lilith. They go adventure, try to exploring not just secret of unknown power, but around the world. This story was Al-generative chat and edited by me to keep the fixed plot.

Naëlle wakes in a remote mountain home, her memories gone, recently married to a man whose face she doesn't recognize. The man by her side-her husband-is gentle, fluent in her language, and utterly devoted. But something about him feels wrong. In the misty heights of Kenscoff, Haiti, Naëlle is surrounded by silence and shadows. Visions plague her. Her life feels like a trap she can't unlock. Every whisper, every touch, tightens the fog around her mind. As fear seeps in, she begins to wonder whether the real danger lies beyond the mountains, or behind her in her own bed. This thriller is a tense, intoxicating novel about identity, obsession, Stockholm syndrome, and the lies we cling to when the truth is too terrifying to face. Trigger warnings: Assault and abuse, Domestic violence, Gaslighting, self-harm, bullying and outing, Emotional abuse and trauma bonding.

Mariella intends to marry rich. Then she'll live as she chooses. But there's a problem. The crown prince isn't as blind as everyone else, especially after he sees her true self. He now notices everything, the little lies, the carefully crafted manners, the rehearsed kindness. He is indifferent, dismissive, and dangerous in ways she can't anticipate, but she needs him on her side, because one slip, one glimpse behind her mask from the court, and everything she has clawed towards will collapse. She has spent her life perfecting the art of being the sweet, proper lady no one suspects. How to appear harmless, timid, and polite. But every word, every gesture, every tear is calculated. Because, in a world of wealth, titles, and ambition, the clever survive and the careless get left behind. And she will not be left behind. ××××× "She is deceiving you, Your Majesty!" Percival insisted, dragging Mariella back to the present, ''I swear upon my honor.'' The throne room felt smaller than before as the silence after Percival's words stretched. The King's gaze softened. "Mariella has served this court with nothing but grace." Mariella sobbed harder. The sound loud in the silent room. Finral's gaze burned into her. He had not spoken or shown any indication of revealing the truth. Maybe he was still in shock from her magnificent performance but she had to be sure. So she slowly lifted her head slightly, meeting his eyes for the briefest moment. Just for a second. And winked. The smallest movement. Gone in an instant. His lips parted. Whether from shock or apathy, she couldn't tell but he still said nothing. And in his silence, the ruling fell swiftly. ××××× Written for the open novella contest 2026 prompt 16: And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul (Quote by John Muir) Interpreted in a romantic sense.

What would you do if you found yourself in the middle of a forest at midnight, a flesh-eating monster staring right at you? ❛⁠ ⁠❛ After the bodies of some young men are found half-eaten in the village center, Derah, an orphan is dragged by the villagers and forcefully sacrificed to Eldryc, the flesh-eating monster that inhabits the forest. Desperate to survive, she strikes a deal with the mischievous but self-loathing creature. He hates what he is and wants to create the perfect tonic to destroy his beast side and make him completely human. To earn her freedom and survival, she must help him achieve this by the next blood moon, after which the tonic would lose its power, and she, her chance at freedom. As the race against time begins, Derah slowly starts to see that beneath his glowing red eyes and black claws, there is more to Eldryc. But things take a chilling turn when the villagers, after finding out that he spared her, conclude he is weak and gather weapons to attack him. And a worse turn when Eldryc's estranged father - a more brutal and heinous monster - shows up and makes Derah his target. Caught between two monsters - one she's starting to care about, and another who wants to tear her to pieces - everyday could be Derah's best. . . or last. ~ ~ ~ ~ [Updated every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 5 PM ET] Written by Theodora Ayebaemi Davidson Otiotio Cover art by me (You can dm if you want one)

After being hit by the driver of the ill-fated BMW, Lana ends up in the body of an elf. How will she survive there now?

Join Anna and Erwina as they travel in Robots In Disguise! Erwina belongs to aaronfan22 Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel belong to Vivziepop Sonic the Hedgehog belongs to SEGA TMNT and The Loud House belongs to Nickelodeon Transformers and My Little Pony belong to Hasbro The Amazing Digital Circus belong to GLITCH productions Miraculous Ladybug belongs to ZAG Cartoon. Kick Buttowski and Cars and Kim Possible belongs to Disney Alfred Hedgehog belongs to Gaumont, alphanim, and Muse Distribution International Budgie the Little Helicopter belongs to its rightful owner Aphmau and her friends belong to herself and her friends I only own Annalise! Liberty's Kids and Wild Kratts belongs to PBS Kids! Just a warning for future chapters for those who do NOT like TADC, there will be VERY RARE POV's from TADC characters. We decided to do them as like background characters kinda like what they do for My Little Pony. Happy Reading!

