Friendship and Betrayal by MARK PACHECO

Name: Friendship and Betrayal
Author: MARK PACHECO

A Wish From Hell

They made her life hell. Now, she’s bringing hell to them. One deal with the devil. One chance at revenge. But the price of her wish might be her very soul.

Letters to the Ghost of yesterdays

Some friendships survive distance. Some survive betrayal. And some leave behind letters that become the only witnesses to a love that never got the chance to say goodbye.

AFTER YOU REJECTED ME (COMPLETED))

Alexander Freeman, a 15-year-old boy, is rejected by his friend and crush the day before his first year of high school. Deciding to pretend like it never happened he went to school where the new girl in town Elizabeth Monroe invites everyone to a party. Forced by his best friend Alex attends and encounters the arrogant rich girl. Now their story begins

Breaking Elle's Rules

Elle promised herself she would never fall in love. But moving to a new town brings her face-to-face with Ethan, the boy who makes her question that promise, and Dave, the bully who turns her world upside down. Between secrets, jealousy, and unexpected feelings, Elle must decide whether love is worth breaking her own rules.

Strangers Again

Strangers again is story of love, timing, betrayal, and the people we become strangers to, even after they once felt like home. Sets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Some people enter our lives when we are not looking for love. They find us in the middle of healing, in the spaces between heartbreak and hope, and somehow become the very people we are most afraid to lose.

Between You and Him

One girl. Two boys who would never want to hurt each other. A love triangle that doesn't ask permission before it breaks things.

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Tangled in his shadow

Two brothers. One forbidden love. A past that refuses to die. Rian's relationship with Adrian, a charming heir, becomes a cage of obsession. Then Alex, Adrian's estranged older brother and Rian's first love, returns. Torn between the man who controls him and the one who broke his heart, Rian must confront buried feelings, betrayal, and a dangerous obsession that could cost him his freedom—or his life.

Unexpected-love-on-time

Raaina never expected love to find her through Aaric. As their friendship slowly turns into something deeper, an unknown biker keeps crossing her path, leaving behind questions she cannot answer. She has no idea how closely the two are connected. When a hidden truth finally comes to light, the love she cherished turns into unbearable pain, forcing them apart. But some hearts refuse to let go. Will time bring them back together?

Toil & Trouble prophecy services (short story)

Welcome to Toil & Trouble prophecy services, a wickedly dry retelling of Macbeth, told entirely through text messages.

The Voyeur

Someone knows what Nina Reyes does when no one is watching. They have her passwords, her private photographs, and a talent for turning every secret into a suspect. At Bellwether School of Art, rich kids survive scandal. Nina won’t. One leak could cost her scholarship, her home, everything. And Eli—the filmmaker she wants in her bed and nowhere near her secrets—has 13 minutes missing from his footage. Maybe he’s her only ally. Maybe he’s holding the camera.

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The anatomy of her becoming.

After Logan Parker humiliates her for daring to love him, Briana Williams returns from summer break transformed—and suddenly, everyone wants her. Even Logan is captivated. But while he struggles with the girl he once rejected, she let's Cameron Hayes, the boy who stood up for her, into her life. Between old wounds, unexpected feelings, and a new version of herself, Briana must discover that her greatest transformation isn't about becoming beautiful—it's about becoming the best version.

Ashen Ascendant: Wings of Embers

Elowen and her best friends Yuna Salvadore-Nephilimio and Lyra Salvadore have always known they were different. Born with powers they don’t understand, they hide their abilities from the world. But when they are summoned to Avalis Academy, a hidden school for the gifted, they uncover the truth about their powers and a prophecy that places Elowen at its center. Now, they must face dark forces and decide whether their destiny will save the world…or destroy them.

Sidelines

| He waited 1,093 days for her to notice him. She never saw him coming. | Noah Gallagher has senior year mapped out: tape ankles, pass exams, do not look twice at wide receiver Fox Heeler. Noah knows the rules keep her future safe. But Fox has been waiting 1,093 days for her to finally look up from her clipboard. When a freak storm traps them together, the rules suddenly feel harder to follow and Fox is not about to waste his last chance staying quiet. (STORY COMPLETED)

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Off Rhythm: The Swimmer's Bet

Melanie Hart joins her university swim team chasing the Amber Scholarship. Blake, the other finalist, is rehabbing a shoulder injury and doubts she belongs. Their wager: if she remains a finalist at midterms, he must admit she earned her place; whoever loses the scholarship leads the next community swim clinic. When her ex’s unwanted messages return, rivalry turns into a slow-burn romance built on trust, boundaries, and recovery on their own terms.

