Mature content 18+ only BOOK 2 IN The dominant series ___________________________________________ "Having you in my arms is what I crave, Layla." ═══════ ✦ ═══════ Layla Vandenberg. Innocent. Quiet. Wounded. At 23, life had already torn away everything-except her father. The only person who gave her peace in a world that showed her none. So when fate threatened to take even him away... she was willing to do the unthinkable. Even if it meant selling herself. Sebastian West. Powerful. Cold. Dangerous. At 32, he had everything-wealth, status, and control. Everything but peace. And when forced into a marriage he didn't want, he'd do whatever it took to break free. Even if it meant buying a woman to play his wife. She needed money. He needed a bride. The deal was simple: A contract marriage. No emotions. No attachments. But rules blur when temptation becomes too much to handle. And desire? Desire doesn't follow contracts. --- Will they give in to the pull they swore to resist? Will a marriage built on lies turn into something devastatingly real? Or will the secrets of their pasts destroy what never should've begun? This isn't a love story. It's possession. Seduction. Obsession. And it begins with a price neither of them saw coming. ═══════ ✦ ═══════ 🔥 A dark romance with themes of power, pain, and surrender. 🔞 Read only if you can handle him.

Four years ago, Valentina Coppola was erased from the life she used to know. Accused of pushing her twin sister down the stairs of their home, she was sent to a boarding school for ill mannered ladies in Stockholm. An academy shaped like a prison. Years after the fall, she is brought back to Italy so that amends can be made. Older. Sharper. And still helplessly hurt by what happened years ago, Valentina must learn to navigate life with the brothers that didn't believe her, a father who shipped her away, and a twin sister who hides behind a fabricated lie. This time, Valentina has secrets of her own.

He was born into power. She was raised by pain. Dev, the cold and withdrawn son of a powerful political family in Coimbatore, now lives in Pondicherry with two friends, far from the weight of expectations. A final-year business student, he keeps his world small, emotions locked away, and love at a distance. Radhika, a third-year BA student from a nearby college, lives alone with a heart full of warmth. Orphaned young, she learned to build a life from what little was left-working in a flower shop on weekends, teaching children in the evenings, and carrying love in everything she does. Their paths weren't meant to cross. But fate doesn't ask for permission. In quiet moments and unexpected meetings, a gentle bond begins to bloom-too real to ignore, too delicate to name. Can a boy who trusts no one fall for a girl who gives everything? Because sometimes, forever begins with the softest hello.

Nearly eighteen years have passed since Willow was allowed to simply exist. Raised in locked rooms and silence, she learned rules without ever being told they were wrong-so she steps into freedom bright-eyed and reckless, all summer dresses and soft wonder, finding joy in everything the world kept from her. Willow is sunshine with sharp edges: independent, curious, too kind for her own safety... and still unaware that what she survived was abuse until someone shows her what choice actually feels like. Byron Ferrari isn't that someone because he's gentle. He's twenty-four, a billionaire built from old money, grief and discipline, running a ruthless security empire and a stricter life. Control is how he breathes. Anxiety is how he loves. He doesn't want to cage Willow-he wants to keep her close because losing people is the only thing he's ever been good at. Byron is forced to learn the difference between protection and possession all while unintentionally turning her into a spoiled brat who craves his attention and affection. Willow walked into his immaculate kitchen, barefoot, carrying a fistful of wildflowers like contraband. Byron stared at the mud. Then at her. "Absolutely not." She smiled, radiant. 'Absolutely yes.' She signed. Ten minutes later, Byron was on his knees, gently cleaning the soles of her feet while she hummed. Tropes: Sunshine x Grumpy • Morally Grey Protector • He Falls First • Found Family • Touch-Consent • Fast paced • Lake House / Summer Vibes • Chosen Autonomy • spoiled MFC #1 sunshine #1 soft #1 old money #1 spoiled

