𝐊𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐎 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐙𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐎 is a partially retired cartel leader. Partially because he spends most of his time running a five-star restaurant called 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐑. 𝐊𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐎 finds himself in an altercation that has him attending therapy sessions. 𝐋𝐄'𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐈 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝐉𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐒 is an autistic, bulimic therapist. And although those words don't go hand in hand that's what she is. Despite being the best therapist in Chicago, all she really wants is love. When the two meet worlds collide, will they build each other up and break each other down. Unhinged and bulimic don't go together. Or do they? sneak peaks- "I'll stay." "I don't care." "If you give me your number." "I'm your therapist." "So?" --

Maya applied pressure to my wound. I hissed from the pain. "Stop fucking around." She rolled her eyes at me. Maya finished tending my wound, wrapping it with a bandage. As she got up to put the first aid away, I stopped her. My thumb rubbed against the cool skin of her hand. I pulled her to sit on my lap. My fingers ran through her hair. "You're doing it again." I ignored her, sinking my chin into her shoulder. "I have no idea what you're talking about." I placed small pecks on neck. Her breathing turning heavy. "Stop. Someone could walk in." "And? You think they want to watch? Shit, I would." _____________________________________ ~Maya Castillo~ Escaping her traumatic past, Maya and her brother, Santiago, run to New York. In hopes to run her family business one day along side with her brother, she takes a college program at NYU. But when a anonymous person threatens her, Santiago turns to a past trusted friend. His price for protection? Her. ~Noah Slade~ In Manhattan, Noah is feared around the entire city. New York bows to his feet. He works in multiple businesses and is known in the mafia world as well. When a old friend from high school comes to him for protection, he comes face to face with his friend's sister once again, knowing exactly what he wants in exchange. ~ H I G H E S T R A N K S ~ #6- badass 8/24/2022 #8- ongoing 10/31/2022 #6- maya 5/3/2025 #1- maya 5/4/2025 #5- enemiestolovers 5/8/2025 #5- interesting 5/14/2025

"You can't take all of us, sweetheart." Valen's voice is smooth, teasing, but the way his fingers brush against my hip isn't playful. It's testing. Behind me, Fennec chuckles, his breath warm as he leans in, his lips barely ghosting the shell of my ear. "She could try." His voice dips lower, dragging heat down my spine. "I'd love to watch her try." ------------------------------- Soraya Cordova was never meant to survive. Stolen as a child and discarded as a mistake, she was given a second chance when the Cordovas adopted her into a life of wealth, secrets, and silent wars. But when her parents are declared dead and the world turns against her found family, she realizes survival is no longer enough, she needs to fight. Raised as assassins, her adoptive brothers have spent years keeping her in the dark, but now? Now, she's in the center of the storm. Wanted by the government. Hunted by the man who created her. And trapped in a dangerous game of love, loyalty, and lies with the only people who have ever mattered. Because in their world, trust is a weapon. Not all love stories are gentle. Some are jagged at the edges, built on shadows and sins, tangled in pasts too dark to escape. White Lies is one of those stories. It's about the things we do to survive, the lies we tell to protect, and the love that thrives even in the darkest corners. Read at your own risk.

When the venerable Don of Casata Moretti-a man whose name carried weight in hushed corridors and across gilded boardrooms-uncovers the quiet treachery of the past, the very foundations of his empire tremble. The woman he once called his only love, a fleeting softness in a life carved from steel and silence, had vanished from his world with no explanation. Now, years later, he learns the truth: she bore him a son in secret-an heir not raised in the shadow of Moretti, but crowned at the helm of a rival syndicate. A new sovereign has risen in the underworld, one born of his blood, yet groomed beyond his reach. Betrayal, legacy, and blood now twist together in a silence far louder than war.

After the ball, Esther links the Mikaelson siblings, but something goes wrong with her spell; all her children disappear from their world and reappear in their soulmates' world. Started: January 05, 2026 Ended: TBD

➽ 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐧. 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰? 𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧. [𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐧 (𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜) 𝐱 𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤]