She was brought in to clean his floors. He wanted her to kneel at his feet. Ira Sharma, an 18-year-old Indian orphan, is shipped off to Italy under the promise of a "safe job" by a powerful donor. She's placed in the Moretti household-a mansion filled with shadows, secrets, and the cold silence of power. What she doesn't know is that the house belongs to Luca Moretti, a 29-year-old mafia heir with a temper of ice and a reputation dipped in blood. And the moment he sees her in his home-dust on her hands, fire in her eyes-he decides one thing: She's his. She just doesn't know it yet. --- 🖤 Dark Mafia Romance 🔥 Possessive Male Lead • Obsession • Age Gap 💔 Power Struggle • Maid x Boss • Forbidden

Oak and Elizabeth were each other's firsts - first kiss, first love, first everything. But when fear, pride, and unspoken doubts wedge between them, their bond is tested in ways neither could have imagined. Will their love survive, or will they become each other's first heartbreak, too? New updates on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Completed on my Patreon!! See my profile for the link.

Six years ago, Blanchard Collins packed her bags, boarded a bus to Houston, and never looked back. She left behind her abusive father, the town that never forgave her for speaking her mind, and Rueben Bailey, the boy who broke her heart the night before they were supposed to run away together. Now twenty-four, Blanchard returns home with her five-year-old daughter, Willow, and a dying mother who's asked for one final thing-her presence. But coming home means facing the ghosts she thought she'd buried, including the man she's never truly stopped loving. Rueben "Benny" Bailey did what his family expected. Stayed, took over the farm, and proposed to the girl everyone said was right for him. But when Blanchard walks back into church with a little girl who looks just like him, everything he's built starts to fall apart.

Wren falls in love before she understands what love can cost. Knox stays close enough to hurt her, never close enough to choose her, teaching her that longing can be cruel when it has no name. Years pass in avoidance and restraint, in almosts and maybes that rot into silence. By the time fate finally claims them, Wren has already learned how to live without him, and Knox has learned too late what it means to lose her without ever truly having her. The bond snaps into place like a sentence, not a gift. Love is no longer innocent. Forgiveness is not promised. But somewhere beneath the damage, something still aches to survive. This story is set in a universe where bonding and mating is commonplace. There is always a HEA ***this story explores mating bonds in humans as a cultural norm. There are no werewolves or supernatural beings in this world***

Her father called it a deal The mafia called it a victory She called it betrayal Reena Malhotra's life seemed perfect-wealth, luxury, and family. But her father's desperation to save his failing company led him to make a choice that shattered everything. He offered her to Aarav Malhotra the most feared mafia boss in the country. A man whose name alone could destroy empires, he didn't negotiate-he commanded. Now, Reena is forced into a marriage she never wanted, a life she never chose. Standing beside a man she cannot trust, with a protective younger brother watching helplessly, she realizes the world sees her wedding as a celebration-but she knows the truth: she was sold. In a world of power, betrayal, and danger, her only weapons are her wit, courage, and unwillingness to be owned completely. And in this life of shadows, love and survival will come at a deadly price. Will she survive the man who bought her-or the father who sold her?

Sara Hale thought her marriage to Lucas Hale could survive anything - until Natasha, Lucas's alluring ex, reappears, stirring insecurities, emotional chaos, and a desire that refuses to stay hidden. Amid the glittering skyline of New York, high society, and relentless press scrutiny, Sara and Lucas must navigate jealousy, trust, and slow-burning passion to protect what truly matters. As secrets unravel and longing simmers, they face heartbreak, temptation, and the choices that will define their future. A story of second chances, unbridled desire, and enduring love - proving that some flames, once ignited, never die.

When a man steals a selkie woman's pelt, she is trapped on land with him in human form, separated from the sea and her selkie family. She fights him at first. But, as the years pass, the lack of her pelt and the loneliness slowly drain the life out of her. And she soon starts getting desperate, drowning in despair and willing to do anything to escape... Will she find her pelt and get back to the sea and her family? Will she give in to her kidnapper and make a life on land? Or will she perish, imprisoned forever by her captor? And how far will she go to regain her freedom? Trigger Warnings: Mentions of drowning, kidnapping, unwanted children, abandonment, and depressive and suicidal thoughts. (Based on the old legend / fairytale of the selkie girl.) © All Rights Reserved. Disclaimer: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, events, and incidents are the products of the author's imagination. Space, time, and history have been rearranged to suit the convenience of the book. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is entirely coincidental. Cover made in Canva.

Robyn and Nate were supposed to be endgame. She thought they were rowing in the same direction; he thought their foundation was solid. Then, there was a kiss---revealing cracks they'd both overlooked. Now they're circling each other with all the sharp edges of people who loved deeply and broke badly. Nate is left wondering if he can rebuild a relationship that fully collapsed, while Robyn questions whether anything short of science fiction could bring back the trust she lost. CW: Physical affair (a kiss) and Emotional affair Rankings: #1 OWDrama 12/20/25 #2 Cheating 12/21/25

Ellie spent years rebuilding her life after public humiliation, loss, and betrayal at the hands of Renzo Bellavere - the golden boy who destroyed her family and never looked back. Now fate has bound them together. In a world where mates are sacred and refusal is taboo, Ellie must navigate a bond she never consented to, a society that demands compliance, and a man who believes destiny absolves everything he's done. This is not a story about instant forgiveness. It's about autonomy. About survival. And about what it takes to reclaim yourself when even fate is against you. FYI: this story explores mating bonds in an everyday world very similar to ours. They are not werewolves or vampires. Just humans with mating bonds!

" I can't ... I can't stay away from you jaan" He pressed the photo to his chest, "You think I will give up? That I will forget you?"His voice dropped to a dark whisper "No, Tara. You are not something I can lose." He kissed the photo's surface his lips trembling. "You do not get to decide for both of us. You are mine. Tum meri thi, hao .. aur rahogi." (You were mine, you are mine... and you'll always be mine.) He threw back the last of the alcohol, the bottle clinking against the wall and shattering into a thousand pieces. . . Story of dev and tara