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To be Marked is to be claimed. To be claimed is to no longer belong to yourself. ➵ ────୨ৎ──── In a world where human lives mean nothing, every choice leads to death, sooner or later. When Xyrena Draven turns eighteen, she has only three options: Enter the academy, receive a Mark from the gods and survive long enough to reach the fourth year to train as a dragon rider, join the military, or spend her life as a slave with no future. Like most people, she chooses the most dangerous path. The Mark she receives is not a gift, but a forbidden curse. Its power slowly destroys her body and makes her a target for those in power. While being hunted, Xyrena is tied to Kaelen Rodrigues, the Crown Prince who should be her enemy and the only person who can either save her or destroy her. As a revolution begins to rise, the world demands one final decision. Who deserves to live and who must be sacrificed for real change to happen? ➵ ────୨ৎ──── highest rank #1 kaelen #1 epicfantasy #1 marked #1 academy #1 blood #1 fiction

Losing his wife by a ghastly accident Nathaniel Carter turns from being a husband to becoming a housewife. Now left to cater for this three years old son and his four months old daughter Nathaniel finds a huge challenge in that; 1) He doesn't have any knowledge or experience. 2) The business became a huge struggle. 3) Nonsupport due to his independent ways. How hard and frustrating can it be? So he thought until Samantha Mullins, his dead wife's younger sister came knocking his door. What benefits can she gain in the family she longed hope for? A Wife or A Mother? Or worst the pains that come with being Mrs. Carter? Started: 13th April 2020 Ended: 22nd June 2020 *READERS REVIEWS* @Disimbii ~ Best book I've ever read so far in Wattpad. Keep it up. Love the pull of both characters in it. @Khushi2721 ~ I want to read it like all the time..... @cahicahi23 ~ Love your story.. love how your story goes.. the twist, the characters... @ainyshar00n ~ Ohhh I simply love this @applesnsticks ~ I love how the story went from all lovey-dovey to dark mystery. Damn girl, you're so good. @StaiceyCole ~ This was a great journey of a wonderful story. You have a great potential at it, I appreciate and congratulate you for your talent. Cover by @xxinloves Highest Ranks: #1 Business (14-06-2021) #4 in Chicklit (26-06-2020) #3 in Business (03-07-2020) Copyright Victoria Onyedumaju©2020

In the war-ravaged territory of Cadence, Olivia has spent her life hidden in the shadows-she's the secret her homeland cannot afford to lose. But no one has ever told her why. Years after the war's end, Vorrath, their relentless enemy, still casts a menacing shadow over Cadence. But the weight of isolation, the desperation for answer's and the sacrifice of others grow too heavy to bear, forcing Olivia to take a daring risk. Disguised as one of them, she infiltrates Vorrath, enrolling in their elite academy deep within enemy territory. Amid Vorrath's walls, Olivia searches for answers and uncovers truths about the war-secrets that not only threaten her survival but shatter everything she thought she knew about her homeland and herself. Her path collides with Tristan Hudson, a handsome yet dangerous academy trainer who happens to be the son of Vorrath's ruthless president. Olivia knows she should stay as far away from him as possible-but what if that's not an option? As she navigates life at the academy, it becomes evident there's something very different about her, something she won't be able to hide for long. Loyalties fracture, forbidden emotions ignite, and Olivia realizes she is more than just a hidden secret-she is the key to everything. All she wanted was freedom-but now, she'll have to fight to survive in a world where betrayal and revelation could cost her everything. *** I waited until it was COMPLETE and published the whole book for you. :) ENJOY!!!! #romantasy #fantasy #romance #youngadult #newadult #slowburn #enemiestolovers #magic

𝙈𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣. 𝙈𝙮 𝙙𝙤𝙡𝙡. 𝙈𝙮 𝙛𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙩𝙤𝙮. She's mine and I'll never let her go. Even if she begs on her knees for it. The biggest revenge ill have isn't by killing her. It's by taking her broken soul and reshaping it to make it belong to me. Like how it's always meant to be. ♡ I made the worst decision of my life getting tangled up in his twisted world. All I wanted was peace and got handed a psycho who will never let me go, No matter how hard I try... and I dont know if I even want to leave. Every day I warp deeper and deeper inside his effect and get confused whether to slap his infuriating face or kiss it until I feel something. This is our twisted love story.