Whispering Pines is the kind of town that keeps its secrets buried deep. When Alexandria Ashbane arrives with her father, she expects another temporary stop in a life that never stays still. What she doesn't expect is a place that feels like it's watching her back. A town wrapped in forests, whispered rules, and an unspoken tension that hums beneath every quiet street and starlit night. Ethan Vale has lived in Whispering Pines his whole life. He knows its rhythms, its silences, and the way the woods seem to breathe when no one is looking. He also knows some things are better left undisturbed-until Alex walks into his world and suddenly, nothing feels safely hidden anymore. As strange events ripple through the town and the line between myth and reality begins to blur, Alex and Ethan find themselves drawn together by something deeper than coincidence. But in a place where the past refuses to stay buried and the night feels alive with intention, some connections come with a cost. Because in Whispering Pines, love doesn't just change you. It marks you.

They used to be everything to each other. Now, she pretends he never existed. Imogen Price runs Hawthorne Heights High. She's the girl everyone watches, everyone wants to be, and no one dares to cross. With her perfect friends, perfect image, and perfect boyfriend, her life is exactly how she designed it. Until it isn't. When her relationship publicly falls apart, the cracks in Imogen's carefully controlled world finally start to show-and the last person she ever wanted to see walks back into her life. Rowan Cross. Her former best friend. The boy who knew her before she became this. The one person who refuses to forget. Now he's loud, unpredictable, and completely out of place in her world-and when his friends make a bet he can't ignore-make Imogen Price fall for him before prom-it should be easy. Just a game. Just a way to prove she's not as untouchable as everyone thinks. But Imogen isn't the same girl he left behind. And Rowan isn't as unaffected as he pretends. Because the more they push, the more the lines blur-between past and present, truth and lies, and a feeling neither of them ever really let go of. And when the truth finally comes out... someone is going to fall. Just not in the way they planned.

She was a CEO in disguise, craving a simple life. He was a workaholic who never noticed the love standing right in front of him. A contract marriage, broken hearts, and years apart couldn't erase what they truly felt. When he finally realizes what he's lost, she's no longer just the quiet housewife he thought he knew-she's strong, radiant, and unstoppable. Now, he has to earn back her love, piece by piece... From playful jealousy and heartfelt confessions to cozy nights and second-chance promises, this is a story of love, growth, and the moments that truly matter. Will he change in time, or will the life they dreamed of together slip away forever?

Two introverted college students, Hams and Lily, are forced to sit together for a class that pushes them out of their comfort zones. What begins as a clumsy, reluctant partnership slowly and accidentally blossoms into an unlikely friendship, as they are thrown into situations that test their courage and force them to rely on each other. Their journey teaches them that the most profound stories aren't found in books, but in the people right in front of them.

The country sees Manik Malhotra, the young Prime Minister, as a powerful, disciplined, and emotionally distant leader. He is known for his strict rules and cold personality. No one dares to question him, and he rarely trusts anyone. Everything begins to change when Nandini Murthy becomes his new personal secretary. Nandini is intelligent, calm, and fearless. Unlike others, she speaks to Manik honestly and handles the pressure of working with the Prime Minister perfectly. Slowly, she becomes the only person Manik trusts completely. As they spend more time working together, their professional relationship begins to change. Manik starts becoming protective and possessive of Nandini, especially when others try to get close to her. Their growing feelings soon turn into love, but their relationship is not simple. Political enemies, media scandals, and public pressure threaten to destroy both Manik's career and their relationship. When Nandini is targeted by Manik's rivals, he realizes he is willing to risk everything-including his position as Prime Minister-to protect the woman he loves. In the end, Manik must choose between power and love, while Nandini must decide if she is ready to stand beside the most powerful man in the country. Through danger, heartbreak, and deep romance, their journey proves that even the most powerful leader can surrender his heart to love. A story of power, possessive love, sacrifice, and destiny.

[AMBYS 2025 FAVORITES] After her father was sentenced to fifteen years in prison, Abigail Atwood was thrown into the foster system, bouncing from home to home. Now, she's landed with the Lawsons-a wealthy, picture-perfect family in Newport, Rhode Island. Their home is full of love, laughter, and everything Abigail never had. But no matter how warm the house feels, she can't seem to let herself belong. Summer has just begun, and for the first time, life without her father is starting to make sense. Almost. Because in the shadow of her fragile happiness stands Beckham Lawson-the brooding nephew of her foster parents, drowning in his own grief. And then there's Emmett, Beckham's charismatic younger brother, determined to break through Abigail's walls and make her smile again. But not everything is as it seems in this coastal dream. And by the end of summer, one twist will change everything. A story about first love, family, and the mistakes that change everything-perfect for fans of the bittersweet ache of summer romances. *UNEDITED* Originally a Teen Fiction. ____________________ ✩ rankings: #1 BROKENRULES (30/07/2025) #10 FOSTER (01/09/2025) [Word Count: 82,000+] Copyright ©2025 by Annabella May