A powerful, ruthless, cold and ferocious mafia king Caesar Mikhailov, who is respected and feared by all - except him. Igor Smirnov is a loyal, fearless, cruel and most precious bodyguard of the mafia king. Amidst secrets and bloodshed, how will they face their feelings for each other in this dark world? Rankings: #1 in Mafia #1 in bodyguard #1 in bloodthirsty #2 in passion #2 in boyxboy #2 in mxm

"You look pretty when you cry" Noah finally looked up, brows drawn, "...what?" __________ TW: Death, bullying, Assault, curse words, crime?idk, violence, mental issues, toxicity, obsession etc Almost no healthy relationship... enjoy!

After a failed suicide attempt, seventeen-year-old Elio is put in a mental hospital. There he meets his new caretaker, Wes, a 20-year-old psychiatry student on an internship. The two of them form a strong bond as Wes helps Elio get back on his feet, getting closer than they should as time goes by. This is not only a story about love, but also about life struggles and self-acceptance. I hope you give it a try! :) ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄ ⚠️Warning⚠️: This story contains smut, violence, self-harm, blood, drugs, mentions of child abuse, mentions of sexual assault, mentions of suicide, etc. If you feel like that kind of content is triggering or too much, maybe this story isn't for you.

The war is nearly over. But peace is still out of reach. The capital has fallen. The Emperor has fled. Chaos spreads across the land as rebel forces scramble to solidify their fragile victory. In the aftermath, I'm given a mission: extract vital intel from the most dangerous prisoner in our custody - the Emperor's most feared assassin. He's ruthless, unbreakable... and the only one who can help end this war. And I must make him talk. A tense, emotional adventure with boy x boy romance. ⚠️ Contains references to wartime violence and a romantic relationship between two men, including intimate scene.

Vincent Crime Family Book Three - Alexi isn't good with feelings. So when someone he didn't view as even a friend until recently gets injured because of their feeling for him, he pushes the feeling of anything like love away. He views the feelings as dangerous and worth avoiding. With the guilt, he feels he's unsure of how to act around Creed anymore. Creed took a bullet for the man he loves. He would do it again if he had to. That's how much he cared for the damaged man, Alexi. With him getting injured, it was like all the work he had done to get Alexi to open up was reversed. The sad part was Creed wasn't above forcing Alexi to see his feelings and be aware of his own.

Book Two of Five in the New Beginnings Series. **You do NOT have to read Inhale, Exhale, & Breathe to enjoy these stories** SALEM LUNA: Does anyone ever feel like they're riding a mechanical bull that is never ending? No matter how many times you get thrown off the thing, you appear right back on it? No? Just me then? See, I have this best friend. Former. Best. Friend. It's taking my brain a while to get used to it. Whatever. I'm hopelessly in love with him, and I tried desperately to admit my feelings out loud. So, I did. Raven Fox told me not to love him, and the look he seared into my skin when he said it was now branded into my brain. Now we're on the university book club Christmas retreat. Who did I get roomed with? Raven because of course I was given the bird. The damn bird that didn't love me in return. Which would have been fine had he not looked like the idea disgusted him. Six months have gone by since that day, and our tension is growing with more animosity each second. Now, we're doing activities together, and Christmas is my favorite holiday. He's not screwing this up for me. After a snowstorm starts hitting, though, I end up stuck in the middle of nowhere, out of gas in my snowmobile. I'm terrified as the wind starts picking up and snow starts whipping my face. I thought he wasn't listening. That he didn't care. So, why did he become the one to save me? Why does he look so distraught? His words say one thing, but his eyes are telling me his words are lies. Raven is lying to me. He loves me. But he doesn't want me to love him. All I want to know is why because I can't breathe without him anymore.

"I'm burning and it's because of you." Three years ago one decision tore them apart before they even could be together. Now they meet again. With memories of the past and sweet promises of the future the world doesn't seem so bad. But the greed and old sins can break apart even the strongest soul. "...feelings aren't that easy to lose. And I wasn't lucky enough to lose mine for you."

Detective Riley Swanson has been with the Upside City's police force for a decade. Five years of detective work is nothing when the city itself hardly gets eventful. The city's luck runs out when it becomes the new area for dealing a drug called Daze and the main target for a rising serial killer, The Hangman. While Upside burns in this new hell it becomes, Riley deals with his partner for the case, Hal Berghim, a demoted special agent. Can the two work while their feelings grow for each other? The chase for the Hangman begins. This is a Mystery/Romance (because I have no idea how to categorize for my own sake). Vote and comment if you actually stick to the end. [completed - will be edited later]

[WATTYS 2024 SHORTLIST] When a troubled young man named Jake Featherstone enrols at a mysterious and isolated college that has had a recent murder take place, he soon finds himself becoming involved with the friends of the victim and with the killer still at large, perhaps the next victim in line.

Blue is a 21 year old car thief. His life was going as normal. He'd drink a small slushy from the gas station and wait. Wait to see the perfect car roll into the parking lot. The fateful day in November was like no other. Well, that was until Blue ended up kidnapping a child and leaving the state. It isn't until the strange and confusing Santiago Vicario pops back into his life that things start to look up. For both him and Milo. "Looking through the peephole I saw what could be described as my worst fear. Santiago Vicario."