Romani Noor is an aspiring chemist- well, possible ex-chemist, after she can no longer afford the rise in her university tuition fees. Her best friend and sister, Juno, is living across the country with her wife, sending Romani occasional cheques to help her complete her education. However, even with her sisters help she is falling behind on payments. Taking something into her own hands for once in her life, Romani looks for a job. As fate would it have it, Valentine Carter, River Fabiano and Slater Hayashi are looking to take on an employee in their bakery, whilst they practice their... extra-curricular activities... Sweet Romani thinks she's walking into a simple job of cakes and cookies, but she fails to predict the web of obsession, lust and love she's getting herself tangled in.

~ongoing~ ~unedited~ After eleven year old Parker is faced with her stepfather's death, she has to move in with her five older brothers. Her newly discovered family has secrets they are hiding from Parker, but Parker is keeping secrets of her own. Will she ever be able to trust them? Her newly discovered family happens to run the italian mafia, meaning they have many enemies. This makes Parker the perfect target. Will her brothers be able to protect their newfound weakness?

𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑎 𝐴𝑛𝑑𝑟𝑢𝑧𝑧𝑖 𝐺𝑖𝑎𝑑𝑎 𝐸𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑜 and 𝑆𝐴𝐺𝐸 are two different people. Or that is what people believe. Serena, the sweet and innocent little mafia princess, who was presumed dead when she was four and, SAGE, a rising mogul in the business world and a deadly killer in the underworld. Now, after 14 years of secrets out in the open, Serena is ready to face the truth. That she might be able to give her little brother a family after all. And on the way, she could have one of her own too. But is it too late?

!SLOW UPDATES! When she was just two years old, Chiara Rose Bernardi was taken away from her family by her mother, to keep her safe. Taken to Sydney, Australia she lives under the name Chiara Wilson with her mother and her stepfather. Throughout her early life, she was abused by the two people she looked up to. Chiara had to grow up very quickly learn to fend for herself, and learnt lessons no one should ever have to learn. On the other side of the planet in New York City, USA the Bernardi family have been a living mess since their princess was taken away from them a long 14 years ago. When Chiara's mother and step-father 'unfortunately' pass away from a drug overdose, what will happen when the Bernardis finally find their princess and Chiara is sent to live with them? [in editing] TW - in this story there is mention of drugs, rape, sexual assault, violence, mature content, strong language, self-harm, suicide, abuse and degrading name calling, and intimate scenes. Started - 21st of September 2021 Finished - It will be at some stage.

"Give me three months Nova, only three months and I'll show you what having a family is. That this life - despite all the pain you've endured - is worth living" Emilio, my father, whispers into the cold night He walks with cautious steps as I stand on the ledge, his pained eyes begging for me to accept. To step away from death...but my scars are too deep to believe in such a dangerous thing as hope 𑁍 𑁍 𑁍 Nova Grace and her twin brother Rune, are hit by a revelation the size of a watermelon - scratch that - the size of a goddamn train after years of abuse and wandering around foster care. Their father and brothers, who were completely oblivious of their blood relation to them, have come to claim custody after their lives turn upside down...again. Nova is yet to recover from the traumatic events from a soul shattering night three months ago, when a car wreck took her best friend's life away. It was the same night Rune found her beaten and bloodied inside a drug house hidden in the woods. But it wasn't the car crash that left bruises all over her body and scars that not even time will heal. The faces of their attackers are a blur, how it all happened is still a mystery and they'll soon find out how connected their family is and how they seem to have the same enemies in common Secrets deeply buried from decades ago will surface to uncover truths that should've long since stayed hidden, but the Rodriguez family will not rest until they've avenged their saving Grace and everything that was taken from her Previously titled: Consumed by the flames

Fei Chuan was bound to a system upon death and tasked with raising a [Villain] from small to big in one world, then the next, then the next. Over the hundreds of years, the brutal experiences he was forced to make the [Villain] go through gradually numbed his heart to his own cruelty, turning him into the system's puppet. Until--- --World 49, in which he was run through with a sword by his adopted son, the [Villain], who as he was dying, cried angry tears. Who cried for him, even though the system had made him criticize the [Villain], starve the [Villain], beat the [Villain]... He woke up. There was scum, and then there was Fei Chuan. From now on, if you ask me to die, I'll die. If you ask me to kill, I'll kill. If you want to destroy the world, I'll serve it to you on a platter. I don't need your forgiveness, but know that I'm sorry. World 101-- [Villain]: Dad, it's okay. I don't want the world to disappear anymore. Pairing: 1v1, two assholes tryna have a Healthy Relationship, that sorta thing Disclaimer: Image copyrights go to those who own them

After generations of men in the Giordano family, the idea of a baby girl was a mere dream. So when their first and only princess was born, they believed they had found peace. Finally, the world was extending an olive branch. She doesn't remember any of them. Kidnapped at the age of two, Olive was thrown into a different world. One without mercy. No more love, no more stolen smiles. Forced to grow up, childhood was nothing but a thing she could hope for. Now, fourteen years later with two of her best friends, she runs. Olive Giordano always runs. But it was only a matter of time before her past caught up with her. Forced to reunite with her broken family she never knew about, troubles are desperate to follow. °°° "Come with us, and I'll bail your friends out as well. Three instead of one troublemaker, what do you say?" my new brother finished. Our eyes were locked together, and he was waiting for me to back down. To lose. I stared back, furious. "Fine." I gritted out. "You want to play house? That's on you. Now please get me out of these cuffs." 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕕: 𝟤𝟨/𝟢𝟫/𝟤𝟥 (𝟢𝟫/𝟤𝟨/𝟤𝟥)

[[COMPLETED]] "Life's a little game that people play." ____ Isabella Sofia Torres was someone who was born in a world where she did not belong. She was the light, they were the darkness yada yada yada. How could there be light without darkness? If she is their light, then they better hope that she won't get consumed by the looming darkness that follows them. If she does not belong in their world, then they better hope that she's well-hidden. She adores them despite their tainted hands and the dark phantoms that follows them. They're family. And her family would do everything to keep that light burning. Even if it kills them.