Peridot Fontana has spent years running. New city. New name. New life. Over and over again. Because if the man she escaped from ever finds her, she knows exactly what he'll do. Claim her. Chicago was supposed to be another fresh start-until Officer Lucas Adamiak steps into her life. Steady. Protective. The kind of man who makes her believe safety might be real. But safety was never meant for Peridot. Because Dante is closer than she thinks. Watching. Waiting. Bleeding for her. And when he finally takes what belongs to him, Lucas may be the only thing standing between them. If obsession is love... How far can you run?

"Did you enjoy having his lips on your skin?" he whispers seductively with his lips brushing up against my earlobe. He traces a finger from the valley of my breasts down to my belly button causing goosebumps to appear on my skin and a shiver to run down my spine. "I love how you react to my touch. So responsive." He looks me dead in the eye while keeping his finger lingering on my skin. "I bet he can't make you feel as good as I can." I finally regain some of my composure and gently caress one of my fingers along his jaw, feeling his rough stubble on my fingertips. "You wouldn't be able to handle me, amore." *************************** Raina Emerson is the CEO of Emerson Enterprises, a company she built from the ground up, and one of the richest people in America. She made her way up to the top, fighting her inner demons and doesn't take shit from anyone, especially men. When she walks into a room, the men drop to their knees before her. Theo Ferrante is the Don of the Italian Mafia and everyone's worst nightmare. King of his empire and the richest man in the world. There's nothing he wouldn't do for power. Will their insatiable hunger for power and money cause their empires to crumble to the ground or become stronger than ever? *************** MATURE CONTENT: 18+ - Mature Language - Violence - Drug Abuse - Sexual Content - Mental Health - Suicide & Sexual Assault

A tale in which a thief with a double life grudgingly becomes a hero. ➳ Liana Mason has a life anyone would envy. Nobody suspects that the once orphaned girl grew up to be the city's notorious vigilante. She has been fine walking on the edge of morality for much of her life, but when an assassin arrives in her city she's forced to play a role she never imagined she'd choose: hero. A Robin Hood retelling. Trigger Warning: This contains themes that may be triggering for some readers (violence, sexual assault, etc). Cover designed by Ray Gardener

victoria, taken by the russian mafia at the age of 3, attempts to assassinate 3 brothers part of the italian mafia. she gets taken for questioning by them and ends up finding out that she is their sister. warning: romance (spice warnings so you can skip those parts), nightmares, violence, and other mature themes. note: hi guys ur girl is back! i know this isn't my usual fanfic typa story but i wanted to try world building so here I am! also none of the images are mine, creds to all og artists/photographers :) note 2: once again, i am not an author! i write purely for fun so please be patient and if you don't like my writing you dont have to read my work :) even though this intro is not proper grammar i swear i aim for normal essay/novel formatting for all my works. note 3: any and all feedback is appreciated. if you have any suggestions or even want to write a scene and send it to me i will be happy to include them :) thank you all so much for reading and I hope you like my story. enjoy! ;) #1 in nightmares #1 in sorellina #1 in fightclub #1 in assassin #1 in aggressive #4 in italianmafia #4 in abused #6 in victoria #6 in russianmafia #9 in mafia

At just a few months old, Myra was stolen in the dead of night; torn from her father, her brothers, and her twin. Escaping the orphanage, surviving the streets, and blind to the people that 'saved' her, Myra didn't just endure. Myra clawed her way out, and she burned everything in her wake to ashes. Seventeen years later, she's not just alive. She's powerful. Dangerous. Untouchable. Myra built her empire from the blood she's bled, the blood she's spilled, and secrets she'd kill to protect. It's not just her identity she's concealing - it's the cracks. She's back. But she's not the little sister they imagined. Can she keep everything hidden when a twist of fate drops her into the lap of her so-called family?

