"The Velvet Noose" Chapter 16
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My Straight Husband Forgot Our 3-Year Marriage
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The Alpha’s Nanny, His Lost Mate
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At the Top of the Ferris Wheel
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I Chose the Dragon They Told Me to Fear
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His Guard Dog Chose Me
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CompletedChapter 12
I Was Hired to Care for Him—Not Fall for Him
I took a job caring for Nico Alfieri because my little brother needed heart surgery. Falling for my patient was never part of the arrangement. Eight months after a devastating crash, Chicago’s most feared Mafia heir is surrounded by people who speak for him, make his decisions, and call it care. Then his fiancée slaps him in front of thirty guests. Nobody moves. Until I catch her wrist before the second blow. She threatens my job—and my brother’s treatment. Nico ends their engagement. But defending him has made me dangerous to his family. Because I’ve found something wrong with his medication, and someone in that house desperately wants me quiet. As Nico fights to reclaim his life, I begin to see the man beneath the orders and the anger. I was hired to care for him. Now I need to decide whether I’m brave enough to love him.Billionaire|Mafia|Age Gap|Dark Secrets10.4k words5 0 -
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My Cold CEO Can Feel Everything I Do to His Pen
Jamie Parker has one rule for surviving his job: never argue with Alexander Sterling, the coldest, strictest CEO in Manhattan. Unfortunately, Jamie breaks that rule almost every day. When he finds an expensive black-and-gold fountain pen, he has no idea it's mysteriously connected to his terrifying boss's most sensitive sensations. One innocent bite during a board meeting sends Alexander into a panic. One careless touch makes the untouchable CEO lose his composure. And when Jamie finally discovers the truth? His workplace nightmare becomes dangerously entertaining. But beneath Alexander's icy exterior lies a man who has never learned how to love, while Jamie's playful defiance begins turning into something neither of them expected. Between hilarious office battles, forbidden attraction, stolen kisses, and a corporate conspiracy threatening to tear them apart, one question remains: **Can the man who controls everything survive falling in love with the one employee he can't control?** A hilarious, steamy, slow-burn M/M office romance filled with irresistible chemistry, unexpected tenderness, and a happily-ever-after.BL|Billionaire|Dark Humor|Healing Romance|Mutual Pining|Possessive Love|Sweet Romance|HE21.6k words5 662 -
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The Little Girl Who Promised the Mafia Boss He Would Walk Again
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SerialChapter 8
We Were Never Supposed to Fall in Love
Peter Hayes thought Graham Schroeder was the perfect roommate: immaculate suits, sharp wit, expensive taste—and absolutely no romantic potential. They were both bottoms. They had decided that made them safe. For three years, they shared coffee, borrowed clothes, and dismissed every almost-kiss as a joke. Then an ill-advised confession changed everything. Now Graham wants Peter close, but refuses to call it love. He offers tenderness in private, then takes it back by morning. And when Peter discovers a side of Graham reserved for another man, their carefully maintained arrangement begins to unravel. Peter wants more than stolen moments. Graham would rather lose control of anything than admit who already has his heart. They built a home around the promise that they would never fall in love. Neither knows what to do now that the promise is broken.BL|Billionaire|Dark Secrets|Possessive Love|Fake Relationship|BE8.4k words5 268