Familyissues Stories

|| Featured FREE story with exclusive paid chapters - previously a paid story || When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time. ***** Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

Ryan Navarro traveled eleven hundred miles to the one place he swore he wouldn't go. Gavin left to escape their father's escalating psychological abuse and never came back. No calls. No explanations. Just silence, and a new life Ryan was never invited into. Now Ryan's on his brother's doorstep, bruised, furious, and nowhere else to go, wanting to hate Gavin and needing him anyway. Reconnecting should be simple. It isn't. Because the closer they get, the more the past resurfaces, and Ryan's temper threatens to burn the only second chance he's got. And Gavin is forced to face past mistakes and fears. But as the brothers push through the distance and the old wounds, they start to uncover the truth neither of them expected. They didn't just survive the same man. They became more alike than they ever knew. And their bond grew to depths neither of them knew they both needed. Will their fathers return ruin that bond, or strengthen it? This is a transformation story so you're not going to get perfect characters. In the beginning they are distant and this story is how they both change and grow together again. If you don't like seeing rough ugly characters in the beginning, then watch them change throughout this probably isn't the story for you. *Disclaimer this story does contain emotional, psychological, and physical abuse by a father.

Cassidy Faith always felt like the invisible sister. No matter how hard she worked, her mother only had eyes for Dianne. The golden child who could do no wrong. Even when Cassidy racked up honors at school, it barely registered. Dianne got all the celebrations. Cassidy learned to keep her head down and her feelings locked away, just aiming to finish high school near the top of her class. Then Dianne heads off to her dream university, and suddenly Cassidy turns the tables. She drops the news: she's earned a scholarship to study abroad. It stuns her family. As she gets ready to leave the Philippines, she pours her hurt into painting, using it to build a shield around her heart. But once she lands overseas, things don't stay simple. The new place, the new faces, they push her out of her comfort zone. Cassidy has to decide: does she keep everyone at arm's length, or finally let people in? And somewhere in the middle of all that, there's the question of her family. Can she patch things up, or is it time to stop looking back and start living for herself?

𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗔𝗣𝗗 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻- 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 "𝗽𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗲𝘀." 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘁. 𝗔 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽-𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗲'𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘁, 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆. 𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁... 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝘂𝗽𝗽𝘆- 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘁.

I Am A Sinner And She Is My Sin~ "Marry me" He said walking towards her kneeling down to reach her level. His fingers tucking her hair behind her ear. His gaze fell upon her lips as he wiped her tears from her cheeks which turned a little rosey due to her crying. His thumb now caressing her soft lips. "Marry me and I'll take you out of this place. I'll be the only one touch you, have you, make love to you. You will be my wife Or stay here and they will sell your body every night to a different man." His eyes now staring into hers. Park Y/n just went out for simple night walk but it ended up with her being in a strippers club. A stranger came forward to help her but with the condition of marriage. And that stranger happened to be none other then the Kim Taehyung. Rom-com with a twist of darkness

When a single mistake shattered his family's happiness, 5-year-old Desire's world was torn apart. Ten years later, 15-year-old Desire is still grappling with the consequences. Forced to live with the father he barely knows after his mother's accident, Desire must navigate a new reality while hiding the dark secrets that have haunted him for years. Will he be able to keep his loved ones safe, or will the weight of his past destroy everything he's left of his life? Updates every Wednesday and Sunday✨

She was known as softness in a world that respected only steel. To the outside world, she was the kind of girl people trusted without thinking-gentle eyes, warm smiles, hands that helped before they were asked to. She believed in quiet kindness, in listening more than speaking, in healing rather than hurting. Neighbors spoke of her as too pure for this world, someone who didn't belong anywhere near danger. And yet, danger had always belonged to her. Behind the calm grace she carried so effortlessly was a mind sharper than any blade and a power no one suspected. In the shadows, under a name whispered only in fear and loyalty, she ruled a secret mafia empire-one built not on chaos, but on control. She didn't command through brutality alone; she commanded through intelligence, strategy, and an unbreakable sense of justice. She destroyed monsters so others wouldn't have to face them. Her life had always been divided into two truths: One lived in the light. The other ruled the dark. Then came the marriage. She was to be married off to a man the world already feared-a mafia king whose name carried blood, power, and legend. To everyone else, it was a dangerous alliance; to her family, a terrifying gamble. To him, she was merely a gentle bride, a beautiful weakness. But marriage doesn't just change surnames. It changes empires. As she steps into his world, her carefully balanced double life begins to crack. Secrets collide. Power shifts. And the girl everyone believed was fragile must decide whether to remain hidden in the shadows-or rise, unapologetically, and reveal that the most dangerous thing about her was never her kindness... but the fact that she had always known how to survive without losing it # 13 IN CONTROL (19/12/2025) # 5 IN FAMILYHISTORY (19/12/2025) # 3 IN FAMILYHISTORY (30/12/2025) # 41 OUT OF 55.8K BOOKS IN POWER (2/1/2026) #2 IN FAMILY HISTORY (3/1/2025) #3IN SECRETIDENTITY OUT OF 8.2k BOOKS (23/1/2025)

Joseph Blake spent six years running from the worst mistake of his life and from the half brother he left behind. Jake Carter is a cop, steady, disciplined, and everything Joseph isn't. After their parents died, Jake became the one constant in Joseph's life until one reckless night shattered their bond and sent Joseph running. Now, six years later, an unexpected reunion in a small California coastal town forces them both to face the pain they've spent years trying to bury. Joseph has built his life on charm, lies, and fast exits, but when trouble finds him again in the world of street racing, Jake is pulled back into the role he never really stopped carrying: the brother trying to save him. The Road Home is a gritty, emotional story about brotherhood, redemption, and the long hard road back to the people who never really stop being family.

