At the centre of a tragic event that changed everything in a single, ordinary moment is Josh. Twenty years old, struggling with the constant fear of becoming a burden to the people who refuse to give up on him. Living with his eldest brother Luke, at 34 years old he keeps the household together alongside Mason, 27, balancing work at the hospital with the chaos at home, and twelve-year-old Jade who still struggles to understand. Now every day carries a quiet edge. He doesn't know when the next one will hit. He doesn't know who will see it. He doesn't know what parts of himself he'll lose in the blur between before and after. He hates not remembering what everyone else does.

ᴋᴀᴅᴇɴ never once thought he would fall in love with his best friend's father. He met Gabriel at his lowest, when bleeding from abandonment, raised by addiction and starving for safety. What began as comfort turned into something he didn't have words for, something he tried to ignore and failed to escape. ɢᴀʙʀɪᴇʟ ᴄᴏꜱᴛᴀ never once thought he would fall in-love with his daughter's best friend. Forty, tattooed and carved from iron and violence, he saw Kaden the night he stumbled black-out drunk into his bed. A mistake Kaden fled from. A memory he buried and a sin neither of them spoke of. Until now. At Gabriel's daughter's twenty-first birthday party, Kaden finds himself under Gabriel's watch. Surrounded by mafia kings, and secrets, he drinks out of spite... only to catch the eye of someone who looks exactly like him. Someone who vanishes before Kaden can ask a single question. As Kaden spirals deeper into alcohol and danger, Gabriel pulls him away from every risk, every stranger, every dare, every chance at forgetting, with a possessiveness he can't explain and Kaden can't resist. But the truth is darker than either of them knows. Because Kaden's past isn't lost. It's hidden. And the man who saved him from one disaster, may be the one dragging him toward another. MM | Dark Romance | Mafia | Age Gap | Long-Lost-Brother #1 in mxm - 05/01/26 #7 in Possessive - 06/01/26 #2 in longlostbrother - 07/01/26 #3 in lgbtlove - 18/01/26 #3 in gayromance - 31/03/26 #4 in bxblove - 10/04/26 #5 in tattoos - 06/05/26 A/N: This is very fast paced x

A single night shattered their family, leaving only wreckage in its wake. Two brothers vanished, their mother and sisters send away, their empire shaken. Now, those who remain must fight to survive in the wreckage. Jordan and Dean have embraced the mafia, believing that power is the only way to keep what's left of their family safe. The stronger they become, the less anyone can take from them again. Wyatt, restless and defiant, refuses to be just another soldier in their war. He wants answers-about the past, about the brothers they lost, about the truth no one will say out loud. And then there's Luke, the youngest, trapped in a world he never chose. While his brothers fight to hold on, he dreams of a way out. Bound by blood, divided by choices, each brother fights his own battle. But in a world built on power, betrayal, and violence, one truth remains: the past never stays buried. And if they don't find a way to stand together, what little they have left may be lost forever.

Author : Aiden N Vivienne / Aiden Black "How many husbands have you had since you broke up with me?" "Do you have enough time? It will probably be morning before I tell you everything." When the older sister eloped with the dowry in the middle of the wedding ceremony, Mingkwan, the younger brother had to step in and fulfill the responsibility of getting married and repaying the debt to the cold-blooded man, Indra Ramjak. He was the young man whom he had entrusted his heart years ago. "I'll try to find the money that my sister took and pay it back," "No need, your mother gave you to me." "What?" He stretched out a smile, while Mingkwan thought he must have misheard. "You have to marry me in your sister's place." Content Warning **This is a romance novel with light drama. The male character can become pregnant due to the author's creative premise, which will be explained in the story. (This is fictional and does not reflect any scientific reality.) There is one adorable baby in this story.** The characters in this story are purely fictional and do not represent or allude to any real individuals. Some characters engage in inappropriate behaviour or actions. There may be offensive, derogatory, or dismissive language toward individuals or professions. Illegal activities may be depicted. This story is purely for entertainment purposes. Please use your own judgment when reading. Do not attempt to replicate any actions you deem inappropriate.

"When the king exhausts his options of marrying off his daughters to secure alliances, he makes a desperate move: he offers his second son in marriage to a prince from a notoriously ruthless kingdom, risking everything to safeguard his own kingdom's future". Thank you guys for the reads and votes 😊 _Rated Mature:_ This story contains some sexual content in certain chapters.

