She was meant to help him walk again, not make him fall to his knees. Laila Hussein is a woman of quiet strength and graceful resilience, a physiotherapist who believes in hope when everyone else has given up. Khalid Marzouq is a man scarred by pain, loss, and the kind of silence that runs deep. She didn't come to fall in love. She came to help him heal, but fate, with its own plans, pulls them into something deeper. A slow-burning journey through vulnerability and grace, where love asks for nothing and transforms everything. _________ I turned to leave but paused at the door. My hand brushed the frame, my chest tightening with everything I couldn't say aloud. When I looked back, her eyes caught mine steadily and unflinching. "I walk now, Laila," I said quietly, "...and I'll chase you for as long as it takes." Then I left.

Tahira Mahmoud never imagined her life would unravel into a public scandal, not when she was focused on her internship and building her future. Zayyad Ibrahim, a successful architect and divorcee, has spent years protecting his heart and his family with rigid control. But when duty, whispers, and tradition corner him, he finds himself married to Tahira... a girl he has only ever seen as a sister. What begins as an unwanted obligation soon shifts into something, neither of them expected: lingering glances that last too long, teasing that feels too familiar, and a protective tenderness that refuses to be ignored. Tahira begins to realize that love, in all its quiet beauty, can bloom even in the places she never thought to look. And Zayyad? He's starting to discover that the one marriage he never wanted may be the one thing he can't walk away from.

SHORT AND FAST PACED STORY!!! ⚠️ "I've been trying not to do this" he whispers, his voice rough and low. "So stop trying" I whisper back. And then he kisses me. His lips are soft but insistent, coaxing mine open, pulling me deeper into him. One of his hands tangles in my damp hair, his fingers threading through the strands, tilting my head back slightly so he can kiss me the way he wants to. The other hand stays at the small of my back, his palm splayed wide, anchoring me against him. Chest to chest. Heartbeat to heartbeat. I lose all sense of time. All I know is the way his mouth moves against mine, the way his body curves into mine like it's always known the shape of me. The way his thumb traces lazy circles along my spine, sending shivers racing through my entire body. I kiss him back with everything I have, my hands fisting in the fabric of his shirt, pulling him closer, needing him closer. "This kiss just sealed the deal. You're mine and only mine now, Grace" Benjamin's voice is low and rough like gravel and laced with something primal.

Zara's world is turned upside down when she discovers the man she married is a master of manipulation. Heartbroken, Zara is unexpectedly reunited with Ahmad, her senior who made her school days a living hell. But the Ahmad she meets now is different from the boy she hated. His piercing gaze, chiseled features, and rogue masculine aura leave her breathless. Every encounter with him sets her heart racing, and she finds herself drawn to him like a magnet. But there's a catch - he's sworn off relationships, and his walls are higher than she anticipated. Can Zara break down his defenses and capture his heart, or will their love remain forever out of reach? ......the one who hurts you can also be the one who heals you.

Bonus Chapters for the Yakuza Series Rated M for Mature

**This Book Contains Mature Content** They think I'm dead. It's better that way. More peaceful. I can live my life in peace....I have been living my life in peace. I put my past behind me. I put him to bed. Vowing to never have to go into that mindset again.....for her. But now she's asking me to wake him. She's asking me to undo everything I've done for us. Doesn't seem like I have a choice in the matter. She's asking for it, asking for him. And she always gets what she wants. What does that mean? It means that Akuma is unleashed.

**Rated M for Mature** I'm being hunted. I'm being hunted by every lowlife looking to make five hundred million. As long as they don't get to close, they can keep hunting me. It'd take a genius to figure out who I am. Get to close or corner me and it's all over. There's no saving you. No amount of begging or bargaining will save you. Everything changes when ghosts from the past come back. When they come back looking to stir things up. They seek to dig up old memories and get back for things done wrong to them. But as everyone will soon find out..... When cornered, the hunted becomes the hunter.

****MATURE CONTENT IN BOOK**** ****YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED**** Akuma. That's what some call me. They also call me Myūto. The list goes on. Demon or Mute. Call me whatever you want. It doesn't matter me. I didn't get involved in this life on purpose. I didn't dream of this when I was in school. But here I am. A force to be reckoned with. Everyone knew my name. Everyone was afraid of me. Even The Devil himself respected me, all those related to Bianchi to respected me. I was content with life. Living in the shadows and answering to only myself and one other person...well sometimes answering to him. But that was all before. Before it happened. Before she came back. I thought she'd see the new me and be terrified She didn't. She stayed. Why? Because she found comfort in being with a demon that was bigger than the ones chasing her.

This is a story of self-discovery and growth. Jidda is that woman that everybody sees on the internet and admires. But before that woman, there was a broken girl who struggled to become who she is today. Khalifa, the second born of the Emir of Zazzau, is the man she never thought she needed in her life. Regardless of his status, she just wants to be independent and have fun. Behold the story of Jidda and her darling prince as they overcome all odds while staying in each other's arms until the very end. This is the first book in (The Khalifas) series. 🫠