She thought leaving her village would set her free. College life, independence, and the city lights - it was everything she dreamed of. Until he showed up. Cold. Rich. Powerful. And watching her like she already belonged to him. She's not ready for his world. He's not used to being challenged. 💋 A slow-burn romance full of tension, angst , pinning , yearning , and secrets waiting to explode. She came to the city to become a doctor - not to fall in love with a storm. Raven never believed in fairytales. But when she crossed paths with Zayn Blackthorn, the arrogant billionaire with eyes like midnight and words that burned, her world shifted. He wasn't supposed to mean anything. Yet he became everything - her gravity, her chaos, her undoing. But love with Zayn was never soft. It was angst and yearning, power and surrender, a constant pull between wanting him and needing to breathe. Every time she tried to escape, he pulled her closer - until she could no longer tell where the hate ended and the love began. Now, with secrets unraveling, pasts colliding, and a world watching their every move, Raven must decide: Is he her salvation or her ruin? And how many times can a heart break before it stops believing in love? Because Zayn Blackthorn will do anything to win her back - even if it means groveling for the love he once tried to own. (Mature content later in the story)

Ace Draxler is the king of the underground a brutal bare knuckle boxer and the head of a high stakes illegal gambling and "logistics" empire. He lives by a code of cold steel, accompanied only by his best friend Arlo and his fiercely protective Doberman, Zellan. Ace has no room for distractions, especially the kind that come in high heels. Xilya Nyx is a woman living a dangerous double life. By day, she's a brilliant, exhausted pre-med student fighting to escape her past through textbooks and high grades. By night, she is the star attraction at The Boudoir Bliss, a stripper who uses the club's neon haze to fund her expensive dreams. But in a world of illegal rings and blood money, falling in love isn't just a distraction, it's a death sentence. What happens when desire becomes a sin? ************************************************** "Is your heart rate up yet, doctor?" he murmured against my skin, his hot breath sending shivers down my spine. "Ace... please," I managed to choke out, my head tossing back against the pillows. "Please what?" he challenged, looking up at me with a predatory smirk, his thumb circling a spot that made my vision blur. "You wanted to be a partner, Xilya. Partners share everything. Including the way you look when I finally break that 'no touching' rule for good."