A human stranger crashes into a world of fur and fangs, hunted by undead ships and a priest's iron grip. William, a jaded doctor, teams up with Hanna Calico-a cutlass-wielding cat pirate-and her wild crew to defy gods and claw their way free. From stormy seas to a jailbreak in Mathis, chaos reigns as a cursed map points to Athena's forbidden heart. Pirates, prophecies, and a fight for survival-will they break the chains or sink in the storm?

"Touch me, Blaze... and you'll remember me every time something beautiful dies." -- She was the only sin he'd die to confess. So he destroyed his kingdom for her absolution. -- 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫. Power built their world. Power destroyed it. She pulled the trigger that turned his hate into a kingdom of fire, and now fate binds them to the same war. Hate keeps them sharp. Hate keeps them alive. But hate is just another mask for power. And when it cracks, they'll both discover the cost of letting go. -- In a city ruled by blood and silence, some names are spoken only in whispers. New York breathes violence like smoke-its kings crowned in crime, its peace bought in bodies. Blaze Marino, heir to a fractured Italian empire, doesn't believe in myths. He believes in control. In power. In pain as currency. But when a woman with white hair and a scar like prophecy crashes a masquerade of monsters, everything changes. She moves like fire. Vanishes like smoke. Leaves no name, no trail-just destruction and desire. And with her, the game changes. As alliances crack and old ghosts crawl from the shadows, Blaze finds himself caught between revenge and something far more dangerous: curiosity. Obsession. A pull he can't explain. They say saints die young. But what if she was never a saint at all? And if she was- maybe she always knew how her story would end. 𝕿 𝖍 𝖎 𝖘 𝖎 𝖘 𝖆 𝖘 𝖙 𝖔 𝖗 𝖞 𝖆 𝖇 𝖔 𝖚 𝖙 𝖆 𝖘 𝖎 𝖓 𝖓 𝖊 𝖗 𝖆 𝖓 𝖉 𝖍 𝖊 𝖗 𝖈 𝖔 𝖓 𝖋 𝖊 𝖘 𝖘 𝖎 𝖔 𝖓 𝖊 𝖗 Tropes / Themes: ✦ Mafia · Enemies AND Lovers/Yearners · Don x Assassin ✦ Russian x Italian · Dark Romance · Slow Burn ✦ Antihero · Psychological Tension

Psychological Horror and Slow-burn Dark Romance. 18+ --------------------------- It's been five years since that fateful Friday night. I remember it like it was yesterday. The night I was kidnapped. I was held against my will. Tortured. Starved. Broken apart, piece by piece. All in the name of "curing" me. He didn't just steal my freedom. He rewrote the rules of pain, of fear - and then, somehow, of love. If you'd told me I'd fall for the man who ruined my life, I would've laughed in your face. But reality doesn't always follow logic. He's given me this journal and I'm going to write my story. This is my truth. My confession. My war cry. Because what he did to me deserves to be known. --------------------------- THIS BOOK CONTAINS TRAUMATIC CONTENT! TRIGGER WARNINGS: Kidnapping, assault, systemic abuse, mentions of Domestic Violence and childhood trauma, phobias, blood and gore, body horror, and mental illnesses including severe psychosis. READER DISCRETION IS STRONGLY ADVISED! --------------------------- Original version: 2023-24 Rewrite started: Feb 2025 to present

Cassandra dies, except she doesn't. Suspended in the second before her body should shatter against the icy water, she meets Death. He isn't skeletal. He isn't comforting. He's inevitable. He offers a choice; not heaven, not hell, but the mantle. An ancient offer made once every generation to someone standing at the edge of death: fade into whatever comes next, or take the weight of walking between life and death, ferrying what is owed. Most accept out of fear of the unknown. Cassandra responds no differently. But Cassandra isn't like the others. She isn't effected by Death's touch, his finger tips don't wither her to ash. But she can't quite follow the rules, she keeps bending and twisting destiny; a careful tapestry woven by Fate. And Fate doesn't like his threads altered.

Brady's life has always been rough: his family hates him, he's bullied at school, and he lives with his grandfather who seems to hate him the most. The only solace he finds is in his best friends: a set of twins named Mimi and Yun Shim. He puts his best foot forward and tries to exist happily; only, he is harboring a secret that leaves him filled with anxiety. What if he's found out? Would Mimi abandon him like his friends before? And Yun...what would he think? How long can Brady live life at rock bottom before falling further? Cross posted on InkItt. This work is an original work, all the characters are mine and soley mine.