**Book 2 of the Darkest series ** She's a cold hearted killer. An assassin for the U.S government, their deadliest weapon. Her only drive? R e v e n g e. & he? He just wants the love of his life back. By any means necessary. **UNEDITED**

One regretful mistake that shouldn't have happened leads to a whirlwind of chaos. Five years ago, mafia princess, Rose Romano fled from her father's clutches. On the grand night of her return, she's controlled by her harrowing memories and stumbles into the room of a man she should've never looked twice at. Luca Armani. The cruel, cold, conceited monster and King to one of the world's strongest mafias. Also, her father's ultimate rival. In a moment of weakness, she's entangled in his silk sheets and his hands are buried deep in her hair. Mistakenly, lasciviously, regretfully. Both their perceptive minds thought there were no strings attached, yet she's continuously forced around the scrutiny of his intimidating, lustful, grey eyes when someone threatens to expose their little secret to her father. But, that's not the only secret she has. ✽ ✽ ✽ @peachygraham: ITS HARD TO READ OTHER STORIES AFTER I READ YOURS. I keep comparing them to your writing style and your characters. You really did a very wonderful job! I love your book so much! A MASTERPIECE!! LOVE U! @ira <3: this book is my favourite everything about the writing to the characters is perfect AND THE SLOW BURN IS KILLING ME BUT I LOVE IT @Ays_H: I love Luca and rose they're so cute. Ur deffo one of the best authors on wattpad. Ur book is written so beautifully 🤍 @nell: thank you so much for writing this yes this book made me cry NUMEROUS of times. this was so well written and i cannot thank you enough. i am so proud of you you are so so talented i love you ❤️ @ciara: I have no words, and I'm absolutely infatuated with this book @Jade: Honestly this book was phenomenal. Can't wait to read your future books, hopefully you get published one day as you truly have a gift for writing ❤️x @Allaxa2: I read a lot of books about mafia and love but never get attached to them like I did with Luca and rose , of course that because of your writing style

A forced marriage for the sake of her country. A Sicilian, fierce princess and a dangerous, ruthless underboss is forced to find a way out of their storm, their hatred for each other is heavy but will lust overpower it? ******* They both hated each other from the moment they met, but little did they know, their fates were intertwined together. Carmela Russo is a fierce, confident and powerful princess, At 25 years old. she is the heiress and the only daughter. She doesn't live to please anyone or work according to rules. But when her nightmare is bound to her without her permission, will she be able to resist him? Dante De Luca didn't need a crown to rule - just a glare cold enough to stop a man's heart. he was the underboss of the Russian mafia, At 28 years old. an Italian name buried deep in Russian bloodlines but everyone knew how he'd earned his reputation. Torture was an art form to Dante. Mercy was a foreign language he refused to learn. he was the last man you ever wanted to owe, and the last face you'd ever see if you did. But when fate ties them together in an unexpected marriage, they're pulled into a whirlwind of passion, secrets, and power. Amid the chaos and clashing worlds, one question remains , can love grow in the eye of the storm, or will it tear them apart? ^^^^^ #1 in enemies with benefits✨

𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 ••••• 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 has been through hell. At age six, she was kidnapped and gone through the unimaginable. After half a year she was rescued and brought back alive yet with many scars covering her body and soul. At age nineteen, she was pushed into a marriage with a man she didn't love. A man that didn't even glance her way. At age twenty-one she became a widow. A year after her marriage, her husband died in a brutal attack. Now, she is forced to marry the man she hates the most. The older brother of her deceased husband. ••••••

