THIS STORY IS BEING EDITED AND CORRECTED!!!!! Book One of Four: Somniphobia Definition: The fear of sleeping - or the terror of what waits in your dreams. Aria Smith has spent her life surviving one nightmare after another. Born into an abusive home, she fears the dark almost as much as she fears closing her eyes. Sleep means losing control - and control is the only thing keeping her alive. Her parents see her stutter and exhaustion as proof she's a disappointment. A burden. A mistake. But when a dangerous man arrives to collect the debt they owe, everything changes. He's the kind of man who makes the world fall silent when he walks into a room - cold, untouchable, and merciless. Yet when his eyes meet hers, something in him shifts. He came to destroy her family. Instead, he becomes obsessed with the one person he should stay away from. Aria should hate him. She should run. But when danger pulls her deeper into his world, the line between fear and desire blurs - and soon, he's the only thing more terrifying than her nightmares... and the only one who makes her feel alive. ⚠️ Content Warning: This story contains dark themes including abuse, violence, death, suicidal thoughts, and mature content with explicit language and sexual scenes. Reader discretion is strongly advised. Please do not copy or reproduce any part of this work. Thank you for reading and supporting my stories 💜

She's panting, flushed and breathless like something from another century. It hurts to look at her, so stunningly alive in a way he isn't. Almost smiling, too. She has the kind of lips that need undiluted devotion. "You've always looked at me," she breathes. Yes, and he finds himself thinking about ruin. The right kind, like his knuckles against her jaw to shake her apart. Freedom. Maybe in another life, he brushes the hair off her shoulder and whispers, 'Eyes on me.' Maybe in another life, they have time. 𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒊𝒕? 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆. She isn't his to protect. He's a cop, she's taken, and rules are rules. But Faro Wyatt has mapped every freckle on her nose and dreamt of the oceans in her eyes. His resolve is weakening. So when the radio crackles with a single call, he's breaking every rule from here on out. C O N T A I N S : ❤︎ mature content ❤︎ age-gap romance ❤︎ morally dark-grey mmc ❤︎ violence/abuse ❤︎ men yearning No cheating Copyright © 2025-present Laurel Montaze (immoralLaurel). This body of work (story, characters, ideas) is available exclusively on Wattpad. If you're viewing it on a different website/platform or under a different username, it has been illegally stolen. Please notify the original author. © All Rights Reserved Updates: at least once every 2 weeks (hopefully more)

"Please don't hurt me" I begged. "Oh I'm not going to hurt you... not as long as you behave yourself" he said, leaning his face closer to mine. I could feel his hot breath on my face and I could smell his cologne, it was a scent of musk and something darker... "But if you try anything..." he says, his voice taking a dangerous edge. "If you try to run or scream or otherwise cause any trouble... well then, I might change my mind". My heart rate quickened and I just nodded my head. "Good girl, you're making this easier for both of us". Suddenly, he grips my chin tightly, his body now fully pressed against mine, I could feel his hardness against my body and I let out an involuntary gasp. "Shh, you don't want to wake mommy and daddy do you?" I nodded my head, unable to form words . "Good girl, just do as I say and every thing will be fine..." ♥ A girl is separated from the only person who cared for her when she is sold to the Mafia. The person she's given to happens to be a cruel yet powerful Mafia King. As time goes by he can't help but feel possessive of her and starts caring for her in his own way. However the dangerous world they inhabit is anything but forgiving. Together they must navigate the dangerous world of the mafia and find a way to balance their relationship amidst a web of violence and deception. Will they be able to find a way to stay together or will the dangerous world they inhabit tear them apart and leave their story unfinished?. Find out in this thrilling story of danger, desire and redemption which will keep you on the edge of your seat till the very last chapter...

