"How dare they!" Kyle exclaimed, his high-pitched voice echoing off the walls. "I won't do it! I won't marry some stranger just because Daddy wants to merge businesses!" His father, Han, stood calmly, towering over Kyle. "Kyle, sweetheart, it's for the best. Leon is a good man, and this union will secure our family's future." Kyle's face turned beet red as he stomped his foot. "My rights are being misused! I'm an adult, for crying out loud! I can make my own decisions!" The door creaked open, and Leon walked in, his 6'7" frame commanding attention. His piercing gaze softened as he took in Kyle's tantrum. Kyle, still fuming, didn't notice Leon's arrival. "I won't be treated like a commodity! I'm a person, not a business deal!" Leon's lips curled into a gentle smile as he watched Kyle's antics. He approached Han, his deep voice soothing. "I think I'll take it from here, sir." Han nodded, relieved, and exited the room. Kyle, finally noticing Leon, halted his pacing. Their eyes met, and Kyle's scowl deepened. "And who are you?" Leon's calm demeanor was a stark contrast to Kyle's fury. "I'm Leon, your...betrothed."

Corey is the shy young artistic intern. The ink was barely dry on his Degree, but he managed, with the help of a childhood friend to land a sweet job with Roche Marketing Inc., where his creativity can shine. On his very first day of work he literally ran smack dab into the Sexiest man he had ever laid his eyes on and it was like he was struck by lightning when none other than Marcus Roche, the CEO of the company, stopped his fall. The man's touch seared him, marked him and even though the man was his boss, Corey wanted desperately to belong to him. Marcus Roche is the brilliant force behind his company, the CEO of Roche Marketing INC. His cold and unyielding personality commanded respect and perfection of those around him. His personal life was no different, Marcus is a Dominant, an badass one at that, he craved to have sweet little boys kneeling at his feet worshipping him, he was content to have his subs fawning all over him at his club, The Dungeon; but he had no desire to have a relationship with any of them outside of the playrooms. What will happen to his well organized world when a young intern literally stumbles into life with big innocent blue eyes that he felt could see right into his soul?

ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴀʏ ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ - ᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴇQᴜᴇɴᴄᴇꜱ. Harry Styles didn't just leave One Direction behind - he left carrying a secret that reshaped his life. For five years, he's built a quiet, controlled existence in Holmes Chapel, raising his daughter far from the public eye. No band. No ridicule. No headlines. No past. But when a reunion is announced without his consent, the balance shatters. The spotlight returns. Old wounds resurface. And the carefully constructed walls around his private life begin to crumble. As past and present collide, how long can the truth stay contained? When everything he's fought to hide is at risk of exposure, some choices may no longer be his to make.

READ BEFORE PROCEEDING ⚠️ This story contains dark themes, non-consensual elements, psychological trauma, and heavy emotional. Minors DNI. Please read responsibly and take care of yourself. If you're here for soft romance - this is not that place.🖤 Welcome to the dark He was running as fast as his legs would carry him, breath tearing out of his chest, silent tears blurring the corridor ahead. His feet slipped. His knees buckled. He hit the floor hard. Hands seized him from behind before he could crawl away. Another grip forced his face up, fingers tangled painfully in his hair, holding him still. A voice in front of him curved into a smile he couldn't see but could feel. "Oh, dear," the man said softly. "You know I don't like it when you try to run." Another presence loomed closer, close enough for him to feel breath against his skin, "So scared," the second voice murmured. "You always are." He leaned down towards his neck and sniffled him and murmured,"Mm... You smell so nice, just like... wet soil after rain." His body began to shake uncontrollably. Tears spilled freely now, unchecked, soaking into his collar. The struggle drained out of him-not because he wanted to stop, but because he no longer had the strength to keep fighting. His fingers loosened around the fabric of his own shirt. Not surrender. Just exhaustion.

