When a case of mistaken identity leads to an innocent girl being kidnapped by a gangster, will one man bent on revenge push them together or destroy them? ***** Hayden King and Violet Smith couldn't be more different. While he was a feared gangster, she was a simple college student, a delicate flower whose petals had been crushed by a stranger a long time ago. But what they didn't realize is that they had more in common than they initially thought. Their lives were interlinked in a complicated way because of some sick twist of fate. So how will the big revelation affect their life? Will he able to save Violet from the demon of her dreams? Let's find out. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]

Harry knows that the fate of the Wizarding War resides with the information Dumbledore has entrusted him with, but can he survive long enough to relay to someone else? On the night of Professor Dumbledore's death, Harry is captured and brought before Voldemort. The Dark Lord is very interested to find out where Harry was that night and will stop at nothing to force the truth from him. This started out as a one-shot, but I decided to split it up into a few short chapters. Really, I was just in the mood to write a torture fic. Hope you guys enjoy!