Riya had crafted her world around her with utmost care and love. Tending each relationship to flourish and protecting them fiercely from every storm. The peace and comfort of her surroundings started becoming murky bit by bit when things started slipping out of her hand and her carefully crafted world fell in front of the man she despised.

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When her true memories slowy resurface, her reality crumbles like a sand castle. For her to recover, she rebuild a stronger baracade around her broken heart. What will it take for Clementine to truely live? Will it take her everything she begun to accomplished? Or will she tear down the spikes she spent building, just to pay the price?

I like the paring of Klaus and Katherine. What if Katherine went to Klaus for help with something that would change their dynamic and story forever. The story takes place directly after Katherine gets out of the tomb. And I am not following the full plot of The Vampire Diaries Show.

A girl who suffers from teacher attachment and a teacher who is strict and want to have a daughter what will happen?

Amy's smile hides more than it reveals. She laughs, charms, and seems happy-but behind her eyes, tears linger. A story of secrets, heartbreak, and the quiet battles no one sees, A Smile That Lied dives into the truth behind the masks we all wear.

**في كل مرة كنت أغلق فيها الباب خلفي، كان العالم الخارجي يختفي... إلا أن صوته، صوت أبي، كان يبقى يطارحني من الداخل. لم أكن أعلم إن الألم يمكن أن يصبح معلمًا، أو أن كلماته القاسية ستصبح الوقود الذي أشعل بداخلي شعلة لن ينطفئها أحد. كنت فتاة خجولة، صامتة، وكأنني نصف موجودة... حتى جاء القلم، جاء الصوت، جاء الغناء، وقال لي: 'أنتِ لستِ مجرد ظلّ، أنتِ نور سيعرفه الجميع'. هنا تبدأ رحلتي... من الظل إلى النور، من الألم إلى القوة، من الصمت إلى الصوت الذي لا يمكن تجاهله.**

He couldn't help but think about the fact that someone killed him or did he kill himself..?,did he jump off..? ..did-did he feel what he's feeling right now, can he felt that empty darkness in his stomach that kept on growing And growing consuming every being of him leaving him with anger and numbness... or was it all an accident? Can someone really feel what he feels, to feel and understand him sincerely, not just of sympathy or some pity attempt of it when really what he needed was just to talk to someone to be understood, to be reminded that what he's feeling was valid that there is a reason for someone's action-for his action, for someone, anyone to say that he wasn't a burden So can someone really... "Khmm.." or when two people whos fighting each their own demons finds each other, will they be guided to the light, finaly stepping into the sun each other in hand or will they be consumed by darkness, finding comfort in the void?

-A forbidden love story 🦢

"You are a woman. All that education will end in your husband's kitchen and his bed." That was what my mother always said. So when I ran back home one day-tired, broken, and desperate for comfort-she looked at me with disappointment and asked, "You left your husband's house to come complain in your father's house?" I stood there in silence, one question echoing in my heart. Was it wrong... to come home as her daughter?

This was all about a ambitious woman who want to marry a rich man and wanted to escaped poverty. Because of her eagerness, she decided to work into a club as a dancer. She work there not for s*x but just to dance. Everyone think that she already lost her virginity because of she work into a club, even her family disowned her because of that. But everything change when he met him, the man who will change her life, but the question is.... will that man willing to love her despite of her work or....that man will only want her body?

If only I can soften the raging thunder within him, will the skies finally learn how to rest? And if only I could reach the storm he carries so carelessly in his chest . . . would he ever let me? Lefevre Atticus Funtalvaux was never meant to be kind. People knew him as the boy with a storm inside his chest - cold words, sharp eyes, and a heart that never seemed to bend. He pushed everyone away before they could even try to stay. To him, the world was something to endure, not to love. Anger was the only thing that felt constant. It lived in him, breathed with him, and followed him everywhere. He believed, without a doubt, that it would always be that way - that no one could ever reach him, that no one would ever matter. But then, Aletheia Faye Fortaliza came back into his life . . . AGAIN. She was prim and proper, an angel in disguise. How could anyone hate her? Apparently, Lefevre could. He hates her down to his core, and she loathes him. She simply existed beside him, like a calm sky waiting for the storm to pass, but to him, it only felt like another act he refused to believe in - at least, that's what he kept telling himself.