A double life is an art of deception-and Daisy Lockwood has mastered it. By day, she's a brilliant prosecutor's assistant in Canyon Springs, a rising star in the legal world. By night, she's the reluctant heiress to Theodore Vanderbilt's corrupt empire, a man who owns the city-and her future. Her father forced her into his world, trading her dreams of botany and quiet solitude for power, lies, and bloodstained loyalty. But everything changes when Ash Hollow appears-her father's enigmatic young lover. In him, Daisy sees a reflection of her own trapped soul. Now, she faces an impossible choice: play the perfect daughter, upholding the family's legacy of crime? Or burn it all down, even if it means destroying herself in the process? And what happens when the line between manipulation and desire begins to blur?

𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒, renowned CEO and entrepreneur. Ruthlessness was all she knew after her first love disappeared without a trace. Worst of it all was she was carrying his child, who turned out to be more of a blessing than a curse. Celeste worked her way around the single mother life and built an empire at the feet of her daughter. As time passed over, she never anticipated the return of her lover, the father of her daughter. Does he deserve a second chance? Will Celeste ever forgive him for leaving? 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐗𝐄𝐑

𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐝: "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘵, 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘛𝘰 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶." ͏͏𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘦 𝘹 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 ͏͏started: 3/26/21 ended: ͏͏n/͏͏a

《On ne choisit pas les circonstances de notre venue au monde, on ne choisit pas nos parents et encore moins notre famille. On ne choisit pas son destin, on le subit ou on vit avec. Mais j'ai décidé de remercier Allah pour ce qu'il m'a donné et de vivre ma vie du mieux que je le pouvais... seule ou avec lui. 》 ⚠️Disclaimers⚠️ : - Les premières parties ont été écrites en 2016. - Inspirée d'une histoire (pas la mienne) et de faits réels (+du fictif biensur)

Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.

PAPERBACK ON AMAZON! ❝You're mine. Understand? And if I see you look at a guy the same way you look at me, I'll kill him. And I'll fuck you with his blood around my hand.❞ It should scare me. But it doesn't. ••• Alexandra Jones never believed in myths. But when she catches the eye of Diávolos, the infamous "silent killer," she starts to wonder. Her best friend thinks it's all a made-up story, but Alexandra is determined to prove the killer's existence. As she delves deeper into the mystery, Alexandra realizes that the truth may be more dangerous than she ever imagined. Her quest for answers puts her in the killer's crosshairs, and she soon realizes that she may be the next target. But things get even more complicated when Alexandra starts to develop feelings for the mysterious killer. Can she trust her heart, or will it lead her down a path of destruction? As the stakes get higher and the danger intensifies, Alexandra must make a choice: continue her search for the truth, or risk everything to be with the man she's falling for. [{50,000 - 100,000}] words. Written: 21 April 2022 Finished: 21 June 2022 # 74 Romance of 1.9million # 1 crazy out of 54.2K # 1 killer out of 47K stories # 1 spicy out of 10.9K stories # 1 deathandlife out of 9.4K stories # 7 fear out of 46K stories # 1 puzzle out of 3K stories # 8 confused out of 11.8K stories # 1 strictparents my

Allison had always wanted to become a painter. Due to financial constraints, she wasn't able to pursue her dream and instead found contentment in expressing her art at home. The man of her dreams became her favorite masterpiece. He was a recurring figure in her nightly visions. Despite her confusion about his existence, she meticulously depicted every detail of his physique, bringing him to life on canvas. When given the opportunity to participate in an art exhibition, Allison didn't hesitate to choose the man from her dreams as her entry. Standing in front of her painting on the day of the exhibition, a man suddenly appeared beside her, causing her to glance at him. As he examined her masterpiece with furrowed brows, the man uttered words that made her freeze on the spot. "What is my face doing there?"