"When they were touching you..." He said lacing our fingers together. "Kissing you..." He clenched his jaw and looked at me. "I wanted to rip them apart." He said the last part with gritted teeth and my heartbeat instantly got a lot more faster than it already was. "I don't like it, when someone gets close to you." He whispered running his fingers on my arm making me shiver with excitement. "Why is that?" This is a story about a hardworking and struggling teenage girl who gets stuck with a filthy rich snob but she can't leave. Would she fall for him? Or would she make him fall for her?

Four years ago, Emma left her home in New York and moved to Boston to further pursue her education and career. Her only regret? Leaving her first love, which broke both his heart and her own. Now, four years later, they find their way back to each other when she lands a job at his publishing firm. Only problem? He's her boss and office romances are strictly forbidden and against the HR policy. Not to mention, he's an absolute dick. They're both in denial about missing each other and refuse to cave in to their emotions. They're both twisted but the perfect match because their hearts are still full of love for each other. It's only a matter of time before one of them caves in. . . . . . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

❝ Be careful with what you say Consigliere, this 'princess' has a dagger in her boot and knows how to use it. ❞ ──────────────────────── Athena Ferrari has basically been raising herself since she was nine. Stuck in the system and staying at an orphanage, she avoided getting adopted like the plague, counting down the days until she turned 18 just so she could reunite with her best friends. Well, that was until she was unexpectedly taken into custody by her Father and four older brothers. With secrets of their own, a past that will eventually catch up to her, and the unavoidable tension of returning back home after 14 years; Athena seems in way over her head... or is she?