He strides closer, his eyes focused intently on me. I stumble backwards, feeling the cold wall press against my back. He stops inches away from me, forcing me to stare at his dark brooding eyes. I was enthralled by them, luring me in. "What are you doing?" My throat went dry as I spoke, his figure closing in. His scent made it even harder to think straight, a mix of fresh pine and smoky wood was all I could breath in. He doesn't answer and leans in closer to me, I could've gotten lost in his eyes, he tilted his head as the light shadowed the side of his face. "You amuse me, Abby" He whispered. His lips grazing my cheek. I stood there, stunned by our proximity. He pulled back slowly, staring, unflinching. "Don't go looking too deep, you'll regret it once you find what I'm hiding" I heard the door close, and he was gone once I regained my sanity. *** He was fire to my soul, his touch an electric cold shiver to my skin, and his eyes were the most troubled I could ever find. The way his eyes gazed at me, they held forbidden secrets. I was curious to what made him so closed off to the world, so twisted and cruel. I was drawn to him than anyone I've ever encountered, a man with a brutal past and a forgotten heart. They told me to stay away, but I didn't listen. They said my curiosity would kill me, then let that be the end of me. *UNDER EDITING* *READ AT YOUR OWN RISK*

HIGH STAKES A Game of Crowns, Passion, and Forbidden Alliances Anastasia Blues lost everything when she refused a powerful man's advances; her career, her reputation, even her future. But one stolen night in a luxury hotel changes everything. There, she meets Dominic Blackwood: brilliant, ruthless, and the most dangerous ally she could ever want. When her childhood friend Damien is revealed as the long-lost heir of a Duke and a real contender to the British throne, Anastasia becomes his strategist in a glittering world of royal intrigue. Dominic should be her ally,they're on the same political team, but their electric connection threatens to burn every carefully laid plan to ashes. In this high-stakes game for the crown... -Loyalties are tested as Anastasia balances duty to Damien with her irresistible pull toward Dominic - Passion blurs the lines between strategy and desire in midnight encounters neither can forget - The greatest threat isn't their enemies, it's the secrets they keep from each other The throne isn't the only prize at stake. As political tensions rise and old wounds surface, Anastasia must decide: Can she trust the man who sets her soul on fire, or will their dangerous attraction destroy everything they're fighting for? * This is a story of forbidden chemistry, political maneuvering, and the price of power. The game is on. Who will break first? --- #ForbiddenLove #PoliticalRomance #RoyalIntrigue #SlowBurn #Wattpad

"Please," I whisper, my voice trembling as tears prick the corners of my eyes. "Please don't hurt me." The words barely escape my throat, fragile and desperate. He studies me for a moment, tilting his head slightly, almost as if he's amused by my plea. Then he scoffs, the sound sharp and mocking. "Why would I want to do that?" he murmurs, his voice smooth but carrying a dark undertone that chills me. He takes a step forward, and instinctively, I step back. "I've just found you..." He pauses, his gaze dragging over my face like a predator sizing up its prey. "And now you're mine." Aurora Evans leads a life of simplicity. Eat, work, sleep-her unchanging regimen is her sanctuary, and she has no intention of altering it. But what unfolds when a shadowy figure, lurking beyond her windows, takes an insidious interest in her? One glance at her in a café ensnares him, rendering him captivated, his singular ambition becoming clear: to claim her as his own. Aurora's attempts to escape his shadowy games are futile, especially in the cloak of night when he emerges, weaving his spell under the cover of darkness. He teases, entices, and pushes her perilously close to her breaking point. Her resolve is to distance herself as much as possible. Yet, fate has a cruel sense of irony. When she is abruptly dismissed from her previous job, she unwittingly lands a position working for him-as his assistant-entangling her in a web she can no longer evade. *A STALKER ROMANCE* #1 in "assistant" 12/23/24 #1 in "criminal" 3/8/25

In the city that never sleeps, she was the one thing that made him pause. Damien Blackwell has everything: money, power, and control. But behind the polished veneer and the cold steel of his empire, he's haunted by secrets he's never dared to share. Rory Bellamy has always been the one in the background, fixing other people's stories and never daring to write her own. Her world is quiet, measured in words on a page and late-night edits at a corner café. Until him. When their worlds collide, neither of them is ready for the slow, consuming burn that begins to smolder between them. In the hushed corners of the midnight café and stolen glances across rain-soaked city streets, a fragile trust begins to form, built on whispered fears and the simple touch of a hand that says, I see you. But Damien's world is full of the shadow of a past that wants to claim him and a future he's not sure he deserves. And Rory's heart has been broken too many times to trust that a man like him could ever be her safe place. As the nights grow longer and the tension crackles with every lingering touch, they'll have to decide: Can you surrender to love when you've spent your whole life learning how to stand alone? Can you be soft with someone when the world has always told you to be hard? This is their story. A slow-burn romance that dares to believe that even the most guarded hearts can learn to open...and that sometimes, the gentlest love can be the most powerful of all.

"𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝, 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐲." "He was danger in disguise. She was the spark he never saw coming. When shy, artistic transfer student Aera Valencia steps into Crestwood High, the last thing she expects is to catch the attention of the school's cruelest heartbreaker-Damian Ashbourne. He's rich, reckless, and rules the hallways with a smirk that hides scars no one dares to touch. From day one, she becomes his new favorite game taunted, cornered, and claimed in ways that blur the line between hate and obsession. But as secrets unravel and masks start to slip, Aera realizes there's more to Damian than just venom in his words and fire in his eyes. He wants her. He'll break the world to keep her. And he might just destroy her before she even understands what it means to be his. In a school full of lies, power, and darkness... love might be the most dangerous game of all." "What happens when the one person you should hate... is the only one who sees you? Can love bloom in the shadows of obsession and pain? And when secrets explode and loyalty is tested... will they survive each other, or burn trying?"

Eighteen-year-old Lucy Green has never known safety. Her mother is dead, and her abusive stepfather, Wyatt, controls every part of her life-what she does, where she goes, and how much she's allowed to eat. She's more servant than daughter, surviving by staying quiet and invisible. The Moretti brothers have spent fifteen years tearing the world apart searching for the sister stolen from them. Lorenzo, Valentino, Roman, Leonardo, and Xavier have followed every lead, chased every whisper. Hope has nearly burned out-until Roman sees a girl with a crescent-shaped scar above her left eyebrow. A scar only Lucia Moretti could have. One glance, and Roman knows. Once DNA confirms the truth, Roman begins to follow her-mapping her routines, the worn-down places she moves through, the small life Wyatt allows her to have. And when Roman finally witnesses the abuse happening behind the closed door of her rundown home, he steps in. But his intervention goes terribly wrong-sparking a violent chain of events that will force Lucia's worlds to collide. Dragged into danger, truth, and a family she never knew she had, Lucia must face the past stolen from her and the brothers who never stopped looking. A dark mafia drama about a stolen girl, five brothers who refuse to give up on her, and the fight to reclaim a life she never got to live.

Olive west or should I now say Isabelle Russo is trapped in a web of lies when she finds out she's the lost long daughter of the Italian mafia. Olive west was just another rich kid attending royal ridge highschool. So when her senior trip to Europe came around she was just another kid who got on the plane, another kid who got off the plane, and another kid who entered Europe but the second she stepped foot in Italy she wasn't just another kid. Her family had finally found her and they weren't planning on letting her go. The Russo family was a name all of Italy knew, but also a name very few knew was involved with organized crime. Everything she thought she knew was a big fat lie all to "protect her" from her own family. She's now desperate to find out why her mother lied to her and why she ran away from Italy, but it seems to be the last thing her family wants to talk about.

15-year-old Alexandra 'Lexi' DeLaCruz-DeLesco has had a not so pleasant life- to say the least. She was abused by her foster 'parents' until they got arrested for drug dealing. Now, she finds out that she has two sets of six half brothers, sharing the same mom as the DeLescos and the same dad as the DeLaCruzs. The two gangs hate each other, but have agreed to put their rivalry aside for a maximum of one year- until a suitable home can be found for Lexi. They hate her and she hates them. What if Lexi finally finds the home she desperately craved for? What if the brothers start to grow fond of their little sister? Will secrets and the past tear them apart? Find out in 'Temporary' Thanks to @auradeeeee for creating this amazing cover! NOTE: if you are reading this on any other site other than Wattpad, you are likely to be at risk of a malware attack. Featured: Coming-of-age @TeenFiction July 2025

Cover by KekekBronach Poppy McCormick was best friends with the school's most popular girl, Belle Jones, before Belle even became popular. After an incident nobody knows about, Belle turned everyone in the school against Poppy. All but one person. Grayson Prince plays by his own rules and doesn't listen to a single person. Being the bad boy of the school, he has his own past. Naturally, he doesn't listen to any rumors he hears, including the ones about Poppy. After meeting one day, Poppy determines to prevent having Grayson turned against her. And Grayson is determined to keep Poppy protected from the school and his past.

"He was bad, he smoked, he broke the law, he drove too fast for his own good, he didn't care because he didn't have anyone to teach him how to. But when it came to her he wanted to be the best man. He couldn't bare the thought of her being hurt by him...or by anyone else. He would kill to protect her, the girl that cared for someone as worthless as him in all her perfection." -Unknown _____________ Will Chase give up he's irresistible bad boy ways for one good looking good girl? Or is he just another bad boy... I AM AUSTRALIAN so please cut me some slack If I get something wrong!! First chapters will be a little off but it will get better. *Please give it a chance* -Jade xx Just a warning that there is a lot of swearing and a stereotypical gay guy, so if you can't handle it then I don't think this book is for you. Sorry to be rude...