"You can't take all of us, sweetheart." Valen's voice is smooth, teasing, but the way his fingers brush against my hip isn't playful. It's testing. Behind me, Fennec chuckles, his breath warm as he leans in, his lips barely ghosting the shell of my ear. "She could try." His voice dips lower, dragging heat down my spine. "I'd love to watch her try." ------------------------------- Soraya Cordova was never meant to survive. Stolen as a child and discarded as a mistake, she was given a second chance when the Cordovas adopted her into a life of wealth, secrets, and silent wars. But when her parents are declared dead and the world turns against her found family, she realizes survival is no longer enough, she needs to fight. Raised as assassins, her adoptive brothers have spent years keeping her in the dark, but now? Now, she's in the center of the storm. Wanted by the government. Hunted by the man who created her. And trapped in a dangerous game of love, loyalty, and lies with the only people who have ever mattered. Because in their world, trust is a weapon. Not all love stories are gentle. Some are jagged at the edges, built on shadows and sins, tangled in pasts too dark to escape. White Lies is one of those stories. It's about the things we do to survive, the lies we tell to protect, and the love that thrives even in the darkest corners. Read at your own risk.

*** Disclaimer*** **Not a Dave East or Megan thee stallion fanfic** I just like them so.... ENJOYY Suffering from PTSD took over his life, hiding it seemed simple until she walked into his life forcing him to open his mind and even his heart. But she has her own problems to deal with and being a medical psychiatrist takes the need to focus on them away. The two are forced to do and show parts of themselves no one took the time to but the biggest problem is he's her brother's best friend who has a rule about his friends dating his sister. (Suck at descriptions forgive me lol... again, enjoy.) #2 in Barbados 🤍

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹.

Tasha Green was never supposed to owe a man like him. Her little brother's mistake drags her straight into the hands of King Dre - the ruthless street boss who owns the block, the money, and the fear of everyone around him. Dre doesn't let anyone play with his name. But when Tasha storms into his lounge demanding to "fix" Marcus's debt, Dre sees something he's never had: fire wrapped in curves and attitude. She came to protect her brother. He decides to keep her for himself. Now Tasha is caught in Dre's dangerous world of loyalty, betrayal, and power - and every night in his presence tests her limits. She swore she'd never fall for a man like him... but one kiss from Dre feels like sin she doesn't want to escape. In the streets, nothing is free. And Dre has already decided the price: her heart.

Janeisha "Neisha" Bambi has always survived by keeping a low profile. She don't get caught up in the kind of business that comes with bodies, secrets, and street names that echo. But all it takes is one night-one favor for her best friend-to slide her straight into the orbit of Seven "Saint" Carter. Saint is discipline wrapped in menace. A man the streets don't just respect,they fear. The type Neisha promised herself she'd never look at twice. He doesn't chase, beg, or explain. Yet somehow, he does all of this for her. And when that calm, unreadable gaze settles on Neisha, her careful world starts to crack. Now Saint's patience is running out, Neisha's defenses are falling apart and the pull between them is starting to feel less like a choice and more like fate. He's trying to shield her from the life he lives. She's trying to decide if loving him is salvation or self-destruction.

He was a beast. Composed of nothing but sheer brutality, masculinity and power. A mate was the last thing on his mind. . . until he laid his eyes on her. [ influenced by the story of Hades and Persephone ]

𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 '𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞.' 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. Letter to my lover, let me explain my love to you. I know how your trauma built a grudge, but i wont judge you. Letter to my lover, your love like a drug too.. When we fell in love, I was fightin' demons and battlin' drug abuse.

𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘧, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 & 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴. 𝘏𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺. 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘓𝘐𝘈𝘏𝘚 𝘓𝘐𝘍𝘌.

She valued lives. He took them. She saved him. He wanted her. She was a doctor and he was a mobster.