The Matter With Things Novels & Stories

From the moment their eyes met, she knew he was the one and he knew he wanted her, but their love was not meant to be. She was sent to him on a mission but somehow, fate plays a fast one on them and their paths become intertwined. Their love is a consuming fire that will not only consume them both, but also the ones behind them. When Edmund Hamilton betrays the love of his life by signing a contract that ruins her life, he sets on a journey of no return fighting his demons and trying to rekindle the love between them. No matter how hard he tries, no matter what decision he takes, she will always be on the losing side. How much is Emily Peterson willing to sacrifice in order to be with her billionaire lover, Edmund Hamilton?

After failing the mission, the System gave me one final chance, and to succeed, I had to give birth to a child. The System promised that if the baby were born safely, it would reveal the truth to my target and give me one last glimmer of hope. However, six months into my pregnancy, just when things seemed stable, I was dragged onto an operating table in the middle of the night by my husband and family. My husband stopped the anesthesiologist from giving me any pain relief. “Let her feel the pain,” he said coldly. “We need to keep the kidneys as fresh as possible.” My parents instructed the doctor to draw my blood. “She’s the same blood type as our precious girl. Let’s take some for backup.” Even my childhood friend, the boy who had always been by my side, was the one to slice open my abdomen.  They wanted my kidneys to save my sister, who was dying from kidney failure. No one believed I was pregnant. No matter how much I begged, they went ahead with the operation, tearing me open. The baby couldn’t survive, and I died on that operating table. However, as my soul began to fade away, something strange happened. Those who had murdered me—my husband, my parents, my so-called friend—they all lost their minds.

Disclaimer- This is a dark bully romance (18+) She is their doll, They are the predators and she is their prey, Their Perfect muse. ************************************************************** Broken, despised, and humiliated by everyone, including her parents and sister, Renee, the blind Omega suffers a lot of mistreatment and is treated as a slave despite being the daughter of her adoptive parents. Renee further gets heartbroken when she catches her sister cheating with the only boy whom she thought loved her and was worth living for. Her life takes a different turn when she is mated to the triplets Alphas who were on a mission of revenge, to make her life miserable over something that happened in the past. To worsen things, she gets chosen to attend the same school with the same triplets nicknamed the Alpha Devils who are bent on bullying her and she Isn't even allowed to reject them. What would the triplet Alphas do when they find out that they had been wrong about her all their lives, would they be able to put the past aside and love her as their mate? Would Renee forgive them and accept them as mates despite everything they did to her or would she just reject them all no matter how much they grovel and despite the sexual tension between them? In the Elites Arts High School, trust would be broken, loyalty would be tested, secrets would be revealed and betrayal would prevail. Or would love prevail despite the odds?

Valeria was just a wife on paper. Three years of a hellish marriage with the only man she had ever loved but it ended in divorce one rainy night. “Sign them. I can no longer stand to see your face or pretend like I don't want to strangle you with my bare hands everytime I lay eyes on you.” He barked coldly, throwing the papers on the table in front of her. She couldn't say it was unexpected. It had always been a matter of time. Once childhood friends, everything had gone to hell because of one woman, Isis Whittaker, Luka's late fianceé. An unfortunate accident. An incriminating message. Somehow, Luka came to believe Valeria was responsible for the death of the woman he loved and took it upon himself to punish her personally. Three years of torment and being labelled a murderer. She'd never thought the ending would be so…cathartic. Her hand lightly grazed her stomach as she signed the papers. Terrified of how she would explain she was pregnant from a night of passion he didn't even remember, she no longer needed to tell him. She would make sure he was never going to find out that she was carrying his son, the heir to the Thorne Empire. But then again, things never quite go as planned, she should have realized this by now… FB: Author Ireti

Jayson and his fraternal twin Alexi met Taelin when they when they were 18. Their father was marrying her mother so they would soon become step siblings. They knew they wanted her from the moment they saw her. Things were going well for the first few months they lived together, but a few months after school started Taelin distanced herself from them. No matter what they did she avoided them unless it was family related and even then she was standoffish. Before they could figure out what happened they were off to college. Now Taelin is attending the same college, but Jayson and Alexi have no idea. Taelin told her mother that she told them but she didn’t. She has every intention of keeping them from finding out, but when she runs into a couple of mutual friends that changes. Everything comes to a head during a family dinner. The truth also comes out as to why she distanced herself from them. Can Jayson and Alexi make her see what they said isn’t what they felt or meant? What happens when a girl that has been obsessed with the boys start trouble? Can these three work out their issues and can Jayson and Alexi convince Taelin that their relationship is no one elses business but theirs? What will Taelin do when she finds out that she has been Secretly Wanted By Her Mafia Stepbrothers?

