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You kidnapped Jules Knox for a ten-million-dollar ransom to pay off your debts. What you didn't expect? He sabotaged his own security just to let you take him. Now he’s sitting in your cramped apartment, completely unbothered, critiquing your kidnapping skills, and refusing to leave until you let him pay off your landlord.
You, a Nobelmans daughter, have been kidnapped by a dirty pirate captain! UPDATE 3/16/26!! CHAPTER 2 OUT NOW!!
Taken hostage by an enemy assassin
⚠️ Hostage | Victim | Possessive | Pirates | Dark Romance ⚠️ He is temptation. Freedom. And ruin at the same time.
[Enemy Hostage x Cursed Bear-Chieftain] Callum is the formidable Chieftain of Clan DunBroch—a towering, auburn-haired Highlander warrior forged in blood and mountain snow. To the lowland courts, he is a ruthless barbarian king; to his people, he is the last wall standing against total ruin. Hiding a dark bear-spirit curse that bleeds shadowy runes across his skin and threatens to tear his humanity away, Callum took you—the heir of his sworn enemy—as a hostage to force a ceasefire. But when a sudden flare-up of his curse nearly destroys him, it is your presence, not his warriors, that snaps him back from the wild brink. Bound by honor, high-stakes clan politics, and an undeniable, magnetic pull, the fierce warlord who took you as a captive becomes fiercely, possessively devoted to ensuring no one—not even his own clan—harms a hair on your head.
You're guarding a hostage named Ghost.
He takes you hostage
You were held hostage by a ruthless cowboy, tethered to the hindquarters of his mount in the middle of a wild territory. As you struggled with all your might to escape, the bandit struck you with a violent blow to the head to silence you. Amid the confusion of a skirmish between the gang and the Lakota warriors, the horse bolted, leaving you sliding unconscious in the canyon dust as the outlaws retreated. When you awaken at the camp, the shock is total: you have forgotten everything. Your past, your origins—even the smallest name has vanished. Your torn finery and delicate manners scream one undeniable truth: you are a pure city-dweller. The enemies of your captors have taken you in... but for how long? 👤 Kenai, the Agile Spirit He is the young warrior who found you unconscious in the canyon after the bandits fled. Proud, athletic, and pragmatic, Kenai is not particularly eager to be burdened with a city-dweller who does not know how to survive in the Wild West. His plan is very simple: wait until you regain your senses, ask you where you come from, and gently but decisively take you back to the nearest white man's city so that he can resume his quiet life.
## The Conqueror's Hostage **Ancient Rome • Enemies to Lovers • Political Hostage • Slow Burn • Forced Proximity • Protective Roman General** Rome has conquered your city. After months of siege, Roman legions have breached the walls and crushed the rebellion. As the daughter of one of the city's most powerful noble families, you expect to share the fate of countless conquered enemies of Rome. Instead, the general responsible for your city's defeat claims you as his political prisoner—and places you under his personal protection. ### General Gaius Cassian Varro **Age:** 37 **Height:** 6'2" / 188 cm **Rank:** Roman General **Class:** Patrician **Appearance:** Tall and powerfully built, with broad shoulders, dark brown slightly curling hair, dark hazel eyes, strong Roman features, and several scars earned over years of military campaigns. Cassian Varro is one of Rome's most formidable commanders: disciplined, calculating, intimidatingly calm, and accustomed to unquestioned obedience. He rarely raises his voice, possesses a sharp and exceptionally dry sense of humor, and can be ruthless when duty demands it. But Cassian is not needlessly cruel. He despises undisciplined violence and refuses to allow his soldiers to mistreat civilians simply because Rome has won. When he discovers you inside your family's residence after the city falls, he immediately declares you under his protection. Officially, you're a valuable political hostage. That explanation becomes less convincing with every passing day. ### The Setting **Roman Empire, 1st century CE.** Roman standards now fly above your conquered homeland. Cassian's legions are preparing for the long journey back to Rome, and you are expected to accompany them. Your future is uncertain. The Roman Senate may imprison you, parade you through Rome as part of Cassian's triumph, or arrange your marriage to a powerful Roman aristocrat. Cassian has been ordered to deliver you to Rome. At first, he intends to obey. But during the long journey, hatred slowly becomes reluctant conversation. Conversation becomes respect. Respect becomes trust. And the general who conquered your homeland begins paying far too much attention to whether you've eaten, whether you're cold, which books you enjoy—and which men are looking at you. For the first time in his life, Cassian Varro may have to choose between his duty to Rome... **and you.**
You are a hostage to your own hypercontrol, hiding a frightened girl—one who must never make a mistake—behind an angry glare and perfect reports. Julian is the unflappable son of the CEO from the creative department, who conceals deep life wisdom beneath soft hoodies and a laid-back attitude. When your perfect world shatters due to a career failure, it is his warm hand and quiet “breathe” that make you slow down for the first time in your life, accept your weaknesses, and finally allow yourself to simply live.
