What a terrible thing it is to find comfort in the mouth of the wolf. Brash-mouthed and steel-spined, the first thing Calista learns about the Ninth Circle is that everyone is hiding something. Raised far beyond its walls, she arrives with nothing but a bloodline too deep to cut out. A burning bullet in the chamber, Elikai was raised among sealed doors, inherited grudges, and the certainty that some bloodlines are better left buried. Until the dead begin to stir. He watches her move the way a blade watches a throat―patient, faithful, predatorial. If she had half a thought, she would have left him alone. Every instinct she possesses tells her to run. But every answer she needs seems to require moving closer. And for reasons unknown, he lets her. The trouble with wolves, however, is that they rarely arrive looking hungry. By the time they bare their teeth, youʼre already reaching for their heart. ▬▬ ⋆ enemies to lovers ⋆ dark romance ⋆ secret society ⋆ slowburn Extended Description inside. © 2026 asiaalvarez

𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐔𝐌'𝐒 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐎𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐔𝐈𝐍 𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱 She's the city's top model. Seen by everyone. Known by no one. She survives by keeping her past sealed tight- every bruise, every secret, every ugly truth locked behind elegance and restraint. Her life is a performance, and she never misses a step. Until she slips... ...and falls straight into the orbit of the man she was taught to despise most. One reckless act- done under the guise of a false persona- sets something irreversible in motion. A line is crossed. A fire is sparked. And the illusion of distance between them shatters. That night leaves her with a hangover, and a realization she can't escape. You don't have to die to go to hell. Some men bring it right to you. He is power without conscience. A presence felt more than seen. The devil everyone fears. She is a mess dressed in designer. A voice that refuses to be silenced. The angel everyone envies. Logic says they should never align. That their worlds, their loyalties, and their sins are fundamentally opposed. Nexum says there couldn't be a better fit. 𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱𝐱 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 @xplicitlyvenus 2025, all rights reserved

[BOOK ONE] [Completed] [Voted #1 Best Action Story in the 2019 Fiction Awards] Liam Luciano is one of the most feared men in all the world. At the young age of 18, he inherited the family name. 10 years later, the Luciano name is well known for its roll in the Mafia; along with two other families: The Costello's and The Corinelli's. But when a 21 year old is put on all three of the families radar, Luciano steps in the way, doing something he had never done before. Protect her. Through their own series of trials and tribulations, they learn how to love and how to trust. But most importantly, they learn that blood does not define family. - © 2015 taintedkissesxo * cover by thelucianoseries on instagram *

♱ 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 & 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 ♱ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ Both were raised to become weapons. Two sides of the same coin, yet destined to destroy each other. Neither knows how to surrender control. Neither do they know how to trust. Only how to survive and stay alive. They never expected to become each other's greatest weakness. Vulnerability has always been a liability... ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ At MAKIS, violence isn't a crime. It's the law. Brutality isn't something they learned. It's inherited. The world's most dangerous prodigies are trained to become assassins until killing turns into second nature. Ondrea Makis is one of them. She knows the rules, and exactly what happens when they're broken. She doesn't care. Because breaking rules and breaking people come naturally to her. But shattering her perfectly crafted world she built is where she draws the line. Until a failed operation leaves her injured, and she's forced to step away from the only life she's ever known to recover. Ondrea doesn't stay away for long. She returns to the field by stealing a contract, taking the academy's private jet, and killing an unauthorized target without any permission. In a cruel twist of fate... Nikolai Ivanov enters the picture, changing the game entirely with his cynical beliefs. He's the mysterious temporary transfer instructor and assassin, who arrives at MAKIS with unmatched combat ability and far more experience than he should have. Ivanov is lethal, untouchable, and impossible to read. He quickly becomes Ondrea's enemy, and her assigned partner on high-risk missions. But Nikolai is hiding a dangerous truth... he is secretly placed inside MAKIS under vengeful, concealed motives.

𝑯𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍. ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨 has lived comfortably within the world her family created for her in London. Sheltered, stubborn and too curious for her own good, a trip to New York with her friends is meant to be nothing more than a taste of the independence she has always wanted. 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐨 knows exactly what happens when people step outside the boundaries drawn for them. As 𝐷𝑜𝑛 of the 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑎 𝑁𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎, control is how he keeps people alive, and when Isabella becomes his responsibility, he has no intention of taking chances with hers. ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ But Angelo is hiding more than he explains. People are watching, old enemies are moving, and the questions surrounding Isabella reach further into the past than they should. The more she uncovers, the clearer it becomes that the danger around her is only part of something larger, and somehow, her family already has a place in it. ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Meanwhile, the man she is determined to escape is becoming harder to understand, especially when his actions begin contradicting everything she thought she knew about him. Some choices can be forgiven. Some secrets can be forgotten. But some things, once done, are 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐌𝐀𝐅𝐈𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐗𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐘

[18+] smut warning Isabella Suárez When her father passes A 21 year old mafia princess, still new to this lifestyle, is set to marry her worst enemy with whom she has some dangerous history with, In order for there to be peace upon families. Marcello Rossi 29 year old Marcello Rossi, a ruthless and cold blooded mafia don with many secrets is set to marry the beautiful Isabella Suárez who isn't quite fond of him. ------------------------------ "Bella" He warned "I won't hesitate to bend you over my desk and fuck you so hard you pass out" His hand still attached to my neck "Then don't hesitate Marcello" Book 1 of the Rossi series Highest rankings #1 brat #8 degrading #12 italian #26 enemies to lovers #12 mafia

fractured love trilogy #1 #1 IN #FICTION - 15 August 2024 #1 IN #TEEN - 20 December 2025 #1 IN #MAFIA - 30 April 2025 #1 IN #GRUMPYXSUNSHINE - 25 May 2025 #1 IN #ENEMIESWITHBENEFITS - 7 June 2025 #1 IN #BOARDING SCHOOL - 8 June 2025 #2 IN #ENEMY - 21 April 2024 #2 IN #FAKE DATING - 28 April 2025 #2 IN #ROOMMATES - 16 Novemver 2025 #3 IN #BADBOY - 15 August 2024 #3 IN #MAFIADON - 10 August 2025 ... "Say you hate me." He said, louder this time. I couldn't breathe. I was drowning. "I-I can't!" He nods sarcastically, his lips falling into a malicious half smile, "Just because you caught feelings doesn't mean that I did. You were a good fuck but that's all you'll ever be." ... when the line between love and hate gets tangled, is there any coming back? Strong willed and confident, Elsie Williams, the new IT girl of St Louis Boarding School. She's got some serious daddy issues and an unhealthy obsession with sour patch kids. Dangerous yet gorgeous, Grayson Lorenzo, the infamous 'badboy' of St Louis Boarding School. He's the future don of the italian mafia and the school's star quarterback.

After a violent incident, she's forced to leave everything behind and start over at a boarding school she never asked for. But what happens when she crosses paths with a boy whose past is far darker than her own? Will he pull her down with him, or will they become each other's only way out? enemies to lovers | mature | dark academia | boarding school romance

Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞. 𝐇𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧. Her ambition runs too thick and her patience stretches too thin. She disappears when the pressure builds, returns polished and untouchable, like she wasn't just clawing for air in the dark. She was only supposed to steal a few files-files she knows too well. Just enough to secure her place at the top. Instead, she captures the attention of a man who built his empire from ruin. A man who doesn't forgive betrayal. He wants control. He wants obsession. He wants to ruin her. And she might just ruin him right back.