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His Darkest Vice | ✔ by ocealisiren
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Alessandro 'Sandro' Bellini's world is one of ruthless control, and his most loyal weapon is his Cane Corso, Cerberus. Across the city, Juniper 'June' Scott's world is a sunlit bakery, where she remains blissfully unaware of the shadows that govern her city. When Cerberus escapes, Sandro is prepared for war. He isn't prepared to find his beast being fed scones by a cheerful baker who has audaciously renamed the killer 'Muffin.' This singular act of canine betrayal forces the cold-blooded underboss into June's warm orbit. Each reluctant visit to retrieve his dog pulls him deeper under her spell, an addiction he can't fight. In a life of calculated sins, Sandro is about to discover his darkest vice isn't a choice, but a dangerous craving for the one woman he should be protecting her from: himself. ∘₊✧──────✧₊∘ Word Count: 55,331
Hardwired For You | ✔ by ocealisiren
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Alexander Wolfe is the genius CEO behind the world's most advanced smart home system. His penthouse is sleek, spotless, and fully automated - and he likes it that way. No mess. No noise. No people. Enter Willow Hart, his annoyingly bright and budget-strapped executive assistant. When a system-wide AI crash leaves his luxury home unable to function without constant oversight, Alexander grudgingly agrees to let Willow stay and manage things "manually." Just for a few days. But Willow doesn't do quiet. She dances while cooking, rearranges furniture "for better vibes," and talks to his robot vacuum like it's a pet. His perfectly ordered world begins to glitch - starting with his heart. He built his empire to keep emotions out. But the one thing his tech can't calculate... is her. ━━▲━━ "Did you assign it a personality again?" he asked. "No. That would be irresponsible." I paused. "I may have named it, though." "Of course you did." "Gregory." "Gregory." "He feels like a Gregory. Stiff. In need of affection." He looked like he wanted to be annoyed. But he just... closed his eyes for a second. "Willow." "Yes?" "I am not adjusting the system to match your imaginary friendship circle of household appliances." I pouted. He rubbed his temples. "Fine. I'll take a look." "Yay!" "And stop calling me Alex." "Never." ━━▲━━ Word Count: 22,228
His Serenity by Stella_Cadante
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In the realm of guns, lies, deception and beasts, an angel was born "Damn it!" ---
Stepbrother's Sin 18+ |  Standalone | The Kensington Series - Book 2 by madelynkensington
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Without warning, I reached down and gave her ass a hard smack. "That's for spray painting my car," I said. Her breath hitched, and she bit her lip, trying to suppress a smile. "You're such a caveman." "Caveman? How about this?" I said, smacking her ass again, harder this time. She moaned, and I could feel her responding to me, her body betraying her defiance. 𝐄𝐒𝐌𝐄 I was raised to be perfect. The golden girl. The Kensington princess. Sheltered. Untouched. A good girl with a silver spoon and a diamond crown. But then there's 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐛 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧. My stepbrother. My brother's enemy. A man carved from sin, wrapped in arrogance, and dipped in ink. He doesn't ask. He takes. He doesn't chase. He owns. And when he touches me? It's not gentle. It's filthy. It's wrong. I should run. I should hate him. But when he says my name, low and dark, I don't think about stopping. I think about how deep I can fall. Because Caleb isn't just my first sin. He's the one I'll never escape. 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐁 She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. And I was the bastard here to tarnish it. 𝐄𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐚 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧. Mummy's little princess. The golden girl. The one thing in this world I was never supposed to touch. But I don't follow rules. I break them. And Esme? She was made to be ruined. Soft lips. Delicate curves. A body that begs for my hands. She's innocent, but not with me. I'm dragging her into the dark, making her dirty, making her mine. She thinks she can survive me. Thinks she can walk away untouched. But Esmeralda? She belongs to me. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮'𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝘚𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘙𝘢𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵.
