Eighteen

Two shots ring. One dies with confusion, regret, and guilt. The other is left with hatred, pain, unresolved feelings, and shattered trust. When great power clashes with an equally great power, an overwhelming explosion is imminent, and many people are bound to get hurt. Especially those at the very center of the explosion, like Chen Kamman. When he was barely eighteen, he had to deal with the pain of losing two of the most important people in his life, taking over his father's dynasty, and fighting to maintain the Chen family's control in one of the deadliest mafia organizations in the world. Years later, he has made history, becoming the youngest cartel leader to ever dominate the system. After all he has been through, he has grown indifferent to everything: cold-hearted, savage, and impossible to hurt like before. But when Dian Aoki, someone he thought he had killed, appears in his life ten years later, everything he has built suddenly comes tumbling to the ground. All the memories and pain he had buried deep within him come floating to the surface, taking him back to the starting point again. The appearance of this person equally causes a major stir in the entire organization. Their very presence threatens to overturn the entire system and Chen Kamman's world.

Jasper, the son of the alpha of the Crimson Claws Pack, couldn't find his mate in the Werewolf World in his eighteen years. And although he doesn't worry about it at first, the possibility of his wolf getting out of control and his human form being affected by staying too long without finding his mate makes him follow his father's instructions and go to the Human Word, to look for his future Luna. And to accomplish this, he decides to look for his mate in the human schools. However, when Jasper meets a mysterious and very attractive girl in a club, his interest is immediately caught, especially after they have a one-night stand, and she disappears before dawn, without leaving a single note. It turns out that the girl who caught his eye is Scarlett Davis, a nerd who has just been cheated on by her boyfriend. Scarlett doesn't want to face his one-night stand, but she doesn't expect him to be the new transfer student in her class, who is actually willing to win her over and, for that, starts a passionate pursuit of her. However, Scarlett doesn't know that Jasper is a werewolf… and that even her identity is shrouded in deep secrets and mysteries that involve her own family — and Jasper's as well.

As the youngest daughter of the powerful mafia family, the Blythes, I was spoiled the moment I was born. I had three older brothers who adored me. When I turned eighteen, our father was killed in a turf fight. The shock sent our mother into a rapid decline, and she passed away less than a week later. To avenge our father, my three brothers waged war against our enemies for three days. Though they emerged victorious, all three were critically wounded. My eldest brother, Damon Blythe, suffered a ruptured liver and was on the brink of death. Matt Blythe, my second brother, had severe kidney damage. Chris Blythe had lost too much blood and went into heart failure. I spent a fortune hiring the world’s top surgeons. They transplanted half of my liver to Damon, a kidney to Matt, and even gave my heart to Chris, replacing mine with a mechanical one. Thanks to the doctors’ skill, all three survived and went on to take over the Blythes’ empire. Five years later, they became infatuated with Sophia Foster, a poor but strong-willed intern. They even forced me to give up my last kidney to her. It was only after I had died on the operating table that they regretted what they had done.

She went looking for a future and she found one, with teeth... For eighteen years, Leela Marshall’s life has been a suffocating prison. Blaming herself for the bizarre, explosive "accidents" that happen whenever she's angry or terrified, she finally packs a single duffel bag and drives into the dead of night. But the impenetrable, unnatural fog that forces her off the road doesn't just hide her from her past—it leads her straight into a hidden supernatural world. Waiting for her in the mist is Fennigan Blackwood: a towering, fiercely protective Lycan who claims he’s been watching over her in her dreams since they were children. Thrust into the heart of the powerful Blackwood Pack, Leela discovers she isn't cursed. She is a Terra-Conduit, the last surviving vessel of an ancient, extinct line of Magical Lycans capable of manipulating the earth itself. But with legendary power comes legendary danger. Her awakening sends a magical flare across the continent, drawing the attention of the corrupt Alpha Council who will stop at nothing to capture and weaponize her. With Fennigan anchoring her soul and a found family willing to go to war for her, Leela must learn to master the storm brewing in her blood. To protect her new pack and the future growing inside her, the girl who spent her life hiding in the dark must finally become the light.

Raised in a quiet village, she grew up as an ordinary girl, or so everyone thought. Switched at birth with the wealthy family’s true daughter, she was only reclaimed by her birth parents at eighteen, a stranger in the opulent world she was born into. Rumors paint her as the “evil sister,” and few know her true talents, she’s a hidden protégé of a renowned jewelry designer, a masterful street racer, and a girl with a photographic memory who tops the class she started at the bottom. Then she’s handed over as the substitute bride to the wheelchair bound heir of the wealthiest family, whose own arranged fiancée, the girl who took her place at birth, refused him. He sees her as a pawn in their families' game. But on their wedding night, her quick wit and unexpected spark shatter his expectations when she teases, “Keep me happy, or I’ll let everyone know your legs are just fine.” Intrigued and captivated, he’s soon swept up in her unpredictable world of secrets, talents, and a charm that’s anything but tame. What begins as a marriage of convenience turns into a whirlwind romance as he discovers his "accident bride" may just be the love he never knew he needed.

