Organized-crime Stories

There are people who leave no trace behind. No records, no memories, no one left to say their name. And then, there is someone who asks. Every night, under lights that never go out, she does the same thing. She looks at those passing through the edge of disappearance and quietly asks, "Would you tell me your name?" She doesn't cry. She doesn't pray. She doesn't ask who was right or wrong. She only writes. Not stories. Not confessions. Just names. Names that would have vanished without a sound. Names that no one else would remember. She writes them down carefully, one by one, as if each letter carries a weight no one else can see. She believes that remembering is enough. That even if the world forgets, someone should remain. So she stays. In a place where the night always looks the same, where factory lights never turn off, where the sea is always too far away to reach. She doesn't ask for forgiveness. She doesn't write her own name. Because she believes she doesn't deserve to be remembered. But still- she listens. To the silence between breaths, to the moment just before someone disappears, to the fragile space where a name can still be spoken. If you were about to be forgotten... would you tell her your name?

ON HOLD Angelica "Angel" Roftiem was a woman with the worst of luck. Growing up in the kingdom of Lariel within the lower class already made her life tough. Yet with an alcoholic mother, a sickly aunt and a little brother she was left with the brunt of the responsibilities to provide for her family. As a commoner, trapped from birth within the hierarchy system, her options were limited. Forced to do whatever she could to survive in such a harsh world she picked up many a skill... Some skills that would ultimately lead her to a rather unfavorable position. What would she do when she comes face to face with the leader of the underworld? The man who ruled over an illegal empire, making his noble family rise to the top three noble families of Lariel? With that man in question, Kazimir Liev von Volkov, one could only await death or make a quick escape.

━ Huo Siyan is one of the most reputed in-high-demand elite female bodyguards, despite being asthmatic, taking clients from some of the richest and most noble families, while using her military background to protect those she had contracts with. Outside of her job, however, she is happily married to her first love-turned husband, Ni Yang, who is both a genius surgeon and gentle peerlessly doting husband. Though little does she know that her sweet and caring husband is one of the most ruthless mafia bosses known as the "Dark Emperor," and may have had a hand in the mysterious death of her father. 。。。。 "You're rather out of breath." "I would love to say I'm breathless in the face of your undeniable attractiveness, but it's probably just my asthma." Concern cut through her husband's amusement, flashing in his dark eyes. "You should really sit down before you pass out." "You could...always sweep me off my feet...instead?"

Italy 1978, years of lead. Alessa, the young journalist, investigates frequent crimes at her own risk. The Vatican is laundering money for the mafia. Against all odds, Albino becomes pope. He will clean up the mess. But Cosa nostra wants him dead and launches a contract against him. The race for survival begins. The mythological Chimera spits fire. She has three heads of a snake of a goat and of a lion. Although inspired by real characters and historical facts, this story is fiction. Scenes including historic people are pure falsehood and do not represent reality. TW: crimes, kidnapping Translation by Geraldine & Francesca Delescluse of the french novel "La Pieuvre au Vatican", also on Wattpad ; cover by Jérémie Mercier.

After a devastating loss, Alora discovers that her greatest inheritance isn't money or property-it's the truth, forgiveness, and the faith to face them both.