Anita," her angelic voice calls to me. Thunder rumbles in the distance. Her soft, delicate hands caressing my face, sparkling green eyes grounding me from the dark past I wish I could forget. "You're safe, it's okay." I bring my hand up, running my finger over the mound of scar tissue. The constant reminder of that night. The raised bump covers the bullet fragment embedded in my sternum. She takes my hands as more thunder rumbles and tears roll down my cheeks. "Breathe Anita," she says in a soothing whisper. My lungs were burning with the need for air and it was then that I realized I'd been holding it. I take in a gasping breath and recall the first time my eyes met her green eyes. My sister had been lifted off me and my eyes opening had startled her. The first time she touched me gave me strength to hold on. I held her hand tight, trying to tell her what happened, but couldn't get enough breath to form words. Sitting in the present going through the same as I had five years ago. "They were all found, Anita. They can't hurt you anymore. It's just a storm. All the doors and windows are locked, the alarm is set. It's just you and me." "Will you keep the light on tonight, please?"

Gxg agegap mafia slow burn Barely eighteen and alone in the world, Linnet witnesses a brutal dockside execution by the infamous crime queen Ms. Donatello, and is taken into the heart of her deadly empire. What begins as captivity turns into twisted protection as Donatello secretly shields Linnet from the cartel's rising suspicions while maintaining a cruel facade to stay alive. For six months, Linnet becomes Donatello's hidden pet, servant, and handpicked protégé, trapped in a mansion built on violence. But beneath Donatello's cold authority lies a dangerous truth: she is an elite undercover agent, infiltrating the cartel from the inside for over a decade. As the cartel hunts for the "rat" sabotaging their drug operations, Linnet uncovers whispered threats, staged torture, and growing corruption closing in on them both. Donatello fights to dismantle the empire while keeping Linnet alive and in private, their bond deepens into forbidden affection. When the authorities begin to surround the cartel and the truth teeters on exposure, Donatello must choose between finishing her mission... or saving the only person she's ever let close.

Esmeralda has existed for centuries without warmth, love, or longing only survival. Rosalyn is human, soft in ways Esmeralda forgot where possible. When their lives brush too close together, something ancient begins to change. Not hunger. Something far more dangerous.

"I need you to stop bullying Reese." Oh, so it was because of her friend. "I-I will do anything, just make it stop." Her eyes softened along with her features. She must love this girl so much for her to do this. But it intrigued me, she will do anything. Jo was now looking down. I felt the need of reaching out to her, to comfort her and tell her that everything is gonna be okay, but again, I had to stop myself. What is happening to me? I was not like this. "So, you will do anything?" I asked her and it made her look at me. "Yes!" "Hmmmm..." I hummed while I circled around her, I know she was feeling nervous, and thinking that I made her feel that, I silently smiled in victory. "Just... Just tell me what you want!" "Feeling impatient are we?" I mocked her, I saw her clench her fist but I chose to ignore it. I stopped in front of her and stared at her intently before I spoke. "Be my girlfriend!" ________________________ A story that will make your heart smile and at the same time cry your heart out. Join me in discovering the life of Jo Thompson, the nobody and Brittany Anderson, the Queen B. __________________________________ TRIGGER WARNING! Some readers may find some of the chapters contains disturbing actions such as bullying, violence, physical harm, abuse, etc. that could be traumatizing to some. Readers' discretion is advised!

Zara's voice trembled. "Easy... it's too much, I've..... I've never done this before" as Yasmin thrusts inside her. Yasmin's chest heaved, her mind spinning with weeks of frustration and betrayal. Nara had ignored her, pushed her away while Yasmin had given everything love, care, devotion. And now, with Zara before her, all of that anger and longing ignited. "I... I can't stop, it's so warm and .... Arrgghh I can't fit in....stay still" Yasmin demanded peeling Zara's thighs open, her voice low, almost feral, eyes locking on Zara's. She didn't want to, either. Zara's hands gripped her tightly, the tension between them electric, dangerous. Fear, excitement, and something more twisted danced in Zara's eyes. She was trembling not from pain, but from the intensity, the rawness of it all. The room was thick with heat and tension. Yasmin's hands moved with a possessive urgency, desperate to feel, desperate to release. Every restraint, every rule, every careful facade she'd built melted away. She lost herself in Zara's warmth, in the chaos of the moment, in the dangerous thrill of desire that bordered on obsession. By the time it ended, both were breathing hard, eyes wide, hearts pounding. Yasmin leaned back, letting the tension drain slowly, the room quiet except for their ragged breaths. For a moment, neither moved. "You... you're insane," Zara whispered, a nervous smile tugging at her lips. "And you... you're irresistible," Yasmin replied, her tone dark and husky. "Be careful, Zara. I don't stop for anyone."

