❝a golden cage is still a cage❞ ── In which the empress of Rome takes an interest in a gladiator and, in turn, an unlikely bond between an empress and a barbarian takes place Lucius Verus + Cassia Gladiator II

"What do you even need me for?" She asked , speaking into the darkness where she thought he was. "I do not need you." He answered her darkly. Even though she wasn't surprised by his answer, his words still hurt. "I want you." Blurb: One day a mysterious handsome, but rude, man comes by Jade's home. She learns that she has been promised to him without her consent and her objections are futile. This handsome stranger is of a higher social status; as prince. Jade cannot fathom why he has decided to take her as his wife, they have never met before and what does he want with a simple girl like her? Jade is a girl of neither noble or royal blood. She is a simple farmer's daughter who's warm at heart but has a mouth that more than often gets her into trouble. She will not accept being treated like an object but this prince seems almost immune to her sharp words and objections. The only thing he simply cannot ignore is Jade's stubborn and crude nature. William is Jade's complete opposite. As a rude and hot-tempered young prince, he is not the most pleasant man to be around. He wastes no words were none is needed and is emotionally distant. However, he has his eyes and heart set on Jade and won't let anything, or anyone, get in his way to make her his. Whom of the two is the most stubborn? Who will cave first? Will Jade accept her fate and marry this rude and arrogant prince? Can she even love someone like him? Orginally written in Swedish, 2013. | COMPLETED | TO BE EDITED/REVISED | |Highest rank: 3/ 1,73 million in Romance| ⚠️WARNING⚠️ 18+ DARK ROMANCE Trigger warnings: - Abuse in different forms - Sexual content - Violent content - Foul language - Toxic behavior Top Rank: #1 ROYAL #1 PATRIARCHY #1 PROTECTIVE #1 KINGDOM #1 UNDISCOVERED #1 STEAMYSEX #1 ADULTTHEMES #1 MATURETHEMES #1 MEDIEVAL #1 MATURE #1 FORBIDDEN #2 HISTORICAL #2 HISTORICAL-FICTION #3 KING #3 ROMANCE Start: 🇬🇧 Sep. 2019 Finished: May 2020

"I warned you, you live under Roman law now. And you violated it. You touched what is mine. The punishment for that is ... death." Plunging his sword into the attacker's chest, the Centurion let the man fall and bleed out on the ground. Aelynn shrieked, causing Marcus to direct his full attention to her. The girl was cowering in the corner of the room. She hid her face in her hands, and he heard her muffled sobs. Slowly, Marcus sheathed his gladius and approached her shivering figure. *************************************************************** An enemies-to-lovers story set in ancient times when the Roman Empire was at the peak of its power and extending its control over Britain. And in the middle of it, a kind Celtic girl Aelynn and a Roman Centurion Marcus notorious for his brutality and cold-heartedness. Two worlds that could not be more different from each other collide. What would become of them? *** This story contains war / death scenes and other mature topics. Please read with caution. I'll also appreciate your comments, thoughts and pointing out mistakes. The pictures don't belong to me. Only the plot and characters do.

• MATURE STORY • Sydney couldn't help but give her best friend curious eyes after that encounter, watching the stunning man walk away from the corner of her eyes. She saw how he stopped to stare at her best friend. "Care to explain?" she asked, a small smile beginning to erupt. "We're just friends, barely friends even." Grace told Sydney. "But 'just friends' don't look at each other like that, Grace." ♡♡♡♡♡ Grace Sinclair is a sweet, gentle, florist. She owns her own little flower boutique named 'Daisy-Chains'. Ares is the War of God, he's the James Dean of Olympus, angry eyes and deliciously sinful. Zeus, his father, has had enough, demanding for Ares to start acting like the God that he is, Zeus demands marriage, preferably with Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love. Ares decides to pull a classic move on the day of his wedding, 'the run away Groom'. He soon finds himself down on earth in a small little flower store where he meets the temptress he had no idea he'd been waiting for. Grace knows Ares is devastatingly handsome, charming and confident. He is also a conceited, hedonistic playboy, who knows no boundaries. Grace desperately does not want to be attracted to him, but she can't control the overwhelming effect he has on her. Every instinct is telling her to run, to protect herself, so she does, but Ares is not so willing to let her go. He wants her and is determined to have her. She knows she's heading for heartbreak, but how can she run when he won't let her? ♡♡♡♡♡ "I'm going to ruin you. I"ll be your first, and I'll fuck you so thoroughly that I'll be your last, too. You won't want any other man after I've gotten my hands on you. Every last inch of you. You're mine." "I hate you!" she screamed, her eyes lighten with a fierce rage, tears streaming down her face, her fists throwing themselves at his chest repeatedly. "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you." she cried. "S'agapo." he whispered, gently wiping her tears away.

જ⁀➴ "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭. 𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭, '𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦." - 𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 Juliette Iverson, a bubbly and outgoing teenage girl, finds herself at Voltaire high, a school, until then only reserved for boys, that has just become co-educational. But will it be as exciting as she thought it would, after meeting the infamous Joseph Descamps, who can't seem to stay away from her and plans on making her life a living hell? And what if by that he means that she won't ever be able to resist him?

At sixteen, Sunngifu is more of a spoiled child than a dignified thane's daughter. She is destined to a life of wealth and power. Until her father fails to pay the Viking's tribute...

Valin is a young girl who lived peacefully, that was until she was ripped away from everything she knew and tossed into a world of love, lies, lust, heart break and betrayal. She learns what is meant to become a Viking's Bride. This is my first book, so don't hate.

when Eponine Van Doren and her family move to her mothers hometown St. Angely, she's suspicious. Her mother seems to be hiding something from her, and she makes it her goal to find out what. What she will discover is going to change her life forever... ... Eponine's brow furrowed. "Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked. He seemed lost in thought, but her words snapped him out. He hummed. "You're just so pretty when you cry," he mumbled, his hand playing with her hair. Her breath hitched. a mixte 1963 fic #8 in josephdescamps, 09/06/'23 #4 in paris, 31/10/'24 #18 in voltairehigh, 13/04/'24 #9 in lanadelrey, 31/10/'24 #3 in 60s, 23/03/'24 #1 in simonepalladino, 13/04/'24 please do not repost without permission!! ao3: raitokirstein spanish translation can be found on @depressdemons !

Kathryn Bishop had a great life. She grew up with loving and supportive parents and a younger sister who she got along with. Mr and Mrs. Bishop were lucky enough to marry for love and Kathryn could not wait until she was old enough to marry someone that she loved. True love was what she looked for and she would not settle for less. That's why when she found herself in a loveless marriage with Viscount Bridgerton she could not have been more confused and somewhat angry. How did her life end up like that? What had gone wrong? And more importantly what could she do to fix it? {fem oc x Anthony Bridgerton} {Season 1} This story will take place in season 1 but most likely will have its own story line that's doesn't necessarily follow the show *I do not know the Bridgerton characters or the Bridgerton story line. I do however own Kathryn Bishop, her parents, her sister, and any storyline I write* May 9, 2023-May 26, 2023 Rankings #10 anthony 5/19/23 #9 1800s 5/19/23 #1 francescabridgerton 5/24/23 #1 viscountess 6/3/23 #3 gregorybridgerton 6/3/23 #3 benedictbridgerton 6/3/23 #7 anthonybridgerton 6/3/23