#1 jail #1 fight #1 criminal *** "Don't take it personal, I just like to play it safe, you know." He said, crouching down in front of me to tie each of my ankles to the chair. I couldn't move at all, especially after he duct taped even my waist to the chair. I watched him examine his work whilst he rubbed his beard and then a slow grin creeped onto his face. He bent down and put one end of the duct tape on my damn nipple, went around the chair again and ripped it off. He put the other end on my other nipple and I felt my cheeks heat up in humiliation. "Just to make sure you don't get cold again." He looked at me, his smirk slowly fading again. I gave him a hard stare. His hand reached out and fixed the glasses on my nose. Then he turned the chair so, that I was looking at the couch. He sat down, arms spread out on the back rest of the old leather couch, his eyes fixed on me again. "And now we're gonna talk." *** Belle Valery was a hardworking and rather unpopular law school student. She was almost done with school, had a structured daily schedule that consisted of waking up, going to school, going to the local library and study until she got a headache. She would walk home at night and go to sleep immediately. For almost three years that was all Belle knew and she was hoping to get her degree without further complications. But hope often differs from reality. Especially when her neighbourhood was suddenly on lockdown, because an escapee was on the loose. Belle didn't expect to one day wake up and find said escapee peacefully sleeping in her room. She didn't expect to scream and wake him up. And she didn't expect that morning to be the beginning of their incredible, yet a little complex love story. But life is always better unplanned and unexpected. "The ex jailbird and the lawyer, what a fucking pair."

Single mom Selina Sardi would do anything for her 6-year-old son. Eager to turn their new house into a real home for him, she's devastated when she discovers that the monster under his bed is not a figment of his imagination but the real deal. Elias Zwarteveen started his bogeyman career twenty-four years ago and he has been living in the same attic since. He would love nothing more than a change of scenery, but if he wants to move, he needs to rebuild his strength. The only way to do that is to consume plenty of fear. Selina and Elias strike a deal. She will feed him her fears for seven nights in a row, after which he will leave and never return. There's nowhere to hide in the small attic room and Elias picks up on fears Selina wasn't even aware of. Selina and Elias embark on a heated, emotional rollercoaster. What starts as a game of cat and mouse evolves into an intense yearning that will be hard to walk away from. Yet, that is exactly what they intend to do when the week is over. Seven Nights with the Bogeyman is a steamy monster romance with explicit sex scenes between two consenting adults, written for the ONC2024. Enjoy! ONC Prompt 5: Horror is in the eye of the beholder ONC2024 SHORTLIST & HONORABLE MENTION 1 in #ONC2024 feb.16 '24 1 in #opennovellacontest2024 feb.18 '24 1 in #bogeyman march 6'24 1 in #monsterromance may 2'24 1 in #romantasy may 28 '24 1 in #paranormalromance june 3 '24 1 in #paranormal may 15'24 6 in #lovestory July 2'24 12 in #darkromance July 2'24 1 in #speculative July 2'24

[Complete, + 18, MxM] Oliver, 28, human, is as normal as anyone can be. Wovyn, his new monster under the bed, isn't. Not that Oliver had any say in the imp moving in and messing up his quiet life, he was just baking cookies at the wrong moment. Well, at least Wovyn is hot. Cover art by @TegabiArt on Twitter.

"𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮." A forbidden romance between four obsessive vampires and the innocent girl they've been observing. #1 in vampire 22/12/23 #2 in psycho 5/01/24 (Vampire!Reverse harem x Fem) ╭──────────.★..─╮ 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 ╰─..★.──────────╯ ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝟏𝟖+

#1 in Scaredtolove #2 in Demonic After her failed suicide attempt, Lia's life was turned for the worst. She lost everything, from her college funds to her home and family. All she has left is her friend, James, who barley talks to her after he found the love of his life. With all this change beating her down, she dosen't think she can hold off the horrible thoughts like she could last time before she'll fall again. Little does she know that she is watched. From the corners of the dark he has his eyes set upon her. He comes forth to her as a man of charm and as a gentle giant. Showing her how and what it is like to love, filling her heart with new life despite the damage caused from her past. Soon her friend suddenly comes back with strange rumors and stories. Especially about one man she meets. With all these crazy stories, she dosen't know who to trust; her friend who has abandon her or her new lover who is holding secrets. But James has yet to understand the want this 'man' has for her, and he will do what it takes to get her in his arms. Even if he has to kill her to reach her heart. Soon Lia's lover begins to reveal something to her. He is no man, his body has long decayed many years ago. He true form is one of a monster, violent monster. Will she run to James to protect her from this bloodthirsty creature, or will he have his way with her? Does he love her like he seems to be? "Oh my little rose," he spoke in a raspy voice as his black, clawed, and bony fingers brushed through her thick brown hair. "Your petals have become wilt and have loss their color. Come," he beckoned gently to the edge. His clawed finger is gently hooked onto the end of her dress, guiding her to the edge of the bridge. "Let me have you, let me be yours, and you'll never be alone. Let us be together body and soul. All you have to do... is jump."

