She's a museum curator & he's a thief with terrible self control. They flirt, they fight. Short, sorta mature love story between a thief and his favorite treasure.

He looks like he might close the space between us. He looks like he wants to. My brain supplies a dozen sane exits. My body refuses every one. He looks as if he might kiss me. So I do something- exactly the kind of crazy I'm proud of but later I regret. I bite him right on the shoulder. He's in a tank, and my teeth definitely sink in. "What the hell?" he jerks back with a sharp laugh, stumbling slightly. "Did you just bite me?" "I panicked!" I defend, a little too quickly. "You don't have to mark me when I'm already yours, Swan." he says. Excuse me? "What!?" I blink, nearly tripping over my own foot. "What did you just say?" He shrugs, all cool and composed, "I'm already yours." he repeats, like it's nothing. Like it's not the verbal equivalent of a punch to the stomach and a kiss to the soul. My jaw drops. "Are you- are you okay?" "Perfectly," he says, then taps his shoulder. "Just sore though." ✧𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.✧ ✩Amara Fontaine, a 24 year old ballerina. She was light, grace, and everything golden. A ballerina with a heart too kind for the cruel world. But even the brightest stars can be swallowed by the dark. 🜲Xavier Hayes, a 27 year old boxer. He was ruthless, untouchable, and everything dark. A man who never let anyone close-until her. But love makes even the strongest men bleed. Tropes- Boxer X Ballerina Enemies to Lovers Touch her and 🔪 He fell first and she fell harder Possessive and Obsessed MCs Nicknames and Banter Betrayal and Revenge [THIS IS A CLOSED DOOR ROMANCE!]

Book #1 of Dueling Desires Series "...Do you know exactly how gorgeous you are?" he whispered. "I know," I replied, leaning into his ear. "Why else would you want to fuck me if it wasn't for that?" His eyes flashed with desire as I licked his earlobe. He grunted, grasping my hips and pulling me closer. His hard erection pressed against my core, sending shivers down my spine. "Fuck, it feels good," I breathed. "You're going to fucking break me one day," he growled. "That's my goal, sweetheart," I whispered. He trailed wet kisses along my jaw, his lips sending tremors through my body. "Your mouth is dangerous," he murmured. "Only for you," I replied. *** Tina Diaz Law student by day, siren by night. With a face that rivals the angels and a body that stops traffic, Tina's no stranger to unwanted attention. Jaded by countless advances, she's lost faith in love's sincerity. Can someone prove to her that true love transcends lust? Rowan Cortez Aerospace engineer student with a passion for combustion - in more ways than one. Rowan's penchant for fiery arguments masks a deeper desire: connection. Though love and marriage seem like myths, he can't help but believe in Tina. Does this cynic deserve a fairy-tale romance, or will his demons forever taint his chance at happiness? Story Details: - Genre: Steamy Romance, Enemies to Lovers - Rating: 18+ for mature themes and content - Updates: irregular

{Completed} I bend her over the table and smack her perfect shaped ass. She moaned in response and oh how it was music to my ear. I place my dick at her entrance and slowly enter her. I was half way in when she stopped me. "I-i can't take it, I can't" she almost sobbed. "C'mon babygirl you know you can take it. Take it like the little slut you are"I say before slamming into her making her cry out. A smirk crept on my face while I heard her moan my name. Shy Anastasia Dobson who always mind her business and loves reading just has a normal life that she loved. She loved her best friends and she loved her parents. But little did she know just one accident and her whole life could change. Dominant and possessive Luke Henderson. Known by everyone in town, he's popular hot and everyone wants him. His life isn't as nice. He grew up in a mafia family. He started training at seven until he was 16. He didn't want to be in the mafia, he wanted to be a dominant. But will he be able to control his dominance when he locks eyes with her. (IN EDITING) {Read book 2 after this} Started: August 7, 2022 Finish: December 7, 2022

Anneliese is an empathetic, goofy, outgoing young woman who has struggled finding a place to be herself. Often looking for new ways to meet friends, she wouldn't pass the opportunity to chat someone up. Even a stranger at the diner she works at to pass time. A dedicated man takes to the nativity of Anneliese. He's direct, but prefers to keep to himself. Even an isolated man by choice can't withstand Anneliese's pull. Gravitating towards her, he manages to bring her a sense of comfort to the new beginnings in life. ~ ❀ ~ I can't help but stare at her. Her face, lips, and smile, and her nose. Even her long, curled lashes. "Let's do a butterfly kiss!" She exclaims, pulling my face close suddenly. Kiss? My heart hammers in my chest, my breath hitching. Her small hands hold my face close to hers. It's not very forceful, I could pull away if I wanted to, but I let her have control. Her hands are warm and soft against my jaw. Getting closer, her eyes lashes flutter and I find myself holding my breath. She brushes her lashes to mine, her breath fanning against my lips. Subconsciously, I lean forward, wanting my lips to be on hers. June flutter her lashes, grazing her lashes to mine. Out of nowhere she bursts out in a fit of laughter. I flinch back. Butterfly kiss. That was not a fucking kiss. ~ ❀ ~ #1 cliche 2025 #1 sweatheart 2025 *Warning* Mature themes will be covered (language, actions, etc).

