Some flowers aren't meant to wilt. They're meant to wait and bloom again. Daisy Bennett awakens from a century-long sleep, still pregnant, and ready to bloom in a world that stole her spring.

She went to apply for a visa. Instead, she found a husband. Not a name she recognized. Not a face she'd ever loved. But one signature... one binding record... and suddenly, her life was no longer hers alone. According to the system, she was already married. To a man in Romania. A man she had never met. A man she definitely did not marry. What should have been a simple correction turns into a demand: Find him. Fix it. Divorce him. Clean. Quick. Forgotten. But nothing about him is clean. Because when she finally steps into his world, expecting confusion, denial, maybe even cooperation... she finds something far more dangerous. He **refuses**. Not out of anger. Not out of misunderstanding. But principle. Because to him, marriage is not paperwork. It is ownership. It is loyalty. It is blood. And now that she has stepped into his territory, into his name, into his life... He has no intention of letting her walk away. Not when her existence raises questions. Not when her presence feels... right. Not when something about this "mistake" feels far too deliberate. In a world ruled by power, secrets, and quiet violence, she is no longer just a stranger. She is his wife. And whether this marriage was an accident... or a carefully crafted trap- She's about to learn that some vows are written in ink. And enforced in blood. ---

He held up his hands, trying to sound casual, but the sight stopped her cold-blood smeared across his fingers, dark and fresh. "Relax, it's nothing," he said smoothly, his voice trying to soothe, but her heart pounded in stark disbelief. Her eyes widened, fixed on the crimson stains, a silent scream caught in her throat. Horror dripped from every glance. "Nothing? You killed him," she whispered, voice barely steady, trembling with a mixture of fear and accusation. "You're a murderer." He scoffed, a cold shadow flickering in his unreadable eyes. "Don't insult me wifey. I'm above that." The weight of his words pressed down like a guillotine as she steadied herself, voice sharp with defiance. "I'll tell everyone. I won't marry you." A slow, cruel smile curved his lips as he leaned in, his breath ghosting against her ear like a deadly promise. "Will you? Go ahead-tell everyone. I'll destroy everything you hold dear, just like your telling would destroy mine. We'll go down together." He leaned closer, his voice dropping to a chilling whisper. "And as for not marrying me... oh wifey , you don't get to choose. You'll be mine-whether it's in a wedding dress, or buried in a legend". He wasn't supposed to pull her in-didn't even understand why he was drawn to her. She wasn't the most beautiful, but something beneath the surface called to him. A ruthless heir haunted by betrayal, he never let strangers close... yet he craved to keep her. ☆☆☆☆

**He would protect her from the dangers lurking outside, including himself ** A series of interconnected one shots retelling the story of Damon Salvatore and Bonnie Bennett and how they always found their way back to each other. (Cross post from my Fanfiction account Phoenix2020: https://www.fanfiction.net/u/13355232/Phoenix2020)

"You're a good friend, Dom." Friend. The word should have meant something comforting. Instead, it felt like losing. Arabella Sterling has always been warmth in human form-loud laughter in quiet rooms, bare feet in expensive kitchens, homemade food passed across crowded tables, affection given so freely people mistake it for simplicity. At twenty-seven, she has no interest in power, status, or the cold performance of elite society. She'd rather spend hours in bookstores, chase sunsets on the beach, or lose herself in music than play social games with wealthy people pretending to be happy. Then there's Dominic Van Sterling. British. Controlled. Untouchable. Born into one of the most powerful old-money dynasties in Europe, Dominic was raised to value discipline over desire, restraint over emotion, and duty over everything else. Men fear him. Women want him. Entire rooms shift when he walks into them. But Arabella has never treated him like a man people should fear. To her, he's just Dom. Her brother's oldest friend. The quiet man who always remembers when she's cold. The man who notices everything. The man who says yes every single time she needs him. What Arabella doesn't know is that Dominic's feelings for her stopped being harmless years ago. And everyone can see it. The way he watches her. The way he touches her. The way his composure fractures whenever she's near. Everyone notices the way he looks at her. Except her. THAT WAY is a slow-burn quiet obsession romance filled with aching tension, old-money restraint, emotional intimacy, possessive longing, and a man dangerously close to losing control over the only woman he was never supposed to want.

