Ava has been in love with her cousin Lucas since she was a teenager, but knowing the taboo nature of their feelings, she has always kept them buried deep inside. She moves on and starts a serious relationship with Ethan, a good man from a wealthy family. Everything seems perfect for a while. However, when their families plan a luxurious vacation together, those long-suppressed feelings resurface. Ava and Lucas have an unexpected encounter that leaves them questioning the boundaries they've set for themselves. They give in to temptation, and a forbidden kiss leads to a series of moments where they struggle to keep their passion under control, knowing they can never act on it. Ava finds herself torn between loyalty to Ethan and the burning desire for Lucas. As the days go on, secrets start to unfold, and the lines between family and romance blur. Ava tries to bury her emotions, but with Lucas constantly around, she realizes she's never truly gotten over him. Tensions rise when Lucas begins to test the limits of their connection. The family event, meant to be a joyous occasion, ends up being a catalyst for betrayal. Ava's emotional turmoil leads her to make a choice that will affect her relationship with both Lucas and Ethan forever. Ava paced in her room, the heavy weight of temptation pressing down on her. She had always known that Lucas was a forbidden fruit, a desire that could never be fulfilled. But during this vacation, the attraction between them was undeniable. Her heart raced just thinking about the last time their eyes met across the room, the last time their eyes met across the room, the unspoken understanding that pulsed between them. The knock on the door startled her, and she froze. It was Lucas. "Ava," he whispered, his voice low and inviting. "We need to talk." The last thing she wanted was to face him, to look into those eyes that made her knees weak. "Lucas, we shouldn't be doing this. What if Ethan and the others see us?" she asked, her voice barely a whisper. Lucas stepped closer, his presence overwhelming. "You shouldn't care about anyone else. Focus on us." His breath brushed her ear, sending shivers down her spine. Ava couldn't resist. She could feel the pull between them, the forbidden magnetism that had always been there. Before she could respond, Lucas' hands were on her, tracing her body with a confidence that made her dizzy. She gasped, her breath catching in her throat as he made her feel things she had buried for so long. "Lucas," she moaned before she could stop herself, the heat between them growing unbearable
I was fifteen when I first noticed Lucas as more than just my cousin. Before then, he was just another familiar face at family gatherings, someone I'd see during holidays, playing soccer with the boys or laughing with the uncles. But that year, something changed. Lucas had always been around. Since he was three years older than me, he was already in college while I was stuck in high school, counting down the years until I'd have that same freedom. He didn't visit all the time, but whenever he did, he had a way of making his presence known.
Maybe it was the way he carried himself confident, relaxed, like he didn't have to try too hard. That summer, he came to stay with us for a few weeks. His parents had traveled, and since our families were close, my dad insisted he spend the break at our house. I didn't think much of it at first. It was normal, Lucas staying over wasn't new. Hi, I'm Ava. I'm fifteen, and like most teenagers, I'm trying to figure out who I am and where I belong. I come from a well-to-do family, full of traditions and expectations, where every gathering feels like a carefully choreographed dance. Yet, beneath all that polish, I carry secret feelings I've been taught to hide. Even now, as I navigate the ups and downs of adolescence, I find myself caught between what I'm expected to feel and what my heart truly whispers especially when it comes to someone I shouldn't be drawn to. I've always believed that being sensible meant keeping my emotions in check, but lately, I'm learning that some feelings refuse to be silenced. As I stand at the brink of new beginnings, I can't help but wonder if this is just another challenge I'm meant to overcome, or if it might be the start of something entirely unexpected. But one evening changed everything. I had gone to the backyard to get some fresh air. The house was too noisy, my little cousins were running around, my aunts were chatting loudly, and I just needed a moment to breathe. I stood there, watching the sunset, when I heard footsteps behind me.
"Escaping the chaos?" Lucas's voice was warm, amused.
I turned to find him leaning against the doorframe, watching me with that easy smirk of his. His dark hair was a little messier than usual, and the way the golden light hit his face made something in my stomach tighten. I had never felt like this before. Not for him. Not for anyone.
