Protective Stories

After fleeing her abusive ex in the middle of the night, Chloe Dawson arrives in a small coastal town with nothing but a duffel bag, a crying six-month-old baby, and the last of her savings. She rents a tiny apartment where the walls are paper-thin. Next door lives Sergeant Mason Kane, disciplined, exhausted, emotionally closed off, and currently on leave between military assignments. After years in the army, silence is the only thing that helps him sleep. Then the baby starts crying every night. At first, Mason is irritated. Chloe is terrified of him. Every knock on the door reminds her of the man she escaped.

She was sold to pay a debt. He was born to rule an empire built on blood. Sofia Marina has spent years surviving a life she never chose. By day, she works in a quiet Manhattan bakery, pretending she is normal. By night, she serves drinks in a luxury gentlemen's club owned by the man who bought her freedom before she was old enough to understand what it meant. She belongs to a contract. To a debt. To silence. Until the night Alessandro Valenti walks in. Twenty-seven. Italian. Untouchable. The most powerful Don in Italy doesn't believe in fate. He believes in control. But when his eyes meet hers under violet lights and expensive lies, something shifts. Not desire. Not lust. Recognition. And Alessandro Valenti does not ignore what he wants. What begins as curiosity turns into obsession. What begins as business turns into war. Because Sofia has a past that refuses to stay buried. A violent ex. A dangerous debt. And men who believe they own her. But they made one mistake. They let Valenti see her. This is not a fairytale. This is a dark empire colliding with a broken girl who refuses to stay broken. And when the Don decides something is his... He never lets it go.

NEEDS EDITING THIS IS A FIRST DRAFT He built a fortress around his heart. She brought a wrecking ball and a secret. Elias Thorne is a mystery in Oakhaven, A solitary figure and the owner of a successful tattoo franchise, his wealth is as carefully guarded as his silence. He is the quiet grump the whole town wants to decipher, but no one ever gets close. Elias likes his life neat, organized, and utterly empty of anything that could remind him of love and loss. Then June Hayes arrives. Burnt out from the new york art scene and pregnant via a donor, June is determined to create a peaceful, new life for herself and her baby. To the locals, she's just a sweet, new artist. They have no idea she's also viral sensation with over a million followers who sells her work to the A-list. June sees Elias's grumpy exterior and smiles. She needs a friend, and she has decided the broody, ball cap wearing man (no seriously I never see him without a hat on - June) across the street is it. She invades his quiet space showing up at the inkwell every Tuesday and spending the day, sharing her music, and poking at his meticulous order. Elias fights it all, clenching his jaw and pulling his cap low to hide the truth: he fell for the Wildflower the minute she crashed into his life. As June begins posting subtle, faceless photos of him, their reluctant friendship turns into an online viral romance that threatens to expose both of their secrets. How do you guard a heart that already belongs to a Wildflower, a baby, and a life you swore you'd never have? And what happens when the most careful grump in Oakhaven blurts out, "That's my wife," just to stay by her side? Tropes: - Grumpy x Sunshine - He Falls First - Protective - Pregnancy - Small Town - Forced Friends - Friends to lovers - Secret Identity CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE

She was just a teenage girl carrying far more pain than someone her age ever should. Then she met them. Two brothers. Two doctors. Two people who slowly stepped into her broken world when everyone else looked away. When she arrives at the hospital covered in bruises and fear, the two doctor brothers quickly realize there is far more behind her silence than she is willing to admit. But not every story about saving someone is soft. Some scars bleed. Some nights become unbearable. And some people must walk through darkness before they can finally reach the light. ⚠️This story contains heavy and dark themes, abuse, trauma, medical content, and emotional distress. Please read with care if you are sensitive to these topics. And still... if you choose to enter this story, prepare your heart.

ᴀʀᴀʙᴇʟʟᴀ ᴏꜰ ᴠᴀʟᴏɪꜱ A princess raised on stories of love, soft, gentle, and kind. Yet she grows up in a world that teaches her the opposite. Trapped in duty and expectations, she begins to wonder if love is something real... or just another fairytale meant to comfort lonely hearts. ʟᴜᴄɪᴇɴ ᴍᴏɴᴛᴀɢᴜᴇ A duke carved from cold authority and silence. A man who learned early that emotions are a weakness and love is nothing more than a distraction for the foolish. He does not believe in soft endings, nor does he seek them. When their worlds collide through fate and obligation, neither of them is prepared for what follows. Two hearts shaped by opposite truths. One bound by duty. The other by control. And when they are forced onto the same path...will they learn to understand each other? Or will they only destroy everything in their way? ⋆.˚🦋༘⋆ ⋆All Rights Reserved⋆

A fragile and smart girl ends up in a dangerous beast world where even simple things can hurt her. She struggles to survive until a cold and distant white wolf starts helping and protecting her little by little. At first, he finds her troublesome, but he slowly becomes deeply attached to her and spoils her a lot. As they grow closer, hidden feelings appear, turning their strange relationship into something more serious and emotional.

