Abandoned at birth, Phoenix grew up believing that perhaps being unwanted was simply her fate. Years later, she is adopted by a woman who claims to need someone to fill the emptiness left behind by her failed marriage. But instead of finding a mother, Phoenix finds another kind of prison. Her adoptive mother's bitterness, resentment, and anger slowly turn Phoenix's new home into a nightmare. Until one day, everything changes. Phoenix is handed over to a powerful man-the ruthless mafia boss who controls an entire state. To him, she is nothing more than a transaction. A new addition to his family. A girl who has been sold into a world where loyalty is bought, betrayal is punished, and love is considered a weakness. But his eldest son is different. Or so Phoenix thinks. Cold, feared, and every bit as ruthless as his father, he is the last person Phoenix should ever trust. Yet beneath the darkness surrounding him lies something neither of them expected. A connection. A forbidden one. Because in a family built on power and blood, some relationships can never be allowed to exist. And Phoenix is about to discover that being sold into a mafia family was only the beginning. Some cages have locks. Others have people you were never supposed to love. 🖤 ~~~ 18+ Abusive language/actions Smut

Everyone has secrets. Some are buried beneath lies. Some are hidden behind innocent smiles. And some... are standing right beside you. When a string of unsettling murders begins haunting the city, the authorities are left chasing a killer who seems to always be one step ahead. No witnesses. No clear motive. No pattern anyone can understand. For Mila, the growing danger is terrifying enough-until she realizes the killer may be closer than she ever imagined. With her best friend beside her through every suspicion, every investigation, and every nightmare, she finds comfort in the one person she believes she can trust. But trust can be dangerous. Because sometimes, the person helping you search for the monster... is the one who knows exactly where to hide it. And every game has a player. Some just happen to be very good at pretending they're not.

"They buried a Princess... but awakened a Queen." ~ Princess Evelisse Aurelia was born with everything a girl could dream of. A loving family. A kingdom that adored her. Three brothers who protected her. A prince who promised to love her forever. And a childhood friend who quietly loved her more than anyone ever knew. But everything she had was taken from her-not by an enemy kingdom, not by war, but by someone who stood beside her all her life. Seraphine, the daughter of the royal head maid, was born on the same day as Evelisse. Raised together, they were often called sisters by the people of the kingdom. But while Evelisse saw a friend, Seraphine saw a life she wanted to steal. The crown. The admiration. The family. The love. Piece by piece, Seraphine rewrote the story. With carefully crafted lies, fake tears, and a perfect image of innocence, she turned the kingdom against the very princess who once trusted her the most. The people who loved Evelisse began to doubt her. The family she cherished began to fear her. The man she loved chose to believe the lies. And when Seraphine's final scheme succeeded, Evelisse lost everything. Her name became a curse. Her heart became a battlefield. And her own family delivered her final punishment. But death was not the end. Five years before the day her world collapsed, Evelisse awakens with the memories of her past life still burning within her. This time, she knows every lie. Every betrayal. Every person who abandoned her. But a second chance comes with a question she never expected: If she changes the future, will she save the people she loved... or will she become the cold-hearted villain they once believed her to be? A rebirth story. Inspo: Villainess's Vengeance (Left at the Altar) by yublen_writes.

A bunch of KATSEYE oneshots. Sisterly and sometimes, a slowburn romance. Hope you enjoy!

The ledger is torn. The loop is broken. But the ocean never loses a debt. Rachel Ward thought she won. By defacing the cosmic ledger and refusing to sacrifice her humanity, she broke the two-minute time loop trapping the luxury cruise liner Oceanic Crest. Now, she stands at the helm, commanding a ghost ship with no passengers, no crew, and a traitorous boyfriend she can no longer trust. But survival isn't an exit. The ship has drifted into the No-Time Realm-a blinding, silent world of endless white mist where time stands still, hunger does not exist, and the radar screen is a terrifying, empty green. Rachel and Justin are entirely unburdened, entirely alone, and entirely trapped in the blank pages of reality. Until the mist begins to part. Out of the milky horizon emerges the H.M.S. Erebus, a rotting 1840s warship crewed by souls who outsmarted their own loops centuries ago-and went completely mad doing it. To navigate this lawless expanse, Rachel must face hostile survivors, ghost loops of her past, and a terrifying truth: holding the steering wheel doesn't make her the captain. It makes her the ultimate target for the cosmic entity waiting just beneath the surface. The rules of the deeper waters are simple: Change, sacrifice, or become a permanent line item in the abyss.

Rachel and her boyfriend, Justin, are going on a trip through a cruise ship. Suddenly, everything goes dark and foggy and everyone in the ship disappear, except for the driver who's still like a statue. Soon, they realize that they're stuck in a time loop and struggle to break it. But the truth is far more horrifying. The waters don't test your psychological strength - it tests how far you'll go.