'Look at me, Celeste,' he gently lifts her chin up with the tips of his slender fingers. 'I'm right here, okay?' *** When Celestine Vora enrols at the elite Marion University to study medicine, the last person she expected to come face to face with was Adrian Schulz. Always condescending, never conceding. As her brother's best friend, he always caught glances of her in the background, the silent, quiet shadow of an adopted girl who never quite matched her brother's innate talent. One who always seemed to be a hindrance, his biggest competitor for valedictorian in high school. He was looking forward to a fresh start. That is, until she shows up in front of his apartment in the middle of the night, and shakily utters the words, 'He's missing.' ~ [This is a work of fiction. All events and characters are fake.]

Dante Romano, the most powerful Italian mafia leader is forced to pick a bride by his cruel father in a week. When a man betrays his trust and steals from him, Dante is about to kill him before the man mentions he has a daughter around his age and will sell her to him to marry her. But this guy and girl never believed in love because of something to do with their cruel fathers. What will happen when these two broken souls meet each other? Will they help each other in finding their true selves again? Will they actually fall in love? Keep reading to find out...

"Let me tell you something, William." I say as I watch his tall figure lean over me, with my body pressed into the wall. "And whats that, princess?" He questions. My eyes travel to his, then to his lips, then back to his eyes again. And I hold onto my last strand of composer as I lean into his neck. "Beauty is dangerous, but intelligence is lethal." I whisper. Genesis hates the thought of being held down to her fathers life. She's reckless and wants freedom to live a "normal" life from her fathers world of being a mob boss. When her father hires a bodyguard to watch after her, she falls for him. They both discover a connection that they hadn't anticipated. When her father announces that she will be in an arranged marriage, she feels more trapped than ever. With her fiancé being abusive, she's determined to find a way out. Secrets between her body guard begin to slip, especially with the death of her mother. *pls read the WHOLE book! I edited the beginning so it's not that boring anymore. But I swear it's actually sooo good and I'm super proud of it.* THIS IS A FAST PACED BOOK BETWEEN THE CHARACTERS