Best Kept Secret

"Yes, I was not telling you something, but it's not what you think, Baby." --- Your boyfriend has been under an unbelievable amount of stress at work, and when a romantic moment between you ends abruptly, you can't help but wonder if something else is going on. Turns out, he's been hiding something. But it's not what you think. The pressure he's been under has started...

"I'm barely holding myself back. Why? 'cause I want this night together to be special." --- You were supposed to marry a cruel and powerful lord. Instead, you ran away, only to find yourself lost in the wilderness and at the mercy of a handsome rebel who seems to despise everything you represent. As you travel together, his sharp tongue and suspicious nature begin to give way to...

"Would you wanna feel what it's like? To be guided through it? Carefully, patiently?" --- After a date makes you feel guilty for not wanting to take things further, there's only one person you want to call: your best friend. He drops everything to come get you, ready with his usual teasing, terrible jokes, and the reassurance you desperately need. But then you finally admit somet...

"You couldn't just say, sorry, I don't feel the same? Like any normal person? No? You had to f*cking slap me?" --- No strings. No kissing. Absolutely no feelings. Just occasional late night arrangements. Your arrogant, infuriating, ridiculously hot enemy knows exactly how to get under your skin, how to make you lose control, and how to leave you wanting more. But he also remember...

"We both know I'm not the guy who is home to read bedtime stories every night and make pancakes in the morning. I'm the heavy hand. The enforcer. The protector." --- Five years ago, your Mafia ex-husband sent you and your baby daughter away. You’ve spent those years building a new life. raising your daughter, and learning to live without him. Then, in the middle of the night, the...

"Who the f*ck did this to you?" --- Ten years into the post-apocalypse, the infected aren't the only monsters you need to fear. When you come home bruised and limping after a run-in with the men running your settlement, your husband takes one look at you and decides someone needs to pay. Now you're both fleeing the only safe place you've known in search of somewhere better. H...

"If you're feeling brave, maybe we could try something Ethan would like." --- At a murder mystery party, you're supposed to figure out who's hiding something. Unfortunately, Sam is getting dangerously close to figuring out what you're hiding... You're dressed as Jessica Rabbit, determined to have a little fun and maybe catch Ethan's eye. He's the sweet, seemin...

"I don't ever want to see you in his jersey again. You are mine." --- In public, you're the social media manager, and he's just another athlete on the team. Behind closed doors, though, there's nothing professional about the way he looks at you, the way he kisses you, or what happens when you're finally alone. Keeping your relationship a secret is complicated enough....

"You're upset and you've been drinking. So I'm not leaving you here like this." --- When you unexpectedly run into the ex you ghosted at a party, it's clear he's still furious with you. And while you had your reasons for walking away, he never knew what they were. But despite all the anger and hurt between you, when he sees that you're upset, he can't bring hi...

"I messed up. I hurt you. I am sorry I shut you out. I let you down." --- Months after your breakup, your ex shows up at your door with an apology, a peace-offering coffee, and something you never expected: an understanding of why he lost you. He admits he got scared when your relationship became real, shut you out when you needed him, and has spent the time since missing all the little...

"I catch myself hoping you'll stay. I just wish I knew if any of this meant something to you." --- Your boss has a PR problem, and apparently the solution is you. Six months, one very public fake engagement, and enough convincing smiles to make everyone believe you’re hopelessly in love. It should be easy. After all, the two of you have spent years keeping things strictly professiona...

"You don't know how to give me what I want? Baby, you are what I want." --- Things are getting serious with your new boyfriend, and after finally meeting his friends, you should be happier than ever. Instead, one careless comment has you wondering whether someone as experienced as him could really be satisfied with a girlfriend as vanilla as you. You decide to step outside your comfo...

"Even without twigs in your hair and that God awful accent, I'd know you anywhere. Stop pretending. I know it's you." --- You and your first love were supposed to run away together… but you disappeared instead. Now, you return to Gravewick Manor five years later, hiding under a false name as his newest housekeeper. But your first love has never stopped searching for you, and the...