Kane knelt in the snow, his desperation evident in the cold wind. "Serena, I can't bear the thought of losing you. I was a fool, but I've changed. Give me a chance to make things right," he pleaded, his voice carrying the weight of regret. Serena, standing tall with an air of indifference, smirked at his vulnerability. "Changed? You're still the same Alpha who rejected his mate. Your chances ended the moment you let me go. I won't waste another breath on you. Goodbye, Kane," she declared, then turned and left, leaving him helpless and regretful. **** Serena, a resilient model, faces the ultimate heartbreak as her sister orchestrates her downfall and sleeps with her boyfriend. Sold as a Slave by her deceithfulf sister into the Snow Wolf Pack, she discovers her mate, Alpha Kane, only to endure rejection and hardship. Pregnant and shattered, she escapes, leaving behind a remorseful Kane. Kane, the cunning Alpha, soon realizes the grave mistake he made in rejecting Serena. Realizing he made a big mistake, Alpha Kane's pain turns into a strong desire to get Serena back, no matter what. But torn between his responsibilities as an Alpha and his yearning for Serena, must confront his past and the deceit that threatens to consume them all. Will he be able to prove his love and worthiness to Serena, or is the bond shattered beyond repair?

“All this time, I was just a mere substitute to you? A replacement for someone you lost?” “It’s not that simple, Sheila. I—” “Don’t! I trusted you. Every embrace, every word, the heartfelt feelings—it was all for her, wasn’t it? Did you ever love me, Andrew? Did you ever feel something for me? Tell me!”  “Sheila, I……Sorry……” ********************* Sheila found out her boyfriend cheated on her and then lost her . Just when she thought things couldn't get worse, she realizes how naive she still was. Her father and stepmother, her so-called family, forced her to marry a stranger, and treated her like a bargain item at a mall sale. On the other hand, Andrew's father tried to pressure him into an engagement by threatening his inheritance. Andrew felt a sense of powerlessness as well as amusement, as he didn't care about the inheritance; he had already made a name for himself as a successful and feared business magnate. But when he saw Sheila's smiling face, Andrew's blood froze for a moment, and his eyes were filled with shock, doubt, nostalgia, and a hint of tenderness that he hadn't even noticed. He thought that maybe this was a chance given to him by fate, and this time he had to grab it no matter what, but he didn't know how the decision he made at this moment would change his life.

Everyone who lives will die, and nothing they do can stop it. That's the way things are. The circle of life. And a single undeniable truth. The minute we are born we start our journey of that cycle and we will continue down that path until we take our very last breath. However, not all life spans are the same. Some people live to an old age. Others die young. Some die of natural causes, and others die of accidents, murder, or disease. It's the sad truth of being human and death doesn’t discriminate. But what if someone could see their death coming? Would they do everything in their power to stop it from happening, or would they live their lives to the fullest since they knew it was coming to an end? Would they fight tooth and nail to be able to stay earthside for even a minute longer or would they succumb to the inevitable? This is the universal question and the only ones who can answer it are the people who saw their deaths, people like me. My name is Remi Woods. I'm eighteen years old, and for as long as I can remember, I've been able to see how a person will die with a single touch. At first, I wasn't quite sure what was happening and I was terrified that maybe I was going crazy, but after my visions kept coming to fruition no matter what I did, I knew I was different, and not in a good way.

In real life, I had been pushed to the brink by an online romance scam. Just when everything fell apart, I awakened something called the Devotion System, and before I could make sense of it, I found myself thrown into a horror game. Among all the players, I was the weakest, barely able to take care of myself. If I wanted to survive, I had only one option—find someone stronger and cling to them, no matter what it took. However, things did not go the way I expected. Every player avoided me like the plague. Not a single one was willing to team up. With nowhere left to turn, I made a desperate decision. I chose a ghost. I treated her as my bound partner and devoted myself completely to her, clinging to her as if my life depended on it. However, as I spent more time with her, I began to realize she was not just something terrifying. She was someone who had been hurt, someone deeply broken. Hence, I stopped pretending. I began to help her sincerely. In the end, we overcame everything together and cleared the game. However, when I returned to the real world, I discovered something I never could have expected. She had followed me back. From that moment on, all I could do was wait for the system to pull me into the next stage.

Felicia Rivers spends ten years hating me after the death of her first love, Samuel Gardner. No matter how hard I try to please her, she merely sneers in response. "If you really want to make me happy, why don't you just die?" A sharp pain pierces my heart when I hear that. But when a burning roof beam comes crashing down on me, she saves me but dies. As she lies in my arms, she uses the last of her strength to brush away my hand that is holding hers. "Michael Sommerson, how wonderful my life would've been if I hadn't met you…" At her funeral, her mother, Lady Rivers, sobs uncontrollably. "This is all my fault. I never should have forced you to marry him. If I had let you marry Samuel like you wanted, would things have turned out differently today?" Lord Rivers glares at me with hatred in his eyes. "Felicia saved you three times. Why do you only ever bring disaster into her life? Why wasn't it you who died?" Everyone looks back and think Felicia marrying me is a mistake, including myself. In the end, I leap from the top of Star Tower and return to ten years earlier. This time, I decide to sever all ties with Felicia and give everyone the ending they want.