"Mae, show me." He demanded. I knew this would come up someday. My scars are from years ago when I wasn't happy with myself, or happy with anything really. I'm better now but I still don't like showing them to people. Most people ignore them but I knew once Ash saw them that he was going to ask. "Mae." He says again. What if he doesn't like them? What if he thinks they're ugly? What if he hears the story of them and decides he doesn't want me anymore? What do I do then? ... I slowly took off my jacket and showed him my wrist. "Why would you ever do that darling?" Tears started forming in my eyes. "I'm sorry. It was years ago when I wasn't happy and it's a long story." "Darling, look at me." He told me, lifting my chin. "I'm not mad at you. How long has it been since you've done that?" "Five years." "That's amazing, Mae." "You don't hate them?" "I hate that you felt the need to do that, but no, I don't hate them." He kissed my forehead, calming me down.

I had my face buried in his neck, he smells so good. He was gripping my waist not letting me fall. Then I realized I was straddling his lap. "Oh I'm sorry, you're probably uncomfortable" I say awkwardly starting to get off him. "No wait, I wasn't ready to let go yet" he hand once again finding my thigh to pull me back on his lap. --- Anna Collins is a normal college girl, while confronting her cheating boyfriend he loses his temper, he tries to attack her. But an unknown savior steps in and protects her. Unbeknownst to Anna, she is about to get very close to the hero. Cade Grey is a well known ruthless business mafia man, with his father dying Cade must take over the family businesses he must get married. The night he goes to meet his fiancé, he couldn't stop thinking about the girl he helped the night before. Little does Cade know, he will soon see the college girl again. --- THIS STPRY IS CURRENTLY UNEDITED, editing has started but won't be posted until every chapter has been. Highest Rank: #3 in lovers (3/29/21)

Allure lightly chuckled, "Cmon Moo, you know you don't like girls like me."

Two notorious mafias in Italy one is ruled by Gabriella Sangriento and the other is ruled by Giovanni Carson. Both of their gangs loathe each other, no words can describe their hate. Both mafias encounter information about their leaders and they wield that data to apprehend the leader and assassinate him/her To do so they have to make reckless choice, gain information about them either with pleasure or pain. However, once they find out each other's secrets they thwart to kill one another because of their lustful desires between them. Will one of them kill the other or continue to fulfill their desires and both get killed. Mature Audience Only 16+ - Highest ranking #1 Relatives #1 Rivals #1 Forbidden #1 Bad

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐓 ❝I'm going to learn every inch of your skin❞ ❦︎❦︎❦︎ When you are given the opportunity of a lifetime how can you refuse? When multibillionaire, CEO Noah Prescott is in need of a new escort who is a better candidate than a woman who's looking to escape? But little does Coco know how hard it is putting up fake smiles and belittling plastic ex's, especially when the lines of employer and employee begin to blur. Will she allow herself to indulge in a passionate affair or will her past threaten to take it all away? *P͟l͟e͟a͟s͟e͟ b͟e͟w͟a͟r͟e͟ t͟h͟i͟s͟ h͟a͟s͟ m͟a͟t͟u͟r͟e͟ t͟h͟e͟m͟e͟s͟

❝You were always my favourite person. ❞ • • • Phoebe wanted nothing more than to get away from her family, so when the opportunity arose, she jumped at it, not knowing what was waiting for her in Paris. Elijah pretended not to like Phoebe, but her smile, her laugh, everything about her made him feel lucky to have seen it. But old feelings never do any good for anyone, don't they? After all though, falling in love is a once in a life time chance. And if there's anything you should know about that, it's that love will consume you. But as everyone says, your past always comes back to haunt you. Either way it will drag you down, and you have the option to sink or swim. The choice is yours whether you ask for help or drown with the guilt you tried to get rid of.

"You have no idea how badly I need to kiss you," he says softly, his gray eyes glancing between mine, then down at my lips. I let out a shaky breath. "Then do it." I whisper. *** 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐁𝗼𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬 just turned 20 and is looking to make her life a bit more interesting by finding new friends. She comes across Ezra Romano by accidentally triggering his allergy to peanuts. Nonetheless, a relationship immediately sparks between the two. Nobody would have expected them to get along but their opposite personalities were only what brought them closer. 𝐄𝐳𝐫𝐚 𝐑𝗼𝗺𝐚𝐧𝗼 is cold and ruthless, short with answers and feared by all. All except for Delilah, who brings out the good in him. He immediately feels drawn to her as she helps him forget about the dark reality of his life. Delilah is lively, has a friendly and approachable personality, and is more talkative than most people. They're polar opposites, but they get along with each other better than with anyone else. What Delilah doesn't know, is that she caught the eye of the Italian mafia Don's son, who will soon become the Don himself. Will his inevitable fate get in the way of their relationship? *** 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝗼𝐟 𝐜𝗼𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐬𝗼𝗺𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝗺𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝗼𝐫 𝐬𝗼𝗺𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝗼 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧. *** started: 2nd April 2022 completed: 2nd August 2022 *** This book is focused on their love story, less on mafia and crime. If you choose to read it, I hope you enjoy <3

noun: weakness. /ˈwēknəs/ -a person or thing that one is unable to resist or likes excessively.

In our lives, we tend to say or do things that bring us regrets. Our decisions can be instant, and those are the worst, most terrible ones. So what will happen when Katherine and Wes make a decision that will change their entire relationship, actually, their feud? Because after saying make love, not war, it's hard to balance the unexpected feelings that come afterwards. "Then again, this is what I get for making deals with the devil." Highest Ranking: #1 in Enemies #1 in Summer #1 in Boy #1 in Amazing

Lila Hayes is a snobby, uptight seventeen year old, with her heart set on going to fashion school in London, but unfortunately due to a controlling father and lack of courage, she has no choice in what she wants to do with her life. On a journey of self-discovery she finds herself falling for the boy she's hated ever since she was five; Lakyn Westbrook. Their hatred for each other is completely mutual, but when a new friend, an obsessed best friend and a new found liking comes into the picture, they find themselves changing each other for the better. That is until a mysterious death erupts in Dayton Lakes, testing their friendship group and their relationship as well. Loving Lakyn follows a group of high school students through their experiences of sex, drugs, friendships, love and trauma. *** This book contains mature language and scenes, an extremely rude main character and a hell of a lot of character development. Hang in there, I promise it gets better. NSFW content and possibly triggering scenes