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The Alpha’s Second Soul: Marking My Tragic Omega ​"I spent twenty-three years trapped in a body that didn't want to live. Now, I have a heart that won't stop beating for him." ​Lin Cheng was a ghost in the modern world—an orphan born with a terminal heart disease, counting his days from a broken three-seater sofa. His only escape was the world of webnovels, until the day his heart finally gave out while reading about a "Scum Alpha" who shared his name. ​When he opens his eyes, the sterile smell of the hospital is gone, replaced by expensive sandalwood and the intoxicating pheromones of an S-Class Alpha. ​Lin Cheng has transmigrated into the body of the First Son of Minister Lin—a brilliant scholar turned drunken gambler who has just been forced into a "Scandalous Marriage" with Lu Hang, a delicate, hardworking Omega who sold his soul to the Lin family just to buy medicine for his sick grandmother. ​In the original story, the "Scum Alpha" Lin Cheng treated Lu Hang like a slave, beating him and humiliating him until the boy took his own life in despair. ​But the new Lin Cheng isn't a monster. ​Armed with 21st-century knowledge and a powerful, healthy Alpha body, Lin Cheng vows to rewrite the script. While the Imperial Court expects a drunken failure, he shows up as a cold, calculating genius. And while the world expects him to discard his "lowly" Omega, Lin Cheng has other plans. ​"They called you a curse, Lu Hang," Lin Cheng whispers, his thumb grazing the boy’s trembling bottom lip as he pins him against the silk pillows. "But to me, you’re the only reason this heart beats. From tonight on, if anyone touches a hair on your head... I’ll burn the Empire to the ground." ​He didn't just come to survive the plot. He came to claim the one person the world forgot to love. PLEASE READ BEFORE PROCEEDING] ​This novel is intended for MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY (18+). > "The Alpha’s Second Soul" contains explicit sexual content, intense Alpha/Omega dynamics, and themes of obsession and possession. It also touches on heavy subjects including: ​Past Trauma & Abuse: (References to the "Scum Alpha's" past treatment of the Omega). ​Non-Consensual Situations: (The original "Incident" that forced the marriage). ​Graphic Violence: (Imperial politics and physical confrontations). ​Explicit Language. ​Note from the Author: While this is a story of redemption and deep, passionate love, the world of the Neo-Vane Empire is harsh. If you are sensitive to these themes, please read with caution.

Princess Ariana Vranov is the pride of the Kingdom of Ivanova—beloved by her people, blessed with beauty that poets compared to fire and sea. But behind palace walls, her life was far from perfect. Controlled by a manipulative queen mother, surrounded by jealous sisters, and trapped by royal expectations, Ariana’s only freedom was the secret love she shared with the general’s son beneath the quiet moonlight of the riverbank. Then the conqueror arrived. King Alexander II Dracoval—the Dragon King of Draco Kingdom. A ruthless ruler feared across continents, a man who had never lost a war… and never taken a queen. When his army crushes Ivanova, Ariana prepares to watch her kingdom burn. Instead, Alexander makes a shocking declaration. "I will spare this kingdom… if Princess Ariana becomes my Queen." Forced into a marriage with the very man she hates, Ariana swears she will never love him. But Alexander is hiding a dangerous secret. The royal bloodline of Draco are not merely kings. They are dragons. And the moment Alexander saw Ariana,the dragon inside him awakened. Now obsession burns in his veins, fate binds their souls, and a war between love, hatred, and destiny begins. Because in Draco Kingdom… A dragon does not choose his queen. He claims her.

A story about an average student’s life. Crushes to exams to ughh, yk homework and hatred of P.E.

Honor of Rose Zane Moreau, a cunning and beautiful Omega, has always lived in the shadows—outsmarting rivals and hiding his true identity to survive. When he joins Black Vanguard, an elite E-sports team composed entirely of Alphas, he faces his most dangerous challenge yet: blending in among players who could sense his Omega nature with a single glance. Disguised as an Alpha with the help of scent-blocking medication, Zane must navigate grueling practice sessions, high-stakes scrimmages, and the scrutiny of Jackson, Black Vanguard’s cold and formidable team leader. Jackson is feared by the team, respected by all, and seemingly indifferent to everyone… except the new player who refuses to be intimidated. As Zane proves his skill in-game, he discovers that surviving Black Vanguard isn’t just about winning matches—it’s about surviving the subtle tests, challenges, and attention of a leader who might be more intrigued by him than he dares to admit. In a world where every move, every glance, and every whispered word could reveal his secret, Zane must play the ultimate game: winning trust, maintaining his disguise, and navigating a slow-burning tension that threatens to ignite into something far more dangerous—and irresistible—than he ever imagined. Honor of Rose is a slow-burn BL romance set in the competitive, high-pressure world of E-sports, where cunning, charm, and strategy are just as important as the heart.

