Eli Parker keeps his head down - at school, he's bullied; at home, he's broken. His father-abusive and an alcoholic. His only escape is the sketchbook he never lets go. Then Rafe Torres shows up. The new kid with a bad reputation and a quiet heart. His aunt isn't much around to care what he does and doesn't. He sees Eli , really sees him - and offers something Eli's never had: safety....and maybe love As their bond grows in silence , Eli begins to wonder if there's more to life than just surviving. But love can't always save you. Not from everything.

Oliver Berry; a normal, very short guy of twenty-four years. But that's what he thought about himself. Several others could see qualities in Oliver and cared enough to help him see the light amidst his inner darkness. Through a seemingly unthinkable opportunity for Oliver, his entire life changed in the best way possible. However, suspicions arise and more truths are revealed about Oliver's past, including ones he had no idea even existed. _________________ Warnings: MxM relationship Four lovers (mono-poly) 18+ smut Mafias Office bullying Kidnapping/Confinement (not done by MCs) _________________ I wrote this story as a birthday present for a very precious friend of mine who I see as family. I also made the cover with a non-copyrighted image and some editing. So, please do not steal my effort in creating both the cover and the story itself that took me just under two and half months total (of 2023) to write, edit, and proofread.

Kidnapped on the night he was born, a child of the powerful Rossi Mafia family vanished without a trace. For three years, his parents lived in grief, and his brothers grew up haunted by the absence of the baby they had sworn to protect. But the Rossis are not a family that surrenders to fate.

Ten years ago, the youngest heir of the Vale empire vanished. The war ended. The enemies fell. But he never came back. Now a new student walks into Blackwood Academy. Quiet. Observant. Untouchable. Two of the Vale brothers can't explain why he feels familiar. Why his silence feels like something they lost. He doesn't flinch when they threaten him. Doesn't bow when they command him. Doesn't care who they are. But he knows things. Too many things. And every time danger gets close- It disappears. The Vale brothers have a feeling. The enemy has a plan. And the truth? The truth might destroy them all. But who is the boy watching them from the shadows? Why does he look at them like strangers... and like home at the same time? And when the past finally comes for them- will blood be enough to bring him back?

{𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐝} Reyansh Agrawal is a strict and disciplined man who deeply loves his sons and treats his brother as if he were his own. He is fiercely protective of his family, shielding them from prying eyes and judgmental scrutiny. While he may appear ruthless to outsiders, he is a devoted and caring figure within his family. Three years ago, his wife chose to divorce him, having fallen in love with another man, and left Reyansh to raise their two sons and support his brother. Unbeknownst to him at the time, she was pregnant when she made this decision. How will Reyansh respond when he gets a call one day that reveals he has another son?

𝐀𝐫𝐣𝐮𝐧 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨. 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭. 𝐍𝐨𝐰, 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐲𝐚-𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭. 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐀𝐫𝐣𝐮𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬-𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐲𝐚𝐧, 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫. 𝐀 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬-𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬. 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦... 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲?

He learned early that hunger doesn't always mean food. Sometimes, it's the silence of an empty room... the absence of a voice calling your name... the feeling of standing in a crowd and still having no one. By day, he is just another student-quiet, unnoticed, chasing marks and a dream he isn't sure he can afford. By night, he carries a delivery bag heavier than it looks, walking past bright homes that were never meant for him. He doesn't complain. He doesn't expect. Because life has already taught him-nothing stays. Until one door opens... and someone looks at him not with pity, but with warmth. For the first time, he is asked to stay. For the first time, someone waits for him. For the first time, "home" doesn't feel like a distant word. But when you've lived your whole life believing you don't belong anywhere... accepting love can be the hardest thing of all. Maybe some people aren't born into families. Maybe... they find them.

"I don't want you guys to leave again." "We're not." ~~~~~~ * ~~~~~~ The three of them, once separate years ago, now are reunited in college. Things are different this time, but what isn't different are their feelings from each other. They are now roommates, but Damien and Caleb are in long term relationships, and Milo refuses to like them again because of the heartbreaking he went through. As time goes on, their feelings bubble back up for each other and those long term relationships are broken off for a new yet old relationship to form again. But was breaking off those long term relationships good for an old short term relationships they previously had at camp many years ago? _________ 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕕 (07/28/24) 𝔼𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕕 (11/15/24)

Life is unfair, something that Zayne knows from experience. His whole life is unfair. His birth wasn't allowed, his existence hated as his mother gave him up to chase her own dreams. Punished for choices he didn't even make,Zayne has only known a cruel and bitter life with his pack, the life of an Omega. Through a twist of Fate, Zayne falls in the hands of a group of dog fighters and has to endure two years of grueling pain and hunger before the ASPCA steps in and saves him. All trust in humanity lost, Zayne wouldn't, couldn't trust anyone near him. Least of all the werewolves that are supposed to adopt him into the pack.

(Book 1 in the 'Need Series') Aron's past ruined him. Turned his anxiety into his worst night mare and kept his fear alive every day. People call him a sex addict. Others say he's obsessed. No one knows that's it's a physical need. If he doesn't give someone a blow job at least once a day he could die from fear. That need has labeled him a whore. He doesn't consider himself a good guy, so even he surprises himself when he saves the small 15 year old girl from being raped. He is even more surprised by the events that take place that same night when he decides to walk her home. He never expected to meet the three handsome lovers, and a part of him knew that the meeting would change his life. He just didn't know how much.