Hidden Behind A Smile Novels & Stories

They wanted her to sit beside the throne. But she was born to sit on the throne. Serena Draven was never meant to reign. As the daughter of Ironfang’s Alpha, her life was destined to be one of obedience, grace, and submission. But Serena refuses. Disguised as her cousin Kael Draven, she dares to enter Dravenhold Academy — an elite training ground where only future Alphas are forged. Among her rivals is Darius Blackthorn, heir of the Silverfang Pack, a wolf as commanding as he is dangerous. He senses something different about “Kael,” and what begins as rivalry soon sharpens into something far more complicated. Serena only wanted to prove herself. She never expected to lose everything.

Stella Rivers thought she had left her painful past behind—until she crossed paths with Jack Norman, her ruthless billionaire boss. Bound by a mutual agreement, their contract marriage is meant to be nothing more than a calculated move. But as passion ignites and old wounds resurface, their carefully constructed facade begins to crack. Jack, haunted by his own demons, finds himself drawn to Stella in ways he can’t explain. Stella, desperate to leave a legacy amidst the ticking clock of her secret illness, discovers a startling connection to the one person she swore to keep her distance from. But in a world of power and deceit, no secret stays buried forever. When shocking truths emerge, loyalties are tested, and dangerous enemies close in, Stella and Jack must confront their darkest fears to protect what matters most. Caught in a web of lies, love becomes the ultimate risk. Will they unravel the truth before it’s too late? Or will their pasts destroy their future? Love, Lies, and Legacy is a gripping tale of betrayal, redemption, and a love strong enough to defy all odds.

I broke up with my boyfriend the year he was at his poorest. A year later, he was famous, and he married a prettier, livelier girl than me. On a late-night show, a host asked him whether a grand slam of awards this early in his career left any regrets. He pulled Mia closer. "I want to know how she's been. Since she left me." The host paused. "She's been... not well at all." Adrian finally smiled. "Then I can stop thinking about her." "But Ms. Whitman left behind a box of tapes before she died." Adrian's smile locked into place. On the tapes were every day and every night of my life, from the day I walked away from him to the day I stopped breathing.

He's the Hero. She's the Sinner. The two opposite who represents the light and chaos fell in love and created destruction. Once upon a time, from a kingdom where mortals are heroes and Gods were villains thy live a great mortal who ruled over the aristocrats and slavery. He was the great hero who fought against the Dragon from the God's divinity and tamed it. He was the Emperor and the one who ate the apple of the sinner tree. She was the sinner, a lady, born from a God and a mortal who has the power to see the truth, lies, memories, and future. They met unintentionally, the hero and the sinner who brought the first war between the Gods and mortals.

For four years, I was in a secret relationship with Luke Collins. Even his closest friends had no clue. But everything changed when his first love returned. His friends started betting on when he'd break up with his girlfriend. "Right now." I blurted out. I knew because I was about to walk into an arranged marriage with someone else.

I have always had an almost pathological sense of paranoia. Ever since I was a child, I was convinced that the people around me were out to get me. Back in elementary school, when everyone was lining up for their student ID photos, I flatly refused to have mine taken. I insisted that the district office was going to use my picture for identity theft. The situation escalated so badly that the principal had to personally sit me down and spend half an hour trying to convince me otherwise. Then, there was the fingerprint registration system in middle school. The school required every student to submit their fingerprints to access the campus buildings. I was so terrified that someone would steal my biometric data that I literally rubbed the skin off all ten fingertips to make them unreadable. Even when my fingers were bleeding, I kept shouting that they were trying to steal my identity. I would rather climb over the school fence every day than cooperate. Every relative I had called me crazy. My parents were so fed up that they seriously considered having me admitted to a psychiatric hospital. I did not care. I guarded my privacy with obsessive determination, gritting my teeth and holding my ground all the way up to the eve of the final exams. Then came the day before the exam. That afternoon, our homeroom teacher, Tracy Collins, walked into the classroom carrying a metal lockbox. A warm, motherly smile spread across her face as she set it down on the desk. "Everyone," she said, "to make sure nobody forgets their documents tomorrow, I'd like you to hand over your IDs and exam admission slips for safekeeping tonight." She patted the lockbox reassuringly. "Tomorrow morning, I'll personally return them to each of you outside the testing center. This way, there's absolutely nothing that can go wrong." The class was deeply moved by her thoughtfulness. Some students even looked close to tears as they eagerly pulled out their documents and lined up to hand them over. Everyone except me. My hand clamped down over my pocket so tightly that my knuckles turned white. Cold sweat poured down my back. A sharp alarm bell was ringing in my head. Trying not to attract attention, I fished out a spare flip phone from my bag, ducked beneath my desk, and dialed emergency services. As soon as the call connected, I lowered my voice and spoke into the receiver. "Hello. I'd like to report a crime. My name is Charles. "I believe a teacher at St. Alden High is working with an identity-fraud ring and is planning a large-scale operation tonight involving examination fraud and identity theft."

Valentino Araya was forced to disguise himself as a geeky man in the company owned by his biological father, Budi Araya to investigate his father's death which he thought was unnatural.  In addition, he also had to seize the company owned by his father from his stepbrother, David Araya. Would Valentino succeed in getting back what was rightfully his and also unravel the mystery behind his father's death?

"I didn't marry you because I loved you." His smile was cold. "I married you because my brother wanted you first." Teresa Grimhollow thought divorcing Asher, her husband would finally end the nightmare. Instead, it started a deadlier one. Asher still controls her life with lies, power, and the one thing she can't afford to lose—her daughter. Then Lucas, the older brother comes back. The silent witness. The man Teresa despises for watching her suffer... without ever stepping in. Until she discovers his silence wasn't indifference. It was devotion. A dangerous secret buried beneath years of guilt, forbidden love, and evidence powerful enough to destroy the Grimhollow family forever. Now long-buried secrets are clawing their way to the surface, and every truth Teresa uncovers makes one question impossible to ignore: Who has been protecting her all along... and who has been planning her downfall? Because Teresa was never the love story between two brothers. She was the reason they went to war.

This is a story of a girl who will do everything for her family, Patrisse Luisa Fuentejo, decided to work in a famous clothing line for her sister’s medications. Months has passed, Jairus suddenly fell in love with her secretary without him knowing.. Will they fell in love with each other or stay as colleague?

“I want you, Trsh, can't you see that?” He questioned, and I scoffed, my eyes holding nothing but anger and hatred for him. “You hurt me!” I charged at him. “And I'm ready to make things right? Like it or not, it's you I want. You're mine, Trisj.” ****** The birthday surprise she had hoped for turned out to be her worst nightmare. Trisha thought she was finally okay, but when she got betrayed by her mate and got rejected, she saw her world crumbling to her feet. From trying to get drunk in order to wash off the bitter memories of getting betrayed by her mate, she found herself having a one-night stand with the Alpha and then running away. Now she is left with no choice but to accept the cruel fate that was forced upon her. But out of the ashes of her life, she was determined to emerge, not as that weak and wretched girl of before, but as someone worth looking up to. Will she defeat her bitter fate and find the happiness she craves for?, Will love ever be an option for her again? Only time will tell.