★Ranking★ #1 in overprotective on 23/05/26 #8 in friendsfoever on 20/05/26 #2 in overpossessive on 22/05/26 #3 in Italian on 22/05/26 ★🅿🆁🅾🅻🅾🅶🆄🅴★ "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐇𝐢𝐦... 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐓𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐫." People feared Alessandro Rossi. Not the normal kind of fear. Not the kind where people whispered rumors and moved on with their lives. No. They feared him the way people feared death itself. Governments avoided speaking against him. Powerful men lowered their eyes when he entered a room. News channels never mentioned his name unless they wanted accidents to suddenly happen. Alessandro Rossi was power. Darkness. Violence wrapped in expensive black suits. And everybody knew one thing about him: He had no weakness. Until her. ★★★★★ "Sir, the meeting is ready." Alex didn't answer immediately. He stood silently beside the massive glass window of his penthouse in New York, one hand inside his pocket while the city lights burned beneath him like stars. Cold. Untouchable. Dangerous. Matteo waited near the door carefully. Even after years beside him, Alex's silence could still make people nervous. Then finally- "Where is she?" His deep voice filled the room quietly. Matteo sighed internally. Of course. Not business. Not weapons. Not the politicians downstairs begging for his partnership. Her. "She's asleep, boss." Alex's eyes softened slightly. Only slightly. Enough to shock anyone who noticed. "She ate?" "Yes." "She took her medicine?" "Yes." "She cried again?" Matteo hesitated for one second too long. Alex slowly turned around. And suddenly the room felt colder. "She missed you," Matteo admitted carefully. A dangerous silence followed. Then Alex grabbed his coat immediately. "The meeting?" Matteo asked. "Cancel it." "But?-" "I said cancel it." .

Ela Kapoor has always lived life on her own terms. At twenty-two, she's carefree, stubborn, endlessly talkative, and armed with enough sarcasm to survive almost anything. After losing her parents at nineteen, she learned how to stand on her own, find happiness in the smallest things, and never let anyone tell her who she should be. Then one wrong door changes everything. One accidental encounter. One secret she was never supposed to hear. And one man she was never supposed to meet. Lucien Moretti is feared ruthless head of the Italian Mafia. Cold, powerful, and dangerously reserved, he rules his empire with absolute control. Men obey him. Enemies fear him. No one questions him. Until her. When a failed assassination leaves Ela under his protection, she finds herself living inside his fortress-like mansion, surrounded by killers, bodyguards, and a mafia family that doesn't know what to do with a woman who treats them like ordinary people. But Lucien doesn't want to control her. He doesn't want to change her. He wants something far moredangerous. He wants her to choose him. As Ela turns his silent mansion into a home, befriends his intimidating head of security, Matteo, drives his charming younger brother Alessio crazy, and slowly becomes the heart of a world built on violence, Lucien finds himself fighting a battle no enemy has ever forced him to face. Because protecting her is easy. Claiming her is easy. Loving her is easy. The impossible part? Waiting for her heart to catch up with his. In a world of blood, loyalty, and power, one carefree girl may become the only thing capable of bringing a mafia king to his knees. Tropes Mafia Romance Protective Hero He Falls First Possessive but Not Controlling Touch Her and Die Found Family Slow Burn Romance Grumpy × Sunshine Bodyguard Friendship Brother's Best Chaos Forced Proximity Action Speaks Louder Than Word. Strong Female Lead Emotional Healing Found Home "He claimed her long before he ever confessed he loved her." ❤

She feared him more than anything-until he became the only place she felt safe. After escaping years of abuse, Lina found a fragile kind of peace scrubbing floors in a mercenary's mansion. Quiet, invisible, and broken, she kept her head down and her voice lower. Especially around him. Killian. He kills for a living. He is a powerful, cold-blooded mercenary, a wealthy man who built his empire off blood, fear. He owns a powerful private military company that operates in the shadows, answering only to the highest bidders. He commands killers, closes deals, and never makes mistakes. Until her. A glance. A flinch. A wound she tried to hide. And suddenly, he was watching her closely. Quietly. Like she was a puzzle he didn't mean to touch... but couldn't stop obsessing over. Killian: "You blush like that again, and I swear I'll pin you against this wall just to see how deep it goes." He didn't know how to be soft. She didn't know how to be wanted. But in a house full of violence, he saw her. And he started to change. And soon, she was everywhere in his mind.