Spirit, Shadow & Ghost Three teenagers. One forgotten bloodline. Countless secrets. For years, Triya, Trinay, and Trivash have lived by one rule: Trust no one except each other. The world knows them as brilliant students, successful young entrepreneurs, and inseparable siblings. But beneath their ordinary lives lies a web of secrets so dangerous that even the most powerful organizations would kill to uncover them. Everything changes after a single fight leads to an unexpected DNA test. Overnight, their lives are turned upside down when a stranger from Italy claims to be their eldest brother. A family they never knew existed suddenly opens its doors-but blood alone isn't enough to earn trust. As the triplets struggle to navigate an unfamiliar home, hidden enemies begin to move from the shadows. The more their new family learns about them, the more impossible the truth becomes. Who are these three siblings? Why do they never panic? What are they hiding behind their calm smiles? Some secrets were buried to protect a family. Others were buried to protect the world. And when the past finally catches up... Blood will reunite them. But the truth may tear everything apart. Every family has secrets. Theirs could start a war.

Ten years ago, Eliana was judged, condemned, and exiled by her own blood. Accused of attempting to murder her perfect identical twin sister, Rosalie, she was dumped at the St. Jude Academy-a brutal, highly classified boarding school designed to strip away human emotion and build elite lethal assets. To the world, she became Subject 417. The Regina. Now, at fifteen, the contract is fulfilled. Eliana is suddenly summoned back to the sprawling, hyper-secured estate of her biological family. Her cold parents and five older brothers expect a broken, guilty girl desperate for their forgiveness. They plan to force her into high society at the prestigious St. Augustine's Private Academy, using her as a quiet chess piece to maintain their public perfection. But behind the expensive suits, heavy security, and perfect smiles, her family is hiding a dark secret: they run a powerful, ruthless mafia syndicate. They think they've brought back a compliant teenager they can control. They have no idea that Eliana doesn't feel fear, doesn't feel guilt, and views their entire household as a hostile threat matrix. With her brilliant tech-specialist best friend, Isabella, operating as her secret eye in the sky, Eliana begins a silent, slow-burn psychological war against her hostile brothers and her deeply manipulative twin. They loathe her presence. They challenge her boundaries. But they are about to learn the hard way that you should never let a monster back into the house.

Adriana Baresi spent her life growing up with her mother and step-father. But one day her step-father goes overseas for deployment and never came back. Her only father figure gone. Her mother struggled to cope and fell into a life of alcohol and drugs, causing her to overdose after making Adriana's life a living hell. With the loss of her mother, she is sent to live with brothers she never knew she had. Her life is turned upside-down as she learns to live around her knew family and vice versa. She's thrown into chaos, danger, loss, arguments, maybe a little love. But the most important thing is getting to know her brothers. And they try to get close with their sister, all the while shielding their mafia life from her. La famiglia rimane unita, non importa cosa. !Warning! Mention of physical, verbal and mental abuse drug abuse drinking mention of rape anxiety ptsd

Alessandra has never believed in safety. Life never gave her a reason to. Pain carved her childhood, silence became her armor, and trust? That was a luxury she could never afford. So when she runs -- bloody, broken, and barely breathing, she doesn't expect saving. She certainly doesn't expect to be taken in by a family dripping in wealth and power and. . . warmth? A mother who refuses to give up on her. A father who watches like he's waiting for her to let him in. And six brothers. Rough. Protective. Complicated. Brothers, who don't know what to do with a sister who won't speak. She doesn't know how to trust. How to believe that maybe not everyone wants to hurt her. Every instinct tells her to run. To shut down. But they don't let her go. Not when she flinches. Not when she hides. Not even when she breaks. Happiness is for other people, or that's what she believes. But when love comes wrapped in gentle patience and fierce protection, when hands reach for her without demand, when hearts break themselves wide open just to hold her... she starts to wonder. Can a girl stitched together with silence and fear ever belong in a family built on love? Can she stand tall when the ghosts of her past refuse to let go? And when danger claws its way back into her life, threatening everything she's come to know... will she find her voice, or will she shatter all over again? Trigger Warnings: Child abuse. Violence. Addiction. Panic attacks. SA. Self-harm. Death, and more.

Emilia Morelli's world shatters when she's told her mother has died. Left with no family, well at least none that she knows of, she's pulled into a system that sees her as just another case. She's alone and unsure of herself. But far away, there are men who have been searching for her. Men who share her name. Men who are feared by the world. They've spent years looking for the little girl who was taken from them. Now that they've found her, they'll stop at nothing to bring her home. Emilia doesn't know them. She doesn't know the truth. And she has no idea that her life is about to change forever.