Feral (Book 1, the Feral Series)

[ WATTYS SHORTLIST 2021 ] She's always assumed werewolves was a fantasy, but on her 16th birthday, she learns everything she ever believed in was a lie. She knew her world was about to change drastically. She just didn't know how much. ----- Haven Ashford, a sixteen year old, with a bright future, but no home. Her mum is forced to move around America every couple of months, because of jobs. So Haven has never been in the same school for over six months. That was until her mum made her go to a prestigious boarding school in California. She only has about two friends and she's never had any siblings. Her dad left before she was even born, so she has no memory of him whatsoever. Her whole world is turned upside down when she finds out that things like supernatural creatures exist, and she's one of them. Growing up as a teenage werewolf in boarding school, Haven discovers the amount things that has to change. Her love life, her friendships, her studies. Everything is put to the test as she tries to navigate her life with her new found powers. Started: May 31st 2021 Finished: September 30th 2021 2000+ words per chapter 50,000+ word total

Seven friends. One summer trip. A cabin hidden deep in the forest. One tour guide family who knows the secret they were never meant to see. When Ethan and his friends decide to spend their last summer together far from the city, they think it's just a chance to make memories - campfires, truth or dare, maybe love stories whispered under the stars. They didn't expect the howls. They didn't expect the shadows with teeth. They didn't expect to fight for their lives - or to learn that sometimes, you can't run from what lives in the woods... because sometimes, it wants to live in you. This is a story about trust, betrayal, survival - and the sharp line between being human and becoming the monster you fear. Who will live? Who will turn? Who will howl at the last moon? --- ⚠️CONTENT WARNINGS⚠️ ▫️This story contains mature themes, including violence, blood, injury, and emotional distress. Reader discretion is advised. ▫️Characters face life-threatening situations, fear, betrayal, and death. ▫️If you're sensitive to horror elements or graphic survival scenes, read with caution. --- 📜NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT COPY, REPOST, TRANSLATE, OR ADAPT THIS STORY WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. ---

When life gets entangled in twisted fate of love... Is there anyway to escape? The clock is ticking... And he is yet to find a way to save the one he loves. Will he be able save love and friendship both? Or will he have to make an unfortunate choice? **Disclaimer:** Please be aware that there are malicious websites mirroring Wattpad content. These sites may contain viruses and harmful links that could compromise your device's security. To ensure a safe reading experience, please read the story exclusively on Wattpad. Stay safe and enjoy the journey!

Che was 5 years old when he realised he wasn't a shifter like his brothers. He was 8 years old the first time he threw up from his nocturnal issues. He was 19 when he met Nathan. And he was 23 when they got married. This novella explores Che's past and future, before and after Nathan. Before and after what happened in the Feral series.

**WATTYS 2025 HONOURABLE MENTION** Cas and Vish are best friends whose feelings run deep. Whilst Cas is clever, sporty, and on the brink of a bright future at university, Vish has no such prospects. A painfully shy artist, Vish's horizons end at his daily routine of pills, sensory issues and panicking parents. When they celebrate what could be their final summer together by painting wildlife and swimming at a secret wooded wetland hidden in the Fens, the lads awaken something ancient and sinister lurking in the water. A voice in Vish's head -- Charlie -- tempts him to spend longer and longer in the woods. When villagers begin to disappear and Vish becomes increasingly secretive and distant, Cas is convinced that Charlie intends to claim Vish, body and soul. Lies, heartbreak and obsession push their friendship to breaking point, but nothing will stop Cas from protecting Vish from Charlie's onslaught, not even a fight to the death. --- This book started life as an ONC 2025 prompt: 105. Your childhood imaginary friend who disappeared years ago returns - only this time they're real.

With a new name and new life, Nathan must learn to fit in at an Academy of the Feral Investigation Bureau, or risk being sent back to prison. ***** Escaping prison was only the beginning for inmate C41. Now on the run and going by Nathan, he's enrolled in an American Academy for training agents and joins the Feral Investigation Bureau, charged with hunting down criminals and sending them to the same place he just escaped. But after learning how blurred the distinction is between feral and non-feral, Nathan is forced to flee with his sister and his boyfriend, only to discover their safe house hides a secret that might cost Nathan his freedom. Content and/or Trigger Warning: sex and violence. [Note: failed suicide attempt] [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]

2023 WATTY'S SHORTLIST When Finley Bowers decided to study abroad in England, he wasn't expecting to fall in love. But when Harlyn Evans shows up in his life, he brings a whole lot of goodness - and chaos - with him. *** Finley Bowers has always done what everyone expects of him. But the last few years have been rough, and he's decided to make his own decisions instead of what everyone else wants him to do. The first step is to get out of his tiny town and study in England for the semester with his best friend, Max. Little did he know three short months would change his whole life. Harlyn Evans is really good at taking care of everyone else. He's not as good at taking care of himself. And after a long semester of too many work hours, piles of schoolwork, and his family's host student freezing him out, he's wary when the new host student, Max, moves in for the term. But Max and his best friend draw him in in ways he never expected. As Finley and Harlyn get closer and try to figure out their feelings for each other, the end of the semester and Finley's return to the states looms in the distance. What will their future hold? COMPLETED: June 14, 2023 SMALL EDITS MADE: July 6, 2023

After being tortured and left only half-alive, Nathan must fight the FIB and his own uncontrollable powers one last time to keep his family safe forever. ***** With the memory of every horrific thing that's ever happened to him racing through his mind, Nathan is on a quest for vengeance. But when his sister reveals she's pregnant, everything changes, and Nathan agrees to flee to Chile for safety and rehabilitation. But the FIB is still hiding around every corner, waiting for the group to make a mistake. And when the monster inside Nathan finally breaks free, he'll either learn to overcome it once and for all or be forced to watch himself destroy everything he's ever loved. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

You ever looked at someone and thought you were probably in a dream? That they couldn't possibly exist in your reality? Like if you open your eyes or speak too loud they will just disappear and become one of those dreams you try so hard to remember but you can't? That is how i feel when i look at her, Kris. She has become so much more than an interesting girl, so much more than a gorgeous body, so much more than a girl i would mess around with for a couple of days. She is no longer a want, she is a need. i need to know everything about her, everything that makes her smile and everything that makes her cry. i need her to love me as much as i love her. I see the hurt in her eyes every time i look in her eyes, she tortures herself, her words are heavy with regret and self-blame and i want to be the one to save her from all of it, from herself. I want to be the one. PLEASE READ THE FIRST FIVE CHAPTERS AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT YOU CAN STOP. BUT I PROMISE YOU WILL LOVE IT!