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Alexander didn't cheat. He just gave someone else his attention, his laughter, and the smiles that used to belong to his wife. And she watched him drift, not to another woman's bed, but to her presence. Her laugh. The way she made him feel seen in a room full of people. Everything he found in someone else - Zara had been giving him all along. Eight years of marriage. One little boy who loved them both. And Zara standing in the middle of it all - wondering when she became the woman he stopped choosing. She warned him. Three times. The first - he dismissed her. The second - he called her jealous. The third - he called her insecure. So she stopped warning him altogether. And stopped waiting. Love wasn't enough... and now it might be too late.

Everyone fears Damian Deluca - CEO of Deluca Industries and the Mafia king of Russia's underworld. No one knows his weakness... because he never reveals her. His wife, Avelina Rose. To him, she's everything he refuses to lose. To her, he's the monster who stole her dreams and locked her in a golden cage. But secrets don't stay buried forever. And when his darkness and her desires collide... their truth might ruin them both.

In a time when traditions spoke louder than children, two young lives are bound by a decision they never made. He is old enough to question. She is young enough to ask. As they grow, so does their understanding of a world that treats them unequally. This is not a love story. This is a story of growing up too soon-and choosing what comes after.

Love was never my choice. Survival is. He was meant to kill her. Instead, he crowned her. When Elara's boyfriend offers her as a sacrifice to the shadowed ruler of the Black Crown, she expects death. Instead, she's pulled into a realm of moonlit palaces and starlit rivers-where the king who should have been her executioner begins to look at her as if she belongs beside him. Now Elara must choose: return to the world that betrayed her... or take her place beneath the Black Crown.

TRUST (noun); the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others. IN WHICH teenager Lara Moore tries to navigate her life filled with horse thieves, friends, trouble and choices. ★ [Free Rein] Marcus Greenbridge x OC *I only own my own characters!

The heavens tremble. Jiang Feng, the youngest Dark Sovereign, has defied destiny, mastering the laws of Darkness, Time, and Space. Yet, his ascent has only just begun. With a second soul - that of the ancient Aevium race - stirring within him, Jiang Feng embodies a power previously unimaginable, marked by the distinctive white locs of his otherworldly heritage. But the realms are in turmoil. The Severance Veil weakens, allowing the relentless Demon Race to pour into the mortal world. From above, the Immortal Realm prepares its own invasion, while the Beast and Soul Realms eye the unfolding chaos, ready to strike. Now, with his loyal Embersteel Wardens at his side, Jiang Feng must battle not only for his mortal home but for the very balance of the cosmos. As he navigates treacherous celestial politics and confronts ancient forces, he must embrace the full extent of his dual nature. Will his growing power be enough to unite the disparate realms against the encroaching darkness, or will the weight of a collapsing universe prove too great a burden, even for a sovereign? The fate of all creation rests upon the Embersteel.

Two childhood best friends. One man. One secret. Mila was Marc's first love-his high school sweetheart who vanished to chase her dreams in Vegas, leaving him broken. Emily stayed. She became his wife, the safe choice, the one who loved him when Mila disappeared. Twenty years later, Mila returns. Old feelings resurface, promises resurface-and she comes back with a secret that could destroy Marc's marriage and shatter Emily's world forever. Some loves never die.

In a home where love was a currency, she was always bankrupt. Her parents' affection was reserved for the twin who reflected their every hope, leaving her to inherit the hushed comparisons and soft dismissals. She was constantly reminded of her lesser worth, but she never imagined her marriage would be a cast-off from the twin who was truly desired. Offered as a consolation prize, she expects only disappointment in a loveless union. Yet, the journey of marriage becomes an unexpected path to self-discovery. The Color Of My Own Sky is a story of the invisible bruises that shape a soul, and the battle to finally find the courage to paint your own brilliant horizon. Nov. 3 ©deey_jah

