"Screw the treaty. Strip for me, let me ruin that mouth, and then we can talk about who owns this city." Three warring mafia empires. Four lethal couples. Zero soft bullshit. In the freezing streets of Moscow, love isn't a fairy tale-it's an obsessive, blood-soaked war of possession. These men are cold-blooded sociopaths to the world, but fiercely, ferociously loyal to the one woman they claim. No cheating. No sharing. Strictly one-man, one-woman. ── THE LINEUP ── Xavier × Rosalia ── The Devil of Moscow vs. The Unbending Princess. Kirill × Kira ── The Golden Prince vs. The Inner Circle's Hidden Fire. Damian × Vasilisa ── The Ruthless Psycho vs. The Silent Assassin. Konstantin × Zlata ── The Consigliere vs. The Guarded Rose. ── THE WARNING ── Expect visceral real-world mafia violence, graphic executions, and suffocating, burning passion so hot you'll forget to breathe. If you want a soft villain who turns into a doting puppy by chapter five... run. If you want an unfiltered dive into a lethal empire... welcome to the meat grinder. ADD TO LIBRARY & READ THE SCORCHING PROLOGUE NOW

🥉•|Third place in the Heart and Flame Awards: Jalapeno Poppers category|• Rated-R: {Read the Author's Note For More Information} Two gay villains. Not just wicked smokers and immature characters in a small urban world, no. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴꜱɪᴅᴇ. Twisted geniuses, yes-but not mindless monsters like their original plot hoped... Stanley Stickman and Colonel Pop weren't chaotic for fun; they had purpose, strategy, and one deadly clue about who their enemies really were. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞? 𝐈𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒚-𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒔, 𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒅 𝒂 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆: Sawyer, the bear with tan fur, Decan, a stuffed dinosaur, both dressed up as an agent spy... all guarding what this place truly hid under layers of comedy and forced healthy relationships. ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ? ᴄʜᴀᴏꜱ ᴘᴀɪᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴠɪᴀʟꜱ. 𝑨 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔: 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚. 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞

**SEQUEL TO THE BEGINNING OF AN END** The world ended once. This time, it's personal. Theron Vire doesn't remember who he was before the world collapsed. He doesn't remember the kingdoms of fire and blood, or the war between gods and demons. All he knows is this broken Earth-one ruled by ash, desperation, and silence. But something inside him remembers. He dreams of red hair, chaos, and someone he once swore to protect-or destroy. Haunted by visions and chased by a past he can't name, Theron is about to uncover a truth buried deep in his soul: he was once Asmodeus, a demon king, born of sin and forged in rebellion. In the aftermath of The Beginning of an End, where gods rose and fell and loyalties were tested in the final battle, this is what comes after-the forgotten pieces, the fragile human shell, and the sparks of war threatening to ignite once again. When a stranger named Seth arrives, carrying his own secrets and bleeding hope, Theron is pulled into a new war-one where survival isn't enough. The past is clawing its way back, and this time, it won't let him go.

"No fucking way, you hear me?! You'll never force me into your damn band!" "You know you haven't really got a choice, don't you? You're doomed to say yes - after all, I always get exactly what I want!" Hope Wise was determined to leave it all behind. At the first chance he got, he'd grab his bag, his best mate, and say goodbye to this miserable life. That had been the plan from the very start. So why was Zess Montgomery - the frontman of a rock band he'd rather see forgotten by everyone - taking an interest in him? TW: -swearing -domestic violence -blackmailing -drug use/drug abuse -underage drinking -underage smoking -slight age gap -depressing themes I'll put TW in chapters that need them. Please be kind

𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺 When a sentient shooting star crash lands into Carolina Callista's gardens claiming that a great danger is coming, she doesn't quite know what to think. Especially not when the star -- who answers to the name Whimsy -- is unlike any moonchild she has ever met before. Soon enough, Caroline is utterly transfixed. But it'll take more than the pair's growing connection to save the moonchildren from what's to come. Which just begs the question: what sort of magic does it take to banish monsters born from nightmares? DISCLAIMER: 100% of this work belongs to duckywritez. This story is entirely original and human made. Absolutely no AI was used in any part of the creative process.