━𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐅𝐈𝐀 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐎 ❛They call you the temptress of the night. A woman trained to kill; a weapon equipped to destroy. A murderer hidden in the skin of a seductress. They call you heartless, cruel, daunting a-and... 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙.❜ ─── ♛ ─── Xena, the only heir to the American Mafia. Deceitful with beauty. Heartless with duty. Merciless with artistry. She was an illustrious raptor, pretty and beastly. But looks can be deluding and so can she. Now, the Italian Capo wants her dead. Sent on a mission to eliminate the Capo, Xena faces a trial of love and error. All fairytales end with in sickness and in health. But in a nefarious world like theirs, the two will be bound by hell. Will this be the end of her rein, or will they rise above the havoc? ─── ♛ ─── Highest Ranks: #1 in Action-Romance #1 in ProjectBadassGirl #15 in Sarcastic #10 in Humor #63 in Featured ─── ♛ ─── Rewritten version of Mafia Queen Meets Mafia King. Mature. Dark Romance. This book is marked mature for a reason. Mature scenes, violence *in depth*, human trafficking, r*pe and other things lie ahead that may be triggering for some. Summary refining done by @NilaNarrates.

Original Wattpad Trilogy of 'Hidalgo brothers' that inspired the Netflix movies! Final movie out this February 23, 2024. Through My Window is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access the the Original Edition for free and the Books Edition upon purchase. Raquel Álvarez has only one goal - to become a psychologist. Well, that and to get Ares Hildago to notice her. Even though he lives next door, Raquel has never spoken to Ares. Yet, she can't help thinking there's more to him...and she can't help imagining what it'd feel like to kiss him. ***** For as long as Raquel can remember, she has been obsessed with Ares - known to everyone as the rich, hot, popular playboy. After a chance encounter reveals her crush is anything but unrequited, their steamy attraction grows into something much more. Raquel is all in with Ares. But Ares can't, or won't, commit, as his struggle with personal and family responsibilities leaves little room for falling in love. What burns bright burns fast, but for Ares and Raquel, can it last?

| a true story about a boy who hides his pain behind his smile and a girl determined to see it | - FREE story with paid Exclusive Chapters and Writer Reveals - Twice Featured - Taylor Ming is trying to cope with the aftermath of her twin brother's suicide, and her depressed mother and avoidant father aren't really helping. With one of her friends' self-harming while another deals with a chronically ill boyfriend, being diagnosed with Diabetes and forced to use insulin thrice a day is Taylor's worst nightmare. When she catches the school's golden boy Shane Gray popping pills in a bathroom, then, Taylor is sure she's in a living hell. Is he depressed? Is he using drugs? She's afraid of losing more people and strikes a deal with Shane. He'll tell her if he ever has the urge to hurt himself and she'll keep his secret. What neither of them knows, however, is that he's already hurting himself without knowing it. And Shane's life is falling apart quicker than Taylor's. Because life isn't black and white and, sometimes, seeing gray can make all the difference. Warning: The story talks about suicide, self-harm, drug use, and mental health problems which may be triggering for some readers.

|| Featured FREE story with exclusive paid chapters - previously a paid story || When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time. ***** Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston

Victoria, 18, goes to West King Highschool. Victoria's best friend Penelope, also 18, are seniors and ready to go to college. But will two class clowns Taylor Caniff and Dillon Rupp change their minds?

how far would you go . . . for someone you love? ♔ Levi steps forward, placing himself between me and Jack. Like he's protecting me from him. But I don't need protecting, certainly not from Jack. "Who do you think you are, dude?" Levi spits, getting in Jack's face. "Look, Scarlett was just helping me out with a proj-" "I'm not your dude," Jack bites, and I want to tear my hair out of my head. This is going downhill very fast. Jack turns to me. "Scar, we need to talk," he says lowly. Then loud enough for Levi to hear, "So can you please get this kid to leave." "Hey, you don't get to come in here and start ordering her around," Levi says harshly. "You don't control her." "And you think that you do?" Jack spits. ♔ When Scarlett moved off to college, she hoped to start anew and find her way in this world alone. Two problems. One: her older brother goes to the same college, and it seems like he's everywhere, keeping her from doing everything she hoped to do as a college freshman. Two: her brother's devastatingly handsome best friend also seems hell-bent on ruining her college experience . . . but in a different way. Their paths keep crossing, and Scarlett is reminded of the powerful attraction that they've both ignored for far too long. Not to mention, a new face begins to occupy everyday Scarlett's thoughts. When Scarlett is paired with an allusive, darkly handsome stranger for a film project, her world begins to open in ways she never thought possible. But as his mystery unravels into dark secrets, she wonders if she's falling a bit too hard. Before long, Scarlett is forced to realize that balancing the hearts of two boys at once just might result in the breaking of her own.

Hannah Lewis hasn't had the easiest start to life, being born to parents that absolutely hate the fact that she exists. Without much explanation, she's lost the one person that ever really cared about her and has grown up with vast amounts of abuse and a couple of suicide attempts. As Hannah tries to find jobs and ways to keep her mother and her mother's current boyfriend happy, she begins to make more friends and gain more interest than she feels comfortable with, including some interest from the new teacher at her school that looks surprising familiar. But more interest means more questions about the bruises on her face that Hannah doesn't want to answer and no matter how much she tries to hide things, people just keep getting closer and her situations seem to keep getting worse.

Hunter Hayes is your average school badass. Always picking a fight with someone and acting out. Despite having all the girls drool over him he still secretly wants that one girl who hates his guts. What happens when they're put together for a project ? Do they get closer? Does she despise him even more? Find out now. COMPLETED STORY. SEQUEL: GOOD GIRL GONE BAD ~Will be edited when complete~

"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

( under spell check and editing ) Aurora is a smart, feisty, strong 18 year old girl. She suffers from generalized anxiety disorder. She gets top grades and is an all round good student, but she has parts of herself that she struggles with. Archer is the 'bad boy'. He's a strong, fierce teenage boy. He's slightly aggressive and doesn't allow people to get to close, but the bad boys always have a soft spot. When these two people from completely different lives collide in the hallways, they start to notice things about each other and them selves that they never knew before. Will the fighter save the good girl, or will she save him? He's her Strength. She's his weakness. ****** Obviously All Rights Reserved. Some mature content. All photos used are not mine. I do thank and give credit to those who's photos they are.