Found 4054 THE HIDDEN PIECE : MOVING FORWARD IN THE EYE OF THE STORM Stories

Six years ago, Jenny Johnson, the daughter and heiress of the wealthy Johnson family, was betrayed by their adopted daughter Michelle, lost her parents and became entangled with a stranger, Dan Smith. Ten months later, Michelle used Jenny's newborn daughter to secure her position as Mrs. Smith of the Smith Corporation, and secretly had Jenny murdered. However, Jenny survived. She underwent plastic surgery and came back as a beautiful casino dealer under the name Lily, then infiltrated Dan's casi...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to date a leprechaun? Probably not. No one really wants to date a two foot tall, red-haired, green suit wearing, money hungry trickster. But what if that leprechaun was a 6‘5“ tall, coal black haired, blue eyed, chiseled god who runs an international crime syndicate out of his hole in the wall bar? What if this millennium old Fae has been infatuated with you since you walked into his bar eight years ago? Would you want to date a leprechaun then?
Quin...

Stormy, a witch with unique power and lineage she can't remember, lives in a universe where magic is dying and the world is about to end. To save the future she trades her voice for the ability to travel through time.
Stormy returns to the past to unite the magical races and unify the shifter world through a multi-mate bond. As Stormy and her reverse harem embark on a quest to find a way to reunite the fading magic, she struggles to understand a prophecy that promises true love and the heartbre...

Marisol Torres had known hardship her entire life, but nothing could prepare her for the night her entire family was massacred. A ruthless gang stormed into their tiny home, slaughtering her parents and siblings while she lay helpless in a pool of blood. Left for dead but miraculously surviving, she emerged from the ashes with nothing but a scarred body and a heart consumed by vengeance.
Desperation led her into the hands of Rafael Montoya, a powerful and enigmatic mafia lord with a reputati...

Christopher was born into one of the most powerful families in the country. Most of the family members are politicians. After graduation, he will become an official under his grandfather's arrangement. However, he meets a girl on his graduation trip and falls in love with her. His family disapproved of their marriage because he was engaged to a girl from a powerful family. So she eloped with him and became the daughter-in-law of his family. What's next for Christopher's story?

The story follows Markus Ironclad, a man whose life is filled with conflict. On the one hand, he lives under the scrutiny of his in-laws, who constantly judge him. On the other hand, he must contend with the threat of the god killers, who murdered his father. As the plot unfolds, Markus finds himself in a battle for his life, and a fight for his heart. Can he overcome the odds and find the happiness he deserves?

A Remastered Version of Werewolf's Heartsong.
Alora, has been hated by her family since birth. Her Families favorite pastime is torturing her.
After turning eighteen she's rejected by her mate, who turns out to be her older sisters boyfriend.
Breaking the chains that bound her powers, Alora is freed from the family that hates her, and is given a new family.
When an old friend and protecter of her's returns home to tak his place as next Alpha of Alpha's, Alora's life is once more cha...

She has been trapped, used and abused all her life by her mothers Coven. They were evil, her father and his clan members, like her were trapped here as well. My mother decided when I was young, my hybrid self should be made useful for something other then being the unwilling occational power booster to her, and her covens spells. They put me in their library, it was full of magic, and not just their brand of magic, but all magic. I learned and practiced in secret. Learning all their Ancient lang...

On her wedding day, Hannah Sears is forced to hand over her wedding dress to her stepsister, Aspen, who is carrying the child of Hannah's lover, Jeffrey.
Betrayed and heartbroken, Hannah must watch her beloved marry her stepsister. The pain deepens when she is forced to marry someone previously intended for Aspen, all to pay off her family's debts.
Enter Alden Harrison, the son of a near-bankrupt billionaire. Known for his rough and cold demeanor, Alden is confined to a wheelchair after a ...

On her wedding day, Hannah Sears is forced to hand over her wedding dress to her stepsister, Aspen, who is carrying the child of Hannah's lover, Jeffrey. Betrayed and heartbroken, Hannah must watch her beloved marry her stepsister.
The pain deepens when she is forced to marry someone previously intended for Aspen, all to pay off her family's debts.
Enter Alden Harrison, the son of a near-bankrupt billionaire. Known for his rough and cold demeanor, Alden is confined to a wheelchair after a tragi...

"The first girl died in L.A. The second washed up at my feet."
I came to Seabridge Bay to escape the blood on my hands.
As a former LAPD detective, I was done chasing shadows—until the murders followed me with the same ritual, same signs and same nightmare.
That's when I met Damien Cross—a quiet contractor with haunted eyes and dangerous hands. He calms the storm in my head, touches me like he’s the only one who could ever do that…
But, what if he’s not saving me? What if he’s the one I need...

The world almost ended for her when she was eight years old. Laura, a powerful werewolf with witch-like abilities, witnessed her kingdom shattering. She was forced to flee from her world concealing her true identity.
But when she fell in love with a human, it seemed the new world had other plans for her. She was once again drawn into a complex plot designed to destroy her life. Yet… she went behind her responsibilities, breaking her heart and locking her love. Nevertheless… Her unending love...

I bite down on my lip to try and control my hatred for him as my stomach flips with contempt. "You aren't comfortable to sit on," I argue. "I won't be able to fall asleep on you." "Oh, but you are quite comfortable for me," He says, pleasure evident in his voice. His hands keep me pressed against his solid chest, sealing his command. "It is my bed that you sleep in, remember? You will sleep where I tell you to."
In the realm of the Fae, humans have two purposes when they are stolen; They ar...

Move constantly. Never stay in one place for more than a day.
Keep your head down, don’t mix with other survivors.
Stay hidden. Don’t let them spot you.
Stay away from cities.
Don’t take unnecessary risks.

The world ended mid April, civilisation as we knew it was never the same again, some say that the gates of hell opened and swallowed everything in its path; and I can’t say that they are entirely wrong. Electricity was the first thing to go, the first step in their plan to ma...

Losing this war means captured by the enemy empire and considered as their prostitutes and servants. Dreaming that situation made my heart race even more. I settled myself on the floor, close to the door. Time passed but no one came unlocking the door and allow me to fight for our pride.
"Attention..." the speaker said loudly. I quickly stood up and I could feel my heart coming out of the skin. Anything can be announced at this moment. " As the Prince of Pratapgarh killed mercilessly by our s...

Seff stood on the stage with her friend lined up like breeding stock waiting to be chosen by two Alphas to have the honor of joining one of their harems with the honor to mate and birth them children.
It was Seff’s worst nightmare. But she had no choice if she wanted to protect her best friend.
They were close. Their harsh gazes roamed each Omega body down the line until they were looking at Seff. Their faces dawned with deep expression—surprise, then confusion, then knowledge, as if understan...

From dodging airborne slot machines to an unplanned swim in the fountain of a luxury hotel, it's safe to say that a trip to Las Vegas doesn't go as Carrie Blair had planned it to. A part-time teacher by day and an artist by night, Carrie thought that a fun, relaxing weekend in Vegas with her best friend was exactly what the two of them needed to unwind.
Instead, her presence in the city of lights attracts the attention of a rival Alpha.
Luca Ronan thunders into Carrie's life with plenty of d...

I inhale his scent, and then I bite, shocked to find that my teeth are sharper, it doesn’t take much effort at all, and the moment his blood hits my tongue, I feel it, I feel the bond snap into place.
And it feels amazing.
I pull back, licking the wound as they did for me, and then I am turned around and placed into Dylan’s arms. He smiles down at me before guiding me to the same spot, and before he can even speak, I bite down as hard as I can.
We have sealed our fates, and we are bound to one a...

In the aftermath of the death of Italy's most powerful mafia boss, his only granddaughter, Ana, becomes the heir to the criminal empire. However, Ana is not like her father or grandfather; she has no desire to continue the family's illicit business. But her wish to leave the organization is met with resistance from the other mafia members, who believe she is the only one capable of leading them.
Meanwhile, a bodyguard named Dante is hired to protect Ana as she transitions into the mafia, and soo...

Jake Anderson has been a singer/dancer for almost his entire life until he got his first break at the young age of seventeen. He as been a superstar now, for almost seven years and all his shows is sold out in a matter of hours. Then one night everything in his life change.
Layla Pierce never really knew what she wanted to do but she studied a few courses in beauty and fashion. She always felt kind of out of place. Then she got a job, by sheer chance as a consultant for the world famous supers...

