/ˈemˌpī(ə)r/ noun noun: empire; plural noun: empires Building a foundation, a team, a generational wealth, a legacy. An Empire.

𝑮𝒙𝒃𝒙𝒃𝒙𝒃

Esme Presley always despised her clumsiness, it was inconvenient and an embarrassing trait to have as an adult. Little did she know her burden may have been a blessing in disguise... bwbm urbanromance agegap

After a mixture of heartbreak, tragedy, overwhelming love, life changing events and choices, nothing is the same for Delre' or A'layah... and definitely not for the people caught in the middle of it all. A'layah fell hard for Delre', and his charm swallowed her whole, pulling her into a world she was never meant to survive. Seven months after the night that changed everything, she's trying to rebuild her life, her heart, and the family growing inside her... alone. But the past has a cruel habit of circling back and this time, it's heavier, louder, and harder to outrun. New enemies rise. Old wounds reopen. And love? Love was never a safe place: it was a battlefield she barely made it out of. As loyalty gets tested and long buried secrets come to light, A'layah is forced to face the truth about everything she once believed in... him, herself, and the life she thought she wanted. Because healing don't always come with closure... and love don't always get a second chance. Time was borrowed once, This time, it cost her everything,.. But it could still be all hers. - 𝑺 𝑬 𝑽 𝑬 𝑵 𝑺 𝑬 𝑵 𝑺 𝑶 𝑹 𝑰 𝑮 𝑰 𝑵 𝑨 𝑳.

With spending her young adult life working to pay off her debt as an escort at a private brothel, Venus has lost her zest for life. But when two men came with the intention to buy her, everything changes.

Book 1 of the Painted Lies duet lost /lɒst/ adjective; unable to find one's way or not knowing one's whereabouts Liliana and her twin - Isabella - were both kidnapped from their family ( the Italian mafia ) at 3 years old by the Russian mafia as revenge and put into foster care in Spain. Their family never found them and eventually gave up looking. Liliana and her twin couldn't be more different. Liliana is cold, distant. everyone and everything knows not to mess with her, her one weakness? Her twin sister Isabella is the most vulnerable, bubbly person you could imagine and the only one that Liliana would drop anything and everything for although isabella doesn't know it. They were put into foster care at 3 years old and had been lucky enough to have been kept together in the system. But one day Liliana disappeared for 2years when she was 12 and came back completely different. Cold. Ruthless. Dangerous. And the most feared assassin in the underworld, but 'diabla' identity is kept secret from everyone except for her allies in other mafias and her best friends. But no secret can last forever can it? Not unless you take it to the grave.

Key Glock Fanfic • Urban Plus Size 18+ Kori (27) & Aaliyah (23) **************** You ain't gotta be my lover, for you to call me baby..

CW// Domestic Abuse, Violence, Violence against WOC, Sexual Assault, Gang Violence, Mafia Violence, Kidnapping, Murder Sexual assault, domestic abuse and a baby by 20? A parent's worst fears came true for Joanna Marcello. Luckily her son was the push she needed to make change. A writer and an artist Joanna is creative, yet her BA in Art & Literature hasn't landed her her dream job. But maybe being Andriy Vasilevsky's personal assistant is her FATE job. A single mom at 26 wasn't part of her master plan, but was written in someone else's destiny. Andriy's childhood was picture perfect. If you counted the documentaries made about orphanages in Eastern Europe as perfect. But Andriy was determined to be successful. he wanted it all, money, designer shoes, a nice house and a family to call his own. Too bad his multitude of mafia enemies have a habit of preventing him from starting a family. Especially when his new PA turns out to be the perfect woman for him.

read

Nas 90s Short Story || Plus Size Urban 18+ Nas (25) & Shanel (24) Nas is a popular New York rapper and Shanel is a free spirited woman who comes from money. Shanel's life was simple and carefree in the most luxurious way, which caught Nas' attention at first glance.. But her personality didn't match her 'stuck up' appearance as some called it.. She was the most laidback and humble person you'd ever meet. All she wanted was to live her life to the fullest and the rapper she meets helps her do exactly that. (Kinda fast paced)