Mature content 18+ only BOOK 2 IN The dominant series ___________________________________________ "Having you in my arms is what I crave, Layla." ═══════ ✦ ═══════ Layla Vandenberg. Innocent. Quiet. Wounded. At 23, life had already torn away everything-except her father. The only person who gave her peace in a world that showed her none. So when fate threatened to take even him away... she was willing to do the unthinkable. Even if it meant selling herself. Sebastian West. Powerful. Cold. Dangerous. At 32, he had everything-wealth, status, and control. Everything but peace. And when forced into a marriage he didn't want, he'd do whatever it took to break free. Even if it meant buying a woman to play his wife. She needed money. He needed a bride. The deal was simple: A contract marriage. No emotions. No attachments. But rules blur when temptation becomes too much to handle. And desire? Desire doesn't follow contracts. --- Will they give in to the pull they swore to resist? Will a marriage built on lies turn into something devastatingly real? Or will the secrets of their pasts destroy what never should've begun? This isn't a love story. It's possession. Seduction. Obsession. And it begins with a price neither of them saw coming. ═══════ ✦ ═══════ 🔥 A dark romance with themes of power, pain, and surrender. 🔞 Read only if you can handle him.

I grew up safe, protected, adored, certain of the life that awaited me. A grand estate, a devoted father... a wedding to the perfect man. But the altar crumbled beneath me, my world ripped apart in a heartbeat. The silk turned to ruin, vows to ash, and in one heartbeat, everything I knew was gone. I find myself trapped in a fortress in the mountains, under the gaze of a man whose heart did not hesitate to shatter mine years ago.... Whose hands promise protection... and claim. He doesn't ask for my trust, he takes it, drags me into a world of lies, bold betrayals, and secrets I wasn't prepared to see. And the truth? I can't tell if he's my salvation... or the most delicious kind of trap I've ever known. I am Genevieve. My life was safe, my choices clear. But now, nothing is as it seems. And the man in the shadows... he is the storm I can't outrun. ⚠️ Content Disclaimer ⚠️ This work contains mature themes and potentially triggering content, including but not limited to: violence, death, emotional abuse, manipulation, trauma, sexual tension, and morally complex relationships. The story does not aim to glorify or romanticize harmful behavior. These elements are included as part of the fictional narrative to reflect the darker realities of the world and to challenge the characters' journeys. This book is recommended for mature audiences (18+). Copyright Disclaimer © MaryRose 2025 This is a work of fiction. All characters, events, and settings are the products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or real events is purely coincidental. No part of this story may be copied, reproduced, or distributed in any form without the author's signed authorization.

Book one of the "MC Punishers" Chronicles After escaping from her kidnappers, Rose is determined to get as far away as possible. After an unexpected girl runs into his arms, Hunter is determined to keep her safe and as close as she will let him. Rose didn't plan to meet Hunter, and she certainly didn't expect to have feelings for him. Hunter didn't plan to meet Rose, but he definitely doesn't have any complaints. **This is a semi fast paced book.** ________________________________________ This is my first attempt at writing a book, and I'm not very good at descriptions. Please feel free to give feedback, nice criticism is always the best criticism. 😅

| COMPLETED| |UNDER MAJOR EDITING| First book of the {UNEARTHLY SERIES} Also 🖤Book one of the DEMON KING TRILOGY 🖤 --Mature Content (18+)-- He was dark , powerful, and above all that difficult. His presence screamed dominance. Just a year ago he shows up demanding I'd birth him two sons. I'm just a twenty-two year old college student living my best "normal" life until my parents told me something they'd be keeping from me since I was seven. "You're a witch." Those three words not only changed my life forever but gave me a hint of who I really was after all, I am the Demon King's surrogate. "You were mine the moment you said you'd carry my children." You're life would surely changed to after finding out your apart of a long line of powerful witches/warlocks and that you'd have to soon carry the future king or queen of liaison. #1 in Witches&Warlocks

💍 LITTLE DOLL, BE MINE 💍 When love was never the plan... and the groom was never meant to be him. 💔 She was supposed to marry his son. But fate had other plans. 📚 By @Author_Stone 📖 Mature | Age Gap | Emotional Drama 👀 Add to your library now!

#Top 1 in INDIA [24/jan - 05/feb/2026] ( I will take down "AARVI: His forced Wife" in April for re-editing. The changes will be major as I will remove the Kiara's plot. ) "They have different stories, but fate forced them into one." VIVAN SINGHANIA- feared by many, respected by all. A man whose name carries power, whose silence is sharper than words. To the world, he is untouchable. To Aarvi, he is the husband she never chose. AARVI SISODIYA- soft-spoken, innocent, and delicate as glass. A girl whose dreams were shattered in a single night, leaving her tied to a man who looks at her with nothing but resentment. She never asked for this marriage, yet she is forced to live in its shadow. KIARA MEHRA- the woman Vivan loved, the girlfriend he never wanted to let go of. The name that keeps Aarvi from ever being seen. But when destiny traps Vivan and Aarvi under the same roof, the war between them begins. Hate collides with hidden emotions, silence turns into stolen moments, and the line between enemies and something more begins to blur. Can a marriage built on pain ever turn into love... or will it only break her more? ♥ ♥ ♥ #01 - wattpadindia (30/10/25) #02 - lovetriangle (28/12/25) #02 - wife (25/10/25) #03 - romcom (07/11/25)

Shy bear shifter romance He enjoys the silence that revolves around his life. His house secluded in the mountains where he can freely roam as a bear without worrying about travelers, that is until she finds her way to his cabin right before the start of a brutal snow storm. And now he has to let this stranger into his house to ride it out, not like he minds much when he discovers their fated mates from first glance. And it doesn't help that he's quiet and shy. Y'all I fucking SUCK at descriptions but y'all alr know how I do so just read it lol 😂 I'll have my sister make a description after she reads it. Confident girl x shy guy Height difference. (This is a short story, realize that you'll get content from me faster the shorter the story and I really wanted to release something for y'all so I don't have to rush my longer stories.- so I will not extend the story, the most you'll get from me is a side story and epilogue.) WARNING This does contain spicy shit and smut and I won't label the chapters like I have with my other stories so beware.

Valentina struggles to keep her life together after giving birth to her son, and the baby's father is nowhere to be seen. Vincenzo 'Enzo' as they call him, is a ruthless mafia leader, but he feels like he is missing something. Someone. One fateful night, Valentina gets caught up hiding inside a store, as there is a robbery going on, and Vincenzo just happens to see her running out of the back door. Will Valentina trust him, or will she keep her walls built high?

𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