BOOK TWO OF THE HAMILTON SERIES WARNING: A Regency Era novel. Adult content with detailed smut…Read at you own risk⚠️⛔️ Genre: Historical Romance / Smut / Enemies-to-Lovers / Mystery / Comedy / Found family [Book Two of the Hamilton Series. Can be read as a standalone, but better enjoyed after Lady Ines’ Scandalous Hobby.] To the world, Duke Rowan Hamilton is the perfect gentleman. But in the bedroom, he is a man possessed. Rowan Hamilton has it all: a Ducal title, the face of a fallen angel, and a smile that makes debutantes faint. He is the "Golden Duke"—charming, responsible, and utterly adored by society. But it’s all a lie. Beneath the coats and polite manners, Rowan is a man haunted by a ghost. For three years, he has remained faithful to the memory of a masked woman who stole a kiss, bested him at a game of chance, and vanished into the night. He doesn't want any one as his wife; he wants her. When his domineering aunt tires of his bachelorhood, she hires London’s most notorious underground matchmaker to force the issue. Enter Miss Delaney Kingsley. She is sharp-tongued, infuriatingly competent, and entirely unimpressed by his title. Her mission? To drag Rowan to the altar with the season’s "Diamond," Lady Celine, within three months to collect the juicy payment Rowan’s aunt had to offer. Rowan intends to fire the meddlesome woman. But when Delaney looks at him with those hazel, intelligent eyes and orders him around like a young lad, he feels the first spark of life he’s felt in years. He decides to play her game. He will let her find him a wife. But he has no intention of choosing anyone even Lady Celine. "You were hired to find me a Duchess, Miss Kingsley. But the only person I want in my duchy and in my bed... is you." As mysteries turn into forbidden nights and the bickering turns into scorching passion, Rowan begins to suspect that his matchmaker is hiding a secret of her own. She moves like a shadow, handles a rifle like a soldier, and tastes exactly like the ghost he’s been hunting for three years. What to Expect: * High Stake Mystery: They try to untangle themselves from the Farrington’s trap. * The Golden Retriever Duke: Who turns into a possessive Alpha behind closed doors. * The Matchmaker Trope: She’s trying to marry him off; he’s trying to take her clothes off. * High Heat: Slow burn that explodes into intense smut. * Competence Kink: He falls harder every time she bosses him around. * Cameos: Featuring the chaotic domestic life of Duchess Ines and Duke Carcel (and their baby Harry!). Excerpt: "Your Grace, please focus," Delaney snapped, adjusting his cravat with efficient, gloved hands. "Lady Celine is waiting in the ballroom. You must look at her as if she is the only woman in the world." Rowan caught her wrist, stopping her movements. He stepped into her space, backing her against the heavy oak door of the study, his "Golden Boy" mask slipping to reveal the hunger beneath. "And how, exactly, does one do that, Miss Kingsley?" he whispered, his voice rough. "Show me." "I—I cannot show you, It I s not in my place to—" "Then teach me," he growled, lowering his head until his lips brushed the sensitive skin of her neck. "Teach me how to pretend I am not burning alive every time you walk into a room."

Jayden Cross lies about his age for one reckless night with a devastatingly controlled older man. It was supposed to be anonymous. No names. No strings. No consequences. The next morning, that man walks into his lecture hall “Good morning. I’m Professor Roman Ashford.” Now the one-night stand is grading his papers. Roman is divorced, respected, and obsessed with control. Jayden is reckless, shameless, and very hard to ignore. They should stay away from each other. They don’t. Jealous classmates start whispering. An anonymous complaint hits the Dean’s office. Rumors spread across campus. Roman has everything to lose. Jayden has nothing to protect except the one man who refuses to stop looking at him. “You don’t have to call me Sir.” Jayden smiles. “That’s not the problem.”