Evan O'Connor has a problem. After being single for ten years, he is finally ready to change that. He plans to ask the woman of his dreams out on a date. His crush on her has lasted for a whole decade, which helps explain why he hasn't pursued anyone else. This woman, who has been his infatuation for years, has been playing Cupid for others since she was five. Every couple she has matched has ended up in a successful relationship, with most marrying and the others already planning their weddings. So, why hasn't she noticed that he's been in love with her? They work closely together, as she is not only his boss but also the CEO of the company where he works, and he is her assistant. When Evan finally decides that he is done being a coward and is ready to confess to his boss, she completely misinterprets the situation and thinks Evan wants her to set him up with someone. Now, Evan has to navigate all these dates that the woman he desires is planning. All he wants is her, but she just doesn't notice. Shanelle Davis is not only a successful woman but also one of the most prominent Black women on the Forbes list. She runs a billion-dollar company and has a little hobby on the side. Since she was five years old, every person she has played matchmaker for has ended up in a successful relationship. Naturally, she wasn't surprised when her nickname became "Cupid." She embraced it wholeheartedly. So, when her assistant, her favorite person in the world, asked her to play matchmaker for him, she couldn't refuse. Even when he tried to take the request back, there was no way she would drop it. All she wanted was for her assistant to be happy and find his own happily ever after. He deserves it, and who better to find the right person for him than her? Not only was she "Cupid," but she also knew everything about Evan. Of course, she could find the perfect match for him, and if she couldn't, well, she would just have to create one!

He was a secret king, I was just... me. One night, one mistake, and now we're stuck together. Forced marriage, family drama, and a whole lot of temptation. Can I survive his world... or will I fall for him completely? One night with Aaliyah, one mistake, and now she's mine... whether she likes it or not. She's clever, stubborn, and far too tempting for her own good. Forced together by a secret no one else can know, we'll navigate temptation, family drama, and a chemistry that could burn the world down. What happens when a girl from one world meets a king from another? Chaos... and maybe more.

She was his forbidden obsession. And perfect revenge. Seventeen-year-old Emmaline "Emmy" Richards has always been her father's princess. The only daughter of wealthy, powerful Chase Richards and his longtime mistress turned wife, Mylene. Privileged, sheltered, adored, and completely off-limits. But as the only biracial debutante in 1990s North Carolina high society, Emmy feels like an outsider... until she meets Tristan Banks. He's everything her father hates: charming, mysterious, intoxicating... and the only one who truly sees her. But she doesn't care. She just wants him. What begins as seduction spirals into something darker and far more dangerous. Because Tristan isn't who he claims to be - and his secrets could shatter everything Emmy thought she knew about her family, her past... and their love.

When Aria Bankole agrees to host a simple Sunday dinner, she doesn't expect to become the axis of the Viklund brothers' attention. Her fiancé's request is outrageous. Their desire is undeniable. And Aria's silence? It's the sharpest weapon in the room. As tension coils beneath polite conversation and the brothers' gazes grow bolder, Aria realizes the truth: she isn't being offered. She's being worshipped. And she intends to make them earn it.

Magnolia has spent her entire life hiding. Now as an adult, she has found herself running. From her past, from her pain, and from the man who taught her that everything, especially love, comes with a cost. When a desperate escape leads her to a cemetery, the last thing she expects is to find refuge with four identical brothers whose lives are as intertwined as their faces. Mysterious, protective, and impossible to ignore, the quadruplets awaken something Magnolia thought she'd buried long ago: hope. As old wounds resurface and dangerous secrets threaten to destroy everything she's building, Magnolia must decide whether to keep running or finally confront the shadows that haunt her. But healing isn't easy, and neither is falling in love-especially when her heart begins to belong to all four men. Shattered Symmetry explores what happens when the people who find you are exactly the ones you never knew you needed.