Mafia series book 1

They thought he was gone for good. Now he's back-stronger, sharper, and not alone for long. Once just another nameless boy from the slums, Ace Aris survived the kind of life people don't walk away from-hauling weight by day, bleeding in underground fights by night, and vanishing before anyone could ask who he really was. Years later, he returns as someone unrecognizable: British-Italian. Pierced and inked. Towering at 6'5. Scholar. Fighter. Mystery. They say he's here to finish what he started at university. But Ace didn't come back for a diploma. He came back with fire in his chest and a name to rebuild on his own terms. What he didn't expect? Five women who would burn through his walls-each in their own way. A cold professor with a blade-sharp mind and a stare that could kill. A warm professor who sees the boy beneath the scars. The Student Council President who's never lost control-until him. A model-actress with a scandalous past and too much curiosity. And a Dean who plays games no one dares to win. Together, they'll challenge everything he thought he knew-about love, power, and himself. But the closer they all get, the more the truth threatens to surface. And when it does, it won't just ruin reputations. It'll drag bloodlines, secrets, and empires into the light.

Aaliyah Jane DeMarco has always been a bubbly girl. Like her Mama Riley, she believes that the way to a woman's heart is through her stomach. Ireleen Skye, daughter of Hope and North, has built herself an empire. She abdicated the throne to be the next devil of the business world - her Tita Alex is an inspiration. She is the merciless CEO of Core Capital.

Nicole, a beauty queen, asked Lemery to become her fake girlfriend just to avoid her very possessive ex boyfriend Jam. Nicole rejected Lemery after she told her about her feelings for her which caused her deep heartbreak. What if it will be the other way around? What if Nicole eventually falls in love with Lemery?

Paano kung habang pilit mong binabalikan ang nakaraan para itama ang lahat ng pagkakamali, ako naman ay hinihila ng oras paabante - para pigilan ang lahat bago pa mangyari? Ayokong masaktan ka. Ayokong makulong ka sa isang relasyon na hindi ka tunay na magiging masaya. Ayokong dumating ang araw na pagsisihan mo ang bawat oras, araw, at taon na inalay mo para mahalin at makasama ako. Kung ang tunay na pagmamahal ay ang pagbitaw, handa akong gawin ang lahat para sa kaligayahan mo - kahit ibig sabihin nun, hindi na ako bahagi ng buhay mo. This story is about two people fighting against time, against fate, and against their own hearts - one clinging to the past, one risking everything for the future. It's about the impossible choice between holding on and setting free. And how sometimes, the bravest kind of love is the one that says goodbye.

Katrina Angeline Casabueno, the angel in disguise professor, meets Lucy Natsume, a half-Japanese, devil-incarnate new student at Javier Valero University. •on-going•

~ COMPLETED ~ Side story 1 of Sweet Surrender 🦋 Started: July 24, 2021 Ended: October 30, 2021 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2021 ****UNEDITED****

~ COMPLETED ~ Side story 3 of Sweet Surrender 🦋 Started: February 2022 Ended: October 2022 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2022 ****UNEDITED****

~ COMPLETED ~ Side Story 2 of Sweet Surrender 🦋 Started: October 23, 2021 Ended: March 05, 2022 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2021 ****UNEDITED****

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