Choosing her cost me everything I'd ever loved... including her. It's why I left the small town where I grew up and vowed never to return. I'm no longer the "golden boy with a bright future" they all remember. Instead, I carry the scars of a tortured past. A broken man deemed unfit, even by the Navy SEALs he'd dedicated the past decade to serve. What was supposed to be a quick trip to sell my parents' property turned into this twisted journey that forced me to confront my demons. And then there she was. My first love, and deepest regret. The woman who still owns every piece of my blackened heart. When she asked for my time, I couldn't refuse. Now I can't walk away. Not after hearing of the danger her husband, a missing FBI agent, has brought to her doorstep. After everything, I owe her my help. It's why I offer to protect her and her two little girls from the danger circling them. It's a vow I never should have made, given the trail of bodies I've left in my wake. Like the harbinger of death, I'm the last man either of us should trust. In the Broken Redemption Series, one man's vow to protect the woman he lost becomes a battle between redemption, forgiveness, and the kind of love that refuses to let go. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lucas & Emilia's story begins here: Book 1 of their Broken Redemption arc. Each couple's love story in the Broken Redemption Series is told over multiple books and forms a complete arc within this collection of connected romances set in the small town of Ruby Creek. There's no required reading order, but if you'd like to start at the very beginning, you're right where you belong. Lucas & Emilia are the first couple, followed by James & Annelly, whose story begins with Broken Misery (Broken Redemption Series - Book 1 of their arc).

He's the shy one. She's the quiet one. A late night grocery run turns into a awkward moment. And a stare that says, "Relax. I got you."

Dean Di Laurentis never planned on falling for the one girl he couldn't predict - and she never meant to become the only thing he couldn't walk away from. An Off Campus Story Dean Di Laurentis X Female OC

"His love was the key that opened my thighs" 𝓞𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓪 𝓜𝓪𝔁𝔀𝓮𝓵𝓵.. had it all. 𝓓𝓮𝓪𝓷 𝓓𝓲 𝓛𝓪𝓾𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓼.. had it all. All they ever wanted was what they couldn't have... right? Their mistake? Starting to flirt in the first place.. ||Off campus fiction|| Dean Di Laurentis x fem oc book n°1 || WOOD || on OFF CAMPUS SERIES book n°2 || WILD || started: 21/05/26 season one finished: 04/08/26 season two: in waiting

Dean Di Laurentis doesn't do complicated. Ivy Bennett doesn't let people stay long enough to become important. So when one reckless kiss turns into a friends-with-benefits arrangement, it comes with rules: no feelings, no jealousy, and absolutely no expectations. Simple. At least, it should've been. Because somewhere between late-night drives, hockey games, stolen hoodies, and quiet moments that feel a little too real, Dean and Ivy start blurring every line they swore they wouldn't cross. And the more they pretend it means nothing, the harder it becomes to ignore the truth: some mistakes are impossible not to make. --------- !NOT EDITED!

I said, No one has to know what we do His hands are in my hair, his clothes are in my room Dean Di Laurentis / OC Off Campus © nyraswife cover by @swannluvr

Harlem nights never sleep-and neither do secrets. When Nevaeh Jordan walks into Rhodes Ink & Fade on a drunken whim, she doesn't expect the quiet, tattooed artist in the back to leave a permanent mark on more than just her skin. Malachi Rhodes is the kind of man who keeps his past buried beneath ink and silence... until her smile starts digging things up. She's the judge's daughter. He's the man that judge once sentenced. And neither of them knows the truth-yet. Some roads lead to healing. Other roads lead to her.

what starts as irritation slowly turns into something far more dangerous ... tell me lies ( season 3 ) alex x oc

I opened my mouth maybe to say it was okay, maybe to ask something but the words died when he suddenly leaned across the console, cupping my face between his large, calloused hands. "I missed you," he murmured, almost like he hated admitting it. Then his mouth crashed onto mine. I gasped, his lips fierce and claiming, his body crowding into mine as if he needed to consume me. His kiss wasn't soft it was hungry, demanding everything I had to give. . . . Issa Andrews is beyond excited to start her first semester at Redwood University. Naïve, bright-eyed, and full of hope, that's how most would describe her. She has dreams of her own, goals she's determined to chase. But when a certain boxer crosses her path, will everything she's worked for come crashing down?

Of all things Ava had expected to go wrong on her second day in a new city, igniting an old spark was not one of them. Her intentions had been pretty clear, stay as far away from him as possible, because they didn't mix. They were too opposite. Elias and her were like day and night. Both needed each other, yet could not stay together. He was a ticking bomb and she was the timer. They only created chaos. But a chaos like them is good sometimes. Dusk Cover: happypappyme ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2021 happypappyme