Layla Campbell • four years after her boyfriend dies she's left to raise her three year old by herself. Her job allows her to provide everything necessary they may need, but she won't allow herself one thing: love, which goes against the promise she made. Lorenzo Romanoff • struggling with finding his reason to keep going and stop drinking. The day he meets his brothers lawyer and her little boy that changes. He finds his reason to resist temptation. ••• "I don't want you to leave me." His fingers stop brushing my hair when my confession leaves my lips. "I don't want to leave you, but I have to. I'm sorry, I'm so fucking sorry." I grip his hospital gown and let out my silent cries as my body shakes. His arms tightens around me trying to comfort me, he knows nothing can. He's dying, and nothing is going to stop that. ••• "I do that a lot, you can't fool me." He says in a softer tone. I clear my throat and look away, the way he's looking at me's making me feel like he can read me as clear as a book, "Do what?" He gets closer to me making my eyes flicker to him, "You don't have to pretend Layla." For some reason it feels though as if I should whisper, "Who said I was pretending?" "Your smile," he murmurs, his eyes drop to my lips making a frown settle on his face. "It's so beautiful when you smile," his finger runs along my bottom lip, "but this one? Darling, this one is fake."

Emilia Morelli's world shatters when she's told her mother has died. Left with no family, well at least none that she knows of, she's pulled into a system that sees her as just another case. She's alone and unsure of herself. But far away, there are men who have been searching for her. Men who share her name. Men who are feared by the world. They've spent years looking for the little girl who was taken from them. Now that they've found her, they'll stop at nothing to bring her home. Emilia doesn't know them. She doesn't know the truth. And she has no idea that her life is about to change forever.

Athena always thought she was alone. She always blamed the world for all the scars, the tears, the heartache, and most importantly, the loneliness. However, when she moves to another city with her 'parents' , she not only feels a certain warmth and attachment to the city, but also to the random brothers at the private school she is attending. Unknowingly, she has filled a spot in the brothers' cold hearts. She reminds the brothers of someone they lost and could possibly bring light into the dark corners they have been seeking refuge from.

The Kings Brothers owned the City of London along with the whole of United Kindom. With them expanding their business as high as the sky and their networks as deep as the earth's core, they'd earned themselves a lot of enemies. But only a fool could take them lightly and they did, only to find themselves six feet under. After all, they didn't do business just legally. They were the notorious, calculative, cunning, cruel brothers. They were the mafia. They were the law. Esmeray, a 12 year old, waking up, cooking, cleaning, getting whipped, kicked, taking beatings until she passes out was her daily routine. UNTIL.... The house she stays in is under attack by some people in black. And despite her efforts to hide, they find her passed out under in the basement. What will her fate be? Will they be the same as the people she has been staying with till now? Will she be able to bring warmth and love in the lives of the monsters who've never known what love and warmth is?

it's always the innocent girl who falls for the dangerous mafia boss....not anymore Nicoletta Rivera has been brought up in an unusual way. her mother making her a fighter of emotion she's uncontrollable and dangerous. Her father had taught her to be powerful and with the mix of these she's ruthless. niki has only ever known violence,so when her feelings develop for the new mafia member she's not sure if she deserves him. "he's scared of a 5'5 girl. She's much more than that though. Niki has explained that she's designed to kill. I can't disagree,nikis ruthless when it comes to killing people. She thinks it's bad that shes conditioned to destroy but I think it's beautiful. It's like an art,the way she uses her body knowing a man will look and taking advantage of that craving men have. Getting him alone and doing what she does best. Hurt,destroy,ruin, and kill. It's the darkness within her that I've been obsessed with since meeting her. She carries this talent of a merciless death with her and its something ive never seen." this story will contain: -violence -SMUT -torture -abuse -drug use -mentions of rape trigger warnings will be provided there also will be some italian,french, and spanish but i have it translated next to the word:)

Serendipity: The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Marabella Athena Russo was taken away from her dad, and 7 older brothers at 5 years old. Her life wasn't easy- but despite the hardships, she was still able to make a name for herself. New school, secrets, 33 crazy overprotective men, and your big brothers best friend can all make life a little hectic. He loved her recklessly and without conditions, but will she learn to love again? "I'm the King of my world, and I'm making you my Queen." -Alexei Romanov Book 1 in the Romanov Series COMPLETE