"Beautiful things don't ask for attention." In a world that thrives on conformity, August is an anomaly. Raised in a secretive overbearing family, she was chosen to leave its hidden grounds-not for freedom, but for duty. Sent to college to become the strategic mind for her generation behind the family's growing empire, she tries to move through the world like a ghost, draped in gothic shadows with secrets too heavy to share but her style is just too much to go unnoticed by judging eyes unscathed. Then she meets Kason through his older brother. A rising rapper with a reckless charm and a hunger for something real, dealing with battles of his own, he's instantly drawn to August's eerie demeanor and the quiet storm that lingers behind her dark mysterious eyes. She's nothing like the women he's used to-unbothered by trends, and untouched by the need for validation. The more she resists, the deeper he falls, his infatuation turning into an obsession he can't shake. One he cant let go of. As their worlds collide, the slow burn of their connection threatens to ignite everything August has been taught to suppress. With her past closing in and expectations pressing down, she must decide if she's willing to defy everything she's ever known for the chance at something dangerously real. In a society that demands she fit a mold, August stands in defiance. Unfortunately, love has a way of making even the strongest question their silence. STARTED; February 22nd , 2025 PUBLISHED; MARCH 18th, 2025 FINISHED; MAY 27th, 2025

"See, this is exactly why I wish we never met. You came into my life and you just keep shaking everything up!" She stressed, her stomach rumbling with rage. He only stared before his lips twitched into a smirk. "You don't even believe that dumb ass shit." --- She thought running would set her free, but freedom came with a price she wasn't sure she was ready to uphold. She ran from one trap straight into another. Dreams of dancing slip through her fingers when survival forces her into a world she would have to endure. She's dragged into the dark corners of Onyx city and life is nothing as she knew it. Then he appears. A boy who feels different, who makes her believe she might have more to live for than pain. Unfortunately, in the streets nothing is ever as it seems. Every bond comes with secrets, every touch with consequences. And when betrayal cuts deeper than love, she'll learn the hard way what it really means to be slimed out. STARTED; September 18th 2025 PUBLISHED; September 27th 2025

"Griffin Drayke," she said softly, like it tasted warm in her mouth. My grey eyes lifted, meeting hers, and something flickered. A crack in the concrete. "Don't say it like that." "Like what?" "Like it doesn't scare you." ⚡︎ Lila Prescott has been knocked down all her life. Bullied. Humiliated. Treated like a punching bag. Then she meets him. Griffin Drayke-a brutal underground boxer with a body that belongs in sin. He doesn't save her. He laughs in her face. Calls her weak. Useless. But there's something about her that makes him stay. So he makes a deal: He'll train her. Turn her into a fighter. But he's not doing it for free. It starts with hate-fueled hookups. Dirty kisses between bruises. Then something shifts. She gets stronger. And suddenly, she's not the broken girl anymore-

"What are you doing" I panted my eyes travelling towards his bee stung lips. "Tasting you" he said coming closer to bite my bottom lip. "And right now you taste too good to let go" ********* Aleena has always lived a safe life. she never wanted to enjoy the rush of danger and hadn't plan to, she had her life planned out for her the way she expected things to go. that was until her boyfriend decided to cheat on her, landing herself on a one way flight to Italy with Donatello, a notorious mobster. He was an unemotional, cocky, self- centred control freak, that let his rage get the best of him. after losing a bet in a game of poker, she was sent to Italy to keep his sister company to try and pay him back the money she owed. Until they both agree to play for her freedom. Donatello had no idea what he was thinking when he decided to play with Aleena. from the moment he saw those big round eyes he knew he had to keep her close no matter what. so when he decided to take her to Italy with him he knew it was a terrible idea. she was like a drug. a drug he wanted to taste. One he wanted to become addicted too. One he wanted nothing more but to keep all to himself. #2 empowerment #1 poker #1 mine #2 hot