They were her sentinels, her saviors, the reason that she refuses to let her past consume her. 𝐆𝐈𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐀 𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐎, a young girl who's never known stability. Raised by a reckless, unstable mother, she spent her childhood caught between drug runs and police raids, ruining her right for a normal childhood. One night when her mother goes missing, Giulia's whole life changes... again. Will being under the guardianship of her new older brothers give her a chance at normalcy in her life or will they cause even more mess than before? Healing isn't easy and trust doesn't come free. ☆ ☆ ☆ As I lied there in the hospital bed with a pounding headache, practically suffocating me while barely conscious, I heard that familiar, raspy, deep, sleep deprived voice that I've recently come to find comfort in. "Nessuno oserà toccarti di nuovo senza perdere le mani, amore," they whispered. (No one will dare touch you again without losing their hands, love.) I felt two hands hold my face with a soft kiss on my forehead. Their rough and large hands a contrast to their gentleness. The comforter over me shuffled as the familiar person brought them up to my chin and tucked me in. "Riposati ora sei al sicuro, bambina," they murmured, stroking my hair. Before I knew it, simply the presence of them reassured me as I felt myself drift off again into a deep sleep. (Rest now, you're safe, baby). ☆ ☆ ☆ 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄 (noun): a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.

He was her rock, her best friend, her first love. He became her worst nightmare, her tormentor, her captor She was his everything. His obsession. Their story should have ended with that court case, but he's found a way back to her, and he won't give her another opportunity to escape. Not this time. ------------------------------------------- Shivering, I sobbed out, unable to speak, unable to move. "Shh, shh, now baby-girl, it's alright, you're safe, don't cry" he soothed, moving closer to me. "N-Noah, I w-want to go home," I sobbed, feeling weak from my inability to talk without stuttering. A gasp left my parted lips as his hand forcefully connected with my cheek, "You are home, so I don't want to hear that crap from you, okay?" shaking, I looked down at my feet, his gaze too menacing to hold. "I said, do you understand" he spit through clenched teeth, "y-yes, I'm sorry" I whispered, a new wave of tears making their appearance. "Good girl, now I need you to keep being a good girl, okay?" nodding, my eyes met his dark ones. His form towered over me, making me feel small and irrelevant. "Words, Embry!" He demanded as I stuttered out a quiet yes. I studied him cautiously as he walked towards the far end of the room, shuffling through drawers before stalking back towards me and crouching down. I sucked in a breath as I saw the knife in his hand, his face held a mischievous grin as it glinted in the light. "Now baby-girl, you see, as much as I hate to, you need to be punished, do you know why?" Warning! This story is for mature audience, it contains strong language, abuse, mature themes and sensitive topics. Please enjoy, -Aphrodite.

Apricity: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝐴𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑆𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠: 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑦 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝 𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑏𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑏𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑦 𝑚𝑢𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑠. 𝐼𝑣𝑎𝑛 𝐼𝑣𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑣 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑐𝑒 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑠. 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡? 𝐼 𝑔𝑢𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑤𝑒'𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑡. :𝑇𝑤𝑜-𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑘. Ranks 2nd in SunshinexGrumpy (Feb 8, 2023) 1st in SunshinexGrumpy ( April 16, 2023) 6th in sweet (April 18,2023)

The kingdom of Zariya. Prince Archer of Zariya. Evelyn, a citizen of Zariya. The prince has now turned twenty-one and the hunt for a princess has begun. With no princesses suitable to our royal Prince Archer's likes, there is no choice left. He must marry a simple girl from Zariya. One that has a good name, is favored by many and knows how to carry herself. Evelyn is a girl who helps run her mother's boutique, Cherie and also works in restaurants around the kingdom. Only she is loved by everyone. She's known for being the kind-hearted girl she is who helps everyone around town. Word of Prince Archer's hunt for a bride spreads like a wildfire and thousands of hands are offered in marriage but so does the word of Evelyn and her beauty which she fails to acknowledge. Can a girl who wants nothing to do with royalty handle being the king's new obsession? Or worse, being the princess of Zariya? . . . . . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Disclaimer: Any edit used in this book is mine. The pictures, however, have been taken from Pinterest and does not belong to me. Credit for the book cover- ME Vanessa at the age of 21 lives with her mother and stepfather in Lakewood, a town in New Jersey [America]. Due to a past incident, she is not allowed to live without the supervision of her parents. She suffers from dual-personality disorder and find it difficult to manage her emotions which results in her often-losing control.While the town's people are often scared of her, not much is known about her to them. On one fortunate night, she discovers that her parents were murdered brutally freeing her from the grasp of their filthy existence. Much to her dismay, the police and the foster system in search of a close family to send her in the guidance of, discover the existence of her brothers. The question is why does she need constant guardian? Why was she unaware of her brothers? What happened to her? The road to unraveling the secrets, lies and betrayals awaits her. But will she survive? Is she ready to leave her friends, life and goals behind to live in Italy with this newly discovered family? TRIGGER WARNINGS: - This book contains subject matter that may be sensitive for some readers. There is triggering content related to: Physical, mental and emotional torture. Graphic violence. Kidnapping. Human Trafficking. Drugs. Mafia. Crime. Mental disorders and others. Rape. Degradation. PTSD. Death of a loved one. Extreme heartache. 18+ ONLY.

