The Blood Legends Mafia Series | Book 2 "You think I'm just a bargaining chip? Some pretty Greek girl to parade at your arm while you fuck your lover in secret apartments? I am not your decoration, Nikandr Zaitsev. And I am not your prisoner." She reached out slowly, deliberately ran her finger along his taut jawline. " You want this alliance?" she whispered. "Then treat me like an equal. Or I will burn everything you've built. Starting with your secrets." Nikandr caught her wrist. Not hard. Just enough to hold her still. His voice was low, almost intimate. "You think I want this marriage any more than you do?" Irenya searched his eyes for weakness, for the lie. She found only the same heat she felt in her bones. "Then why do it?" she asked, sly and careful. "Because the alternative is worse." He released her wrist but didn't step back. "Solntsevskaya doesn't ask twice. And neither does my father's ghost." Irenya tilted her head. "So we're both caged." "For now," he answered evenly. Then she smiled. Slow, dangerous, beautiful. "Good," she said. "Because I'm very good at breaking cages." Nikandr exhaled a sound that might have been a laugh, might have been a surrender. He stepped back, opened the door, and gestured for her to follow. "Come," he said. "We have a wedding to pretend at. And after that... we'll see who breaks first." Irenya walked past him head high, hips swaying with deliberate challenge. As she passed, her fingers brushed his- once, fleeting, electric. The door closed behind them. Neither looked back. But both knew: the game had only just begun. Ⓜ️

MAFIA ROMANCE SERIES Book 1 In the frozen underbelly of Moscow, where power is measured in blood and loyalty is forged in fear, the Bocharov family reigns as one of the city's most ruthless criminal empires. At its head stands Babin Bocharov, a godfather whose iron grip has crushed countless rivals over decades. His oldest son and heir, Castiel Bocharov, is a cold, calculating enforcer-tall and imposing, with piercing gray eyes and a reputation for brutality that matches his father's legacy. But everything changes when Babin vanishes without a trace. Whispers ripple through the shadows. A daring ambush, a betrayal, or worse. All signs point to the Zaitsev group, a rising rival syndicate hungry for territory and dominance. The Bocharov's seethe with rage, demanding retribution, but with no body and no proof, direct war risks mutual destruction. Castiel, burning with blood fury and ambition, devises a bolder plan. Leverage. His target is Narkissos Zaitsev, the enigmatic daughter of the Zaitsev patriarch. Beautiful and untamed, with raven hair and defiant amber eyes, Narkissos is no fragile princess-she moves through the city's elite circles with a sharp wit and guarded heart, frequenting the pulsating underground nightclub known as Krov (Blood), a neutral ground where Moscow's criminals mingle under dim neon lights and thumping bass. One icy winter night, Castiel orchestrates the strike. It's a public declaration of war-a message to the Zaitsevs. "We have your blood. Come and get her if you dare." 📢Ⓜ️ 🅁🄰🅃🄴🄳 🄼 🄵🄾🅁 🄼🄰🅃🅄🅁🄴 ⚠️Triggers and warnings in introduction.

In a dark Benedictine Abbey, high in the cold mountains of Helvetia, where stone and earth remember older laws than kings, a legendary weapon rests in silence. It lies within the Kloster Einsiedeln, a mountain abbey sworn to the Cantors of the region of Oath Fellowship, its fresco painted walls with tales of a history that is much different than the truth it conceals. For generations, the weapon has slept beneath legend, its purpose misremembered, its history softened into a heroic myth. But weapons do not forget. When the lies that bound it begins to unravel, and the abbey's sealed records stir, old borders awaken. Wolves who once feared only the glint of steel begin to fear something else as the weapon reveals what it was never meant to be. Not an instrument of slaughter, but a measure of law. What rises in its wake is neither hunter nor monster, but something the world has not known for centuries. The Wardens of the Limes. Some weapons are forged to kill. Others are forged to decide. This weapon requires HEIRS. And Miteinander; working together. Or it won't work at all... The surprising heirs of the weapon, rivals since childhood, staunch upholders of the lies believed throughout family generations, must now overcome, to step into their chosen destiny. "They stand at the Threshold." ✠ ✠ ✠ ONC26 Prompt # 1. Two rivals discover they're the chosen heirs to a legendary weapon that will only activate if they work together. Some Historical references: The Kloster Einsiedeln Abbey was first founded as a Benedictine monastery in 934 CE on the site of a former hermitage. Its origins, however, date back to approximately 835 CE, when the hermit monk Saint Meinrad first established a small cell in the "Dark Forest" of the region. LIMES definition: Latin. Originally meaning a path or boundary line. A limes (plural: limites) was a fortified border or frontier system of the Roman Empire.