In that brief instant, his soul awoke-emotions surged through him like never before, a wild tear tracing its course down his cheek, shattering the barrier of a lifetime's unyielding resolve. Drawn together by passion's magnetic force, their souls intertwined before a masterpiece-a single brushstroke of fate that shattered their separate universes, merging two worlds into one sublime canvas. He built empires of steel and glass, while she crafted worlds with brushstrokes and dreams. Neither knew that destiny had painted their collision in hues of fate, where wealth would bow before wonder, and talent would finally find its voice. --- Damian Alcander Hayes was trained to reject emotions, never had the chance to seriously deal with it. Strength was his identity, indomitability his armor. He built empires rather than relationships. He pursued wealth, not people. Until Mayella showed up, defying his meticulously built world with a presence that was both maddening and alluring. Annoying but interesting, frustrating but highly desirable. And without his knowledge, he had come to want her-a crack in his unbreakable basis. "Iʼm sorry, my love." Though barely above a whisper, his voice had more significance than any words by themselves. Warm and steady, his hand drew her body close to him, a quiet comfort that she no longer had to carry the burden alone. When his lips touched her forehead, everything she had ever desired fell into place-security, love, certainty. Unable to help herself, she mirrored the action by kissing his forehead, melting into his arms as though it were the sole place where she had ever belonged.

'No, it couldn't be! How can this be? You cannot possibly be my -' Mate. That was the word I was finding very hard to utter as I stared into Allyssa's pristine green eyes. My sharp dagger pointed at her neck, hungry for blood but I couldn't kill her. "What are you waiting for, Death? Kill her and get it over with. Remember she is the mission." I heard Dexter growl from behind me. This was unlike me; I never flinched or hesitated, not even in the face of a horrible end, but for the very first time, I was conflicted. "Kill her Death or I'll burn her myself." Dexter the notorious green dragon roared, Who was this strange woman and why did the Triad want her dead so much? And how is her destiny connected to mine? "Stan should have never brought you back. You have grown wea-" Before that swine Dexter could complete his words, I threw my cursed blade into his throat. ******** After Isabella made a deal with the king of the crossroads, Memphis, we knew we were running out of time before he came back to collect. Isabella has sent her cousin on a secret mission to return to their hometown-New Orleans- to find a magical artifact called the Demon stone. This stone is their last and only hope in stopping the prince of hell. At every turn, some enemies still linger. But will everything change when the only lead Diego has to the Demons is a mysterious girl everyone wants dead? And what will happen when that mysterious girl turns out to be his mate? There's so little time as the gates of hell keep roaring, begging to be set open. BOOK 2: BLOOD MOON: The Demon Stone (Death chronicle)

"Every step you take away from me only drives you closer to the brink of my madness. You belong to me, Winter. Any alternative reality or illusion you hope for- I will destroy them until your very existence is entwined with mine." -𝐈𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞 Eighteen-year-old Winter has always been a quiet shadow, a shy spy avoiding the perils of the spotlight. But when she's tasked with stalking five powerful Heirs, her carefully crafted invisibility shatters. Her mission is clear: erase their scandals, track their every move, and never draw attention. Yet, when she crosses paths with Ivan Arcane-the ruthless heir to one of the world's most powerful empires-everything changes. At first, Ivan saw her as dull and dependent, an insignificant watcher in the crowd. A beautiful doll to be kept locked and safe somewhere- an innocence belonging nowhere near him or his world. But when she makes one fatal mistake, he uncovers the sharp, wild mind she's concealed beneath fragile masks of pink and purples. Now, Ivan is obsessed, determined to dismantle her defenses and claim her as his own. And In a world where power rules, Winter is no longer the Hunter in the game -she's Ivan's fixation, a prey to a predator and he'll stop at nothing to change the very narrative of the fairy tale so the villain gets the girl in the end. REVIEWS This book is so consuming. My heart is unsteady since i read this chapter. I read it trice and i am stil recovering -neilavni_love I am blown away. WTF just happend? -meladeeee I think i seriously need to go for a check up. Why does my heart race so fast reading every fucking chapter? -amara_sullivan IVAN FUCKING ARCANE I love you so much baby -googleydodley So hot for what? -kookieshopes •CHECK LIST OF TRIGGER WARNINGS INSIDE• •4 YEAR AGE GAP• •DUAL POV•

