The only thing I had was the mirror and any time I even dared to look down, he'd go faster, forcing me to look up at him. "Look at you taking all of me like the slut you are," He rasped darkly, desire leaking from his every word as he moves my hair to one side. "You like having me all the way inside you, huh?" I looked down, not being able to handle the pleasure rushing through me just because of the words he just said and the intense eye contact he coerced me into. My degradation kink wasn't doing me any good right now. I was floating in the air, gravity had no application to me whatsoever and I couldn't even feel my insides, it felt as if every part of me was rearranged. "Look at me or I'll stop," Atlas commanded. ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐇 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐎 has always been about following her dreams, not letting anyone or anything get in her way. All she's ever wanted was to save people, to help the people who are hurting. What happens when one night changes her whole life? When someone threatens her life with nothing more than a gun to her head. One person who was seemingly in control of everything. As she struggles to leave her past in the past, she comes across the problem of it all, 𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐒 𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐎. But is he really as bad as she makes him out to be? ✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 and 𝐀𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨; two best friends whose relationship is built on trust, late-night conversations, and a bond neither of them ever questioned. But one-night changed everything. It wasn't a mistake. It was planned, just a friend helping a friend. A line crossed and suddenly the rules between them no longer mean what they used to. Now Ashton can't get Elena out of his head, not the way she looked at him that night, the way she felt around him... and it was at that moment everything inside him snapped. For Elena, it was supposed to mean nothing beyond curiosity, something for her to finally experience. But Ashton is already past the point of pretending.

Imani Swan is a college student knee-deep in student debt. She realizes that both her job and her side-hustle are not bringing in enough cash when she is hired as an assistant for the don of the Russian-American Mafia and a prominent fighter in New York's underground boxing community, Dominic Alotov. "I'm sorry, Imani," Dominic says, looking up from the skin on my wrist. My heart rate speeds up. Everything he does feels so good. He turns us around so that my back is toward the counter. He smoothly lifts me from the floor and places me on top of the cool marble surface. Even on the counter, he towers over me. I open my legs, allowing him to step in between them. He pulls me impossibly closer to him and places his hands on either side of my hips. He whispers in my ear once again, before drawing his eyes back to mine. "Do you forgive me?" I reply almost too fast. But my body yearns for his touch. "Yes." My voice is breathless. All I want is for him to touch me again. I want to feel him on me. He must have noticed my disarray. His lips skim absent-mindedly on my jawline. "Tell me what you want." He mumbles against the soft skin on my face. My breathing grows faster. I throw my head back, giving him more access to me. "Touch me, Dominic."

𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒, renowned CEO and entrepreneur. Ruthlessness was all she knew after her first love disappeared without a trace. Worst of it all was she was carrying his child, who turned out to be more of a blessing than a curse. Celeste worked her way around the single mother life and built an empire at the feet of her daughter. As time passed over, she never anticipated the return of her lover, the father of her daughter. Does he deserve a second chance? Will Celeste ever forgive him for leaving? 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐗𝐄𝐑

Sira attends her first concert, where she meets him. He quickly realizes she isn't really a super fan, more like a mediocre one. But it's her who captivates him. As for her, she's afraid of holding on too tightly. She could fall and drown in the middle of his chaotic life, just as much as she could regret letting him discover who she really is. ⚠️: explicit scenes, mentions of physical abuse and self-destructive behavior, mentions of illicit substance abuse

Vera Valmont is the epitome of grace, beauty, and ambition, but beneath the surface lies the weight of her family's expectations. After a messy breakup with a charming, unfaithful ex, she finds herself caught between duty and desire. When forced into a fake dating arrangement with her long-time rival, Marcelo Santiago, the stakes are higher than ever. Marcelo, the gruff heir to a tech empire, has been nursing a bitterness toward Vera ever since the womb. Their family rivalry runs deeper than personal grudges, the Valmonts and the Santiagos have been locked in a cutthroat family feud for years. So when both families find themselves entangled in a high-stakes business alliance, Marcelo and Vera are forced to put on a united front. Now, with both family empires on the line, agreeing to a fake relationship is the strategic move to preserve appearances and pacify their warring families, until their undeniable chemistry turns the act into something far more dangerous. As tension builds and old wounds are reopened, Vera and Marcelo must navigate their fierce rivalry, simmering attraction, and the ghosts of their pasts. Will they destroy each other in the pursuit of power, or is there a chance for love to bloom amidst the chaos?

Comfort n. a state of physical ease of a person's feeling of grief or pain . . . . . I grab ahold of his right hand and put it to my chest. With every beat of my heart I wanted him to feel my words. "I love you more than you could ever imagine. When best comes to worst, regardless of the outcome, you always COMFORT ME." . . . . . TW: underage drinking, drugs, addiction, smut, racism, anxiety, rape, etc Read at your own discretion

Sixteen-year-old Danica has always flown under the radar-quiet, observant, with her head buried in romance novels and her heart tucked safely behind well-built walls. After transferring to a new school, she's relieved to finally escape the judgmental stares and mocking whispers of her old one. She's not here to stand out-just to survive. But then she meets him. Xavier Moreau is everything she's not-charming, magnetic, and universally adored. The golden boy of the school. The one who makes her laugh in English Lit, steals glances when he thinks she isn't looking, and somehow knows she likes apple juice and purple highlighters. She tells herself it's nothing. That he treats everyone like this. That a guy like Xavier doesn't fall for girls like her. Except... maybe he does. As whispered rumors swirl and lines blur between friendship and something more, Danica must decide if she's willing to risk her carefully guarded heart-or let it slip away in the name of playing it safe. Because sometimes love finds you when you least expect it. And sometimes... it writes a story all its own. A slow-burn, coming-of-age romance full of bookish banter, unlikely friendships, and that aching question: What if he actually means it?

Sabrina Reindorf has a full proof two step plan for her year exchange to the prestigious Sterling Academy: get connected to the wealthiest kids of North America then get out. Sterling Academy is notoriously not known for its lack of theatrics. ______________________________ You love to hate his brother, you hate to love him. Reid Cathans isn't just different, he's sinful. His sister started it all, he's about to end it. Casteel Aster isn't just cunning, he's conniving. Before there was Caleb Delvaùx, he ran this school. Chase Westward isn't one of the many, he's the blueprint. There's a black sheep in every family. Chloe DuVall is the blackest of them all. Their siblings were bad, they are so much worse.

📖 Revised Edition: New chapters and revisions have been added throughout the story. Dr. Selena Carter never asked to be part of the mafia world-but when her father's mistakes catch up to him, she finds herself in the hands of Dante De Luca, a ruthless Philadelphia crime boss with no patience for complications. He's cold Controlled Deadly She's everything he never expected. What begins as protection quickly spirals into something far more dangerous. trust, desire, and a love neither of them ever planned for. He was never supposed to fall for her.But she became the one thing he couldn't let go. She Was His To Keep