"Millions of reasons, Tanya. All perfectly legal, or perfectly arranged to seem that way. I don't make threats. I explain consequences." He stepped close to her again, cupping her chin with his hand. His touch was like ice. She was too terrified to pull away. "So, you will sit tight. You will go to your school. You will teach my nephew. And you will look very, very pretty while doing it. You will not make me angry again. Understood?" A single, hot tear of pure, helpless rage escaped and traced a path down her cheek. He saw it. His dark eyes glittered with a perverse kind of satisfaction. He leaned in, his lips brushing her cheekbone where the tear had fallen. The kiss was chillingly soft, a brand of ownership. "You see?" he murmured, his breath warm against her skin. "You look so pretty when you cry angrily. Like a good girl who finally understands her place." ___________________________________________ Love is a lie they tell to make obsession sound pretty. When Vardaan Rathore, a man whose bloodline was woven with power and violence, walked into her classroom, Tanya saw a negligent uncle. He saw the first and last woman who would ever tell him no. His obsession became her sentence. There was no courtship. Only a silent, brutal campaign of possession. Her life decided to conquer a queen, and the beautiful, terrible ruin he made of her in the process. #1 forced love #1 Darklove #1 toxichero #1 runawayheroine #1 Captive Romance #1 Manipulation #1 Political Romance #1 hacker #1 Brokenheroine #1 Forcedintimacy #1 Forced relation #1 Darkromancebooks #3 Indian #3 desi #3 teacher #4 badboy #4 broken #6 possessivehero #33 toxic #35 Dark romance #58 youngadult

Emma hat früh gelernt, was Verlust bedeutet. Mit sechzehn verliert sie ihre Eltern - und steht plötzlich allein in einer Welt, die keine Gnade kennt. Nur ihr Bruder bleibt. Er wird ihr Schutzschild, ihr Fundament, der Mensch, der alles opfert, damit sie ihren Traum leben kann: Ärztin zu werden, um anderen zu helfen, weil sie selbst zu früh erfahren hat, wie sich Hilflosigkeit anfühlt. Emma ist klug, empathisch und stärker, als sie selbst glaubt. Sie trägt ihr Herz offen, liebt tief und kompromisslos. Doch genau diese Stärke wird ihr zum Verhängnis, als die Vergangenheit sie einholt und sie begreift, welchen Preis andere für ihren Traum gezahlt haben. Von einem Moment auf den nächsten wird ihr sicheres Leben zerrissen - und Emma muss fliehen, ohne zu wissen, ob sie je zurückkehren kann. Álvaro ist das genaue Gegenteil von allem, wofür Emma steht. Kalt, kontrolliert, unberechenbar. Ein Mann, der Macht nicht sucht, sondern besitzt. Seine Loyalität gilt nur einem Prinzip: Kontrolle. Gefühle sind für ihn Schwächen, Menschen austauschbar - bis Emma in sein Leben tritt. Sie ist nicht Teil seines Plans. Nicht Teil seiner Welt. Und doch bringt sie etwas in ihm ins Wanken, das er längst begraben glaubte. Zwischen Schuld und Liebe, Flucht und Verantwortung, Hoffnung und Angst steht Emma vor der größten Entscheidung ihres Lebens. Kann man seiner Vergangenheit entkommen, ohne sich selbst zu verlieren? Und was geschieht, wenn zwei Welten aufeinandertreffen, die niemals füreinander bestimmt waren? Eine düstere, emotionale Geschichte über Opfer, Loyalität und eine Liebe, die gefährlicher ist als jede Wahrheit.

