Silas is an assassin. A sanctioned killer of the Hollowkith Cloister, he is respected and skilled, and enjoys all the perks that come with the job. Travel, anonymity, the safety and comfort of his Sect, and, of course, excellent pay. It's an easy life when all is said and done, and his problems are rare and minimal... until he meets Nedra, a rich runaway with delusions of heroism. Her cheerful demeanour and frustrating penchant for getting involved with things that don't concern her cause the two of them to continually cross paths, until an unlikely friendship forms between them. Unfortunately, there are many people who don't want to see such an alliance, and plenty of others willing to exploit it. *** Updates on Fridays Warnings for swearing, violence, and other dark themes Cover art by Hinefell

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡. 𝐇𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭. She hides behind sharp boots and brighter dresses, yellow loud enough to drown out the cracks in her heart. It almost works. Until the man her papa crossed decides to collect what he's owed. He doesn't ask. He takes. Tattooed hands. Calculated eyes. A ruler of empires built on blood. He closes the distance. She tries to keep it. But he's always liked the chase.

Seraphina Calloway always believed she would recognize betrayal if it ever came near her marriage. She imagined it loud. Obvious. Unforgivable. She never imagined it would look like this. Like her husband smiling at another woman the way he used to smile at her. Like late-night messages that weren't inappropriate - just intimate. Like emotional comfort slowly being outsourced. And she definitely never imagined standing outside a glass office in downtown Los Angeles... Watching her husband hesitate before pulling away from another woman's lips. The kiss wasn't hungry. It wasn't desperate. It was worse. It was familiar. And in that single second - She realized she had already been replaced emotionally long before that moment happened. She didn't scream. She didn't storm in. She simply turned... And walked away from the life she thought was unbreakable.

When Serena enters a new workplace, she has one rule; stay focused- no matter what. It soon turns out to be easier said than done when she meets her new boss. Valentino is strict, the epitome of difficult and much to her dismay; unbelievably fucking hot. She's determined to ignore the attraction she feels to him for the sake of keeping her job. But what Serena doesn't know is that Valentino can't get her out of his his head. He thinks about her everywhere. He feels captivated by her. He wants her. And he hates every moment of it.

Dariya never planned to become part of the entertainment industry. She writes stories. She observes people. She turns their lives into fiction. But one careless comment turns her life into a scandal overnight. Suddenly her name is everywhere - headlines, hate comments, discussions she never asked for. And when another problem appears - one that could cost her the right to stay in Korea - the company offers a solution that sounds more like the plot of a drama than real life. A marriage. Fast. Quiet. Strategic. To the world it will look like stability. To the industry it will look like damage control. There is only one problem. The man who could solve everything is Jinhan - one of the most famous idols in the country. A man she has already met once... and not under the best circumstances. Their marriage begins as a contract. A deal made out of necessity. A promise to keep secrets. A fragile balance of reputation, pride, and control. But the closer they get, the harder it becomes to remember why the distance was necessary in the first place. Because in an industry built on carefully crafted images, the most dangerous thing is not a scandal. It's the truth. And some truths refuse to stay hidden.