During the courting season, the families of the ton aspire to secure advantageous matches for their daughters, aiming for dukes and viscounts, and, if desperate, even barons. The season was a flurry of balls, teas, and soirées, each a grand display of wealth and status, where every mother paraded her daughter like a prized thoroughbred, hoping to catch the eye of a noble suitor. Lord Sebastian returned after a decade of absence, having disappeared to further his studies in distant lands. He was introduced to a young debutante named Alice. She was a vision of grace and beauty, her coppery locks and doe-like eyes captivating all who beheld her. Despite the throng of admirers around her, Alice felt an immediate and inexplicable pull towards Lord Sebastian. His dark, contemplative eyes seemed to see right through her, piercing the veneer of societal pleasantries. Likewise, Sebastian found himself irresistibly drawn to Alice. Something about her intrigued him deeply, a light in her eyes that hinted at a hidden depth. As the days turned into weeks, their paths crossed frequently at various events. Each encounter left them yearning for more. Everything that glitters is not gold, indeed

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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. WARNING: I wrote this book when I was 15. This is in no ways reflective of my current writing abilities. ----- *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