[PREVIOUSLY TITLED CHASING BACK ALLEYS] ❝Once a King, always a King.❞

After unknowingly saving a mafia boss from a botched bank robbery, Kiara accepts an offer to work for him as a translator, not realizing love may become part of the package. ***** Though Kiara Payne may be a genius when it comes to languages, what she knows of the real world largely comes from books and movies. But after foiling a robbery on her first day as a bank teller, Kiara finds herself thrust into a world of danger, her life resting in the hands of the infuriatingly sexy Italian mafia boss Milo Di Vaio. In exchange for her safety, Kiara agrees to serve as Milo's translator, accompanying him across Europe as he tries to clean up the mess his late brother left behind and save the reputation of the Di Vaio crime family. Cold, ruthless, and sinfully beautiful, Milo is hard to resist but even harder to love. As tensions rise and secrets are spilled, Milo and Kiara are both forced to question everything they thought they knew. Does love outweigh loyalty? And if so, is it worth dying for? [[Word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Content/trigger warning: Contains mature themes and violence

Jilliana: I moved to his town and in with my grandmother at the start of 9th grade. His cousin is my best friend. I have been enamored by him since the first day I saw him. He was always the knight that saved me, watched out for me. Looking at me with hunger in his eyes. Lurking in the shadows. One night changed everything. Keighan took the fall for what happened and told us to run. He was sentenced to three years. Didn't faze him in the least. He looked right at me in court and winked at me before the guards took him away. Here it is three years later, I'm 21 now and he was just released. Now that he's out he's coming to get me. I know it. Keighan: I went to prison, covering up for my baby cousins kill. Two men tried to rape her she fought back, they lost. Before the cops got to the scene, I told them to run. Not before I told my cousins to watch out for Her. The one I have waited years to have. She was my baby cousins' best friend, the young woman I have been obsessed with since we were kids. I was trying to wait until her 18th birthday to have her, give her one hell of a night. Going to prison for 3 years put a pin in that. Doesn't mean I didn't keep eyes and ears on her. The only thing I don't know is where she goes every night but I'm going to find out...

Rosalie O'Neil is sheltered and protected by her Irish mafia father and brothers. Taken out of her all-girls school during fifth grade, she's been tutored at home within thick iron gates for six years. No boyfriends, no sleepovers, no freedom. Her safety has always been her family's number one priority until they can't afford to keep her hidden from the new mafia man in town. Read on to learn about how an innocent girl changed the New York mafia game once and for all. **SET IN 1950s** [No images used belong to me. All credit to creators. All likeness to real people, alive or deceased is coincidental. Please leave constructive criticism! This is my first story :)] COVER ART BY: Casparita

𝘝𝘢𝘦! 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦. I looked down at her sleeping form and kissed her forehead. I know she just loves forehead kisses. Correction, 'my' forehead kisses. Taking a last look at her, I left the room. "𝘋𝘦𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴. 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬." 𝘋𝘦𝘶𝘴! I wrapped up my work and sighed. I needed her. She is not my drug. She's my spine. My Spinal cord. She gives me support and makes me feel alive. She's my senses. My everything. --- It wasn't good, was it? I'm really bad at descriptions, BUT can you give my book a chance? But the book is good. I promise Also, this is NOT a mafia book. y'all add it in that list and confuse me. TW: The book contains abuse, sexual abuse, and assault. Please proceed with care. I may haven't put warnings. I'll put it once I go back to it ------- STARTED- 22nd OCTOBER 2021 ENDED- 17th DECEMBER 2022 #1 in anxiety attacks = 05/03/2022 #1 in sa. #1 in adorable = 22/12/2021 #1 gloves = 15 jan '22 [1k votes = 24 jan 2022] [4.0 - 15k reads = 10 jan 2022] [- 30.6k reads = 13 feb 2022] [- 40.2k reads = 9 march 2022]

#3 of the Devilman series. Could be read as a stand alone. He came to our school as a new student from Romania this year and I didn't put much thought into it. He hung out with the untouchable boys who are the Castillo's and Evan Carney which surprised everyone because he's a complete nerd. But I know him better than them. Me, Cassia Florin, eighteen year old innocent girl with good grades, abusive parents and a backstabbing sister. My friends aren't much better either. I was a programmed robot, only allowed to live my life based on my what my parents allowed. But that was all before I met Luca. My bad boy undercover. He was drawn to me for some reason and I could never put my finger over it till he explained everything that pulled me to him. This boy didn't look at danger he was the danger itself. Seductive to look at, melting to speak to and burning to touch. I'm scared of him. No, no. Not scared. Terrified. He made me see , he made me live and made me feel alive. WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS MATURE THEMES AND LANGUAGE. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK ⛔️ ⚠️

