"𝓗𝓮'𝓼 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓿𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓪𝓲𝓷 𝓲𝓷 𝓶𝔂 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂. 𝓗𝓮'𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓻-𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓘'𝓶 𝓪𝓵𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭𝔂 𝔀𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓷 𝓲𝓷 𝓫𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓭." "He doesn't want love. He wants ownership." Boston bleeds under the boots of men like Alessandro Romani. Cold-blooded. Untouchable. He built an empire on loyalty, fear-and silence. I never should've crossed his path. I wasn't part of this world. I didn't belong in the shadows. But the second his eyes met mine, it was over. He doesn't flirt. He stalks. He doesn't seduce. He consumes. And when he decided I was his, no one warned me that "no" isn't in his vocabulary. Now I'm trapped in a game I didn't agree to play, with a man who doesn't care about right or wrong-only possession. And the worst part? Part of me wants him to ruin me. Even though I know monsters like him don't give happy endings. They give scars.

Being hopeful that seclusion, nature and a fresh start can bring peace to newly divorced Travis, he begins to live out the next chapter of his life settling into a remote cabin hours from his hometown. A surprise visit from his closest neighbor, Genevieve, seems to be just what he needs to move on. But, Travis isn't the only one on this mountain that wants her and she has a secret she's taking to the grave. In his pursuit of Genevieve, Travis uncovers the mysteries buried in these woods and a love that will haunt him forever. But, his courtship is put on hold when the small town sheriff makes him the number one suspect in a murder investigation. While he's desperately trying to prove his innocence, he has to survive the real killer. Whoever, or whatever, that may be. This is a story of brutality, heartbreak, terror and mystery. It is filled with blood, humor, romance and more. Including a huge, surprise, twist-ending that even the most dedicated horror fans will not see coming.

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FREE STORY WITH EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. This is *not* a Paid Story. Eighteen-year-old hockey prodigy Elliot Wexler has three goals for senior year. One: somehow graduate with a 3.5 GPA. Two: hide his bipolar disorder from his peers. And three: make it into the NHL with no scandals. Piece of cake. What he doesn't expect is to find Lucy, a homeless girl, hiding from the winter frost in his dad's shed. Elliot's busy, complicated life doesn't permit room for error, and falling in love with a girl from a totally different world sounds like the opposite of a good idea. But Elliot can't help but be drawn to Lucy and her elusive ways--even when she seems to vanish from his life non-stop, each time leaving him with a bigger hole in his heart. But Elliot is determined to break down Lucy's barriers. And when he does, he discovers that her life is more complicated--and dangerous--than he could have imagined. With drafting season approaching, and Elliot's fragile mental health deteriorating, he's forced to face a difficult question: Is first love supposed to hurt so much? *** PLEASE DO NOT ADD THIS STORY TO GOODREADS.

Maddie Graham didn't expect love to be the most complicated part of saving the planet. She's on a mission to ban single-use plastics in her high school cafeteria before junior year ends. When she gives a rambling, awkward pitch for the Environmental Club at the end of calculus class, she hopes for one or two new members. She doesn't expect Shoshana Messing, the confidently smart, gorgeous girl Maddie's been crushing on all semester, to join. Shoshana shows up at the first meeting just to sit next to Maddie, and soon she's texting late at night, asking to hang out, making Maddie feel like the only person in existence. But Maddie is still hiding from her conservative pastor father, who's already hinting at setting her up with a "good Christian boy" after graduation. As her and Shoshana's relationship grows, so do the risks and the lies. Can Maddie fight for what she believes in if she's too afraid to live her truth?