Raised in the Mafia, I have known no other life other than cold calculated violence and discipline. A life where brutality is praised and weakness is ridiculed, I became the best of my parents and the worst the world has ever seen. Young and still gaining control of my mafia, love is never an option for me, that is until one night at a Mafia ball where I spy a woman who has me to my knees. I want more, more, more. She's reckless and cunningly beautiful. Too good for me and yet the only one for me. We fight for survival and for each other because neither one of us will let go. ------------------------- I sat in the back, legs apart and looked at her with my head tilted. She licked her lips and squeezed though the front seats all the while looking at me. I pulled her towards me and she chuckled as she sat on my lap. Her legs were either side of me and her breathing was ragged. I ran my hand down her cheek and pulled her into me. I kissed her lips and soon our tongues whirled around. Hungry and rough. She held her head back and I began to plant rough kisses onto her beautiful neck. "Am I a bad influence?" She breathed. Her hands were on the back of my neck. I stopped kissing her and looked up at her. "Everyone needs a little bad in their lives." I whispered back making her smile. My hands found her waist and I noticed her short dress had ridden up exposing her thighs. She wore it to tease me and I loved it. Fuck, I loved her body. She breathed into my neck and I pulled off her dress in one slick motion. My hands were all over her back, feeling her, touching her. Her soft skin drove me crazy. ------------------------- BE AWARE: Trigger warnings: MATURE CONTENT 18+ (SMUT) SWEARING VIOLENCE/GUN VIOLENCE SELF HARM/SUICIDE (REFERENCES) EXPLICIT LANGUAGE REFERENCES TO RAPE SMOKING/ALCOHOL/DRUGS BLOOD/DEATH/GORE ©️ All rights reserved ™️ The Walnut Tree BOOK TWO OF THE MAFIA SERIES

𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲. 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐮𝐩, 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞. When a newly crowned mafia boss and a sharp, defiant high schooler collide, their lives are set on an irreversible course. Years later, she has rebuilt her world with secrets and fragile balances until 𝘩𝘦 reappears, shattering everything. Their unexpected encounter ignites a storm of passion and betrayal, where love, vengeance and obsession walk a razor-thin line. ☾ - 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 / 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 - 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨 / 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐠𝐨 - 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧 / 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐬 - 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 / 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐥 - 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧 / 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐲