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When an Atlanta dancer protecting her teenage sister crosses paths with a mysterious woman who seems to know far too much about her, their dangerous pull toward each other entangles them in a world of gang rivalries, buried pasts, and loyalty-shattering stakes. *** Mazi has always been the only thing holding her world together, working long nights at an Atlanta club and raising her rebellious little sister, Mac. But when Lee, a quiet stranger with unsettling knowledge about her life, steps into her VIP room, everything shifts. What begins as curiosity veers into something intense and irresistible, pulling them both into a storm of threats, gang tension, and past enemies. As tensions grow, Mazi battles the instinct to stand alone while Lee fights to prove she's more than the streets that shaped her. *** Adapted From: Studs Get It Wetter. She was just supposed to dance. Lee was just supposed to pay. But one touch turned obsession, and one kiss lit a war. Now the bodies are stacking, the streets are watching, and Mazi's learning the hard way... love can be just as deadly as loyalty. And in Atlanta? You don't get both. MUST READ.

"Do you know what I do to girls who don't answer when they're spoken to?" she murmured, her voice dripping with quiet menace under the mask. "N-no," Salma breathed, her voice barely audible as she kept her eyes locked on Nerezza's dark eyes. Nerezza hummed, tilting Salma's chin up with a gloved hand, her grip firm but teasing. "I fuck the answers out of them," she whispered, each word slow and deliberate. ••••• Salma, a well known radio show host, is used to strange calls-but nothing like this. One Wednesday morning, an anonymous woman dials in live on air, her voice low, dripping with eerie amusement as she confesses to a murder. Convinced it's a twisted prank, Salma plays along, her tone teasing-until the caller whispers something only Salma could know. What starts as a disturbing coincidence spirals into a chilling obsession. Night after night, the woman calls back, turning Salma into her unwilling confidante, her chosen messenger. Each call comes with cryptic clues, taunts wrapped in silken words, a deadly puzzle Salma is forced to solve-because if she doesn't, she'll be the next victim. But fear gives way to fascination. Then obsession. As the game between them intensifies, Salma finds herself drawn to the voice on the other end of the line-a voice that knows her deepest fears, her darkest desires. The hunt for the truth becomes a tangled web of danger, passion, and something far more dangerous than death. They should be enemies. One is the hunter, the other the prey. But what happens when they fall in love? Written by: Tzipora Rosen Edited by: Lean Catherine Benton Disclaimer: Sexually explicit content Violence Strong language 🏆 #1 horror-thriller 🏆 #1 Toxic

Blurb:- This isn't just about how Lucifer became the man everyone feared. It's about the revenge he spent years sharpening against the woman who laughed when he begged, who left him standing in the rain while she chose someone richer, someone safer. Someone not him. It's about me the woman who loved him long before the empire, who watched him turn his heart into a weapon and his silence into a cage. Who stood beside him while he burned her world down, piece by piece, thinking maybe just maybe the fire would finally warm him enough to see me. And it's about the ending no one saw coming the day he stopped hunting her. And chose someone else. . . . . . TROPES . Revenge Romance Ex-Lovers, Unfinished Business Obsession and Betrayal Love Triangle Dark Fixation She Waited. He Moved On. First Love, Final War Multiple Pov

" W..what are you-" " Do you want me to show all those people who you belong to the easy way or the hard way?" He says deeply, a dark look in his eyes as he looks down at my lips then back to my eyes. I feel my heart start to beat insanely fast at his close presence, the smell of his expensive cologne intoxicating me, almost like he was trying to lure me into his lips. • Sofia Novikov, youngest daughter of the Russian Mafia leader was kept away from the public eye her whole life. Her sister Anastasia Novikov however was always in the spotlight. With her perfect figure and personality everyone adored her. She was the sunshine and could do anything you could think of, she was everything any girl wished to be. What happens when ruthless and cold hearted Italian Mafia leader Connor Agosti is to be arranged in a marriage with one of the Novikov sister?

| 𝟳𝘅 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 ·|| HUNGER GAMES x CINDER || ONC 2023 Honorable Mention Amidst the escalating unrest between the windborne utopian city of Lighthaven and its seedy, oppressed underbelly Fumedge, the Grand Duke of Lighthaven, Lucius Sextus, comes up with an ingenious solution. To provide much-wanted respite from the brewing conflict, and achieve the apparent-if-temporary unity, he organizes Gaslight Trials - a highly entertaining panem-et-circenses combat event in the Pits. The combatants may use all steam and thaumaturgy powered augmentations at their disposal, and there is only one rule: defeat, or be defeated. The reward for the last one standing? A chance to start their life anew. A brass key to the city of Lighthaven with a luxurious mansion to call their own within, as well as an aeroship to command. When eighteen-year-old Veda Igglesden steps forward to take her timeworn adoptive father's place in the fight, she might as well be signing her death-sentence. With her eyes fully set on the prize, act-first-think-later Veda must harness the power of technology to try and win for her Papa Otto. Decades of breathing in the toxic air of Fumedge did a number on the old inventor's lungs, and being able to live in the air-filtered Lighthaven would sure come in handy right about now. A high-flying adventure full of gadgetry and intrigue; a pleasing blend of steampunk and postapocalyptic. See Veda unravel the mysterious ploy behind the game's organization, and uncover the truth about her secret origins. Can she cope both with the trials of physical and intellectual prowess, as well as with the trials of life itself: those of love, loss and regret? © 2023 EvelynHail Exclusively on Wattpad Based on prompt 49! Which is (I shan't leave ye hanging :P): "Master the rules of the game until you can play it better than they can." Michael Scott, "The Sorceress" Get ready for steampunkish tinkering,