not you're average mafia brothers and sister story.. This is the story of Natasha Clark, an assassin, mafia boss, and most of all the long lost sister of the 6 Morales brothers. After fallen victim of a divorce at the ripe age of seven, Natasha's mom gained custody of young Nat. After moving countries, and almost a decade later, Natasha is met with a great knock on the door. What is this change? How will Nat cope with this news? Will she leave everything behind for this? Adrien's Pov: I was filing and sorting some paperwork in my study when all of a sudden a panicked Vincent barges through the door. My eldest brother was never like this. He never showed any emotions and just randomly he pops into my study without knocking? Something must be up. He then says words I wish I could hear over and over again for the first time. "They found her Adrien, they found our sister!" Read this story to find out more! 100/100 chapters completed 3/3 epilogues completed 1/1 playlists made 1/1 changed chapter Rewards: #1 Protective #1 Trauma #1 Mafia #1 Family business #1 6brothers #1 Overprotective brothers #1 Vengeance #1 Boy best friend #1 New family #1 Younger sister #1 Gore #1 Guns #1 Overprotective #2 Siblings #2 Older brothers #2 Family #3 Violence #8 Brothers #8 Past #9 Love #15 Betrayal

She was a flower whom he wanted to possess and he was her nightmare, the one haunting her every dream 𝑨𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒂 𝑯𝒂𝒚𝒆𝒔 a beautiful young teenager who was living her bright shining life but it all turned dark when a certain mistake was committed, one mistake and her whole life turned upside down After fighting her fears for so long when she finally thought she succeeded it all tarnished the moment he came back for her after 10years 𝑬𝒏𝒛𝒐 𝒁𝒆𝒑𝒉𝒚𝒓 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒆 a cruel mafia billionaire who set his eyes on a particular someone, when he thought he lost her and craved for her for years a miracle happened, this time he is set to end the cat and lion chase to finally make her his ---------------- "you think you could escape me?" he slowly took steps towards me while I step back, each step full of power and anger "It was funny how you could think about that" his voice dripping with mockness My back hit the wall, halting my steps as he came forward chuckling darkly, his dark bottomless eyes only looking at me, piercing each part of my body "but now Bella, now I won't ever let you go, the last time you succeeded but this time I will make sure that each part of yours will only bind with me" "you cannot own me, you never did nor you will" I shot back with the last courage I had, his hand slammed on the wall by my side making me flinch, his hot breath fanning on my face "you are mine and only mine and it is time I let everyone know who you belong to and mark every inch of your skin! I dare anyone to touch you and I will make sure to burn their whole life down" he yelled "And amore... I can promise you that"

𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭 𝐃𝐞 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚 25 years old, a billionaire and Mafia Don. Everyone fears, admires and respects him. 𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐬 20 years old and works in a bakery. Despite having a bad past, she is a really sweet and down-to-earth person. What happens when 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭 𝐃𝐞 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐚 wants to claim 𝐒𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐬 as his but she straight away rejects him? ▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎ I lifted my head up weakly and saw Elliott's deep green eyes gazing at me through my wet lashes. The madness and craziness in his eyes only made more tears stream down my cheeks. He was a complete psychopath. "Don't close those pretty eyes when I am making love with you, amore. Look at me, your husband." He rasped out and pounded inside me again, sending a painful jolt throughout my body. When was this going to finally end? I can't take this agonizing torture anymore. Tears blurred my hazy vision and a strangling sound left my throat when Elliott wrapped his hand around my throat. He was choking me mercilessly. I gasped for air and begged him to let me go but like always, he never did. He will never let me go. He leaned down and pressed a tender kiss on my jaw before we both came at the same time, his seeds filling my insides. I thought maybe this was the end, but he had other plans. He flipped me on my stomach, earning a whimper from me and whispered huskily near my ear, "Let's go for round two, shall we, my love?" ▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎▪︎ #1 in Captive #2 in CEO #2 in Forcedlove #2 in Italian #3 in Darkromance #3 in Fear #4 in Manipulation #5 in Plottwist #5 in Character Development #7 in Billionaire #7 in Hurt ● The first few chapters contain some plot holes and errors, but as you read more, the chapters will get significantly better with proper vocabulary and

Kalina never knew much about her family, only that she had brothers, a mother and a father who never wanted her. After the abuse her mother put her through, Kalina was broke beyond repair. With the help from a motorcycle gang she built herself back up. One day, she gets taken out of her cell in juvie, to find out her mother had died. Being seventeen, her father has come to take her home. Where she learns he was unaware of her existence. Kalina must learn to depend on others and adapt to a life of safety and security all children should have. And her family must learn to hide their mafia from a girl who means the world to them. Kalina, however, is not as innocent as they think. Her past is dark and catching up to her fairly quick. What happens when she meets a certain man, who will change the course of her life forever. (This book is full of uncomfortable and triggering content, please be careful while reading)

Verena Amaryllis runs away from a marriage proposal and travels to a different state. However, not a day later, she ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time and gets kidnapped for it. Izan Guerrero, the Spanish Mafia boss, learns of his baby brother's disappearance, and he will kill anyone who gets in the way of finding him. So, what happens when he sees Verena running with his brother in her arms? ~ Their paths collide, and their story begins ~ Interconnected standalone - same universe as Dinner with the Mafia. All Rights Reserved 2023