Part of the 'The Cost of Blood' Collection. From the same universe as 'Bound by my blood'. This can be read as a stand-alone. ---- "You act like you're indestructible, but you're not." "Guess you'd know best, huh?" ---- Elisa Regina Thomas was born into the spotlight, constantly under the watchful eye of the world due to her powerful family. To everyone, she's just another privileged child in the long lineage of the Castillo family-a spoiled heiress with nothing but wealth and status. But beneath her perfect façade lies a deadly secret. Elisa is The Phantom, the most feared and respected assassin in the underworld, trained and molded by her family since birth. Zeke Dagher, Syria's most eligible bachelor, has everything: wealth, charm, and an almost mythical status that leaves people clamoring for his attention. But Zeke's focus has never been on the countless admirers who throw themselves at him. Instead, his mind has always been on one person: Elisa. The girl who used to be his childhood best friend, the one he teased and cared for despite the distance the worlds placed between them. But when Zeke turned 18 and Elisa finally confessed the feelings she had kept hidden for so long, Zeke rejected her. He broke her heart to obey his family, and Elisa hasn't forgiven him since. Years later, their lives collide once again when Elisa, now pregnant and hiding from enemies, is forced to take refuge at one of Zeke's luxurious resorts. The years of separation haven't dulled the sharp edge of their unresolved feelings, and the chemistry between them is undeniable. But beneath the surface, there's still the hurt, the rejection, and the secrets that neither of them is ready to confront. Can Elisa and Zeke navigate the wreckage of their past to build a future together? Or will the wounds they've carried for years be too deep to heal? ---- THIS IS A MATURE BOOK WITH DARK THEMES THAT MAY BE TRIGGERING FOR SOME READERS. PLEASE READ RESPONSIBLY.

" I peer behind him to see a woman laying bridal style unconscious in one of my father's security guard's arms. She wears an involuntary frown. "For what reason?" I snap, looking back to my father. "For the same reason I got your mother. So we look stable to the outside world, and you need to bare a son to carry on the blood line." He explains. My mother comes up from behind me with her careful, small steps. "Nico?" She calls out with her soft voice. "Who is that?" She questions, motioning to the woman. "This is Reagan. Alonzo's bride to be." He beams proudly. " Reagan and Alonzo are forced to marry so Alonzo looks respectable in his position as Italian Mafia Don. Reagan is just supposed to give up her life for a man she doesn't know. She was angry about, Alonzo was frustrated about it. That is until... TW: domestic abuse, alcohol, abuse, mentioning of abortion, ed, minipulation, violence, torture, suggested SA ***I am working on translating them again, they are translated in Alonzo's povs, but I left it in Reagan's because I wanted it to be more authentic. ***I am editing, adding stuff and such Note: I do not speak Italian, so all Italian is from Google Translate *** #1- insecure (2/27/23) #546 - love (2/27/23) #2 - tattoo (5/15/23) #1 - gala (6/20/23) #64 - arranged marriage (7/7/23) #3 - isolation (7/29/23) #8 - Italian Mafia (8/8/2023)

When fate locks two souls with opposite past, status and perspective in the cage of uncertainties, the only question that rises in mind is if they will seek a key or will this turn out to be a serendipity. Cover by _navyblueee_ ------ #1 Asher - on 1st April, 2022 / (August/July -2023) #1Cliche - on 9th August, 2023

"Did I make myself clear, Paris?" He said and put a strand of my hair behind my ear. I gritted my teeth in anger. He- no I'm the stupid one! How could i let him do that to me. Now he thinks that he has power over me. "About what, Elias?" I crossed my arms on my chest. My breathing pace picked up again when he came closer to me. "That I'm the only man you should stay close to, that I'm the only man that can make you wet, and that I'm the only man that can make you cum." Paris Armer-a sweet and precious but hotheaded girl. What will happen when she falls into Elias Campbell's arms? Will he be able to catch and keep her? ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ please don't expect A LOT from this book. It has a lot of errors, typos mistakes bcs i'm not a perfect writer. It's CRINGE at times bcs i was 16 when i wrote it!!! Be aware‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[Editing] He's the grumpy CEO of the company she works for. The very boss, no one gets enough words with before he pushes them far away. And then Sierra Bloom happens. She's the complete opposite of him, and he hates it. But something about her is way too intriguing to stay away from. "One night," he tells himself. He'll have her one night, and never again. ...if only that one night didn't create life, and forever bound him to her. 𝐖 𝐚 𝐫 𝐧 𝐢 𝐧 𝐠: This story contains mature themes, including; explicit sex scenes as well as references, mention and use of drugs and alcohol, mention of physical and sexual abuse. Readers discretion is advised.

𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 --- "and all i did was bleed as i tried to be the bravest soldier. fighting in only your army. frontlines, don't you ignore me..." in which the devil's daughter runs the salvatore boarding school with her husband and her family 𝐎𝐑 in which the mikaelson's enroll hope in a new school, only to come face to face with someone from their past that they wronged ( legacies au ) ( klaus mikaelson cheating au ) dean winchester x fem!oc started: august 2, 2021 finished: december 4, 2021 © ashryanne

When a one night stand leads to an unexpected pregnancy Sofia Smith doesn't know who to go to. she tried to find the man who got her pregnant but he is nowhere to be found 6 year later, fate brings them together Joe "Devil" Collision is the boss of the biggest dangerous mafia in the world, he has no time for romance nor is he looking for it, but when he gets an unexpected call for a deal, he comes face to face with the woman he couldn't forget but had to. FOR MATURE AUDIENCE ALL COPYRIGHT RESERVED ^^^^^THERE ARE ERRORS THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, WE ARE SLOWLY DOING THAT^^^^^^