Four years ago, Natalia Moretti disappeared. No goodbye. No explanation. Just silence. Once the youngest princess of the Italian mafia, Natalia was raised to obey-to smile, to submit, to accept a future chosen for her. Instead, she chose herself. Now she's back in New York. Her parents are gone. Her brothers rule the Moretti empire. And the boy she once loved-the one who thought she betrayed him-has become a man shaped by power, pride, and unfinished heartbreak. Natalia returns different. Stronger. Untouchable in ways no one expects. She's built a life of her own, far from the shadows she was born into-and she carries a secret that could change everything. As old feelings resurface and fate pulls her back into the orbit of the man she never forgot, Natalia must decide how much of her heart she's willing to risk again. Because love in their world is never simple. And some secrets aren't just dangerous- They're legacy-changing. Heir of Silence is a slow-burn mafia romance about first love, second chances, and the quiet strength it takes to protect what matters most-when the whole world is watching.

Niall is a bad boy from Ireland with a dark past. Brianna is a somewhat innocent girl from New Jersey with a past of her own. When the pair meet at a party and the two worlds turn into one will their pasts end it all and break two hearts? Or bring them closer and make their love stronger? *Under 17 Not permitted* *Sexual Content* *Adult Language* *Adult Situations*

DRAMA ROMANCE - Wattpad Chicklit #1 Romance #1 The childs face had seemed so familiar but hard to place. Months later Mel realised she had seen a missing child! Her world turned upside down. Eaten away by guilt and regret... she had to find her again! She had to tell the family but getting a message to them was impossible. The police had already closed the case. She had to convince someone she has seen her and wasn't another time waster. Her biggest obstacles... the hot Uncle who insisted on going back to the holiday destination with her. She was so flustered she forgot to check the hotel room she book... now they were sharing a bed and pretending to be a couple as they hunted down leads to his nieces kidnappers.

Scottie.... If there was a picture of a person next to the definition of being socially inept in the dictionary, the picture would have been of me. Dealing with people gave me hives. Just the thought of talking to someone I'm not familiar with made me want to curl up into a ball and hide from the world. But no one understood that, no one understood me. Not my Aunt, and definitely not the limited amount of people in my life. No one that is until Him. He walked into my Aunt's bakery and I swear from that moment on, he owned me. Mind, body, and soul. Nolan... I am a Master Dominant, a self-made man in my own right. I have no doubts about myself. I have a lot to offer any sub of my choosing. I'm wealthy. I own several businesses. From my elite members only get-away that catered to the rich and famous in the lifestyle. To my new kink-friendly club I'm getting ready to launch directly across the street from a quaint little bakery that employed a young man sweeter than any of the confections they had to offer. It's been a long time since I've had a boy of my own. Don't get me wrong, I have beautiful boys throwing themselves at my feet on a daily basis. I've trained most of them in the art of submission, but none of them have caught my interest like this gorgeous Angel has. I needed to make him mine as much as I needed air to breathe. He will be my boy.

THIS IS A DARK ROMANCE/PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER. CONTAINS MATURE AND GRAPHIC SCENES SUCH AS ABUSE, MURDER, SA, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS/ACTIONS. Kane has never had an easy life. His biological parents were killed in a driveby shooting, he was sold for drugs by his foster parents, and moved in and out of foster homes. Now 22 years old, Kane fights in the basement of Essence Night Club and lives with his uncle, Damien, who is a gambler. When Damien gambles Kane's life away to a ruthless gang leader, Alexander Ross, Kane's entire life crumbles, or what was left of it anyway. Can Kane stay afloat while dealing with Alexander's ways and facing his past? Or will all his pain cause him to sink?

*Completed* Third place winner of The Writer's Corner Historical Fiction category! Lyric Free will not die a slave. The chance to break free is what she lives for. A last escape comes in the form of risking her life to go on the run with a pair of free slaves. Zeke Silver's life is destroyed the second he accidentally kills a man while defending a slave girl. Wanted for murder and forced to dodge the law he crosses paths with Lyric. In a second, they reluctantly become intertwined and realize that to get the freedom they crave they'll have to stay together. But when Lyric comes across information of a devastating attack on the free slave forces, plans derail and once clear racial lines began to blur. In a world where the South won the bloodiest war ever fought on American soil and the Confederate flag flies, minority races are enslaved and racial prejudice is a way of life. While in the middle of a society that still owns half of its population, 30 years after the assassination of Lincoln, a slave girl and a fugitive claw for their freedom, survival, and against feelings they both know are forbidden. Highest rank: #8 in alternative history Updates every Friday. Awesome cover by @Aphrodite270