Lily Parker was born from two powerful bloodlines- the Gemini Coven... and the last surviving heir of the Melvraux witches. A siphoner as a father and an elemental witch as a mother. Raised in the shadows by Katherine Pierce, Lily became her mirror: sharp-tongued, untrusting, dangerous, and taught to always put herself first. Her magic-Veiled, elemental, and tied to an ancient forest spirit-has kept her alive, hidden, and alone. But when a vivid dream sends a warning pulsing through her blood, Lily does the one thing Katherine always forbade: She goes to Mystic Falls. What begins as a mission to save her mother-figure turns into something far more complicated. The moment she steps into town, old magic stirs, secrets unravel, and the past she was never meant to know begins hunting her down. And it all starts when Lily crosses paths with the Salvatore brothers, men tied to her mother's death. And she learns that there is more than what can meet the eyes. OC x OC Cover made by @gutsfang

He saw her once... and she became his obsession. She didn't know him and never imagined she could feel anything for him. But fate had other plans. He's loved her from the very first moment-dangerous, possessive, and relentless. She only begins to feel it... slowly. Secrets, power, forbidden desire... but will she ever love him back?will she finally fall for the man who's always loved her?

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.

Book 2: of the Brown series If you are looking for logic, discipline, or peaceful family life... this book is not for you. But if you are ready to laugh till your stomach hurts, question your life choices, and fall in love with absolute chaos... then welcome. Meet Arihan and Ridhan. Two brothers. One brain cell. Unlimited confidence. From life-threatening "experiments" like fixing loose teeth with glue, to emotional courtroom debates over chocolates, to keeping God hungry for not giving them a baby sister, to creating full-blown disasters in places where disasters should not even be possible... these two do not live life. They attack it. And in the middle of it all is their family. A dangerously calm father who regrets everything five seconds too late. A mother who is constantly one step away from disowning her own children but loves them more than life. And a tiny baby sister who is already competing for attention like she was born for war. This is not just a story. This is a full-time circus. So read this book only if you are ready for loud love, dramatic emotions, ridiculous arguments, and the kind of chaos that somehow feels like home. Because once you step into their world... There is no peace. Only laughter. This book is the sequel of Never Say Never and it starts where Never Say Never ended.

Simple as that... the mind plays tricks on us, sabotages us - thoughts seem to want to pull us deeper underwater. It's an entire war with the subconscious... you end up being controlled by the fictional ideas in your head more than by real life itself. This book can be seen as my personal journal - my anchor between the real world and the subconscious. It was especially created to help those who overthink and silently destroy themselves from within. Each chapter is meant to help us quiet the subconscious from sabotaging who we truly are. I hope you enjoy this journey as much as I did writing it.

Cairo Vale knows how to build places people never want to leave. As the owner of Manhattan's most prestigious luxury hotel empire, he has spent years perfecting beautiful spaces, flawless service, and a carefully controlled life for himself and his young daughter. What he has never learned is how to feel at home inside any of it. Then Serene Valmont arrives. Elegant, ambitious, and quietly lonely beneath her perfect public image, Serene is hired to help restore the warmth Cairo's empire has slowly lost. But somewhere between late-night meetings, bedtime stories, and the small routines neither of them meant to create together, she becomes something far more dangerous than a business partner. She becomes part of their lives. Now Cairo must face the one thing he has avoided since losing his wife years ago: the terrifying possibility of loving someone again. Because some people inherit wealth. Some inherit grief. And sometimes, love arrives quietly enough to feel like home before you even realize you were lonely.

They trained for speed. Now they race for their lives. Elyssa Kuo lives for the water. CIF championships, early morning practices, and the Calamaga relay are her world. Then a rage virus turns the infected into sprinters. The only safe place? Water. Now Elyssa and her swim team must use their lungs, their lane lines, and their bonds to survive a collapsing California. Fast zombies. Flooded aqueducts. A supercarrier on the horizon. They can't swim. You can.

