Dark Romance Romance Web Novels & Hidden Identity Campus Stories

Sebastian's POV I've been watching my stepbrother since the wedding. He doesn't know. He thinks I'm cold. Distant. A rich asshole who doesn't care. He's right about the cold part. My father made sure of that. But when I see his manager grab him by the collar, when he accidentally sends me a shirtless photo meant for the girl who's been laughing at him behind his back — something in me cracks. I protect him because I have to. I want him because I'm weak. And when my father starts circling Jae like prey, when I find out someone wants him dead and others just want him broken, I have to choose. My family. Or the first person who ever made me understand what love means. Touching him would be a sin. Letting him die would be worse. Jae's POV In my world, you either survive alone or you don't survive at all. My manager beats me. My girlfriend laughs at me online. My stepfather wants me on a stripper pole. Then my stepbrother — cold, gorgeous, untouchable Sebastian — tells me he wants to protect me. He says he'll make me forget everything she did. But his father is obsessed with me. Someone is trying to kill me. And three years ago, my own father died in a bar that belongs to their family. Falling for Sebastian would be dangerous. Letting him go would be suicide. But how do I trust a man who was ice yesterday and fire today? How do I know the hand pulling me out of the dark isn't the same one that buried my father?

Marlene Blackwood was born into wealth, power, and a family that thrives on control. At Blackwood Academy, she is praised as the perfect daughter—beautiful, talented, and untouchable. But behind the luxury and privilege, the Blackwood name hides dark secrets, and Marlene is beginning to realize she’s only a pawn in a dangerous game. Then Ethan La Rosa appears. Cold, mysterious, and fiercely guarded, Ethan doesn’t belong at the academy. He is the kind of man Marlene has been warned to avoid—yet something about him draws her in, like a storm she can’t escape. Ethan’s eyes hold pain, and his silence hides a past filled with blood and betrayal. Ethan didn’t come to Blackwood Academy by chance. He is hunting for answers about his father’s death, and every clue points toward the Blackwood family. But the more he learns, the more he realizes that Marlene is not just connected to the truth—she is the key to it. When Marlene’s father suddenly announces her engagement to a powerful heir, she is shattered. The announcement is not love—it’s a strategic move, a trap meant to strengthen the family’s empire. Marlene is forced to choose between obeying her family or escaping the life that suffocates her. As Marlene and Ethan grow closer, the line between love and danger begins to blur. Their attraction becomes impossible to deny, but trusting him could destroy everything she has ever known. Now, Marlene must decide: Is Ethan her salvation… or her downfall? In a world where power rules and secrets destroy, love may be the most dangerous weapon of all.

Cheryl has been obsessed with Carlson ever since they were kids. When she realized she couldn't pursue her dream of becoming a hockey girl, she decided to become a journalist instead. But her obsession with Carlson only grew stronger. Her journal became a collection of fantasies—filled with the intimate moments she imagined Carlson sharing with her. It was her deepest secret, something no one was ever supposed to find... until her sister discovered it. Celeste is the golden child—the daughter their parents truly see. Determined to bring Cheryl down and make sure she never gets close to Carlson, Celeste decides to sabotage her sister by exposing the journal and humiliating her. Carlson doesn't date. He's been set up with half the girls on campus—including Cheryl's own sister—and he's never shown interest in any of them. To him, Cheryl is simply his analyst, the one who breaks down his game footage so he can focus on one thing: being perfect on the ice. But everything changes when Cheryl uncovers a story that could launch her journalism career while destroying Carlson's reputation. She discovers he's been using banned substances. She proposes a fake relationship to protect them both, but what begins as a fake romance soon turns into something far more complicated. What happens when her sister will do anything to claim Carlson for herself? When their family is determined to tear them apart? And when Carlson's entire career hangs in the balance? Will their relationship survive it all?

He broke her heart. He wants her body. But her bloodline may cost her life. Her mother’s death was not an accident. Her inheritance is not just wealth. It is a dangerous secret buried inside the country’s most powerful private hospital. Aria Lancaster has two men fighting for her. Ethan Blake, the boy who kissed her sweetly and broke her heart without mercy. Damian Cole, the ruthless billionaire who wants to own every part of her, body and soul. One is forbidden temptation. The other is familiar sin. But Aria’s bloodline carries a truth darker than desire, and when it surfaces, passion alone will not be enough to save her.

