In this story you'll meet him: Axel Aragon.🔥 He believes that truth exists only where nothing is softened. He observes, withdraws, and refuses to adapt. To him, masks are a choice, and choosing them is a form of dishonesty. You'll also meet her: Violet Vangarden.🔥 She disagrees. She understands appearances, control, and the intelligence of self-preservation. The world rewards the version of her that knows how to be seen. When their families reunite after nine years apart, enforced proximity reignites a conflict built on contempt, silence, and opposing worldviews. Every interaction sharpens the line between them, and yet, beneath the hostility, something far more dangerous emerges. Desire. Unwanted. Illogical. Inescapable. What begins as psychological warfare slowly fractures into obsession, forcing both of them to confront a truth neither is prepared to accept: the person who threatens their control the most may also be the one who sees them most clearly. Cold, restrained, and relentlessly analytical, A Study in Masks explores how hatred and desire can coexist and how the pull between two enemies can dismantle every belief they rely on to survive.

Iris Calder likes rules, silence, and the order of libraries. Books don't lie. People do.Theo Blackwell is polite. Impeccably dressed. Always returns his books on time. He listens. He remembers. He stays. At first, he feels like comfort. Then protection. Then Iris realizes nothing in her life goes wrong anymore. Problems disappear. People drift away. And Theo is always there-calm, reasonable, watching. Because devils don't look like monsters.They look like men you trust. Some devils don't bargain-they wait.

"Tell me, Gianna," he says her name like a caress and a threat combined. "Were you disappointed?" He steps closer. Invasive. Possessive. "That I wasn't fighting? That you didn't get to see the Devil play?" His hand leaves her hair to trace her jawline-that same touch from before, the one that made her breath catch. "Because I don't fight for entertainment," he breathes, thumb brushing the corner of her mouth. "I fight when something is worth fighting for. When something is worth taking." His eyes burn into hers. "And I'm trying to decide, little dancer..." The hand on her jaw tightens just slightly. "Are you worth the war I'd start to keep you?" They say the devil doesn't come with horns. He comes with power, legacy, and a smile that promises ruin. At Halgrave University, last names are weapons and secrets are currency. This is a world built for monsters-heirs raised on violence, dominance, and control. And at the center of it all stands Nikolai Vetrova-cold, untouchable, and feared even by those born into darkness. He was never meant to notice her. She was never meant to survive him. What begins as hostility turns into obsession. What feels like hate bleeds into desire. And the closer she gets, the more she realizes-loving him isn't dangerous. Surviving him is. Because some men don't fall in love. They claim. They ruin. And once the devil touches you, he never lets go. He is the Future Pakhan of the Bratva While she is the Cosa Nostra Princess. ⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: This book contains dark romance themes, explicit sexual content (smut), violence, blood, weapons, criminal activities, morally grey characters, depictions of self-harm, PTSD, trauma responses, and emotionally intense scenes. Reader discretion is strongly advised.

"Excuse me!! How dare you to talk to me like this?? Do you know who I am?" He roared at Vanika in loud voice pointing his index finger towards her. "Prime minister ke bete ho tum?? By growing this beard and height, are you thinking that you are training commander? Listen Mr. Whatever, I don't give a damn about your identity. So just leave my way." Vanika said putting his finger down by her index finger. He gave her a death glare and left from there while she smirked . ******************************************************** She was standing in line with other IPS candidates but suddenly gets 440 volt shock when the same man she fought with came to stage throwing sharp glares at Vanika and said - "Good morning Candidates. I am Nirmay Oberoi your training commander. And from now you all will be trained under my guidance in these 11 months." ******************************************************** But both of them did not know that the tale which has started will go "𝙵𝚁𝙾𝙼 𝙷𝙴𝚁𝙴 𝚃𝙾 𝙴𝚃𝙴𝚁𝙽𝙸𝚃𝚈".