He has spent his whole life running — from the voices pouring in from every direction, from the hands reaching out of the dark, from a world that has never once felt safe. Gong Ian sees things others cannot. He always has, from the very first day. And it has never stopped. On the day he moved into his grandmother's old house seeking only silence, he found something hidden deep inside a wardrobe. A cold, heavy, dark red cylinder. And a name that left his lips before he could stop it. Cheonghyeon. From that moment on, everything changed. Shin Cheonghyeon had been waiting. For centuries, sealed inside that cylinder by his own choice. Bound by the name given to him by the one person he had ever chosen to protect — waiting for the day that name would be spoken again. The face was no longer the one he remembered. The voice had changed too. But the pulse beneath his fingertips, and the scent of that soul, remained exactly as they had always been. "I hope you'll find it to your liking this time." Gong Ian remembers nothing. Not the name he carried in another life, not the life itself, not the price someone else paid on his behalf. All he knows is this: that the ghost now sharing his crumbling old house is beautiful in a way that unsettles him. That the cold in the places where Cheonghyeon stands feels unlike any cold he has known before. And that his body has begun to remember something his mind has not yet caught up to. But something else is moving in the dark. An enemy that has spent just as many centuries in pursuit has already begun to reach for what Gong Ian carries within him. What remains between the two of them: an indelible mark. A name stronger than any single lifetime. And a love that chose, every time, to protect rather than to possess — — believing that even disappearing without a word was still a way of keeping him safe. That obsession and devotion could come from the same place — he never says it out loud.

I have the craziest sex crush on him. I imagined me and him entangled in each other and visiting the clouds several times. At the time it was innocent because I did not know who he is. It should have all stopped when I found out. But the attraction doesn't stop. It only gets worse. Deeper, and more deeper. When we started to lean in to the forbidden pull between us, we both agreed it is nothing more than "lessons" But those lessons sparks up a lethal sense of possession in him. I had ventured into the depths of his mind and triggered an obsession that is unhinged even by the devil's standards. At first, the idea that he would do anything to make me—his step sister, his and his alone excited me in ways that I know was wrong. But fear later overcame that excitement. This forbidden love of ours has now become toxic like poison gas. I need to end it. My name is Simona Summers. And this is the story of my forbidden love. Warning~~Contains themes of red flags; Strong language, controversial incestuous romance, vividly depicted sex scenes and deep obsession. This novel is strictly 18+

Lee Aenin shares a name and hairstyle with his friend/classmate Xavier Lee. It wasn't something Lee Aenin thought about often as it'd never caused him any issues...at least it hadn't yet. That changes when Kay Blaire-- Lee Aenin's long time crush --plants a kiss on Lee Aenin and mutters Xavier Lee's name. Is this the end of Lee's long standing crush? Or can Lee us this revelation to get closer to Kay? Lee isn't sure, but it's better than giving up...right? Character art on cover from "Little friends maker" picrew by metamict

[MATURE CONTENT: 18+ ONLY. HEAVY SMUTS, POSSESIVE AND STRONG SPICY LANGUAGE] I was most definitely tempted, because those initial thoughts drifted to much dirtier territory as I imagined Stevie completely naked, Straddling my hips as we fucked, those full, firm tits jiggling as she bounced enthusiastically on my cock. It wasn't the first time she'd starred in my illicit fantasies, and my neglected dick was completely on board with the idea, Thickening in my slacks as another forbidden vision played through my mind, of pounding into her from behind, her silky hair wrapped tight around my fist. My fingers twitched as I envisioned pulling her head back and holding her in place as I drove deep into her pussy, her soft ass cushioning my driving thrusts as she moaned my name… ——————— She spent a year flirting with Caleb across conference rooms and cocktail parties. One night she stopped flirting and started something she couldn't take back. The plan was to leave by sunrise. Clean. Simple. Nobody had to know. His ex-wife showed up at dawn. Now Caleb needs a girlfriend. A real-looking one, fast, before the custody hearing. He needs it to be Stevie. Two months, fifty thousand dollars, and one very complicated little boy who already likes her more than he should. Stevie knows how to manage a narrative. She does it for a living. She just didn't plan on the narrative managing him.