Nina Spark's world turns upside down after her father, the Rogue King, meets his demise at the hands of the Alpha from the Bloodmoon pack, leaving her orphaned and in the care of her uncle, Gray.
Her situation worsens when her uncle sets out to confront the Alpha and ends up being captured by him. Nina finds herself compelled to venture into the Bloodmoon pack's territory to rescue her uncle.
To her astonishment, Nina discovers that the ruthless Alpha is not only her mate but also her captor, ...

Adelaide, a homeschooling mother, had no idea that her life, and those of her children, were about to change when she receives a hand-carved metal necklace from her sister. Without giving the necklace, or the unique pendant, much thought, Adelaide is unaware that the handcrafted necklace is the source of her life-changing journey.
After being transported back to 1600s Canada - a time of tribal warfare and the ever-present danger of disease - history comes to life as Adelaide must survive. Det...

Andrea Lopez is a beautiful woman with a wonderful life. Any woman would wish to have her life, but you can't be sure her life is great. Andrea has everything but the one thing she desires most, Love. All she has ever received from Love is pain in return. There is no love in her life, but everything changes when she takes a trip to Italy. She reunites with her first Love, Stefano Costanzo, a cold, ruthless man who hates Love. He would rather pull his heart out of his body than feel Love, but ...

'Stefano, you don't have a say in who I date."
'I do when it concerns your safety."
'Since when did you care about my safety?"
'Since the day you walked into my life," Stefano says, shocking me to the bone.
Andrea Lopez is a beautiful woman with a wonderful life.
Andrea has everything but the one thing she desires most, Love.
All she has ever received from Love is pain in return. There is no love in her life, but everything changes when she takes a trip to Italy.
She reunites with her f...

Revenge on the Three College Playboys
"You were delicious, little mouse," it seemed to be Mason's voice.
"Who would have thought she'd be so tasty, definitely worth it," Jacob sounded more distant.
"Even better, a virgin. There's nothing like a tight woman in every way," Benjamin added, and they all laughed.
What happened? What did they do to me? The pain worsened each time I was moved; I was lifted and thrown several times. Then I felt a cold breeze o...

I am trapped, there is no other way to go back and I will never be free from the bonds of fate that have been written in the record of my life.
I'm a big fan of fantasy stories, but never thought they would feel real at this point. As he moved quickly toward me, gripped my arm tightly and pulled me into his warm embrace.
"I found you!"
"What?"
"What's your name?"
"Hah?"
"Your name?!"
"Seline."
"Seline,"he let go of the hug, then looked at me fixedly. His slightly dark brown irises sudden...

Katrina was betrayed and Forsaken by her husband and her twin sister.
She wanted a divorce but discovered that werewolf norms bans such.
She was lured to a hospital by her twin sister and set ablze and died a painful death.
She found out their deception scheme after death, and wished for a second chance at life she was reborn into her past and was given a second chance to life . Will she be able to get revenge, or will she fail once more?

Not wanting to waste any more time, I quickly crawled out of the blanket and walked over to Gerard who was sitting at the end of the bed, and touched his hand gently, "I need to be stronger. Please hurt me." I pleaded like a puppy asking to be fed.
He dismissed my hand and stood up, walking towards the door. All he did was lock the door and then walk back towards me with slow but sure steps. His hand moved to remove the watch from around his wrist without taking his eyes off me.
Gerard sto...

A small-town girl who was raised in the system starts to sense many changes in herself. On her search for her Real parents, she finds a lot of darkness from her past, the meets a man or so she thought who changes her every wish and prayers change in a blink of an eye, and her true destiny is revealed.

When Elijah saw Alicia for the first time, he knew she was going to be the mother of his child; the sway of her hips drove him completely crazy. The mafia king urgently needed his queen, and that was going to be Alicia, so he made her a proposal she couldn't refuse.
Facing an economic crisis and her father's illness, Alicia accepted to be the wife and mother of Elijah Morgan's child, thus becoming the mafia queen.