Three years. Three years since the Wendigos were cursed upon the earth to traumatize the world. Cannibalistic creatures. Almost designed by the devil himself... Each Wendigo is colour blind and only able to see one colour: Green, red, yellow or blue. Each human has a chip which is one of those colours, meaning they will only get hunted by wendigos who have the same colour Gaia's colour is red

I have found an ideal life. I have a loving husband, no work and no danger. This is exactly what I wanted when I ran away and changed my identity. But I just didn't think that I would have a thirst to be in danger. Next to him. Especially next to him. And sometimes our desires come back into our lives with a nasty cry, "I'm back from your past." I am crazy because I knew that he will find me and I love it.

"Hey! You dropped your wallet in - " Emma's words die in her mouth as she glances down upon a picture tucked in the wallet. A picture of her and the blue-eyed stranger to be exact - one in which he's kissing her cheek as she lovingly gazes at the camera. Shocked to her core, and frankly terrified as well, she looks up to see the same stranger intently staring at her. "Emma," he breathes cautiously, "I can explain." Fate is a twisted yet beautiful thing. If two people are meant to be together, no force on earth or heavens can ever tear them apart. So it is decided that at the end of the day, the boy she left behind will catch up and sweep her off her feet. Even when Emma fails to recognise him. ~~~~~~~~~~ Highest ratings: No. 01 - Short story - 03/October/2019 No. 02 - Short story - 04/October/2019 ~~~~~~~~~~ Story was completed on the 7th of September' 2016, but it's unedited so read at your own risk.

**Book 2 in the "BLOOD AND BOND" Series** ******NOT A STAND ALONE****** There's a thin line separating Love and Hate. When do the battles of war turn into the dangerous games of love? How far are you willing to go? How much are you willing to sacrifice? How deep are you willing to lie? And when you finally surrender to the passion that burns within you, what fire will condemn you to a lifetime of hate? There are 3 instances that changed Leila Adesina's life forever. Firstly, the day she and her family were abducted by the Kaduna human trafficking industry. Secondly, the day she was rescued and separated from her family. And last, but most important, most dangerous and life changing, the night of March 19. The night that would haunt her days and her nights, the night that would always hold her in its grasp. The night that killed Leila Adesina, the innocent 15 year-old orphanage girl and brought to life the mafia assassin and torturer. Where will the games of life take her next? Possibly to the very brink of love and hate...

"so tell me. Does that make me the devil... or an angel?" _______ TW|| suicide, murder, rape, sexual assault. (Does not romanticise any of these) _______ His hazel dragon eyes were so painfully irresistible to her, and her emerald siren eyes were more hypnotic than he ever imagined. One set full of ego, the other full of vengeance. But both, were the eyes of merciless killers. How does the rape and suicide of a teenage girl, link to them both? Kelani Perez is a non-chalant transfer student who comes from an abusive past. Her dark side? She's a hitwoman, an anonymous night messenger, a vigilante some say, who avenges SA victims. She has a plan to find the three men who tore her life to shreds, and kill them, avenging her and he sister. Mateo Askade, a troubled young man, living with his abusive step-father. Hes able to resist every other girl who comes his way, except her. He doesn't know what it is, he just can't. He only cares for the people in his life and couldn't care less than the people who aren't. His dark side? He's an assassin, kills for the money and the thrill. After all, he is the son of the most dangerous Mafia boss in Australia. They both have their own demons that they're terrified to reveal to eachother. And it's not the fact that they're both killers. Will she be able to turn away from him? Or will she fall for his deathly charms? Will she get the revenge she yearned for since she lost her sister? And how far is he willing to go for her? Assassin and hitwoman, ego and vegence. But both still murder. _______ #1 under #assassin tag! - 11/09/22 (11th sept) #2 under #drama tag! - 11/08/23 (11th aug) #1 under #darkromance tag! - 12/09/23 (12th aug) #1 under #vengeance tag! - 25/09/23 (25th aug) #2 under #DarkHumour tag! -21/11/23 (21st Nov)