Alejandra Martinez had the perfect life until she lost her mom and childhood to a violent tragedy that she witnessed. As a result, her dad fell into many patterns of abuse, leaving her to deal with the aftermath of it all. She continued life as best as she could with little hope for anything and trust in absolutely nothing, turning into someone her mother wouldn't recognize, doing whatever she needs to do to cope as well as to protect herself. During her junior year at Lower East Side High School, she meets Gabriel Santiago. He's known throughout the halls for his association with the most dangerous gang in the city, as well as his ice cold demeanor, all at the age of 17. He's as heartless as it gets - at least that's what everyone thinks. The two know nothing about each other. Despite this, they still find reasons to dislike one another. But as time goes on, and they continue to cross paths, something changes. Both begin to realize that there's a whole different side of the other that nobody knows about, yet it's the side that they might not hate about one another. That's what makes it even more complicated. As they each dig deeper past the facade the other has created over the years, it becomes dangerous for everyone involved. 𝓡𝓐𝓝𝓚𝓘𝓝𝓖𝓢 - 2023 # 1 : 𝔲𝔤𝔩𝔶 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 # 2 : 𝔩𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔫 # 1 : 𝔣𝔞𝔠𝔞𝔡𝔢

She was raised to follow the rules. He was born to break them. Sienna Martinez she is the kind of girl who turns heads without even trying. Soft-spoken, a little shy, and smart-she's the golden girl with a perfect life and a picture-perfect future . she isn't the type to stay in romance novels.She runs her family's business with quiet strength, keeps her reputation spotless, and stays far away from trouble Until trouble shows up in a tailored suit and a devilish smirk. Oliver Salvatore He isn't just mafia royalty-he's the next king. Ruthless when he has to be, but dangerously charming when he wants to be. He's powerful, strategic, But marriage? That was never in his playbook-until his brother and her sister runs away and the family business is offered to him on one condition: marry Sienna. The deal is simple-stay married for one year, then walk away. No complications but it's hard when she's the only girl he's ever wanted and searched for those honey eyes at every place for twenty years. With every stolen glance, every heated argument, every moment that brings them closer, the line between pretending and feeling begins to blur. Her soft edges clash with his sharp world, and somewhere between duty and desire... they fall. One year. One marriage. One rule: don't fall in love. Too late.

Black eyes. Soulless. Unforgiving. Grey. Ice-cold, but just enough that I'm able to melt it. Both make me feel something. The matter was, which one out-weighed the other? Rule-bound, my life feels more like a cage than it ever has. I have no opportunity to use my fire and break out- heat can only do so much. And then like a fish out of water, I have to attach myself to this man- a man I know is dangerous. But so am I. The thing is, I don't know just how much. Only when he touches me, looks at me, talks to me even if his voice is laced with Russian poison.. that's when I realize just what agreement I've accorded with. It's a crippling touch of fire everytime he's near, and the most dangerous thing of all- even more than him, is the fact that I don't hate it. Stone is what I see when I look into his eyes. I wonder, is his heart made of it too? Nikolas Volkov When a bloody feud between the Russian Bratva and the Cosa Nostra ends with one outback- I'm forced to put myself in a position I have no other choice but to fulfill. With the Pakhan on my back, eyes everywhere mean complying is the only option. Only when the moment comes, is when I realize just what I've gotten myself into. She's.. indecipherable. I don't know what the hell this feeling is. I know it's not good. But my body tells me it's not bad, either. I try to stay away, but feeling her tremble and light like a switch underneath my touch when she's so used to staying upright, it awakens a dark, fulfilling part of me. My heart's made of stone. It always has been. So why do I feel it sway whenever she's near? 17+ Mafia Dark Romance *Standalone*

- 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 - (CURRENTLY BEING REWRITTEN/EDITED) after being accepted into a prestigious university, leighton winters moves halfway across the world all alone to get her education. she knows no one and no one knows her. but the cherry on top is who her roommate is. #2 in anxiety #1 in beach #1 in roommate #6 in grumpyxsunshine #2 in enemiestolovers #1 in surfing #2 in teenromance #1 in abuse

