Shadows Between Us
- Reads 411
- Votes 73
- Parts 9
Ongoing29m
Last published Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Eliana Gale has always walked alone-until a violent encounter on a quiet night pushes her into a life she never imagined. Determined to take control of her safety and her future, she becomes a police officer, confronting danger head-on.
But when a mysterious and protective stranger named Dominic enters her life, trust becomes a fragile thing. He's secretive, charming, and a magnet for both trouble and desire. As the two grow closer, their connection is tested by shadows from the past and a lurking threat that refuses to stay hidden.
In a city where danger hides in plain sight, Eliana must balance her heart with her instincts, and decide who is truly on her side. Can she let herself be vulnerable, or will the shadows between them consume everything she's fought to protect?
All Rights Reserved
#30
smallworld
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Solo
Eliana Davis is no stranger to moving from one place to another, but moving in the middle of the school year to the small town where her parents grew up is something she never thought would happen. Knowing she will only be there the year her dad is deployed, Eliana is torn between letting people in or keeping to herself. Will she listen to her heart or keep flying solo?Complete
Teenage Dream
Eliana is a shy, insecure girl with a passion for music. She comes from a large family but sometimes feels a little left out. With only one close friend, she's in for the time of her life when she's saved by her handsome new neighbor, Toby. Her life will seem like a dream.Complete
Between us
Being forced to marry a heartless man is everyone's nightmare, especially if it's just a business deal... Meet Charlie Summers, a young woman with a humble heart, and her cruel business husband, Dominic Gray. On the news feeds they are New York's power couple, but behind closed doors they hate each other. Charlie finally accepts her dreadful life when she finds out that she is pregnant, until she meets her new personal security guard, Ryder Storm, that looks dangerously familiar... He must protect her, and he must keep her safe. And lastly, he should not get involved with her, no matter how great the temptation...Complete
𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 |𝟏𝟖+
In which a teenage girl sets her sights on the mafia don, and innocently seduces him. . . . . . . . . . . She gets what she wants because no one dares to refuse the Principessa. But when they can't give her the one thing she wants, she gets it herself. . . . . . . . . . . 19 year old Giana is beautiful, sweet and convey's innocence. Giana is also bratty, spoiled and manipulative. What happens when she's sent to live with La Famigilia after her own family dies? She craves the one man she can't have. The man that is to take care of her. The man that will always give her what she wants, yet the same man that tells her she can't have him. But like the brat she is, she doesn't listen. . . . . . . . . . . - Forbidden romance - Age gap - Dark mafia romance - Explicit sexual content Highest Ranks #1 in Spoiled #1 in Seduction #1 in SpoiledBratComplete
My Brothers' Mafia Best Friend
They're Off Limits Reading Event 😈 They know they shouldn't. They're going to anyway. Forced proximity, messy boundaries, and stories that don't hold back. 📚 Read from the They're Off Limits Reading List 🏆 30 mins → 30 Coins 🏆 90 mins → 90 Coins 🏆 150 mins → 150 Coins 📅 May 11 - 17 Stay for the tension. Leave with Coins. Avery's senior year is turned upside down when a kiss with her older brothers' best friend ignites a forbidden relationship tangled in danger, heartbreak, and family secrets that could destroy everything. *** "Aiden..." I shake my head, eyes fixed anywhere but the gorgeous man next to me. His hand grips my chin tightly, just enough to make me avert my eyes to his. "You know you want this as much as I fucking do. I want you to be mine. I want to be the one to hold you and kiss you the one you go to whenever you're happy or fucking sad. But let it be me, let me fucking show you that it should be me." He glares, jaw tensing. ...... ©hessaherophineloveComplete
Wed or Dead
Eliana Snow is a sweet, innocent young woman who's about to inherit the family fortune at age 21. Right now her parents' company, bank accounts, and estates are managed by the court-appointed trustee - Harvey Snow, an uncle who sincerely hates her. The feeling is mutual. Harvey is capable of anything. Even murder. The plot starts exactly six months before Eliana's 21st birthday. It's the moment when harassment becomes too much to handle. Eliana out of sheer desperation asks the mafia boss Rafael Vincenti for protection and to her surprise she receives a marriage proposal from him. At first, their relationship begins as a passionless business deal but it slowly grows into something more.Complete
BrOKen Mate
Meet Claire Randy. She's a kind, caring person. She's beautiful but no one ever tells her. She's sarcastic. She loves her family and friends more than anything. She changes after losing everything and becomes broken on the inside. She's brOKen. Meet Dominic Black. He's a good guy, handsome, funny and sweet but he's cocky. He loves his family and friends and will do anything to keep them safe. He is an Alpha and he needs his mate. He's not a player, he wants to wait for his mate but that doesn't stop the girls from trying. When Dominic and Claire meet will sparks fly? Will Claire let Dom in or push him away? Will Dom try to fix her or is she just too broken. **** Short storyComplete
Taken
15 year old Elina, is far from normal. Matter fact she's a princess. Princess of a foreign country Persusa. Her mother expects her to rule the country with grace. But Elina has other plans. And so does the man who has other plans. Jerkins, the man who wants her crown, thinks she is a no good child that doesn't deserve it. So they take her, away from her family and friends, to the United states to live with Jack. And father of 2 teenagers and an Princess Protection Secret Agent. Jerkins is determined to get her, and when he puts his mind to something, distruction always happens.Complete
A Queen's Redemption
She was banished and broken, everything ripped from her. Sent trudging back to where she came from. The land of humble beginnings. Except...things aren't so humble anymore. A new Royal Senate has made her home country theirs. And she's about to see how much things have changed. If she thought her hardships were gone...she's about to get smacked with a harsh dose of reality. Afterall, Peace isn't something you're given; Peace is something you fight for.Complete
You're my queen
After being abused by her superhero boyfriend Nova is distort but not for long as a new love interest saves her from her death.Complete
Eliana Davis is no stranger to moving from one place to another, but moving in the middle of the school year to the small town where her parents grew up is something she never thought would happen. Knowing she will only be there the year her dad is deployed, Eliana is torn between letting people in or keeping to herself. Will she listen to her heart or keep flying solo?
More detailsContent Guidelines