Lucía dachte, sie hätte die Kontrolle über ihr Leben - bis Alejandro kam. Anfangs charmant, bald besitzergreifend, verfolgt er jeden ihrer Schritte, überwacht sie, zwingt sie, seine Regeln zu befolgen. „Wenn ich dich anrufe, geh ran. Verstanden?" droht er, und sie erkennt: Widerstand ist gefährlich. Der Tag ihres Abschlusses. Sie hat ihr Zeugnis erhalten. Alles war Perfekt, bis Alejandro aufkreuzt: Er ließ mich plötzlich los und trat einen Schritt zurück.„Steig ins Auto. Jetzt." „Nein." Sein Blick wurde eiskalt.„Lucía", sagte er langsam. „Ich zähle bis drei." Mein Herz hämmerte. Eins. Zwei.Ich ging. Nicht, weil ich wollte. Sondern weil ich wusste, dass es sonst schlimmer würde. Im Auto sagte er zunächst nichts. Er fuhr los, schnell, angespannt. Meine Hände zitterten in meinem Schoß. „Du hast heute glänzen dürfen", sagte er schließlich. „Genieß es. Das wird nicht immer so sein." „Was soll das heißen?", fragte ich. Er sah mich kurz an.„Dass du bald lernen wirst, was Konsequenzen sind." Ich schluckte.„Du kannst mir nichts tun." Er lächelte.„Das glaubst du." Plötzlich holt er ein weißes Tuch raus und hält es mir an den Mund. Einen stechenden, fremden Geruch, der mir sofort in die Nase stieg. Meine erste Reaktion war Panik. Ich versuchte, den Kopf wegzudrehen, versuchte nicht zu atmen, was jedoch schwierig war. „Hör auf", brachte ich nicht hervor, meine Stimme plötzlich viel zu schwach. „Alejandro, hör auf-"

Alice has her life going on just perfect before Stone, the most dangerous mafia leader in town, becomes a part of her life, claiming that she's his, and becoming overly obsessed with her. ------------------------------ You've been warned that this story contains: • Mature scenes • Swearing • Violence and sexual references #3 in MAFIALEADER #7 in SEXUAL #4 in OBSESSION #2 in PSYCHOTIC #1 in WATTPADSTORIES #1 in OBSESSED #1 in KIDNAP #1 in SADISTIC #9 in TEENFICTION

Gaia Azzaro I was the mafia princess of the Camorra but only in the eyes of the world. There was never anything special about me, except for my top of the world flaws. I was invisible my whole life until the Brigadier (Capo) of the Russian Bratva set his eyes on me. Snatched me in the middle of the night and locked me in his cage. I may be his captive but he can't clip my wings. Kazimir Mikhailov Ever since I was a kid, I was told the Camorra princess was mine. So I took her when it was time. I had prepared everything for her, to play with her mind, break her without her knowledge, make her mine. I don't want to clip her wings, just chain her ankles so she can't fly too far from me. But she was nothing I could have prepared myself for. ✶ 🎀 𝕋ℝ𝕆ℙ𝔼𝕊 🎀 ✶ 𝑪𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘾𝙖𝙣𝙔𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙁𝙁 𝒂𝒃𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆

Forced into a marriage neither of them wanted, a fierce Greek mafia princess and a ruthless Sicilian underboss must navigate a storm of power, passion, and betrayal-only to discover that their greatest battle might be against their own hearts. *** They hated each other from the moment they met, but little did they know, they were destined to be together. Millicent Rhea Darmos: Princess of the Greek Mafia. At 25 years old, she's established herself as a self proclaimed boss bitch, running her own publishing company. But now it's time she fulfils her duty to her family's organisation. It's time she gets married. Costantino Salvatore Accardi: Underboss and Heir to the Sicilian Mafia. At 28 years old, he has no interest in settling down-he already has it all. He believes in family above all, so why bring in an outsider? Yet, after a strange string of events, the two of them find themselves thrust into married life. It's full of chaos, drama and all kinds of tension. The question is, how do they survive their marriage and the storm that follows? *** "I've never kissed anyone." My voice trembled with a tinge of vulnerability - something I hated. But Costa didn't seem to mind that I was nervous or anxious. "Good. You're mine." He spoke so seriously, without a flicker of doubt as he took my hand in his. "So you want it be special, principessa?" "Every girl's first kiss is special." I whispered, watching as he brought my hand up to his lips. "I only care about yours."

