On hold until re-write is complete. "You're mine, and I want everyone to know" Did I expect to fall in love with my brothers best friend? Nope. But would I change a damn thing? Nope. Cover design made by WakeWriteWrath all credits go to her! (Short Chapters) Started: 10-06-2023 Finished: Unfinished Edited: Unedited until 2024

Book 1 in the Sacred Bonds series. There are two kinds of scars on a man. The ones you can see, etched into skin by the Texas sun, and the ones you can't; the kind carved into a twelve-year-old boy watching his legacy get stolen at the barrel of a smile. For AZAD MARTINEZ, the memory is a film reel that never stops playing. The day his father was laid in the ground, his uncle, MALIK MARTINEZ, arrived to deliver his first lesson in family: it's a weakness. He threw Azad and his grieving mother out of their own home, the only home they'd ever known, the very dirt his father had sworn was a sacred trust. But Malik didn't just take the land. As a final, calculated act of cruelty, he took Azad's older brother, ZAYAN, dragging him away to be remade in his own corrupted image. Now, years later, the echoes of that day have become a relentless soundtrack. Azad has built a new empire from nothing, a legitimate agricultural powerhouse, but every success is shadowed by the ghost of what was stolen and the sound of his mother crying in the next room, her tears a silent prayer for the son she couldn't protect, begging for a forgiveness only God and his return can grant. But Malik isn't finished teaching lessons. He's back with a contract, wielding a forgotten debt from Azad's father like a holy writ. He offers a choice that is no choice at all, a move designed to break Azad's spirit completely and claim his hard-won empire. This is where the real war begins. This is a halal romance, a journey deep into the heart of what it means to love under the weight of duty, to seek revenge without losing your soul, and to find the impossible path to forgiveness when the wound is the only thing that reminds you you're still alive. This is a story of one man standing on the land he built, forced to choose between the vengeance that fuels him and the faith that could save him, all while the ghost of his brother and the cries of his mother threaten to pull his world apart at the seams.

Lucinda Elrod never imagined herself a wife to anyone, '𝑑𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑' not particularly a word closely within her vocabulary range. But that vastly changed when a lengthy seven years ago, she met the forever love of her life, and made the wholehearted decision to put a dazzling ring on Raidne Whitlock's finger. 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙, 𝑅𝑎𝑖𝑑𝑛𝑒 𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘－𝐸𝑙𝑟𝑜𝑑, 𝑎𝑠 𝑜𝘧 𝑛𝑜𝑤... The submissive woman has no objection to being bent over a candid knee, held firmly at the waist, owned and protected for time and time to come, by her newlywed overprotective, vigilante wife. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑒𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑒... Lucinda's willing to go above and beyond to ensure the safety and correct attitude of her newfound love is to a high morality standard like no other, even if extreme measures must be taken to get there. Nevertheless, is Raidne acquiesced to accept her partner's offer, to certify her own welfare? (Written with help from @__Aness__). (Cover by @cvntyvixen).

‼️MATURE CONTENT WARN‼️ 𖹭NOT EDITED𖹭 ------------------------------------ ******************************** "Like what you see mr. Gamble?" I say in a teasing tone. "Yes,really much" he says looking at me from the mirror. He comes closer grabbing my hands to put them on top pushing me against the wall. "You thought I was going to let you go away with that?" He says sucking that spot on my neck. ******************************** Ashley, a hot-tempered CEO that comes from one of the most powerful organized crime families in New York, she's known as the best assasin of the underworld. Axel, the psycho-hot future Don of the Italian mafia, know as the emotionless devil on earth. But what will happen when these two meet eachother? Will they find a way to get along or they'll remain as enemies? To know what happens go read sweeetie 🏹