"You're standing right in front of me and I'm trying to think of a reason to not want this and I can't find one." --- A few drinks after work with your co-worker, who just happens to be your ex’s brother, are supposed to be harmless. But before long, the two of you find yourselves talking about the history you’ve spent years avoiding… including his confession that he’s had a...

"I don't want to marry for love. But I would love to be friends. Good friends, best friends even." --- After being placed in an arranged marriage, you decide your wedding day may be your only chance to escape. But when your betrothed catches you trying to leave, you discover he isn’t exactly eager to marry either. He has no intention of marrying for love, but he offers you something...

"  That look won't work on me tonight, Baby. Hands on the table." --- Your mafia husband is finally home after days away, ready to surprise you with a quiet night together. Instead, a call from the repair shop exposes the secret you’ve been hiding: you’ve wrecked his prized SUV. He’s angry, but not about the car. It can be replaced. You can’t. Now he intends to teach you a lesson about putting you...

" You drive me crazy. You know that?" --- From the moment you met, he’s made it his personal mission to tease you, provoke you, and interfere whenever another man shows the slightest interest. Now you’re stuck together on a group vacation… and somehow fighting over the same room. Fortunately, you brought plenty of books to help you ignore him. But then he discovers exactly what kind of books you’r...

" I love your business wear. So professional always makes me wanna mess it up." --- You haven’t been seeing him long, but you already know one thing: when you need him, he shows up. So when a storm rolls in early and your car gives up on you, he gets to you as quickly as he can and brings you back to the safety of his garage… where he isn’t about to waste a night with you. A blanket, some question...

" Please don't send me away. Because I know if you did, I would just find myself crawling back through these woods to get to you." --- As a witch, you’ve spent your life helping other people find love… even though you’ve never found it yourself. When a lonely stranger arrives at your cottage looking for a love spell, you expect to help him find someone who can finally make him feel less alone...

" I'm sorry for calling. I know we promised not to get in touch anymore. I miss you." --- Six months ago, you broke up because you had to move away. It made sense at the time. His career kept him there, and yours was taking you somewhere else. You said goodbye and tried to move on, but you still miss him more than you want to admit. You miss his voice. You miss waking up beside him. You miss all t...

" When the doors are locked, you like to test limits. Am I wrong?  You, my dear. You like to push boundaries." --- A wealthy stranger arrives at your tailoring shop after hours with one request: a custom silk suit, fitted by you personally. Lucien Roth is charming, confident, and completely at ease getting what he wants, especially when a generous offer convinces you to keep the doors open just fo...

"  No, I mean, it's no secret that I really like you, really like working with you, Um... " --- The streets have been a lot safer since the local Harkett Vigilante decided to put a dent in crime. You admire the so-called hero and his unique sense of justice. All the others claim to be noble, but just end up letting the bad guys go. Friday nights are busiest for the masked man, but he’s still...

" Can I help you relax a little more? I can hear it in your voice, like you wanted me to ask." --- A voicemail comes through. It’s polite. Warm. Thoughtful. And the second you hear it, your stomach drops - because you know that voice. You’ve heard it late at night. Through headphones. Hundreds of times. You tell yourself it’s a coincidence. You play it again. Then again. By the third tim...

" I'm scared. And even though you can hurt me with just a word, I can't seem to stop loving you." --- After months of flirting, you spent an amazing night together. Realizing you were in love with him, fear of rejection hit hard, so you took off while he slept. A painful year without him, and now you’re working together. You’re doing your best to avoid him, afraid that he will see the truth. But t...

" What about my big mouth? You want it as your prize? You can have it. Anywhere you want." --- He’s most famous street racer in the area. You knew him before the legend, when he was just Storm, and you were Dash Darling, his fiercest rival and partner in crime. Until 5 years ago. You kissed him before leaving for college, deciding the thrill of speed wouldn’t lead you anywhere. But now that you’re...