"If you think you can just up and leave me, you're sadly mistaken. I'll kill anyone that tries to take you away from me. I promise you! You and me, baby? We're forever, you understand me? YOU'RE MINE!" And with that he slammed his lips down on mine claiming me as his once and for all. ****************************** Malaina García is a thriving college student with her life planned ahead of her. After one night out clubbing, she experienced something that would change her life forever. 25 years old, good looking, and America's most wanted man; Adriano Bianchi. With the entire Mafia in his hands, nothing can stop him. He never thought his life could get any more complicated but, after one night outside a night club he was drastically proven wrong. Will Malaina be able to handle everything thrown her way after that one night? Or will she be able to escape the reality that is Adriano Bianchi? *************************** Book One in the Bianchi Series #1 - boss (03/11/20) #3 - dangerous (04/03/20)

❝I've already made up my mind, I want you and only you. No one else... because to me, you're my kind of perfect,❞ In the ruthless world of wealth and power, Adrian Ivanov reigns as a cold-hearted man, devoid of remorse. Love holds no meaning for him, as he indulges in a life of opulence and privilege, yet remains hollow. However, his carefully constructed existence is about to be shattered when an unexpected encounter brings Valentina Russo into his life. Valentina, an Italian girl struggling to make ends meet, crosses paths with Adrian at his exclusive club. Little does she know, this chance meeting will unravel the fabric of her entire existence. Will Valentina possess the strength to weather the storm that threatens to consume her? As their lives intertwine, a profound question lingers: Can Valentina be the one to thaw the ice in Adrian's heart and fill the void that has haunted him for so long? Witness a tale of passion, transformation, and the tumultuous journey two souls must undertake in search of redemption and unyielding love. https://www.patreon.com/c/arihartwattpad

This is the first book of a trilogy. All books must be read in chronological order as you may not understand what is happening and I will not be responsible for the caused confusion. ~~~~~~~~~ BRIELLE One night turned into a complete fiasco that seemed to haunt her to the present day. Brielle Hansley was the picture-perfect girl with perfect grades, a reserved job offer and a boyfriend who seemed perfect. At first. Her life couldn't have been any better until her sister got engaged to the man whose brother she knew better than she desired. It was only a month, she told herself. A month under the same roof and then everything would go back to normal. But as she starts to discover new secrets that seem to intertwine her life with his, she doubts she will ever be able to forget the man with whom a one-night stand seemed too good to be true. ~~~~~~~~~ NICOLAS Nicolas Salucci, the heir to the Italian Cosa Nostra was reserved and couldn't confide in anyone. It seemed like his life would continue to be as shallow and dark as his father made it to be until he met her. After overhearing a scheme which could end Nicolas's life, she demanded only a single night. One that he was tempted to give her and did. Only, he didn't think that that one night would cost him his entire heart. The woman was everything he desired and more. Yet he despised her. His father had chosen a woman for him to marry yet how could he marry someone whom he had no feelings for? As verities begin to arise, Nicolas begins to realise that maybe he only hated himself for falling for a woman he couldn't have. And a woman that quickly became his forbidden desire... ~~~~~~~~~ Warning!!! Includes explicit sexual scenes, strong language, mature content, and mentions of suicide.

❝𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘴, 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘺. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵. 𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 ? ❞ L U C A S K N I G H T The capo. The King. They fear me because I fear nothing. The only person capable of saying checkmate has always been me because I have saved my queen. Only in front of my queen shall I bow, but she is hidden from everyone, including me. A T H I R A N O V A K I'm not hurting anymore, hurting seems easy? Try shattered, destroyed, hollow. He was supposed to be my King, and this was supposed to be our game of chess, but he left. Now, twelve years later, he says that I am his queen but isn't the queen supposed to protect her king, after all this is a game of chess.