Three months of unpaid rent. A routine eviction. That was supposed to be the extent of Officer Asher Gray's Tuesday morning. But when he forced his way into the dilapidated apartment, he didn't find a deadbeat tenant. He found a nightmare. Hidden behind a door was Aria-broken, bound, and trembling under the psychological ghost of a man who called himself "Matthew." For three years, she lived in a hell of Logan's making, a world where her body was currency and her voice was a liability. Now that Logan has vanished into the shadows, Aria is physically free, but her mind remains a prisoner. She is a ghost in a hospital gown, refusing to utter a single word to the doctors, the counselors, or the world that failed her. The only person she doesn't shrink away from is Asher. He's the one who cut the ropes; he's the one who stood between her and the darkness. When the Chief realizes that Asher is the only anchor keeping Aria from drifting away entirely, he makes an unorthodox-and dangerous-request: Asher needs to take her in. Asher Gray is a man of protocols and boundaries, and bringing a traumatized witness into his home breaks every one of them. He's annoyed, overwhelmed, and certain he's the wrong man for the job. But as the days turn into weeks, the silence in his house begins to change. Through the flicker of her hands and the tentative trust in her eyes, Aria starts to emerge from the wreckage. Asher intended to just keep her safe until the trial, but he soon realizes that the closer she gets to healing, the harder it becomes to imagine his life without her quiet presence. In the process of saving Aria, Asher might just find that he was the one who was truly lost.

After a long night shift, nurse Poppy "Mac" MacKenzie expects nothing more than the familiar darkness of her city streets. Instead, she finds a glowing green light-and is torn from Earth into a world beyond imagination. On the alien planet Xantrox, women are rare and revered, and Rogue, a powerful alien lord, never expected fate to deliver him a human woman from the stars. As Mac struggles to survive in a dangerous, beautiful world, her compassion and courage begin to change everything-including Rogue himself. Bound by honor, desire, and a connection neither can deny, Mac and Rogue must navigate alien customs, political dangers, and a bond that could unite-or destroy-two worlds.

In his past life, he was plain, ordinary, and always overlooked. But after waking up in the body of a young noble boy, everything changes. He has a powerful family. A soft bed. And... a very cold-faced fiancé who looks at him like he's a puzzle. Good thing he's used to being cute, clueless, and accidentally charming. Who knew being reborn would come with blushes, misunderstandings, and a very possessive golden-eyed wolf? --- --- Author's Note: Hello, dear readers! 🌸 This story is my original work and is shared only on Wattpad and Scribble Hub. Please do not translate, repost, or upload it to other sites without my permission. I truly appreciate your support and hope you enjoy the journey of these characters with me. 💕

"How dare you!!!" She screamed. And... Slapped him hard across his face. But she had no clue who she was messing, because the next moment, he hissed, "Congratulations. That slap is just going to make you my wife." 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝟏𝟖+ | Romantic-Thriller

They were strangers. One night. One room. One unforgettable moment. But when Gawin wakes to a phone call that shatters his world-his parents dead-he disappears without a word, leaving only a note: "Sorry." Joss should have forgotten him. Instead, he becomes obsessed. He searches for the nameless boy who slipped through his fingers, the boy whose smile won't leave his mind. And when fate finally brings them back together in the quiet town of Baanrak, everything changes. Gawin is broken. Joss is determined. And their love story begins where their tragedy ends.

Welcome to Haveli ki Khanzada Mohabbat - where discipline meets drama, and royalty meets absolute chaos! Arhaan Khanzada, the ever-serious and commanding eldest son of the haveli, suddenly finds himself married to Irhi - a whirlwind of emotions, endless complaints, and certified drama queen. From skeletons "plotting" against her in medical college, to gol gappay wars on the streets, to her daily courtroom-style trials of zulm, Irhi makes sure life in the haveli is never boring. But beneath all the laughter, mischief, and chaos is a mohabbat so pure, so heart-stealing, that even Arhaan - the dungeon king himself - can't help but melt. 💝