Adrien Vitale is one of the most powerful people in the world. Daughter of a business man, she will stop at nothing to inherit her father's corporation. To every woman she has ever slept with, she is ruthless, ambitious and cutthroat, with no intention of ever settling down. Except when her father gives her an ultimatum, she needs to either present herself as a family woman, or risk losing her inheritance. Ever since Muse Gardner's grandmother died, she has been scraping together a living in New York City, only one step away from the streets. For the past month, she has been a waitress at one of the most high-end restaurants in New York City. But after the accident of the century―involving a pot of fondue, a hot-shot CEO and a ruined tuxedo―she's left with a bad reputation and no job prospects. Until Adrien Vitale, a filthy-rich CEO, makes her a deal: Pretend to be the billionaire's wife, for more money than Muse has ever imagined. There's just one problem. With a fake proposal, a fake wedding and a fake wife, it might just be impossible to tell what's true anymore. Can a relationship built on lies ever be real?

Armani Smith struggles with living a good life. She's known as a troublemaker at school, a royal pain in the ass for her teachers, and an often visitor at the police station. Her parents, Karen and John Smith tend to have a passionate hatred towards their only daughter and tend to use that hatred made known to Armani. Physically. But what happens when she gets bought into the police station, for a reason to be made known soon, and instead of her usual bickering with the cops, finds out her whole life was a lie? Keep reading to find out ;)

"Please, Nymeria. We can tell you that another time." Nikko says but I shake my head. "For my whole entire life, I have been thinking it's my fault that you guys left. So I want to know if I'm right or wrong." "It's not your fault that we left-" "Then what is it?! Please, just tell me. I'm desperate at this point. Just tell me!" "We wanted to protect you. We didn't want you to see what Federico did to us when we had to join the mafia. We didn't want you to be involved in this life." Nikko admits. "Which is stupid-" Arcello adds. "That's not the reason right? To protect me?" I question. "That is the main reason." "If you guys wanted to protect me, you would have stayed." I shake my head, backing away from them more. "We are sorry, Nymeria.. But we can get to know each other and then, we promise, we won't leave you again. But I'm pretty sure you heard a lot about us from Federico." Theo promises. "I shouldn't have to hear about you! I'm almost twenty and I have to get to know my brothers that I was born with! " I shout back, my hands tangling into my hair. I don't know if I should be happy that I'm with them or angry at them for leaving or both. Either way, I'm still losing my mind. .·͙*̩̩͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩̥͙　✩　*̩̩̥͙˚̩̥̩̥*̩̩͙‧͙ . 𝐍𝐘𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐊𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐍 :: "I'm immortal until proven mortal." She went through so much so young. The past haunts her. Nobody knows. She couldn't trust anyone that much to be that foolish. Yet, Nymeria let HIM in. 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐊 :: "I would say go to hell, but I don't want to see you down there." He felt abondendend. Guilty. But he thought he deserved it. He has a frozen heart. Nobody dares to try and defrost it. It was stupid. Though SHE still did it. And he was grateful.

"𝒐𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝒗𝒐𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒐 𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊 " " 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏 ? " "𝑶𝒉 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 𝑽𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑴. 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒛 𝐻𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙. 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒊 𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙. 𝐴𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑠𝑎𝑦, 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑝𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠? 𝑊𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑢𝑝 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑛-𝑒𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑟 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑝𝑢𝑠ℎ ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦? #1 Valentina #1 libros #1 mentalissues #2 wattpadstories #2 mafiaman #2 mafiawoman #5 iloveyou #6 Mature scenes #9 Vincent #17 lovers #23 TW #27 wattpad #100 italianmafia #190 enemiestolovers

Seventeen-year-old Mabel, a reserved and studious teenager from a small town in England, finds herself uprooted from her familiar surroundings and thrust into a prestigious boarding school in America. As she adjusts to her new life, she quickly becomes acquainted with the colorful characters that make up the student body, including the enigmatic and rebellious bad boy, Kai. From the moment Mabel crosses paths with Kai, their interactions are fraught with tension and heated exchanges. Kai's devil-may-care attitude and disregard for rules clash with Mabel's structured and rule-abiding nature. They quickly establish themselves as adversaries, locked in a battle of wits and wills that captivates their classmates and sparks a flurry of rumors throughout the school. However, as Mabel reluctantly gets to know Kai beyond his tough exterior, she discovers there is more to him than meets the eye. Beneath his aloof and brooding demeanor lies a troubled past and a vulnerability that few have ever seen. Drawn to the complexity hidden within him, Mabel finds herself irresistibly intrigued and starts to question her initial judgments. "Guarded Hearts" is a captivating tale of enemies turned lovers that explores the transformative power of forgiveness, trust, and understanding. It delves into the complexities of teenage emotions, the allure of mystery, and the magnetic pull of unexpected connections. Amidst the backdrop of a vibrant boarding school, Mabel and Kai's journey reminds us that sometimes the most unlikely of pairings can ignite a flame that changes our lives forever.