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)

NIKO VOLKOV is a reckless romantic, who struggles to meet an expectation that exceeds his own standards. Young VOLKOV has recently had the privilege of owning many chains across North America, after having chosen to follow down his father's path, ALEX VOLKOV. Work can be overwhelming and as his reputation may seem mature, he is still a young adult with young taste...in music. He has a calming sense listening to his favourite artist, jagged star, pushing him through workload. Addicted. With being twins and all, he seems to keep finding himself around Sofias best friend, by choice? You'd like to think something was familiar. CAMILLA VON ASHEBERG is a rebel princess, after having been born in to a strict respectable world, her duties as princess remains the same. As for every young spirited heart, hides a dream. CAMILLA has found a calming sense in music and has since she was little, and has found it growing. Her life belongs on the stage, not on a throne. Disagreements and duties however hold her back, but does that stop her? No. After realising the only person who understands her is her best friend, SOFIA VOLKOV..her being twins and all follows along her cold aspirated brother NIKO VOLKOV.

Avery's senior year is turned upside down when a kiss with her older brothers' best friend ignites a forbidden relationship tangled in danger, heartbreak, and family secrets that could destroy everything. *** "Aiden..." I shake my head, eyes fixed anywhere but the gorgeous man next to me. His hand grips my chin tightly, just enough to make me avert my eyes to his. "You know you want this as much as I fucking do. I want you to be mine. I want to be the one to hold you and kiss you the one you go to whenever you're happy or fucking sad. But let it be me, let me fucking show you that it should be me." He glares, jaw tensing. ...... ©hessaherophinelove

They made a deal. A deal to spend a month in the same house together. But a month might be too much time to let go of someone. -Isabella Rose is a woman that knows how to smile through her trauma. She just ran away from her own wedding and is now in danger. She finds a house and begs for help not knowing who she had gone to. -Valentino Grey is a cold hearted man and does not care for anyone. He is one of the most feared mafias out there. Isabella is not scared to talk back to him. She stands her ground and that shocks Valentino. No one has ever talked back to him without getting killed. And yet he still lets her live, why? Highest Rankings: #1 enemies #1 decision #1 romancefanfiction #1 cold #1 tiktok #1 deal