Academic Rivals to Lovers in a Boarding School ..... "You wanna know the really dumb meaning behind my name?" He muses and I walk ahead of him. "Nope." "Basically, it means the transporter of goods by cart or wagon, it's from an old french word I believe. You wanna know yours?" "You looked up mine?" I question, hiding the small smile on my face, because I'm mad at him or whatever. For... I don't know why but I'm mad at him because I am. Carter catches up to me, grinning to himself. "Emilia means rivals, it's derived from the root of some latin word. Isn't that strange?" That's just a coincidence, he's probably lying anyway. "Yeah, real peculiar." I reply. ..... #2 - onebedtrope 16/06/22 #1 - mila 16/06/22

Vincent grabs my chin harshly so that I'm looking up at him and says, "Who upset you, Roxy, damn it tell me who." "It's nothing just drop it." "You listen here, Roxy. No one. And I mean no one. Is aloud to mess with you but me. Got it?" ____________ Roxy Kingston, age 19, has always been quite the rebellious girl. A girl whose actions always came with consequences. After one of her pranks go too far she is to attend Peaks Bay Boarding School. Little does she know her roommate isn't what she expects. Vincent Blackwell, age 19, is known for being quite the mysterious and closed off boy. Everyone wants to be him, and be with him, even though no one really knows him. But when his new roommate Roxy arrives and challenges him like no other, he drops his act and gives her a little taste of who he really is. ____________ TW: drug/alcohol abuse; sexual assault; domestic violence EDITING

What happens when a Mob Boss meets the woman ordered to kill him?

Grayson Woods and I have been enemies since the first day we met, partly because he's my brother's best friend, partly because he's a complete asshole. But when he agrees to pretend to be my boyfriend to stop rumors, he makes hating him a hell of a lot harder. date completed: 11/20/2023 most impressive rankings: #1 enemiestolovers #1 itsalwaysbeenyou #1 anxiety #1 panicattacks #1 firstloves #2 teenromance #5 clingy

Zane Cyrus is a moody boxer from England. He hates small talk, fake politeness, happiness and most of all he hates it when people can't mind their own business. Calista-Mae is the epitome of sweet. She cares deeply for those around her and will go out of her way to be kind and polite to everyone that she meets, no matter how cruel they are to her. When Zane realises that something is wrong with the girlfriend of a fellow fighter, he does the one thing he swears that he would never do and he gets involved.

She is an assassin in her brother's mafia. She is fierce and has strong opinions. One of those opinions is that she has always disliked the leader of the mafia they worked with, an alliance had been formed a while ago and now the Italian and Spanish mafia had to work together. He is a mafia leader of the Italian mafia. He is determined and doesn't take bullshit. One thing he thinks is bullshit is the alliance between his mafia and the Spanish mafia. He has to work and cooperate with them. It was no problem in the beginning but when the boss of the Spanish mafia introduces his sister in the picture the alliance becomes hell. Will they get along or will they destroy each other? ~~~~~~ His breath fanned over my face. I looked up into his eyes. Those green eyes that melted my heart. "Let me go," I whispered even though I didn't want to but he couldn't know that. "No," he whispered back and his grip on my waist tightened. I could feel the burn of his hands. The burn only he gave me when he touched me. His lips came closer to mine and slowly he pressed them against mine.

Alessandra Morino has spent her whole life as an assassin, always being a shadow in the dark. Luciano Moretti is a name that is feared all over America and Italy, the whole world in fact. He is the Don of the Italian Mafia. Both are people you do not want to cross. When Alessandra and Luciano team up to bring down a common enemy, sparks fly and not necessarily the good kind too. She battles demons that threaten to swallow her whole. He is the devil incarnate, searching for his angel. This is the story of two people who are so different yet so similar, who intrigue each other as much as they intimidate each other. 'A King is nothing without his Queen. You are far more than my Queen, tesoro.' Note: This story breaks certain stereotypes surrounding mafia stories so please do give it a chance. *available on Webnovel too

❝𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏❞ He is king. King of the Italian mafia and a cold successful business man . He has everything you could ever wish for and more. Money, power and looks. He could have anything he could ever dream.... What more could he possibly need? She is an assassin, trained from a young age to kill without mercy and used by the rich to take care of their enemies. What happens when the king he decides he needs one more thing in his life? Something that money and power couldn't buy? Her What happens when the princess gets made his queen? = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Emiliano Vincenzo Giorgio King, 24 years old, mafia leader, CEO and model. Multi-billionaire. I couldn't afford to offend him. His eyes roamed me for a few seconds. Taking in my every curve, causing him to smirk maliciously as soon as our eyes met. "get on your knees, puttana." he demanded, his voice smooth and heavy. This immediately spiked my anger. I was no whore. I glared up at him meeting his eyes as I stood my ground. "Why don't you get on yours, cagna?" = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Started: 11/19 Finished: 04/20

"𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭,𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚," 𝐈 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝. "𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠." ~ 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐨 A dark, intoxicating tale of power, passion, and an unwanted love that burns too hot to escape. (First book of the blood&oaths series)

Book three of the only series They gave her one mission. They told her to find the Chicago mob Capo and get revenge. So they sent her away. She had a plan. A mindset. Goals she needed to reach. Until she met his son. He was supposed to be the enemy. He was a Bertelli. His father was the Capo and she needed to kill him. So that made him the enemy too. Only an enemy. So why did she fall in love?