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𝕷𝖔𝖞𝖆𝖑𝖙𝖞 𝖎𝖘 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖙𝖍 𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊. 𝕽𝖆𝖓𝖎 𝕽𝖆𝖏 has spent her entire life trapped beneath the glittering expectations of the Raj mafia empire, watched by the public, controlled by her family, and haunted by the death of her mother. But when she is engaged to 𝕬𝖙𝖑𝖆𝖘 𝖁𝖆𝖘𝖎𝖑𝖊𝖎𝖔𝖚, the cold Greek Archigós, whispered about as The Greek Devil, her world begins to fracture. Atlas is cold, calculating, and terrifyingly unreadable. Rani is sharp-tongued, defiant, and nothing like the obedient bride he expected. Their arranged marriage is meant to unite the Greeks, Indians, and Italians into the most powerful criminal Syndicate the world has ever seen. Caught between loyalty and survival are those closest to them: 𝕽𝖔𝖍𝖆𝖓 𝕽𝖆𝖏, hurt by a promise he can no longer keep, and 𝕬𝖚𝖗𝖔𝖗𝖆 𝕮𝖔𝖑𝖔𝖒𝖇𝖎𝖆, whose presence threatens to kill far more than anyone realizes. Because in a world built on violence and secrets, love is never gentle. It consumes. It destroys. The wedding of the decade. The greatest alliance is formed between the Greek, Indian and Italian Mafias. Moves for a grander game are set in place. No one is to be trusted. Welcome to their world.

Janeisha "Neisha" Bambi has always survived by keeping a low profile. She don't get caught up in the kind of business that comes with bodies, secrets, and street names that echo. But all it takes is one night-one favor for her best friend-to slide her straight into the orbit of Seven "Saint" Carter. Saint is discipline wrapped in menace. A man the streets don't just respect,they fear. The type Neisha promised herself she'd never look at twice. He doesn't chase, beg, or explain. Yet somehow, he does all of this for her. And when that calm, unreadable gaze settles on Neisha, her careful world starts to crack. Now Saint's patience is running out, Neisha's defenses are falling apart and the pull between them is starting to feel less like a choice and more like fate. He's trying to shield her from the life he lives. She's trying to decide if loving him is salvation or self-destruction.

At twenty-four, Cora really believed she knew what her life was going to be like. But when that perfect life threw her a curveball with two pink lines and a suddenly bare ring finger, she's forced to face a new life she didn't know could belong to her. Now five months pregnant and still alone, she's left trying to prepare for a baby while untangling herself from years that have left her without an identity. She isn't looking for a savior, just wishing to be stable enough for her baby. Eric isn't good with words. He never has been. But in every small act of service, every quiet presence, every protective glance when life reminds Cora how vulnerable she still feels, he says everything he doesn't know how to speak aloud. He doesn't try to save her, but somewhere in that silently protective presence of his, Eric becomes something more dangerous than a savior. He quickly becomes someone she begins to trust.

He lives by precision. Control. Order. No mistakes. Bryony Rook is none of those things. She's loud, messy, unpredictable-and the only person who's ever disrupted his perfect system. The first time he sees her, she survives by accident. The second time, she becomes a problem. And he doesn't tolerate problems. When a contract appears with her name on it, he makes a choice no one saw coming-he takes her for himself. Now Bryony is trapped in a world built on rules she doesn't understand, controlled by a man who doesn't feel... and doesn't forgive. She fights. He tightens control. Because to him, she's a variable that needs to be fixed. And to her? He's the worst thing that could've happened.

She wanted a quiet life. He was chaos in human form. One wrong step pulled her into his world of blood, secrets, and power. What they share isn't tender-it's dangerous, consuming, and impossible to escape WARNING!!!! This Story is BDSM as it is filled with handcuffs,whips, and other BDSM related things. Feel free to skip if you feel uncomfortable with the theme or abuse. © All rights reserved

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"I want you to beg for it." His head snaps up, eyes wide. "What?" "You heard me. Beg, Sonny." ── ⋆⋅𖤓⋅⋆ ── 𝙆𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙮𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙨 is all impulsive charm and sun-warmed skin, freshly dumped and flat broke after her summer sorority girl's trip falls apart. 𝙎𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝙆𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 is her older brother's best friend - uptight, infuriating, and tagging along at the family's Lake Alpine cabin to study for the Bar exam after getting unceremoniously dumped himself. They were never meant to spend the summer together. But now they're stuck under the same roof, with too many grudges, too few bedrooms, and one strict rule from Kate's brother, Adam: don't kill each other. What starts as mutual loathing begins to twist into something far more dangerous. The arguments get more heated. The silences heavier. And one kiss turns into something they can't unthink, can't undo, and definitely can't tell Adam about. And while Kathryn seemingly operates on rejecting emotions other than rage, Sonny craves feeling. The two draw a line in the sand. She wants something hate-fueled and hot. He wants something sweet and tender. It could never work... until it does - and it risks ruining every family dynamic they've ever known. Because hating each other was easy. But wanting each other? That's when the real problems start.

When Serena enters a new workplace, she has one rule; stay focused- no matter what. It soon turns out to be easier said than done when she meets her new boss. Valentino is strict, the epitome of difficult and much to her dismay; unbelievably fucking hot. She's determined to ignore the attraction she feels to him for the sake of keeping her job. But what Serena doesn't know is that Valentino can't get her out of his his head. He thinks about her everywhere. He feels captivated by her. He wants her. And he hates every moment of it.

Phoebe Marlowe has spent her life trying not to be noticed- soft, timid, gentle to the bone. But softness has no place in New York's criminal underworld. When her grieving father signs a fatal contract with the Valenti crime syndicate, Phoebe becomes the debt. At eighteen, she is handed over as the unwilling bride of Romeo Valenti- the cold, ruthless heir to an empire built on blood, fear, and obedience. Romeo doesn't want a wife. He wants nothing to do with the fragile girl who flinches when he enters a room. Yet the moment she steps into his world of marble floors and locked doors, Phoebe becomes a liability he can't ignore-and a weakness he never wanted. She breaks rules she doesn't understand. He punishes a girl who can barely lift her eyes. She cries through dinner etiquette lessons. He threatens to kill anyone who makes her cry again. And when she tries to run, he hunts her. But the deeper Phoebe sinks into the Valenti world, the more she sees its truest monster- Dorian Valenti, Romeo's father, a kingpin who uses people like weapons and cages girls like pets.