I froze. A man was slumped against the graffiti-covered brick wall, blood blooming across his side. His white shirt was soaked through, and there was a gun just inches from his open hand. My heart slammed against my ribs. Run, Skye. You should run. But I didn't. Instead, I dropped my bag and took a cautious step closer. His head lifted. Piercing, icy blue eyes met mine, sharp even through the haze of pain. His face was all sharp edges and shadowed scruff, blood trailing from the corner of his mouth. His accent was thick and rough, like broken glass. "Leave." I shook my head slowly. "You're bleeding. Bad." "Not your concern." His voice was lethal, but he flinched hard when he tried to move. "You're gonna die out here," I whispered, kneeling beside him. My hands trembled as I pressed a napkin from my apron against his side. "I'm studying to be a nurse. Let me help." He stared at me like I was something he couldn't comprehend. A stranger. A softness he didn't trust. Then his hand, heavy and warm, clamped around my wrist-not rough, but firm. "What's your name?" he rasped. "...Skye." A beat passed. Then another. "I am Mikhail." His eyes darkened. "And you shouldn't have found me."

His Silent Wife In a world where power decides everything... she has none. Liora Vale does not speak. Not because she has nothing to say- but because her voice was taken from her long before she became his wife. When she is forced into a marriage with Adrian Blackwood, a cold, ruthless billionaire who rules his world without mercy, she expects only one thing: to be invisible. And at first, she is. A contract wife. A silent presence in a mansion full of rules. A woman he barely acknowledges. But silence is never empty. Because the more Adrian watches her... the more he realizes she is not what she seems. She doesn't cry. She doesn't beg. She doesn't break. And that is what disturbs him the most. Until one question changes everything- "Why don't you react?" Now, the man who never cared... starts noticing. And the woman who never spoke... becomes the only thing he cannot ignore. But some silences are not safe. Some pasts are not buried. And some women... are not meant to be owned. 🔥 GENRE: Dark Romance • Forced Marriage • Billionaire Romance • Slow Burn • Emotional Trauma • Possessive Male Lead 💔 WARNING: This story contains emotional trauma, dark themes, psychological tension, and intense character development. ⭐ READ IF YOU LIKE: Silent / strong female leads Cold, obsessed male leads Forced marriage tropes Emotional slow-burn romance Dark secrets + past trauma Addictive cliffhangers 💬 One rule in his house was simple... She exists. But she must not be seen. Until he starts seeing her too much.

(*Completed*) Diana Shade was just a strong, smart girl living with her foster parents and brother. She didn't know that soon she was going to be taken into a mafia because of who her parents were. And being in love with the future leader of the enemy mafia, didn't help. ▴▿▴▿▴▿▴▿▴▿▴ -NEEDS MAJOR EDITING- #720 in teenfiction #2 in assassin #8 in gangs #1 in womanpower #1 in Mafia Queen #1 in vixen #88 in youngadult #2 in weapons

𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

He burned for control. She was born of chaos. Together, they'll shatter the laws that broke them-and forge a love fierce enough to change everything. - In a kingdom where magic is law and the powerless are sold like cattle, survival is a coin few can afford. Every season, the poorest are swept from the streets and auctioned off as Familiars - living mana batteries to feed the ambitions of greedy sorcerers. Forgotten. Disposable. Erissa expected pain when she was claimed by Lord Kaelen Carmentis - the coldest sorcerer in the court, and heir to one of the oldest bloodlines in the realm. She didn't expect the bond to awaken something inside her. And she certainly didn't expect that, in the silence between them, she would feel safe. But Familiars aren't meant to be felt. And whatever is growing between them... is breaking every rule. Because she was never meant to survive the system. She was meant to rewrite it - and burn the old world down in the process.

QUEENS OF CHOAS SERIES PREQUEL!!! Once upon a time, a girl was sent away. No trial. No second chance. Just a story everyone believed because it was easier that way. Five years later, she comes back. This is the part where, in a Disney movie, she'd forgive everyone, hug her family, and learn the power of love. Instead, Gianna De Santis learns how to break bones, keep secrets, and survive rooms that were never meant to be safe. The family expects a villain. The kingdom expects obedience. And some Princes are not always charming . There are no fairy godmothers here. Only men with power, women with knives, and lies that refuse to stay buried. And while everyone's busy wondering if Gianna is still dangerous- They forget to ask the real question: What happens when the girl they tried to erase comes back sharper... and finally decides to stop being nice? Because this isn't a Disney movie. And the girl who survived the tower doesn't believe in happily ever after- She believes in consequences.

Life for Miranda Burke gradually got worse since her father died. Having to live with that evil woman she has to call "Mother" doesn't make it any better, better yet she wasn't even her real mother. She was her step mother. She sees her life as useless and constantly mourned the death of her father, but, will all be better or worse in the end?

This is book 2 of Mafia King and the Waitress. So I suggest if you haven't read the first one then go read it.

Ever since Blaire Davis' family was murdered she moved from Vermont to London hoping new scenery would do her good and also to far away from the man who murdered her family. Jorgen Bjork took over being the top mafia leader of the top mafia gang when his father passed away. He flies over to London for check on the men he has over there thinking it was only going to be business until he see's Blaire. See what happens between the unlikely duo.

Book Three Of Alana You have to read the second book, "Baking A Goddess", before reading this one. . Newlywed Alana And Aiden are extremely happy. But as new situation arises, there love is forever tested.