'she was his light, he was her darkness. he would do anything for her, as long as it meant he would see her smile once more. some people would say their love story is basic and overrated. but it wasn't, or at least it wasn't for them. she loved making him smile, he loved smiling for her. she loved making him laugh, he would always laugh for her. his love for her was infinite, so it was the other way around. the way they were perfect for each other. the boy who didn't talk and the girl who could talk for hours' Lily is a 17 year old girl, who has an unhealthy obsession with sunglasses, lip gloss and books. she the type of girl who every girl dreams to be, she's kind, funny, friendly, smart and absolutely gorgeous. she never believed she would ever get a relationship like in the books, she knew she would just end up heart broken, so she just kept to her two best friends Olivia and Gabi. they were the golden trio, they did everything together. they have been best friends since they could talk and they will try to keep the relationship till they die. Nathan is a 18 year old boy, who is the definition of a 'bad-boy'. Hes the football captain, he's known for being the player. His best friends are Eli, Ace and Milo. they have been best friends since birth. Nathan is also known for his brown fluffy hair, his dark and soft dark voice. but he has never been in a relationship nor has he ever fucked anyone, which is ironic since he's the schools 'player'. but that's his little secret

Coz he was sunshine, she was midnight rain --- Ivy Kennedy She's a legend before twenty-Hollywood's golden girl, the youngest self-made billionaire, and a model who owns every runway she walks. Ruthless. Unbreakable. A force of nature. The world sees the power, the perfection, the girl who always gets what she wants. But Ivy Kennedy is nothing like the image they adore. Beneath the flashing cameras and cold confidence is a girl drowning in the silence of her own battles. A girl who built her walls too high . A girl who doesn't believe in love, or people who stay. And then, there's him. Lucas Miller With his voice sweeter than honey and his easy smile and fake confidence, Luca is the kind of guy who never has to try. Girls fall at his feet, drawn to the effortless charm, the soft-spoken mystery, the boy who seems to have it all. And he lets them believe that. It's easier that way. Because no one really sees him. No one looks past the playful smirk, the smooth words, the perfectly curated image. No one notices the weight he carries, the past he keeps buried beneath laughter and late-night escapades. No one-except her. Ivy Kennedy doesn't fall for his charm, doesn't play along with his carefully built persona. She sees the cracks beneath the surface. And for the first time, Luca feels exposed. She's a storm, reckless and untouchable. He's sunlight, warm but distant. But maybe-just maybe-she's the only one who can stand in his light without looking away.

Everything I've always dreamt of was a fairytale type of romance. Everything I've ever wanted was to find my prince charming, one who buys me flowers and chocolates. Everything I've silently prayed for was for a hand to pull me from the suffocation torment I was drawing in. And my heart thought I've found all that since the first time I saw 𝐉𝐚𝐱𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡; the most beautiful guy that made my heart flutter. But everything I thought I knew about love was wrong. The prince charming I thought was going to be my savior ended up being my destroyer. I'm 𝐊𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬, and this is everything I wish I knew before I fell for my cataclysmic prince. [𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝟐 - 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏]

She lived her life as if it was normal and everything was okay. But in reality, that was never the case, She was struggling. Her life wasn't as easy as she tried to make it seem. She went to school, pretending to be happy all the time so her friends didn't become suspicious. And then she went home, to watch her 'father' throw his life away as he shot up in his arm. She hated seeing him locking himself in the bathroom only to come out ten minutes later, high out of his mind. He scared her; He did weird things when he was like that. From walking into her room and just staring around and then leaving without saying a word, to yelling at her and throwing whatever was in arms reach at her. She was suffering, but she still tried to make herself look like she was okay. Nobody suspected anything odd going on in her life. Afterall, she was Alexis Deaken, Everyone believed her life was perfect. They evyed her, they believed she had everything. Little did they know that the second she left that school building everyday she was going home to something unimaginable.

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