After a devastating tragedy shatters the renowned Romano crime family their fate weighs heavily on Don Leonardo Romano's only heir twenty-two year old Valentina. Determined to uphold the family's power Val will go to any means necessary even if it means selling her heart to the highest bidder. As the Romano family's most notorious hitman Matteo Costa knows the most depraved corners of New York's underground. So when Val arrives home after college he is confident she won't last long. The New York mafia would chew her up and eat her alive and yet... Serving as Valentina's personal guard Matteo realizes Val has grown into a beautiful, smart and cunning woman. He knows it won't be easy keeping the principessa safe especially when the Romano's rivals set their sights on her. But as their relationship grows Matteo realizes that his own desire might be the greatest threat to the Romano dynasty. Season 1 of The Hitman's Mark WARNING: This story contains depictions of violence that may be upsetting for some readers.

"You're nicer when drunk" I state looking ahead. "You don't know me" she replies dryly. "Neither do you but look where we are now" I murmur starting the car. "Who doesn't know you? You've literally fucked every girl in school... Oh sorry, city." Her words catch me by surprise because she's not shown any signs of knowing me or my reputation. I scoff a laugh, kind of proud of my legacy "Nice." "What's so funny?" I look over at her a grin on my face. She doesn't smile back. "What? You want me to fuck you?" I tease but she still doesn't smile back. "I don't want to be fucked by a walking STD thank you very much." Well ouch. The nerve to say that in her polite posh accent. "That actually hurt Sparks" I wince "But don't worry I'm not interested in you in that kind of way either, you're not my type" I lie. I've been drooling over her since I saw her. "I'm surprised a whore like you would have a type" she shoots back and I have to fight my jaw from falling. I don't want to give her a reaction. "Holy shit Sparks, you kiss your mother with that mouth?" I chuckle and she rolls her eyes. ** Cainine also known as Alison is used to running away from her problems the only two ways she knows how to, drugs and sex until she's knocked back to reality with a girl who does things differently. This however, interests Cainine and before she realizes it, she's out of her bubble and is oddly fascinated with this girl. Flame Sparks a foreign British girl runs into the school's most known 'slut' but with time she realizes that there's more to Cainine than the tough guy act she puts up. She gets to know the different sides of Cainine but in the end she still knows the Cainine that everyone knows of and is afraid she'll be making a mistake if she lets her in. Will she let her in and risk making a mistake or will she walk away ?