Before giving herself over the the inevitable marriage mart that is the London Season, Lily Beresford is determined to make a clandestine foray out into the real world. Desperate for a sense of purpose and autonomy before she marries, Lily creates a pseudonym and applies for work as a secretary to an Irish merchant. What starts as a simple ruse for a taste of independence quickly becomes complicated as Lily gets to know her new employer, rivals emerge, and trust is ultimately tested. Lily is about to learn the true meaning of "be careful what you wish for".

Enter the Fray - Battle for Reality [Coming April 2024] In a world teetering on the brink of chaos, three hearts intertwine in a daring quest to save humanity from a technology that threatens to unravel the fabric of existence. Wren Kennaway, a brilliant mind in horde behavior, is thrust into the heart of a revolutionary artificial reality-a realm where collective imagination reigns supreme and the line between fantasy and reality fades. Ada Fletcher stands at the forefront of a technological marvel, ColonyASR, crafted by her own mother. But beneath the surface of this digital utopia lurk phantoms, and the line between play and peril becomes dangerously thin. As the artificial swarm intelligence binds the human psyche to the whims of AI, the stakes soar beyond the screen, risking a cascade of unforeseen consequences. In the shadows, Merrick DeBellis, a fierce virtual gladiator, is Ada's chosen shield against the encroaching darkness. His mission: safeguard a future for those he holds dear. But as the world crumbles under the weight of its own creations, Merrick faces the ultimate challenge-can he sever the ties that bind us to our own destruction, or will the flames of passion and progress consume all? Dive into a narrative where love, technology, and the fight for the future collide. Will our heroes outsmart the ghosts in the machine, or will their love-and humanity's last hope-flicker out in the game's final echo? Join the odyssey; forge the destiny. #SwarmMOI

NEW DARK ACADEMIA FANTASY [The Alchemical Child] The crown prince is dead. As the mourning bells ring, a student finds a sealed letter deep in the alchemical library. A letter that's addressed to her... The Alchemical Child is a dark academia novel about Sage, an apprentice of the alchemical arts. When her studies are interrupted by a letter from her estranged sister, Sage joins forces with a mechanical bird and a surly librarian as she begins to uncover the dark secrets hidden beneath her university's veneer of gold. Fantasy│Dark Academia│Romance Updated on Tuesdays and/or Fridays! [Cover designed by myself│Cover graphic 'Alchemical elements' attributed to Tatkuptsova on Dreamstime RF]

A fiery beauty and an heiress in her own right, Emily Worthing avoids matrimony to the best of her ability. Until, her brothers uncalled for threat forces Emily to think up a plan that would undoubtedly shock the rigid, upper- class London society.

Florist, Anya is determined that this will be the year her career blooms like the sweet jasmines she's tended to. She's in for a rude shock when she rents a building only to find out that it's been given to gorgeous and confident Kaynath, who owns her family confectionery. Kaynath never intended to get in her way to jeopardize her business but it's not her fault that the town has come to adore her sweets and chosen her. Recruiting the help of Mirza, her long time best friend, who runs a Bridal boutique, she vows to take over the building and make her business flourish. Mirza doesn't want to be caught in their drama, especially since Kaynath is her regular customer and she adores her best friend. She proposes that whoever makes the most sales after a month gets to keep the building permanently, which they both oblige to. Anya soon finds out that maybe she's got a sweet tooth not just for one, but maybe two people after all, if she can handle the secrets under the sweet sugar glaze and glamorous veils.

Fate decided that their paths should cross. | For friendly, hard-working Sua, the only things that matter in life are the happiness and safety of her friends and family. She's more than content to manage her late father's inn with her pet antula by her side. However, being an innkeeper in a small town isn't always easy... or safe. There's danger lurking in the woods, and only she is allowed to stop it. Through a twist of fate, a mysterious traveler comes along and distracts her from the threat to her home. Sa Gin's new, handsome face becomes the talk of the town overnight. What's more, he has a charming personality, a purse full of money... and a weapon on his back. Can Sua trust this stranger with her burden and her heart? Or does the newcomer already have enough secrets of his own?

Clara grew up on tales of faeries, but never once thought the fae would leap from the pages of her storybooks and steal her mother away. When her mother is kidnapped by a faerie and secrets about her father come to light, Clara is forced into an adventure she never thought possible. Relying on her curiosity, knack for helping others, and the trail of hints left behind by her parents, Clara must find a way to save her mother and support her siblings before her world crumbles fully apart. Featuring princes in disguise, magic, and more mystery than Clara could've ever imagined, the path to the answers she seeks is twisted and turning, as she discovers the truth about the faerie tales she thought she knew as well as the truth about herself. ------ A Cinderella Retelling and the final rough draft of the first draft of the same name.