Aged Like Fine Wine

Anastasia just wanted to finish highschool so she could breathe. Everyone bullied her and she was used to it but then there was one person that took it upon himself to remind her each day she was an ugly freak. Vincent made it his life mission to taunt and bully her each day. She hated it but couldn't say anything about it because she didn't want to get into more trouble. It gets more intense when Vincent's rival Caleb picks interest on Anastasia and Vincent wasn't going to sit and watch someone trample over him. Anastasia was caught up in the middle of the rival she wanted nothing to do with. Extract from the story **" "You are mine to play with and I won't stand and watch someone take you from me."Vincent hissed at me before shoving me and walking away.

My boyfriend, Zayne Jefferson, is particularly gifted in certain ways. Every time we're intimate, he insists on trying something new. More than once, he gently coaxes me, saying, "Once you graduate, we'll get married." And I believe him. I throw myself into my studies, pushing hard to finish my credits early. At the same time, I secretly watch all kinds of videos at night and read up on techniques. I want to keep his body satisfied. One night, I stay up too late studying and miss curfew. I run to the bar to find him, where I overhear him chatting with his friends. "Zayne, is your girlfriend really that wild in bed?" one guy asks. "Of course. He trained her himself!" another guy says. "What about Yasmin?" Zayne exhales a stream of smoke, his eyes soft. "She's different. She's pure." In that moment, I begin to hate him. Back on campus, I make a call to my professor. "That secret program you mentioned… I want in." From this day on, my life belongs only to my career.

One night of reckless passion. A lifetime of consequences. Selene Flores never imagined her fifth anniversary would end with her heart shattered into pieces. Catching her boyfriend in bed with her best friend was the final straw—five years of forgiving his betrayals, gone in an instant. Drowning her sorrows at Eclipse, Manila's most exclusive club, Selene makes a decision that will change everything: give away what she's been saving to a devastatingly handsome stranger. No names, no numbers, no strings attached. Just one night to forget the pain. Drake Valencia didn't plan on being captivated by the heartbroken woman at the bar. As heir to a real estate empire, he's used to getting what he wants—but she disappears before dawn, leaving him with nothing but memories of the most intense night of his life. Dayss later, Selene walks into a conference room and comes face-to-face with her one-night stand. Drake Valencia. Her new boss. And he has no intention of letting her slip away again. What starts as an impossible attraction becomes an undeniable connection. But navigating a relationship built on secrets, societal pressure, and a night they were supposed to forget won't be easy. His family's disapproval, her career ambitions, and the scars of her past threaten to tear them apart. From strangers to lovers, from passion to partnership—can a relationship born from one reckless night survive the weight of forever?

Sometimes one needs someone who is just as damaged to get better. °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° A perfect life, family and friends. After finishing high school with flying colours Elicia Rae and her best friend Jeremy Martin enjoy their four months before heading to UCLA where they planned on following their parents' footsteps and partaking in medicine. Tragic events unfold leaving Elicia shattered, nothing is perfect, was the one thing she got to understand. A few visits to the psychiatrist and uncountable visits to a certain woman named Lydia, a therapist. Results in Elicia taking a gap year. She meets Treadway, a victim of abuse and becomes his light at the end of the tunnel. When a depression patient meets a victim of domestic abuse.

Inka was known to be a successful woman. She worked hard for it because she believes that one day, those who had belittled her and left her behind would regret the things that they did to her. Read wasn't the type of guy that changes women every night. He is a man with dignity and morals yet behind his Greek God physique and unreadable eyes is a life that revolves around blood, guns, and brotherhood. What will happen if Read had set his eyes on the most successful woman of all time? Would he take the risk and love her till death do they part? Or would he just forget about it because of his dark life?

Violet has always been the perfect daughter and the loyal friend, moulded by expectations, driven by guilt, and too afraid to disappoint. From childhood, she was taught that "good girls don’t argue," and so she spent her youth silencing her desires to fulfil others’ dreams. She chose the degree her parents wanted, behaved like her parents wanted, and even married a guy who's father was her dad's business partner. She worked hard, hoping love could change her life, but all she earned was humiliation, no matter how much she gave, it was never enough. Her so called family never even asked what she wants. All her life she spent earning love from her parents who raised her to bear the responsibility of a good daughter. She never say no to her parents knowing they are the reason of her living a good life. She wants to repay the debt for raising her in a safe environment like her real parents even though they are not. But she didn't expected her soon to be husband will turn out her bully.

Kyra is a resilient, compassionate, yet quite naive nineteen-year-old girl who lived with her father and stepmother ever since she lost her mother. Her stepmother, driven by greed, was determined to sell her off to an old man for money. Due to this pressure, Kyra sold herself to a ruthless billionaire. Will Kyra's sacrifice lead to her freedom, or will it trap her in a cage she can never escape.

Summer's best option is to end her life. When she separated from her sister Autumn when they were orphans, her adopted father molested her. A surprising chain of events occurred. For no apparent reason, a man named Bard Mignus De La Haye appeared in the picture and became her guardian. She accepted the misery, the mystery, and the lies because he helped her to stand on her own feet to face her fears, wasn''t he?

Mia, a beautiful and innocent girl, is running away from someone. When she stumbles upon a city, she's determined to have a fresh start. But it isn't as peaceful as it seems to be, as mysteries and murder lurk just beneath the surface. Even more so when she becomes entangled with two men, both hiding something. When the bodies begin piling up, who is to blame? It would seem Mia has never gotten away at all.

Part 1 - Genevieve: I found my mate the same night my parents were murdered. Stuck at the White Forest Pack, Alpha Prince Nikolai disappears for days at a time. Only when our mate-bond overwhelms him with desire does he find me. Then he loves to both punish and pleasure me, but I can’t live like this. Now my visions suggest my worst fears are true, even as I yearn for his affection. Was Nikolai involved in my parents murder? Part 2 - Cillian: I became Alpha of the Shadowlands Pack overnight and in the midst of grief and anger, I lost control. Somehow my actions have left my wolf mute. When the girl I have loved for years finally comes of age something goes terribly wrong. She is mated to another. It isn't how it is meant to be. I can't accept it. My father was the perfect Alpha but I'm already failing. I won't lose Matilda too. When the truth comes out can I be the Alpha my pack deserves or lower myself to enjoy savage, satisfying vengeance against those who plotted against me? Shadowlands Book 1 - a standalone continuation of the world created in the White Forest Pack series, exclusive to GoodNovel.