Vampire mafioso Nino's addictive arrangement with human Ben is upended when Nino's sister drops her young daughter into their care, forcing them to masquerade as a happy family - or risk the child becoming a pawn in a high-stakes vampire divorce. Standalone in the Picky Eater series *** Everything between vampire mafioso, Nino, and a human with high-quality blood, Ben, has been about feeding, sex, and a place for Nino to stay in the city. The deal is simple - In exchange for paying Ben's living expenses, Nino can drink Ben's blood whenever he wants. Their routine is comfortable, and slightly too addictive, until Nino's sister, Bianca, crashes into their lives on the run from her ex-husband...who also happens to be a powerful vampire mobster. When Bianca offers Ben a better deal he can't refuse and drops Nino's niece into their laps, Ben and Nino must pretend to be a happy family before she's used as collateral for the century's most dramatic vampire divorce. Season 1 of Picky Eater WARNING: This story contains mature content that may not be suitable for some readers.

In this tense and emotionally charged story, Olivia Benson, a seasoned detective, finds herself struggling to maintain her professional composure as an unexpected connection develops with ADA Casey Novak. What begins as a strictly professional relationship between the two women slowly morphs into something much more complicated, filled with unspoken attraction and moments of vulnerability. As they navigate their demanding careers, Olivia and Casey are drawn closer, but both fight their growing feelings for each other, torn between duty, desire, and the fear of what might happen if they give in. Their connection intensifies as they face dangerous cases, confront personal demons, and discover the blurred lines between love, trust, and loyalty. (Casey does NOT leave in this story)

𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧(𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙣): 𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙣𝙚 𝘽𝙪𝙛𝙛 𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨, 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨. 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙚'𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙-𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙮 𝙫𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩. 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙮-𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙, 𝘿𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙣𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙮. 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙜, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙣𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙.