Ryder watched as that loser guy tugged a strand of hair behind Sparrow's ear and a small smile lit up her face. Punching him in the gut. The unwelcoming feeling once again attacked him as he recalled her words. 'Was throwing away my love for a fancy bike worth it, Ryder?' 'Damn that bet and damn this bike', Ryder decided with resolve. Time to win her back. No matter what it takes. She can run away all she wants. Let's see for how long she can keep it up. With determination, Ryder called out Sparrow's name for the whole campus to hear, she looked at him with a questioning frown. Pulling out a bottle of petroleum, Ryder poured it over the brand-new Ecosse Spirit ES1-worth $3.6 million, flicked open a lighter and tossed it onto the bike, watching as flames devoured the sleek machine. Sparrow looked at him with wide perplexed eyes. However, she quickly schooled her features, then did the unthinkable, gave him the middle finger and walked away. A small wicked smile tugged at Ryder's lips at her audacity. It was an open challenge. Everyone knew that signature smirk of Ryder meant trouble, and in this case it was for Sparrow Andrews. The game is on.

Dedication For the girl who left her home chasing dreams, and found a heart colder than the world she wandered into. For the boy who swore he couldn't feel, until she taught him how to ache. They were never meant to meet, never meant to fall, never meant to break- yet somehow, destiny kept writing them back into the same page. This is for the love that defied reason, burned in silence, and dared to return... again.

Heliophilia (n.) desire to stay in the sun; love of sunlight To be loved is to be known. Arabella Dawson Has never had anybody constant in her life. From parents always being away at work to one shitty friend, she doesn't know how to exist when people are looking. Flint Camero Has never needed anybody but himself. From a dead mother to an unpredictable father, he's doesn't know how to let people in. That all changes when he meets a burning ray of sunshine. Shitty at descriptions. But try please 🙏 Book 1 in the sun series

"Millions of reasons, Tanya. All perfectly legal, or perfectly arranged to seem that way. I don't make threats. I explain consequences." He stepped close to her again, cupping her chin with his hand. His touch was like ice. She was too terrified to pull away. "So, you will sit tight. You will go to your school. You will teach my nephew. And you will look very, very pretty while doing it. You will not make me angry again. Understood?" A single, hot tear of pure, helpless rage escaped and traced a path down her cheek. He saw it. His dark eyes glittered with a perverse kind of satisfaction. He leaned in, his lips brushing her cheekbone where the tear had fallen. The kiss was chillingly soft, a brand of ownership. "You see?" he murmured, his breath warm against her skin. "You look so pretty when you cry angrily. Like a good girl who finally understands her place." ___________________________________________ Love is a lie they tell to make obsession sound pretty. When Vardaan Rathore, a man whose bloodline was woven with power and violence, walked into her classroom, Tanya saw a negligent uncle. He saw the first and last woman who would ever tell him no. His obsession became her sentence. There was no courtship. Only a silent, brutal campaign of possession. Her life decided to conquer a queen, and the beautiful, terrible ruin he made of her in the process. #1 forced love #1 Darklove #1 toxichero #1 runawayheroine #1 Captive Romance #1 Manipulation #1 Political Romance #1 hacker #1 Brokenheroine #1 Forcedintimacy #1 Forced relation #1 Darkromancebooks #3 Indian #3 desi #3 teacher #4 badboy #4 broken #6 possessivehero #33 toxic #35 Dark romance #58 youngadult

"You're atheist," I remind him. "You don't believe in god." "I believe in you," He murmurs, letting the cigarette hang from his lips. "I believe in whatever you believe." He says, letting the confession roll off his tongue as if it were that simple. As if god, the devil, heaven, hell-as if none of it really had meaning to him. "That's not how it works," I mutter as we walk down a few more alleyways-the city of Manhattan coated in a light blanket of snow. Henry Vitiello had never had anything to pray for, that is, until he met me-the only thing that had ever opened his mind up to the possibility of religion "Isn't it?" He argues, taking the cigarette by his middle and pointer finger before blowing the smoke out. "I'II dip my hands in holy water if it means I could touch you." "You'd probably burn." 𓆩♡𓆪 𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐘 𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎, the reaper. He's a prick. An asshole. A pretentious son of a bitch. He's not perfect. He's not even decent. But he's hers. She could be a bottle labeled poison but he was an alcoholic, and he had drunk her empty. Now he was hungover. 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒, the healer. She's known to be the perfect good girl, with perfect grades and a perfect life with a perfect family. They didn't know that behind the gated doors of their billion dollar estate, she was strapped down to a chair every night and picked apart just to be put back together in time for supper. 𓆩♡𓆪 star-crossed; adjective (of a person or a plan) thwarted by bad luck. 'star-crossed lovers' and that, they were. So they fucked under those very stars that tried so desperately to break them apart. 𓆩♡𓆪 ‼️DISCLAIMER ‼️ BOOK REFERENCES TO MARA DYER, SHATTER ME, MIND FUCK, ETC ARE ALL INTENTIONAL SO DONT BE RUDE. AS FOR TRIGGER WARN