THE SEQUEL TO 'LUNA OF ROGUES.' Last Haven is scattered to the wind. It has been nineteen years since the castle burned - nineteen years of bitter warfare - and rogues are a dying breed. Defeat is starting to look inevitable. Every rogue has a choice, the Alphas say. Resist and die, or surrender and die quickly. Eva finds a third option: provoke a pack war, sit back, and let her enemies self-destruct. Her mission will take her undercover in the heart of Silver Lake territory with only an Alpha's bastard for company. One slip of the tongue will cost them their lives, and there is no room for failure when the fate of every surviving member of Last Haven rests on her shoulders.

She thought she was nobody. Aria Vale is a Class-V star-dim, unremarkable, easy to overlook. She keeps her head down, her music quiet, and her existence small. Until she wakes up married. To twelve strangers. The Zodiac themselves. Now twelve impossibly powerful constellation heirs are searching for her, bound by vow-marks they don't understand. And Aria? She's trying not to be found. Because girls like her don't get chosen. They get forgotten. But the stars have other plans. A cosmic reverse harem romance where the girl who thinks she's nothing discovers she's everything. Slow burn | Why choose | Found family | Avoidant FMC | Protective MMCs

"𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲, 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐥„ -𝑽𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒐 𝑻𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒆 ♤ The Amby Awards 2025 Winner ♤ 30 Days Challenge Winner ♤ 8 Chapter Challenge Winner » "Wreath of Death" formerly.

What Elena Lockser wanted was to secure a job in Aiden Inc, which was her dream company and nothing else. She encountered Aiden Crooks, the CEO, also, the man she had been running from all her life, as her interviewer. Aiden Crooks, aside from being the CEO of Aiden Inc, he was an Alpha werewolf, and a single father. He never believed in a second chance mate until he met Elena in his office. Will they get the true love they deserve when obstacles arise to drive them apart?

❝In class, you said I reminded you of someone. Who is she?❞ ❝My wife. You remind me of my wife.❞ ━━━━━━━━━━ When an accidental time travel brings twenty-seven-year-old William eight years back to the past, he gets a chance to change his future and undo his marriage to the wife he never loved - the one who loved him too much. But landing at the doors of her nineteen-year-old self, he is met with someone who is extremely different from who he has always known her to be and he ends up falling in love with her. The catch? Eliza Scott hates him. Thrown into a race against time, William is left with two choices - win back Eliza's heart and go back to the same future which he left behind or forget Eliza and go back to a future where she is no longer his. [FEATURED BY @Romance]

1405. Anne de Mortimer lost everything. Her parents, her brothers, and her future. Others have toyed with her family for their own power and it has left with her nothing. Anne refuses to be a pawn in someone's game ever again. When she travels to the court of her enemy, she encounters Richard, son of the Duke of York. His family used hers and left the Mortimers to pay the consequences. She swore never to trust a York, but his kindness and loyalty surprises her. Despite the opposition to their relationship, she refuses to lose her chance for happiness. She is going to win. History forgot her. But she changed everything. Cover by moonkissedgirl

When Summer Princess Lumikki is offered to the Winter King as payment for a debt, the Winter court is dragged into chaos. Alone in a foreign land, with no one but herself to rely upon, Lumi is quick to adapt in order to survive. But the longer the winter king stays with her, the more he is unable to let her go. Like the sun and moon, fate continuously has them moving towards each other- yet apart. As her life unfolds in unexpected ways, Lumi realizes that love can only be found, if all else is sacrificed. But are they willing to pay such a price? And are some loves worth fighting for? This is a story of redemption. This is a story of strength. This is a story of revolution. This is a story, of when the sun fell. COPYRIGHT: ©Joy (world_joy_) All rights reserved Thank you for reading | COMPLETED

Book 2 || Adventures of Wala series || **FIRST DRAFT** Lyla Feyton is a healer, an alchemist, and, when backed into a corner, a fighter. When she meets Quinnton Acker, her skills are put to the test around every corner. Some call Quinn a dreamer, others call him delusional. He likes to see himself as an adventurous romantic--and he's taking Lyla along for the ride.

