Here she is. I can see the slope of her spine through that thin shirt. She's made of angles I ache to smooth with a hand, but I'd use my lips if she asked. I brush her knuckles with mine. Her skin is cold, but she flips her palm for more contact. I lace our fingers. It's enough to make her look at me. As those kaleidoscopic eyes meet mine, I hold my breath. Then she sets her lips just under my jaw. It rips the air from my lungs. It's the softest thing I've ever felt. "What was that for," I breathe. She pulls back, lashes damp, and whispers, "You're the kind of person that should be kissed." 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 BOOK TWO C O N T A I N S : ❤︎ mature content ❤︎ romance & friendship ❤︎ yearning Copyright © 2021-present Laurel Montaze (immoralLaurel). This body of work (story, characters, ideas) is available exclusively on Wattpad. If you're viewing it on a different website/platform or under a different username, it has been illegally stolen. Please notify the original author. © All Rights Reserved

Ava, an innocent small-town girl, gets sucked into the world of underground fighting when she catches the eye of Shawn Michaels, the irresistibly hot reigning champion. ***** Ava McAdams isn't sure what to expect when she moves to Boston for college. Her sheltered upbringing leaves her exposed to a harsher world, and one complicated male in particular -- Shawn Michaels, the tattooed and intimidating underground fighter who is nothing like anyone she has ever met before. But is falling for him worth the risk of knowing she might lose him every time he enters the ring? [word count: 100,000 - 150,000 words] Cover designed by Ren T

Lacey Harper is in love with her brother's best friend, Adonis Grayson, who is also the lead singer of a famous band. When she is faced with a life changing situation, it rocks everyone close to her including Adonis and she discovers nothing is simple in life or love. ***** Lacey Harper is in love with Adonis Grayson, but he only sees her as the younger sister of his best friend. She has tried everything to get over him, but the heart wants what it wants. How is she supposed to move on when he is the lead singer in a band and his photo is plastered across every magazine? It's only when she has to navigate a serious life experience does she discover nothing is simple, even when everything she has ever wanted is within her grasp.

Forever and Always. ❝I may not be your first love, first kiss, first sight, or first date but I want to be your last everything.❞ Roux Addington is a recognized and successful billionaire in London. He has everything a man could wish for; the looks, the fame, a perfect family and the money which could get him whatever he needed with a snap of his fingers. But Roux Addington doesn't have one thing- a heart donor for his dying wife. Thea Addington is a stunning young adult. She is power craving and she has known Roux Addington since forever and she trusts him, but Thea Addington doesn't trust one thing- her ability to survive her heart valve disease so she goes searching in Ivory, a small cafè in the rural part of London and there, someone catches her eye to be her replacement- a young pōpolo woman by the name; Raina McCoy. Raina McCoy is a selfless young woman. Having survived her past back at New Jersey, she starts afresh over in London where she has to struggle to keep a roof over her head and food in her belly. Raina is a humble woman who gives to others even if she doesn't have much to give. She took note of the lanky and pale woman who started coming to the café daily and always gave her extra tips but what this woman actually wanted from her was something she would have never dreamt of being asked of- A dying wish which states that Raina McCoy and Roux Addington are to be married for the sake of her children. Will love ever blossom in the relationship between Raina McCoy and Roux Addington or would their marriage be nothing but a contract?

