Joy Of Missing Out

I jolt awake to splash of ice cold water making contact with my warm skin and ripping me from my dreams. Looking up I see my perpetrator and best friend Bailey giggling, and holding a now half-emptied bucket. “Wake up loser! Last day on the beach and you choose to sleep?” I roll my eyes in annoyance at her bubbly enthusiasm. “Alright I’ll get in for a bit but I’m not going to stay long,” I state with a huff. We each grab a floatie and make our way waist deep before hopping on and linking arms to keep from drifting apart. “Are you excited to be heading back tomorrow? I know I am!” Bailey quipped. Honestly I’d been avoiding that thought the whole trip. Returning to our pack was the last thing I wanted to think about. This week at the beach had been the calm environment I desperately needed after senior year. Returning would mean I would have to finally confront the drama that has become my life the last three months. All through high school I kept my head down, focusing on my team and training. Despite keeping to myself there was always one person stirring sh*t up, my ex, Austin. His father, the Alpha to our pack, gave his life in one of the pack battles last year. Leaving his Luna to raise Austin and his sister on her own. Austin would now be eligible for the Alpha title which worried me. Up until we left he had shown blatant disrespect to my father, Beta to our pack. Not to mention he still had his eyes and ears on me. Returning was the last thing I had on my mind, knowing sh*t is about to hit the fan.

Twenty-six, brilliant, and achingly untouched, PhD student Cassie walks into the city’s most exclusive sex club because of a bet against her virginity. She chooses him blindly: a cruel Dom who drags her to the hidden chambers, spreads her trembling thighs, and takes her virginity with slow, savage thrusts while she screams. She never sees his face. She buries the memory under ambition, until her mother’s death forces her back to her home. Her brother offers her an internship with his best friend, Reginald Walker; an introverted, lethal and impossibly controlled CEO. The man whose mere presence makes her wet and reckless. Cassie pushes until Reggie snaps, chains her on the wooden crucifix, spreads her legs and fucks her till she's speaking in tongues. Despite the fact that Reggie cannot do emotions, their secret affair turns raw and desperate: His hand is always fisted in her hair, his neck filled with hickeys that his shirt cannot hide. Their love and lust is so violent it terrifies them both. Then the devil returns. Lucien is the one who broke Cassie's virginity and he recognises her one night, when Cassie moans Reggie's name at the Forbidden. He wants a taste of her again and asks Reggie to share, as sometimes they shared subs. Reggie refuses. Lucien vows to get her. When Reggie's past is dug up and dirty secrets are revealed, the trust in the relationship is broken. Cassie runs to her brother with a broken heart. Reggie drowns in whiskey and self-loathing. On his knees in the rain,he begs for her forgiveness and love. She gives it, but nothing is the same again. They start over slowly, trying to rebuild what Lucien nearly destroyed. One careful kiss, one trembling “I love you,” one fragile heartbeat at a time.

Addie has a crush to one of his brother's childhood friend, Zim. He is an achiever, the reason that Addie admires him the most. One night, she dared herself to admit her feelings for the guy. But Zim just laughed, leaving her a thought that he took her confession as a joke. She made herself embarassed the next day, which made her decision to avoid Zim in all possible ways as she can. Zim began to notice Addie avoiding him. He didn't know why he hates being avoided by that girl. Zim made his way to make up with her. He made it clear that he didn't want to see Addie flirting with another guy but him alone. They start dating each other as a couple, the day after. After years of abandoning her with his brother, his father returned in their place together with his new family. She discovered that their biological mother has died when she was born. The mother they had known since they were kids was actually her mother's twin. Zim didn't leave Addie at her worst. He stays by her side until they become successful together. Addie believe they had the perfect relationship. However, something happened that was far beyond her expectations. He met Zim's mother accidentally while they were dining in a restaurant. Contrary to her expectations, the man denied her in front of herself and his mother. Addie suffer so much pain causes by the man she loved the most. Zim tried to explain his reason and want them back, but Addie refuse to believe them. Zim had left no choice but to approach Addie's father and beg to marry his daughter, despite their strained relationship.

Akala ni Elara Cruz, nakatakas na siya sa madilim na nakaraan ng pamilya niya. Tahimik na buhay na lang ang gusto niya—malayo sa gulo, malayo sa sakit. Pero lahat nagbago nang makilala niya si Damian Blackthorn—ang cold, ruthless, at sobrang dangerous na heir ng isang crime empire. He’s everything she should avoid. Pero isang halik lang mula sa kanya, at malinaw na: “Akin ka.” Mahalaga ba ang puso kung kapalit nito ay buhay? Hanggang saan kaya ang kaya niyang isugal para sa isang pag-ibig na bawal, mapanganib, at nakakatukso? Sa mundong ginagalawan ni Damian, ang loyalty sinusukat sa dugo… at ang betrayal binabayaran ng kamatayan. At sa huli, kailangang pumili ni Elara: lalaban ba siya—o magpapalunod sa halik ng sariling pagkawasak?

As a child, Rebeca watched her world shatter when her entire family was brutally murdered before her eyes. In that single night, innocence died alongside the people she loved most. The trauma carved itself into her soul, leaving scars that time could never heal. Years later, the little girl who once dreamed of warmth and safety no longer exists. In her place stands a woman forged by pain—cold, calculating, and merciless. Every step she takes is guided by the echoes of that night, every breath fueled by a single purpose: vengeance. Rebeca is no longer afraid of the darkness. She became it.

A young woman is reborn inside a mecha VRMMO consumed by galactic warfare, and must rise above the failings of her old life or be lost forever. As she ascends, a spreading darkness threatens to tear her galaxy apart.

Angel lived by her name, well behaved, considerate and caring. She was swept away in a College romance until her world came crashing down around her. Can she find love again or is she doomed to be alone watching others rise while she stays still

Leaving behind the world she knew, Sia Martin made her way into the world of money, power and blood along with her friends. Their happy dreams didn't know about the price they have to pay for success. When the life of lies catches upto Sia, threatening to take away everything from her, she relies on the person she hates the most. Hardin Black, the rumoured murderer and stone - hearted CEO of one of the biggest corporations around. He makes her sign a contract for life, snatching her freedom in return of one promise but is he really the saviour she thinks he is or is he just another devil around the door to tempt her into giving away everything voluntarily?

(21+) How would it feel if you did everything for him to just be on the edge of a deep abyss ... that's how Diane felt, willing to make all the big sacrifices to always be by her husband's side, everything was so perfect, but everything changed when Diane gave up her first pregnancy for had an abortion in order to follow her husband. For Kurt it was not a sacrifice but an opportunity for Diane to ruin their relationship, since then Kurt hasn't known his wife anymore. Their problems are even more complicated when Diane is facing people from her past which attracts her sexual needs when Kurt starts to forgive her, all the secrets are slowly unraveled, even the true sacrifice of people who are in that deep abyss. Will Diane choose to fall into the abyss or stay on the edge for the sake of with her husband, or the other thought is to be on the side of another man that she will chooses to make things even more complicated. -...“What's wrong with my sexual desire…” she releasing a sighed muttered to herself -...Kurt sighed and smiled sarcastically, shaking his head. "I think I know. I’m pretty sure, Now I don't know. Back then when she had an abortion and even now. I feel less now her." -..."Apparently true, humans do not change easily…” He uttered his words, stare at her intently -For the first time she looks at his face with affection, Diane looks at his brown eyes, she finds the intrigue there that can catch her heart and soul, only him ..., can make her stirred like this. -... "I didn't sleep with him, !" Diane’s yelling while glaring at him, she looked angry mixed with restless.... ‘I can't stop me because I Love You’ CHAINS_OF_LOVE

*on-going* The story about Kourtney Devaraux, the what-so-called Queen B who is misunderstood by a lot of people. She's overlooked as someone who will come for those who threaten her. But it's the other way around.(A stand-alone novel from His Fragile Flame)