I froze. A man was slumped against the graffiti-covered brick wall, blood blooming across his side. His white shirt was soaked through, and there was a gun just inches from his open hand. My heart slammed against my ribs. Run, Skye. You should run. But I didn't. Instead, I dropped my bag and took a cautious step closer. His head lifted. Piercing, icy blue eyes met mine, sharp even through the haze of pain. His face was all sharp edges and shadowed scruff, blood trailing from the corner of his mouth. His accent was thick and rough, like broken glass. "Leave." I shook my head slowly. "You're bleeding. Bad." "Not your concern." His voice was lethal, but he flinched hard when he tried to move. "You're gonna die out here," I whispered, kneeling beside him. My hands trembled as I pressed a napkin from my apron against his side. "I'm studying to be a nurse. Let me help." He stared at me like I was something he couldn't comprehend. A stranger. A softness he didn't trust. Then his hand, heavy and warm, clamped around my wrist-not rough, but firm. "What's your name?" he rasped. "...Skye." A beat passed. Then another. "I am Mikhail." His eyes darkened. "And you shouldn't have found me."

C O M P L E T E D ☼ Book 1 ☼ - for·bid·den love a love forbidden by family, society, conscience, etc. - Jonathan Stiller, the powerful owner of the successful company Stiller Incorporated, thought he was on top of the world. He had the money, the houses, the cars, and of course, the women. With a simple snap of his fingers, it was laid out in front of him when and how he wanted it. Well, now meet Liv Williams, a part-time waitress and college student who had the sass and surely the ass. And we surely know that every relationship has problems, but will they be able to make it through theirs?

Copyright © 2016 by VICMAD -All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. (THIS IS A MATURE STORY AND RATED FOR THOSE 18+. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE TERMINOLOGY USED YOU MAY NOT LIKE THIS STORY AS I WILL NOT CHANGE MY WRITING TO CONFORM TO WHAT OTHERS THINK IT SHOULD BE. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.) "1 on the ChickLit Hot list: 7/17/15, 7/18/2015, 7/22/2015, 7/23/2015, 7/24/2015, 7/26/2015, 7/27/2015,7/28/2015, 7/29/2015 & 7/30/2015, 8/9/2015, 8/10/2015, 9/19/2015, 9/21/2015, 9/22/2015, 9/23/2015, 9/24/3015, 9/25/2015, 10/5/2015, 10/6/2015, 10/9/2015 & 10/10/2015, 11/21/2015, 11/22/2015, 1/30/16, 2/2/2016 & 3/11/2016 with over 3 million reads - thanks for the love. Meet Melanie Guillory, the assistant to Marc Hernandez, a rich investment banker in New Orleans. He asks Melanie to be his date for the hospital ball but what's unknown to Melanie is that Marc has other things up his sleeve. Read about what Marc has planned and find out if Melanie will take the bait. This was a Valentine's Day short story but Due to Popular Demand, this story has been extended. Hope you enjoy this little tale. Story will contain bonus chapters after epilogue. (This story is not edited.) Southern Lingo and slang will be used. These stories are typed from my phone so there may be spelling errors, I'm not perfect. ***Before leaving negative comments about certain situations please read the entire conversation first*** *disclaimer- please read my profile page.

"Tell me it's nobody else's."

Johanna and Jose are from two different sides of the track, during the time of a power war between the Blacks and the Latinx's the two cross paths in more ways than one. How far are you willing to go to defend who you are? How far are you willing to go for love? What do you do when the two pull you to opposite sides?

#Romance #Urban. [18+] MATURE CONTENT. Harlem's life changes when she's given a fully funded scholarship into one of the most prestigious universities of New York. She's going to experience the campus life and will come across rough paths that would only strengthen her the more. But most importantly, she finds new love. In someone she never considered her type of man. Adventure, partying, sororities and fraternities, art and crushes await her. "I ain't like other girls. I don't take shit. I'm from the streets. the hood is part of me. But that doesn't mean I don't want to be someone tomorrow. I will be someone." All rights reserved. Copyright 2016/2017©

This is the original, however, read the re-write version: Beware the boy dressed in all black (My step-brother) "Can you stop touching me" I said "Why would I do that. Your so sexy. I want to have you . Come closer to me. Let me teach you what a man's all about" he said "No you can't " I replied "Why not " he said kissing down my neck "Because your my stepbrother and we shouldn't be doing this " I said "It's ok. If your not loud no one will hear us playing. No one will find out " he said. Now kissing my back " I'm your brother after all. I just want to show my sister what life is. Be the first for her everything. It's my responsibility to make sure your prepared for everything " he said while reaching down to my---- No one will find out. That's what he said. I hope he is right ---------------------------------------------------------- Bridget's dad had left the family 3 years ago. Her mom been depressed ever since. Bridget does something that would help her mom: made a account for her mom on a dating website. But Bridget then regrets this, when her plan took a turn. Now it's to late to fix the mistake. How can Bridget live with this. How can everything change after pressing enter on a stupid dating website

Harley-Blair Thompson is afraid to speak... Parker Sorrisi is afraid to love... She has a personality disorder and he doesn't know. A slightly awkward tale of how two very different yet totally compatible people fell in what they refuse to call love. All Parker wants to do is finish sixth form and travel to Italy to attend the best Fine Art University in the world. He doesn't plan on falling for the enigmatic Harley-Blair but, alas, he's drawn to her like a magnet to metal. Harley-Blair is still dealing with the sudden death of her father and is trying to navigate her way through her first year of sixth form. But everything changes when she meets the boy of her dreams, Parker. The boy who gets her to talk. The boy who listens when everyone else shuts their ears. He's the moon to her stars. They complement each other so well. And they realise it now. They never want this to end. Perfect for fans of The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Everyday by David Levithan, and All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. A coming of age story about finding yourself through insecurities, peer pressure, and first love. 🤍 3rd place 2021 Big Dipper award in the teen fiction category! 🤍 featured on the @storiesundiscovered reading list! 🤍 #5 in #younglove, #3 in #undiscovered out of 1.60k stories

"𝐌𝐫.𝐏𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭." 𝐀 𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐩 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐭. 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐫. "𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭?" "𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝." __ Rose Hoffman is Axel Pone's assistant. She's been working with him for a year now and they've known to have a nice relationship. However, despite Rose's crush on her boss, he's married. And as Rose tries to get over the stupid office crush, the simple things her boss does just keeps it growing bigger and bigger.

"You really think I'm out here giving this dick to anybody else, beautiful?" She swallowed, watching my hands go to my zipper. I smirked, leaning down, dragging my fingers up her thigh, over her soaked panties. "Look at yourself in the mirror, Jade."