In which an underground fighter in desperate need of anger management and a snarky mafia boss make a deal with an explosive reaction. ... Some people were born lucky with silver spoons in their mouths and trust funds established long before they were born; others were born with dirt underneath their fingernails, barely scraping by. Twenty-three-year-old underground fighter Linus Ward was used to the latter. Raised in the foster system and bounced from one bad situation to another, Linus learned early on that surviving wasn't a simple task but having his foster siblings did make it a lot easier. However, when Linus' foster sister got caught up in a con gone wrong, what should've been a routine identity switch and a clean getaway ended with spilled blood on her hands and a target on her back. To guarantee his sister's safety, Linus was forced to make a deal with someone as dangerous as the people hunting him: recently-named mafia boss Teodoro Raymond. A paid bodyguard position with guaranteed safety should have been a good thing. Yet, when sparks started to fly and the lines between protection and obsession blur, Linus was left to decide if he was clawing his way out of the world that's always tried to chew him up, or falling even deeper into it.

MM ROMANCE | (Male x Male) Zack Milers, a 21 year old simple student living alone, away from his family. He has friends, social life and everything that a person needs to live. His life has the perfect, calm flow, going to university in the morning, doing part time in the night and even going to parties with his friends on weekends. However that flow turns into uncontrollable waves when he finds a box with a note on his bed. 'From your shadow' Shadow, his personality is exactly like his name. The name he choose for himself. No one notices his presence, his work leaves no hint behind. He prefers to be alone, away from the eyes of the people but when his eyes land on Zack for the first time, he can't look away. Something about the boy pulls him in. Wanting to know more about the eye catching boy, he starts following Zack like a shadow but can a shadow disappear too easily? No and Zack knows it too well. "I'm your shadow. No matter how hard you try to get away from me, I will follow you. Your existence means my existence." A low whisper rings in the dark room, barely making it to my ears. He stands there in the darkest corner of my room where I can't see him. He knows how to hide himself too well. "Where ever you'll go, I'll come behind you." His rough voice sounds chill running all over my body. started 11 December 2024 #1 psycho #1 spicy #1 possessive #8 gay romance #2 stalker #2 intense #4 manipulation #1 mmromance #14 lgbtpride #15 gaylove

Content to live in his superstar twin's shadow, Evan Reed never expected to join the volleyball team-or fall for his brother's best friend. But one accidental collision sets off a whirlwind of spikes, secrets, and unexpected feelings that just might pull him into the spotlight for good. *** Evan has spent his entire life living in the shadow of his twin brother and volleyball prodigy, Ethan Reed. And to be honest? He likes it there. No expectations, no pressure, just quiet. That is, until one day he trips and falls into a boy, and subsequently triggers a highly dramatic series of events that starts with him reluctantly joining the volleyball team, and ends with him dating his brother's best friend. (And unfortunately, after all of it, he's still on the volleyball team.) *** NOW COMPLETED