Maya applied pressure to my wound. I hissed from the pain. "Stop fucking around." She rolled her eyes at me. Maya finished tending my wound, wrapping it with a bandage. As she got up to put the first aid away, I stopped her. My thumb rubbed against the cool skin of her hand. I pulled her to sit on my lap. My fingers ran through her hair. "You're doing it again." I ignored her, sinking my chin into her shoulder. "I have no idea what you're talking about." I placed small pecks on neck. Her breathing turning heavy. "Stop. Someone could walk in." "And? You think they want to watch? Shit, I would." _____________________________________ ~Maya Castillo~ Escaping her traumatic past, Maya and her brother, Santiago, run to New York. In hopes to run her family business one day along side with her brother, she takes a college program at NYU. But when a anonymous person threatens her, Santiago turns to a past trusted friend. His price for protection? Her. ~Noah Slade~ In Manhattan, Noah is feared around the entire city. New York bows to his feet. He works in multiple businesses and is known in the mafia world as well. When a old friend from high school comes to him for protection, he comes face to face with his friend's sister once again, knowing exactly what he wants in exchange. ~ H I G H E S T R A N K S ~ #6- badass 8/24/2022 #8- ongoing 10/31/2022 #6- maya 5/3/2025 #1- maya 5/4/2025 #5- enemiestolovers 5/8/2025 #5- interesting 5/14/2025

"God, it's like I'm constantly having to baby you " Nico said softly but firm pulling me closer to him, putting his hands around my waist. Isabella's year in New York was meant to be a fresh start, a chance to experience life away from home while staying with her mother's high school best friend after being transferred to a new campus . But what she found instead was a captivating whirlwind of new experiences and unexpected choices. She's quickly drawn into the lives of her hosts' sons, brothers Luca and Nico Romano, who couldn't be more different. Luca is the campus's golden boy, a charming football captain with a personality as bright as his smile. Then there's Nico, the enigmatic "dark knight" who's more reserved but undeniably alluring. As Isabella navigates her new life, it's only a matter of time before the steamy tension changes her completely. ────୨ৎ──── ────୨ৎ──── ── 𝚆𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜 : ۶ৎ Mature language ۶ৎ Mature themes ۶ৎ Explicit content ۶ৎ Topics that may be sensitive to some 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚜 : ۶ৎ Forbidden romance ۶ৎ Brothers love triangle ۶ৎ Innocent girl x bad-boy ۶ৎ College romance This is my first ever published story, be sure to let me know of any issues or errors that need to be fixed, and what you would like to see next !! 🍓 🤍ENJOY🤍 ⠀⢀⠤⠤⢄⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠤⠒⠒⢤ ⠀⠏⠀⠀⠀⠈⠳⡄⠀⠀⡠⠚⠁⠀⠀⠀⠘⡄ ⢸⠀⠀⠀⠤⣤⣤⡆⠀⠈⣱⣤⣴⡄⠀⠀⠀⡇ ⠘⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣷⠤⠴⢺⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡇ ⠀⠡⣀⣀⣤⠶⠻⡏⠀⠀⢸⡟⠙⣶⡤⠤⠼ ⠀⠀⢠⡾⠉⠀⢠⡆⠀⠀⢸⠃⠀⠈⢻⣆ ⠀⠀⣿⣠⢶⣄⠀⡇⠀⠀⠘⠃⣀⡤⢌⣈⡀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠼⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠋ ⋆