Carlisia ran as fast as her sore legs would let her. Her top was ripped and her knees scabbed from all the time she had tripped on the rough patchy ground. She tripped again, blood dripped from the corner of her mouth as a stone bust her lip. She quickly got up, and continued to run. She could feel his presence. Not chasing her, no. Observing her. He was amused how she thought she could run away. Carlisia's knees buckled underneath her again, she was so tired and in so much pain. A sob escaped her lips, she couldn't take it anymore. Sniffling, she took deep breaths, trying to get up but her legs wouldn't let her. They were just too bruised. She sighed, this was it perhaps. She rolled onto her back and pushed herself up against a tree, just as a figure emerged in front of her. "Tired I see?" The dark voice said after a moment of silence. "P-please just let me go." Carlisia whispered. Her throat was dry from all the screaming earlier. "Where would you go Carlisia? Hmm? There is no where to run to." He mused as he casually strolled in front of her. Clearly amused by the situation. "Well, there are places." He said sarcastically, swatting his hand in the air for emphasis. "Just not ones where you can hide." He tusked finally looking at her straight in the eyes. "There isn't a place in this world, no nook, no cranny, where I can not get you from. I need you to understand that love." He said as he crouched in front of her and tenderly brought a strand of her loose locks to his nose and took a deep breath, momentarily closing his eyes. "I will find you from any depth of this universe." he breathed out. Tears fell from Carlisia's eyes as she looked at the side, trying to push her face away from him, breathing as if a deer caught in headlights. "Well, not that I will let you leave in the first place." He chuckled, tugging at the strand as he finally opened his eyes. They were once again golden. Copyright 2021 ©

Atlas saves Jolene one day and develops an irrational love, which later causes chaos in her world. His extreme obsession turns him into a stalker with only one goal in mind: owning Jolene Hansley. After months of randomly meeting Atlas everywhere she went, Jolene travels to Italy for a business meeting. She meets Dario Romano, the Italian Mafia Don, to discuss a business contract, but then Atlas shows up. A hero can turn into a villain, and a villain can turn into a hero. ~~~ *Warning: Vulgar Language, Violent Acts, Spicy Scenes (not explicit)* All Rights Reserved August 2022

Two years have passed since the fall of Volkov. Two years of Mason King, the fearsome Don of the American Mafia ruling over America's underworld. Their alliance with the Gray Wolves Gang, the biggest gang in New York, now ruled by Alexander West, is going to be strengthened by the marriage soon to happen between Alison and Alex. But with the growth of power, the growth of enemies is inevitable. Shadows are working behind the scenes, slowly creeping out and brewing a storm. In the numbing darkness that is growing, where loyalty and love will be tested, everyone is seeking one thing .... A light in the darkness (Sequel to my mother married a Capo) (Can be read as a stand-alone)