He gave her a child. Just not his name. At twenty-three, Celia Okoro crossed continents with nothing but a nursing degree, and a scholarship, Italy was supposed to be a fresh start. Instead, it became the place where she fell in love with the one man she could never truly have. Raymond Di Salvo is Napoli's golden football star disciplined, untouchable, and adored by millions. To the world, he's a private athlete with an impeccable reputation. To Celia... He's the father of her eight-month-old daughter. While Raymond quietly provides for their child behind closed doors, he refuses to let the world know she exists. Every match, every headline, every photograph reminds Celia that she's raising their daughter in the shadows while the man she loves belongs to everyone but them. Working exhausting and battling prejudice as an African nurse in a foreign country, Celia refuses to become another forgotten secret. But secrets don't stay buried forever. When one photograph threatens to expose the truth, careers are put at risk, families are forced to choose sides, and a love built behind closed doors must finally survive in front of millions. Because loving each other was never the hardest part. Being seen together is. My Last Breath .

Nyah Young never expected to become trapped in the world of the Harris family. After a public humiliation at the hands of Asher Harris, the school's golden-boy quarterback, Nyah finds herself forced into a marriage neither of them wants. With a ruthless billionaire pulling the strings, escape isn't an option. Asher is furious. His whole future was football, scholarships, and getting out. Now he's stuck living under the same roof as the girl he blames for ruining everything. Angry, resentful, and determined to keep his distance, he's prepared to make their arrangement miserable. But living under the same roof changes everything. What begins as hatred slowly turns into something far more dangerous, and when jealousy, desire, and buried feelings collide, Nyah and Asher must decide whether their marriage is just a contract... or the beginning of something real. ~ So why lie, Asher?" I demanded, my voice trembling with a potent mix of burning anger and raw, deep-seated sadness. "You may be the absolute worst person on the entire planet, and clearly you love to hurt me but why cheat on your girlfriend? And why lie to my face about it?" Asher kept his eyes glued to the road, his grip tightening on the steering wheel. He let out a careless, irritatingly calm shrug. "Why not? I honestly didn't think you would go for it last night, but I guess I was wrong. And who am I to turn down sex? Plus, after you left the party, me and Lacey had a massive fight anyway." My jaw dropped, the sheer callousness of his words piercing straight through me. "Okay, and? She might be a total bitch, but that doesn't give you the right to cheat on her, and it definitely doesn't give you the right to lie to me about it! Why must you keep playing with me like this? What did I ever do to you for you to keep trying to hurt me so bad?" ~

After losing her mom, Lennon Hayes is shipped to a town she's never seen, to live with a father she barely knows. She plans to keep her head down, finish school, and feel nothing. Especially for boys like Kai Calloway. Six-foot-four, quarterback, every girl's mistake. Arrogant smirk, dangerous eyes. Trouble wrapped in a varsity jacket. And for some reason... he wants her. Kai makes Lennon feel things she's spent months trying to forget-heat, hunger, the kind of pull that starts in her chest and ends low in her stomach. He kisses like he owns her breath. Touches her like he's memorizing every place she falls apart. But Kai has secrets. Ones whispered in the locker room. Ones that involve her name. When a cruel bet comes to light, their fragile almost-something combusts. Lennon's left with the scorch marks-humiliated, heartbroken, and haunted by everything they did in the dark. Kai swears it wasn't supposed to be her. He wasn't supposed to want her. He wasn't supposed to fall. Now the new girl with too much grief and the boy who ruined her are tangled in something neither of them is ready to admit-lust, loyalty, lies... and a night that changes everything. A story about first desire, first betrayal, and the kind of love that scars deep. Some mistakes you recover from. Some haunt you. And some- you never outrun.

Maria Santos thought one lie could save her life. After testifying in a murder trial, she receives money, a scholarship, and a chance to escape her troubled past. Leaving Argentina behind, she begins a new life in America. But some secrets refuse to stay buried. As Maria settles into university life and falls in love with Mateo, a brilliant student with dreams of changing the world, she slowly discovers that the case she thought was closed may have destroyed the wrong person. Years later, when Mateo brings her home to meet his family, Maria comes face-to-face with the consequences of her testimony. The truth she buried. The family she helped destroy. And the man she loves. Some lies can be forgiven. Others arrive too late.

When acclaimed actor Jack Mikkelsen is cast opposite rising actress Alana Browning what begins as quiet connection behind the scenes slowly turns into something far more unstable. She is young, fragile and carrying a lifetime of psychological fractures. He is older, controlled and trying to keep his life intact. But intimacy turns into dependency. Dependency turns into obsession. And soon neither of them can tell where love ends and destruction begins. A dark psychological romance about obsession, power and two people who were never safe together but couldn't stay apart.

Jasmin is a struggling dance teacher living off of what was left of her inheritance. And it is quickly depleting. Charles couldn't be more well off if he tried. He's a loving family man and well respected, content with his life at this stage. Their lives collide when he is sent to collect his grandson from the same club that she is trying to lose herself in. The attraction is immediate, the feeling of having met before overwhelming. But he's married, and she's too young to take up with him, not that he's the type of man to ever cheat. He knows he should forget her. She knows that he wouldn't look twice at her. But he can't, and he does. Their world's are irrevocably changed because they couldn't stay apart if they tried, no matter how deadly the consequences.

𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥 is an innocent, kind, and unshakable girl that is...until 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝; the Star quarterback, he's untouchable, mysterious and the guy she's tutoring that decides he wants her. He watches, waits, and tests her boundaries. Desire turns dangerous, and obsession doesn't play fair between these two.

"No!" I screamed in his face, sobs wracking my body as I pounded my fists into his chest. "Get away from me!" "I'm so sorry!" he screamed back, gripping my face, forcing me to look at him. His thumbs brushed my tears, but I kept hitting, emotions a tangled mess with rage, hurt, that stupid pull toward him. "Keep hurting me," he rasped, voice breaking. "Punish me if you need to." Then he crashed his lips into mine, the kiss fierce and desperate, all teeth and tongue, pouring out his regret and need. Mature 18+ ⚠️ This story includes dark and potentially disturbing themes such as violence, assault, manipulation, and explicit mature content.

"Then put your sword to your own throat first." The words echoed through the royal court. A second later, six swords were pointed at Mabel's throat. Because some truths are deadlier than treason. Month ago, one mistake bound a common maid's fate to a king. A secret was buried. A silence was kept. But now the Queen wants blood. The court wants answers. And the King wants the truth buried forever. In a kingdom where power means everything, Mabel carries the one secret capable of destroying a queen, shattering a king, and bringing an empire to its knees. The only question is: When the truth finally comes out... who will survive it? ✦ Dark Fantasy Romance ✦ Court Intrigue ✦ Slow Burn ✦ Jealousy & Betrayal ✦ Powerful King × Common Girl

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