"Let them go, Dante." I whip my head to see a small boy standing the clearing with blonde hair and a green cloak hanging from shoulders. He isn't very tall however he holds his stance well. He doesn't seem to be more than Cassandra's age. Maybe 12 at most. I abruptly turn my head back hearing the man holding a sword to my throat chuckling with a sinister grin. "Oh, poor boy, what are you go to do about it?" The yellow teeth gleam as he begins stalking towards the boy who does not look the least bit fazed. I look around at the other men who are following the leader. I pull Cassandra tighter to my back as I take small steps back. I keep my eye trained on the men but also fear for the naive boy. "Do you really want to test me Dante?" He asks raising a single eyebrow. For a minute the men stop their movements. I see their hesitation for fear... Fear of what? I take the moment to stick Cassandra behind a nearby tree. She crouches down while I pull my sword out from its place. "How do you know my name?" The scoundrel raises his sword challenging towards the boy before taking a final step towards him. Then the unexpected happens. The young boy chuckles so darkly. It sounded almost... demonic. All the men instinctively raise their swords. "Oh Dante, I didn't know your name... but you know someone dear to me." "Spit it out boy!" The once grinning man is now looking around frantically. I continue my eyes scanning the small boy. He looks directly me and gives me a small nod before saying one word that caused all hell to breaks loose. "Artemis." Artemis is not an ordinary girl. She grew up in the wilderness after being shunned due to unique abilities and her different physical attributes. Blessed with an ability that scared others, she roams the wild with only her guarded one. That is until she stumbles into a situation that brings her in front of a prince.

Mia Clarke, a professional cheerleader and physical therapist, has her life carefully planned: by night, she's the confident face of the NFL sidelines, and by day, she works diligently as a physical therapist. But when a stray football from NFL quarterback Wesley Carter leaves her concussed and in the public eye alongside him-her well-ordered life starts to fall apart while falling in love.

She's his brother's little sister... and off-limits. But when danger comes for Elena Morales, Dante Ricci-her brother's childhood friend and a deadly mafia leader-comes to protect her. What was meant to be safety quickly turns into temptation, and in a world of power, violence, and obsession, desire can be the deadliest threat of all.ֶָ֢ ೀ

"So what now?" "I don't know, Em." ***** CLOSER TO YOU TRILOGY ***** After the second chance of a lifetime, Emma Carter and Beau Lewis decide to call it quits. No matter how passionately their love burns, there's always something standing in their way. As Beau battles with demons from his past and Emma questions her entire future, the one thing they both need right now is space. Seemingly back where they started, Emma and Beau are thrown together in yet another impossible situation. Now more than ever, the first rule of their relationship stands: since the feelings are undeniable, they mustn't act on them again, for both of their sakes. There's just too much to lose. Facing their biggest test yet, can Emma and Beau resist each other for good, or is it true that in the end, love truly conquers all? Find out in the final installment of the Closer to You Trilogy Text copyright ©kjobrien™ 2020 #1 in Romance Reads 2021 #1 in NA #1 in RocknRoll #1 in Sequel Shipping #1 in Adult #1 in Back Together #1 in Flirtationship #2 in Addiction #2 in Old Flame #3 in Women's Fiction #5 in Slow Build #5 in Flirty #6 in Just Friends