(Book #1 - Blood Series) Riva Valentino, Famous Model. Luke D'Angelo, Most Dangerous Mafia Don. 2 different people. Matching Puzzle Pieces. Riva Valentino, is a famous supermodel whose struggling on the inside but always smiling for the cameras but what happens when she meets the cold Mafia Don who understands her more than anyone. Luke D'Angelo, is feared by everyone, he is known as a successful 'Business Man' but he's actually a Mafia Don, a very dangerous one. He's cold and closed off, the complete opposite of a guy who cares, but what happens when he meets Riva Valentino. It's definitely not love at first sight, more like hate at first sight. --------------------- "Please." I whispered "Please, what?" She asked. "Please, just pretend for 2 seconds you want me, as much as I want you." I said, while placing my head in the crook of her neck. After I spoke those few words, we stayed silent, holding each other for a few minutes. A few very long minutes, before she pulled my face out of the crook of her neck, and faced me towards her, so now I was staring into her beautiful eyes that I love so much. "I don't need to pretend, never have, never will." After those words left her lips, I smashed my mouth on to hers, and lifted her legs so they were now wrapped around my torso. --------------------- •Dual POV Ten·​e·​brif·​ic -Causing Gloom Or Darkness !DARK ROMANCE! !TW! NOT EDITED

Burning in His Shadow In the heart of Delhi's power and politics, where secrets burn hotter than the city's summer sun, two souls are destined to collide. Rishi Singhania is a man cloaked in power-wealthy, ruthless, and a politician whose dark reputation precedes him. His eyes see everything, but his heart remains a fortress. At first glance, he's captivated by Meera Singh, a fierce, strong-headed woman who refuses to be anyone's possession. But Meera sees only the darkness lurking behind his charm and influence, and she's determined not to fall prey to the man everyone fears. As their worlds entwine in a slow, intense dance of attraction and resistance, shadows from Rishi's past threaten to consume them both. Can Meera break through his guarded facade? Or will the darkness that surrounds Rishi burn them apart forever? This is a tale of passion, power, and the scars we hide - where love is a flame that can either warm the soul or burn it to ashes.

Tara Sharma - an 18-year-old girl, as radiant as a blooming rose, her innocence as pure as a dove. With a heart of gold, she finds joy in helping others, seeing kindness not as a virtue but as a way of life. Her brown eyes shimmer with dreams too big for the small town she comes from, and with nothing but hope in her heart, she steps into the vibrant chaos of Delhi, ready to carve a future of her own. But the city is not always kind to dreamers, and Tara is yet to learn that not all paths are lined with roses. Vikrant Singh Rathore - handsome, sharp, and dangerously arrogant. The only son of a powerful businessman, the only heir to an empire of wealth and influence, he has grown up in a world where no wish was ever denied. Indulged and untamed, his stubbornness is as fierce as his charm. The world has always bent to his will, feeding his every whim and shielding him from failure.. He neither believes in destiny nor bows to emotions-until he meets her. Two souls, as different as day and night. One, a dreamer with stars in her eyes. The other, a man who has never learned to look beyond himself. What happens when their worlds collide? Will Tara's innocence soften Vikrant's arrogance, or will he shatter her dreams before she even learns to fly? Delhi holds their fate in its hands, and in this city of millions, a story of love, war, and destiny is about to unfold.

Anaya Mehra was never meant to fall in love with a man like him. Elegant, kind, and powerful-Aaryan Rathore walked into her life like a dream. He made her laugh, made her feel seen, and gave her the kind of love stories are made of. What began with gentle glances turned into midnight conversations, stolen moments, and soft promises of forever. But some promises are laced with poison. Behind his perfect smile hides a truth no one dares to speak. Behind her father's quiet eyes lies a past too dangerous to forget. And when their two worlds collide, the mask of love begins to crack... revealing something far more dangerous beneath. A proposal is coming. But this time, it's not a question-it's a warning. In a world where power wears a suit and love hides sharp teeth... Will she escape the villain's love, or become the crown he refuses to share? "Not all villains steal empires-some steal hearts first."

He took her as payment for a fifteen-year-old debt. She was meant to be a pawn in his game of revenge. But in the world of politics and power, the heart is the one asset you can't control.