My Smile Was Taken Long Ago Novels & Stories

She entered his office looking for a future but left his bed with a past she couldn’t forget. When Raina takes an internship at one of the city’s most powerful corporations, she expects nothing more than a paycheck to fund her dreams. But then she meets him—Cazien Wolfe. CEO. Enigma. Dangerous in ways no contract could warn her about. He’s brilliant but broken, a man stitched together by ambition and haunted medication. She’s guarded but desperate, a woman with a silent past and a heart too soft for her own good. One night. One mistake. One kiss that wasn’t supposed to happen—followed by a moment so intimate it feels imagined. But when Raina sees something she was never meant to witness—a truth about Cazien that cuts deeper than betrayal—her world spins off its axis. What begins as a story of slow attraction spirals into obsession, secrets, and scars neither of them are prepared to reveal. But desire doesn’t wait for permission. And some sins… beg to be repeated. This is not a love story. It’s a war between hearts, and only the broken survive.

Arlo Ford has everything he wishes for in life— a perfect family, great looks, and the greatest title. Being the next Alpha of the Blood Shadow pack, the strongest pack in the world, he has always been in the limelight and is loving every second of it. However, although all of those are important, he believes that the greatest blessing in life will be meeting his one and only mate. Hera Ahearn, on the other hand, never had any of those. She lived with her adoptive family, had little to no friends, and had the lowest title in their village. Growing up, she always heard stories about her mother and how she was ruthlessly killed in a war. So, when she hears that the perpetrators responsible for her mother’s death were in the Blood Shadow pack, she leaves everything behind and vows to take revenge. But what if the incoming Alpha of the Blood Shadow pack is actually her mate? Will she continue to pursue revenge for the sake of her mother, or will she follow her heart and fall in love with her sworn rival? [Sequel to The Alpha's Hidden Child. Could be read as a stand-alone.]

Sophia Harvey has spent fifteen years waiting for the boy who promised her the world. But the boy she loved is gone. In his place stands Lucian Grey, a cold, powerful Alpha billionaire who looks at her with nothing but pure, burning hatred. To him, she isn't a gift from the Moon Goddess. She is a curse, a living reminder of a blood feud that destroyed his family. When the mating bond finally snaps into place, it isn't a dream come true. It's a nightmare. Lucian doesn't want her heart, he wants to break her pride. He uses his wealth to strip her of her home, forcing her into his world just to watch her suffer. Between his freezing indifference and his sudden, terrifying bursts of possessiveness, Sophia is drowning. She's tired of begging for a love that isn't there. She's tired of being the only one fighting for a bond that feels like a prison. Now, she’s ready to do the unthinkable. She’s walking away. But as the countdown begins, the air between them thickens with a raw, dangerous tension. Is it hate, or is there a fire buried beneath the ice? The clock is ticking. They have exactly sixty days left before the mating bond is called off forever. Two months to survive each other. Two months to find out if they are truly fated, or if they were always meant to be enemies.

Demetrius is on his way to his big break. The only thing standing in his way is a curious girl he can't quite figure out. There's something hidden deep inside Jamie, something even she isn't aware of. The charming liar of a boy is determined to uncover her hidden secret but the line between work and play begins to blur. He unapologetically inserts himself into her life however when the time comes, will he still be able to carry out his mission?

For the last eight years, Estelle has lived as a rogue and has adapted to the cruel life of the woods, surviving the harsh environments all on her own and having to always run from packs and other rogue wolves, it wasn't really easy because she's a female. She's among the very few female rogue wolves that roamed the woods and she was lucky with survival because she has a strong wolf trait because her father was a beta second in command to their pack's Alpha. She came from a little peaceful pack, but their peace was soiled and their little happy family was ruined by another pack who attacked them. Estelle was lucky to be among the few to escape and has gone rogue since then with revenge rooted in her heart. Mica is the ruling Alpha of his pack, Nightfall pack. He's rumoured to be heartless and one of the most powerful Alphas, also the Alpha that hates Rogues the most, Almost every pack hates Rogue but his hate for them had no match. What happens when Estelle is chased into Nightfall territory and she's being arrested for trespassing but ends up being the mate to their Alpha, also finding out that Nightfall pack was the pack that brought doom on her pack? And finds some of her pack family captured as slaves by her Alpha mate? As Estelle grapples with her inexorable feeling for her Alpha mate and the truth about her past, she's faced with an impossible choice. Can she really ignore her feelings for her mate and Instead choose to revenge her pack family? Can love truly over the hatred they have for each other or will it lead to heartbreak and regret?.

Stefani Chang never imagined that her dream of becoming a famous model would lead her to encounters that would change her world. Leonardo Khill—CEO of a renowned modeling agency—dates models for a different purpose, which leads to his dark side being revealed. Their encounter, under unfavorable circumstances, leaves Stefani terrified. This is compounded by the realization that Leonardo isn’t human. He is… a werewolf. Yet, she believes the two were destined to meet, and they complement each other in different ways. She is pursuing the ambition of becoming a famous model and helping a terrifying figure achieve his. Will Stefani be able to satisfy the alpha? Or will she become his next prey?

Dark romance | student-teacher | obsession | forbidden | stalker Do you think you know obsession? Think again. Mr. Madden is slowly losing his sanity. The reason? His student. His obsession. She is his. She just doesn't know it yet. Raven lives a very normal life. Normal, until strange things start to happen. Gifts start appearing, flashes in the night, her doors unlocking, always feeling eyes on her.. She has a stalker. One who will do anything to keep her. Obsession turned dangerous. The edge of the blade is slowly creeping closer for both of them. But who will get cut? Love is a form of madness. Aren't we all a little mad?

"You remember how good it felt," he murmured, his lips grazing my ear. "Don’t pretend you’ve forgotten what it’s like when I make you beg." One night. One mistake. Now he’s her boss... and her stepbrother. Sophia thought she could forget the stranger who whispered filthy promises against her skin but fate isn’t done with her. Her new job comes with high stakes, strict rules... and Ethan Blackwood — her arrogant, sinfully gorgeous boss. The same man who nearly ruined her with one look. The same man who is now, horrifyingly, her stepbrother. He’s forbidden. Untouchable. But Ethan doesn’t play by the rules. And he wants her — again and again. She tries to resist. He dares her to fall. But Ethan’s secrets could destroy everything — including her. She knows she's falling hard, but Ethan has plans of his own... And love was never part of it, is Sophia just a pawn in his twisted game?

Three years in a loveless marriage with Leo Cox, Mona thought she could win his heart with her unwavering devotion, but Leo showed no love or concern towards her. Eventually she got tired, filed for divorce and left after founding out Leo was cheating on her— but she was already pregnant for him. Leo assumed Mona was merely playing hard to get-after all, he bet she'd be back, begging for reconciliation. But no one saw it coming; after the divorce, Mona transformed into a confident woman and Leo is stunned by her transformation. Now, Leo is drowning in regret, desperately chasing after Mona-but by this time, it was already too late. He started contemplating every day, wondering if breaking a leg or going bankrupt would be enough to capture her attention.

Marianna Del Vecchio, a student entangled in a covert affair with her professor, faces a love crisis when her father, Santo Del Vecchio, the leader of the Italian mafia, reveals an arranged marriage to Javier Bezzio to strengthen ties against the Russian mafia. Unveiling the shocking truth that her lover, Alceo, is the son of the ruthless Russian mafia, Isiak Romanov, Marianna grapples with betrayal and heartbreak as her father holds Alceo captive. A fierce clash ensues, claiming the lives of both mafia rivals in a dramatic gunfight. In this gripping mafia saga, destiny weaves the threads of true love. Can Marianna and Alceo boldly defy the odds to salvage their love, or will they be swallowed by the abyss amid family rivalries and relentless enemies?