"You don't know that. I could have been waiting here for you this whole time for you to come in" "Like a serial killer" "Exactly," he said with a smirk and a chuckle. - - - - - - Who knew getting a tattoo late at night on her birthday would turn into so much? He's an Italian mafia boss on a mission to recruit people in the U.S when the mission is over he decides to stay for a while longer. She is a single mother with a law degree and a big attitude. He brings out her dark side She brings out his soft side (Don't have any type of standards reading this ! It's all over the place!) 07/30/23-#1 strong-female-character 06/28/24-#1 attitude 08/22/23 -#1 mafias 09/07/23-#1 mafiaboss 09/15/23-#1 tattoo 10/29/23-#1 singlemom 04/18/24-#1 mobboss

Attraction, desire, and sinfully beautiful, Mika Santana is a devil with the face of an angel. Despite her tragic past, she's never given up her ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance which leaves little to no room for matters of the heart. But when she collides with the Morterero's boss, she starts to feel something in her chest. A rupture. A melt. A lightness that can change her world in ways, she never knew. Asiel Morterero is a timid artist trapped by the nightmare of his older brother's death. The unexpected death forces Asiel into a world of guns, drugs, and violence with the legacy of his family weighing on his shoulders. But despite being thrown into a deadly world, he's never stopped seeing the beauty in the world... including the heart beneath the icy, flirtatious exterior of a woman he shouldn't want. An escort. His savior and downfall all wrapped in one. Their love is never supposed to happen- but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both... and everything they hold dear.

{EDITING PROCESS} *BOOK ONE OF TWO* When a high school student named Davina Smith faces her senior year after a tragedy in her family, suddenly finds herself appealed to the new kids in town. She never had an interest in befriending anyone besides her childhood friends Emma and Jackson, But these kids had something about them that just made them stick out. Maybe it wasint such a bad idea to expand her social life. What could go wrong? Right..? ~~~~~~~~~~~ Davina Smith, a 17 year old with trauma of losing those close to her from past experiences and losses, is soon appealed to the new kids in town. Or more like appealed to the attractive black haired, green eyed boy. She's never been the one to want to have a relationship. Is now the time? Xavier Witts, a 18 year old boy hiding a nothing more than a couple lies... or so he says. Xavier never wanted to get attached to someone he could lose. He never to wanted to go through that again. But what happens when suddenly that person fights against his measures of protection? What happens when that person is willing to risk their life just to be with him? Luckily he would do the same ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I don't know what to do Xavier..." I cry uncontrollably into his chest as he holds onto me for dear life. "I know love. I know." "I'm such a bother to yall." I choke out. "I'm so fucking weak. I can't even defend myself." Xavier's arms unwrap from my body, and his hands hold my teary face. "I'm a worthless h-human." Xavier furrows his eyebrows in pain. A tear of his own falling down his face. "No," he says shaking his head. "No. You've never been a bother to me. You aren't weak. And you most certainly aren't worthless." I gasp to breathe, and he continues talking. "What you are is an amazing person who hasn't let all of this crazy bullshit affect her. You handled it like a champ. What you are is a strong, brave being that has stood by my side." I breathe as he leans closer. "What you are, is the love of my life...."