Su Xi and Ling Jiuzhe have been married for three years without ever meeting, a fact known by very few. At night, Su Xi is the president's wife, lounging in Ling Jiuzhe's villa, playing with his dog, and relaxing on the custom sofa he designed himself. But during the day, she is his hired tutor, taking his salary, needing to watch his mood, and enduring his whims.
While he can give her a hard time, no one else dares. When someone insults her, he stands up for her; when someone bullies her, he s...

Wolf shifters are real. And three alphas have claimed me as their mate.
For years, I've been kept prisoner by my uncle, hidden like a piece of trash in the basement of his house. Beaten, broken, and neglected, hated by him for reasons I can't even understand.
But one night on the back roads of rural Montana, I see a chance for escape.
And I take it.
I run.
...straight into the arms of a naked man.
No. Not a man. A wolf.
Ridge, the man with dark hair and honey-colored eyes, is the alpha of...

Matured content.
"Why...are.. you looking at me that way?" Emily stuttered.
"I want to kiss you so bad."
"I.I...me..."
Have you ever been lied to?
Have you ever tried to change someone?
Have you ever thought you knew someone but found out things were not how it seemed?
Emily Riverstone finds out that her new boyfriend happens to be the owner of a multi billionaire company and had been hiding his indentity from the world and even from her.
Will she be able to overcome the consequenc...

He loved her enough to burn the world—until she lit the match that destroyed him.
Serena believed she had buried her past the day she vanished, but fate threw her back into the fire the moment she landed at the feet of ruthless Mafia king Matteo Russo, the man she once loved…and betrayed.
To keep her family alive, Serena can't reveal the truth. Matteo doesn't want answers either. All he wants is revenge.
He plans to take it inch by inch, chaining her freedom, breaking her spirit, and seducing...

In a quiet and isolated village deep in the mountains, Castian, longs for something beyond the peaceful routine of Liang. Surrounded by natural beauty and the safety of family life, he finds himself torn between his love for the land and a burning desire to explore the unknown world beyond the hills. When a mysterious traveler arrives in the village, bringing stories of adventures and dangers, Castian is faced with the possibility of a destiny far greater than he ever imagined. As the young man ...

In a world where magic and Dragons are real, where magic is taught at a school's and kingdom's rule over the land. Why are dragons so scarce and why is magic not so widely used if it's available for everyone to learn and use. History is told by the victor and that often leads to a miss telling in the tale, leaving those who read it to miss out of the true story. But when Young Nova discovers her past and goes on quest to discover her true self, she will meet friend's she will come to hold as fam...

Charlotte has always been the spare,
The second daughter, the invaluable one and she hasn't really minded because although it hurts it gives her a freedom that her sister can only dream of.
A freedom that is taken away when she is promised to the notorious Alpha Hunter.
She won't do that; not when she realizes she has a mate out there so she runs away. And where does she run? Straight into the arms of her mate.
Logan has never really put much thought into having a mate but now that he do...

--“I cannot dismiss the feeling that I will not survive the night. I am shaking in fear, but I know my time is coming to an end, and all this is happening on my 18th birthday. That is the very worst part, I was so looking forward to starting a new chapter in my life.”
--“I can feel our mate, Jake. I can sense her but her scent is faint. She is scared, we need to help her.”
Evie Andrews is a loner. Abandoned as a baby, she has spent her whole life in foster care in New Orleans. She was turn...

As she took in her surroundings, Cecilia saw only bare flesh. The carnal muscles and handsome faces, tangled around her.
Four Alphas.
One curled her hair between his fingers. One held her hand to his mouth, brushing a feather-light kiss against her knuckles. She rested against the chests of two of them, their laughter soft in her ears and their bodies pressed warm against her shoulders.
The Alphas’ fingers moved down her naked flesh, casting chills where they went. Hot, gentle lines were dra...

Dark Romance in Blackthorne Hollow
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Title: Whispers in the Shadows
Genre: Dark Romance
Synopsis:
In the desolate town of Blackthorne Hollow, secrets are buried deep, entwined with lust, betrayal, and forbidden love. Clara, a brilliant but introverted college student, returns to her hometown after her mother’s sudden death, haunted by memories and an overwhelming sense of loss. As she unravels truths about her family and her mother’s hidden past, she encounters Adrian, a charismatic yet enigma...

