In a world built on lies, violence, and power, there's no room for softness-especially not in the hearts of those who rule. Nikolai, a ruthless mafia kingpin hardened by betrayal and tragedy, has never questioned his grip on control. That is until Elena, a woman born into a life of privilege yet haunted by her own darkness, crosses into his domain. Torn between their fierce attraction and the impossibility of love in their deadly world, they find themselves bound by secrets neither is prepared to reveal. But when betrayal strikes, and Elena seizes a fleeting chance at freedom, Nikolai's world threatens to unravel. Obsessed with her every move, he's forced to confront his deepest fear: has his love become a cage? And if so, can either of them truly escape? Danger, desire, and deception collide in this heart-pounding mafia romance, where loyalty means everything-and nothing is what it seems.

Venus Castellanos, trained killer and daughter to the most powerful mafia lord in the states never chose her life or the risks that come from planning to murder a mafia prince. But when faced with a forced marriage and a mutual threat, will she find freedom with her greatest enemy- as every instinct tells her to run? *𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬*

"You can't be serious?" I stare at him in disbelief, blinking as I notice there isn't any sign of a lie. "Why would I marry you? I mean I see your benefits, there's nothing in it for me." "I have something you want, you know that. You're just to stubborn to realise it." He shrugs, slouching in his desk chair. "What do you have? A bad reputation?" "Money, you and I both know just how much you need it right now." He says, staring back at me but not in disbelief. He's fully serious about this. ------ Gianna Rose Rowell hasn't had the best start in life, by the looks of it, things aren't changing. She grew up poor, someone close to her is ill. She has student debt bills, rent months overdue and now doctors bills to pile on top of that. Working as an assistant for a hockey player doesn't exactly help that either. Aiden Bennett is privileged, he always has been. Unlike Gianna he has grown up with money. Unfortunately for his parents, he didn't want their lifestyle, which to them didn't matter. He inherited the company and had his side thing. Hockey. Put the pressure gets to him and he turns to other means to distract him. Marriage of convenience trope.

" cause girl your perfect, and you deserve it " ‼️STAND ALONE BOOK FROM NEEDED ME SERIES ‼️ still the same series though 🤍

𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 1 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 "𝓶𝓸𝓱𝓪𝓫𝓫𝓪𝓽 𝓱𝓪𝓲 𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓪, 𝓳𝓸 𝓽𝓾𝓶𝓼𝓮 𝓴𝓪𝓻 𝓵𝓲𝔂𝓪 𝓱𝓪𝓲" ⋆ ˚｡ ⋆୨♡୧⋆ ˚｡ ⋆˖⁺‧₊˚ ♡ ˚₊‧⁺˖ 𝑨𝒚𝒂𝒂𝒏 𝑿 𝑲𝒊𝒂𝒓𝒂 ↪Arranged Marriage ↪CEO x CEO Ayaan Kapoor, a 26 year-old self-made billionaire. He never believed in the idea of 'love' after he was mentally tormented by his past relationship. Kiara Khan, a 24 year-old self-made Fashion Designer. Always hoping to find true love since childhood but a certain incident of being stuck with her abusive partner shattered all her hopes of finding 'love' again. Two people, one unnecessary marriage tying them together. Both of them with traumatic pasts, will they be able to mend each other's broken hearts? 𝑹𝒆𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒉 𝑿 𝑨𝒍𝒊𝒚𝒂𝒉 ↪love at first sight ↪Sunshine X Sunshine It was love at first sight for him. But was it the same for her? 𝑨𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒗 𝑿 𝑨𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒉𝒊 ↪Enemies to lovers ↪Fake Dating ↪Footballer X Hacker They claimed to hate each other, and they did, but what will happen when they come to a mutual agreement to date each other for a while for their own benefits. Will the hate change into new found feelings or will they continue to hate each other? 𝐀𝐡𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐗 𝐙𝐚𝐫𝐚 ↪Highschool Love ↪Second Chance ↪Flirty X Sunshine Two people in love since highschool. Two people scared to confess their feelings for each other. When they cross paths 6 years later, will they seize the opportunity and confess their feelings or let it go once again? Wrote this book almost 2 years ago and it's really cringe, now that i read it but it is what it is DONT JUDGE

Forced into a marriage neither of them wanted, a fierce Greek mafia princess and a ruthless Sicilian underboss must navigate a storm of power, passion, and betrayal-only to discover that their greatest battle might be against their own hearts. *** They hated each other from the moment they met, but little did they know, they were destined to be together. Millicent Rhea Darmos: Princess of the Greek Mafia. At 25 years old, she's established herself as a self proclaimed boss bitch, running her own publishing company. But now it's time she fulfils her duty to her family's organisation. It's time she gets married. Costantino Salvatore Accardi: Underboss and Heir to the Sicilian Mafia. At 28 years old, he has no interest in settling down-he already has it all. He believes in family above all, so why bring in an outsider? Yet, after a strange string of events, the two of them find themselves thrust into married life. It's full of chaos, drama and all kinds of tension. The question is, how do they survive their marriage and the storm that follows? *** "I've never kissed anyone." My voice trembled with a tinge of vulnerability - something I hated. But Costa didn't seem to mind that I was nervous or anxious. "Good. You're mine." He spoke so seriously, without a flicker of doubt as he took my hand in his. "So you want it be special, principessa?" "Every girl's first kiss is special." I whispered, watching as he brought my hand up to his lips. "I only care about yours."

Darkness is the purest form of Light

" I peer behind him to see a woman laying bridal style unconscious in one of my father's security guard's arms. She wears an involuntary frown. "For what reason?" I snap, looking back to my father. "For the same reason I got your mother. So we look stable to the outside world, and you need to bare a son to carry on the blood line." He explains. My mother comes up from behind me with her careful, small steps. "Nico?" She calls out with her soft voice. "Who is that?" She questions, motioning to the woman. "This is Reagan. Alonzo's bride to be." He beams proudly. " Reagan and Alonzo are forced to marry so Alonzo looks respectable in his position as Italian Mafia Don. Reagan is just supposed to give up her life for a man she doesn't know. She was angry about, Alonzo was frustrated about it. That is until... TW: domestic abuse, alcohol, abuse, mentioning of abortion, ed, minipulation, violence, torture, suggested SA ***I am working on translating them again, they are translated in Alonzo's povs, but I left it in Reagan's because I wanted it to be more authentic. ***I am editing, adding stuff and such Note: I do not speak Italian, so all Italian is from Google Translate *** #1- insecure (2/27/23) #546 - love (2/27/23) #2 - tattoo (5/15/23) #1 - gala (6/20/23) #64 - arranged marriage (7/7/23) #3 - isolation (7/29/23) #8 - Italian Mafia (8/8/2023)

Amira James is confident stubborn college student who tries her best to satisfy everyone around her. She wants to make everyone happy and keep the promises she made but is she skating on thin ice? Noah Scott is the star player on the football team. He is trying to live up to his families, mainly his fathers, expectations. Is the weight to much for him?