Rule #1: Don't fall for the mysterious new neighbor. Rule #2: Especially if he's hot, intense, and solves your problems a little too... permanently. Mia is a walking ball of sunshine (and occasional chaos). Alex is the quiet, anxious, slightly-murderous shadow who moved in next door. It shouldn't be a match made in heaven... yet somehow, it is. He listens. He protects. He removes anyone who upsets her. No, seriously. He removes them. It's a rom-com... until it's a horror story wearing a cute hoodie.

[ONGOING - POSTING EVERY FRIDAY] The world is too loud, too bright, and far too crowded. For years, I've hidden behind thick white silks and the safety of my marigolds, speaking to the petals in my mind because words always feel like jagged rocks in my throat. In the Meadow Pack, I am the quiet one, a girl of shadows and soil, waiting for a Mating Ceremony I never wanted. Then the forest breathed, and he stepped out of the willow trees. He wasn't like the others. He didn't smell of heavy perfumes or forced grace. He smelled of crushed mint and the deep, solid scent of a forest after a storm. He was a mountain of black fur and scars, a beast the stories warned me about, the Alpha of Stormridge. They call him a monster. They say his heart is as dark as the ink on his skin. But when our eyes locked, the noise in my head finally went silent. For the first time, I didn't want to hide. He is the storm to my sunlight, the growl to my silence. He doesn't know how to be gentle, and I don't know how to live in his loud, violent world. But the moon doesn't make mistakes, and my blood hums a song only he can hear. The wolf with the scarred eye has found me. And for the first time, I think I'm ready to let the silk fall.

When Miraya Sinha moves into the Suryavanshi household, all she wants is peace. When, instead, she finds 5 step-brothers, a cold silence between the walls, and a mother who's no longer here. In a house where emotions are hidden behind nameplates and every glance is a judgement, Miraya learns that not all families are built on love- Some are held together by lies...hearty ones. #1 in Distant as of 21 feb 2k26 (out of 580) #1 in Hurting as of 20 mar 2k26 (out of 2.87k) #1 in Indian Family Drama as of 29 mar 2k26 (out of 19) #2 in Elder Brothers as of 5 june 2k26 (out of 40) #3 in Sibling Dynamics as of 5 june 2k26 (out of 44)

Alessandra has never believed in safety. Life never gave her a reason to. Pain carved her childhood, silence became her armor, and trust? That was a luxury she could never afford. So when she runs -- bloody, broken, and barely breathing, she doesn't expect saving. She certainly doesn't expect to be taken in by a family dripping in wealth and power and. . . warmth? A mother who refuses to give up on her. A father who watches like he's waiting for her to let him in. And six brothers. Rough. Protective. Complicated. Brothers, who don't know what to do with a sister who won't speak. She doesn't know how to trust. How to believe that maybe not everyone wants to hurt her. Every instinct tells her to run. To shut down. But they don't let her go. Not when she flinches. Not when she hides. Not even when she breaks. Happiness is for other people, or that's what she believes. But when love comes wrapped in gentle patience and fierce protection, when hands reach for her without demand, when hearts break themselves wide open just to hold her... she starts to wonder. Can a girl stitched together with silence and fear ever belong in a family built on love? Can she stand tall when the ghosts of her past refuse to let go? And when danger claws its way back into her life, threatening everything she's come to know... will she find her voice, or will she shatter all over again? Trigger Warnings: Child abuse. Violence. Addiction. Panic attacks. Self-harm. Death, and more.

Blaire. Kai. Jude. The world didn't exist outside of the three of them. Bound by blood, fear and the hope of leaving together. What happens when the trio decide to leave their foster home, find a home for themselves elsewhere? What happens when they stumble upon familiar men? What happens when these men hunt them down? Not to kill. To bring them home. Will Blaire learn to trust anyone other than the twins? Will the twins learn to give over control, allow themselves to live? Or will secrets turn it all upside down? Started: 4/12/25 Ended: 7/02/26