I warned him, "What you think you are doing!!!" He lighted the match stick and threw it on the table, my feet went back as the table caught on fire. he looked at me as he said, "Looks like... Miss Valentine.... there won't be a dinner tonight...." He ordered, "Let ...Me.... Escort.. You ...To... Your ...Room....I will call your date and cancel it for you.... So, will you walk or I should carry you in my arms?" is he jealous? obsession? I slapped him. I pointed my finger on his face as I said, "With whom you are talking!!!... I am Valerie Valentine!!!! You are a person you carried my bag, follows my every order!!!!... You are mere Bodyguard, Alan!!!" (Note: Ares Alan Morris is his full name I warned him, "I had enough! I want you gone right now! They will find a better replacement!" he said grabbing my face, "I dare you... Try to go away from me... Try to make me leave.... We had deal I can leave here only on my will.... right?...Be true to your words, Valee.." "Alan!!!" his mouth touched corner of my lips He whispered, "Don't tell me you don't feel the same, if you don't then... then I will give you space...." I warned, "My dad will kill you!!!" He asked, "And you will let me get killed, sweetheart..." he chuckled deeply "i don't think so..." He lifted my chin, he whispered, "I will move away if you want but forget the date. I can't let that happen, not with that loser..." His lips brushed against mine, he whispered to himself, "Damn... I can't get enough of this girl..." His phone rang, he smirked picking the call, his eyes were glued on me. "yes... Yes, Sir.... I dropped her home...." He said further, "Don't worry, Your niece is all safe and sound." the call ended. He was looking at me like he will devour me at the same time. I asked, "How dare you!!!... How dare you treat me like a girl you toss every other day!!! " He whispered, "I am treating like you are my women..."

[COMPLETED] [UNEDITED] Athena Vasilios had just figured out that her parents had been leaders of the Italian Mafia. Unfortunately, they've passed away and passed it down onto her. Athena isn't ready in any way to lead a mafia, as she's just getting used to everything. When Grayson Alvarez, the leader of the Spanish Mafia, steps in and offers to help her, he doesn't expect to fall in love with her along the way. He's a ruthless murderer who wouldn't hesitate to shoot if they were in his way. So why is he hesitating for Athena? He shouldn't let her see him without his mask, he shouldn't let her help him with his wounds, he shouldn't let her sleep in his own bed and walk around in his t-shirts. He shouldn't. But he can't help it. He feels this growing attraction towards her and he can't fathom why. But why does Grayson feel the need to want more? He needs more. And he will stop at nothing until he's hers. - "I'll take all her pain away. Make her dreams come true. And I'll continue to love this girl with every fiber in my body. I'm addicted to a drug that I didn't even know existed, and I never want to let go." - Grayson Alvarez.

Sixteen years ago, special agent Aria Lewis was placed into suspended animation after a horrifying accident nearly killed her and her entire team. Sixteen years later, she is woken up for one final mission: redemption. The Initiative: a secret government team tasked with doing things no one else can, with powers that are, at best, world-saving, and, at worst, absolutely catastrophic. When Aria is informed that she and her new team must track down and eliminate the very same enemy that nearly destroyed her all those years ago, she is forced not only to face the horrors of her past, but also the potential of her future - which involves finally confronting her Destined mate, Captain Wesley Brooks. But now, an evil society is attempting to upend the entire social order of the Kingdom, and if Aria and her team can't stop their plan in time, her second chance at life won't be the only thing ruined forever - the entire Kingdom will fall. Cover by Ren Tachibana

Cora was once the princess of a strong, loving and unique feline shifter Pride of over 300. She thought life was perfect, unaware that everything would come to a hellish end on her 18th birthday. After a secret that she had long forgotten is leaked, her entire pride is decimated. The only survivors are herself and her younger brother James, and now they must leave everyone and everything they once loved behind in order to survive. While on the run Cora and James are taken captive by a pack and treated as rogues. They are spared the death penalty for crossing into their territory by the Alpha's kind wife. Now Cora and James must live amongst the pack as they try to keep what they really are a secret for fear of death. As they are shown around Cora is horrified to find her mate amongst the pack members. She soon finds out that not only is her mate a wolf but he is the Alpha's son. Cora desperately fights the unnatural pairing of two different species and tries to sever the bond that keeps her trapped. Will she succeed?Will she bring the horrors that plagued her pride onto the pack? Loved ones will die, secrets will be revealed and Cora will be asked to do the unthinkable in order to protect those closest to her.