After going through quite a bit of trauma in her life, Brielle tries her best to avoid anything to do with violence or fighting, in any capacity. However, when Brielle is convinced into going to a boxing match with her best friend, there she meets boxer Phoenix Boyd and their attraction to one another is almost instantaneous. Yet as they grow closer, she begins to worry about his boxing and the violence of it. Can she accept him, or will her fear of violence and anger be stronger than love?

Dark Romance! "Forgive me, father. For I'm going to abduct this little sinner." The holy father watched stunned as the tall guy yanked the girl out of the confession box and stomped out of there. ~~~ Innessa Laskin is a good girl by all means. She's kind, innocent, and goes to church. Love her parents and sister. She studies hard and aims to be a successful psychologist one day. She is a simple and ordinary girl from a small town who got a scholarship to the top Grand Elite academy. Issac Knight is a mysterious man. The handsome man with cognac brown eyes would soon turn her life upside down. He's mean. Wicked. A deadly underground boxer. What will happen when he accidentally helps her one night? The guy she thought was nice turned out to be far more dangerous. Issac never does anything for free. He'll exploit her, corrupt her in ways she could never imagine. He always does what he wants. Issac isn't the knight she thought he was. He's the sinner her mom used to warn her about. The naive Innessa would be shoved into the world of sinful pleasures.

His lips trail down my neck, sending shivers all over. "I love looking at you," he breathes, brushing the hair off my shoulders. "Will you let me?" My wild heart seeks his. "Yes." For a long moment, I just feel his eyes. Then, his hands. They skim down my spine, bowing my body into his. When his lips find my throat, I lean back into his hands, my eyes closing. He kisses between my breasts, then across them, swirling his tongue and kissing, always kissing. My fingers curling into his hair. His response is a smile against my skin. He pulls my arms out to kiss them, all the way to my wrists...all the way back. He presses affection into my skin, injects trust into my veins. Then he eases me to my back and does it all over again. ******* An obscure tutoring opportunity brings Camila closer to three friends: Noah, Jed, and Fox. After hiding in the shadows for so long, Cam is coaxed to the light. STANDALONE NOVEL Copyright © 2024-present Laurel Montaze (immoralLaurel). This body of work (story, characters, ideas) is available exclusively on Wattpad. If you're viewing it on a different website/platform or under a different username, it has been illegally stolen. Please notify the original author. © All Rights Reserved

**NOW PUBLISHED** GrumpyXSunshine "let kindness spread like a wildfire." Opal Clemens is a bubbly outgoing girl with a big heart. She loves to make people happy and has a positive outlook on life. Her constant goals are to make the people around her feel joyous and loved. Koa Whiley; Broken, Flawed, and Unworthy. He's the boy misunderstood by the world. His body is covered in scars that tell the saddest stories. With tear stained cheeks and blind eyes, he always saw the world raging like an untamable wildfire. Just a hopeless boy. So Opal saw a boy in need of a friend. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2022 ‼️Mature Content‼️ ⚠️TRIGGER WARNING READ AT YOUR OWN RISK⚠️ Being Misunderstood Series. Lovely Fellow The Lost Art Of Drowning Golden Boy Fault Line Like Honey

Arabelle Vine, a 22 year old photographer in Seattle Washington, is happy with her current life. She has friends, a great family, and a job she loves. But Arabelle wants to be more than just content with her life. She wants excitement, and she wants love. But Love has always been a tricky thing in Arabelles life. Roman King, a 24 year old Boxer in Seattle, loves his life just the way it is. With great friends, and a career that he loves, he thinks it couldn't get any better until Arabelle Vine walks into his life. With a dark past that she keeps trying to put behind her in order to gain trust in other people, will Arabelle be able to let Roman in? Or will she push him away in fear? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Stop it." I snap, "I will not sit here and listen to you talk down on yourself. You do not give yourself enough credit. You, Arabelle, are the most incredible women I have ever met." "Stop lying." She scoffs. "Bold of you to assume I'm lying. Arabelle Vine, I am completely and utterly infatuated with you." She looks at me like she doesn't believe a single thing I'm saying, "you make me the happiest I've ever been. Warning this story will contain: Mature themes strong language mention of self harm Verbal abuse Physical abuse Started- July 5th, 2021 Completed- February 21st, 2022