Emmanuel, Duke of Thornton, is handsome, wealthy, and most of all, unmarried. Nicknamed the Duke of Camellias by his admirers, he seems to have the world in his hand, but harbors a secret nobody knows. Blair Millais, on the other hand, has lost it all. His sister passed away and the short stories he publishes hardly earn enough for him to live on. When Emmanuel Waterhouse invites him over to be the writer of his very own biography with a superfluous salary, it seems too good to be true. Yet soon Blair realizes how society looks upon gay men in Victorian England, and a betrayal which has made Emmanuel unable to love anymore. So when he learns who exactly the Duke of Camellias is, and the reason behind the sadness in his eyes, can he ignore the impending fate that awaits him? TRIGGER WARNINGS: child abuse, assault, rape

(Bxb) Eric Valence thought finding a job as an editor for a well-known author named Draven H. Malcolm was the beginning of his writing career. He had no idea that it would also be the beginning of his love story. *** "You're so clueless, it bothers me." He frowned, "What does that mean-" "You never wondered why I gave you all the best things on my floor - the closest desk, drinks from my office, my newest project. I even went to your house and picked you up to make sure you weren't late." "My portfoli-" "There are twenty three others with the same experience as yours, that was an excuse," he admitted, peering into Eric's eyes and daring him to look away. Eric didn't. Draven sighed, "The reason I got mad that day..." he paused for a moment, hesitating again but deciding to let it all out, "the reason I got mad is because I heard you kissed Jason, which I wasn't too pleased about but then seeing you and Justin together..." He never finished his sentence, and Eric raised an eyebrow, "What about Justin and I?" "I feel like you're doing this on purpose," Draven chuckled, examining Eric's confused face. "I'm not sure what you're talking about-" "I like you," Draven said clearly with his entire diaphragm, expression it as loud as he could for Eric to understand. Eric felt his throat squeeze itself shut, no oxygen coming in or out. "I like you, a lot more than I thought, Eric," he breathed. Eric was unable to believe it, shook his head and looked away for moment, before meeting his gaze again. "Why me?" he asked quietly. Draven shrugged his shoulders, eyeing Eric with adoration and admiration, "I'm not sure either, but I want you to be mine." Jan 24. 2018 - 1k

William Carters is the second eldest son of Emilia and James Carter,the famous surgeons in New York. William is the total opposite of his brother Noah who was outgoing,popular and on the schools football team as the school star quarterback. Will stopped talking and began wearing a hoodie to cover his face when he turned 13. No one knows but Will as to why he covered his face. His oversized hoodies did a great job in hiding his face but his were worried about Will. Until the day he turned 18,he took off his hoodie and showed himself to the world. He was by far the handsomest guy in school. With brown curly hair,muscular built like his dad,his tall height of 6'7 ft beating both Noah's and his dad's height and muscular built. But the most freakiest thing about him were his eyes. With one bright green from his mum and the other a bright silvery gray from his dad. He had a sharp jawline, and quite short tempered like his dad. Coming out as gay to his family, his mother didn't like it and filed a divorce against Will's dad for accepting a sinner like Will. Will's father and Noah were very accepting and they moved to somewhere less crowded,they moved to Forks Callaway. His dad got a better pay for being the military head doctor/surgeon and Noah was once again the same popular guy. Only this time,Will was part of it too. Will kept his good grades and his life was going great,better than before but then the mafia Lord Alexander Colletti had his eyes locked to the boy with typical gray and green eyes,it sparked his interests.