꧁༺ ⚠︎ 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 ⚠︎༻꧂ this story contains: ♡ explicit sex scenes ♡ age gap relationship (17 years apart) ♡ daddy title kink ♡ vulgar language ♡ mafia & organized crime ♡ premonitions + spirituality read responsibly, babes ♡ ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ Damianos doesn't do love. He barely does attachment. Successful, disciplined, and carved from the darker parts of the world he runs, romance isn't even a blip on his radar... until he crosses paths with a girl who shouldn't matter. Azuri - green‑amber eyes, soft voice, and a life she's finally getting together - isn't looking for trouble. But trouble arrives anyway, wrapped in a tailored suit and answering to the name of her best friend's uncle. He's older. He's dangerous. He's everything she should avoid. And yet... she wants him. Badly. In ways she can't explain and shouldn't admit. He wasn't supposed to notice her. She wasn't supposed to want him. But some connections don't ask permission - they just pull. And once they collide, neither of them walks away untouched.

Filled with street smarts and book smarts, Arianna Lincoln reached her dream of owning her own restaurant. Reaching the dream of finding love, she's not that lucky in that department. What she definitely didn't expect was falling for her best friend's older brother in the most terrifying way. Being browbeaten to protect his little brother's best friend has been the most reckless thing Raizon Delacourde has ever done in all his years as a Mafia Boss. Pinpointing the new threats to his family and keeping his businesses afloat were his simple worries. Protecting his heart and mind from the smart mouthed ebony princess was never on his to -do list. March 13th 2019: Ranked #1 in Black Girl Magic

|Mature Content| ••• {Editing and Revising in progress} - Highest ranking #59 Romance #2 Chicklit #1 Diversity

- ᴀ ʙᴡᴡᴍ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ "ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏ ᴜ ᴡᴀɴɴᴀ ᴇᴀᴛ?" "ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅɪᴄᴋ ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱᴛɪᴄᴋʏ ᴠᴀɴɪʟʟᴀ ꜱᴀᴜᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴇɴᴇᴛʀᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇꜱᴛ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴍʏ ꜱᴏᴜʟ." ‼️18+ ᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ🔞 ʜɪɢʜᴇꜱᴛ ʀᴀɴᴋɪɴɢꜱ : #1 ɢᴏᴏᴅʏᴛᴡᴏꜱʜᴏᴇꜱ #1 ʀᴜɪɴᴇᴅ #1 ᴛᴀɪɴᴛᴇᴅ #2 ᴡɪʟᴅ ᴄᴀʀᴅ #2 ᴛᴡɪꜱᴛ #2 ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ

"He fell into despair and lost all hope... For who could ever love a beast?" -Beauty and The Beast ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• When Elle stumbled upon an ad for a stay in chef, she thought the universe had finally tipped in her favor. After graduating from culinary school, she wasn't sure what direction her life would go in... Until she met Stefan DeGramont. At first, he seemed like a cold hearted, presumptuous, egotistical asshole. As she grew to know him... Well... I guess you could add Mafia boss to the list. Now tangled in his crazy Mafia business, will something fragile like her heart, be on the line? Or maybe something more risky, like her life? Could all this be avoided If she can learn to love the man behind the beast... Before it's too late. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• "A thorn defends the Rose. Harming only those that will steal the blossom." **PLEASE Beware: I wrote this a few years ago so the spelling errors are there, and some cringe moments are present. I'll accept all health invoices for any emotional and mental damage inflicted during this read xoxo