I started to step back slowly. " please I am sorry , I didn't mean to invade in your privacy " I scared of his reaction the way he staring in to my soul makes me tremble to my core . He starts to take predatory steps towards me slowly like he is feeding on my fear . " oh darling , I am happy that you did break rule because now I had a reason to show you the consequences of your actions " I took step back until my back hit the door . I tried to hold the handle but the door was locked . He smirked " you may Enter here according to your wish but , when you should leave it depends on me " I gulped as I feel his breath on my forehead " Pl .. plea.." "shhhhhh ...... it will be easy for you to accept it " People say that Nights are for dark demon creatures to roam and hunt its prey . But once they set eyes on innocent soul its start to possess it . Alisha Conner is a beautiful, kind, young, hardworking girl who loved by his mom and friends. All she wanted to protect and save in need people . But, the moment she tried to save an unknown person from a devil wrath . That moment her fate changed. Xavier knight is a multimillionaire and an role model to the world . In day he deceives world by showing his generosity, hard working . but, only some one to his close knows that he is an mafia lord in Europe . Arrogance , short temper, cruel, also who are good at manipulation. No one dared to question him yet stand to talk back in front of him . But what happens if a devil in disguise eyes falls on a pure soul . Will he possess her or that innocence soul will overturn his world .

"We said whoever eats the most pizza has to do the dare no matter how cruel or easy it is." This is just a glimpse of our sleepovers. Ivy and Autumn always drag me into some kind of trap to do their evil dares. Tonight, they used my worst weakness, food. Sighing, "fine. I'll take the dare." They cheered and high-fived as I stood in front of them, glaring. "Better not be something bad!" I blurted, making them snap out of their cheering. They looked at me with a sinister smirk. The smirk where you know their up to something. Something bad. - Meet Jade Williams. Your average girl in every single way. She uses her weekends to binge watch on Netflix and takes her time binge snacking. In no way she would be considered perfect. Yes, sometimes she is picked on every now and then but nothing to extreme. Well despite the fact she has a crush on the most unexpected person. Bryan Jones, the schools bad-boy. He's basically a emotionless, fit brick dressed up in leather. Just your typical bad boy, right? Her life changes from late nights on Netflix to possibly going out to parties because of two guys. Conner Peterson and Bryan Jones. The most anyone can do to keep her out of trouble is to pray. Not to mention the fact that her two dearest friends are two living and breathing dare making machines. How is Jade going to make it out of her senior year alive? - -January 13th 2017- -January 29th 2017- #14 on Rising Teen Fiction -February 13th 2017- 10K Reads -February 14th 2017- #163 in TF -February 22nd 2017- #136 in TF -January 1st 2018 - 100K READS! PSA: this book, to say the very least, is not my proudest work. i made this when i didn't know a thing about writing, let alone writing a whole story. it's simply a book you'd read if you wanted a quick sap and not something in depth. feel free to check out my other books - they're arguably way better than this one

A wise man once said bad boys are no good. But good boys are no fun. And let me tell you he was right When 17 year old camila martines, finds out she's moving schools For the 1st time She's angry. Scared. Nervous But this is no school It's a boarding school. When her parents put her into boarding school she has no choice but to go to After getting there the only thing she sees is boys Just a sea of men And then she realises SHE'S IN A BOYS SCHOOL And living in dorms didn't make it easier for her Chase Dallas. Also known as the bad boy of North california When he first hears there's a girl coming to an all boys school Hes curious to find out why What has this girl done that she has to come to an all boys boarding school But then when he sees her. He sees her as a harmless girl But then again looks could also be deceiving as well as personalities..... I wrote this when I was like 13 please leave the hate comments I was Young, it's being edited too

What do you do with a school full of teenage boys that the only thing they do is give trouble? You send the one girl who can make sure they learn to grow up and teach them some manners. ~*~*~ Rhiannon Martins, a seventeen years old girl, has only been two months in her current school and she's already bored. Snobbish academies, rich schools, and flirty arrogant guys makes her tired. Chatty girls talking about clothes and how rich their daddies are gives her a headache. So when her uncle, the headmaster of an all boys school for delinquents Woodblock, makes a deal with Rhi-which will assure her to study in a more 'exciting' high school- she doesn't hesitate to say "yes". But it appears that the only way Rhi could stay in the school for her last two years as a student, she will have to make sure that all the boys will start to act like grown ups; so when the school starts accepting girls they will be safe. And with her stubborn, 'badass', and surprisingly friendly personality, Rhi is probably the only girl who can do that. A tough mission- especially with a headmaster of an all girls academy who will do anything to see Woodblock high school close down, a vice principal who seems a little too interested in Rhi, and one particular group of boys. Everything becomes even worse when a start of mysterious disappearances of students in the school appears. Rhi is definitely not going to have time to get bored. ~*~*~ Warning; some cursing and violence, a very weird and blunt girl, and a bunch of hot boys.