📖 Naomi Eighteen was supposed to feel like freedom. But for Naomi Sinclair, it feels more like a decision she never fully got to make. Fresh out of high school and standing at the edge of a life already mapped out for her, Naomi is expected to follow the perfect path-Harvard, success, legacy. Her parents, Dr. Adrian and Vanessa Sinclair, have already written the next chapter of her life... she just hasn't agreed to it yet. While her best friends Keisha and Shayla are figuring out community college and the meaning of "figuring it out," Naomi is caught between expectation and uncertainty-between the life she wants and the life she's been told she should want. Then there's Wesley. A name that keeps showing up where it shouldn't. A future that feels less like choice... and more like arrangement. And when pressure, ambition, and hidden connections collide, Naomi learns that growing up isn't just about becoming somebody. It's about deciding who you refuse to become. Because in her world, even love, success, and freedom come with strings attached.

Still #1 "Why me?" I whispered, my voice barely audible. "Why you? Why not you? Hmm... tell me," He countered. ᥫ᭡ Isha Sharma, once a shining swimming champion, is now a shadow of herself- haunted by a broken past and a betrayal that left her hollow. When an arranged marriage ties her to Neil Malhotra, the calm and unreadable CEO who's loved her in silence since high school, she doesn't know he's the one person who's been watching her all along. But love doesn't heal overnight. It's slow. Painful. And sometimes, you have to drown before you learn how to breathe again. A reverse Grumpy X Sunshine slow-burn about healing, second chance, and the kind of love that waits. ᥫ᭡ 🎧 This story has a playlist - [Listen on Spotify] https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4hEdlN7Ezsfw9ZTqU3HiWW?si=o7YkJNPxRSSehtA7MM2IJA&pi=7HHdK9kjSh2js

Athena Jane Jang has three rules for the summer before college. Work the truck. Don't get attached. Leave clean. She breaks all three by midnight of the first night. Cameron Cove Treadway shows up with a duffel bag, an empty camera strap, and a secret heavy enough to sink him. He's supposed to be a favor. A one time thing. The kind of person you help on a Tuesday and forget by Thursday. Athena has never been good at forgetting. And Cameron - for the first time in a long time - has absolutely no desire to disappear. What follows is one summer. One food truck. One grandmother who knows everything before it happens and says nothing until it matters. One brother whose absence says more than his presence ever could. And two people who were never supposed to be anything to each other - slowly, inevitably, becoming everything. The dangerous thing about summer is that it makes you believe in things that were never meant to last. Until they do.

The real story of how a Mafia family deals with all the bullshit that comes their way............. Jeanine Stone The last child and only daughter of the richest Mafia family, that was taken at birth and left on the streets at 15, will she survive? and will her vicious older brothers rain hell on everyone that hurt her if they eventually find her?............... Note Im still trying to proofread but since I'm in school it's taking a long time but I'll try my best to make it quick Thanks for the support Jakka keya

❝ 𝓚𝓲𝓼𝓶𝓪𝓽 𝓷𝓮 𝓱𝓾𝓶𝓮 𝔂𝓾𝓷 𝓶𝓲𝓵𝓪 𝓭𝓲𝔂𝓪, 𝓭𝓸 𝓪𝓷𝓳𝓪𝓪𝓷 𝓻𝓪𝓪𝓱𝓸𝓷 𝓴𝓸 𝓮𝓴 𝓫𝓪𝓷𝓪 𝓭𝓲𝔂𝓪. 𝓣𝓾𝓽𝓪 𝓱𝓾𝓪 𝓴𝓪𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓲 𝓶𝓪𝓲𝓷, 𝓶𝓪𝓰𝓪𝓻 𝓾𝓼𝓷𝓮 𝓶𝓾𝓳𝓱𝓮 𝓱𝓪𝓪𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓷 𝓼𝓮 𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓪 𝓵𝓲𝔂𝓪.❞ . . . They say 𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐀𝐍 is 𝐌𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐀𝐍. The greatest of all virtues. A sacred blessing. But when her 𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐘𝐀𝐃𝐀𝐀𝐍 became her doom, when her honour was traded repeatedly in the name of tradition how sacred could it be anymore? . . . "𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒓. 𝑰'𝒎 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐𝒐." He stepped closer anyway. "𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒆?" he repeated, "𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖? 𝑰𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒆𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎, 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖?" "𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒆." "𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒚𝒂𝒂... 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅'𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒔, 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚." . . . A love that begins not with passion but with safety. In a world where people are far more dangerous than they appear, will they heal each other or destroy themselves trying?