He aches for her in silence, unaware of the depth of his longing. She hides from love, haunted by a wound that never healed-an ache born eleven years ago. Enzo Mancini made a vow: never fall in love. Aayinah learned to fear it. So when they're forced into an arranged marriage, resentment is their only common ground. But fate is cruelly poetic-because they were once everything to each other. Not in another lifetime. In this one. Just over a decade ago. Now, as destiny pulls their hearts back into orbit, a question lingers in the silence between them: Will they remember the love they lost? Or are they destined to fall all over again, as strangers? "We will always find our way back to each other, vita mia." -Enzo Mancini

She was a devoted wife. A brilliant doctor. A woman who believed she understood her own boundaries. Then her husband's secret gambling debt drags them into the orbit of the city's most feared mafia don-and nothing is hers anymore. Taken from their home in the dead of night, she's forced to save a man who lives on violence and power. He's ruthless, untouchable, and devastatingly magnetic. Every look lingers too long. Every accidental touch ignites something dangerous. Every low, controlled word chips away at her resolve. She tells herself she's loyal. Married. Moral. But obsession doesn't care about vows. Late-night treatments blur into intimate confessions. Professional distance erodes into stolen moments. What begins as duty becomes temptation, then craving-an ache she can't silence and a man she can't escape. In a world where trust is lethal and desire is a liability, surrendering could cost her everything she's built. Or it could be the only thing that makes her feel alive.

The sequel to Bad Decisions, Right after the events that took place after their performance at nationals Ivy has to deal with some news and Alex has to learn to accept his fate. Except, what happens when you challenge your fate? Alex and Ivy take on a new journey having each other by their side as all the truth gets revealed once and for all, hopefully by the time everything ends they're making Better Choices. started: july 26th 2022

COMPLETED ✅ Zara Monroe's ex, Marcus, broke her. Now he's back but she's not the same woman he left behind. She's finding peace, building something real with Jake the quiet, steady man who sees her clearly and never asks her to shrink. But Marcus doesn't like being replaced. And when his obsession turns dangerous, Zara has to protect her heart, her peace, and the man she's finally learning to trust. A slow-burn BWWM romance about healing, moving on, and never looking back. ✨ This story has now passed 1K reads and continues to grow. Thank you to every single person who's joined Zara and Jake's journey. You have no idea how much that means. ✨

❝ALL MY TROUBLES ON A BURNING PILE ALL LIT UP AND I START TO SMILE.❞ MIGUEL DIAZ X FEM!OC SEASON 1 - 6 crownsmist, 2022 cover by @norasnetflix spanish & french translations are in my reading lists!

"Welcome to my stream...." he paused and allowed his followers to enter. Comments and likes began to roll in within seconds. Once he seen that particular username show up, a smile plastered on his face. His favorite fan. ____________________________________________ Growing up as the only child with many hobbies, Theodore wished for one thing only: success. He never thought that wish would come true through hockey and streaming. At only 22, Theodore's life was heading down the right path. He was a professional hockey player for the Tennessee Dark Knights, an active college student with a 4.0 GPA, and the most popular streamer on Twitch. Life was going well until an injury that put a hold on his career and forced him to go on bed rest. Having to slow down was far from what he was used to but it was the beginning of a path he'd never thought to take. Living a life similar to his wasn't for the weak. The spotlight can get to your head and the fans are everywhere. Even on bed rest, he found a fan and surely she became his favorite. Constructed: 5/13/2024 Started: 5/25/2024 Ended: 1/6/2025 MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY

"Can't you just turn it on?" She huffed irritated tapping her foot anxiously. Her red bottom heals were too nice for a place with uneven pavement, tire marks, gas and oil all over the ground. She was humiliated being seen here in this sh*tty shop but she had no choice. She was already running late for her shoot. Kai stared back at her blankly and rolled his eyes in annoyance. The entitled impatient brat was giving him a major head ache. Such a beautiful f*cking headache this woman was and he just met her. "If that was the case you would be gone already and my day would be so much better." Adeline Jones. A pretty name for a pretty woman. Adeline is a black, upper class, young lady who is straight from Manhattan. She is the IT girl and she knows it. A model, an actress, an A lister with a grade A awful personality. She took over 80s and 90s and now is untouchable in the early 2000s. No one is good enough for Adeline and no one tells her no. Except one stubborn, and callous Mechanic named Kai Green.

Amina wants a baby-on her terms. No romance. No strings. No father involvement. But instead of going the clinical route, she picks the one man she despises: Lukas. Why? Because his genetics are perfect. His record is perfect. His health is perfect. His brilliance is undeniable. And he has a type of raw dominance that she thinks would produce a strong child. So she sets a formal business meeting. Slides a contract across his marble desk. States her intentions with no emotion. He laughs first. Then he reads the contract. Then he looks at her-really looks at her-and says: "If you want my child, Amina... you're not getting it in a cup. You're getting it the natural way." She refuses. He smirks. But Lukas has waited years for this door to open. And he knows exactly how to bend her resolve. Eventually, she agrees-strict rules, boundaries, a timeline, and an exit clause. She believes she can keep her heart out of it. But she has just stepped into his game. And Lukas? Lukas doesn't intend to give her just a child. He intends to have her. Completely.

Obsessive alpha's Loving betas Secret princes Lots of jealousy loads of malice. A girl with two mates A beta and alpha who hate each other. Fairytales haven't been a consideration for Erin in quite some time now. In a place where slow pacing vague tomorrows and monotonous people seemed to stack their sorrows, there wasn't much room for joy or even the crack of a smile. Howbeit for Erin, her dull lackluster and depressing life was all going to change very soon. When she and a few other females leave home to go train with a neighboring pack, Erin is soon met with challenges and feelings she'd forgotten she possessed. And those challenges and feelings come from no one other than a boyishly handsome alpha and a witty but charming beta. David and Theo were once like brothers, however life has a funny way of doing things while pulling people apart at the same time. Envy, malice, longing, and brooding power can really tear a relationship apart. Especially if that relationship belongs to the two strongest in the pack, but what's to come of the current alpha and beta's strained relationship when both of them figure out they're involved and possibly mates to the same girl? Besides what will happen when one rejects her, and the other rushes in to save the day all the while they still manage to stay under the same roof? Who will she choose and what now will Come of Whitestone? Highest ranking #11 in werewolf

He left her to protect his bloodline. Now his bloodline is the one thing that could destroy him. Years ago, Amari Grant fell for Luca Moretti - heir to one of the most feared mafia families in Italy. He was her forbidden love, her undoing, and her heartbreak. When his family forced him to choose between his legacy and the woman he loved, Luca walked away... never knowing she was carrying his child. Amari built a new life in silence. She raised their son alone, far from Luca's world of guns and loyalty oaths. Now happily married and thriving. But secrets don't stay buried forever. When word of the boy reaches Luca's enemies, the unthinkable happens - her son is taken. Desperate and out of options, Amari does the last thing she ever thought she would: she goes back to Luca. The man who shattered her heart is now her only hope. When Luca learns the truth - that the child he's being asked to protect is his own - everything he's built starts to crumble. His marriage. His empire. His control. Now the ruthless don will burn the world to find his son and protect him... and the woman who still owns his heart. But rescuing them means war - and in the mafia, love is the deadliest weakness of all.