In which a young woman is arranged to marry her ex boyfriend to save her sick mother.

𝑫𝑬𝑺𝑰𝑹𝑬 𝑶𝑭 𝑳𝑶𝑽𝑬 𝑩𝑶𝑶𝑲 𝑰 ══════ ❀•°❀°•❀ ══════ ❝𝐈𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐁𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐈𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐔𝐋.❞- 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐙𝐎 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐈 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐊𝐘𝐍 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 - a college student by day and assassin by night, exudes an air of poise and confidence. Her sharp wit and sarcastic remarks can cut deeper than any blade, yet beneath the façade lies a complex web of emotions.is a double-edged sword - a college student by day and a deadly assassin by night. Underneath her polished exterior, a complex tapestry of contradictions unfolds. Evelyn's spoiled upbringing often clashes with her own moral compass, leaving her entangled in a web of jealousy and stubbornness. 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐙𝐎 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐈 - A Mafia Don with a reputation for brutal efficiency, he rules his criminal empire with an iron fist. But there's more to this complex man than meets the eye. Behind the tough exterior, a devilish charm lurks, waiting to strike. His imposing figure, backed by a formidable physique and a fortune built on blood and steel, commands respect from even the most seasoned gangsters. Lorenzo Santorini, a ruthless and influential figure, embodies the essence of a Mafia Don, with a dash of demonic flair.

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 (𝘷.) /kreɪv/ feel a powerful desire for (something). . 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐉𝐀𝐇 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓 the soldier, who would tear the city down with his sword for his own. He has learned to lock his heart away at young age. Growing up in bad conditions made him strive to be something more. The boss with the heart of ice. The Machine. But then she walks into his office, and he finds himself crossing the lines for her. He starts to feel his heart de-frost, and he welcomes the forlorn feeling with a shark-grin. A problem arises in Elijah's picture-perfect-world with her in the middle when his brother starts taking a like in her and his world is turned upside down, as he makes the impossible decision, and sells his soul to save her. 𝐉𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐑𝐄 is like any other girl she knows, except for the little fact that she broke the norm in her family and moved away to do what she strived to do. Josie has always yearned for freedom, has let the world be her outlet. But when her eyes lock with his, she feels her entire world coming down beneath her. She finds herself not being able to separate her brewing feelings for him, and the freedom she's always yearned for, and frankly she finds herself not caring. But when her life is put into danger by an unwelcome manic-like love, she finds herself in an impossible position where she has to choose a life, if she wants to be with him. She has to choose between the gold cage she escaped from, or the freedom she's always craved. Will their love survive this test? .

THE CLUB OWNER AND HIS STRIPPER "Sir, this is inappropriate and I'm sure you're aware of that. You're my boss." His tall frame stood up and he slowly strode over to me with a lustful glint in his eyes. His hand lifted and his thumb ran across my lower lip, "Strip for me." ❦ Valentina Castillo, working at the highest paying job she could with an abnormally absent boss. Her life depended on her skills throughout the underworld, able to kill without a trace of remorse trailing behind her. Her ability to seduce for what she wanted was unmatched, and it only helped for the time she wasn't pulling the crimson from bodies to gain what she pleased. Clay Romero, one of the most powerful men in the underworld. His multiple owned clubs gave him the ability to rise above others, finding his way to the vixen working at his very own strip club. He got what he wanted without a consequence, and it made him just that much more powerful. Even through the lines of lust, their lives were much similar than they thought. [started: 02.15.22] [completed: 04.30.22] ----- WARNING: mature and explicit content; rated +18 ©lustfulslxt

𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 Stepping over the caution tape, taped from wall to wall, entering the horrifically gory crime scene. Without question, Detective Wilmarie Denise could only imagine what truly lies within a merciless setting. The victim's body sat perfectly still, stiff in a chair, blood covering the depth of her face. The scraping of her knuckles and the blood under her nail could only have given signs that the victim didn't have an issue fighting back. On the right arm of the victim, there was an engraved crest that had been burned into her skin. It was unquestionable that this was a branding of the murderous victims that trafficked these innocent girls. Detective Denise stood, her arms crossed deeply over her chest, listening to the shuttering of the camera. The small whispers and whimpering from the other side of the crime scene cautioned tape. These crimes had been consecutively happening all over the streets of Manhattan. It had become something regular to her. Whomever the killer was had no heart, and was nothing less than a monster.

𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐁𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 .・゜゜・ 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐀 𝐃'𝐀𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 - She's the rebellious princess of Italy. Finding herself in an arranged marriage, she does everything to fight for her freedom. However, a certain bodyguard she defies on a daily basis may be the key to fixing all of her problems. 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐓 - He's the opposite of Elena in every way - or is he? With an extremely dark past, Alexander pushes his trauma away with his stern and "emotionless" personality. Forced into being a bodyguard for the princess, he despises her and everything she stands for at first. But as he gets to know her, he learns that she isn't as bad for a royal after all. .・゜゜・ 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒: #1 in #𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐲 #1 in #𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 #1 in #𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐱𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 #1 in #𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 #1 in #𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #1 in #𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 #1 in #𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 #1 in #𝐠𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐲𝐱𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 #1 in #𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 #1 in #𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 #2 in #𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 #2 in #𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 #5 in #𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐨𝐯 #6 in #𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐎'𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 ❝𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲❞ 𝐃𝐚'𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐳 wished her family loved her the way most families loved each other. It was only something she could have dreamt about. She wasn't like all the others, no damsel in her bones. An assassin of skill and wits that no other could question her on. The empire was timid by her good looks and lustful eyes that gazed into the soul. She felt as if she was an outcast from the other women in the empire, but she wouldn't let that define her. With every assassin came a bone of distraction, something hiding deep inside them. Nothing but a bad habit. Her hands tended to linger in sinners' water, as she couldn't help but dance with the devil. The demon lustfully craving to be touched, craving to be let out. Locking her demon away, keeping her mind only on the task she had been given, to kill the next heir of the Chimbino's family. Soon realizing 𝐊𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐨 was tasked with same fate, would they only be enemies or would their enemy soon become their lover.

"It feels like tasting poison, the more my tongue discovers her flesh the more addicted I become." Adeline seeks comfort in her studies, she has never failed a class and always comes out on top. She's the perfect student, the perfect little cliché of the good girl staying out of trouble. Kaiser is trouble. He is the embodiment of Adeline's darkest fears and desires, he's manipulative, violent and worse; Kaiser is beautiful. He's everything her mother warned her against before leaving for college. She shouldn't be attracted to him, but who ever won against their deepest needs? Especially when she finds herself becoming the only thing he craves more than blood. Just a fallen angel and the devil himself. "I should've stayed on my knees. Instead I fell from grace for a man promising me hell."

"𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠." ── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ── 𝐍𝐚𝐨𝐦𝐢 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬 - A twenty-year-old woman with goals and ambitions working in the mafia. She's got people she dislikes but no one holds hatred in her heart like French Mafia leader 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭. But after they spend a significant amount of time together, they realize that they're not so different after all. Tolerance comes into the picture, then friendship and what's next might be...love? ── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ── "𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬."

Hayden Martinez has lived her life full of insecurities and always felt that she lived in the shadow of her twin sister, Hayley, but regardless that never dissuaded them from being as close as they were in the womb. When a tragic accident leaves her sister dead her family decides to move back to their home town hoping to lessen the pain of living in a home full of her memories. After losing the one person that could keep her grounded she struggles even more to keep herself upright but ultimately fails as she eventually finds herself ready to end it all on the roof of an abandoned building. Kai Ishikawa has been trained all his life to be cold and ruthless to not show anyone mercy no matter how sad their story is. Nobody dared to cross him or get on his bad side unless they had a death wish. There wasn't one person that didn't fear him except her. She was clueless to all the terrible things he's done. Kai has killed countless people yet still here he was saving her.