We are built on lies. Tallia Asriel learnt that the hard way, having left her home to become a world class lawyer in New York yet dragged into a world of crime and violence at the hands of a breathtaking mobster who shows her life from a whole different perspective. When hatred turns to love and the law collides with passion she finds herself stuck between the two. But we always choose violence. She discovers that she has more in common with him than she could have ever imagined but the truth will only destroy you. How do we find redemption in the darkness? Welcome to the Mafia, where only the strongest survive.

"I hate you." "You really mean that, Princess?" "Just shut up and kiss me." ***** Dominique Smith, a badass senior at Oakwood High. She has long, straight, black jet-colored hair, tattoos, a has a seashell skin tone, gorgeous glowing skin, perfect teeth, and whatnot. Dominique's clothing interests are more plaid sweaters, jeans, jackets, and sneakers than rather dresses, skirts, and heels. Dominique is filled with anger and hurt, that she puts up a wall that allows no one to pass. -yet. Dominique never really understood the true meaning of love. To her, it was considered a myth that everyone believed was true. Alex Carter, a bad boy who believes perfect girls don't exist. With black messy hair, a sharp jawline, dark emerald green eyes, tattoos covering his body, and a very muscular figure. What's not to like? Alex and Dominique spark a feeling in each other and are willing to find out what that spark is, but what secrets lie in between? Alex and Dominique have known each other since they were both in the sixth grade, now they're seniors. They are each other's opponent and declared each other as enemies. They even set ground rules as enemies, including no sexual contact, but as they got older, they both became irresistible to each other. Both have a reputation for being bad and trying to escape their past. Just two broken people. They refuse to interfere with their past, leaving all the lies and secrets behind, but new ones are arising that will put themselves and others in danger. Bad girl and bad boy, the perfect duo, right? Not when there lies secrets, romance, anger, hurt, confusion, and deception. **** I DO NOT OWN RIGHTS TO THE BACKGROUND IMAGE. **** #77 | Bad (Out of 45K Stories) #16 | Deception (Out of 6.9K Stories) ©️ Copyright 2020 - Mimi_Miga

Mara has never been completely alone, but she has always been pretty lonely. When unfortunate events pull her from her Mother, she is forced to reunite with her biological Father. And his family. Mara is thrown into a world of secrets, wealth, and turmoil. Suddenly, she's not so alone. TW: Substance abuse, cursing, graphic violence, and scenes containing death.

"Why are you in my kitchen at 3am?" I asked eyeing her up down. "Um, im really craving some cupcakes they're my favorite thing to eat" She admitted closing the counter behind herself and looking up at me. I humed. Maybe I could just buy her a whole cupcake shop so she'd have all the options of cupcakes in the world? I should do that, and I will. "How about we get back into bed , and get cupcakes tomorrow?" I compromised and she smiled as she ran into my arms giving me a big hug. After recently being forced into marriage Eliana didn't know to feel but she didn't like it much. She thought they wouldn't even have to talk while they were married but what if they in a effort to become better people? What if they actually fall INLOVE? Will that shock other people? {MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY READ AT UR OWN RISK}

" Well, I don't like the way you're talking to me its disrespectful and rude!" She argued at my shit behavior towards her. "You can speak to anyone else like that but not me" I should've known that she would've called me out for it, why wouldn't she? "I'm sorry" I whispered walking up to her and wrapping my arms around her. " I shouldn't have said anything like that please don't leave me" I pleaded. I don't know why. I was never like this before I met her. I didn't care if people left or not because no one was really there for me in the first place. But if she ever decided to leave me, I would lose everything because she is my everything. __________________ Arabella Wright Sullivan, a powerful woman who works to get her own money and could afford anything she could possibly want. Her life was going perfect until she had a one-night stand and the days after that wouldn't necessarily be the same. Christian Allegretti, lived a long hard life, but after just one night that changed. he saw something in someone he never saw in someone before after just a few days maybe he gained a slight obsession.

[𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞] Once lovers, now enemies, but their love was stronger. Milana Levine used to be one of the most well known assassins in New York, maybe even in all of the US. Known as Demise, even her title sent a warning. She wasn't one to be messed with. Everything changed when she fled the reckless city to escape the aftermath of her father's murder. She was born into the Russian Mafia and wanted to finally give herself the life she felt she deserved. But nothing lasts forever. Upon returning to New York, Milana finds she has more enemies than she bargained for. With a gun to her head, her only chance is to appeal to the heartless and powerful Marco Cortez, the leader of the Italian Mafia, and hope he doesn't hold a grudge... Does she really want an alliance as badly as she wants him? And most importantly, how will Milana juggle revenge and desire? Started: 03/03/23 Ended:

River Cortland is a 17 year old girl who seems to have a permanent blush around her best friend Noah who she loves more than anything in the world. Noah Arlington is a 18 year old boy who lives to tease his precious little best friend who he's protective over and who means the world to him. Two hearts meant for each other. A journey of love, teasing, and more love. - 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙏𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙎 𝙈𝘼𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙀 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙉𝙏 *all photo credits go to the respectable owners* *I do not own any of the photos nor do I claim that I do, unless stated otherwise.* *this is not fan fiction* *don't steal my work please. plagiarism is a crime*

Roses are such a beautiful part of our world, representing love and all that is good. They are meant to bring people together and bind them in happiness. But all roses have thorns that draw blood from those who were too naive to stay away. So, what happens when a someone so naive decides to mess with the Roses?

⚠️ 𝘿𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨.⚠️ I'm not a writer, but enjoy doing it as a hobby. I wrote this book without any idea what the hell I was doing. ⤷ When Lyle Carver returns to his hometown for the summer, lies and deception seem to follow. ⤶ Beautiful cover is made by Eileenkruz <3 here on Wattpad! This book is based off a POV on my tiktok lmao.

❝𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭.❞ ♤ 𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫. Nikolai Volkov. Her worst nightmare, yet she can't help but fall for his numerous erotic games. At first, she had a fiancée ready, but next he's found dead so they marry instead. What happens when she lets down her guard for him in many more ways than one? ♤ This story contains explicit sexual content and dark themes. Please read the trigger warnings before proceeding. started 01/01/23