Bailey Willow's been through things that no seventeen year old should go through. But she doesn't care as long as when she turns eighteen, she gets to escape her toxic life. When things finally start looking up, everything goes wrong and she lands herself in the mansion of the notorious mafia leader, Adrian Black. ----- *THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE SCENES (aka smut for y'all thirsty people like me) BUT THE MATURE CONTENT CAN BE SKIPPED IF DESIRED, THERE WILL BE A WARNING* TRIGGER WARNINGS: depictions of panic attacks, violence, and strong language. (will also be mentioned at the top of each chapter if there is something potentially triggering) ---- RANKINGS: #1 in sadstory | 22.3K stories | March 30, 2021 #1 in knives | 2K stories | Feb 1, 2021 #1 in sad | 265K stories | March 6, 2022 #8 in broken | 57.2K stories | Feb 14, 2021 #1 in story | 242K stories | March 9, 2021 #1 in scars | 1.9K stories | March 14, 2021 #2 in badboy | 100K stories | April 11, 2021 #28 in romance | 1.3M stories | April 12, 2021 #6 in teenfiction | 201K stories | April 12, 2021 #6 in anger | 21.6K stories | June 1, 2021 #2 in drugs | 64.8K stories | May 21, 2024 First Published: December 23rd, 2020 Date Finished: March 9th, 2021 Date Tattoos and Scars was Originally Published: May 10th, 2020

an·dro·pho·bia | \ ˌan-drə-ˈfō-bē-ə noun : an abnormal dread of men : repugnance to the male sex Thea is the definition of sweetness. Whether it be stopping to talk to a homeless person in the streets or volunteering overtime at her local charity shop, she feels the need to give and not take. Although that comes with disadvantages of its own, the effects of a strange phobia of hers only make her life more difficult: her growing fear of men. And when she meets the most terrifying of them all, she is forced to ultimately confront her fear. In the form of a murderous member of the mafia by the name of Synn, that same uncontrollable terror that she experiences in the presence of a man only sparks an interest in him. But unbeknownst to Synn, a man who revels at the tremor of his enemies, he cannot figure out why her wide, teary eyes do not give him the same pleasure. Why does that same terror-stricken look on Thea's face only make his heart clench with pain instead of content? #1 in Hot #1 in Fear #1 in Scared #1 in Sweet #1 in Kind #3 in Cute #5 in Love Cover done by @kimtherespeopledying

"Sh..." he murmured, stroking her hair. She nuzzled her face into his hand, eyes closing in bliss from the simple contact. "You've been a very bad girl, haven't you?" She nodded immediately. His hands stilled, and her eyes popped open. "Yes, sir. I'm sorry, sir," she whispered. A tear slid out of her eye. "Oh sweetheart." He moved forward, wrapping her in his arms. He dropped his face to the top of her head. "We're going to make this right-we're going to make it all better." (This is a bdsm story with real characters and a real plot. Feel free to squirm at hot and heavy scenes, but at its core, this is a story of redemption. Of real people coming together in love and community. *Warning* There are themes of abuse here as well as sexual situations. I will say that the main relationship is not abusive. This story does not glorify abusive relationships or sexualize them. The bdsm elements are entirely SSC (safe, sane, and consensual) RACK, PRICK, etc.)