ABOUT: Arden Ashbourne is a college student with a secret - by day, she's the top of her engineering class. By night, she dances under neon lights to survive. Her world is sharp, hungry, and unforgiving. Elias Carrington is untouchable - a wealthy, quiet pre-law student who moves through life like nothing can touch him. Cold. Controlled. Until her. What begins as glances turns to gravity. He watches her like she's art. Touches her like prayer. Loves her like ruin. But love like this doesn't come clean. It's messy. Raw. Slow-burning and soul-consuming. She was never meant to be his salvation, but now he can't breathe without her. And when he has her - in his arms, on his face, wrapped around his heart - he doesn't hold back. This is not a story of perfection. This is a story of what it means to be wanted in your entirety - bruised, beautiful, and burning. Mature. Obsessive. Intoxicating. This is worship dressed as love. ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ "You," he growled, backing me into the wall just inside the loft and pressing his body hard against mine, "are the hottest, smartest fucking girl I've ever met." I was giddy, breathless, already burning. "Elias-" "Who's my smart girl?" he whispered against my ear, his breath hot, his hands already sliding under my shirt. My entire body lit up. The compliment. The heat in his voice. The sheer ownership threaded into that question. "I am," I gasped. He pulled back just enough to look at me, eyes blazing, jaw tight. "Say it again." "I'm your smart girl," I whispered, flushed and aching. "Damn right you are." He kissed me then-hard, hungry, lips claiming mine with heat that melted straight down my spine. My back hit the wall with a soft thud, but I didn't care. I couldn't think. I could barely breathe. His tongue slid into my mouth, and I moaned into the kiss, hips rocking against his without meaning to.

Arabella by @_tetris_ (reuploaded) I do not own or take credit for this story.

"𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯." 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘥. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘏𝘦 𝘰𝘸𝘯s 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 - 𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴. Number 1 in hot 🥇 Number 1 in erotic romance 🥇 Number 1 in rough past 🥇 Number 1 in perfectly imperfect 🥇 Number 4 in sexscenes Number 1 in devotion 🥇 Number 1 in mafia princess 🥇 Number 1 in English mafia 🥇 Number 1 in hottie 🥇 Number 1 in power of love 🥇 Number 1 in food disorder 🥇 Number 1 in emotional roller coaster 🥇 Number 1 in luxury 🥇 Number 6 in mafia Number 9 in completed Number 20 in rich Number 5 in mobster

𝘈 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘈 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘈𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴, 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘢, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬 - 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭.

𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘰 𝘥𝘪 𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪 - 𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺, 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊.𝘌.𝘖. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘧𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦. 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘓𝘶𝘯𝘢 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 - 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺, 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥. 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺. 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵'𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.

Fragment: "Unexpectedly, your mother became pregnant once again. We were extremely happy about it, but once the doctor said that it is a girl, I was euphoric. I rushed to tell the news to the Russo and the alliance was confirmed on the same day. Your mother was very unhappy about my decision and now I understand why."- finished papa. I took a moment to register the information. I am that promised girl. I am the one who has to marry. Leonardo Vincenzo Russo - austere, merciless, ruthless, vile Capo of Italian Mafia. Man of devilishly sinful beauty, wealth and power that know no bounds. He doesn't take no for an answer. He takes and never gives. Diavolo. Fire burns in his veins. Camila Emilia Reyes - courteous, sensitive, loving, winsome, tender, benevolent and compassionate woman, who has grit, wittiness and power burning in her. Woman of enrapturing comeliness, who has heart of gold. She has power, fame, fortune. Stuck in arrangement, they have no choice, but to get married. Will it work when two hearts have never known love and passion, faith and devotion, attraction and desire?

The Lone Dove #1 Love and Trust are two very important ideals, but what happens when the moment you lose the two most important people in the world and are left with an inheritance, and a company you find you cannot trust anyone else with. That is Poppy Parker's predicament. My predicament as a teenager that breaks tradition at Queen City high school, both a shadow and the subtle centre of attention. That was the dangerous part. My inheritance placed me in the most precarious of positions, finding managers to trust, finding school to be complicated and not for the tasks at hand, but because my closest friends knew next to nothing about my family. The Parker name. Its a common name, a common label...not a title, not a legacy. I am the last legacy, it's my birthright to live up to this name. The Elite at this high school find her shadows worth following, worth connecting with, worth trying to understand...that is the last thing she wanted. I'm a private person, I was raised to be that way. My best friends were always kept at an arm's length, only told what they needed to know, not all that they could know. The Elite interfere with this line of safety. What happens when they get too close? What happens when my shadows reveal my secrets, making my friends question my absence at school, my authority over professors, and my power over the elite themselves? It all burns down in flames.

Arabella Anastasi is just a girl, with a dark past. She wore a mask and hood at school (although, she hardly showed up) to avoid people and questions, she went by a fake name too. Her mafia involvement wasn't a big help either, her secret could be a life threat. In other words, she was alone in this world, with a huge war to fight. Zade Artino is a boy who was warned about Arabella, he was told not to go near her, not to talk to her. He was the exact opposite, while she was quiet, anti social and spiteful, he was outgoing and hilarious to those around him. Zade had his own secrets and was just as broken as her, but in all the different ways. They say opposites attract, so what happens when they meet? *PRINTING AND/OR TRANSLATING THIS BOOK IS NOT PERMITTED. not even screenshotting then printing it(forthatonepersonwhoasked)* #2 in Hoodie (December 2022) #2 in Good Guys (December 2022)

She always went to the same café. The same order of a blueberry muffin with a cup of cold brew and condensed milk. She was that girl who held it together and seemed savvy. He never liked interactions much less dating. He was a CEO of the largest company in America during the day, but a ruthless Mafia Don by night. He's a complex, intimidating mystery. Then they met. [First book I've ever written so there may be some plot holes or errors] Romantics Series #1 ❥

"How do you say idiot in Italian?" "Bell'uomo." [ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛] "You're a bell'uomo." .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. Isabelle Ariti just needed someone to talk to, and Leonardo Rossi happened to be there. He was her escape and she was his. Her obsession with sunglasses and constant talking went well with his quite behavior and glares he sent to everyone else. They weren't a likely match but somehow they understood each other more than anyone else could. He was rude and blunt to everyone; everyone but her. She was extroverted and bold to all; especially him. .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. Isabelle Ariti just wanted waffles and to meet someone new. She didn't expect to spark the mafias dons right hand mans interest. Leonardo Rossi just wanted to be alone and have coffee. He wasn't expecting the talkative girl that didn't know what a filter was to rope him in with her unexpected comments. .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. "Do you love me?" "Endlessly." .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. The chapters get better as the story goes on/theres character development Words: 137,631k .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.