Valentina struggles to keep her life together after giving birth to her son, and the baby's father is nowhere to be seen. Vincenzo 'Enzo' as they call him, is a ruthless mafia leader, but he feels like he is missing something. Someone. One fateful night, Valentina gets caught up hiding inside a store, as there is a robbery going on, and Vincenzo just happens to see her running out of the back door. Will Valentina trust him, or will she keep her walls built high?

Amira Hart was never meant to be part of the story. Not the public one, anyway. But behind every polished legacy is the girl no one talks about-the one who was loved in secret, then left in silence. For two years, Amira and Brooks Whitmore IV lived in that silence. He was the President's son, raised for cameras and campaign trails. She was the woman he chose when no one was watching. Their worlds were never meant to meet. The cards were stacked long before they kissed in the dark. Now, two years later, a wedding invitation arrives. His name is on it. So is hers. Told in fragments and flashbacks, His Secret is a quiet storm of a love story-about memory, erasure, and the women history tries to forget.

❝ I didn't give a damn about anyone in a long time. And then you came along and pretty much blew that plan straight to hell. ❞ in which New York's most wanted man rescues a rich girl who is simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. (the punisher x female oc ) au loosely based off comic book events P.S - I WROTE THIS WHEN I WAS 17 - I'M 24 NOW NOT TOO MUCH IN THE COMMENTS LMAOOOO

Cassie Lawson a young, sweet twenty-six years old has come to the conclusion that love is not meant to find her, believing it must always come with a price. she has always lived in a world built on silence, secrets, and rules that no one dares to question. That's until she met Jon Bernthal, cold. Untouchable. Feared by everyone around him. The more they both try to stay away, the more impossible it becomes to ignore the tension growing between them. Some boundaries are meant to be crossed. Some sins are impossible to resist, even for innocent, kind Cassie.

Nova has a dark past. Tate has a God-given calling. When their paths intertwine, they are forced to face what truly happens behind closed doors. As a police officer myself, this story began as a journal of sorts, a place to put my own frustrations for the flaws in the criminal justice system that I've encountered in my 10 years working with in it. I am deeply compassionate toward victims, and that's what this story is: a place to give the silenced victims a voice, to help them be understood, and to raise awareness and encourage empathy for those suffering from addiction and human trafficking. This is fiction, and does not reflect the views or opinions of my department. ***Mature Content, 18+. Explicit language, abuse, drug use, and sexual content. Reader discretion advised.***