The failure to put trust into a stranger's words and a simple act of judgement became the catalyst for a tragic night. Arabella's pleasant life becomes disrupted when she stumbles upon dangerous individuals at the most unfortunate time. Nicolo, the don of the greatly feared Italian Mafia, had mistaken her identity for someone she is not: A rival enemy. He darkened her once blissful world with violence and dominance, but as he continues to hold her captive, he finds himself entranced by her bravery and sophistication. It was her rare innocence and his fear of seeing her in pain that kept him from ending her life. As Arabella is confronted with the dangers of the mafia her trust in her captive begins to grow. A burning desire between Nicolo and Arabella becomes irresistible as time passes on, but secrets about Arabella's past become revealed and the truth about her real identity is on the brink of turning desire into passionate hatred. ----- [Book 1 of 3] [Completed] [2024 Currently Editing/ Rewriting] [[Word Count: 100,000-150,000]] Content/ Trigger Warning: Contains mature themes and violence.

• 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 '𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗦' 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 • There isn't a single ounce of fear projecting off him as he stands in front of me, his extreme level of authority practically radiating throughout the room. "Touch her again and the next bullet I fire will go through your fucking skull. Comprendere?" He warns, the threat clearly understood as the dozens of eyes around us become wide and fearful. .................................... Lula has always loved the idea of capturing memories and moments that will last forever. The ability to take a picture and know the memory of it will live on for as long as the people in it, possibly even more. That is, until the day she accidentally photographs something that will leave her regretting that one innocent click over and over. ....................................

She was a Rebel, He was the Devil. Quite literally. She was fire, He was ice. The total opposite of each other. She won't just give in to anyone without a fight, and He won't take no as an answer. Fire and Ice are always better off alone but it had to go wrong when the fates of these two are entwined and she would have to work under The Lucifer himself.

لا يمكنك مداواة من يري نفسه معافى، ذلك أهم ما يجب أن تتفهمه عند محاولة تغيير أحدهم. ''أنا لست مجنونََا " ''تهرب من الحقيقة يا أيزاك، فهذا ما كنت تفعله طوال حياتك" الأشياء التي قمنا بها بغرض النجاة من تعثرات الماضي لا تحدد ماهيتنا الآن. "بعض الأخطاء لا تغتفر آنا" "حتي و إن سامحوك جميعََا ،هل ستكون قادرََا على مسامحة نفسك؟" إتخاذ المسار الخاطئ ليس بجريمة تستحق أن تعاقب ذاتك عليها، الأهم من ذلك أن لا تفقد الأمل أبدََا في العثور على الطريق الصحيح. "بعض الأشياء لا يمكن إصلاحُها و أنا واحدٌ منهم" "أنت ترى نفسك بأعين الناس، و الناس لا يرون سوى القبيح" *قصة نظيفة* Cover by the beautiful: @namjolie