Zwei Fremde in unterschiedlichen Zügen, getrennt durch liebloses Glas. Eine Verbindung entsteht zwischen ihnen. Aber wird sie halten, wenn ihre Züge zu unterschiedlichen Zielen fahren? Evans Herz blutet, seit seine kleine Familie durch eine Scheidung auseinandergerissen wurde, und seine Nase läuft vor Schnupfen. Er versucht, die Scherben seines Lebens aufzusammeln, hat die Stadt gewechselt und steht kurz vor einem Jobwechsel. Und ihm sind die Taschentücher ausgegangen. An einem Bahnhof fällt ihm das blaue Haar einer Frau ins Auge. Und ihr Lächeln, gestärkt durch eine Zahnspange, erobert sein Herz. In ihrem Zug sitzend, schwelgt Iris in ihrer perfekten Zukunft. Ihre Arbeit wird endlich veröffentlicht und sie hat ihren Traumprinzen gefunden. Jetzt kann nichts mehr schief gehen. Als sie aus dem Fenster blickt, sieht sie den Fremden. Er sieht unglücklich aus und niest, aber ihre Hände wollen durch sein zerzaustes Haar streichen. Eine zufällige Begegnung in einer U-Bahn-Station. Aber beide sind in ihren Bahnen gefangen, und als ihre Züge auseinander fahren, rechnen sie nicht damit, sich wiederzusehen. ⭐⭐⭐ Dieses Buch ist die deutsche Übersetzung des englischen Originals: "Mind The Gap" von EvelynHail und RainerSalt. Titelbild von EvelynHail. "Der letzte Zug" ist nur auf Wattpad erhältlich. Wenn Sie dieses Buch auf einer anderen Plattform lesen, handelt es sich um eine plagiierte Version, die möglicherweise Malware enthält. ⭐⭐⭐ 16x Vorgestellt! 🏆 ONC 2020 Gewinner (englische Version)! 📘 Vorgestellt auf: "Editors' Choice" ➡ @WattpadExplorer "Satisfy Your Cravings" ➡ @WattpadExplorer "Purity-Realistic Fiction" ➡ @AvantPop "Love Yourself"➡ @WattpadSpiritual "Head over Heels" ➡ @Romance "Accept Yourself" ➡ @LY "A Little Bit of Everything" ➡ @NARomance "Finding Love" ➡ @generalfiction "Melting Hearts" ➡ @adultfiction "Consequences" ➡ @ChickLit ...

Albanian nurse Alexandra Martinaj doesn't hesitate to follow a dark, handsome stranger to safety when her mother is abducted during a violent shootout. He introduces himself as local gang member Liam Cavanaugh, but instead of running from him, Alexandra finds herself drawn to his gorgeous looks and charming personality. When Alexandra discovers she is the daughter of Liam's boss, notorious crime lord Kieran "The Knife" Murphy, they strike a deal - Liam will help Alexandra rescue her mother, and in turn, she will help him bring Kieran's criminal empire down. The more time Alexandra spends getting caught in the whirlwind of the mafia, the more she finds herself falling for Liam. But when the lines between the coalition and fatal attraction begin to blur, and Liam's plan threatens to fall apart, can the two find a way to honour their promises, keep each other alive, and protect the love that blossoms between them? Season 1 of Emerald Eyes WARNING: This story contains mature themes including strong language and violence. Reader discretion is advised.

Briar Black isn't used to the domestic life. She's used to guns, violence, and ruthlessness. But after meeting Léna, the most beautiful woman she's ever laid her eyes on, she picked up the most unexpected job for a woman in her profession: being a nanny to a feisty little girl whose gorgeous mother is running a mysterious business. It's funny how life turns out, isn't it? Briar has no idea how she got here, but she is slowly learning to enjoy the ride. Unicorn stickers, keeping her other life a secret, tantrums, more secrets and romantic tension with her new boss, and all. ...Wait, what was that last bit?

𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. . . . . . . . . . . We've all heard the tales of good and bad, the tales of innocent deceit and her hero, the tales that despite their nature, show us the beauty in contrast. But it's the tales of pure evil that get swept under the rug. The tales of deception, where cruelty is rewarded. The tales that have you questioning who the real villain of the story is. There's a simple philosophy to most thing in life; two wrongs 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 make a right. So what ensues when you put two of the worst kinds of people together? Loyalties transfer, lines blur, and hatred ignites complete chaos. She's cunning. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴. She's dangerous. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴. She's evil. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦. Or so that's what we're told. The devil is always worse. But maybe, just maybe, she's the devil in disguise, playing his advocate... . . . . . . . . . . - 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 - 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. -