Arranged marriage, age-gap, forbidden love, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, Romeo and Juliet vibes, family saga, Mafia/cartel romance, slow burn, redemption, morally gray hero, dangerous romance The Roríguez cartel is spinning out of control, tragedy putting the alliance and our future in question. I’m Emiliano Ruiz and throughout the last few years, I’ve witnessed my sisters being doled out to members of the Luciano Mafia. The cartel has also taken famiglia women. It doesn’t matter if it’s the Luciano famiglia’s turn to take a bride. My mind is set—it’s my turn. I never imagined marrying a young bride until I caught sight of Isabella Luciano. She’s only eighteen, and with her long yellow hair and big brown eyes, she’s a vision to behold. She sees me, however, through the tinted lens of her father’s hatred. Carmine Luciano’s disdain of the cartel and the alliance isn’t a secret. His opinion won’t stop me. I’ll prove to Isabella that even bad men can be good husbands. No matter what her father says or what happens in our war, Isabella will be mine. Have you been Aleatha’d?

What if you had it all? Popular girl at school, the boyfriend everyone wanted, daughter of the Alpha. What if, in just a brief moment, everything was torn from you, your family, friends, title, and you were now looked down upon, scorned? Emily Ravenport had all that. She was next in line to take over as Alpha, the first in her pack. She was popular, and had the boyfriend everyone wished was theirs. She was the girl everyone wanted to be. Now eighteen, Emily was excited for the mating ritual, this meant she could finally be mated to Jackson Ledger and be with him completely. She had been waiting for this night since they had gotten together four years earlier. However, the night did not go as planned. While at the mating ritual, Emily began to go into heat, attracting every male to her. This could only mean one thing, she was a Sigma, the lowest of the low, the scorned members of the pack. After being shunned by everyone, and stripped from everything she had ever known, Emily was forced to live as a Sigma, being a slave to the pack. Her life was no longer her own. Just as she was about to give up on everything completely, Lucas Trenton shows up, taking her away from her life and helps her find her true potential.

“I curse you, Cyrus. I curse you this day. Your seed shall turn against themselves. Your pack shall turn to ash. Your kingdom shall go to ruins. Your name will be forgotten. Wiped clean from the face of the earth. As dark as your heart is, so shall your days be.” Those were Yemanja's words to Cyrus. Cyrus, the king of Lakewood Kingdom, and Alpha of the largest and strongest pack of wolves, has committed the greatest of atrocities- And now, he is cursed. His Lineage is threatened. His curse is on his seeds- Darius and Lucius. Twin Alpha's. Darius, the first born twin is cursed- A curse that manifests when he is eighteen years old. A curse which prevents him from taking the throne. Lucius the second twin who is born just as the full moon disappears, carries an even greater curse that is an abomination to the Royal Family. He is sent away to hide in shame, to live as an outcast, away from his people. But every curse has a crack and in this case, the crack may be TRUE LOVE. And then the universe has another card up its sleeve, a card that involves a romantic bond between Yemanja's granddaughter, who is an hybrid witch-wolf and the Twin Brothers. Would their love be strong enough? Read to find out how the power of love can break generational curses.

LISA was excited to move into her new apartment and live like an independent girl, she wanted a life changing situation when she clocked eighteen - but she didn't expect her life to DRASTICALLY CHANGE that way. Her neighbor, RYAN MALDIVES - ALPHA to the New Moon Pack who had run away from home to find his mate set his eyes on her one faithful day and his wolf jumped. When Alpha Ryan saw Lisa, he was rather dejected than delighted to know that she was his mate. He didn't expect a 'mere human' to be chosen as his mate, so he REJECTED her! Lisa didn't like her neighbor either, she found him very rude and weird and they always fought every day that they were both provoked to pack out. But Alpha Ryan had a WEAKNESS! and Lisa was his only solution! Would he accept the mere human or egotistically destroy himself? When Lisa fell hard for him and knew his identity, Would she reveal it to the world due to her fear? When Alpha Ryan is employed as a sport teacher in her school, would things get worse? It's thrilling and I know you wanna read it.... Please read it❤️❤️❤️

My name is Elvira Rossi, daughter of Don Rossi, head of the Itavelle mafia family. Three months ago, my father was killed. Our operations were stripped bare, nothing left. The accounts were draining fast, and the family still had mouths to feed. Then a DNA report surfaced out of nowhere. According to it, I was the LaRosa family's long‑lost true heiress, missing for eighteen years. Money, at last, had found its way to me. For the sake of my people, I was willing to set aside my pride and play the part of a sheltered heiress. The car sent to escort me back to the estate broke down halfway up the mountain? I steadied it with one hand and carried it the rest of the way to the hilltop manor. The fake heiress dissolved into tears, accusing me of pushing her? I answered by striking the century-old tree in the courtyard, splitting it clean through. She went silent immediately. My fiancé sent bodyguards to "teach me self‑defense"? My two friends politely introduced them to the concept of being permanently embedded in a wall. As my so‑called "family" shook in fear, my knuckles cracked softly. After all, before inheriting the mafia, I inherited my father's favorite rule: "If violence can solve it, don't waste words."