Rules have always existed when it comes to the South and the North. Hate, kill, death, violence. In no way should anyone from the North have any kind of relation with the South. It goes for all-friendship and more. We call it the Crimson Protocol. Anastasia Romanova is a spy of the North, known as Agent Scarlet. Her only goal? Take down the South-and especially Agent Black, a cunning, sarcastic, brute man. They have been enemies for God knows how long, battling to get the other killed. But things start to get serious when they finally meet up close. Can they continue to say they hate each other when they are undeniably attracted to each other? Yearn for each other? Enemies in denial. And soon, they start to break those rules.

"Outsiders don't usually outrank the people who've trained here their entire lives," I say coldly, folding my arms across my chest. Nikolai barely reacts, like my words don't even register as a challenge. "And director's daughters don't usually lose their first match," he replies, calm and precise. My jaw tightens. "You don't belong here." His gaze doesn't waver as he steps closer, slow and deliberate. "And yet," he murmurs quietly, "I'm the one standing beside you." ᡕᠵデᡁ᠊╾━ Welcome to MAKIS Affiliated Agency & Academy. Ondrea is the daughter of the founder. She has spent her whole life training within a secret assassination institution tied to global criminal alliances. Drea thrives in a world built on control, loyalty, and power. She's determined to earn her place again through skill rather than blood. Or is she? Everything shifts when Nikolai, a mysterious and highly skilled operative, arrives at the academy. He's numb, observant, and dangerously overqualified. Nik quickly becomes both her rival and her superior in the training field. They're forced into close proximity through instruction, training exercises, and high-risk missions. The tension between them grows into something far more complicated. What begins as rivalry slowly evolves into a reluctant partnership neither of them fully trusts. However, Nikolai is hiding a dangerous truth . He's secretly placed inside MAKIS, under concealed motives tied to the academy's global alliances. Secrets unravel and loyalties are tested. Ondrea begins to realize that his presence and their connection may have been part of something far more calculated than either of them expected. Tropes/Themes * Age gap (10 years) * Dark romance * Mature content (18+) * Dual POV * Anti hero * Secret Society * Enemies to lovers * Forced proximity * Slow burn ¡!Check list of content warnings inside!¡

Nova I have been in love with Nicolás Torres ever since I first saw him when I was a baby. But he's my brother's best friend and ten years older than me. Ten years ago he moved away, now he's back and I'm still not over him. Only he's come back with a girlfriend. But what that bitch doesn't know is that I already chose him to be mine and I'll do anything to have him. I've wanted him for so long.....and I always get what I want. Nicolás I moved away ten years ago to build myself an empire, now I'm back and the little girl I once knew is a woman. Nova Whitley is my best friend's little sister and ten years younger than me. She's been trying to tempt me and she thinks I don't know she's been trying to get rid of my girlfriend. I do my best to keep my distance until one day I snap and do the worst. I don't care about the consequences anymore. She's mine.....my Princesa Diabólica.

Book 2 of 4(✨The Valemont Series✨) His hips pressed against mine, deepening the kiss with a slow, deliberate rhythm. I could feel the weight of the cold metal tucked into his pocket brushing against the inside of my thighs and the heat pooling between my legs only growing from the anticipation of what I wanted. "Do it." "Do what, Vipera?" His voice was low, husky, warm breath ghosting over the sheer lace covering my nipples making a sharp gasp escape me. "Use your gun." ___________________________ 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞. Xavier Romano is the heir to a brutal criminal empire, a weapon shaped by blood, obedience, and revenge. Every step he takes is calculated. Every emotion is a liability. When he's ordered to target Irene Kang; the daughter of the man responsible for his mother's death, he accepts without hesitation. An eye for an eye. A life for a life. Irene Kang lives in the shadow of power she never asked for. A minister's daughter wrapped in elegance and restraint, she has learned to survive through control, silence, and sharp intuition. Love has always felt like something meant for other people until a single night changes everything. Their meeting is accidental. Their connection is not. What begins as surveillance turns into obsession. What should have ended in blood becomes something dangerously intimate. As secrets surface and loyalties fracture, Xavier is forced to choose between the empire he was born to inherit and the woman who makes him feel human for the first time in his life. Irene, caught between truth and betrayal, must decide whether love is worth the cost of everything she thought she knew.