"Every masterpiece begins with a stroke of submission." In the sun-drenched heart of Italy, where art is the only religion, Isabella lives a life of gilded suffocation. Engaged to a man she doesn't desire and bound by the cold expectations of her aristocratic lineage, she is a woman playing a role-until she walks into the dusty, turpentine-scented sanctuary of Matteo. Matteo is not just a painter; he is a predator of the soul. He sees past Isabella's silk gowns and forced smiles. When she commissions a portrait to capture her elegance, he gives her a brutal ultimatum: "I cannot paint a woman who refuses to be seen." What starts as a professional arrangement quickly dissolves into a dark, carnal obsession. To find the "soul" Isabella is missing, Matteo begins to strip her down-not just of her clothes, but of her inhibitions. From the flicker of candlelight on bare skin to the intoxicating sting of wet oil paint and the commanding touch of a master who demands total surrender, Isabella discovers a world where pain and pleasure are the only colors on the palette. But in a world of high-society scandals and family legacies, their "Fluid Art" comes with a price. As the lines between muse and lover, art and filth, and freedom and bondage blur, Isabella must decide: Will she remain a perfect, lifeless statue, or will she let the Erotic Painter ruin her to perfection?

𝐌𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐘 | ❝La historia hace cosas extrañas con las mujeres❞ ( the last kingdom fanfic ) ( season 2─5 ) ( seven kings must die )

She was a dream, the calm in the storm, since being a babe, the youngest of her siblings, Young Ragnar, Uhtred and Thyra. A girl much too gentle, her brothers would say. A girl just too pretty, her sister would giggle. And then it was all gone, up in flames, as she screamed with all the might she could for Young Ragnar and Uhtred. Tova Ragnarsdóttir, her name was, no matter how hard they tried to break her. [ THE LAST KINGDOM. ] [ FINAN/OC/SIHTRIC ]

is it better to out-monster the monster or be quietly devoured? ‏‏‎ ‎ ‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎ - sihtric kjartanson x tove ranulfsdottir season 1 - seven kings must die started: 2023 (c: friedrich nietzsche, good and evil) (polarr effect c: kaiijucatsedits)

❝ we are only human and the gods have fashioned us for love that is our great glory and our great tragedy ❞ 【 Sihtric Kjartansson x OC 】 【 The Last Kingdom; S2 - 】 【 © Imaginebooks 】

"You are a lady," Finan repeated again, a frown forming on his lips. "And I am no lord." He pulled away from her again, brushing past her to occupy himself with looking at the well that was in the center of the courtyard. "You do not need to be a lord for me to love you." ----------------------- Eawynn of Mercia, daughter of disgraced Lord Alfric, finds herself holed away in a nunnery with Gisela - Uhtred of Bebbanburg's future wife. There is no turning back once Uhtred comes back from the slavery forced upon him. Gisela takes Eawynn under her wing and makes Uhtred and his band of warriors swear to protect her as one of their own. There is one thing Eawynn knows she will always have. Faith. And maybe a certain Irishman, too. - Top ranks: 4 - #finantheagile 1/4/22; #1 3/22/22 1 - #osferth 1/21/22 1 - #danes 3/10/22 2 - #thelastkingdom 3/10/22; #1 3/11/22, 3/22/22

🎶Think I need someone older Just a little bit colder Take the weight off your shoulders Think I need someone older Baby, am I your little secret? Eighteen, I'm old enough to keep it🎶

"I'm going to own every inch of you by the time the week ends. You will beg at my feet for that very ownership. Beg me to fuck you. You will do anything and everything I want, and thank me for it. But you have to earn it. You have to be a good girl for daddy. Is that something you can do?" *** Charlotte was going to make the most of her week long ski vacation with her best friend, Liz. But was surprised to learn that Liz's handsome father, Jacob, (ahem - make that gorgeous, kind, wealthy, and smart father, Jacob) was also staying the week while Liz needed to return home for work. What's a gal to do? (Besides get in a complex relationship with a man twice your age that could ruin your friendship. But besides that, what to do?) What happens on the slopes, stays on the slopes, right? *** Please look at the tags. Ages 18+. Definitely "mature" and not for everyone. If you don't like a wide age gap, unprotected sex or Daddy Doms this is 100% not the book for you. Otherwise, enjoy!

One year after breaking up with Charles Leclerc, Grace Diaz finally allows herself to have a fun night out with her best friend. After dancing with a handsome stranger, things get heated and she spends the night at his place. However he wasn't a stranger after all but none other than Arthur Leclerc... After a year of breaking up with the love of his life, Charles is finally able to concentrate on the race again but what happens when he lays eyes on her again? Will he be able to escape his past or will it come back to haunt his future? ----------------------------- •love triangle •second chance romance •formula one fanfiction

Dove Genovese, daughter of the second in command of the Italian mafia boss, has one sole purpose in life. That's to never dishonor her mafioso father. Marry, bring peace, and money: those are his demands. Meeting those demands comes at a high price, though. She's betrothed to an abusive man from another notorious Italian family. He's the last person she wants to spend her life with, but there's no way out. Her life is in the gilded, golden cage with strict rules and even harsher punishments. Gedeon Sokoloff wants revenge. The vindictive Russian mob boss has made it his mission to avenge his mother's brutal murder. There's nothing he wouldn't do to assert his power. When one of Genovese's henchmen breaches his territory and slaughters one of his men, Gedeon brokers a deal: war or Dove's hand in marriage. Dove should hate and fear Gedeon, because of his feared reputation. Yet, the infuriating man that enjoys teasing her and making her feel things she never felt before offers her one way to earn her freedom. Win him in a game of chess. Will Dove get the freedom she had been longing? Or will she stay as Gedeon's caged little bird in his games? _____ WARNING: Story contains rape, self-harm, suicidal ideation, physical/sexual abuse, violence, mature themes, sexual content, strong language. Ranks: #1 in Violence #1 in Adult-Romance #10 in Mafia #95 in Romance out of 1.7 million