Growing up she believed she had to live life to the fullest, she could not afford to spend her time on anyone! Growing up he believed life had no meaning without the people around. While he fell in love long ago, his partner seemed to think she could do without love. One incident changed that. Ramit knew it was time to give up and willed his rarely stubborn self to let her go, or if the need be, push her away. Only, Geetha's efforts to save their marriage would begin. ∼•∽ This story is an INFP guy ✕ INTJ girl personality interplay project set in Delhi (and Paris) and offers angst etched in their untimely grovel, hurt-comfort brought by their misunderstandings, and some light humour sprinkled amid the grand plot of love. ∼•∽ 🧡 Completed. (14 May '22 - 15 Aug '22) Featured on: 🩵 "New Adult" list of @Romance (by Wattpad), 🩵"Enemies & Friends" list of @Romance (by Wattpad), 💠 "A Little Bit of Everything" list of @NARomance, & 💠 "Roses are Red | Romance" list of @NewlyWrittenBooks. 🧡 Proudly the winner of 1st place in Teen Fix Mini Awards 2022, 2nd in The Heart Awards, 3rd in The Dreamer Awards, all for Romance category. ∼•∽ Specifications: ➙ Genre: Romance/New Adult/Humour ➙ Trope: Second Chances/Unrequited Love ➙ Dynamic: Stoic FL ✕ Emotionally vulnerable ML ➙ Language/Spellings: British English ➙ Chapters: 33 + Epilogue ➙ Length: 85K words ➙ Narrative perspective: 3rd limited POV ➙ Editing: Done to the best of my ability ➙ Absolute reading time: 6-7 hours ➙ Please savour this story over: 2-3 weeks DISCLAIMER: This is pure fiction based on my knowledge. I imply no actual persons. Do not copy. See the copyright below.

His path was never meant to be that of a knight in shining armor. Yet, bound by a dying vow and the chains of filial duty, he is forced to don the armor for a woman who shatters every ideal he ever held. She is not the bride of his dreams, but a challenge written in the stars-a living contradiction who ignites a firestorm of resentment and unwelcome desire. Now, on a journey neither asked for, he must confront the most perilous quest of all: a battle between his steadfast pride and the unexpected whispers of his own heart. Can a promise forged in obligation ever transform into a love written in destiny?

Alessia Stocklin and Ezra Withers are polar opposites, but they can certainly agree on one thing: their mutual hate for each other. He's an Alpha deadset on killing every rogue he comes across, while she's a vigilante - known as Nightshade - intent on saving every rogue that comes her way. Each is a beast in the other's eyes. But what will it take for them to realize even the worst of beasts have some beauty deep within?

The sound of pencil strokes filled the silence, a quiet rhythm against the weight of unspoken words. "I don't even like him." The sketchbook lay open, pages curled at the edges, filled with lines she never meant to draw. His face stared back at her-smudged, incomplete, yet unmistakably him. She sighed, pressing the tip of the pencil against his sketched smile. It wasn't fair. She turned the page. Now, in a crowded university hallway, he leaned against the wall like he belonged there. "Still pretending you don't care?" Rivan's voice held a smirk, but his eyes said something else. She hated that she knew the difference. "He was my childhood tutor. Now, he's my classmate. If this is fate, I want a refund." A flicker of silver caught her eye-the handmade guitar pick spinning between his fingers. Her guitar pick. She had made it without thinking. Had given it away without knowing. Hadn't expected it to find its way to him. He was laying down, staring at the guitar plectrum (pick) above in his hands. His fingers closed over it. "I wonder if she knows she already picked my heart." The paper crinkled beneath her grip, her unfinished sketch staring back at her. "Tell me, Nitya..." The whisper lingered like an unfinished melody. "What am I to you?" ─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ─── ｔｒｏｐｅｓ • Childhood frenemies to lovers. • Friends to lovers. • College mates to lovers. ° He fell first and harder. ° Slow burn. ° Long Distance. ° unrequited ° soft romance ° Bestfriend ArchitectxMusician