Seraphina Esposito is a mafia queen.. cold, ruthless, untouchable. At twenty-five she rules an empire built on fear, wielding power like a blade and believing feelings to be nothing but weakness. Love, family, softness.. those are luxuries she's burned out of herself. Or so she thought. Then comes Elowen Morgan. Beautiful. Too emotionally intelligent. Kindhearted. Too pure for a world like hers... and yet, impossible to ignore. With honey-brown eyes that see too much and a quiet defiance behind her smile, she unsettles everything Seraphina thought she knew. Seraphina doesn't do love. But desire? Obsession? The urge to claim what should never have been hers? That, she can't seem to resist. What happens when a woman who feels nothing meets the one person she can't stop feeling?

When working at a failing high end restaurant in New York, Mariah Breaux knows every corner about scraping by. But when an unknown event is thrown at the restaurant by a notorious mafia, and she is asked to cater for their upcoming event for a large sum of money who is she to decline? Little did she know the event was to welcome the families new leader of the mafia, their daughter, Nova Casper.

Raven came out of the closet hoping for acceptance but her overly religious reserved father turned out to be an extreme homophobe hence taking the measure of sending Raven to live with nuns while they 'cure' her gay away. But could he have predicted sending his gay daughter to a place full of women would only back fire?. "You are a homosexual Raven. You are a sinner. You are not a good person."

SCARLETT Rule number one, never fall in love with your stepsister, rule number two, definitely and I mean definitely never fall in love with your stepsister who is a diagnosed psychopath. Thankfully I will be able to keep those rules easily since I never loathed anyone more than I loathe Sloane Blackwell. What she did I can never forgive and never forget. SLOANE Obsession is such an interesting feeling, you just get hooked and can't stop fixating on your prey. Too bad for Scarlett Beaumont the prey in question is her. She hates me oh so beautifully too, I know she'll never forgive me, good thing I don't need her to. She will be mine either way, I won't stop until she is, and her hate? That just keeps me warm at night. Let the games begin, shall we?

Zora Sterling has everything, she is beautiful, she is rich, her parents own the school everyone would kill to get in to, the only thing that makes Zora tick is Jade Winslow, the low life no one who shouldn't even be there, Zora has to break her, ruin her and destroy everything still alive inside her until she runs back to where she came from, far away from her sight. Jade Winslow was lucky enough to get in a school like this with a scholarship, because this way she'll most likely get into her dream school Crownridge in England, that's the only thing that keeps her going that she only needs to survive one more year, only needs to survive one more year with Zora Sterling, who represents everything she hates. It's one more year, everything will go smoothly without any complications, right?

At St. Dominic's Academy, where power is currency and gambling determines social rank, two elite families-the Timurovs and the Jabamis-arrange a strategic marriage between their daughters: the elegant, cold-hearted Kira Timurov and the fiery, thrill-seeking Yumeko Jabami. The marriage is a political move meant to unite two empires of influence and wealth. But neither girl wants it. Kira, trained to follow duty over desire, hides her resentment beneath icy control. Yumeko, born for chaos and freedom, is furious at being turned into a pawn. When the engagement becomes public, the academy erupts in gossip and high-stakes drama. Kira and Yumeko go head-to-head in games, trying to assert control over their fates. But amid the rivalry, an unexpected tension builds-one that feels less like hate and more like something deeper, more dangerous. As secrets unravel and alliances shift, both girls must choose: destroy the system that caged them, or use it to rule together.

At St. Dominic's College, power is everything-and gambling is the only way to claim it. Yumeko Kawamoto arrives with a smile too bright and a curiosity too dangerous. Her eyes are already fixed on Kira Timurov, the untouchable student council president. Every bet, every risk, every sly smile is a step closer to the fire she craves. But in a school where house pets wear collars and losers lose everything, Yumeko's game isn't just about winning-it's about watching the whole system burn. NOTE: HEAVY SMUT. HEAVY ANGST

At St. Dominic High, the highest stakes aren't just about chips-they're about souls. When enigmatic newcomer Yumeko walks into the elite gambling arena, she's seen as a thrill-seeker... and Kira sees a challenge she can't resist. Two queens, two obsessions, one game that blurs the line between control and chaos. Yumeko plays for emotion. Kira plays for power. And as the bets-and their attraction-escalate, only one question remains: is this a gamble for the heart or a deal with the devil?

At St. Dominic's, everything is a gamble - your power, your secrets, your heart. Kira Timurov rules it all from the top, untouchable and two steps ahead. Until Yumeko Kawamoto shows up with a smile too sweet and eyes that never blink. Their first bet was supposed to be simple. It wasn't. Now they're stuck in a twisted game of one-upmanship, obsession, and attraction, where every move is loaded, and every word is a dare. It's slow, it's dangerous, and it's anything but clean. One wants control. The other wants chaos. But when the line between love and strategy starts to blur, one thing becomes clear: Someone's going to get played. And neither of them is ready to lose. ------------ I'm back to writing after a long break, and English is not my first language, I hope you'll be indulgent and enjoy this story 🫶🏻

"What's the most important thing you've ever gambled?" "My heart." Yumeko said faintly, almost in a whisper. "Did you win?" He asked, genuinely interested in the answer. Yumeko was still looking at Kira when she replied. "I don't know yet."