Valentina struggles to keep her life together after giving birth to her son, and the baby's father is nowhere to be seen. Vincenzo 'Enzo' as they call him, is a ruthless mafia leader, but he feels like he is missing something. Someone. One fateful night, Valentina gets caught up hiding inside a store, as there is a robbery going on, and Vincenzo just happens to see her running out of the back door. Will Valentina trust him, or will she keep her walls built high?

"I love you" she says and kisses my jaw tenderly. "I love you too baby" I reply stroking her still damp hair. We were sat in a dirty McDonald's car park. We could be sat in a fucking pile of trash and I wouldn't care. Because I would be with her. As long as I'm with her, nothing else matters. -------------------------------------------------------- After all he had known was anger and hatred she was like a breath of fresh air to him. With just one look into her mesmerizing chocolate eyes and one listen to her angelic voice he knew he was ruined. He despised this feeling. He felt helpless. No matter how much he tried to stay away he was drawn to her and he knew he was playing a very dangerous game. Leaving the pain of her past behind her she starts a fresh in a new town with her older brother. Meeting the towns bad boy was not on her agenda but every time she saw him she was intrigued. He was rude and had a terrible attitude, but his eyes didn't show anything but pain which is something she knew all too well. They are complete opposites but have one thing in common. They are both broken, maybe just maybe they could be the cure to each others pain. ⚠️ this story contains mentions of abuse and alcohol so if you are not comfortable with this please do not read my story.

Forged for vengeance, Annabelle was stripped of the one thing that made her human-her heart. Molded into the perfect assassin, she is given a simple mission: infiltrate Ravenswood High, uncover secrets about a powerful family, and ensure their destruction. It should have been an easy task... or so she thought. But when a series of brutal murders shakes the school, Annabelle becomes the prime suspect. Sure, she's a killer, but these deaths aren't her doing. Someone is pulling the strings, setting her up for a crime she didn't commit. Framed and on the run, her only chance of survival lies with the most feared bully in school-the very person she was sent to kill. As the body count rises and buried secrets claw their way to the surface, Annabelle is faced with a choice she was never meant to make: surrender to her enemies... or to the one thing she was created to never feel. *Love.*