THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE EMPIRE OF SECRETS TRILOGY. The Gotti empire isn't falling apart. It's being taken. Not by rivals. By something deeper-earned, inevitable. This isn't revenge. It's the cost of every deal made in the dark. Every truth buried beneath silence. Every bond bought with blood and called family. And the debt is due. Mina is tethered to a legacy that's beginning to rot from the inside. The future she once craved now feels more like a sentence. Carmine's slipping-losing himself in the weight of expectation, and what's replacing him is colder. Unrecognizable. Dangerous. Johnny is toeing a line that threatens everything: his name, his family, and the person he's becoming. And Frankie-silent for so long-is out of places to hide. His truth is no longer a secret. It's a fuse. And Victoria? The woman who never bowed is about to learn what it means to be brought low. The empire isn't under attack. It's being punished. And no one walks away untouched. WARNING: CONTAINS SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT.

Velour tracksuits, gold chains, and the low rumble of idling engines outside family-owned pizzerias. Early 2000s New York-where loyalty is currency, power is inherited, and the American Dream still comes with an Italian price: respect, revenge, and blood. The Gotti name isn't just known-it's legendary. A dynasty built on loyalty and fear, draped in designer suits and the weight of an empire that never truly let go of its past. Their world is gold-plated, laced with luxury, but beneath the surface? Secrets fester, alliances shift, and enemies watch-waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Mina never meant to get tangled up in their empire, but the Gottis don't just let people walk away. Between lavish parties and whispered threats, loyalty is a game played in blood, love is a dangerous gamble, and betrayal is always closer than it seems. With rival families circling and the past refusing to stay buried, one truth remains: in a world built on power and revenge, survival comes at a cost- and not everyone can afford to make it out alive. WARNING: CONTAINS SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT.

Evangeline has not had a life like other she wolves. When she was 14 her brother, the next alpha of the Hawthorn pack, died leaving the pack without a male heir. The accords require any pack without a future alpha to merge with another unless their daughter is mated to a suitable future leader. So. They did not tell anyone. It was the packs largest secret. And when the time came if Evangelines mate was found and suitable he would take over when her father stepped down. If he was already an alpha....then the pack would have no choice but to merge. They could only hope he was suitable. It was not a fate Evangeline wanted. Any of it. If it were up to her she would never find her mate. She did not want a mate. She did not need a mate. She could get everything she wanted on her own. ~~ I let out a breathless laugh, rolling off the werewolf beneath me. "Well that didn't totally suck." He chuckled, abs flexing, looking me over as I rose from the bed, "didn't totally suck?" I hummed searching for my dress, "yeah it was fun while it lasted." Pretty doesn't always equal the best stamina. "Thanks Alex." "...its Aaron." I cocked a brow at him, wiggling into my tight little black dress, "not for the past hour it wasn't but okay. Cool." I raked a hand through my hair, smoothing out the inky waves. "Anyways I have to get back to my pack before sunrise and I cant find my panties. If you do, their yours." Sauntering over to him I kissed him deeply, "thanks again Andy." He chuckled, "its Aaron, and how about if I find them I give you a call?" Shit. How drunk was I? "Did I give you my number?" "No." "good." I started for his door, "have a nice life Adam." "Its Aaron!" He called after me. I rolled my eyes, "whatever." He was not good enough in bed for me to remember his name. Besides I had better things to do. Like get home before dad found out I was gone. My first Lunar Ball was coming, my first time participating to find a mate. Unfortunately.

The world had gone to hell long ago, taken over by the vampire race. In order to keep some sort of peace in our land, the Vampire Lords made a consecutive agreement. The rich and powerful humans could survive just as they had been, untouched by the vampires save for the occasional blood collections, or so they thought In reality, we were all under their control. Castles spread out throughout our land, one landing in each city. Each castle varied in the number of vampires residing there, but all of them carried a Lord. The Lords were the ones in charge in every city, whether we liked it or not. The vampires often roam through the city, making sure that everyone was in order and no one stepped out of line. If you stepped out of line, you died, end of story. Even if the rich were still under their control, their lives were still better than the poor. The poorest lives held a much worse fate. The men were to be put to work as slaves, whether that meant serving a specific vampire, or just building their castles, they were slaves. The women were to be pets. Pets were the lowest rank you could have. They were forced into cages that were too small to stand in with collars around their necks. They spent their lives in pet shops, just waiting for the dreadful day that they'll be bought. They were treated like animals, trained into what their master wanted, and punished if they misbehaved. Those who were lucky enough to live through that, we're to be slaughtered for their blood at age twenty-five in an act to make sure that our population would stay steady. I was born into this world. Born into this world full of blood-sucking monsters. Except, I was one of the lucky ones. Was. It all ended for me when I was 12, when I was taken away from the last bit of hope and family that I had left. Ever since then, I've lived in a cage, just rotting away, waiting, dreading for the day that some monster would make me his. This is my life. I am a pet. ~~~ Cover by: @mshacake