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LOVED: SEQUEL

[Completed] "If you love me, let me know..." "If you love me...let me go..." This is the end. Or is it? [Completed]

WHEN LIFE CHANGES THE PLAN

Salmah had a dream for her life, but life had other plans. Between heartbreak, unexpected changes, and the pressure of finding her own path, she must learn that not every broken plan means a broken future. Sometimes, the life you never planned for becomes the one you were meant to live. ❤️📖

Last Christmas

COMPLETE At All Saints High, the girls are done. Juliet has survived school by keeping her head down. Bethany has survived by being adored. Amber is done surviving. Soon a boy-free movement spreads through their school, but with the Christmas disco days away, tensions rise, lines are drawn, and by the time the music starts, the boys won't be the same again. And the girls wonder just what they'll do to survive. STORY STATUS - COMPLETE TROPES: Zombies (ish) LGBT themes Girl Rivals

THE SECOND CHANCE BRIDE

Betrayed by her husband and her best friend, Amara loses everything. But fate gives her a second chance on her wedding day. This time, she's ready to rewrite her destiny, expose their lies, and make them pay. The bride they betrayed is back, and revenge has never been sweeter.

Diary Of Lagos Men

Four Men. Too Many Women. One City Full of Secrets. Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Betrayal Setting: Lagos, Nigeria

The Last Great American Dynasty

Cameron Forbes arrives at Georgetown determined to be known for who he is—not as the President's son. Keeping his identity secret seems easy until he falls for Wyatt, a charismatic senior who has no idea who Cameron really is. But as their connection deepens, the truth becomes harder to hide. • Duel POV • College Romance • Secret Identity

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What do you mean I'm POWERLESS?

When the legendary Academy gates open for Kian, a penniless scholarship student, everyone expects a prodigy. Instead, the testing crystal flashes a mocking 0%. Branded a powerless freak, Kian faces ruthless torment from elite high-rankers. But the machines didn't find a zero—they missed a god. Born of a forbidden union, Kian's human blood only delayed his true inheritance: an invisible, colorless void that crushes reality itself. They think he's a nobody. They're about to meet their predator.

My Highschool Crush

She spent years secretly loving the most popular boy in school, believing he'd never notice her. But when fate brings them closer, hidden feelings, jealous rivals, painful secrets, and unexpected twists turn a simple crush into a love story that will change their lives forever. Will their first love survive the challenges of high school, or remain just another beautiful memory?

All the ways we learned to lie

"Some secrets protect the ones we love, others destroy them. " Elena Bennett has always been the good girl with her whole life planned out. Adrian Cole is the last person she should fall for, but somehow, the boy she can't stand becomes the one she can't stay away from. Between secrets, betrayal, and feelings neither of them planned for, Elena must decide how much she's willing to risk for love. Because sometimes, the people who hurt us the most are the ones we never expected to love.

The husband she didn’t see

Isabel discovers her husband secretly controls the medical empire her company depends on, and that he let her pity him for two years instead of telling her. She divorces him. He doesn’t fight it, he starts earning her back, one honest act at a time, while his estranged cousin wages a quiet war to steal her company using the very secret Nico kept. Trust, once broken, has to be rebuilt in real time, under real fire

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Reborn,the immortal's reckoning

Evelyn Carter sacrificed her power and fortune for her husband, only to be replaced, betrayed by her children, and executed as a witch. Reborn in the second year of her marriage, she refuses to live in his shadow again. Armed with the Nine-Abyss Ice Lotus Manual, she reclaims her wealth and rises toward immortality, leaving Arthur Hales to watch the wife he discarded become a sovereign beyond his reach. He broke her heart in another life. In this one, she won't even grant him her hate.

The Yard

A story featuring black American culture, love life and university sensation

Bound by blood and broken vows

A soul ties that turns into turmoil a great read and hard to put down

I Plead the 5th

This novel has a lot of twist and turns.

Sapphyra

What happens when a superhero wakes up 100 years after her supervillain husband's catastrophic betrayal? *System* *Reverse Harem* *Polyship* mmfm 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️🌶️ Long novel

Love After Divorce

After years of struggling to conceive, Sofia’s marriage shatters when her billionaire husband reveals his mistress, illegitimate son—and divorce papers. Heartbroken and humiliated, she escapes into a night of alcohol and ends up in the arms of an alluring stranger. Sofia expects their steamy encounter to remain a one-night mistake in her long line of mistakes, but this mysterious man has no intention of letting her go.

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