Is it wrong to love someone? They say, love knows no bounds...
Is it wrong to love someone? They say, love knows no bounds...
The Titus Alsfield Republic.
A place where all elements coexist alongside each other in harmony.
Outside of the city limits lies the horrors of discrimination and the residences of non shifters, stuck in poverty and crime.
In a small family of four, Luisa Donaldson lived in the slums of Zephir, a populated city just outside of Montrose that was flooded with the shiftless. Despite the poor living conditions, she remained diligent; straight A's, a student athlete, and still managed to work a part time job.
Luisa was completely ordinary, surrounded in her world without the magic of elements.
But how did being ordinary make her so different?
Her father, little brother, and even her stepmom shared the same reddish orange eyes and the ability to shift fire. Of course it always confused her as a child, considering she was the only one in her family who couldn't shift at all.
Her eye color wasn't even blue, gray, or green like the other elements- it reflected a deep amethyst hue.
Growing up, she definitely assumed she was adopted with heavily similar features to her family, but nevertheless, she stopped questioning it as she grew older.
That was, until they decided to move into the Republic.
It was a dream for her family, getting to experience life around people just like them after settling in the slums.
Though, she couldn't dread it more, knowing she would be the only person who wasn't like the others.
"Hey, sweetheart. Got everything for school tomorrow?" a knock on the door was heard, making her head snap up at the sound.
Her father, Calvin, peeked through the opening. His eyes trailed over the boxes that still weren't fully unpacked, despite moving in two weeks ago.
"No." she mumbled, inattentively scrolling through her phone.
Calvin let out a sigh, stepping into her space. He looked at her room that was barely decorated, only the essentials laid out. "Min, it's been days. Your brother is already unpacked." he frowned.
Luisa rolled her eyes, hearing the younger boy yell from the other room at his television. "Jason only unpacked cause he wanted to play video games."
He chuckled, taking a seat on the edge of her bed.
"I know it's different, but I've been wanting to move here with Maribel for years. Jason deserves a chance to be around people like him."
"I know, I was holding you guys back from moving here." she replied bitterly, pitying herself for being the only non shifter in the household.
Despite living with Jason's real mom, Maribel, most of her life, she just never considered her as her own. Sure, she makes an effort, but it's never settled correctly that she has absolutely no memories of her biological mother.
"No, it's not that. Living in the Republic is expensive and Maribel couldn't afford commuting here for work anymore. We're lucky we saved up enough and landed some pretty good paying jobs." he tried reassuring her.
"Whatever." she sighed deeply.
"Have you been talking to Damon? It's a bummer he couldn't drive up here for Christmas." Calvin changed the topic, understanding she wasn't fond of the idea of moving.
Luisa nodded in response, cracking a small smile at the mention of his name. "Yeah, he and I are fine." she shrugged.
"Long distance, huh?"
Her lips pursed at the reminder, feeling heavily burdened with the concept. "It can't be that bad, it's only a thirty minute drive without traffic. He said he'll visit on the weekends and I can drive to Zephir too." She convinced herself.
Calvin ruffled the messy hair on her head, standing back up. "That's the spirit, Minnie. Make sure you wake your brother up for school tomorrow." he smiled, walking out of the room.
A small groan left her lips, remembering she had to go to the same school as him.
It was bad enough being the only non shifter attending the school, but people knowing she had an annoying first year brother? She could only imagine how dreadful the first week was going to be.
Finally stretching out of her bed, she lugged her feet to the room beside hers, swinging the door open.
"Go mid. No, I said mid- fucking shit!" the pubescent boy yelled into his headset, angrily mashing the buttons on his controller.
"Watch your language." Luisa leaned against the doorway, earning his attention.
"What do you want?" Jason grumbled, laying back into his beanbag while taking a sip of the energy drink beside him on the floor.
"Is that your hot older sister?!" a boy in his headset asked, making both of their faces scrunch up in disgust.
"Keep dreaming, kiddo." she leaned into the mic, rolling her eyes. "I'm waking you up early tomorrow, I need to get gas and breakfast." she informed him, making an obnoxious groan leave his lips.
"Why?" he whined.
"I just told you why, you brat. Get some sleep tonight, you've been yelling till six in the morning the past week."
Jason silently mocked her as she walked outside of his room, back into her own.
She unlocked her phone, clicking on someone's contact to FaceTime. It rang a few times before they picked up, making a small smile appear on her lips.
"Hey, babe." a deep voice greeted her on the other end.
"Hi, I'm about to go to sleep so I wanted to talk for a bit." she grinned at the screen, rubbing her eyes with her free hand.
The boy didn't spare a glance to his phone, keeping his eyes focused on the monitor of his PC setup.
"You're playing video games, aren't you?" she exhaled deeply, still not gaining his attention.
"Damon?" she said louder into the mic, finally averting his gaze.
"Hm? Oh, yeah. Sorry, I'm in the middle of a game right now." he let out a low whistle, making her lips form into a slight frown.
Nevertheless, she smiled at the camera softly. "It's alright, I'm gonna get some rest then. I'll talk to you tomorrow." Her tone was sweet, but disappointment filled her system.
"Cool, I'll talk to you tomorrow, babe. Love you!" he said over the clicking of his keyboard.
"I love you too." she hung up the call, shutting her phone off in the process.
There was no doubt that she felt the inevitable melancholy that followed as she adjusted to the new space. Her eyes trailed over the unpacked boxes that still sat on her floor, despite everyone else that had fully moved into the new home.
