duplicitous adjective- marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another Cleve University is the richest, most influential, luxurious university in the world. Getting a scholarship is rare but an accomplishment to receive, earning you bragging rights. Estrella Parker earned her scholarship despite having many responsibilities on her plate. That won't let her stop her though. Meeting many people during her journey, friends, acquaintances, and enemies. . . . . "Ren Miller." Known as the Golden Boy always having a smile on his face or wanting to lend a helping hand. Or that's what he wants to appear as. i update every Wednesday started- Feb 2 2026

"Will it kill you to back the fuck up?" I snapped. "Yes, princess," he whispered sweetly against my ear, voice full of that sick affection. "It would. I would drop dead right here if I couldn't be next to you." "My lucky day," I muttered sarcastically.

✧･ﾟ: ⚠︎ 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 :･ﾟ✧ this story includes: • sexual themes ✧ • explicit intimate content ✧ • bdsm‑coded dynamics ✧ • mafia + organized crime elements ✧ • violence + death‑related themes ✧ read responsibly, stay hydrated, and enjoy the chaos ♡ ✦ ✧ ✦ Marriage comes with stress ❧ and Briar is already drowning in it. She just got married, her grandmother now lives close by full‑time, she's trying to settle into newlywed life, and she's designing an entirely new home from the ground up. Everything is shifting at once... and it's starting to take a toll. Then she's attacked by a group of strangers she can't even identify ❧ and everything changes. Nikolai reacts the only way he knows how: he locks the world out and takes her to Russia under one rule - ❧ no one sees her ❧ no one touches her ❧ no one even breathes near her without consequences He protects her fiercely while she navigates emotional and physical changes, and the only people allowed near her are family. Uncle Lucien stands beside Nikolai - but he isn't just watching. He's hunting. Every person involved in Briar's attack, and anyone who knew and stayed silent, is being found one by one ❧ Briar is rising. Her enemies are falling. And as usual, her family isn't forgiving.

Tasha Clarke is twenty-seven and stuck. What was meant to be a temporary job at a golf club has stretched into years of serving drinks, forcing smiles, and enduring the leers of men twice her age. With her best friend Nyla's wedding on the horizon, Tasha can't help but feel left behind. Nyla has love, stability, and a future. Tasha has routine and a gnawing hunger for something more-something dangerous enough to make her feel alive again. Across the ocean, 30 year-old, Ignacio Montoya prepares to step into Seattle for the first time in years. His empire stretches across continents, claiming cities like New York, Chicago, Miami, and Los Angeles in blood and power. But Seattle remains unscarred-a weakness he intends to remedy. On the surface, Ignacio comes as a best man, to toast the wedding of his oldest friend. Beneath the tailored suit, however, lies a predator's intent. He sees Seattle not as a city of celebration, but as prey. Ignacio Montoya is a storm-silent until he breaks, relentless once he does. While Tasha aches for change and Ignacio charts his conquest, fate coils their paths together. What begins as a wedding celebration will unravel into something far more dangerous: a collision of hunger and power, yearning and control. When the storm finally reaches her, Tasha Clarke's life-and Seattle itself-will never be the same.

A notorious family with an even more notorious man as the head of the family. Fabian Bianchi, the eldest to the untouchable family. Nothing happens without his knowing or approval. Everything is always according to his will as he deems. All things except Lennox Klein. The magnetizing crisis manager and lawyer is the only exception to the rule. Being part of the political dynasty Lennox finally finds the opportunity to leave this life behind, or so she thinks. One last client and she will leave everything behind, until her client puts her in the same room as the one and only untouchable man. "Did you think it'd be so easy?" I hate to admit defeat to Fabian. But he was right, I did think it would be so easy. "When will you ever learn Lennox?" "I told you it is Ms.Klein to you." His hand grabbed my wrist, applying only a bit of pressure that sped my heart up. "I don't understand..these games you play. You know I always win but you still test me. Do you really have no idea what I am capable of?" "Do your worst." I tried to spit out the words with animosity but all that came were bated breaths. "Remember what you asked for Lennox." He presses a button on the bottom of his desk. A dark partition lowers revealing a board room. Prissy exec's with too tight clothes and bored looks quickly address Fabian. A simple wave of his hands and the board room empties. "Now let me show you the worst I have to give."

