Small Steps Quotes

~ Zara Natusha Putri According to my Mom, the new neighbor was still single, handsome, hot, rich, and kind. But I don't think so. Why? Because there is nothing special about him and he is very annoying. Coupled with his perverted brain that makes me want to chop his body into small pieces. Oh come on, I can't stand all this. ~Bryan Samuel Clivton Even that girl doesn't know who I really am. We'll see, once you know and remember everything, you will feel at home, Zara.

Oakley is a quiet kid, he keeps his head down and minds his own business. He has a best friend, and a fling. He's openly gay, and in his small town that still lives in the sixties, he gets bullied for it. He has two moms, which only adds to the bullying. Axton is at his prime, he plays football, has a hot girlfriend, who is supposedly his soon to be mate. Everything in his life is perfect. Except he has one big secret. No one knows, and he takes out his frustrations on an easy target.

"Ava, now!" Virin's voice sliced through the suffocating darkness, sharp and urgent. My body moved before my mind could catch up, legs burning as I sprinted toward the van where Kyra and Priti waited, their faces pale with terror. "Run! Faster, Ava!" Priti's frantic scream tore through the night, her fists slamming the steering wheel as if sheer willpower could propel me forward. My lungs screamed for air, my legs trembled with exhaustion, but I couldn't stop-not when freedom was just ten steps away. Ten. Nine. Eight- "Ava!" His voice cut through the chaos, low and venomous, freezing me mid-stride. It wasn't a command. It was a threat-a promise of destruction. "If you don't stop right now, I'll kill everyone who dares to stand between us!" The weight of his words coiled around me like chains, choking the air from my lungs. I knew he didn't bluff. I knew what he was capable of. "Not now, Ava! Run!" Virin's desperate voice shattered my paralysis as his grip yanked me forward, dragging me the final agonizing steps to the van. We tumbled inside, slamming the doors shut. For a fleeting moment, I dared to look back. There he stood, his figure looming in the distance, chest heaving with fury. His dark eyes burned with a rage that made my stomach twist. Slowly, he raised a finger, pointing at me. "You are mine," he growled, stabbing the same finger into his chest. Over my dead body. ***** Ava's life once seemed perfect-best friends, a family she adored, and a love that felt like destiny. But perfection shatters. Caught between two men-one who sparks a fire she can't extinguish, and another who offers solace laced with shadows- Ava is thrust into a web of secrets, lies, and dangerous temptations.

Atenea, a young woman of captivating beauty, displays an innocent face that could easily be mistaken for that of an angel; however, don’t be deceived, for behind that appearance hides the very devil in a small body. She accepts Valentino Rizzo’s marriage proposal—an ice-hearted businessman—bound by the obligation to save her father’s nearly bankrupt factory. When the young Russian sets foot on Italian soil, she comes face to face with her future husband’s mistress. One might think that the fragile girl would cry over a future with a fiancé who has another woman, but… —“You’re my fiancé’s woman, you say?” —she removes her sunglasses, a gentle smile curving her lips—. “Nice to meet you, I’m Atenea Volkova, the future wife of your man. Sorry… our man.” In contrast, a husband with a cold and unyielding heart, who constantly shows her his disdain and openly professes his love for his mistress, becomes astonished when he discovers a small detail that binds him to his tiny wife. Love arises, grows, multiplies, but at some point, it must perish, for Atenea Volkova is not willing to give her heart to any man. It was a promise made on her knees before a grave, where her fragile heart was buried for life. Can true love bloom between a heart of ice and another cracked and closed to the feelings of love?

Real love stories are not as beautiful as fairy tales. But that doesn't mean it will go wrong. It all depends on how people choose to live with it. Like Anna, an ordinary woman living an everyday life amidst the glittering life of Los Angeles was forced to bury her fairy tale wedding dream as the marriage order came. Moreover, she married the most desirable, handsome, young CEO, the successor to the Byrne business empire, David Byrne. A small mistake that totally changed their life. Could they live with that? Especially when one problem after another shook their loveless marriage.

Hexes and Howls revolves around Miranda Lewis, a high school student living with her uncle in a small town that was once home to supernatural beings of all kinds. Miranda is a young witch who tries her best not to stand out in any situation. The fear of someone finding out who she is made her isolate herself from her peers. But when she got herself entangled with the situations that came after saving a ghost from soul eaters and helping her crush adjust to his new life as a werewolf, she realized the dangers that lurks in the shadows of their town.

🔞 MATURE CONTENT 🔞 “He was my professor. Strict. Off-limits. Impossible. Until he found the notebook I was never meant to leave behind...” When Lena Hart steps into her advanced literature class at Black Moore University, all she wants is a fresh start. Instead, she finds herself toe-to-toe with Adrian Knight—stern, cold, devastatingly attractive. Their war of words sparks a dangerous attraction neither of them can control. What begins with a forgotten notebook filled with Lena’s darkest fantasies turns into secret kisses, stolen nights, and an affair that threatens to ruin them both. But Adrian is hiding more than his feelings—he has a past that could destroy everything. And when the truth unravels, so does their world. This is not just a student-professor fling. This is obsession, sacrifice, and the kind of love that could cost everything.

Astrid’s life ended in blood and betrayal. Her second chance begins in the pages of a book she once read—Blood and Moonlight, a world where ancient vampires and fierce werewolves wage a war older than the moon itself.Reborn in the body of a doomed noble girl whose death will ignite the coming carnage, Astrid must outwit fate itself to survive. Every whispered promise hides a blade, every stolen glance could be a trap, and the line between love and danger is razor-thin.But the deeper she steps into the game of predators, the more she realizes someone here knows the truth about her past life—someone who might be the very killer who ended it.Survival means rewriting the story.Love might mean losing her soul.And in a world ruled by fangs and claws, Astrid will have to decide—Will she be prey… or predator?

Born under the Blood Moon, Aria Vale carries a power whispered about in old prophecies... one that should never awaken. When she’s forced to marry the feared Alpha Kieran , she steps into a pack ruled by secrets, shadows, Deception... and an Alpha who never sleeps without a weapon. Then the Moon Shards begin to glow. Visions haunt Aria, Kieran’s temper grows darker. And whispers of an ancient oath echo through the territories... An oath broken by the first Luna, whose soul Aria unknowingly carries. When the Shadow Alpha rises and takes hold of Kieran, Aria realizes the war surrounding them didn’t begin with either of them… but it may end with her. To break the curse, she must walk into the Shard Realm alone. But the moon has never chosen a Luna without choosing her Alpha.

On the day of her wedding Miriam thought she was going to marry the man of her dreams, her childhood sweetheart and lover only to find out that he had sold her off to the most dangerous Russian in Las Vegas as his bride. Her parents were in support of the swapped grooms as they wanted their second daughter to marry Miriam's lover instead. Thrown into the hands of an intimidating man, Miriam believed that she would never be loved by him. However, to her surprise, her dangerous Mafia husband is actually a doting man. He sweeps her off her feet, showers her with love and fights against those who come in her way including her family. But then, being the bride of a Don comes with exclusive responsibilities and bold steps to survive in his world of crime and danger.