SEQUEL TO VERITY (FAST PACED IN THE BEGINNING!!!!) Verity Moretti is now widely known as Anastasia Lorenz. After faking her death, building her own empire from scratch, making new friends and new enemies, and forgetting her family and old life, she becomes deadly in the underground world. So what does she do when she is forced to go back to it all under a different identity, and what will she do when her past puts the pieces together with the present? How will she be able to explain herself? Who is after her and her family..and why? How will she make things right with everybody, and how will she react when she finds hidden secrets deep within her family? And most importantly: Why did she do what she did? Also...what will she do when a certain grey-eyed boy from her past waltzs back into her life with a scowl and a rose? Read to find out. (SLOW UPDATES!!!!)

Penelope Costa is the typical mafia daughter. A perfect mafia boyfriend, a lavish life, more opportunities than ever thought possible. When Penelope's father calls her into his office to introduce her to her new guard, she thinks this woman is there to steal her boyfriend. But, when she finds that it's her that the guard wants, everything she thought she knew about herself is turned upside down. Penelope must figure out her true feelings while dealing with the typical backlash from all of the traditional men in her family.

The Lombardi family is the most notorious group in the crime world. They rule both the American and Italian mafias and have many others bowing at their feet. Lombardis show no mercy to anyone who gets in their way. Alina is just shy of 4 years old, but her short life has been a living nightmare, full of pain and suffering. She is the unwanted daughter of the Russian Bratva, the Ivanovs. Alina was sent to the States shortly after birth to be "raised" by her older brothers. But she's nothing more than a burden to them, right? Though seemingly impossible, one day, Alina escapes and unknowingly falls right into the hands of her enemy, the Lombardi family. Little did they know who exactly had just changed their lives forever. For the better? Or for the worse... ---- "Brothers," I point to the boys. "Mommy," I grab her hand. "Daddy," I reach for his, but I'm lifted off the ground instead and pulled into his warm embrace. "And our little Allie." This is my family. ---- [WARNING] Contains - mature content, bad language, abuse, and other violent behaviors ---- Recommended 15+