They crowned her, dressed her in gold, and taught her how to kneel but they never taught her how to survive him. That, she learned alone. In the silence before his footsteps. In the fear that never left. There was no love in his hands, no kindness in his voice. Only control. Only cruelty. She was not a wife. She was something given... and things that are given can always be taken away. Some say tyrants can learn to love. Hers never did. And still... she survived him. But survival has a cost. Once, she had been soft. Gentle. The kind of woman who believed in kindness, who would have chosen love if it had ever been offered to her. That girl is gone now. In her place stands something colder something shaped by war, by pain, by years of learning that mercy is a weakness no one survives twice. She walked away from her throne and chose the battlefield instead, trading silk for steel, a crown for blood. And somewhere along the way, she stopped feeling until the only thing that made her feel alive again... was the sound of someone else's pain. Men whisper her name now. Not with admiration but with fear. Because she is no longer something to be pitied. She is something to be feared. And then he finds her. A man who does not look at her like she is broken. A man who does not flinch from what she has become. A man who does not try to control her, or cage her, or tame her. He simply stays. He is not a king... but he treats her like a queen. And that is what terrifies her the most. Because she does not know how to be that woman anymore. She does not know how to be gentle. Does not know how to trust. Does not know how to love.

Ava Lansing wanted nothing more than to hide. After fleeing her abusive ex with nothing but her two dogs and a single duffle bag, she's fought to start over and build herself a new life. She spends her days working for an animal shelter, greatly preferring the company of dogs to people. Ava keeps her head down, stays quiet, and prays that her ex won't be able to find her again. Until three mysterious men set their sights on her at her shelter's adoption event. Getting tangled into a web of secrets, shadows, and dangerous mafia men is the exact opposite of staying hidden, yet she can't resist them. So when the trio's leader, Lucian, presents her with an offer, Ava dives head first into the viper's den. The offer is simple: in exchange for protection and security, play wife to the most dangerous man in the country. What could possibly go wrong? A dark, slow-burn, why-choose mafia romance, MMMF, ⚔️ included. Please check trigger warnings at the start! Rankings: #1 in Found Family, November 2025 #1 in MMMF, January 2026 - May 2026 #1 in Morally Gray, February 2026 #1 in RH, April 2026-May 2026 #1 in Temptation, May 2026

"You're a devil," she whispered, her voice raw and filled with a mix of anger and desire. Dimitrio chuckled, the sound deep and resonant, reverberating through her like a bass note in a symphony of seduction. "And aren't you this devil's heaven?," he breathed against her skin, his mouth moving to her neck, his teeth scraping lightly against her flesh. She shivered, her body responding to him. "Monster," she swore at him again, the word a whisper that held no real heat. Her voice was a tremble, a soft protest that was lost in the sea of passion that surrounded them. He chuckled, his eyes gleaming with triumph. "Call me whatever you want, as long as you come screaming my name." His voice was a dark promise, the arrogance in his tone sending a fresh wave of heat through her. *************** Under moon's dark veil, Princess shivers, devil grins. He takes her to wail, Hell turns heaven as night spins. The devil's heart became her throne *************** 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝟭 of 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 When Greek mafia don Dimitrios Valentzas plans on stealing one of the mysterious Emerald in the world, he doesn't expect to take an additional souvenir - Royal Princess Nakshathra Varma. In the course of events he unleashes a deadly game of power, loyalty, and desire. Like Hades claiming Persephone, Dimitrios is drawn to Nakshathra's spirit and light, but will their forbidden love be the key to their salvation or destruction?

✓ COMPLETED ✓ Started: 2nd NOV 2020 Finished: 23th AUG 2021 EDITING! I could feel his gaze on me as my hands slowly reached to the blood coming out of my fiance. It was cold, sticky, and wet. As it stained my hands, tears were beginning to pour down causing me to subconsciously wipe my face. "How'd you feel after committing your first murder?" His deep voice asked me from behind. Slowly turning around, showing him the mess of emotions I was going through. "Fuck you." I responded slowly, with much anger. I caught a spark in his eye and he slowly began to smirk. "It won't be your last." *+*+* Stephano Varallo. A dangerous man feared by men and admired by women. Andrea Russo. A kind woman with her perfect fiance and loyal bestfriend. When Stephano requests for a nurse to come to his house Andrea arrives and Stephano can't seem to let her go. Far from a cliche. *+*+* A spin-off to His Personal Assistant.

