❝I want you on your knees. Not out of love, or respect, or even fear... but because you understand your place will always be beneath me.❞ Leander Graves could be known for being one of the most popular gamers at merely twenty years old, or for being the mysterious guy no one really befriends. But no, Leander's name is always followed by the same word. 𝙑𝙞𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣. Sheltered. Protected. Shy. Awkward. Completely insecure. Untouched fits too. Then one day Carmen Ivory walks in, clad in money and whispers, power and control. When she's told Leander is out of anybody's reach, a true challenge even for the best conquerors, he stops looking bland and starts appearing... fascinating. Thirty thousand dollars. Until winter break. For the money. For the dare. For her pride. But what begins as a simple bet soon becomes obsession: a web of manipulation, seduction, and cruelty spun by a girl who has never loved anyone in her life. Because Carmen doesn't fall in love. Psychopaths don't. They collect playthings. And Leander is destined to be her favorite. ♰ Psychological breaking ♰ Bad girl × Good boy ♰ Double POV ♰ Reverse dark romance ♰ Elite college

In Rutshire, gossip had a way of spreading like ivy on an old stone wall, winding its way through every corner of the village until everyone knew it, whether it was true or not. By the evening, as the last shop doors closed and lights flickered off in the cottages, Rutshire's little world settled down, each whisper tucked away to wait for morning, ready to pick up the threads of its ever-growing tale once more.

in which cathy baddingham comes back from rehab to restore her reputation by working at corinium only to find herself falling for the very man who could set her reputation on fire RIVALS FANFICTION declan o'hara x femoc!

Venturer finds out that building a production company from the soil up, is hard, and it's costly. That's why when Rupert believes he's hit the jackpot by gaining sponsors, he's taken aback by Declan's reluctance. Declan O'Hara, a man of pride and integrity, would not rely on a snobby socialite for his cause, not a chance in hell. But when that chance in hell doesn't go his way, will he be able to get over himself? Or will problems be created for all involved, and will those problems be daydreams or nightmares? (Declan O'Hara x OC) (This takes place after season 1, but does not follow the plot of season 2 / the rest of the book)