#56 in Horror | 2/18/18 | A BONE CHILLING HORROR STORY | Fresh out of high school, Anna didn't think her future would be anything more dangerous than wild college parties. She definitely didn't expect to be kidnapped by a psychopath and dragged all the way to a mysterious forest in Japan. The Suicide Forest, as the locals call it, is a hellish place right out of anyone's worst nightmare. True to its name, it's the go-to place to end one's own life. As Anna struggles to free herself from her insane captor, the reality and hallucinations around her will begin to merge together, turning the forest into her own personal hell. Will she be able to escape the forest? Or will she give into her torment and end it all? °•°•° [Suicide Forest is also dedicated to preventing suicide and helping those who are depressed] ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ―― ― ― ― ― ― Suicide Forest. Copyright © 2018. All Rights Reserved. ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ― ―― ― ― ― ― ―

"𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳." 𝐃𝐄𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐄𝐃: 𝐎𝐂𝐓 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 Haze De Luca is the scariest, heartless, most popular boy in the school. Every-time he sees her, he is annoyed. She is an eyesore to him and he can't comprehend this feeling he has towards her. Evelyn Parker is far from what he is. She is shy and has a heart of gold. He is her bully. She thinks he's a monster and is terrified of him. She doesn't know what she did it deserve any of this. ... From since freshman year, he has made it his personal mission to bully her. She has grown to hate him over the years for this but what will happen when they decide to become enemies with benefits? Will they finally address their growing feelings towards one another, or will she remain his secret? ・‥...━━━━━━━☆☆━━━━━━━...‥・ *This book contains sex scenes, drug use, some inappropriate language, physical and verbal abuse which may be triggering for some readers. Please read at one's own risk as a trigger warning will not be designated at each chapter.* THANK YOU FOR THESE TOP RANKINGS!!! #1 in enemies #1 in enemiestolovers #1 in enemieswithbenefits #1 in enemiestofriends #1 in teenromance #1 in teenfiction #1 in badboy #1 in bully #1 in highschoolcrush #1 in forbidden #1 in characterdevelopment #2 in loveromance #2 in highschoolcrush #3 in highschoolsweethearts #3 in highschool #4 in drama #7 in loveromance

When Elara finds out the Crescent Alpha is her mate, she must compete in the deadly Luna Festival to prove her worth and unlock her inner wolf. Season 1 of Broken and the Beast *** Years of trauma have taught Elara Winters to build a wall of ice around her heart. After her father's death, she spends her days slaving away to put her younger sisters through school, pushing down her inner wolf and holding friends and family at arm's length. That is, until her childhood best friend, Rhys Drakos, returns from exile to lead the Crescent Pack - and claims Elara as his mate. Despite their undeniable chemistry, Elara is terrified of having her heart broken again, and is convinced she's unworthy of being at Rhys's side. But she quickly regrets rejecting his advances when Rhys's family pressures him to find a wife by hosting a deadly Luna Festival. Can Elara forgive Rhys for past sins and prove herself a worthy mate in the Luna Festival, or will she lose everything she loves all over again?

𝒲𝑒'𝓋𝑒 𝒶𝓁𝓌𝒶𝓎𝓈 𝒷𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝓈𝑜 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝒶𝓉 𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓉𝑒𝓃𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔. ♡♡ 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐨𝐧 grew up with the finest things money could buy, but without the things it couldn't. For the briefest moment, he thought he had found a new mother, his au pair. But then her real child, Valeria, moved in with them, shattering his illusion. 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐳 grew up watching her mother serve others among luxuries forever out of reach. She longed for the glamorous lives of those who entered the mansion through the front door and dreamed of being the girl in the fashion magazines she could get her hands on. Nicholas made no effort to hide how displeased he was when she was around and always kept his distance, which became impossible once Valeria enrolled at Nicholas's prestigious school. Since then, he made it his mission to pretend she didn't exist, and he succeeded for three years. But when Valeria starts making his life difficult, a new strategy is born. He's going to play with her emotions until she falls for him, only so that he can go back to ignoring her, crushing her feelings. But Valeria is not a fool; she sees right through him. What happens when she decides to play along?