The first time Stephanie Ivan tried to stop loving Myra Russo... she lasted three days. That should've been her warning. Because loving Myra was never soft. Never safe. And definitely never meant for someone like Stephanie. She was just a middle-class girl with strict, suffocating parents and a future that had already been decided for her. No risks. No mistakes. No secrets. Then she met Myra Russo. Rich. Untouchable. Dangerous in the quietest way. A girl who lived in a world where million-dollar gifts meant nothing, where dreams were granted with a whisper, and where power moved silently behind closed doors. Stephanie knew she didn't belong there. But Myra kept pulling her in anyway. And when Stephanie offhandedly confessed her dream of studying Anatomy in one of the most prestigious institutions in Russia... it came true. No explanation. No name. No way out. Now she's trapped between two lives one where love like hers could destroy her family... and another where walking away from Myra might destroy her. Because Myra doesn't chase. She doesn't beg. She doesn't even ask. She just chooses. And once a Russo chooses you... you don't leave. Not clean. Not whole. Not ever.

She was never meant to be part of their world... until fate marked her. Trapped by her father's debts and a fiancé she doesn't love, she's only meant to obey. Sent to the hospital for a routine check-up, she expects nothing more than tests and silence. But destiny has other plans. One mistake. One twist of fate. And suddenly, she's caught in the crossfire of the most powerful vampire clan in the country. The next vampire Queen and the woman who dominates the strongest vampire clan in the country has sensed her presence, her scent, her very soul. And she will not let anyone harm her mate. In a world of power, obsession, and unspoken bonds, being chosen isn't always safe... but it might just be the only chance at freedom and love.

Riley Lancaster thought she had everything figured out. Until she didn't. After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend, she expects to move on like any other high school breakup. But when she crosses paths with Savannah Moreau, the school's golden girl and star cheerleader, something shifts. Savannah has always been confident, bubbly, and effortlessly popular. She's dated guys, smiled through routines, and played the role everyone expects. But when Riley starts taking up space in her thoughts, she begins to question everything she thought she knew about herself. Neither of them planned for this. Falling for each other wasn't in the playbook. And in a school where reputations are everything, admitting their feelings could change everything. As they navigate friendships, expectations, and the terrifying thrill of first love, Riley and Savannah must decide: will they risk it all for something real, or will fear keep them from the truth?

When Sofia Marquez reluctantly agrees to accompany her best friend to an underground poker game, she never expects her life to spiral into chaos. Enter Valeria Esposito-a commanding mafia queen with a gaze that can strip you bare and a smile that promises ruin. From the moment their worlds collide, Sofia is drawn into Valeria's intoxicating orbit, where every glance is a challenge and every touch is a dare. But falling for a woman like Valeria isn't just dangerous-it's deadly. As secrets unravel and enemies close in, Sofia must decide how much of her soul she's willing to risk for a love that burns hotter than the fire threatening to consume them both. Can she hold her own in Valeria's world of power, violence, and betrayal? Or will their passion become their ultimate downfall?

When Esmerelda Harlow steps into the musty halls of Winston High as the new history teacher, with a reputation for being a bitter and arrogant professor, whispers of her arrival ripple through the school. Students are wary, until the reckless student Cameron Monroe allows her interest to morph. Cameron, the school's untouchable rebel with a reputation for detention and carelessness, with a game of causing disturbances. To her, Esmerelda Harlow is just another target-a seemingly uptight woman with strict rules and an aura of authority begging to be challenged. But when Cameron tries her usual antics, she's met with something entirely unexpected: resistance. Esmerelda is not an easy mark. In fact, she's more than Cameron bargained for. Cool-headed and emotionless. Every sarcastic remark is met with calm but devastating wit. Every act of defiance earns a punishment so perfectly tailored, it leaves Cameron seething-and strangely fascinated. Esmerelda sees through Cameron's rebellious exterior to the restless mind beneath it. Cameron, for all her bravado, finds herself caught in Esmerelda's gravitational pull-her intelligence, her poise, and her charm. But Esmerelda isn't here to play games. She's here to teach Cameron a lesson she'll never forget, one that will leave them both questioning the boundaries of power, desire, and control. In the end, it's not just Cameron's life that Esmerelda will upend, -it's her own. In a town where reputations are everything, what happens when two unstoppable forces collide in one university?