Underneath The Shadows Novels & Stories

I was the biological daughter of the Stone Family. With my gossip-tracking system, I played the part of a meek, obedient girl on the surface, but underneath, I would strike hard when it counted. What I didn't realize was that someone could hear my every thought. "Even if you're our biological sister, Alicia is the only one we truly acknowledge. You need to understand your place," said my brothers. 'I must've broken a deal with the devil in a past life to end up in the Stone Family this time,' I figured. My brothers stopped dead in their tracks. "Alice is obedient, sensible, and loves everyone in this family. Don't stir up drama by trying to compete for attention." I couldn't help but think, 'Well, she's sensible enough to ruin everyone's lives and loves you all to the point of making me nauseous.' The brothers looked dumbfounded.

Today is the sixth time my girlfriend, Shirley Lake, is supposed to meet my parents. My parents and I wait at the restaurant for four whole hours. I call her over and over again, but she never picks up. Just as I'm about to try one last time, I see Shirley's childhood sweetheart, Joshua Solomon, post a picture on his Instagram, with the location tagged at a suburban hotel. The picture shows a woman's pale back, one shoulder bare, with a striking red spider lily tattoo visible on her skin. Underneath the picture was the caption, "We'll make it from 18 to 80." A mutual friend comments, "First-love couples are the sweetest!" I silently hit the like button, then comment, "Make sure to get buried together when you die. And don't come back to haunt anyone else."

Because some obsessions are not loud. They whisper. And some sins do not destroy you all at once; they consume you slowly. Dorothy Kace was raised to be admired. As the daughter of a world-renowned Olympic icon, every aspect of her life has been carefully controlled—from the food she eats to the way she stands beneath the spotlight. But beneath the polished image is a lonely girl desperate to breathe. Then her mother marries Sebastien Dmitri. Her father's former best friend. A man of quiet power, sharp control, and unreadable intentions. Sebastien unsettles Dorothy in ways she cannot explain. He sees the cracks beneath her perfection. The bruises, hidden beneath ballet ribbons. The fear behind her obedience. The rebellion, growing underneath her perfect image. Dorothy knows she should hate him. And the more she resists him, the more dangerous their connection becomes.

Nina,a girl who sacrificed everything for her husband, including hurting her wolf so he wouldn't feel threatened when she found her mate but she got slapped in the face, when five years after, he demanded for an open marriage. Hurt, she had a one night stand with her brother's best friend and returned home to catch her best friend riding her husband. Right after, her husband beat her almost to death and she decided to leave the marriage. But it wouldn't be easy as her husband planned to rip the pack from underneath her, her parent's legacy which she gave to him but Nina wasn't going to allow that, even if she had to face her pasts again and get mated to her three, powerful enemies, just to get her revenge.

"Are you sure you are ready to learn?" Kaiden asks, his voice sounding tempting as he leans closer to me. I took in a deep breath, "I am," I whispered. "Mm... here I go, Master," Kaiden pulled me closer to him and captured my lips with his and my desires knocked in. *** Akira is a princess who has Alpha blood running through her veins. She allowed herself to be sold into the Redmoon pack. Akira is tortured, abused, and mistreated just like the rest of the slaves in the pack. Underneath Akira's pretty and sweet appearance, only a few could see the ruthless soul lying within her. She is only present in the pack for one thing, REVENGE. She is here to avenge her family pack and destroy every last one of the Redmoon pack members. But what happens when she gets caught between the heat of two men?

🔞Hot and Messy. I reached down and wrapped my hand around his member. “I want it,” I breathed. “I want you.” When 18-year-old Sophie moves into her new stepfather’s luxurious mansion in the mountains, the last thing she expects is her handsome and attractive 21-year-old stepbrother, Damon, the star athlete who seems to hate her the first time he sets his eyes on her. But underneath the surface, Damon is the ruthless Alpha of the Silverpine Pack, and Sophie is his fated mate. As the full moon draws nearer, there are sparks of forbidden desire. Stolen touches turn into raw, animalistic nights filled with knotting, claiming, and uncontrollable heat. Yet every pleasure comes with destructive secrets: bloodline betrayals, hidden fights, and a prophecy that could destroy them both. In this world of fangs, lust, and deadly pack politics, can they survive the ultimate taboo, or will the newfound bond between them consume everything?

The hermit Ryder Quin never thought that one day, her crush of three years now, the very handsome Aiden Caley, would suddenly want to be her friend. What's more, a stranger broke into her backyard one night, his face hidden underneath a hood, and ever since then he would show up at night and leave before midnight. The quiet and uninteresting life of hers unexpectedly was thrown into chaos. Having an introverted personality, Ryder struggles to keep up with the very energetic Aiden. However, because of the lack of her social skills, all of Aiden's flirty remarks and hints miss the mark, leading to Ryder accidentally friend-zoning her crush, all while trying to figure out who the stranger that meets her every night is. With the mystery of the stranger's identity and the awkward moments spent with Aiden pickling her mind and heart, Ryder realizes that she has been dragged into a whirl of feelings she has never experienced before.

"You promised me your virginity and your body. I was foolish to pass on the first, but like a debt collector, I am here to take the latter which belongs to me. Your body is mine, Rosianna." . . A loved one who became a stranger and a heart filled with secrets... . . “Oh, Rosy,” Santos whispered, his voice sending shivers down her heated body. “Do you remember?” “What?” she asked, even though she feared that she already knew what he was asking. He leaned closer to her ear. “That night six years ago? Right here, in this house, in this room...you begged me to take your body” Her eyes closed at the pain of the memory. “Let me go, Santos. I don’t want you anymore.” she lied. Pressing his body against hers, his hand slid underneath the towel and caressed her there. She leaned into him and throatily. He nibbled at her ear, and whispered, “That’s not what your body is saying, darling.”

I've been with an award-winning actor for seven years. We've been secretly married for five of those seven years. For the sake of his career, I drink so much that I get a stomach perforation. I also allow others to trample over my pride and dignity. Yet he goes on lakeside dates with another woman and kisses her underneath the fireworks. He even has the nerve to tell me not to be unreasonable. Later, I get caught in a landslide when I'm on a business trip. I make one last call to him in fear. All I hear is him singing his lover a birthday song. I ask for a divorce after losing hope in him. That's when he suddenly begs me not to leave. He even announces our relationship to the world on the day he wins an award. Our seven-year relationship is finally public, but I don't want it anymore.

I gasp, surprised and he leans towards me. I catch the scent of his cologne and the faint scent of the cigarette smoke, lingering around him. But underneath it, there’s the scent of earth and rain. I see his muscles flexing under the thin linen of the shirt. I also notice the outlines of a scar, running down his forearm. I imagine his hands on me, his lips on mine. What is happening… Why am I thinking this? “Oh, don’t worry, Lily. “ his smile is canine, the words that come out of his mouth are a snarl, “I won’t touch you. I don’t want to. “ When her mother got sick, Lily had no choice but to marry a man she never met. At that time she didn’t know Arthur Stark was not only beautiful but as cruel as the rumours said. Her husband is a cold billionaire involved with the mafia. He never touches anyone. Not even his own mate.