He's rude, he's arrogant and downright insolent. She's a damaged good with walls built so high it's a surprise even she can see over them. It's almost been a year since Scarlett Valentina has been working as secretary to the suave, sexy billionaire - Jasper Queen - and as her first year draws to a close, sparks begin to fly. Suffering from a childhood of abuse, Scarlett refuses to let anyone get too close until even she herself cannot stop her boss from digging deep into her past. But, will she let Jasper break down the walls and unearth every part of herself for him? Will Jasper stay long enough to seek his secretary out? Through all the scars, tears, truths and tantrums, who will burn and who will make it out unscathed? • THIS BOOK HAS BEEN FULLY REVISED AND EDITED AS OF JULY 1ST 2017 • ● DEAR READERS, PLEASE BE COURTEOUS OF THE FACT THAT THE FIRST 16-18 CHAPTERS WERE WRITTEN WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OF AGE HENCE WHY THEY ARE NOT VERY GOOD AND PROVE TO BE RATHER NONSENSICAL AT TIMES. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING.●

How can you love someone you fear? Laken is a werewolf; the runt of the pack. What happens when the Alpha starts taking an interest in him? Rule number one of the wolf pack; Never disobey your Alpha. Cover design by: hgames113

After being abused by her father for years, Celine is sent to a boarding school where she meets a group of guys that teach her what a life without abuse is like.

*WARNING: Written in 2008, some content may be offensive* Stasee is your typical shy, quiet teenage girl until the night her brother's best friend Damen Hurtz decides to finally acknowledge her existence. In a desperate attempt to gain his acceptance she allows him to take the one thing every girl values most...her virginity. After that night, Damen constantly begins accepting her while they're alone and then rejecting her in front of his peers. Stasee's frustration and confusion continues to grow, as do her feeling toward the man who continues to break her heart. He claims that he cares for her, but will his need for his peer's acceptance prevent him from ever treating Stasee the way he should? And if he finally realizes the stupidity of popularity over love, will Stasee still be waiting for him?

/ / Stock·holm syn·drome (noun) / / feelings of trust or affection felt in certain cases of kidnapping or hostage-taking by a victim toward a captor. *DISCLAIMER: CONTAINS SUBJECTS SUCH AS SELF-HARM AND ABUSE*

"What happened?" he asked sternly. She sat still and made sure her hood was covering her bruised cheek. He noticed her unease like no one else. "Nothing." She answered. He mentally noted the scratchy sound in her voice. He carefully walked towards her while shaking his head. "Who is hurting you?" WARNING: Adult content, strong language, violence, and a lot of sexual content. This story is graphic and may be too intense for some readers. I suggest readers 17 and older. Read at your own risk.

Cover by: Skylar_01 Kalene Bello is your typical 22 year old. Friendly, cheery and charismatic she is trying to become something of herself. Working multiple jobs and taking night classes to get a Degree in Business Administration she doesn't have much time for a personal life let alone date. Until she meets Manny Cox. Funny, sly and a sweet talker, he manages to get Kalene's attention. In the beginning he is everything she wanted in a man...Loving, Romantic and Attentive until he shows his true colors. Marco De Luca is named the new President of his Family's multi billion dollar Hotel and Resort Dynasty with many chains all over the world. Moving to California to take over the Main Office he tries to take a different approach in handling the Business and his employees. His father Giovanni De Luca is known to be ruthless, arrogant and heartless in and out of the Business world. Trying to break the mold, Marco is the complete opposite of his father and even though the position was handed down to him, he still has to prove himself worthy of it. What happens when Kalene starts working at De Luca International and is hired as Marco's temp? Will he see something different in her? Will he realize her Secret? Or has she mastered the art of covering her bruises and abuse from the man who claims to Love her? Will Kalene and Marco form a Friendship? Will he find a way to help her? Or will he fall for the Beautiful Hispanic woman who becomes more than his Assistant? ***This story will contain Domestic Abuse, Sexual Content and Verbal Abuse! Though the Story may be Fictional, Abuse is real. If anyone who reads this is in this type of situation, PLEASE seek help! No one has the right to put their hands on you! Love is NOT SUPPOSED TO HURT! If he hits you and demeans you and says it's because "He Loves You"...it's a Lie. I know, I've been there!***

When Corinna Evans' mother is sent to prison, Corinna has nowhere else to go so she moves back in with her father and his family. Determined to make it through these last few months of school, she only wants to keep a low profile and get by but someone keeps getting in her way. Tyler Flynn has been best friends with Corinna's brother forever and she's never liked him. What happens when her feelings start to change? And will her family ever forgive her for her past?

[mature contents] ♚ BOOK 1 To everyone, Gemini is just a weak, pathetic girl who often gets bullied. But, no one knows that she has a fighting spirit in her. And, no one would have ever guessed that she attends parties at night in a different identity. She's usually wild and untamed at night. Not until her bully encounters her.

Bailey Willow's been through things that no seventeen year old should go through. But she doesn't care as long as when she turns eighteen, she gets to escape her toxic life. When things finally start looking up, everything goes wrong and she lands herself in the mansion of the notorious mafia leader, Adrian Black. ----- *THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE SCENES (aka smut for y'all thirsty people like me) BUT THE MATURE CONTENT CAN BE SKIPPED IF DESIRED, THERE WILL BE A WARNING* TRIGGER WARNINGS: depictions of panic attacks, violence, and strong language. (will also be mentioned at the top of each chapter if there is something potentially triggering) ---- RANKINGS: #1 in sadstory | 22.3K stories | March 30, 2021 #1 in knives | 2K stories | Feb 1, 2021 #1 in sad | 265K stories | March 6, 2022 #8 in broken | 57.2K stories | Feb 14, 2021 #1 in story | 242K stories | March 9, 2021 #1 in scars | 1.9K stories | March 14, 2021 #2 in badboy | 100K stories | April 11, 2021 #28 in romance | 1.3M stories | April 12, 2021 #6 in teenfiction | 201K stories | April 12, 2021 #6 in anger | 21.6K stories | June 1, 2021 #2 in drugs | 64.8K stories | May 21, 2024 First Published: December 23rd, 2020 Date Finished: March 9th, 2021 Date Tattoos and Scars was Originally Published: May 10th, 2020