This story has been edited to remove most mistakes. "I only saved you. That does not mean that I would need to marry you." Japan has long stopped being the country it used to be. The usually bright country has gone corrupt with the rest of the world. Only the strongest can influence this world, and he is like that. The leader of the Japanese mafia, the Yakuza. He rules Japan from the shadows; the politicians are only puppets gone corrupt with bribes and threats. His name is Yamaguchi Rei, and that is the man I ended up saving. And who is this I? I am Ichinose Mei. A surgeon at the Tokyo university hospital. _________ Highest ranking 14# on corruption. 6# on Yakuza 3# on corruptgovernment The first part of two Yakuza!!! Books. This story includes surgical procedures, blood, and graphic depictions of violence and torture. As well as sexual scenes. (Not in this book but the next part.) So if you people don't like or can't handle this kind of content, please don't read but to everyone that wishes to stay welcome, and I hope you enjoy the story.

As the youngest sister of the current Sultan, Eliska has been raised in the harem. But she's been trained not to be a bride, though she has had instruction in the womanly arts, but rather as a spy. To protect her brother and the rest of the family, she must pretend to be someone else entirely in order to keep their lands safe. Tariq is a fixer, with a well deserved reputation in the criminal underworld for being the go-to person for any kind of problem that needs solving and the willingness to do anything to solve his clients problems. Hired to find a boy taken by slavers, he's reminded strongly of his own past and dedicates himself to the search. As his investigation continues, he keeps running into the same pretty girl who attacked him, apologized, and then paid him off all in the same night. Neither can deny that the other is interesting and as their mutual goals begin to converge, a kind of alliance springs up between them. But Tariq is a criminal and Eliska a princess, and whatever else might be growing between them, it might not be enough to overcome their barriers and secrets. If they even manage to keep themselves alive among dark magic, plots, and corruption. NaNoWriMo project for 2015.

What if Henry VIII had married differently? What if his choice of wives changed his reign and the whole of England's history forever? A young man sits on the throne of England with a face and charm that draws woman from all corners of the kingdom. There are those with years of training and tutoring in their heads: there are those with no plan but themselves; there are those who only see the empty throne and themselves to fill it. Henry VIII needs a Queen. He needs a son. He's the King of England. He always gets exactly what he wants. This time, he wants the woman of his dreams. Well, maybe two or three. *Started 28th August 2016* *Completed 16th February 2022* #39 in Historical Fiction 22/07/18 #29 in Fiction 17/08/20 >> Cover designed by the great @WorksbyAmeliss <<

DISCLAIMER: This story is not copied from any tv show nor is it based on any historical events. It is not based on any historical figure. It is a work of fiction. ~She opened her eyes in a cart noticing women around her, she tried to kill herself out of anger and hate. The thought of her house being burnt in front of her and her family being cruelly strangled couldn't get out of her head. She was miserable but she didn't know one thing, that they were being delivered to Sultan Orhan's harem, to the place that would soon be her home.

❝Sometimes monsters get tired of hiding under the bed, so they'll climb into your head.❞ [ season 4 ] [ amazing cover by the amazing @inexcusable ] © 2014 Kat | Teen Wolf