Scared Vs Scarred Novels & Stories

Denied of parental love; tortured and girded with brutal rejections; mentally scarred and broken is the most popular rebel of Oakley Backwood Pack. And of course, even more popular is her arranged husband, the neighboring alpha of the biggest pack and said to be the biggest taboo of a creation. Ava Marshall, a wolfless descendant believed to be a curse, is married off as a spy to Alpha Darwin to bring him down but on escaping her pack's claws, decides to repay their evil. However, she gets even tangled in the matters involving the most feared alpha and the reason why she has to marry him. Will it take only a nice sweet marriage for her to overlook the demons buried deep inside him? Or will it take the disastrous part of it to notice them?

Audrianna Escareal is the heartless heiress of Vida Riqueza. Her young heart was wounded when her family got wrecked. Her heart was shattered and her idea of love was tainted with betrayal and prejudices. But despite everything, he still learned to love. She tried to deny it at first. She may be young and inexperienced but she knows her type! He's out of her league, intense and very much intimidating. But like they said, as tight as you hold on to something, the more you will push it to explode. She couldn't control herself anymore. She loved him with all her bruised and scarred heart... only to be burned by his flames at the end. Loving him is her dangerous haven.

Betrayed by her family, and nearly killed on Christmas Eve, Kessa Winslow survived a mysterious fall that almost took her life but she woke up with one burning desire, vengeance. But a blind date gone wrong landed her in the arms of the Alpha Ronan Asa Huxley, the ruthless, scarred Alpha King who sworn she was the one who shattered his world. Now, she was locked inside his pack house, and tangled in a fierce, magnetic pull neither of them could break. Kessa must face the truth buried in both their past, find the person that wanted her death, the woman that destroyed the life of the Alpha before desire becomes her undoing, and the real enemy strikes again.

At Monticello Senior High, power has always belonged to Maddox—the merciless Alpha who rules with dominance and fear. But everything changes when Mordred Sinclair, the rebel biker with a dark, untamed past, rides into town. Kiana never imagined she would be the fire that sparks a rivalry between them. Already scarred by betrayal and struggling to survive her own demons, she becomes the center of an obsession neither boy can walk away from. One promises protection through dominance. The other offers freedom through danger. But both demand her heart. As secrets unravel and loyalties are tested, Kiana must choose between the Alpha’s claim and the biker’s desire—before the war between them consumes her whole world.

Blurb: ​They took everything from me. My husband faked his death, leaving me with $50 million in debt. My best friend stole my designs and my daughter, who now calls her "Mommy." They left me broken, scarred, and left for dead. ​But they made one mistake. ​When I wake up the day before my life was destroyed, I'm not the naive woman they remember. I have every detail of their betrayal, and this time, I’m not running from the storm. I am the storm. ​With the help of the man I should have never let go, I will turn their perfect plan into a nightmare. They think they’re building an empire. I'm going to burn it to the ground. Some debts can’t be paid in cash, only in ruin.

After Daphne broke things off with King Roman, her reputation took a hit, and as a powerful lycan, she cannot allow her name to fall into ruin. Yet her heart can’t stop wanting Jackson, a werewolf Alpha, not meant for her. She tries to forget him by agreeing to a new union, but when he shows up ready to take her away, she realizes he is her escape from the world of expectations. Trapped together, she gives in to their bond, yet her dutiful side won’t forget everything she’s left behind. But can they survive being out in the open together? *Book 2* Recommended to first read The Lycan King's Scarred Mate

Five years ago, I was rejected and humiliated in front of countless eyes by Hugo Maximiliano Cassilas. After that, his fans treated me cruelly because of my geeky appearance. To them, I was shameless and completely out of place. But none of that justifies the bullying that left me emotionally scarred and forced me into years of therapy. Now, I’ve returned—transformed, and ready for revenge. Every humiliation I endured, I will repay. And Hugo Maximiliano is the prime target of my most ruthless reckoning. But fate has a twisted sense of humor—my thirst for revenge has trapped me in a marriage… with Hugo himself. Can I carry out my revenge while bound by marriage? Or will I end up falling for Hugo all over again?

Ashley thought she could outrun her past—but a broken-down car on a deserted highway throws her into a brutal biker ambush. Her world collides with the Steel Vipers MC, a brotherhood bound by steel, loyalty, and danger. Rescued by four men—Nolan, the commanding President; Jax, the scarred Enforcer; Ace, the silver-tongued VP; and Cole, the reckless Prospect—Ashley is pulled into their world... and into their hearts. With rival gangs, a ruthless cartel, an obsessed ex, and a relentless detective closing in, trust turns to temptation, desire, and a forbidden bond with all four men. On the open road, survival isn't guaranteed... but wild, dangerous love just might be. The last chapters deliver explosive heat—intimate and deeply earned—as Ashley and the vipers stop running from what they want and claim each other completely.

"Who is she?" My voice came out weak, foreign to my own ears. I despised the way it sounded--like a scared child-and I hated how he made me feel so small, so powerless. He let his breath out in a noisy sigh-a low, suffering sound, as if he was putting up with something beneath him. "Are we really doing this?" His voice was low now, tined with irritation. "It's not what you think. And even if it was, what are you going to do about it? You blind bat?" I froze, as tears slid down my face. I was just blind to him. A burden.

After the death of her father, Celine Hathaway was forced to enter Celestia to find her mother as a fulfillment of her father’s last wish. She was estranged by her surroundings in the enchanted world where magic exists and was scared of all the strange things that she never have encountered before. Celine went everywhere and met different people as she connects the clues and hints of her mother’s whereabouts but little did she know that being close to her goal also means being close to danger. What truths will unfold on Celine’s journey on finding her mother? Will she find unexpected love on her way?