“Fated Hearts in Seoul” In the bustling heart of Seoul, a group of young, ambitious creatives—designers, photographers, and models—are brought together for a high-stakes professional competition that blends work, friendship, and romance. Among them, four girls hide a secret that could change everything: Yerin and Dahye share a clandestine relationship formed on a dating show, while subtle feelings stir between Eunseo, Nari, and Min Ah—each navigating unspoken crushes, rivalry, and the fragile balance between friendship and love. Yerin, a determined and independent designer, struggles against her controlling parents who want her to inherit their hospitals, while she secretly pursues her dream in design. Her life intersects with Dahye, a sharp and playful photographer who quickly becomes her anchor, both at work and in life. Their love is passionate yet complicated, hidden beneath the rules of a reality show and the ever-watchful eyes of their peers. Meanwhile, the other girls’ hearts and allegiances become entangled. Eunseo, an orphan and hardworking part-timer, secretly admires Min Ah, who herself harbors feelings for Yu Na, Yuna’s reserved best friend. Nari, a flirtatious yet sincere team member, quietly sets her sights on Eunseo, testing boundaries and trying to make her feelings known. Each interaction is charged with subtle tension, teasing, and moments that could turn friendships into romance—or heartbreak. The novel follows these characters through professional challenges and collaborative projects: photoshoots at stunning locations like Jeju Island, team dynamics during creative assignments, and playful, revealing games like truth or dare that expose hidden feelings and create emotional upheaval. Personal secrets, jealousy, and unspoken desires collide, forcing each character to confront their own heart and the hearts of those around them. Family pressures, past heartbreaks, and the competitive nature of the work environment heighten the stakes. Yet amidst the tension, there are moments of laughter, camaraderie, and heartfelt support: friends sharing dreams, comforting each other through setbacks, and teasing each other in ways only close friends can. “Fated Hearts in Seoul” is a story of love, ambition, and the messy, thrilling entanglements of youth. It explores the complexities of hidden relationships, the courage it takes to confess feelings, and the fine line between friendship and romance. From secret glances on the beach to playful teasing in offices and heartfelt confessions in quiet moments, this novel paints a vivid picture of modern romance, friendship, and the pursuit of dreams against all odds. Will hearts find their perfect match amidst secrecy, jealousy, and professional ambition? Or will unspoken feelings and misunderstandings keep them from the love they deserve?

[Warning: Mature Content R-18] Amabel Blakely, a university dropout plagued by debt and family problems, finds herself with limited options. Desperate to turn her life around, she makes a fateful decision – becoming a mistress of Valentine Langdale, a wealthy and married man with a childless marriage. Valentine, wanting more than just a secret affair, pushes Amabel to bear his child, promising to make her his second wife. Despite the complications, Amabel’s determination to secure a better life, cleat her family debts and see her mother open her eyes again from a coma fuels her actions. She is willing to do whatever it takes to win Valentine over, even if it means manipulating situations and playing the long game. With schemes, and sheer grit, Amabel sets out to transform her status from scorned mistress to pampered second wife of a rich family.

Warning: This book contains a large number of very hot adult scenes!(18+ ONLY) *PLEASE DON'T READ IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO INTENSE INTIMATE SCENES* "Say you're ours." Nicholas's hand tightened around my throat....not choking, just holding, reminding me who owned every breath I took. His silver eyes burned into mine, relentless and demanding. "Say it, Lilith." "I'm yours," I whispered, and the words tasted like surrender and salvation all at once. "Louder." Sebastian's voice was dark silk behind me, his massive body pressed against my back, his hands bruising my hips. "We want to hear you scream it." Before I could answer, Lucian slammed into me from behind, filling me so completely I saw stars. The stretch, the fullness, the overwhelming sensation of being claimed....it stole every thought from my mind. "I'm....." I tried to speak, but then Nicholas was lifting my leg, positioning himself, and suddenly he was pushing inside me from the front, and I was being taken by both of them at once. Too much. Too full. Too intense. "Breathe," Nicholas commanded against my lips, but breathing was impossible when they were both moving, finding a rhythm that had me trembling violently between them. "I'm yours!" The confession finally tore from my throat as Lucian's mouth found that sensitive spot on my neck, teeth scraping, threatening to mark me permanently. "I'm yours, I'm yours, I'm yours...." "Good girl," all three of them growled in unison. "Now prove it." Lilith Thorne is drowning. Her father.....Beta of Shadowmere Pack....was murdered six months ago. Her mother overdosed on wolfsbane and lies comatose. Her boyfriend found his true mate and threw her away like garbage. And she's wolfless.....a reject in wolf society, unable to shift, worthless and invisible. With eviction looming and hospital bills crushing her, Lilith makes a desperate choice: enter the Rite, an ancient ritual where unmated Alphas can claim women for one night in exchange for gold. But she's not paired with just any Alphas. She's chosen by Lucian, Nicholas, and Sebastian Blackwood.....the Cursed Alpha Kings. Triplets cursed by the Moon Goddess to find their true mate before they turn 26, or lose themselves to their wolves forever. They have three months left. What starts as a transaction becomes an obsession. The moment they touch her, their curse quiets. Their wolves recognize something in her. And they can't let her go. But Lilith is not what she seems. She's the last daughter of the most powerful witch bloodline in existence, her magic suppressed since birth. And when that magic awakens, it will change everything. When she finally learns the truth....that breaking their curse means taking it upon herself....Lilith makes a choice that will change everything. She sacrifices herself to save them, dying in their arms while they scream her name. But death isn't the end. It's only the beginning. And when she rises from the ashes, marked by death and wielding powers she never imagined, she won't be the same broken girl who walked into the Rite. She'll be something far more dangerous. Their mate. Their queen. Their salvation. Or their destruction. Part 1: THE CLAIMING How far would you fall for three kings who worship you like a religion and claim you like a conquest? Part 2: THE RESURRECTION How dark would you become to reclaim what death stole from you? The Mating Ritual is a dark paranormal romance featuring possessive alphas, intense sexual content, a strong but broken heroine discovering her power, found family, fated mates, and a love so consuming it transcends death itself. So guys for every 20 privilege chapters unlock, I will upload 5 additional chapters apart from the 3 chapters for that day. Gifts will be well appreciated also. Thank you!!!