He needed sex, I was there. He needed a submissive woman who came running when he called, I was available. But when I needed him the most, he neglected me. He left me to rot and die in prison. Now I'm back, and I'm back to bring him down to his knees. *** Aubrey Chandler never entertained the rumours that swirled around about her being a mistress to Tyler Bresfort, as long as the rumours never reached her mother, she was okay with it. But when helping Tyler leads to Aubrey getting arrested, she begs for his assistance for the first time, but he left her there to rot. she will not forgive him, she will make him pay, she will bring him to his knees. Aubrey vows to make him suffer, but despite the venomous hate she carried, she couldn't help but find herself waking up in bed, sleeping next to her demon, sleeping next to Tyler Bresfort.

× Book One Of The Red Mafia Series × "I don't understand how you could do that to me. I trusted you." I whimpered. "That's your fault." "I hate you." "I don't care." He shrugged walking off leaving me alone to face everyone else alone. ××× On the verge of losing her job Ariana Dawson, a FBI agent, manages to successfully infiltrate the main base of a massive mafia family. Developing close friendships and after vowing omèrta she manages her way around the compound making sure to commit all possible useful details to her memory. However, what she does not expect is to fall in love with the leader nor... the fact that the Don will love her back. Vinchenzo Vitali, a ruthless man who shows mercy to no one, shows some sort of twisted 'affection' for Ariana surprising everyone. What will become of these two?

* His hot breath fans my neck as he presses an open mouth kiss there "Walking away just like that huh Mrs Bernardi?" He brings his face up touching his forehead with mine His hooded eyes on me then on my lips "Then I guess you really are weak" He says provoking me. I clench my jaw glaring at him "Fuck you" I try to hit his chest to remove myself from his hold but I couldn't, his grip was too strong that I couldn't even move "Let. Me. Go" I grit my teeth glaring at him "Why?" He mumbles in a mocking tone as he kisses my cheek trailing down to my jaw biting down there I gasp "Afraid that you'll fall in love?" He flickers his gaze to mine, His eyes were hooded A smirk touches his lips We stay there looking in each other's eyes, his forehead stays connected with mine, His lips merely inches away from mine but he don't kiss me, He just.... Stays there. We stay lost in our haze when I speak "It will destroy us" I say whisper still caught in trance while looking in his eyes "You and me both" I whisper to him "Does it matter?" He mutters and I barely heard him before he finally closes the distance between us by pressing his lips on mine -------------------- Luca Bernardi, heir to the ruthless Italian mafia, rules with cold precision and an iron fist. Alisa Vernost, the fiery sister of his sworn enemy, is everything he shouldn't want yet everything he can't resist. Bound by a marriage neither chose, their worlds collide in a storm of hate, power, and forbidden desire. Every glance ignites fury. Every touch blurs the line between love and war. Enemies by blood. Lovers by fate. Will their hatred consume them... or will surrender destroy them both? STRITCLY FOR ADULT READERS ONLY 18+

"That's it, moan my name like a fucking whore" he growls. "Oh my" she screams as she grips his hair as now he is licking it in most perfect way. She is now too close and Xavier nows it but he keeps sucking her harder. She rolls her eyee and arch her back as she release and Xavier taste all of it like he has been waiting for this. ............. "I know what you're hiding," he growled one night, pinning her against the wall. "And when I find out the truth, Rose, you'll wish you never stepped into my world." He wraps her throat with his one hand and caressing her thighs with another while smirking. ................. Rose was supposed to hate him. Xavier was the man who had ruined her life, the cold, ruthless mafia leader responsible for her family's murder. Her plan was simple: make him fall for her, betray him, and watch his empire crumble. But nothing about Xavier was simple. She should run, but it was too late. She was falling for the man she came to destroy. When revenge and desire collide, the price of betrayal might just be her heart-and her life.

When small-town girl Nitara Sharma steps into the elite world of Singhaniya University,all she wants is a quite education and fresh start.But peace isn't what awaits her.The momentshe crosses paths with Reyansh Singhania-the dangerous,spoiled billionaire heir with a temper as volatile as his obsessions-her world began to unravel.What starts as curiosity turns into a twisted game of control,desire and possession .Because Reyansh doesn't ask he takes And Nitara?She's about to find out what happens when fire touches silk

He kills people for pleasure. She kills people for work. He has a dark past, she has secrets. He is fascinated by her. She just wants to go back to her routine. To save her head and her job, he makes a deal with her. She should work for him. What chances are there for a mere downtown criminal to work with a notorious serial killer? Find out what a serial killer harbours on the other side of his personality. *** Have you ever wondered what a serial killer does when he is not on a killing spree? There's always two sides to a person and there is also an other side to a serial killer. [Extended description inside] Started 12 Feb 2020 Completed 8th Aug 2020 Republished 30 Sept 2020 after it got deleted. 16 sept 2020 _7k reads. No sexual themes, moderate Violence, strong language, no known sensitive themes. #1 in projectwomanup #6 in BadassReads #8 in serialkiller #2 in psychopath ®All rights reserved © Aurora_thoughts™ Original draft 2020