"You can hate me all you want," he growls against my neck, sucking just hard enough to make me moan. "But this pussy's still fucking dripping for me after all these years." I shake my head weakly, even as my hips rock back against his hand, fucking myself on his fingers like I'm starving for it. "I despise you," I whisper, but it comes out broken and needy. "Yeah?" He curls his fingers harder, making me cry out. "Then why are you soaking my hand like a desperate little slut?" --- They were each other's first love - secret, forbidden, and all-consuming. Until one lie tore them apart. Five years later, they collide again in the worst possible way. What begins as hatred and betrayal quickly spirals into something far more dangerous, where the past refuses to stay buried and the truth is more deadly than either of them imagined. Now they're running not just from the shadows of their history, but from a world that wants them both broken or dead. In a story of second chances, forbidden love, and survival, two broken souls must decide if love is enough to save them... or if some pasts are never meant to be forgiven.

Briar Viola Bennett, the sweet, quiet, gentle, soft, college student that has an enhancement only of innocence, though there is lots going on inside of this sweet girl's head that she won't let anyone see through. She does it all really, she pays her sick mother's hospital bills, works 5-9 at a coffee house on campus, paints and draws whatever details she saw in a rock, but it all forms together and makes sense to why the girl never gives her the time for herself and always putting herself last. As long as her mom dies happy, any person she talks to doesn't seem like they hate her, and the couple in her recent romance book she's reading doesn't turn tragic, Briar doesn't see the wrong in putting herself last. Until a few of those needs in her life take a turn and she's left with the only option of her enemy's presence. Nate Wesley Grey, the quarterback star for University of Michigan, also well known as the star in hookups, as well as parties, oh and let's not forget the campus whore who likes to leave his marks. But what people don't know is that Nate also has lots going on inside of his own head that he won't let people see through. A tragedy that had occurred the past year during a game that no one can seem to forget, especially Nate Grey. Now coming back to another season of football it's all Nate thinks about. Nate struggles with grievance and loyalty through the season which ruins his career and picture for what the NFL had in mind for him. Nate tries to get himself together and throw all the new bad habits he has created for himself away, but he couldn't do it without the help of an enemy he's had in mind for a while. In which he becomes obsessed with through the process. The only question is, what is the two's secrets that are ruining their lives that they have to turn to each other for? You might know their's but the population at The University of Michigan mustn't for the both of them. And what will happen between the two?

For Esme Parker, her brothers friends were two things: annoying and completely off-limits.But when his best friend comes deeper into her life, everything changes and their friendship they build is put at risk. Adam knows he can't feel this way about Esme, but she's perfect for him and he can't help but want her to himself. And as they spend more time together, his feelings are harder to hide. when they both submit to the growing tension between them, will everything fall apart or fall into place?

At twenty-six, Clara Whitmore has built a life she can control. Her days are precise, her work as a dentist meticulous, and her heart... carefully protected. After everything she's faced, she's learned to rely only on herself. Luke Matthews, also twenty-six, is everything the world admires: talented, charming, and seemingly untouchable. A professional ice hockey star with a smile that could light up a city, he carries a weight that no one sees-a vulnerability behind the fame and the effortless confidence. Two years ago, their lives intersected for a fleeting, unforgettable night-one filled with laughter, warmth, and a spark neither of them could explain. But life pulled them apart, leaving memories that linger like shadows. Now, fate brings them together again. A chance meeting in Clara's clinic sets off a slow, teasing, and irresistible pull. Friendships are tested, walls are challenged, and hearts are pushed toward a possibility neither thought they could risk. Fracture Line is a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance about love that sneaks up when you least expect it, the fragility of trust, and the invisible cracks in our lives that sometimes lead us to the people who can make us whole.

Noah Walker, a soldier in the United States Army, found himself befriending Jackson Wright while on deployment. Together they form a bond profound. But where friendship is found, loss soon follows. The death of Jackson Wright gave Noah a pass to go back home to the US. While back home Noah meets Jackson's loving family. It is there he meets a face he is destined to never forget. Erin Wright, a soon to be high school graduate, finds herself struck with unyielding grief. With the death of her brother Jackson Wright she attempts to find the sun amongst the greying clouds; yet she cannot see it on her own. Through the slow process of forgetting her grief it is not her mother that breaks her out of the rain showers soaking her - it is Noah Walker. #1 in militarylove on August 7 2021. First Responder Series: One Nowadays_ © 2021.

A young girl has a massive crush on her cousin's friend, who is 4 years older, and experiences her first-ever heartbreak after she witnesses him having a girlfriend. Who would've thought everything would change between them after seeing him again years later? "What's so bad about letting things change between us?" Ib: Hidden Love Started: 01/03/2025 Ended: 01/12/2025 Edited: 03/11/2025 HIGHEST RANKING #2 en- #1 sunghoon #2 jake #2 jay #1 iland #1 simjaeyun #1 sunghoon #1 txt

He was her safe place. Until he became her reason to run. Mateo and Lucia grew up as neighbors, best friends, and everything in between-inseparable since childhood. Everyone thought they were unbreakable. Everyone was wrong. One misunderstanding. One lie Mateo never questioned. And Lucia goes from being loved... to being ignored, humiliated, and emotionally crushed by the boy who once protected her. So she leaves. No explanations. No goodbyes. Just scars and a new identity. Years later, Lucia returns-harder, colder, and nothing like the girl Mateo broke. She doesn't need him. She doesn't miss him. And she definitely doesn't forgive him. But Mateo finally wants the truth. The problem? Lucia no longer wants him. Because some people don't get closure. They get consequences.

Emory James has always known she doesn't fit the mold her family built for her. While her parents and older sister thrive in courtrooms, Emory's heart belongs to helping animals and finding her purpose in quiet acts of compassion. Her mother and sister have always been supportive, but her father still insists she's "too smart to waste her life on animals." Now, after years of hard work, she's finally graduating as a veterinary technician and is ready to prove that following her heart was worth it. On graduation day, she's running late while also juggling her cap, gown, and nerves as she races through the city's hockey arena where the ceremony is being held. She ends up crashing straight into Callum Bennett, the hockey star of the BrooksRidge Sparks. Callum Bennett has never had trouble getting attention on or off the ice. With a killer smile, easy charm, and enough confidence to fill an arena, he's the kind of guy everyone recognizes and few really know. The son of a retired hockey legend and a brilliant college professor, Callum's been under pressure since he could walk. After losing his older brother years ago, he learned that keeping things light was safer than letting anyone close. Hookups? Sure. Relationships? Never. Feelings just slow you down. A few weeks later, fate intervenes when Emory's clinic partners with Callum's team for a "Paws & Players" adoption event. One glance and neither can pretend their hallway collision was just a coincidence. Between camera flashes and undeniable chemistry, Emory and Callum find themselves breaking every rule they swore to keep. They both don't do relationships. But sometimes, the best kind of love is the one that wasn't in the game plan at all.