"You too?" I replied, trying to act normal, even though my heart had started racing.
He walked toward me, hands in his pockets, casual but effortlessly cool. "I needed air. Your house is wild."
I laughed. "Tell me about it. Aunt Rita hasn't stopped talking about her new business since she got here."
Lucas chuckled, standing beside me now. We were quiet for a while, watching the sky shift from orange to deep blue. The silence wasn't awkward. If anything, it felt... comfortable.
"You've changed," he said suddenly, his voice thoughtful.
I looked up at him. "What do you mean?"
He tilted his head, as if studying me. "I don't know... You're not the little girl I used to tease anymore."
His words sent a strange shiver through me. I should've rolled my eyes, laughed it off like I always did. But instead, I felt my cheeks warm.
"Well, I'm fifteen," I said, crossing my arms. "I'm not a kid anymore."
Lucas smirked. "I can see that."
The way he said it made my breath hitch. It wasn't flirtatious, not exactly, but there was something in his tone, something different. For the first time, I saw Lucas in a way I wasn't supposed to. He wasn't just my cousin who visited sometimes. He was... Lucas. I didn't know what to do with that realization.
"Anyway," I said quickly, looking away. "Are you excited to go back to school?"
He shrugged. "Kind of. College is exhausting, though. You'll see when you get there."
"I doubt it. I think I'll love the freedom."
Lucas laughed, shaking his head. "You always did like doing things your way."
"Obviously." I smiled, glad for the shift in conversation. But even as we talked about other things, his classes, my school life, random family gossip, I couldn't shake the strange new feeling inside me.
That night, as I lay in bed, I found myself thinking about the way Lucas had looked at me. About the way my heart had raced when he stood close. I knew it was wrong. I knew it didn't make sense. But that was the moment it started, the moment I realized that maybe, just maybe, I was falling for Lucas. And there was nothing I could do to stop it.
In quiet corners of jace's life, music had once reigned supreme, filling his days with melodies and dreams. However, a series of unfortunate events had led him to relinquish his passion. He put away his instruments, locked his compositions in a dusty old drawer, and vowed never to return to the world of music. Jace had thought he'd given up on music forever, but thanks to Dorah, the lady he met online. His unexpected encounter with Dorah sparked a remarkable connection that unearthed the musical talent Jace had buried deep within himself, leaving him with a life-altering decision to make. "It's MY DESTINY," embarks on a journey into the mosaic of human connections, exploring the profound impact that one individual can wield over the trajectory of another's.
After two years of marriage, Sadie was finally pregnant. Filled with hope and joy, she was blindsided when Noah asked for a divorce. During a failed attempt on her life, Sadie found herself lying in a pool of blood, desperately calling Noah to ask him to save her and the baby. But her calls went unanswered. Shattered by his betrayal, she left the country. Time passed, and Sadie was about to be wed for a second time. Noah appeared in a frenzy and fell to his knees. "How dare you marry someone else after bearing my child?"
My name is Katia, and I am just trying to survive until my fated mate arrives. Which may be easier said than done. Rejectection is the last straw. Whispering my acceptance of his rejection. I run through the pack house, out across the manicured lawn into the forest. "I'm sorry, my sweet girl," I say to my wolf. I'm sorry you have been stuck with me and have had to suffer everything I have. She whispers," it's not your fault, Katia. We came to a cliff with a waterfall. The hurt keeps pounding at me. I need it to stop. My sweet girl, and I just want peace, I keep running and leap off the cliff. Spreading my arms wide, with tears streaming down my face, I fall, not making a sound, waiting for sweet oblivion where we feel nothing ever again. "I love you, my sweet girl! Until we meet again, "My wolf replied just before we hit the water, "I love you too, Katia. I have never regretted a moment with you." The Snow Moon pack is having their last barbecue of the summer next to the waterfall on their land. The adults are laughing and joking while watching the pups play. The alpha, beta, and gamma are swimming with some of the older children and playing a game of Marco Polo. Someone yells, "Oh my goddess, someone just jumped over the waterfall!" Everyone is frozen as they watch what looks to be a child falling arms spread wide, no one makes a sound. The small body hits the water like a plane crashing into the side of a mountain. The alpha, beta, and gamma, spring into action, swimming towards the area the person went under. The alpha is screaming his wolf is going crazy repeating, "Find her. Find her...find her!" They dive and the beta surfaces with a small person in his arms. Alpha takes the girl from his beta, laying her on the ground. The men are shocked by what they see. She is covered in scars and injuries. Her body is twisted and broken. The Beta asks, "Who could have done this to someone so defenseless?" Alpha drops to his knees, repeating, "MATE...MATE...MATE!"
