In a world where drama's the norm, one simple line flips my world: "I want you to be my first." Crazy how such a small thing can shake up everything. Alamea's a trip - part rival, part buddy. We've got this love-hate thing going on that keeps life interesting. Even with all the ups and downs, I'm the one guy she trusts outside her family circle. And yeah, I'm your typical bad boy, more into my bike and mafia ambitions than settling down. But guess what? Love sneaks up on me, and it's the last person I'd expect.

I first met Celestine when she was seven. A mafia princess and my brother-in-law's niece. Our friendship was unexpected but one of the best things to ever happen to me despite our age gap. Leading my own mafia crew comes with its load of responsibilities, but when tasked to be her undercover bodyguard in a mission where she plays the dutiful wife to the enemy, saying no isn't an option. But an unexpected twist arises when I find the lines between friendship and longing starting to blur the more I spend time with her and I find myself tangled in a mess I never saw coming.

(Can be read as a standalone.) I was a hopeless romantic from a young age but when I watched my father strike a deal with his friend in the most desperate of times, all my dreams came shattering down. My fate was sealed with just a few words. My future wife decided. For the next eighteen years, while our parents waited for her to grow up, I spent my time strategising to break off the deal and cursing her for being a thorn in my dreams. But you can't just refuse a mafia princess especially when the deal has already been done and dusted. Feisty, talkative, pizza lover, spoiled. A complete opposite of me. I had a clear line of reasons as to why I despised her then why did I end up losing my heart to her?

(Can be read as a standalone.) She never questioned my silence and a ten-year-old me found it fascinating. So, when she declared herself as my best friend I didn't question her back. As the second in command to my brother, I swore myself to always protect her until one-day things went out of control and a distance grew between us. I don't feel emotions as intensely as others but with that distance between us, I was hit with a fierce longing and need for my best friend, one which went beyond the lines of friendship. Lilith Thomson might be the most average-looking woman but I wanted her with a passion that defied all odds.

A new enemy was rising, leaving chaos all around. Whoever they were, they were dangerous enough to cause panic among us to the point the Lennoxs, our rival mafia landed at our doorstep presenting themselves as our new allies to fight one common enemy. To show their allyship, they left their only daughter under my roofs, to train and guide her for the common cause. Recovering from a heartbreak, I welcomed this new distraction, a new responsibility only for everything to go downhill because Orla Lennox is dangerous for my heart and the most infuriating person I ever met. Someone I can't have, my enemy's daughter and people like me don't get a happy ending.

(Can be read as a standalone.) My parents are hell bent on getting me married, convinced that a wife will magically "fix" me. As a mafia leader, idle talks and constant affection makes no sense to me. Never had and never will. Thanks to some dumb rule and my parents' constant nagging, I settle down with the girl of their choice. Irene's the type of girl I would never give a second glance to, the type I would deem average looking. And that's just not it. She's a chatter box who can't survive without physical affection. A complete opposite of me. I never had a need for a wife but with every innocent touch, every stupid smile, every word of hers my walls break down until I am left yearning for her with an intensity I can't even comprehend.

**Cover by @AndiApplexoxo** No one could have guessed what would happen when a sixteen year old Vincenzo goes to an auction with his father. No one could have guessed that his actions from that night would change his whole life path and the path of others. They couldn't have guessed that a blonde haired girl would turn their whole world upside down and change everything but she did. It was set in stone the moment they laid eyes on each other and no one could do anything about it... Because he'd lose his soul and sanity before he let anything happen to her ever again. And as you'll soon find out, May God help anyone who disrespected the Queen.... because she had the Devil wrapped around her finger. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This story is rated M for mature. If you are not 18+ then I would not read this.

**This Book Contains Mature Content** They think I'm dead. It's better that way. More peaceful. I can live my life in peace....I have been living my life in peace. I put my past behind me. I put him to bed. Vowing to never have to go into that mindset again.....for her. But now she's asking me to wake him. She's asking me to undo everything I've done for us. Doesn't seem like I have a choice in the matter. She's asking for it, asking for him. And she always gets what she wants. What does that mean? It means that Akuma is unleashed.

**Rated M for Mature** I'm being hunted. I'm being hunted by every lowlife looking to make five hundred million. As long as they don't get to close, they can keep hunting me. It'd take a genius to figure out who I am. Get to close or corner me and it's all over. There's no saving you. No amount of begging or bargaining will save you. Everything changes when ghosts from the past come back. When they come back looking to stir things up. They seek to dig up old memories and get back for things done wrong to them. But as everyone will soon find out..... When cornered, the hunted becomes the hunter.

*Rated M for Mature* Their meeting happened by accident. It wasn't supposed to happen... But it did. A spark was lit the second their eyes met. A spark no one could've put out. A spark no one dared to put out. To her it was a dangerous spark. One that could potentially have consequences. One that could change everything she knew about life. To him it was a more dangerous spark. One that could have disastrous consequences. One that could potentially be lethal. But then again...... If it doesn't burn then what's the point of playing with fire? *********** "Being with me.....it could kill you. I could be the reason you die." "I could say the same to you. Being with me....it could kill you and everyone you love." "What do we do then? What do you want to do?" "I want to kiss you.....and not stop." The next two words were like a whisper in the wind. "Me too."