Raelynn Drake thought surviving her marriage meant staying silent. Enduring. Fading into the background. Especially when that marriage was to Clarence the golden boy of a powerful family... and Apollo Alexander's stepbrother. Apollo is everything Clarence isn't - cold, inked, ruthless. A man who lives in the shadows and doesn't let anyone in. But when he finds Raelynn broken and bleeding after one violent night too many, he doesn't walk away. He takes her in. Protects her. And starts to fall for her. What begins as safety quickly spirals into something fierce and forbidden. She's his brother's wife -or was. And the deeper they fall, the more dangerous everything becomes. He's the assassin with a guarded heart. She's the survivor learning how to breathe again. And together, they'll burn their pasts to the ground to build something new.

"Based on the movie Fear. Jennifer Price is living the life: new car, senior year, and she JUST turned 18. But what happens when she meets a new man named Carter, who is all but what he seems. One thing's for certain though, Carter is determined to make her his, no matter what. Mine, all mine."

"Killian please.." I whimpered out as my bruised hands laid against the concrete. He inhaled with his cigarette in his mouth as he then took it between his index and middle finger, removing it from his mouth, "Bellissima..this thing,you would call a man, tried to hurt you. And you're begging for his mercy." The guy pleaded as he laid on the floor with a busted knee, howling with pain. I can see the entertainment in Killian's eyes as he pulled the silver pistol from his hip and shot the man through his skull. "vedi le cose che farei per te, Bellissima..."

She was mine long before she knew it. I had been raised in shadows, in a world where power was survival and choice was an illusion. But then there was her. She slipped into my life unexpectedly and defiantly, her eyes too bright for a town like this one. She was unafraid of what lay beneath the surface, thinking she could walk away and resist the pull. But every step she took only bound her tighter to me. She was delicate but stubborn, fierce enough to face what others ran from, even if she didn't fully see it yet. She was the only thing I had ever chosen. I would break anything to keep her, everything, even her illusions of freedom. Because in a world that offered no choices, she became my one certainty. I will carve that truth into the world, with blood, if I have to. R. Trigger Warning ⚠️: This story contains intense and graphic content, exploring dark and disturbing themes that may be triggering for some readers. Sensitive topics are depicted throughout. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Proceed with caution: after this point, no additional warnings will be provided.

"I will protect you, even from yourself. I will love you, even when you resist. I will never let you go, no matter how hard you try to run. You can fight, you can scream, you can beg-but I will always find you, always bring you back to where you belong... with me. In life and in death, in joy and in suffering, you are mine. Forever. Until the world turns to dust and even after. And if anything-or anyone-dares to come between us, I will burn the earth itself to keep you by my side. Say yes, my love. Say yes, because there is no other answer." *** What did I do to deserve this? I used to believe I had control-my life, my choices, my fate. But nothing could prepare me for the nightmare I'm now tangled in. Every truth I thought I knew has unraveled, exposed for the lie it always was. What I once held dear no longer matters in a world where the unknowns consume me. Now, I'm trapped. Not just by the chains of my own fear, but by him. The devil incarnate-wrapped in the skin of a God, his beauty like a razor's edge, sharp enough to tear through my sanity. His eyes, cold as hell's depths, and yet they burn with a darkness I can't escape. He calls me his. Mine, he whispers, like a promise and a threat all at once. I can feel it-the weight of his gaze, the twisted game he plays with my mind. There's no mercy here, no compassion, only a perverse kind of obsession that claws at my every thought. I don't know if I want to escape anymore, or if I just want to survive him. I'm drowning in a storm of desire and fear, suffocated by the very thing that pulls me deeper into his world. I could run, but where would I go? There's no escape from a monster whose love is as dangerous as his hate. It's a game of survival now-either I learn how to endure the suffocating attention of a psychopath, or I break. Either way, I'm doomed. But as much as I hate him, I crave him. And that... that may be the worst curse of all.

𝚸2 𝐎𝐅 𝚨 " 𝐓𝐖𝐎-𝚸𝚨𝐑𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒" | 18+ ••• For a while, Amina has been running-fleeing from a past that won't let her go, constantly looking over her shoulder, terrified of the man who haunts her every step. One man who once held her in his arms, whispered promises of forever, and the other left her delusional thinking a man so sinister could ever be normal. Reign shattered her world beyond repair. Now, she's been hidden in the shadows with a gift of life from him, making decisions that seem small at the time, but each one leads her further down a dangerous path. She gets ear of the clock, and when it runs out, the one person she fears most will come to collect what's his. Will love, hate, and vengeance collide in a way she never imagined, or will she make that one percent of breaking free, once and for all? However, one thing is certain: no matter what happens, she will ultimately be forced to surrender to his darkness-whether it's in pursuit of deadly retribution or simply to raise the white flag. We all know that the human body can survive only so much trauma before it finally breaks down. Gusev pronounce (Cho-sev)

All it takes is one shared glance to win over his intrigue, one touch to draw him in, and your love to win his obsession...

"Please Jesus, free me of the spirit of lust." "I know that relationships built under your word can last forever. So free me of the thought, free me of the feeling and free me from my flesh trying to cloud my judgement." "I don't worship lust, sex or desire. I worship you Jesus, please don't allow me to lose sight of that." "In Jesus name, I pray." "Amen." I spoke desperately as I stood up from my knees.

She kept giving until she finally found her self-worth. He kept taking until he finally lost her love. © All Rights Reserved

❝ Simon Riley becomes easily obsessed when he allows his dark side to take hold, and his current fixation is... you. ❞ #1 BOOK: Poisonous Obsession #2 BOOK: Don't Get Into The Car Simon 'Ghost' Riley x fem!reader render by: @661ave 🏅 33 in #death