Social outcast, Lyric Sager, has never understood why she could never make friends, why she has no family, how she got that peculiar scar on her shoulder, or why she dies in her dark dreams every night by the hand of the same man…until the day he appears in real life to claim her. Darius Black is the deadliest remaining pure-blood vampire, who just so happens to possess the secret of how to walk in the sun. Tired of his kind having to hide in the shadows, he devises a plan to create a new breed of vampires and have the most powerful coven there ever was so that he may rule the supernatural world, but first he needs the last piece of his puzzle; Lyric. Lyric is special, but she has no idea just how much. The balance of power in the supernatural world lies in her hands so she must find a way to break free from Darius before it’s too late. **Author's Note** I am currently in the process of editing and completing this story for publishing. Until then, please enjoy what has been posted so far ^-^

He kisses the hollow behind my ear, panting and clinging to me like I am his salvation. "You're going to make me lose my job." "And you're going to make me lose mine," I purr. He pulls out and backs away from me as his senses start to return, "You're right. We can't do this anymore. This is the last time." I slink towards him like a lioness, holding him in place with my dark gaze, daring him to make a run for it. "I mean it." My lips brush against his, "That's what you said the last time." *** The day Clarissa Lanvin graduates from the prestigious University of Cambridge she meets Madame Vivienne Bordeaux, a chic Parisian business woman, with an eye for exceptional beauty. From that day forward, Clarissa's life takes an extravagant and electrifying turn. Now she's adorned in Dior, dripping in diamonds, with a five figure income and a gorgeous new fiancé, Jonathan North, who just so happens to be running for Prime Minister, all thanks to his alluring and devastatingly handsome campaign manager, Bryant Hemsworth. With his tailored suits, olive skin, dark eyes and mysterious nature, Bryant is both irresistible and impenetrable -up until he and Clarissa can no longer deny their intense desire for one another. The closer they get to each other, the more they put themselves and those associated with them at risk, but they're too far gone to turn back now. Dangerously seductive and emotionally compelling, The Escort is a gripping tale of love and deception that will make you crave more, more, more...

***Winner of the Wattys 2015 Urban Award (THANK YOU, READERS! MWAH) *** "Everything in the world is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power." -Oscar Wilde When notorious drug lord Aiden Michaels' troublesome younger brother Keegan goes missing, word on the street is that a hit was put out on him by the head of the of The Syndicate, Vincent Lockewood. Not one to be tampered with, Aiden decides to hit back even harder by kidnapping Vince's beautiful daughter, Ava-Marie, threatening to torture and kill her in three days unless Vince delivers his brother and a ransom of twenty million pounds, but something sparks between the captor and his captive that compromises everything. A/N: THIS STORY EXPLORES SOME ADULT THEMES SO WATTPAD HAVE MADE SOME CHAPTERS PRIVATE. IN ORDER TO READ IT IN ITS ENTIRETY FOLLOW ME AND ADD RUNNING WILDE TO YOUR LIBRARY. Enjoy x

Two rival cartels joining forces when the world around them leaves them no choice. Two worlds colliding when love overpowers hate.