Isabella is desperate for her own independence, but her overprotective father stands in the way of her future. When she demands that she attends a University two hundred miles away from her home, her father only has one exception; a bodyguard. Elio is dedicated to his career to honour his late sister, but when he owes a favour to an ex-mafia boss, he takes body-guarding to a completely new level. Isabella is reckless and likes to push her bodyguards limits. Elio has zero patience and a desire to punish his client. When things start to get heated and unexpected feelings get in the way, their forbidden relationship becomes a distraction when Isabella's life is on the line. Elio is desperate to not let down another important woman in his life. But he can't save everyone, including his own bleeding heart. Tropes: - Mafia Romance - Bodyguard - Age-gap (8 years - FMC is 21 and MMC is 29) - Forbidden Love - Brat FMC/Grumpy MMC - Light BDSM (sub/dom vibes) - Size difference (5'4 & 6'6) - University/College Setting - Past Trauma/Healing - ANGST (so much of it)

Elena Valenti, the daughter of a mafia, was given an arranged marriage with the most ruthless and heartless mafia, Ace Russo. They first hated each other, yet they slowly but surely fall in love when they spend more time with each other. They both struggle with life obstacles and problems through our their engagement and marriage. Their lives became twisted and problematic when they got engaged. The trope of their relationship is 'Mafia Love', 'Slow Burn', 'Enemies to Lovers', and 'Arranged Marriage' ⚠️DISCLAIMER⚠️ THIS BOOK INCLUDES: DANGER, KILLING, TOXIC MOMENTS, MAFIA THINGS, DANGEROUS SPORTS/THINGS (LIKE SHOOTING, BOXING, JUJITSU, PUNCHING, ETC), AND ABUSE ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE MINE, AND DON'T COPY THIS OR YOU'LL BE A COPYWRITER.

"𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬." 𝐇𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝐇𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐈 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐇𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝." - 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟗 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝟏𝟖, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 "𝐃𝐨𝐧" 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫? 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚...

●COMPLETED● Kate Russo was trained by birth to be a dutiful and compatible wife for the next Don of the Italian Mafia. She was forced to become a quiet lamb, but they don't know how rebellious and resilient she had become with time. But what happens when she finally meets the infamous Don and he's nothing like what she was always taught and believed he would be? Will she let her prejudice win or break the walls she'd build around her all these years. Rome Moretti, the next in line for the throne of the Italian Mafia has to marry his consigleire's daughter, in order to claim it. He didn't have a choice in the kind of life he was born in, but he did chose the kind of man he was. Nobody had ever seen him but feared his wrath. Will he let his marriage become something more than a bargain for the throne or push away his wife like every voice in his head that told a different story. ___________________________________________ #3 in badgirlgoodboy