If you would have told me i'd be where I am now about four years ago...i would have thought you were insane.Absolutely deranged,mentally incapable of thinking sense.Because I knew I was a decent 15 year old teenager in my sophomore year.Yes I had issues but who doesn't.I always thought I would lead a normal life.Become a doctor,get married maybe even have kids.Live a happy,perfect life with the guy of my dreams...boy was I wrong.If I had known I would be where I am today back then,I would have ran far away.But god knows you cannot run from destiny.And god also knows that I cannot run now.For I am in a position I wouldn't want my worst enemy to be in. I am Danica Sinclair. And this is my story ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Danica Sinclair:Sweet sassy lovable kind caring These are the word to describe this feisty 15 year old sweetheart but behind that lovable facade lies hurt pain and sorrow.Danica comes from a dysfunctional family.She dreams of going off to university far away from the people she supposed to be closest to.She suffers from anxiety panic attacks and mental health issues on a daily basis but still manages to keep a smile on her face for her friends because they are the people that keep her sane.Her laughter could warm a dead mans heart...but could it warm his Dante Lombardi:Gorgeous italian heartless cruel nonchalant billionaire This 19 year old dominating beast can make the dead man flinch in fear by just a simple stare.He has a terrible past that made him this way .Made him the beast.He hasn't smiled,laughed or cried since then.He has worked since then to get where he is now.A billionaire at such a young age.He wasnt born into the mafia.No.quiet far from it.He was just a simple Italian boy that happened to stumble into someone he quiet frankly needed. From then he became the beast that no one could tame....but could one innocent 15 year old bring warmth to the dead beast? 30K-8/8/21

Mason King 👑 Leader of The Empire - one of the most feared mafia organizations in the country. Ruthless, rich, and dangerously handsome, Mason has it all. But even the most powerful king needs a queen. Eliza Stone 🌹 Her life is a nightmare. Abused by her gangster father, blamed for her mother's death, Eliza survives in silence - until fate throws her into Mason's world. When a king meets a broken rose... will he fix her, or will she change him forever? -- - ♦ - -- "I mean " he started before he lessened the distance between us, his eyes dark and voice hoarse. " The next time I see a bruise, a cut , any injury on you or I suspect something is wrong nothing will stop me from hunting whoever is hurting you ". "And I won't rest until they're dead and god knows I never break my promises and I get what I want" He added, staring into my eyes as if he can read me like an open book. -- - ♦ - -- ⛔️ Warning : contains some abuse scenes and cussing words ⛔️

Part of the 'The Cost of Blood' Collection. This can be read as a stand-alone - - - "I do not love you and I don't want you anywhere near me. You are merely a business deal that will make me and my mafia more powerful" Vincenzo scorns as he roughly grips my chin so I can't look away from him. "I understand" I whisper gently as I stare into his cold, brown eyes. - - - Alexandria Rayne Castillo, the daughter of the Italian don and a medical student in America, would do anything for her family even if that means giving up everything. Vincenzo Lombardo is the new don of the Sicilian Mafia, after he watched his mother die all he cares about is his mafia and how he could improve it. He is known as vicious and destructive. What will happen when Vincenzo father arranges a marriage between the two?

Book One in the MAFIA Series Charlotte meets Luca when everything in her life is starting to come together. She is a confident young artist who just opened an art studio in the center of New York City. When he saves her from an attack one night, everything that she thought she knew quickly changes. She knows he's dangerous, but can't seem to stay away from the dark and mysterious man. He's intriguing and handsome, and may hold the key to a past Charlotte never even knew she had. Luca was looking for a cover business to run his weapons through when he stumbled into Charlotte's gallery one night. He never intended to fall for the dark haired beauty, but he soon finds himself powerless against her. He always believed woman were liabilities in the lives of Mafia Dons but her dark eyes and fiery personality may change his feelings forever. Can they weather the storm or will Charlotte end up being another causality in Luca's mafia world? Book contains strong language and mature themes. This series is posted as a draft and is unedited/revised. Cover designed by Ashley Bandy