"He's lucky I let him live!" He kicks the chair he was sitting on, "I can't stand the thought of anyone hurting you." He takes slow steady steps towards me and I realise I've no where to escape to. Before I can comprehend what to do, his chest is blocking my view and his scent is tampering with my sanity. ***** There's not much going on in Maya's life and with her cousin moving out, she's certain life will only continue to be boring. The plan is to stick to routine and go on with life, continously escaping to fictional worlds and focusing on school. Mason's the new kid across the street who just seems to have trouble following him. His plan is to keep his head down and his dark, dangerous world a secret. When Maya finds herself entangled in his secret world, Mason's forced to do everything in his power to protect her. Amidst boxing lessons and impromptu road trips to safe houses, a little spark starts to fly.

I saw Tracy slide the knife in her heart, but all I could do was scream and yell. The blood escaped her body like the Niagara Falls. It stained her clothes the floor and the knife. It slid all the way through. I saw the girl I knew for so long turn her face to me and smile. She struggled as she mouthed I love you and slumped on the floor. He eyes flashing her death date before dying along with her body. The spark from her eyes left as I stared into her eyes, searching for a source of life. I found none.

DARK ROMANCE! My back hit the wall, I was trembling in fear because of his close proximity. He was so angry that his veins were popping out from his neck, his jaw was clenched. I didn't dare to look at his eyes. "look at me!" I didn't muster the courage to look at his evil eyes so i kept my head low, squeezing myself in the wall. His hot and raged breath was fanning my face. In an instance he moved closer flushing his body against mine. A whimper left my mouth and I put my hands on his chest to create some distance but he didn't even budge. Chloe:M-mov-e away.. The next moment he punched the wall so hard just right next to my head, and I close my eyes in fear as new set of tears welled up in my eyes. The next thing he held my jaw with his one hand and jerked my face up and... ⚠️ 18

*WATTYS2018 Longlisted* He saw a pair of eyes, his eyes. But they were elongated, angled and a deep, angry red... Thame is, on the surface, an average guy. Suffocated by the politics of his city job and his increasingly complicated love life, he seeks refuge in his weekend football and the hope that there is, somewhere, something more for him. He has always felt that underneath he is special; destined for greatness. As his world becomes darker and his frustrations grow, this sense of difference grows more powerful. Daydreams are no longer idle fantasy but visions of a dark history; his reflection in the bathroom mirror is no longer quite... human. What beast lurks beneath the man? Why is he being watched? And what terrible consequences accompany the fulfilment of his ancient destiny?

-Highest Ranking #3 in Nightmares- "Stop lying to me." Asher hissed harshly, his eyes furious as he hits the wall beside my head making me flinch. "I'm not lying." I defended pathetically, looking away from his dull eyes. Knowing if I locked eyes with him he'll tell through my lies. "Yes you are. Everything you say are lies!" He yells punching the wall again making me flinch. "Enlighten me! What did I lie about!? Huh?" I asks, my anger raising by the seconds. "Saying that you're fine when you're not. Saying that you sleep when you don't. Saying that nothing bothers you, but in reality you can't breath." His heavy breathe fans my face as I held in my tears. My heart beats rapidly against my chest. "Aren't you tired of lying? Aren't you tired of pretending!? Tell me!?" He yells, his veins in his neck popping out with each words he says. As he begins shaking my shoulders like he's trying to pull me back to reality. Behind my smile was a breaking heart. Behind my laugh I'm falling apart, behind my my eyes are tears at night. No one has ever notice but him. Only him. _______________________________________ They thought their pain was permanent, every ounce of fear and doubt drowned them in a deep pit. They tried to climb out of it, but they couldn't. They were too stubborn to actually acknowledge they needed each other. Their love was like two opposite magnets trying to click. What do you think happens when a mafia attacks an illegal underground fight? Asher, the mysterious heartless man helps Ava...?

Annie just wanted to live her normal life. She had a job that although didn't pay well was happy with and her friend, Cammie, who always loved to cheer her up. She loved her co workers until everything changed. She had out of curiosity met someone who changed her life forever. Dylan was not always doing his business in public but had to the same night he met his toy and of course that was a dream come true for him... someone he could always play with. He has a daughter who would one day be the head of his business and she needed someone to take care of her. Annie was the right person. Would Annie get to love her dangerously new found home or would she reject them and run away... even though no one could escape from Dylan. Rated 18 Read if you dare...

Have you ever encountered mad love? No, not the kind with butterflies in your belly and a sweet thrill, or even the relationship between two loving hearts. This love is different - it's a poison, it destroys life. What should you do if the past does not let go? Where can you hide from feelings bordering on mental illness? How do you escape a man who has become your shadow? No way... It's impossible to escape. It's impossible to hide. Living with it is unbearable. "You won't be happy with anyone, I won't allow it..."

My life's amazing, I have great friends, I have loving parents, and I'm in my senior year of high school. I really couldn't have asked for a better life. That's where Chase has come in, my crush since 5th grade. His captain of the football team and the schools local badboy heartthrob. All the girls in my year want him, but he smashes and dashes them, only dating for them for a few months. It begins like every perfect relationship, but there is something hidden inside of Chase, something very, very dark. I'm Raven and I wouldn't tell.

"You know I'll find out who did that to you. And they better wish for a headstart." I snap my gaze up. His voice turned awry in my ears at the menacing promise. I stare at him, blinking. "Why are you so obsessed with knowing who did this to me?" "Why are you so stubborn to keep it a secret?" I look down, dreading my answer. "Because I'm afraid what you'll do if you know." His eyes spark with sabotage. "Good." )( )( Aiden Martinez has always been viewed to let his anger get the best of him, and his whole life to assemble a root of all ominous to come. When he finds himself back in the town that has mistreated him the most, his hellish mind is made up. But when those ample seizing blue eyes capture him-that obsessive passion for her ignites again, vowing her innocence to ruins. Mia Heart has always had the privilege to make his skin crawl with gaucheness and now that his eyes fall on hers again, her life is bound to his. He won't have it any other way. When a flame falls, a timorous spark ignites light. A pledge Aiden holds turns all bound to the consequences into ashes. But when Mia's life comes in between his vengeance-who will shatter first? Mia? Aiden? Or the strings that divide them apart?

A tale of two sorrowful souls who crossed paths due to a trivial coincidence. His eyes will forever ravish her, his lips will leave eternal marks and one word will haunt her until she dies. She has learnt to be quiet and sweet. He has learnt to dominate and kill. She is trying to find herself from the depths of distray. He is planning to destroy what is needed for power. Falling in love will be too dangerous, too alluring. And in the end it will hurt. Breathing should be effortless, loving should be painless. What does a girl who has learned neither? When you find home in the arms of a killer, to whom you cannot tell your secrets, without risking yourself. And why would you risk anything for a man who believes bullets can fix a broken heart. UPDATES ON SUNDAYS