It was as if settling down meant really leaving everything she knew behind learning how to live with the new society she was foreign to.
A girl like her didn't know how to fit into the lavish house on the street full of politician's daughters and sons, skilled shifters at that.
No rays of the moon spilled through her curtains due to the gloomy clouds that always lingered above their roof, regardless if it were clear skies everywhere else.
"It's like the sky is feeling the same way." she whispered to herself, pulling the blanket up to her chin.
As she closed her eyes, she processed the idea of going to school tomorrow, a place where every kid was nothing like her. No matter how much she tried to make good of the situation, she couldn't come up with anything, accepting that she'd be friendless for the rest of her senior year.
"Welcome to the Republic, I guess." she sighed, falling into a deep slumber.
She is someone's secret crush. Someone's dearly beloved. Can a puppy crush turn into something more?
A monster in disguise, someone who lives under your bed. Can you hide from the hunk forever?
Losing the Alpha’s Sanity Cahlia is the epitome of beauty. Smart and beauty all in one. But when she met her alpha everything changed. Can she love him even though he is starting to lose his sanity towards her?
She’s brutal, but she’s sweet. He is insane, but he is so smitten with her. After all the struggles, can the mafias fall in love?
After the disastrous rivalries of different families, they are striving and fighting for their rights. Not knowing the struggles and more enemies they will face, inner family wars will occur. Can Lucy still win over their hearts?
Rena got into an entanglement with a big shot when she was drunk one night. She needed Waylen's help while he was drawn to her youthful beauty. As such, what was supposed to be a one-night stand progressed into something serious. All was well until Rena discovered that Waylen's heart belonged to another woman. When his first love returned, he stopped coming home, leaving Rena all alone for many nights. She put up with it until she received a check and farewell note one day. Contrary to how Waylen expected her to react, Rena had a smile on her face as she bid him farewell. "It was fun while it lasted, Waylen. May our paths never cross. Have a nice life." But as fate would have it, their paths crossed again. This time, Rena had another man by her side. Waylen's eyes burned with jealousy. He spat, "How the hell did you move on? I thought you loved only me!" "Keyword, loved!" Rena flipped her hair back and retorted, "There are plenty of fish in the sea, Waylen. Besides, you were the one who asked for a breakup. Now, if you want to date me, you have to wait in line." The next day, Rena received a credit alert of billions and a diamond ring. Waylen appeared again, got down on one knee, and uttered, "May I cut in line, Rena? I still want you."
After five years of playing the perfect daughter, Rylie was exposed as a stand-in. Her fiancé bolted, friends scattered, and her adoptive brothers shoved her out, telling her to grovel back to her real family. Done with humiliation, she swore to claw back what was hers. Shock followed: her birth family ruled the town's wealth. Overnight, she became their precious girl. The boardroom brother canceled meetings, the genius brother ditched his lab, the musician brother postponed a tour. As those who spurned her begged forgiveness, Admiral Brad Morgan calmly declared, "She's already taken."
It was supposed to be a marriage of convenience, but Carrie made the mistake of falling in love with Kristopher. When the time came that she needed him the most, her husband was in the company of another woman. Enough was enough. Carrie chose to divorce Kristopher and move on with her life. Only when she left did Kristopher realize how important she was to him. In the face of his ex-wife’s countless admirers, Kristopher offered her 20 million dollars and proposed a new deal. “Let’s get married again.”
A twist of fate bound Allison to Derek in marriage-she, a powerful heiress with countless hidden identities; he, the city's most admired man, now lying silent in a coma. For three years, Allison used her unmatched medical skills to heal him, all while quietly falling in love. But when Derek's long-lost love returned from abroad, he handed Allison divorce papers without a second thought. Resolved to stop chasing shadows, Allison signed the papers and turned her back on love-rising to fame as a dazzling force in business, medicine, and more. Only when she stood high above the world did Derek finally see her worth. He knelt before her, eyes brimming with regret. "Will you take me back?" he whispered.
Elena, once a pampered heiress, suddenly lost everything when the real daughter framed her, her fiancé ridiculed her, and her adoptive parents threw her out. They all wanted to see her fall. But Elena unveiled her true identity: the heiress of a massive fortune, famed hacker, top jewelry designer, secret author, and gifted doctor. Horrified by her glorious comeback, her adoptive parents demanded half her newfound wealth. Elena exposed their cruelty and refused. Her ex pleaded for a second chance, but she scoffed, “Do you think you deserve it?” Then a powerful magnate gently proposed, “Marry me?”
They don't know I'm a girl. They all look at me and see a boy. A prince. Their kind purchase humans like me for their lustful desires. And, when they stormed into our kingdom to buy my sister, I intervened to protect her. I made them take me too. The plan was to escape with my sister whenever we found a chance. How was I to know our prison would be the most fortified place in their kingdom? I was supposed to be on the sidelines. The one they had no real use for. The one they never meant to buy. But then, the most important person in their savage land-their ruthless beast king-took an interest in the "pretty little prince." How do we survive in this brutal kingdom, where everyone hates our kind and shows us no mercy? And how does someone, with a secret like mine, become a lust slave? . AUTHOR'S NOTE. This is a dark romance-dark, mature content. Highly rated 18+ Expect triggers, expect hardcore. If you're a seasoned reader of this genre, looking for something different, prepared to go in blindly not knowing what to expect at every turn, but eager to know more anyway, then dive in! . From the author of the international bestselling book: "The Alpha King's Hated Slave."
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