The Demons We Try To Hide - A Short Story [HalloweenVault2023]

The Demons We Try To Hide - A Short Story [HalloweenVault2023]

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Maeve Genesis and six others are invited to a night of horror in a haunted manor where they are sure to come face to face with their demons. An unnamed host has gathered these guests with his own hidden agenda. They are promised immortality.An escape from their sins. But Maeve knows better than to fall for a tale as tall as that, yet she also knows this man of mystery will give away secrets she can't afford to have spilled.Maeve must face her fate and defeat the demons hiding in the darkness of her past or continue to let herself be a victim. So come along on a thrilling night of deception, secrets, and violence in a mansion where your past waits to take you with it.Sincerely, The Man Who Defeated Time---An entry for the HalloweenVault2023 and inspired by the #BadassReads prompt.…

Split

Split

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"You don't need a weapon when you are born one." _____Imelda Grimes wakes up in a lab with no memory of who she is or why she's there. She doesn't have time to figure that out for herself either, for she wakes up face to face with Evander Castle.A strong, impeccable leader who rules the world in 2067 with an iron fist. Or at least that's what he's told her.Evander explains that he rescued her from rebels and is planning on helping her recover and train with him to become the warrior he knows she could be. Left with no other choice, Imelda agrees to help Evander and fight the evil rebels from taking over the world. While there is an obvious attraction to Evander, Imelda has doubt in the back of her mind. These supposed "horrible" rebels, aren't what she expected as she encounters them on the battle field.And then there's the fact that Imelda keeps remembering things.Things that can't be possible...Yet they seem so real. Caught in war of identity, Imelda is going to find out just who she truly is and what's right.Nothing is as it seems, and Evander Castle has all the answers...______…

Diabla

Diabla

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"Don't play games with me. Don't ever, ever think you're capable of that." His eyes flashed in the dark, the light of the moon reflecting in and out. "I think it terrifies you that I'm not playing any games. I simply want you to join me."I swallowed venturing near him, pointing my finger in his face. He was in dangerous territory... "I will never join you."A smirk. A god damned smirk."You're already half way there. But let's keep pretending, shall we?" •••Known for most of her life by the people who made her as experiment 101, compassion love and all sense of joy seem impractical and unreachable for Nova. A girl created for destruction, she has little hope for future. Day in and day out tortured and abused by scientists, Nova is enveloped in her own darkness. Her friends even start to nickname her "Diabla". Blaze seems to be the only exception, who sees her for who she really is under the shadows. At least that's what she believes until she meets Kane. Kane, a troubled, despicable man is fighting for power in order to take over the world from his seemingly more evil competitor; his uncle . After the death of his father, Kane is eager to prove himself and take the world by storm. But first, he needs an army...When Kane trains Nova, he not only realizes she's the most beautiful human being in and out, he realizes that she's also the most dangerous. What's stranger is that Nova can't believe how much stronger and more confident Kane makes her feel. Suddenly Nova begins to see a new, darker path open for her. But she is afraid to take that step. That step would be walking away from the ones she loved and everything she knows. Will Nova learn to accept who she is and decide to join Kane or will she choose her first love and the family she has only known?Either way, there will be Hell to walk through... 🔥---[ ⚠️ WARNING: 18+ Mature Content; sexual assault, violence, language, etc. ⚠️ ]…

The Lonely King (Book 1 of the Shadows, Roses and Ice Trilogy)

The Lonely King (Book 1 of the Shadows, Roses and Ice Trilogy)

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Once upon a time, there was a werewolf king who sought to conquer all, who sought to conquer all that he could in hunger to fill his gaping hole of a heart. He ravaged packs, and rogues, turning all of them into his own kin. He was arrogant and felt that none could stop him...However, he was wrong. A witch named Gamora, placed a curse upon him and his kingdom that he shall forever remain bound to one kingdom alone and almost hidden completely from the rest of the world. He and his pack were cursed to be immortal and in 650 full moons if he had not found his mate, she had not have fallen in love with him, and he hadn't have changed, then by the time the last moon had risen he would forever be shifted into wolf form, and cursed to walk the land forever as a beast. Years went by until Amabelle Bonnet.It is discovered that Amabelle is mysteriously, and miraculously Dante's long-lost mate. A new hope is given to the pack, and more importantly to Dante who now has to make Amabelle fall in love with him. Easier said than done...Amabelle is stubborn, perhaps more than he is. She loathes Dante, blames him for robbing her of her family and she feels that she will always be a prisoner...Dante's mission is to prove her wrong, and he'd better hurry. There are only two more full moons left.Slowly but surely Amabelle realizes that there may be more to Dante than the beast he made himself out to be. Will Dante win the heart of his mate, or be lost to roam the earth as a monster for eternity? Find out in, "The Lonely King".~•~Book 1 of the Shadows, Roses and Ice Trilogy. Novel Playlist on Spotify - "The Lonely King, Novel Playlist"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6LeUP34S9G4BY8orq4xmU8?si=lbnBQh2mQqOw1AM99v9OtA…

Untouchable

Untouchable

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She was beautiful.Kind.Graceful.People shied away, afraid to break someone they thought was so fragile.Until someone did.And he vowed to shatter her.So when he did the unthinkable, everyone assumed she wouldn't be able to recover. Except she came the next day and she looked just as flawless as usual with a dangerous calm to her...And then the person they thought would break her turned up missing.They all knew now.She was strong. She was untouchable...---…