𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐲. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥, 𝐇𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭. ◇─◇──◇─◇ In the unforgiving underworld of organized crime, Isabella's innocence is shattered when her father's past catches up with him, leading to his brutal murder at the hands of a vengeful Bratva leader. Yet, instead of meeting the same fate, she finds herself entangled in a web of darkness, where innocence becomes a distant memory and survival means embracing the very brutality that once stole her innocence. As their paths converge, Isabella finds herself falling in love with the man that destroyed her life and Aleksander becomes obsessed with the daughter of the man that took everything from him. Isabella meets a cold reality: the greatest monsters are born from the ashes of innocence. And if Isabella was a monster, Aleksander was even more dreadful than her. ◇─◇──◇─◇ - Dark Romance - Mafia story - Explicit sexual content - Mental health issues - Violence, blood and death - Age gap ◇─◇──◇─◇ Previous rankings: #1 for olderman

𝐘𝐚𝐳𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐈𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦 - daughter of the Supreme Commander of Asia, sister to the Ibrahim twins, and a weapon disguised as a diplomat. Raised to follow orders. Sent to spy. Trained to keep her heart locked behind steel. But there are cracks in the armor now - questions she was never supposed to ask, truths she was never meant to know. 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐢 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨 - survivor of too many battles, former soldier of a fallen resistance, and the steady voice beside a commander still learning how to lead. He's lost homes, friends, and hope more times than he can count - but something about her makes him pause. Makes him wonder if there's still something worth saving. They meet on opposite sides of a lie. But when secrets unravel and war threatens to tear everything apart, Yazmina and Kenji find themselves drawn to each other in a way neither of them can explain - or resist. This isn't a love story. This isn't a simple story of enemies to allies. It's a story about finding yourself in the wreckage. About the quiet rebellion of choosing love in a world that teaches you to hate. About surviving - and then, finally, learning how to live. The war isn't over. But maybe, just maybe - something better begins here. Kenji Kishimoto x fem!oc Highest rankings: #2 Kenjikishimoto #1 shatterme

Paedyn never asked for a crown, nor for the life growing quietly inside her after the war ended in ash and blood. An Ordinary girl in a kingdom that worships power, she once fought only to survive. Now, she must learn how to rule-while her body battles the price of love, legacy, and life. After discovering she is with child, Paedyn and Kai navigate a delicate and dangerous balance between hope and heartbreak. Haunted by the death of his brother and the ghost of a throne built on cruelty, Kai clings fiercely to Paedyn and the daughter they never expected but now cannot imagine losing. They name her Adena-after the friend Paedyn lost to the Trials, a name carved from pain and memory. But even with the corrupt council dismantled and Lord Calen dead, not all enemies have been exiled. The people remain restless. Their Queen has no powers. Her body is broken in recovery. And still, she rises. As Kai stands guard over their fragile family, and Jax returns to witness the quiet strength of a mother defying every expectation, the palace becomes a crucible of secrets, sorrow, and slow healing. In the quiet spaces between pain and peace, love must become something more than survival-it must become a revolution. Because the greatest battle isn't against an enemy at the gate-it's learning to believe that you deserve to stay.