"Anya!" I turn around, bracing against the icy wind, to see Tobias jogging toward me, his coat half-zipped like he didn't even think before running out after me. "What are you doing running in this weather?" He closes the distance in a few long strides, suddenly close enough that I can feel his warmth despite the cold. "What are you doing out here? Get inside," he says, voice rough with concern. Shock. Just more shock. How the fuck? He takes my face in his hands - huge palms swallowing my cheeks, thumbs tracing my jaw like I'm something precious. Something he's afraid to lose. "Anya. Please say something." "I just don't get it. I have so many problems. I'm trying to figure out why-" My voice breaks. "And how-" His thumb catches the first tear before it reaches my chin. "You're still here." Barely a whisper. He tilts my face up, brushes the tears away with a gentleness that doesn't match his hands, and presses his lips to my forehead - warm and lingering, like a promise. When he pulls back, his forehead rests against mine. "I'm not Elliot." Quiet but certain. "Where else would I go?" WARNING: Domestic Violence & Rape. In Cultivation is a dark, psychological slow-burn about trauma, manipulation, and abuse. And a girl learning too late that forever can be beautiful or cruel. At seventeen, Anya Ifunanya thinks being chosen means being loved. Elliot Volkov is charming, desired, and the kind of boy people swear will never hurt a soul. When he promises marriage and a future, Anya says yes before she understands what it will cost her. Because the Volkov family doesn't just welcome women. They shape them. Inside their home, love turns into pressure. Silence becomes survival. And every part of Anya starts being molded into something smaller, quieter, and easier to control. But the more she loses herself, the more something inside her begins to wake up. And by the time she realizes what she's trapped inside, escaping may cost her everything.

I slightly turned my head, making eye contact with him. My lips part softly as I got a good look at his eyes. They were different than usual, they were now dark and sensual. His sharp eyes didn't break from mine as his hand on my stomach paused, and instead of up it slide down. His pinky finger was at the waistband of the pants I was wearing. "You're such a good girl Niara, ain't that right?" he asks as the tip of his fingers slowly slipped under the waist band. "Y-yes.." I responded breathlessly. "Yes what?" he hummed. "Yes sir" --- Niara gets a new homeschool teacher, who just happens to be the most beautiful man she has ever seen. Killian Donovan was hired by a trusted friend of his to teach his 18 year old daughter.

"What made you think you can go out there and tease me with some other man" said Leonardo. I roll my eyes and say, "It doesn't matter anyways it's not like you want me" He chuckles darkly and grabs me by the neck and says, "Well if you want to be treated like a whore then that's what you'll get" His lips attach to my neck as I straddle his lap and he says, "Now undress and touch yourself in front of me and if you cum baby" he chuckles darkly and says, "I'll spank your ass raw. Then I'll tie you up, and make you almost cum, then leave you their for the rest of the night, how does that sound principessa?" Katara was just an average girl trying to get by until her innocence and beauty caught the eyes of Leonardo Romano, the Italian Mafia leader but does she know he is and will she ever? This is a story where a dominant man who is known for his good looks and not showing much emotion slowly starts to fall for his innocent yet sassy assistant who happens to be the most emotional person on the planet. - - - Mature Scenes - Gang Violence - Abuse

"No matter what, you have to be respectful. It's always Yes Sir." I just changed schools and now I'm in trouble. Both with myself, and now with my Dom. Who knew high school would be like this? 18+ A/N: Warning, it's kinky. This book is a very FICTIONAL story of my own fantasies that I enjoy. This is supposed to be an alternate universe, so please stop reading if you don't enjoy. + I delete rude comments so keep them to yourself pls :)