The Mercenary's Maid by caramela2025
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She feared him more than anything-until he became the only place she felt safe. After escaping years of abuse, Lina found a fragile kind of peace scrubbing floors in a mercenary's mansion. Quiet, invisible, and broken, she kept her head down and her voice lower. Especially around him. Killian. He kills for a living. He is a powerful, cold-blooded mercenary, a wealthy man who built his empire off blood, fear. He owns a powerful private military company that operates in the shadows, answering only to the highest bidders. He commands killers, closes deals, and never makes mistakes. Until her. A glance. A flinch. A wound she tried to hide. And suddenly, he was watching her closely. Quietly. Like she was a puzzle he didn't mean to touch... but couldn't stop obsessing over. Killian: "You blush like that again, and I swear I'll pin you against this wall just to see how deep it goes." He didn't know how to be soft. She didn't know how to be wanted. But in a house full of violence, he saw her. And he started to change. And soon, she was everywhere in his mind.
the smallest thing he owns by mili7b
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COMPLETE 18+👀read at your own risk She was the youngest mistake. The quiet one no one defended. The girl born too small to matter. At nineteen, she has learned how to disappear-how to shrink herself between cruel words, favoritism, and a family that never chose her. Except for one brother who visits too rarely, love has always been something she watches others receive. He is everything she is not. Powerful. Untouchable. Feared. At twenty-five, his name bends the world to its knees. Violence listens when he speaks. Wealth follows his shadow. He was raised to rule, to command, to never soften. Until her. She does not belong in his world. She is too gentle. Too innocent. Too breakable. But once his eyes land on her, the world that ignored her no longer exists. And for the first time in her life- someone chooses her.
The Billionaire Who Lost His Wife by Gunj40
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Julian Blackwood had everything, power, wealth, and influence. Except the only woman who stood by him when nothing else mattered. Mira never cared about his empire. She only wanted his presence. When she left, there was no drama, no tears, and no shouting. She just walked away. That was when Julian realized the bitter truth. Love does not end with noise. It dies in the quiet, the moment it is taken for granted. Now, as secrets unravel and hidden truths surface, Julian must confront his past, his failures, and the woman he made feel completely replaceable. This is not a story of winning her back. It is the story of a man trying to become worthy of her.
The Alpha's Hidden Omega by ZackDock
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In a brutal world where Omegas are hunted and hoarded as breeding prizes, Aria has spent her entire life hiding in plain sight. Taking highly illegal, dangerous scent-blockers, she successfully disguises herself as a lowly, invisible Beta maid in the fortress of Alpha Silas. Silas is the most ruthless, feral warlord on the continent. Known as the "Mad King," he rules with absolute terror because his inner beast is spiraling out of control without a mate to ground him. Aria's plan is simple: keep her head down, scrub the floors, and survive. But during a violent, chaotic pack ambush in the courtyard, the torrential rain washes away her scent-blockers. Suddenly, the intoxicating, impossible scent of a pure, untamed Omega floods the battlefield. Alpha Silas doesn't just stop the attack-he slaughters the enemy and immediately locks down his entire impenetrable fortress. No one gets in. No one gets out. The deadliest man alive is now hunting for the scent that just drove his inner wolf into absolute, terrifying obsession. He orders every single female in the pack to be lined up. And Aria knows that when the Mad King finally finds her, he will never let her go.
Sold to the Shadow Alpha by ZackDock
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Nia is nothing but a "runt" in the eyes of her pack. As a half-wolf, half-human outcast, she has lived her entire life as an abused servant to her cruel uncle. When his gambling debts spiral out of control, he does the unthinkable: he sells her at a terrifying, underground supernatural auction. She expects to be bought as a slave-or worse. But the bidding comes to a dead halt when the heavy doors crash open, and a living legend walks in. Alpha Kade. Known across the continent as "The Butcher." He is the ruthless ruler of the frozen North, a heavily scarred warlord who is said to have no heart and leaves no survivors. Kade drops an untouchable fortune to claim Nia, dragging her away to his isolated, icy fortress. Terrified, Nia believes she has just been sold to a monster who will tear her apart. But the terrifying Alpha doesn't throw her in a dungeon. Instead, he gives her the most luxurious suite in the castle, orders his staff to feed her like royalty, and snaps the arm of a guard who dares to look at her with disrespect. Soon, Nia discovers the shocking truth: The Alpha didn't buy a slave. He smelled his Fated Mate on the auction block. And now, the monster she thought would destroy her is standing right in front of her, ready to burn the entire world to the ground and annihilate anyone who has ever dared to hurt her.
Fragile In The Beast World  by Iloveyousow
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A fragile and smart girl ends up in a dangerous beast world where even simple things can hurt her. She struggles to survive until a cold and distant white wolf starts helping and protecting her little by little. At first, he finds her troublesome, but he slowly becomes deeply attached to her and spoils her a lot. As they grow closer, hidden feelings appear, turning their strange relationship into something more serious and emotional.