Kyomi is a single mom, to a little girl, named Raya. Everything takes place in the 5-story apartments they live in. Well the daughter meets a certain friendly neighbor. She decides her Mama needs a friend, but will it end up as more than she dreamed? This story has been edited 6/5/2026 #12 on the bwwm list 8/15/25 #15 on the neighbors list 11/11/25 #2 father-daughter list 11/11/25

"Run away again and I'll etch my name into your hand with my blade." My blood ran cold. He fixed his composure in a matter of seconds. It was sickening how quickly he could change. "I'm sorry sweetheart, did I scare you." His question was out of sincere concern and it messed with my head. Did I like it? Did I hate it? "I'm..sorry..." My voice trembled and my legs were close to giving out, but he nuzzled against me in content and walked away. He could have punished me until I wished I was dead, just not this time. ------------------------------- Lilac Hernandez was the daughter to the leader of the Spanish mafia. She was unloved and only a tool for her father's cruel business deal. Her soft nature and stunning beauty was her charm. Alex Romano was the leader of the Italian mafia. He was cruel and dangerous, know for his lack of hesitation. He was known as the devil. There was no one who dares stand in his way, and those who tried, died trying. She caught his eye, and he took her home. Under his cruel watch, she learned to love him.

"No-please-don't do this!" Seraphina sobbed, her voice cracking as she clung to her eldest brother's wrist. "I-I'll be good. I'll do whatever you say, just don't-" A sharp crack echoed through the room as his palm struck her cheek, sending her crashing to the marble floor. Pain exploded across her skin, but it was nothing compared to the terror clawing at her chest. From above, his voice was cold. Unmoved. "You will marry him." She shook her head wildly, crawling backward until her spine hit the wall. "He's a monster," she whispered, her breath shuddering. "He's not human. Please, don't make me do this. I'll die." Her second brother crouched in front of her, grabbing her chin roughly, forcing her to look at him. His lips curled, eyes void of warmth. "Then die." Her breath hitched. "But you will die as his wife." The door behind them creaked open. Heavy footsteps. Her father stepped inside, his expression unreadable. "Lock her in this room," he ordered. "She will not step out until her wedding day." Sera thrashed as hands seized her, dragging her toward the massive iron doors. "No! Please-Father, please!" But he didn't even look at her. The last thing she saw before the door slammed shut was her brothers standing side by side, indifferent as she was thrown into a fate worse than death. Then darkness. And the only thing left was the suffocating truth. She was a sacrifice. A bride to the Sinister, a devil himself. #A STANDALONE BOOK