He came as a sacrifice but get claimed by Demon king. In a world ruled by men, those born with a stigma can bear children and are feared, worshipped or used. To end a brutal war with demons, a boy with a stigma is offered as a "sacrifice" to the Demon King. But instead of death, he finds chains of silk, eyes of fire. And a throne waiting for someone like him. For decades, demons have scorched the land, leaving only ruin behind. In a desperate bid for peace, humanity offers the one thing the Demon King might desire- A stigmatic boy. Caelum is chosen to be that sacrifice. Used since birth. But when he's brought before the Demon King, Vael, something unexpected happens. Vael doesn't kill him. He claims him. As Caelum struggles to survive in a court of monsters, he begins to uncover twisted truths about the war, about his own fate. And about the terrifying king whose gaze lingers too long. What begins as a sacrifice may become a curse or a love that could shatter two worlds. 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚: This story is for mature readers. It explores dark and complex dynamics.

Sixteen-year-old Kason Mills has never really been wanted. He's been passed around like baggage, from the mother he tried to save from her own battles with addiction and mental illness, to relatives who couldn't handle his outbursts, to group homes that labeled him "too much." When his mom dies, Kason finds himself once again without a place to land and a heart full of anger he can't seem to control. Armed with a duffel bag, a few broken memories, and a diagnosis list longer than his future looks, Kason is sent to live with his mom's identical sister, who can't stand who he looks like, and cousins who wish he'd stayed gone. Between his ADHD, impulsivity, and defiance, Kason's never been the kid anyone chooses to keep. But maybe ... just maybe...there's still room in the world for someone like him and allows him to believe he is still worth love, even if he feels broken..

At twenty years old, Luca Moretti lives fast, loud, and reckless-street races at midnight, fists bruised by dawn, emotions buried so deep they might as well be dead. He doesn't believe in family, loyalty, or second chances. All he believes in is speed, violence, and never letting anyone see him bleed. Then his mother remarries. His new stepfather is a powerful mafia figure. His new stepbrothers are criminals raised on blood and hierarchy-three older, one younger-and none of them trust Luca. Worse, they start to see themselves in him. What no one knows is that Luca already belongs to a gang of his own. A rival racer stalks him from the shadows, a war brews beneath the city, and every secret Luca hides pulls him closer to a collision that could destroy them all. Told in Luca's raw, unfiltered voice, Blood in the Rearview is a dark, gritty story about anger passed down like inheritance, brotherhood forged in violence, and a boy who would rather burn than admit he feels anything at all.

Years have fallen away like petals from a dying rose, yet the roots of the past refuse to wither. Grayson fought relentlessly to seal the door on his past, leaving only the scars etched into his skin-marks of a battle long endured, of a warrior forged in suffering. Scars he wished had never been carved into him, yet ones he had no choice but to bear. The abuse, the pain, all buried deep beneath the weight of time, cemented alongside Charlie's grave. But the past is never truly silent. When Grayson crosses paths with a ghost from his childhood torment, the door he fought so hard to lock swings open, unleashing memories long suppressed. His first instinct is to run-to flee as he always has. Yet, with the weight of responsibility on his shoulders and a young boy looking up to him, escape is no longer an option. This time, vengeance calls his name. It stands against everything he's been taught, everything he's tried to become. All in the name of peace-true peace-that eluded him since he was three. How far will he go to claim it? Would he break his family's trust and become the killer he was meant to be?

Luca Hale has spent his entire life pretending. Pretending he enjoys the parties. Pretending he doesn't care what people think. Pretending he isn't breaking under the weight of being exactly who everyone needs him to be. At nineteen-almost twenty-Luca is dragged from London into the dangerous, glittering world of the Italian mafia when his single mother marries Matteo De Santis, one of the most powerful men in Italy. Overnight, Luca gains five stepbrothers who don't trust him, an extended family who despises him, and a reputation he never asked for. Behind the bad-boy persona and sharp smile lies a secret identity, a hidden underground group fighting quietly for people like him. No one knows who he really is-until he falls for the one person his new family has forbidden him from ever touching. Adrian Russo was supposed to be an enemy. Instead, he becomes Luca's freedom. Green Eyes, Black Suits is a story about chosen family, queer love, forgiveness, and the courage it takes to stop performing happiness-and start living it.