#1 In manipulation 8/12/25 #1 in poetic 8/12/25 #1 in bwwm 9/2/25 #1 in dark romance 9/3/25 #1 in high school drama 9/7/25 #1 darkskin 9/2/25 #1 in Stockholm 10/7/25 #1 in vote 10/17/25 (REWRITTING) Publishing chapters as I rewrite them !! Since people don't like to read tags I just wanna let yall know this is a DARK ROMANCE book. As in a abusive , manipulative relationship. ... Finally, he asked, "Why are you crying?" Yara didn't lift her head right away. She was used to being ignored, not spoken to. When she did answer, her voice was small. Almost a breath. "They forgot me again," she whispered. "Who?" "My parents. They were supposed to pick me up." He blinked once. "So?" She looked at him then, really looked. "They always forget." Adonis didn't nod. Didn't frown. Just sat back on his heels. There was no sympathy in his face, but there was something else. Interest. Recognition. He understood what it meant to be forgotten. He stood up and looked down at her. "Do you want to disappear?" The question hung in the air . Yara didn't answer. She didn't know how. But the silence between them said enough. Adonis nodded once. "Come on." She hesitated. And then, quietly, she got up and followed him into the woods- not because she trusted him, but because he was the first person who hadn't looked through her.

✦❧✦ CONTENT WARNING ✦❧✦ The Drug Princess contains mature themes intended for adult readers, including: ✦ intense mafia and organized‑crime elements ✦ depictions of violence and high‑stakes danger ✦ graphic references to injury and death ✦ dark emotional themes and psychological tension ✦ consensual adult intimacy ✦ power‑exchange dynamics within a BDSM context ✦ "Sir" honorifics and dominance‑based relationship structures ✦ morally grey characters and ethically complex choices This story blends dark romance, crime drama, and psychological intensity. If these themes are not your preference, please read with care. ✦ ✧ ✦ Briar‑Belle LeBlanc was born with the world at her feet - old money, old power, and a legacy soaked in Russian steel and Creole fire. She knows exactly who she is... and she never apologizes for it. But she doesn't brag either. Queens don't need to. When her grandfather, Sergei Rousseau, gives Nikolai Volkov a brutal choice - ❧ love her and protect her or ❧ die trying - Nikolai chooses the first without hesitation. But loving Briar isn't simple. She's surrounded by men who would kill for her without blinking, women who would burn cities for her name, and two sassy leopards who bite everyone except her. In a world where loyalty is lethal and affection is a weapon, Briar and Nikolai must navigate: ❧ morally grey decisions ❧ dangerous alliances ❧ family secrets ❧ blood‑deep loyalty ❧ and a romance intense enough to start wars Can their love survive the weight of an empire... or will the world Sergei built swallow them whole? ❧ dark romance ❧ mafia legacy ❧ Creole + Russian power ❧ dangerous devotion ❧ two leopards with too much attitude