No one could understand why the bosses had become obsessed with keeping one innocent little runner safe. The seven of them knew exactly why. They simply couldn’t help themselves.
He keeps everyone at a distance. Everyone except you. You’re the one person who somehow slips past his walls, and the more time he spends around your sweetness, the harder it becomes for him to pretend he doesn’t want to protect you.
You were watched. You were guided. You were kept. Not because you were weak. But because something about you—your softness, your strange devotion to forgotten things—had become the one thing neither Tom Riddle nor Abraxas Malfoy could afford to lose. And neither of them intended to share you with the world outside it.
In a world where survival demands ruthless choices, an innocent soul born from the very infection that ended civilization may become the only reason a hardened commander remembers what it means to hope—and to love.
You were watched. You were guided. You were kept. Not because you were weak. But because something about you—your softness, your strange devotion to forgotten things—had become the one thing Tom Riddle, Corvus Lestrange, Alexi Avery, nor Abraxas Malfoy could afford to lose. And none of them intended to share you with the world outside it.
In a world where survival demands ruthless choices, an innocent soul born from the very infection that ended civilization may become the only reason a hardened commander remembers what it means to hope—and to love.
“You shouldn’t be out here alone,” Sayid said. “I was looking for Claire.” “And if something happened to you?” You looked up at him. “Would you care?” His expression softened, just slightly. “More than I should.”
“Get used to me being around.” You looked up at him. “Why?” He leaned slightly closer. “Because I’m not very good at letting go once something becomes important to me.” And somehow, you knew he wasn’t talking about a mission.
Shigure Sohma found himself genuinely unsure of what to do with a girl. He couldn’t charm you. He couldn’t fluster you. He couldn’t make you jealous. And teasing you only resulted in you smiling sweetly at him. You were completely immune to all of his usual tricks. Which, unfortunately for Shigure, only made him want you more. Because somewhere between your wandering thoughts, innocent questions, and habit of finding beauty in the strangest little things… You had quietly become his favorite person.
A young woman cursed—or gifted—with the ability to see the dead is forced aboard the Hunter-Gratzner, where she finds herself trapped with Richard B. Riddick, one of the galaxy’s most dangerous prisoners. She has spent her life being dismissed as unstable, but on the ship the ghosts she sees begin to react to Riddick in ways she can’t explain, as if even the dead know he is something to fear.
“Jayne?” “What?” “Why do you have so many guns?” “Because guns are useful.” “Oh.” You stare at his largest weapon. “Can I hold that one?” “No.” “Why?” “Because it’s bigger than you.”
Unfortunately for you, the world’s most notorious thief had finally met the one man who was determined to make sure she stayed exactly where he could see her.
A romance filled with sweet teasing, protective moments, jealous glances, stolen smiles, and a boy who can’t decide whether you’re adorable… or the greatest temptation he’s ever faced.