Rated M for Mature They call her their 'Little Star'. They call him O Vasiliás tis Elládos, The King of Greece and O Apróvleptos Diávolos, The Unforseen Devil. She's spent years trapped in a cage and locked away. He's spent years going wherever and doing whatever he pleases. She spends her time trying to stay alive and dreaming of the day someone will come along and set her free. He spends his time ruling over his kingdom and maintaining his business, but he's starting to grow bored. Bored of the same old things every day, over and over and over again. When a phone call comes in the middle of the night that ultimately brings them face-to-face, they both know they can't walk away. Not without each other. And as you should know by now, there's nothing more dangerous than a King without his Queen.... Or in this case, a King without His Little Demon. Or should we say, Nothing more dangerous than a Little Demon without her King.

17 year old Cathy, thrown out on the streets with her younger brother on her birthday leaving her youngest brother with her mom. With no where else to go she moves back to the house she inherited when her dad died two years prior. Starting at a new school where no one knows her is the safest option, she hasn't spoken to her friends since her dad died. On her first day of school she meets the five bad boys and finds that she evens their group out amazingly well. Most impressive rankings #3 in panic attacks 17/03/2026 This group of bad boys and their plus one bad girl contain every cliche you've ever read about. Abused, Abandoned, Dead Parent, Druggie Parents, Alcoholic Parents, Runaway, No Parents, and of course a baby and absent mother. Their all hiding, from themselves, each other, the school after all the easiest way to survive is to push everything away, don't get attached we all know that. But the way to live is to love and accept, the way to live is to be happy. Together they'll become more than friends they will become a family and what family doesn't have drama, this one has enough for a lifetime. TW: alcohol, drugs, abuse, self harm, sex abuse, suicidal thoughts, death, swearing, violence, sexual references.

Kidnapped at 7 .Lindy is taken to an institution called paradise where she learns how to become a cold blooded killer . Alone and afraid she finds out what it takes to survive paradise with only the hope of seeing her family again keeping her alive.

Madison Snow has mastered one thing: pretending. Pretending she doesn't hear the rumors. Pretending she doesn't remember his hands. Pretending she doesn't care. Senior year is supposed to be her clean break. But she's stuck in a class with a teacher she's trying to avoid. And Angel Andino keeps looking at her like he can see past her facade. While Harley Beckett keeps offering her pieces of himself, knowing she might lose them. She doesn't mean to break hearts. She just doesn't know how to hold one without dropping it. ---- WARNING: This book contains depictions of sexual assault, eating disorders, drug addiction, and substance abuse. It also contains mature sexual content (aka smut).

A Russian girl with albinism survives in her abusive household as well as surving the bullies in her highschool. She get abandoned for a week, but during those days she finds out something surreal about herself. (Credits to jj from Pinterest for the picture)

"Your scars are what make you beautiful. They show your whole story, they show who you are, and what you have been through. Your scars show that you are a survivor, and you are not allowed to think otherwise. I love you, Freya." "Scars and all?" "Scars and all." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freya Jackson was 12 when she and her siblings lost their parents. Their grandma, Talia, was their only living relative so she became their sole guardian. Talia strongly believed that girls were useless pieces of trash that were only good for cleaning, cooking, and bearing children, 8 years later she felt the same way. Now that Freya is the only girl in the family, Talia hates her with all her being and has been abusing her for the last 8 years. Talia sells Freya to men to get more money. These men beat, raped, whipped, cut, anything and everything you can imagine. Her brothers had no idea she was being abused all this time. Freya's only escape is music, when she gets accepted into Julliard she jumps at the opportunity knowing it is the only way she will be able to get away from her grandma. When Alessandro Pierce's dad bailed on him 4 years ago the day his little sisters were born, he shut out everyone that wasn't his family. His mom is a hard-working nurse who is rarely home, leaving Alessandro to take care of and raise his younger siblings. He doesn't care, he loves his brother and sisters with all his heart, and his mom too. Alessandro loves to play the guitar for Autumn, it helps her to fall asleep, one day his mom comes home, and hears him playing. She secretly enrolls him in the school of his dreams, Juilliard. He gets in.