The Grandaughter Of The Duranis For sixteen years, Amal Aria Yazdan Durani believed she was alone. Her mother died the day she was born. Her father died before he ever got the chance to hold her. Raised by her maternal relatives, Amal grew up believing she had no one else in the world. No grandparents. No uncles. No cousins. No family waiting for her. At least, that's what she was told. But some secrets refuse to stay buried forever. When a single phone call reaches Muhammad Mujtaba Durani, the powerful patriarch of the Durani family, a truth hidden for sixteen years comes to light. His granddaughter is alive. The granddaughter he prayed for. The granddaughter his family never knew existed. Suddenly, Amal finds herself standing before a family of grandfathers, grandmothers, uncles, aunts, brothers, cousins, nephews, and a home that should have been hers all along. A family determined to make up for sixteen lost years. But how do you trust a love you've never known? How do you accept a family you were taught didn't exist? And how do you heal when you've spent your entire life believing you were unwanted? Because sometimes the greatest love stories are not about romance. Sometimes they are about finding the family that was always yours. She was their dream. They just didn't know she existed. The Grandughter Of The Duranis A Durani Family Saga

Dr. Yara Khalil already has enough on her plate. Between surviving her cardiology fellowship, working impossible hospital hours, and dodging her family's endless attempts to set her up with yet another potential husband, romance is the last thing on her mind. Every proposal earns the same response: No. Then Yusuf Ali lands on her schedule. At twenty-eight, Yusuf is one of the biggest names in boxing-a world champion with fame, money, and a career built on pushing his body to its limits. But after a frightening incident in the middle of a fight raises concerns about his heart, his team decides he needs something he's never had before: A private physician. Given her outstanding reputation and groundbreaking research on cardiovascular health in athletes, Yara is the obvious choice. The problem? She and Yusuf can't seem to agree on anything. Yara thinks he's reckless, stubborn, and determined to ignore every piece of medical advice she gives him. Yusuf thinks she's bossy, impossible to argue with, and entirely too comfortable telling him what to do. With his career on the line and her job depending on keeping him healthy, they're forced into each other's lives whether they like it or not. Neither of them realizes that they've briefly met before...yet.

Book one in The Aftermath Duology From the moment the twins were taken at just two years old, their lives were marked by darkness and cruelty-a childhood spent under their father's abusive control, where fear and isolation became their daily reality. Meanwhile, four older brothers were left behind, each carrying the weight of loss and unanswered questions. As years pass the scars deepen-but so does the truth. When the past begins to unravel, the twins must confront the reality of what was done to them, and the brothers must decide how far they'll go to bring their family back together. This book is basically one big TW Don't read if you're not comfortable. I don't want anyone getting hurt. Highest rankings #1 Abuse #1 Twins #4 Mafia

Brynn Kingslee has spent a third of her life protecting herself from her stepfather as fiercely as a twelve year old can. Only to find, after his death, she has seven fiercely protective older brothers who didn't realise that not only would they be protecting her from their work, but also protecting her from her past, too.

When Rowan Carter shifts for the first time at twelve, she discovers she's not human-and runs. For four years, she survives alone with only her wolf for company, hiding from a world she doesn't understand. Then she's found. In a werewolf society where female wolves are rare and fiercely protected, an unclaimed rogue female is unheard of. Forced into a pack she never asked for, Rowan must learn to navigate pack life, ancient traditions, and the people determined to keep her safe. The problem? Freedom is all she's ever known, and she's not sure she's willing to give it up.

Selena is the 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍. The villain destined to lose her football-star boyfriend to the shy, innocent nerd. Everyone watches in silent awe as he replaces her in the name of love. It was the perfect fairytale ending, just like the movies... But not for long. Because this breakup awakens admirers long held back. Particularly one who's made her his quiet obsession: Noel Casper. The neglected genius assigned to be her tutor. What begins as study sessions develops into a friendship neither of them expected. Behind closed doors, Selena cooks him meals, upgrades his wardrobe, and supports his dreams. But to the outside world, Noel is just a boy being used by the mean girl, especially when they see him carrying her books and driving her wherever she needs to go. What they don't know is that Noel has been watching her for years. And the more Selena takes care of him, the more he becomes 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅. When his research catapults him to international success, the world suddenly reaches for the boy they once overlooked. Now Selena's ex is begging for a second chance, and the rival who started this all is determined to "rescue" Noel. But Noel doesn't want to be saved. He only wants one person. Selena. And he will do whatever it takes to ensure she never leaves his side. ─ ⊹ ⊱ ⊰ ⊹ ─ 𝑺𝒐𝒇𝒕 𝒀𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑩𝒆𝒆 𝒙 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕 𝑮𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒖𝒔 𝚃𝚘𝚙 𝚁𝚊𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜: #1 𝚘𝚋𝚜𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 #1 𝚟𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚗ess #2 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