My boyfriend called, "Baby!" as he jumped out of bed and scrambled to pull his pants off the ground. "Please, I can explain my love." Shutting my eyes, I inhaled deeply and tried not to cry when I realized that my dream of the man not being my boyfriend had been dashed. "What?" I asked, "What do you want to explain?" How did you lie about having a business meeting while you were in bed enjoying yourself with my best friend, even though I told you I was in serious pain, is that it?" I stood there, my heart pounding, and tears streaming down my face...
Once upon a time, there were two kingdoms once at peace. The kingdom of Salem and the kingdom of Mombana... Until the day, the king of Mombana passed away and a new monarch took over, Prince Cone. Prince Cone, has always been hungry for more power and more and more. After his coronation, he attacked Salem. The attack was so unexpected, Salem never prepared for it. They were caught off guard. The king and Queen was killed, the prince was taken into slavery. The people of Salem that survived the war was enslaved, their land taken from them. Their women were made sex slaves. They lost everything, including their land. Evil befall the land of Salem in form of Prince Cone, and the prince of Salem in his slavery was filled with so much rage. The prince of Salem, Prince Lucien swore revenge. 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 Ten years later, thirty-years old Lucien and his people raided a coup and escaped slavery. They went into hiding and recuperated. They trained day and night under the leadership of the fearless and cold Lucien who was driven with everything in him to get back their land, and take Mombana land too. It took them five years before they ambushed and attacked Mombana. They killed Prince Cone and reclaimed everything. As they screamed out their victory, Lucien's eyes found and pinned the proud princess of Mombana. Princess Danika. The daughter of Prince Cone. As Lucien stared at her with the coldest eyes anyone can ever possess, he felt victory for the first time. He walked to the princess with the slave collar he'd won for ten years rattling in his hand as he walked. He reached close to her and with a swift movement, he collared her neck. Then, he tilted her chin up, staring into the bluest eyes and the most beautiful face ever created, he gave her a cold smile. "You are my acquisition. My slave. My sex slave. My property. I will pay you in spades, everything you and your father ever did to me and my people." He stated curtly. Pure hatred, coldness and victory was the only emotion on his face. .
There was only one man in Raegan's heart, and it was Mitchel. In the second year of her marriage to him, she got pregnant. Raegan's joy knew no bounds. But before she could break the news to her husband, he served her divorce papers because he wanted to marry his first love. After an accident, Raegan lay in the pool of her own blood and called out to Mitchel for help. Unfortunately, he left with his first love in his arms. Raegan escaped death by the whiskers. Afterward, she decided to get her life back on track. Her name was everywhere years later. Mitchel became very uncomfortable. For some reason, he began to miss her. His heart ached when he saw her all smiles with another man. He crashed her wedding and fell to his knees while she was at the altar. With bloodshot eyes, he queried, "I thought you said your love for me is unbreakable? How come you are getting married to someone else? Come back to me!"
Elin spent twenty years deeply loving her husband, finally marrying him just as she'd always dreamed. But reality shattered her illusions—he wasn't the man she believed. Instead, he callously destroyed her family, crushing her heart beyond repair. At her lowest point, Ruben, equally betrayed that night, approached her steadily. "Marry me, Elin. I'll help you take revenge." Yet, after their wedding, she quickly discovered he was dangerously unpredictable. "I made a mistake. Let's divorce..." Ruben slid his arm possessively around her waist, whispering a chilling promise, "Only in death."