After graduation, Roselyn Smith is confident that she will find a better job to change her home situation and take care of her recently divorced mother Bervelly Smith. Her hopes fall apart when she finds out that her cousin Mia had hooked up with her boyfriend Michael and stole her only chance to get her dream job. Tormented by her horrors, Roselyn takes a late night walk to distress but her horrors intensifies as she faces an unexpected accident on the road, meeting an intimidating billionaire....

Charlotte has always been the spare The second daughter, the invaluable one and she hasn't really minded because although it hurts it gives her a freedom that her sister can only dream of A freedom that is taken away when she is promised to the notorious Alpha Hunter. She won't do that; not when she realizes she has a mate out there so she runs away And where does she run? Straight into the arms of her mate. Logan has never really put much thought into having a mate but now that he does he will ...

My father left me here when I was 5 and promised to return soon.
I’m now 20 and I have not seen him since.
I wished I was strong like him, but I’m scared and broken and I still can’t shift into a wolf.
*****Ava, a low-ranking werewolf must face her fears from her past to save her best friend. Prince Ashton must rescue the scouts to regain his honour and prove himself to his father. They need to work together to achieve their common goal, but they could not be more different. Even if they can...

Olivia thought she had found true love when she married Ethan Williams. But when he callously left her for another woman, she realized she had been nothing more than a stand-in wife, since she looked so much like the woman he truly loved.
Devastated and brokenhearted, she resolved to take revenge on the man who had betrayed her.
But when Ethan returns, begging for another chance and declaring his love, Olivia finds herself torn between her desire for revenge and the possibility of a second chan...

In modern society, the Dragon World has not vanished but has instead hidden among the masses. After years of improving, they have become the leaders of massive industries, a criminal syndicate ruling over immense wealth. However, the sudden death of their leader, the Dragon King, sparks a battle over his fortune, leading to power struggles and even regional wars.
Layla, princess on the run, possesses the rarest diamond in existence, the black diamond. This diamond can summon the Fire Dragon Kin...

She thought it was just a routine field trip. She woke up as prey.
Seventeen-year-old Lana awakens alone in a dark forest, her classmates vanished and her memory blank. As she desperately searches for her missing friends, she discovers she's trapped in something called the Pine Protocol—a horrific experiment that turns high school students into test subjects for psychological manipulation.
Hidden cameras track her every move. Masked hunters stalk her through the trees. And beneath the fore...

Dravina has spent seven years trapped in a gilded cage. As the Luna of the Firestone Pack, she endures a life of cruelty and control under her possessive mate, Alpha Cassian. Desperate for freedom, she makes a daring escape into the wilderness armed with nothing but a small bag and the unbreakable will to survive.
But freedom has its price.
When Dravina is captured by another powerful pack, she expects punishment or worse, to be returned to Cassian. Instead, she finds herself face-to-face with a...

She signed a deal with the devil to save her world....
Now she's caught between the fire of one Alpha and the tenderness of his brother.
Desperate to save her dying mother, wolf-less Isabel agrees to a contract marriage with the ruthless, Mafia Alpha. But when his kind, loyal brother returns, Isabel finds herself torn between a monster who owns her, and a man who sees her....and one dangerous secret that could destroy them all.

I wish someone had taught me you can’t make your happiness all about loving one person, because what happens when you lose them? What happens to what’s left of you after they’ve taken half of you?
My name is Elysian Reign, and unlike my last name, I’m not extraordinary. My mother died when I was born, and my father drank himself to death. I graduated with a Mathematics degree of which I hardly use as a junior Network Security Engineer. I live in a one-bedroom apartment around the corner of my ...

When Cory's father suddenly dies, his entire perfect world is torn apart.
Gone is the loving mother, doting sister, lovely house, and the huge allowance. Instead, Cory needs to deal with the bank auctioning off the home he gave his first steps in, an illness that befalls his little sister, and the depression that's eating his mother alive.
Just as it can't get any worse, Patrick with the golden-brown eyes, the infectious laugh, and the rich life eventually showed interest in Cory. The thing th...