WARNING: Mature content|Dark romance|R18 Elena Rossi lives a life of luxury and privilege among Milan’s elite... until one night she witnesses something she was never meant to see: a brutal execution carried out by the most feared man in the Italian underworld. Alessandro DeLuca. Known as The Devil of Milan, Alessandro is ruthless, powerful, and merciless to anyone who crosses him. In his world, witnesses don’t survive. But instead of killing Elena, he makes a far more dangerous decision. He keeps her. Thrown into a dark world of power, violence, and temptation, Elena refuses to submit to the man who now controls her fate. Yet the more she resists him, the more obsessed Alessandro becomes—because the Devil of Milan doesn’t let go of what he wants. And now, he wants her.

He was forbidden. My brother's best friend. Also the most dangerous man in the country. And I signed myself over to him. Leah Thorne had one rule: stay away from Dimitri Valentino. It shouldn't have been difficult. He was ruthless, feared, and devastatingly beautiful in the way that only truly dangerous things are. The kind of man who owned nightclubs, commanded armies, and made grown men weep with a single look. The kind of man her brother Mike trusted with his life. The kind of man she had absolutely no business wanting. But one shattered marriage, one bottle of whiskey, and one catastrophically bad decision later, Leah wakes up in Dimitri's bed with a signed contract on the nightstand and six months of her life no longer her own. Her body. His rules. No exceptions. The contract is iron-clad, the penalty clause suffocating — fifty million dollars she doesn't have. And Dimitri Valentino, the Wolf of the Italian underworld, has absolutely no intention of letting her go. He says he'll ruin her for other men. He's not lying. Because beneath the cold control and the thousand-dollar suits is a man who has wanted her for seven sinful years — who has memorized the curve of her smile, the sound of her laugh, and exactly how to take her apart piece by piece until the only word left in her vocabulary is his name. Eve came to him broken, looking to feel wanted. She never expected to feel owned. She never expected to love it. Six Months Contract With The Mafia God is a scorching dark romance about forbidden hunger, dangerous obsession, and the catastrophic moment a good girl stops running from the wolf who has always been hunting her. Some contracts change everything. Some men are worth the fine print.

After a simple extraction mission, Kenneth makes a dire mistake that wipes out his entire team. Left alone and bleeding out, Kenneth has no choice but to pray to a higher being in hopes of getting a second chance at life. Luckily for him, his prayers are answered as he finds himself in the body of a man who has the same name as him! Now, faced with a strange world he is unfamiliar with, all he can do is follow the previous owners' wishes to enter the infamous military academy Toleran and become a renowned Anchor. The problem is finding a Striker to pair with. In comes Lucien Saint-James, the captain of the third division and a high-class Striker with whom he has the highest compatibility. The problem is, whenever Lucien is around, he gets this uncontrollable urge to bring him to his knees, not to mention that he doesn’t care for his arrogant attitude either. Now, Kenneth faces a dilemma. If he ever hopes to make it out of this academy alive and realize the dreams of the original Kenneth, he will have to suck up his pride and learn to hide his urges if he wants to make it out in one piece. Oh, and did he mention he had to deal with monsters and mystical beasts too?! ****************************************** Excerpt: “Kiss me.” Kenneth blinked. “What—“ “You heard me. Do it. Now.” Anger flashed in his eyes yet his body moved before his brain could tell him to stop. He reached for the Striker and their lips met. Kenneth poured his energy into Lucien, filling the barren pit inside his mind, giving him enough juice to keep going. The two pulled away, and Lucien’s steely eyes met his, holding him in place. “You always look like you hate anchoring me, but then you get that blissful look on your face that screams ‘I want more’. It’s cute.” Kenneth felt an unbearable urge to slap the smug smile off his face. But since now wasn’t the time to commit acts of violence against his pair. He held himself back. He would deal with him properly later. “Eat shit, captain.” Was all he said before sending him off. ****** A guideverse story with a little twist, hot and cold romance with a whole lot of slow burn (emphasis on burn because the MC refuses to admit his feelings, the stubborn fool).

"I didn't buy you for love, Omega. I bought you for an heir. Stay out of my heart, and I might let you keep your soul." ​Soren Vane, the S-Class Alpha King of the Black Shadow Mafia, needed an heir. Mika Kim, a beautiful S-Class Omega, needed to save his family. It was a business deal—until the Fated Bond snapped at the altar. ​Now, they are trapped in a marriage of hatred and primal lust.

"One point five billion dollars. That was my price." When my father lost everything at a high-stakes poker table to the city’s most dangerous men, he didn't just lose our fortune—he lost me. Standing on the cold auction floor of the Vortex, I expected to be destroyed. Instead, I was claimed. Kayden Wolf. A name whispered in hushed tones of terror across Wall Street. Cold. Relentless. Heartlessly beautiful. He didn’t just bail out my father; he bought my past, my present, and every breath I take. "You’re not an individual anymore, Ella," he whispered, his heat searing my senses as he pinned me against the glass of his penthouse. "You’re my most precious acquisition. And I never let go of what is mine." I promised myself I’d fight the gilded cage he built around me. But as Kayden’s dark obsession deepens, my own body begins to betray me. Every touch is a sin, every look a command, and the line between captive and queen begins to blur. He says he bought my life to settle a debt, but as the secrets of our past emerge, I’m beginning to realize... he has been waiting for this moment far longer than any contract required. Welcome to a world where love is an obsession and freedom is just a word. Welcome to the reign of Kayden Wolf.

The story is a revenge-driven mafia romance that pits a vengeful, heartbroken woman against a dangerously charming Don. Scarlett Snow, a 22-year-old CEO, spent her life rebuilding her father’s company after his murder. Through relentless dedication, she revived it and turned it into one of New York’s top-ranking companies. Just when Scarlett believed life was turning in her favor, two days before her wedding she discovered her fiancé, Jason Sinclair, in bed with her best friend, Alia Mantara. Jason revealed documents bearing Scarlett’s signature that transferred all her assets—including her company and her late father’s properties worth over three billion won—into his name. With Jason no longer hiding his hostility, he prepares to reopen her father’s murder case, and Scarlett becomes the prime suspect. Desperate and alone, Scarlett accepts the only help offered: a one-way ticket to Russia under a fake identity. As she leaves behind the mansion she once called home, Scarlett swears revenge. She will make Jason pay and uncover her father’s killer—no matter the cost. Little does she know just how close and yet impossibly far her father’s murderer truly was to her. On her way to Russia, Scarlett is attacked. While fleeing, she collides with Xavier Grey—a ruthless, calculating, dangerously charming Don. To Scarlett, Xavier is the perfect weapon to get her revenge. She strikes a deal with him: help her take revenge and uncover the truth behind her father’s death. In return, Xavier demands her body and complete submission. As she dives into the Mafia world, she unravels secrets that could forever ruin her.

In a world where the sun is a dying ember and the sky rains the ash of forgotten gods, a lowly corpse-mender must bind her soul to a cursed, exiled prince to survive the storm that eats memories. Kaveri is a Bone-Stitcher, the lowest caste in the Obsidian Empire, tasked with sewing the souls of the dead back into the earth so they don't return as Ash-Wraiths. In a land choked by the Great Cinnabar Storms metaphysical tempests that strip a person of their identity she lives on borrowed time and stolen memories. When a high-born commander dies on her table, he carries a secret: the shard of the Crimson Crown, a relic of the First Sun. To save herself from execution, Kaveri accidentally binds the shard to her own heart, awakening Malik—the "Cursed Star"—a prince of the fallen dynasty who has been trapped in the ash for a thousand years. Together, they must navigate a gothic landscape of floating ziggurats and blood-magic courts. He needs her body to manifest; she needs his ancient fire to keep the shadows from swallowing her whole. But in the Crimson Empire, the only thing more dangerous than the ash is the heat of a bond that could burn the world to the ground.