He became her stepbrother, and she became his greatest obsession. "You killed him", I screamed as I looked at my stepbrother. My body shivered with tingling fear. "Anyone who touches you deserves to die", Hayden sneered. *** My life changed when my mother married into one of the wealthiest families in the city. My new stepbrother turns out to be the Golden Boy of East Dale University and the man I had a one-night stand with. Dangerous, brooding and perfectly handsome. My name is Grace Davis, and I find myself caught between family and a love that could destroy everything I've built. HAYDEN REID The moment I saw Grace, I knew she was the one for me. Then she became my stepsister. I will stop at nothing to make her mine, even if she hates me. A deadly secret leaves me scarred, and I did the next thing I could do. I ran......... When I came back, the dark obsession I felt for her never left, and this time around, I plan to take her with me to hell. As secrets unravel and forbidden feelings grow, Hayden and Grace must find a way to overcome them.

Myra Darius has spent her whole life being the girl who almost belonged. Growing up on the Blancham estate as the daughter of the household staff, she knew exactly how close she could get to their world without ever really being part of it. She learned early which doors to avoid, which secrets to keep, and who she was never supposed to fall for. She broke that last rule, and so did Danny Blancham. What they had was real, quiet, and deep, and completely forbidden, the kind of love that doesn't care about class lines or family names. Then someone split them apart, not by accident or some big fight, but by careful, quiet manipulation that neither of them understood until it was already done. Now Danny's home, and within a day, every wall Myra spent eleven months building starts to crack the moment he walks back through the gate. This is a second-chance romance, but it doesn't stay simple for long. Because what Myra and Danny are fighting to get back to each other turns out to be only half the story. The Blancham family has been hiding something for twenty years, something that goes all the way back to before Danny knew what questions to ask and before Myra knew she should be looking. Her father wasn’t just absent; someone erased him. And the person both of them trusted most, the warm, steady presence who seemed to be on their side the entire time, is the one who buried him. Everything He Owed Her is a steamy, fast-paced forbidden romance with a hidden heiress and a villain twist that reframes everything. Myra isn't just fighting for Danny. She's fighting for her own name, and what she finds out she's owed is bigger than either of them expected.

She sits in the front row of his lecture hall on the first day, and the temperature in the room drops. Professor Elias Voss has never met a student he could not eventually control. Then Aria Kane answers every question like she is the one grading him and smiles with the calm of someone who has already decided his fate. She is not here to learn. She is here to finish something that began years ago in a place no one is supposed to remember. Elias believes he is the predator. He is wrong. Aria is the most dangerous thing that has ever entered his classroom, and the only lesson left is how far a man will fall when the woman he wants already owns every piece of the board.

Her first orgasm was a bet…. ———- “Spread wider for me, Carter." He growled against my throat. My traitorous legs parted. "This doesn't mean I forgive you, Grey." "Fuck—" His fingers pushed inside me. "That only makes me crave you more." "I hate you—" "Hate me all you want, Carter. Just soak me while you do it." --- Lethally hot hockey star and billionaire heir, Lexter Gray, was supposed to hook up with the campus outcast and walk away laughing. One cruel bet with the girl everyone calls Four-eyes. Sloane Carter has spent her whole life hiding behind oversized sweaters and thick glasses. But Lexter didn't expect the kiss to feel real. And Sloane didn't know it was a lie. When she returns to the pool that night to grab her forgotten sweater… she hears everything. The bet. The laughter. The truth. Heartbroken, Sloane nearly drowns in Lexter's pool… saved by the same boy who destroyed her. She swore she'd erase him. But now they're paired together for the project of the season. Forced to face the tension together. She hates that she ever let him touch her. He hates that he can't forget what she tastes like. Then the glasses come off. The oversized sweaters disappear. And everyone at Passion can see what Lexter's been silently craving. When his charming brother starts flirting with Sloane, Lexter begins to lose control. He realizes, too late, that he'd already fallen for his hot nerd. Now he'll do anything to win her back. And Sloane? If he expects her to roll over like his other puck bunnies, he's in for a shock. And what happens when Lexter discovers that his hot nerd didn't just steal his heart. She stole something far worse? ⚠️Not your sweet college romance… Explicit content. Dark themes. Broken people.