When Mary confessed her feelings to Jack, he rejected her. But six months later, he suddenly realized that he was drawn to her, and drawn very strongly...
Milos, a reckless paladin-in-training and son of a ruthless duke, never expected to raise a child at the tender age of fifteen. Especially not with Noema, his father’s rejected favorite. Drawing on her secretive past, Noema survives the duke’s cruelty by staying quiet and obedient. But when she’s forced to care for Milos’s infant son, trapped in the same prison wing as the baby’s disgraced father, she finds freedom instead.
Loren Jones is known for his detective agency that rivals Sherlock's. But, unlike most detectives, Loren wants to give up. Since the devastating news that his crush and former close friend Luke Elrod had been engaged, Loren has fallen into a depression. But, with the arisen case of Jane Burkinshaw and the help of his sister Cecilia, Loren finds himself back on Luke's doorstep once again.
A villanelle poem written in iambic pentameter about the beauty of someone specific, referred to as “Thy” (You), and is from Herat, Afghanistan, hence why the country is mentioned.
Selena is sitting through yet another Hell History class. They’re talking about the Morningstar dynasty, which ended twenty years ago. Everyone is happy it’s not physics. Everyone, except Paula, who would rather be in physics.
And that’s when they’re told the class is going on a field trip to the Nero Morningstar Museum.
Selena begins to sincerely curse her life.
When a story starts with a wedding instead of ending in one, you can be sure drama’s not just invited — it’s on the guest list, front row, clutching tissues and throwing shade.
Love, after all, isn’t just the happy ending. It’s every strange, beautiful, difficult thing that happens after the “I do.”
Astrid is a girl who is still searching for herself. Life has broken her many times, but she has managed to keep her inner strength even when everything seemed lost.
Johnny is a former world star, a musician known and loved by millions. But fame, betrayal and his own demons have left him devasted.
This is a story about rebirth, the power of love and how two broken people can help each other become whole.
It's a very interesting story how men fucked that slut Natalia. You're just fucking what a hot girl she is. I would personally fuck her if I had the chance.
She didn't know exactly when his shadow crept into her life. It began with an ethereal touch — barely perceptible, almost imperceptible. In the morning, her favorite cup would be slightly shifted, and her phone would sometimes treacherously disappear just when she needed to call someone. But he wasn't here. Perhaps somewhere beyond sight, beyond reach, but not here. Or was he?
From a pampered heiress to an abandoned orphan, her world shattered in an instant. But a year in the shadows forged a new kind of weapon: a brilliant mind and a deceptive charm. Now 18, she infiltrates the lavish casinos of Paris, a master of the con. Her goal? To reclaim her family's empire and expose the powerful enemies hiding in plain sight. Dive into The Crimson Con, where every gamble is a risk, and every smile hides a secret.
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Chapter 1: The Abyssal Awakening
The year was 2027.
At first, it was just a tremor. A distant rumble underfoot, like a train passing underground. But within seconds, the earth convulsed violently. Skyscrapers groaned. Trees bent and shattered. Sirens wailed across the night as chaos erupted in every direction.
Tekutoji van Bastian was walking home after his late-night shift at the factory, his hands blistered and his back aching. At twenty years old, he
