"Ooo girl look, look, look." She tapped her shoulder repeatedly. Euphoria looked to the entrance instinctively only to see the man she had seen in the alley the first night she worked here. Her breath hitched as she watched them walk in. She never dared to tell a soul about what she'd seen that night. She wasn't looking for any trouble. Especially when he let her go."Who is he?" "That bambina, is no other than Demetrius D'Agostino. The Godfather. He's basically the Capo of all the Capo's. You see Jamal is a Capo, Yes? But he is the top Capo making him the boss of Jamal and all others like him. Everybody answers to him. Nothing travels unnoticed by him. He's the King of the underworld. He owns the politicians, the President and the law. He has everyone in the palm of his hand. His family has been the most ruthless and merciless mafia family to live. Rumor has it that he's the worst society has seen but the best the underworld has ever that's led the D'Agostino family. He is all bad bambina, you should stay as far away from him as much you can." "After what you just told me. I'll do exactly that. No need to tell me twice." 🚫18 CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT/ ADULT THEMES DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE IMAGES USED IN THE BOOK‼️ ⚠️Read at own risk⚠️

'𝐖𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬'

𝘪 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘐 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦... 𝘐 𝘢𝘪𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯' 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯' 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪'𝘮 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩

He's a monstrous sea serpent-and she's pregnant with his heir. When Liliana's boat crashes in a storm, a sexy stranger named Naithan saves her from the waters and helps her recover at his island home. As the days pass, Liliana can't fight her carnal desire for the strong and mysterious Naithan. But just as their relationship starts to bloom, Liliana uncovers a terrifying secret: Naithan is not a rugged island local...he's a dangerous monster, a sea serpent shifter. And he's their crown prince. Worse, she discovers that she's pregnant with his child; the future heir to the sea serpent crown. Will a human woman be able to survive a sea serpent pregnancy? And can she ever forgive Naithan for his lies, for the sake of their child? WARNING: This story contains explicit sexual content, sexual harassment, violence, attempted murder, lopsided power dynamics, pregnancy, depictions of near-drowning, and mentions of illness that may be upsetting to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. *** This story is part of a special collection of YONDER Originals now available on Wattpad! Unlock part-by-part or the full story with Wattpad Coins.

Emery James has spent most of her life loving Wesley Hayes quietly. Best friends since childhood, they've shared late-night pizza, prom slow dances, and one unforgettable night they never talk about. Now twenty-four, Emery's a Brooklyn-based columnist with a carefully curated life and a heart full of unfinished feelings. When a new love interest enters the picture-someone who sees her fully and actually shows up-Emery is forced to confront what she's spent years avoiding: the truth about Wesley, the weight of what they almost were, and what she really wants now. Caught between a boy who's never claimed her, a man who might actually mean it, and the complicated threads of friendship, family, and self-worth, Emery must decide: hold onto the comfort of almost, or risk it all for something real.

𝖲𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖺 𝗐𝖺𝗒 𝗈𝗎𝗍. 𝖨𝗇𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖽, 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗉𝗉𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝖺 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽. 𝖳𝗂𝖺𝗇𝖺 𝖬𝗒𝗅𝖾𝗌 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗌𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗅𝗄𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁 𝗌𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝗎𝗇𝗂𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝖢𝗅𝗎𝖻 𝖬𝗂𝗋𝖺𝗀𝖾. 𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗌 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝖽 𝗇𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗆𝖾 𝖺 𝗁𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝖺 𝗁𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗅𝖾. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾, 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝖱𝗂𝖼𝗈 𝖲𝖺𝗏𝖺𝗀𝖾, 𝖺 𝗌𝗆𝗈𝗈𝗍𝗁-𝗍𝖺𝗅𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝗎𝗒𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝗌𝗆𝗂𝗅𝖾𝗌. 𝖧𝖾'𝗌 𝗀𝗈𝗍 𝗆𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗒, 𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗆𝗂𝗌𝖾: "𝖸𝗈𝗎'𝗅𝗅 𝗇𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗀𝗀𝗅𝖾 𝖺𝗀𝖺𝗂𝗇." 𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾? 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗌𝗇'𝗍 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝖾𝖺𝗅. 𝖮𝗋 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗂𝗍? 𝖶𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗒𝖺𝗅 𝖼𝗅𝗈𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗈𝗅𝖽 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝖼𝗋𝗎𝗆𝖻𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝖾𝗁𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗋, 𝖳𝗂𝖺𝗇𝖺 𝗆𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝖽𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖽𝖾:

"And I keep it by the dresser, Just in case a bitch ever try to break my heart, I won't let you. I still got blood on my denim, that was all the blood that was in her. No more love in a nigga." *ᵖʳᵉᵈᵉᶜᵉˢˢᵒʳ ᵗᵒ ᵗᵇˢ*

𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴.