Dina McMiller has power, beauty, and a company she wasn't ready to inherit-but trust? She has none. When danger closes in, she hires Harriman Goxs: cold, controlled, and sworn to protect her nothing more. No feelings. No attachments. But betrayal comes from her closest friend, and somewhere in the shadows, an obsessed man watches her every move. As bullets fly and secrets unravel, Dina must face one question: Who is protecting her... and who wants to own her?

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__❤︎ The Maid and the Mafia King ❤︎__ Losing her father at the age of 20, Bella started to search for jobs. Not to mention, she already was doing 2 jobs. But they were not enough to pay her father's debt. With the help of her friend's cousin, she got the job of working as a maid in a big mansion,owned by a multi billionaire. She heard the owner of the mansion was young and the mansion too screamed rich and power. But what she didn't know was the owner of the mansion was feared by people, the most perilous Mafia king of Italy and around the world. She didn't know one more thing. That the ruthless Mob king was going to claim her 𝑯𝑰𝑺 no matter what. _________ "Sshhh.. no one cares," Lucifer's hot breath hitting my neck as his lips slowly tracing down to my collarbone. "No please- w-we shouldn't ahh.." I gasped as he took the skin of my sweet spot between his teeth. "Don't open your mouth. I won't be responsible for what I would do to you if you open your sweet mouth again, " he didn't give me time to response before he claimed my lips possessively. ________ •[ WARNING ] Contains MATURE CONTENT, VOLGAR LANGUAGE, ABUSE. (18+) _________ Started: 12/08/20 Completed: 24/11/20 •°•°•°• [Cover by me]

Blake Turner has one goal: survive the next eighteen months, get her diploma, and disappear. Everything else-her boyfriend, her friends, her once-perfect life-is already gone. All that's left is endurance. Eighteen more months of keeping quiet. Of hiding the truth about what happens behind closed doors. Of pretending everything is fine when nothing is. She can make it. She has to. Liam Cole doesn't do attachments. Not when loyalty to his crew is the only thing that's kept him alive these past two years. Dragged into gang life too young, his world is built on violence, loyalty, and nights that end with no names exchanged. His past haunts him. His future? Already decided. His heart? Off-limits. Hardened. Untouchable. But when he crosses paths with the school's most hated outcast-the quiet girl everyone whispers about-everything he thought he knew begins to unravel. But some secrets refuse to stay buried... And when the truth finally breaks free, it leaves no one untouched.

She wanted quiet. He brought chaos wrapped in a smile. Nyla never expected to fall for the stranger who walked into her bookshop ,calm voice, soft eyes, and a name that should've stayed hidden. Ethan Moretti , the youngest son of a feared mafia family, the one who was supposed to stay out of trouble... until her. Their worlds should've never touched. But between danger, secrets, and stolen glances, Nyla learns one thing: Some names can ruin you , and some loves are worth the ruin.

WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION. Some rules were made to be broken. As a certified stand-up bro, Nick Maguire knows that some things in life are sacred: Do not skip ab workouts. Never back down from spicy foods. And always accept the outcome of Rock, Paper, Scissors. For these are the revered doctrines of The Bro Code, rules of conduct that have been passed down through the ages from bro to bro. Heading into his senior year, Cassidy High's star soccer player has his priorities straight and intends to spend his time playing sports, hanging out, and living by the code. But when his best bro Carter's sister Eliza returns from studying overseas, the awkward, academic girl Nick remembers is different. Carter might be Nick's bro, but Eliza becomes his whole world-and he has to make a choice between them. Is being with the girl of your dreams worth breaking the most important rule: never date your best friend's sister? Somehow, Nick never expected that following The Bro Code may have even bigger consequences than breaking it.

Rosana Daugherty's perfect life shatters when she discovers her husband's infidelity with his boss's wife. Reeling from the betrayal and a pending divorce, she finds herself drawn to a handsome, mysterious stranger named Sven Huxley. What begins as a sexy, risky whirlwind romance takes an unexpected turn when Rosana discovers her new lover is also her soon-to-be boss. With her career and her heart on the line, she's about to find out if she's walking into a second chance at love or a deadly twist of fate.

To everyone who gave me moments worth remembering. thank you. Writing *I Have Known You Through the Screen* wasn't easy. I opened old doors, relived love and heartbreak, and found a woman who survived it all. If you recognize yourself here, know I don't regret you. You changed me. This story is a mirror, for the words you couldn't say and the past worth remembering. Because our stories matter, even the ones we're still healing from. Dena Green