The Center Cannot Hold

Blurb _“Rejecting the most powerful boy in school was my first mistake… surviving his obsession might be my last.”_ Isabella has spent years hiding the truth behind quiet smiles and long sleeves. At home, her older brother Victor controls every part of her life with fear and violence, leaving her with scars no one else can see. Transferring to Ravenwood High was supposed to be her escape. Instead, it becomes the beginning of something far more dangerous. When Nate, the school’s powerful and ruthless king, sets his sights on her, Isabella becomes the center of an obsession she cannot escape. Nate believes she belongs to him. But Jacey, Nate’s mysterious rival, sees something different in Isabella...someone worth protecting. As Nate’s obsession grows darker and Jacey’s hidden world begins pulling Isabella deeper into danger, the secrets she tried so hard to bury begin to surface. And when the truth about the abuse she has suffered finally comes out, Isabella realizes that surviving her past may only be the beginning of her fight. Because in a world where love can become possession… And protection can hide dangerous secrets… Isabella must decide who she can truly trust. Before her scars destroy everything. Trapped between obsession and protection, Isabella must face the truth about her past before it destroys her future. Because some scars never heal. And some people will burn the world down just to own you.

Ning Tian Tian was one of the few people who could see ghosts. She was destined to be the Queen of the Spiritual world. She had the power to choose if the soul could go back to the body or will the soul keep wandering. The souls would have only 100 days to find their killer and make them confess with the help from Ning Tian Tian. Sounds easy, Right? No. Tian Tian cannot make even a single mistake, it will cost her something that she would never think of. Apart from helping the souls who had died due to a mistake she also has to be extreme careful so as not to let a vengeful soul fool her. ---- Gu Shen was an extraordinary person who had the power to kill a vengeful soul. But he also had the choice to kill any soul who tries to disturb the realm of living world. Smart, cold, handsome and decisive was all that could define his character. He was young but was strong enough to hold all the responsibilities. He can kill a vengeful soul but, will it not affect him? He would have only three chances to kill a vengeful soul, but were they enough? ----- What will happen when, these two meet and decide to make the world a better place by fulfilling the incomplete wishes of those wandering souls. Would they be able to find love amidst of the chaotic world or would their own wishes remain unfulfilled. -----

"It is an anxious, sometimes a dangerous thing to be a doll. Dolls cannot choose; they can only be chosen; they cannot 'do'; they can only be done by."

Three months long is a book centred on love, romance and betrayal. It talks about what some people consider important in a relationship, and how certain decisions affect people. Olivia, the main character is at the center of a love triangle but still convinced herself to push forward against all odds.

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Joshua Stone is incredibly handsome and appears to be the center of Bella's darkest desires. Oh- and he's also her best friend's uncle. Of course that doesn't stop them from giving into one another and letting the aching desires take control.

On my son, William Lewis' birthday, I secretly visit the learning center he studies at in hopes of giving him a surprise. But when I tell the teacher that I'm Will's father, the latter frowns in response. "You say you're Will's father?" I nod, feeling a little displeased. Although my wife, Amelia Garrett, is the one driving William to and from the learning center, there's absolutely no reason for the teacher to doubt me like this. But suddenly, the teacher smiles brightly at me and tells me he'll bring William with him soon. As I watch him walk through the door, I decide to not take this matter to heart. The next thing I know, the teacher reappears with two burly guys flanking him. "That's the one! He intends to kidnap children from my class!"

Charlotte’s life changed instantly when she met Prince Lucas, the respectful billionaire. Her only aim was to build a community center and focus on her architectural career. Life with Lucas was so beautiful. She found comfort in the hands of her husband and became the happiest woman on earth.

"What do I do, huh?" he nips softly on the skin of my neck as he thrusts in and out of me gently, holding onto me as though I was the most delicate thing in the world. "Tell me how to make it right, baby." He mumbled into my neck, his strokes growing deeper. My eyes met his vulnerable grey ones, and as I looked into the eyes of the man who broke me, I couldn't hold his gaze much longer because of how they seemingly appealed to me and made me waver. Pressing a kiss to his jaw, I whispered, suppressing a moan. "Bandages don't x bullet holes. You cannot x what you have already broken, Sean Wellington, because it's unxable." •••• Sekani Salvador never knew what it felt like to be truly loved, and even when she loved, it had to be a man she wasn't supposed to fall for, Sean Wellington, who happened to be the boyfriend of her twin sister, Simone Salvador, who loathed everything she stood for. Sekani could have sworn that she could never have him but all it took for fate to spin the bottle was one night of vodka and mistakes that she couldn't take back.

Elena Vale has spent her life enduring cruelty as the unwanted stepdaughter of a wealthy family. When she is arranged to marry her father’s best friend’s arrogant son, she accepts, hoping to finally secure her place in the world. But on the eve of her wedding, a mysterious call lures her into a trap set by her best friend, Sandra,leading to a scandalous encounter with the powerful billionaire Adrian Blackwood. By morning, Elena’s life is destroyed. Branded a disgrace, abandoned by her fiancé, and publicly disowned by her family, she becomes the center of a media storm she cannot escape. Just when everything seems lost, Adrian steps in, not out of kindness, but control and power .He offers her a contract marriage for protection. With nowhere else to turn, Elena agrees, stepping into a world of power, rules, and dangerous emotions. As their fake marriage begins to blur into something real, Elena discovers Adrian’s hidden connections to her painful past, shattering the fragile trust between them. Betrayals deepen, old enemies resurface, and a long-buried love returns, pulling Elena in a different direction. But when she walks away to reclaim her life, she uncovers a secret that binds her to Adrian forever, a child he knows nothing about. Years later, their paths collide again, and Adrian returns, no longer asking but claiming what is his, his wife, his child, and the love he once failed to protect. In a story of heartbreak, power, and redemption, Elena must decide if she can forgive the man who ruined her… or risk losing the only love that has ever truly fought for her.