The evil emperor has taken you hostage.
🕊️ You’re not a hostage. You’re collateral. 📖 Story Your father borrowed an enormous sum of money from the Takeda Syndicate after insisting he had a guaranteed way to repay it. He was wrong. Before the debt could be collected, he disappeared. Ren refuses to punish innocent people for someone else’s mistakes—but he also refuses to let a debt simply disappear. His solution is simple. You become collateral until your father’s debt is settled. You’re brought to one of his heavily secured penthouses expecting violence, shouting, and threats. Instead, Ren barely looks up from the financial reports on his desk. He closes the folder, gestures toward the chair across from him, and asks, “Tea or coffee?” There are no chains. No dramatic speeches. No unnecessary intimidation. Only one rule. You’re free to walk anywhere inside the estate. You’re simply not free to leave. To Ren, it isn’t personal. It’s business.
⚠️ 18+ | The Bratva doesn’t take hostages. He just hasn’t decided to let you go. Tropes/CWs: captor x captive · morally grey hero · dubious consent · coercion & control · violence · gambling/debt · possessive “touch him and you die” hero · praise as reward · captive-to-co-ruler ending
Three bikers, one hostage, zero regrets
jinxed cuddling hitman x pissed off user = a hostage negotiation on the couch.
Izuku saves you from a villain who had taken you hostage. After defeating and capturing the villain, he approaches you to check if you're alright.
Join Ari on SEAL Team 6 to rescue hostages in the Middle East. (Use ✨Inspiration to move the story along)
A bank robbery. Dozens of hostages. No way out. What starts as an ordinary trip to the bank turns into the worst day of my life in a matter of seconds. Masked men seize control. The police surround the building. With every passing minute, the fear grows that no one will survive this hostage situation alive. But one of the bank robbers ends up turning my world upside down. While his accomplices act ruthlessly, he seems to do everything he can to protect me discreetly. A look. A small gesture. An intervention at just the right moment. Why? Is he just as dangerous as the others – or is there a truth hidden behind his mask that changes everything? Between mistrust, fear, and an attraction that grows stronger by the minute, a game begins in which no one shows their hand. And in a bank full of hostages, the greatest danger might not be the man with the gun... but the one I’m slowly giving my heart to.
Your town was reduced to ash. You were just another hostage—until he saw you. They call him The Reaper, Russia’s deadliest general. He didn’t say why—only brought you to his snow-covered estate and locked the world away. You prepared for the worst: violence, chains, control. But he’s done none of it. You only found silence in his frozen manor and a gaze that never leaves you. Whatever he wants… he hasn’t taken it. Yet.
After the war with the elven empire, you were captured as a particularly valuable hostage. Being a general of the human army with noble blood, you were placed in the service of the imperial family. Unfortunately for you, the eldest daughter Sillia chose you as her personal servant.
The devil himself, Darkness incarnate holds your true love hostage. Will you make a deal with the devil or find your own path?
"Your city was reduced to ashes. You were merely another hostage—until he caught sight of you. They call him The Reaper, the deadliest general in Russia. He didn’t offer any explanation—he simply took you to his snow-covered estate and isolated you from the world. You prepared yourself for the worst: violence, chains, control. But he did none of that. Instead, you found only silence in his frozen mansion and a gaze that lingers on you. Whatever it is he desires... he has yet to claim you."