"You want to act reckless? Fine. But don't think for a second you're not being watched. This city is full of men who'd love to carve a message into you just to make a point." "And what message would you carve?" I whispered. He reached out. Brushed the back of his knuckles down my jaw, rough and slow. "Mine." It wasn't sweet. It wasn't romantic. It was a brand. And then he dropped his hand. "You have ten minutes to get out of here before I make a fucking scene." ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Massimo Bianchi is ruthless, the kind of man who leaves blood in his wake and never looks back. At 29, he's the trusted enforcer for one of the most feared mafia bosses in America - my father, Lorenzo DeLuca, the ghost I never knew but can never escape. I, Francesca DeLuca, have spent my life in the shadows of wealth, too blind to see the truth behind my family's fortune. But when I confront the mysterious man who's been following me, I'm thrown into a world of blood and betrayal, where loyalty is bought and sold like a commodity. Massimo is everything I should fear - cold, dangerous, and bound by an oath to my father. But there's something in the way he looks at me, a dark hunger he refuses to acknowledge. I should hate him, push him away, but the deeper I fall into my family's twisted legacy, the harder it is to resist the pull. But loving a man like Massimo is a risk, and in our world, mistakes are paid for in blood. So the question is - will I be his downfall, or will he be mine?

!WARNING: MATURE CONTENT! "What's that noise?" She hears Melanie say. She hears the sound of a motorcycle making its way down the street. Rose stands up and looks outside, smiling inwardly to see that Jared has come to take her away from this place. "Rose, come sit down," she hears her father call. Rose ignores him and goes outside while the others follow behind her. "Where are you going?" Her mother asks, watching in disbelief as she walks towards the motorcycle with the tattooed rider, waiting patiently for Rose to come with him. "As far as this motorcycle will take me," she calls to everyone as she gets on. ~ Rose felt like life has lost its sizzle. That excitement she felt years ago has dwindled slowly until she eventually didn't feel much. Despite having a boyfriend who loves her very much, she couldn't help but feel so... Bored. When she meets Jared, he finds her annoyingly sassy. He practically hates her after one time of speaking to her. He's disgusted by her whole demeanor. But still, somehow, he was drawn to her in an animalistic way. She seems like such a goody two shoes to him and it makes him sick to his stomach. He had a strong distaste for her but he couldn't deny how much he wanted her. He wants to take everything she has to offer. He wants to completely destroy everything in her life. And his vow is to ruin her.

When bad things happen there must come a silver lining because, without one, there is no moving forward, however, for Iris, it's not all so easy. On the night she got her eviction notice she meets a guy who will become a permanent part of her life moving forward, as well as an unplanned pregnancy. [Single dad, pregnancy, hockey, famous, forced proximity/roommates]