BLACK WOMAN X WHITE MAN/ASIAN MAN "You want to play games? Fine. But we play them my way." Camila Quinn built her life on discipline. A pre-med student with a flawless GPA, meticulous routines, and a future mapped years in advance, she believes in control-in earning what she wants and keeping drama at arm's length. Even her relationship with Alex Walker, the star quarterback she's been with since high school, fits neatly into that plan. Until it doesn't. College changed him. The attention, the ego, the entitlement that comes with being untouchable. Slowly, the respect fades. The excuses stack up. The silences grow louder. And eventually, the truth becomes impossible to ignore. Alex was unfaithful. He never says it outright, but the disrespect is evident. Camila tries to let go. Tries to be the bigger person. But heartbreak curdles into something sharper when she realizes how little he seems to care. One disrespect for another. Anger takes root. And then there's Leo Brooks. Alex's former best friend. His unresolved rivalry. A transfer student with his own reputation, his own edge, and a very clear reason to hate Alex just as much as she does. Leo keeps appearing-everywhere. Unintentional of course, but; That's when the idea forms. What starts as strategy quickly turns dangerous. Because Leo isn't a pawn, and Camila isn't as unaffected as she pretends to be. The more they blur the lines between revenge and desire, the harder it becomes to tell what's real-and who's going to get hurt in the process.

𝐵𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝟣 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓛𝓔𝓢𝓢𝓞𝓝𝓢 𝓈𝑒𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈🐆🤍 **** Serena Monroe has never had the luxury of falling apart. Scholarship student. Overworked. One bill away from losing everything she's fought to build. Survival has always been the only plan. Asking for help was never an option-not from a world that never offered her any. Then she meets Dante Bianchi. Heir to an Italian dynasty built on power, reputation, and quiet violence. The kind of man who walks into a room and everyone else remembers their place. He offers her a deal. Simple. Temporary. Nothing real. But Dante Bianchi doesn't lose control. And Serena Monroe was never meant to be controlled. She challenges him. He studies her. And somewhere between lies, power, and a contract neither of them fully trusts they stopped pretending. Because money can buy loyalty. It can buy silence. It can buy almost anything. But it can't buy Serena Monroe. And Dante Bianchi has never wanted something he couldn't have... until her.

I cupped her face, planting a soft kiss on her beautiful lips. "Don't ever run from me, baby," I said softly, letting my thumb trace her jaw. "I love the chase." Her jaw tightened, her hands coming up to try and move mine. "Stop calling me baby, Ezra," she snapped, eyes flashing. I couldn't help but grin, dropping my voice to something low and dark. "Ohhh, now my baby has a problem with me calling her baby?" She shot me a glare, but I just tucked her hair behind her ear, pressing another kiss to her lips-gentler this time, lingering. "You don't get to tell me what to call you, baby." I leaned in closer, brushing my nose against hers. "You're whatever the fuck I call you."

Zahara Adebayo had spent her whole life living in Africa, but after hearing the news of a dangerous rainstorm heading her way, her parents have no other choice but to send her to live with a family friend all the way in Oakland California. From meeting the Mickelson's years ago when she was five, Zahara quickly finds out that all six children have indeed grown up. From feeling severally homesick, and not knowing if she truly belongs, Zahara spends the entire summer with the Mickelson's, hanging around, going to the beach, and living a California lifestyle. Yet, the last thing she'd ever imagine herself doing is falling for one of the Mickelson boys. Never imagining herself falling for one of the Mickelson boys, Zahara surely didn't expect it to be Oaklands known boy every girl was in love with. Yet to her surprise, he was even crazier for her than she ever thought.

𝗥𝗛𝗘𝗔 𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗘 was raised to be a shadow. Sit straight, smile when you're spoken to, don't make people repeat themselves and don't you dare draw attention and learn to be grateful they let the deaf daughter stay in the room at all. In Northvalle, perfection is currency. Her sister, Alina, is priceless. Rhea is the problem they keep just out of frame.. .. She's had her eyes on 𝗘𝗭𝗥𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗢𝗩 longer than she'll ever admit. The city's quiet threat. Fixer, the man you call when you're out of options and ready to sell whatever's left of your soul. He doesn't play about what's tied to his name. He doesn't repeat himself and when you keep him waiting too long, he collects more than debt. He's invited into the Lore empire for one reason.. Alina. A marriage on paper. An alliance at the table. Lore influence for Markov protection. Breaking that kind of deal would cost more than money and everyone at that table knows it. Ezra knows what's at stake. But the wrong girl keeps catching his eye... the daughter who was never part of the offer, the one who moves like she's been taught her whole life not to be seen. He should keep his distance. Instead, he starts to toy with the line.. a glance held too long, a touch he has no business giving, secrets in dark corners that would ruin her if anyone ever found out. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧. 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋆ 𐙚 ̊. "We shouldn't be doing this..." "Then stop trembling every time I breathe your name, Malyshka." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⋆ 𐙚 ̊. • 𝘼 𝘿𝘼𝙍𝙆 𝙈𝘼𝙁𝙄𝘼 𝙍𝙊𝙈𝘼𝙉𝘾𝙀 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Mature| 18+ Copyright ©️𝗐𝗋𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗂𝗆 2025 All rights reserved.