Expectations Versus Reality Quotes Novels & Stories

She came to campus to disappear. He rules it without trying. When silence meets fire, something has to burn. Maya Chen has one goal at Crestview State University: remain invisible. A guarded first-year Software Engineering student, she's learned the hard way that closeness only leads to pain. After a public betrayal in high school, Maya keeps her head down, her grades high, and her heart locked away. Idris Vaughan is everything she avoids. Final-year Architecture student, campus debate champion, and magnetic in ways he doesn't have to try. Beneath his confidence, he's suffocating under his father's expectations and a reputation he never asked for. When Maya challenges him publicly, she doesn't fall at his feet like everyone else. And that unsettles him.

"So.... what would you like tonight to be?" Jasmine asked. Collins paused to consider. His eyes beamed a speculative challenge as he answered, "Whatever two strangers want to make of it." "Without a tomorrow." "Tomorrow I'm gone." Well, that was laying it on the line! "Then I'll just take this one-night experience with the man behind the name," she countered, pride insisting that his schedule did not affect her expectations from this blind date, which had been zero before she met him anyway. Sexual invitation simmered back at her. "I wonder if you will." ______ It was passion at first sight... Jasmine's blind date with Collins Templeton, a notoriously charming  tycoon, was the last thing she needed And more than a one-night stand... The second they met, Jasmine recognized sexual challenge in Collins eyes. Their date led to one unforgettable night - with consequences that would change their lives forever...

Riley a daughter to the Essah family moved to high school. Three days after arriving at high school she met a guy named Johan Mills . Sometimes we think we will make our own ways but fate makes our lives ways . A certain incident separated the two . Leaving one in a psychiatric hospital . What has fate planned for the two ? Will the two ever meet again ? Join them as they face reality to an end which was never expected .

Humiliated. Exploited. Betrayed. This was the harsh reality Camilla faced at the hands of her husband for five years. However, she put an end to the suffering after a miscarriage caused by her cruel mother-in-law. Saved by a stranger from a suicide attempt, she is now ready to embrace her destiny as a Billionaire Heiress and seek revenge against those who have wronged her. What if a man arrives promising true love to her? Will Camilla's thirst for vengeance and her hardened heart prevail?

After reliving the death of her child countless times in a dream, Vanessa Lawson does a reality check and and discovered that her dream might actually come true so She decides to change her fate! Vanessa shamelessly stalks Leonardo the young master of the Quinns and a notorious business prodigy. she tore off his clothes and gave him a bite before arrogantly declaring him as her responsibility as she has marked him. As such they had to get married!

In this gripping werewolf tale, Gwen finds herself heartbroken after her lover chooses someone else as his Luna. Seeking solace in a bar, she has a one-night stand with a human, only to discover she's pregnant with his child. As the child's powers pose a threat to the supernatural world, Gwen must team up with the child's father, a warlock, to protect their family and prevent a dangerous prophecy from coming true. Amidst the chaos, their relationship blossoms, but can their love survive the pressures of their new reality?

A reality that Amelie would never Amelie would never accept. She is the werewolf that was lost for a dozen years. And she never know who she was. Reymond, her ultimate destiny. A werewolf who also lived among humans. However, their relationship they never got along. Reymond, the only son of Reid and Amelie, the servant there. And Reymond hasn't realized that Amelie is luna. Will Reymond find out who Amelie is? How will Amelie react if she finds out she is a Werewolf?

Lyra's arranged marriage was everything she could have ever dreamed it would be... Until it wasn't. When her dreams turn into nightmares, she wakes up to find reality crashing in on her. Can she find the faith in herself to turn her future around along with the fate of her people? Love gained and lost. Pain, fear, hope, betrayal, torture and more await in this fantasy-based novel focused around a fiery young mage and a quest to save her world.

Ever since Camila was a child, she was stuck inside the four walls of the mansion. She had lost the chance to see the world. She escaped her master’s grasp, but her mother ended up dying after sending her unknowingly to the past. Lucas, who was an immortal, wanted to make her his wife to bear his offspring. In the past, she met Lucas, who was still a human. From then on, she swore to kill him. To make it reality, she entered the palace as a maid.

Vivian Young becomes involved in an enticing romantic relationship with Louis Morris, the seductive billionaire. Their relationship swiftly develops into something much more than a passionate one-night fling, revealing the startling reality that Louis is not just a mysterious stranger but also her boss. Though their love grows quickly, they are ensnared in a forbidden relationship and stand on the precipice of power and danger. Vivian has to make her way down this perilous path where passion and danger converge. Will Vivian discover that her relationship with Louis is part of his revenge plan?