Seraphina Volkov has never understood people the way she understands equations. At nineteen, she's already a published researcher, fluent in five languages, and utterly clueless about love - until one midnight phone call changes everything. A stranger tells her she has four minutes to escape her own lab. She doesn't ask questions. She runs. The man who saves her is Cassian De Luca - billionaire, philanthropist, the face on every magazine cover in Europe. What the world doesn't know is that Cassian is also Il Fantasma: The Ghost, the youngest and most feared mafia boss on the continent, a man whose real face no enemy has lived long enough to describe. Cassian knows exactly who Seraphina is. She doesn't. Twenty years ago, Seraphina's real family was slaughtered for what runs in her blood - a bloodline older and more dangerous than the five families that now rule Europe's underworld. She was hidden, renamed, protected from the shadows by a promise Cassian made to a dead man. Now that promise has a face, a mind he can't stop studying, and a habit of looking at the deadliest man in Europe like he's a fascinating problem to solve. As Seraphina's past claws its way to the surface, Cassian has to choose between the empire he built and the girl he was never supposed to want. And Seraphina has to decide if the truth about who she really is is something she can survive knowing. No misunderstandings. No games. Just two people the world is determined to tear apart - and everything they're willing to burn down to stay together. Slow burn. 18+. Explicit content.

Snippet 1 I took a slow sip of the tea she'd made, letting the rich, dark taste settle on my tongue. It was perfect-just the way she made me liked it. "You always make it exactly right," I murmured, my voice a low hum of approval. Her lips parted slightly, as if my praise had caught her off guard. I tilted my head, watching her carefully. "You're good with your hands, aren't you, little dove?" She inhaled sharply, her entire body going rigid. I let the words hang there, letting her mind twist them into whatever meaning she wanted. Then, with a quiet, deliberate exhale, I leaned in-just enough to make her feel my presence. Close, but not touching. Her breath hitched. "If you're going to tremble around me," I said, my voice dipping lower, "at least figure out whether it's from fear or something else." Snippet 2 "You should be careful, dove." My voice was low, almost a murmur. "Looking at a man like that? You might make him think you want something." Her lips pressed together, her lashes fluttering. I could feel the way her pulse quickened beneath my fingertips. I leaned in, just close enough that my breath ghosted over her skin. "Or worse," I continued, letting my thumb graze the edge of her jaw. "You might make him want to give it to you." Milestones #1 in Serbian out of 220 stories #1 in Brokenheroine out of 12 stories #1 in Underboss out of 77 stories #4 in Badboygoodgirl

˚Snippet˚ In a week, I would be in France. In a week, I would be standing before Louis. And no amount of pretending, no amount of denial, would erase the truth. I had spent nights imagining Louis between my legs. And now? Now, I was going to serve him. Fuck my finance degree. The thought alone should've humbled me, made me rethink every decision that had led me here. But instead, it lit something reckless inside me. The kind of reckless that made my pulse quicken and my skin prickle with anticipation. Because I was not a rule follower. I was not obedient. And I sure as hell wasn't going to sit in my room like a good little maid while my thoughts spiraled into a pit of self-destruction.

About My Short Stories This is an ongoing collection of short stories-each one inspired by the people who've left a mark on my life. Family, friends, coworkers, and even passing acquaintances all have their own stories, and here you'll find them captured in snapshots. Some are funny, some bittersweet, some unforgettable-but all of them are real moments seen through my eyes. A celebration of the characters we meet along the way, and the ways they shape who we become.

She's a therapist who heals others but hides her own scars. He's a world champion drowning in his past. When psychologist Siana Reyes is forced to take on athlete Ethan Cruz as a client, she doesn't expect to face the same man tied to her buried memories. Between therapy sessions and silent confessions, their worlds collide - where healing feels like heartbreak, and love feels like déjà vu. In Between Memories & Dreams - a story of pain, healing, and the haunting pull of a love you thought you'd forgotten. 📚 Genre: Psychological Romance · Slow Burn · Emotional Healing · Second Chances. 💗 "𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑓𝑎𝑑𝑒 - 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑤𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛."

Kindness can change everything. Even your past. Aurelian farm girl Naima Gentlekind never thinks she was special. As the kindest girl in her village, she always shows up to help someone in need. She couldn't help but wonder if she wasn't born in Aurelia. Her hazy past comes back to haunt her when she learns she is a lost heir to a royal elven bloodline and the same man who killed her parents tracks her down. With the help from a group of legendary warriors and a sun elf prince whom she's been rubbing off her positive influence on, Naima must learn to believe in herself in order to defeat the Great Deceiver of Harmonia and become the princess her parents knew she could be. Perfect for fans of Kelly Barnhill, Soman Chainani, and The Dragon Prince, Madison Ciabattari crafts a breathtaking debut novel about overcoming adversity, belonging, self-discovery, and the life-changing power of kindness.

What do you do when the one person you're not supposed to want starts feeling like the only person who sees you? In an empty hallway, my story quietly began... There were rules I was bound to obey not because I chose them, but because my mother and I couldn't afford what breaking them would cost. But I fell for him anyway. And suddenly, even standing near him felt like crossing a line i didn't know I was breaking. Because whatever this is between us... it isn't supposed to exist. And someone else already decided he was never meant to be anyone's but hers. So i stopped asking if I should love him and started wondering what it would cost me to keep going.

In the heart of a bustling city, a spilled coffee sparks an unlikely connection. 𝐗𝐢𝐚𝐨𝐲𝐮𝐧, 𝐚 19-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐲, 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥. 𝐇𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭? 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝-𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐮, 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥, 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐗𝐢𝐚𝐨𝐲𝐮𝐧'𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞, 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐬. 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐗𝐢𝐚𝐨𝐲𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 and 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬. 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