She feared him more than anything-until he became the only place she felt safe. After escaping years of abuse, Lina found a fragile kind of peace scrubbing floors in a mercenary's mansion. Quiet, invisible, and broken, she kept her head down and her voice lower. Especially around him. Killian. He kills for a living. He is a powerful, cold-blooded mercenary, a wealthy man who built his empire off blood, fear. He owns a powerful private military company that operates in the shadows, answering only to the highest bidders. He commands killers, closes deals, and never makes mistakes. Until her. A glance. A flinch. A wound she tried to hide. And suddenly, he was watching her closely. Quietly. Like she was a puzzle he didn't mean to touch... but couldn't stop obsessing over. Killian: "You blush like that again, and I swear I'll pin you against this wall just to see how deep it goes." He didn't know how to be soft. She didn't know how to be wanted. But in a house full of violence, he saw her. And he started to change. And soon, she was everywhere in his mind.

From Wattpad to your book shelf! My Brother's Best Friend is now published as Playmaker. Available to Order now. Falling in love never scared Maddie Davis until she fell for the one boy she swore to stay away from forever. Season 1 of My Brother's Best Friend ********* Maddie Davis has been in love with her brother's best friend, Cameron Holden, since she was in the sixth grade. They used to be best friends, too, until he got into high school and became a version of himself she didn't even recognize. Everyone said he was a shoo-in for the NFL, and he let it get to his head. Right before high school started, he worked out until he was built like a sculpture, he got rid of his braces, and suddenly the girls fell at his feet. But that was fine because her middle school crush faded. And besides, even if she did think he was hot, Cameron wasn't someone she could go for even if she wanted to. Unless, of course, she found herself wound up with him in a closet during a game of blind seven minutes -- a closet so tiny and secretive that she would finally be able to act on the feelings she's tried so desperately to hide. But what were the odds of that happening? Content warning: This story contains mature sexual content and themes of bullying, sexual assault, violence, and explicit language. Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 - 𝐒𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝟏𝟕-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝐻𝑖𝑚？ 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐨 𝐆𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐨 - 𝑯𝒆'𝒔 𝒂 18-𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓-𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉. 𝑯𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍'𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕, 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝐚 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐻𝑒 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝐻𝑒𝑟？

Sofia has spent her life surviving-weathering the kind of pain that leaves invisible scars and a hollow ache behind the ribs. A childhood soaked in fear. Nights filled with silence and slammed doors. Bruises that never quite faded. With nothing but a suitcase of secrets and her little brother's hand in hers, she flees to Cambridge after receiving a letter that feels like salvation: admission to the most prestigious law school in the country. She thought this would be a new beginning. A place for her and her brother to build a new life, to heal, to breathe. Until Lucas appeared in her life. Ruthless, untouchable, and terrifyingly brilliant, Lucas Lockhart rules the university from the shadows-his power unspoken, his presence a storm no one dares to challenge. Cold ocean eyes. Sharp tongue that speaks in threats and poetry. Mind like a blade. Hands that destroy and protect with the same terrifying ease. The moment he sees Sofia, something shifts. She doesn't know it, but she's trespassed into dangerous territory. She thinks she escaped the worst. But the devil wears a tailored suit in Harvard Law School-and he's already decided. She is his.

In a world ruled by secrets and power, one contract changes everything. Briar Crestwood was never meant to be anything more than a name in his contacts . But fate, or maybe something darker, pulls her into the orbit of Cassian Jace Blackwell-a billionaire known for his silence, his success, and the storm that brews behind his cold eyes. When circumstances force them into a marriage neither of them planned for, lines begin to blur. Between desire and deception. Between control and chaos. Between the man she thought she knew... and the truth that stalks her in the dark. He says he wants to protect her. But some touches aren't meant to feel safe. And some obsessions were never meant to be touched.

"No, listen to me. Before this, before us, I was mindful of not overstepping any boundaries, even if it killed me to keep my distance. Now that you're mine, that boundary shit goes away for me. If you have a problem, it's my problem. Someone's treatin' you like shit, then they can answer to me. I'm not waiting around and watching you get walked on because I feel like it isn't my place, it is my place now," he finished, and I couldn't help the sad smile that formed on my face. "You don't have to do that though...you don't need to put that kind of burden on your shoulders," I mumbled, the idea of someone taking care of me like that one that I still wasn't accustomed to. He reached forward to grab my chin, the same way he always seemed to when he was telling me something important. I felt my breath hitch as he bent down to look me square in the eyes. "Punishing someone who decides they want to fuck with you isn't an obligation. I can promise you, I'll enjoy every second of it," he assured, though the sentiment wasn't exactly reassuring. ***** Sammy had wanted to leave behind her small town in Kentucky for a place where nobody would know her or her tragic past. But moving to Montana a few years ago has offered her nothing near the calm life with a clean plate that she had desired. Instead, a new group of friends whom she loves as if they were family. But also, Tyson Crawford. The boy she fell for sophomore year of college...now the dangerous man she can't get away from. As the dark secrets of her life become harder and harder to hide from her friends, dark secrets of their own begin to emerge. And now that Greyson Shawnel is coming back to town - a man she's only ever heard of in her friends' stories - Sammy's entire world is catching on fire. Because Greyson can see through the cracks of her lies, and he doesn't intend to let it go on any longer. Even if there's a larger danger looming on the horizon, one that threatens them all...

The Costantino Sequel - Featuring Costa, Millie, the twins, and all the Accardi madness readers know and love, ROCCO is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers descent into obsession, loyalty, and fire. The Accardi family is back. And this time, it's Rocco's turn. At 30 years old, Rocco Accardi is known for a lot of things-his temper, his recklessness, his complete disregard for consequences. As the future underboss of Sicily's most feared family, he was never meant to feel anything. Until her. Alessia Russo, 26, Palermo's top real estate agent, has spent the past three years keeping things strictly professional. Which is hard to do when your most dangerous client spends every meeting flirting like it's a sport-and you've had a crush on him since day one. He's chaos. She's control. Their relationship was never meant to cross the line. But one wrong step-and everything spirals. Rocco doesn't know how to love. But he knows how to destroy. And once he decides she's his, he'll burn the city before he lets her go. Something is coming. And nothing will be the same after it hits.

when sweet kind and caring 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡 and cold intimidating 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧 and 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐢𝐧 become 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 roommates . Then they get closer into a relationship but Cordelia is suspicious of how wealthy the pair is .will they reveal their real dangerous job? Read to find out !

𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘴, 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭-𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘏𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. ˜ 𝘚𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘵𝘰 "𝘈𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘰" ˜ Number 1 in tender 🥇 Number 1 in devotion 🥇 Number 2 in hot boys 🥈 Number 2 in luxury 🥈

𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑠𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝒽𝑒'𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑤ℎ𝑜 ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑠 -𝐻𝐸𝑅✰