I meet him at the right time. Or a completely wrong one, depending on the perspective you look from. I am not the one to fall head over heels in love with someone and he is not the guy someone should even fall in love with. But there are all the witty comebacks, the unplanned meetings at the bar, the rides on his motorcycle, all the laughs we share before the morning ... It does something to both of us. It changes us to the extent where we suddenly can't live without all of this. He is not a good guy. He's as bad as it gets. But he's perfect for me. I want to believe our story is a modern fairy tale with a more realistic ending. You won't get the princess-prince bullshit from me. You'll get it how it is with no sugar-coating. I was no princess and he was no prince, yet we still had something beautiful going on. For a while, at least.

Meet Athena Russo, a 23-year-old woman who is not your average heiress. She is the deadliest person in the world, known as the infamous "Reaper" who has never missed her target. But what happens when fate brings her face-to-face with Romeo Volker, the arrogant and womanizing Italian mafia boss whom she despises? Secrets begin to unravel and people start getting hurt. With her oldest brother missing, Athena must decide whether to open up to Romeo or keep her guard up. When fate plays a cruel game with Athena she has to choose between love and family, or what's left of it. Meanwhile, Romeo finds himself captivated by Athena's confidence and stubbornness and is determined to uncover every one of her secrets. Will their collaboration lead to the truth, or to their downfall? As he helps her uncover the secrets of her family he realizes Athena herself is the real mystery. Don't miss this thrilling tale of danger, passion, and most of all betrayal. But now for the real question will Athena chooses to stay with her love or leave and protect him. Will Romeo choose forgiveness or revenge? TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️ this story contains strong language, violence, sexual activities, gore , mentions rape, suicide, self harm, and other string topics if you are not comfortable with any of these subjects, please do not read or takes this into consideration.

She has returned, changed.. She was an innocent 15-year-old girl who had been through too much to list. Silently, she fights her own battles and tries to pull through. Eventually, she finds peace and comfort in her 5 brothers who help her heal over time. Together, they all build trust and friendship within each other and for them, she's the glue of the family that they'd been missing all these years. However, they're hiding things from her. Big things that could change her life. Everything is going well until one night, something snaps inside of Azalea. Something that no one knows of. She's gone. When she mysteriously disappears without leaving a trace, what happens then? No one can seem to find the girl and it drives her brothers mental. They're all left in an unconsolable state. So, when three years pass and she's still not found, what happens then?

She's an innocent girl who lived with her alcoholic abusive father. Her life was barley manageable, especially when she was separated from her biological family at such a young age. When her father mysteriously dies from a car crash, she's taken to the police station where she waits for a family to take custody of her or to be sent to an orphanage. But when she's expecting the second option, what happens when her supposed oldest brother that she had no idea about shows up in front of her, calmly informing her of the sudden news that she's apparently going to live with him and her 4 other brothers? How will she handle this life-changing information? Everyone has secrets, even the 15-year-old herself. Enemies will constantly send threats towards the 'carefree' reunited family, though what happens when they act on their thoughts? Will Azalea recover from the traumatic events she faced? What consequences will they all face when her brothers back down on their promises?

It doesn't matter how she ended up in this four-walled room. What matters is she gets out. ***** After a night out in New York City, Liliana Rossi wakes up in a windowless room with no recollection of how she got there. And she's not alone. The dark and tattooed Mateo Aguilar is also held captive. As the two struggle to survive and hatch an escape plan, they also struggle with growing attraction toward each other, facing Lili with the biggest question yet: is Mateo the reason she's here, or the one who's going to save her? ✨ Wattys 2018 Shortlist & Featured Story ✨ Content warning: this story references themes that readers might find triggering, including drug use and sexual assault. [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]] Cover designed by Stefanie Saw

At 14 he took something from me and no one cared. I tried telling my mother what happened but she brushed off, people thought I was lying and carried on with there day. At 18 I killed him. I didn't mean too it was an accident of course. One that I've been hiding all these years. Now I do it for a living, it's my job. It's not like it was my choice I was thrown into this world clueless and vulnerable. But now I would never show them my weakness, never show them what was locked inside my heart. His death is the only death that haunts me and I'm afraid it always will. Kiera was shoved into a world she had no idea actually existed. After being found in the ally way drenched in blood by Sebastian, he took her in under his wing and showed her how to become one of his murderous soldiers. Ronan had always been the best assassin, no one could beat him. He always did the job right and never left a trail behind. That was before she came along, waltzing in like a scared little lamb and snatching his top spot from under his nose. he absolutely despised her. After being assigned to kill America's senator they have no choice but to work together if they want to survive but what happens when you put a lamb in a room with a lion? TW: rape, sexual assault, abuse

Ivana grew up alone. She was alone since the day she was born and she was sure she would also die alone. Without anyone by her side she struggled to make a living, till one day two men stood infront of her door, claiming to be her brothers. Getting to meet her overwhelmed father, her overprotective older brothers and the obsessed man from the rival mafia, Ivana didn't know how to feel nor act anymore. Experiencing love and care for the first time, the feeling of finally belonging isn't the only thing Ivana will have to get used to.

(currently Editing) Aurora navigates two different lives. By day, she's just a person, with drug addicted parents. By night, she's the CEO of a security firm, assassin, street fighter, racer, and hacker. At 14, she encounters Owen, a mentor who helps her be an assassin. Owen's own sons, Liam and Leo, become Aurora's friends. All the suddenly, her "parents" die. Leaving her with her father and 6 brothers. What secrets will be rewilded? (Thanks @Hafsa4483 for editing my chapters)

Valda Giordano has been living her life as Amara Williams because that was who she was because she didn't know there was a Valda. She grew up with her mother and stepfather, everything was perfect until her mother became pregnant and her once-loving stepfather left them with nothing. Now caring for her 6-month-old baby brother and a mother with postpartum psychosis. Struggling with school and two jobs to care for her brother and afford her mother's treatments. Her mother becomes someone else she doesn't know, and she is lost. And Amara also has to deal with a life-threatening condition. After her mother's tragic death, leaving her and her baby brother, she finds out her mother kept a whole other family from her. Now with 5 brothers and a father she didn't know existed. She has to navigate through her new life and trauma that she is desperate to keep hidden. And learn how to be Valda Giordano that she used to be, all in order to keep her baby brother safe. Turns out she isn't the only one with secrets. Follow Valda and her family through the dangers that follow them. Running from death that wants them in its grasp, but nothing can happen to a Giordano, right? Started: 02/05/2025 Finished: ??? This is a lost sister story, xx #1 Father-daughter #7 family issues #14 brothers #26 Family

It's time for Athena Russo to get her revenge on the ones that have wronged her. People will try to stop her, but she's blinded by hatred. She's waited for this moment for the past five years, and we all know nothing is better than revenge. Nothing will stop her. Not even her brothers.