{Under reconstruction} In the high-stakes world of corporate espionage and blood-stained legacies, love isn't a sanctuary but a weapon. Anna Seclone is a sociopathic CEO who makes the world either spin around her or not spin at all. She views romance as a shackle designed to break women, choosing instead to use and discard men as an act of "liberation." Unaware that the enemy could use just that, against her. And it happened. Her fling turned out to be a spy for the rival company. She picks an unassuming employee, Laroi Mad to be the replacement-only to be met with a humiliating rejection: he's gay. Obsessed with breaking the one man who said "no," Anna goes undercover within her own company to ruin Laroi from the inside. She aims to destroy his life by targeting the person he loves most, his partner. The partner that is Nivan MacMay, the polished CEO of a rival company and the ruthless frontman of the Romano Mafia syndicate. The very enemy who slipped through her cracks, and is already hunting her. Little does she know. Caught in the crossfire, Laroi becomes the bridge between two predators. As Anna and Nivan circle one another, her twisted game of pride spirals into a toxic obsession. She thinks she's the hunter, but she's walking straight into the lion's den. Ranking: #5 - Hopeless (10/Nov/2025) #2 - heartless (13/Nov/2025) #3 - manxman (16/Jan/2026)

This is not a story about what happens. It's about what almost does. At an Ivy League medical school, Isabelle Laurent is known as the Ice Queen-brilliant, distant, untouchable. No one gets close. No one stays. Alexander Whitmore was never supposed to be different. Charming, privileged, and infamous for never staying longer than a few weeks, he understands desire. What he doesn't understand, until Isabelle, is restraint. She believes he doesn't want her. He knows wanting her openly would destroy everything. So they choose the most dangerous thing instead: friendship. "The most dangerous thing about Alexander Whitmore was not his reputation, nor his charm, nor the power he would one day inherit. It was the fact that he never asked for anything from me, and somehow, without realizing it, I had begun to give him everything that mattered." Slow burn • Dual POV • Consent • Emotional intimacy

Penelope Woods - Age: 20 - Occupation: Electrician - Interests: Rugby It was little things at first, things I didn't even consider to be an issue. Questions here and there about what I was wearing, or how I wore my hair. We were members of the same rugby club. Best friends turned lovers, living in domesticated bliss, until cracks in our foundation presented themselves. Invites Jack didn't extend and when questioned, he just shrugged and said it was a work thing, that he thought I wouldn't be interested. He'd look sheepish, apologize and we'd move on. He'd whisper words in his sleep that I couldn't quite decipher but when he called out someone else's name during the throes of passion, I could no longer live in denial. So, I let Jack go. I've been raised to love and accept people as they are. I don't know how to be anyone but me. But sometimes even shallow cuts by the ones you love the most cause the deepest wounds and I need to learn to love myself again. Jack Monroe - Age: 24 - Occupation: Consultant for my family's Business - Interests: Rugby, Peneolpe and appeasing family :( I have known I've loved Penny from the very moment she launched herself into my arms after winning the grand final 3 years ago. Penelope is so kind, patient and fun. She is also loud, boisterous and very much the tomboy. When we're in the privacy of our shared home or our rugby world, those things don't matter. However, in my other world, with my well to do family and my role as a consultant for my family's business, unfortunately appearances do matter. Or, so I thought. Will Jack realise he truly loves Penny, warts and all, before it's too late? What does Penny think of the possibility of being with Jack again? "For me to even consider accepting love from Jack again, he'll have to be prepared to take me as I am."