"Where is it?" I grit, looking down at him. When he doesn't respond, I stand in front of the screen to block his view and force him to look at me. "You're so childish, you know that?" I analyse with a squint. My eyes trail behind him, to the centre of his sheets on the bed and my phone lights up with a notification. He must've caught it too because he reaches back before I can even react and pushes the phone into the waistband of his shorts. "I was actually gonna give it back to you at the door then you cursed at me, so now I changed my mind." I release the biggest self controlling sigh, step forward and grab at the neck of his shirt, threateningly. "Leo do not play with me, I will reach in and take it. No hesitation." His eyes meet mine and he chuckles before grabbing my wrists with his large hands and speedily flipping me so I land with my back flat against the bed with him now towering over me, his knees beside my thighs on the mattress. "Go on then," He smirks. "Take it." •~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~• Leonardo Blanc and Noémie Moreau have known each other longer than they can both remember. They grew up together, attended the same schools as each other, spent summer vacations together and even almost shared the same birthday as each other. Yet neither could stand the other. Every last interaction between them is either an argument, a fight or a petty game that Noémie could never win. Leo has always known exactly just how to get under Noémie's skin, despite having a huge secret soft spot for her. Still, Noémie hates that he's got her all figured out. Yet, after so many years...she still can't read him.

I point my gun at him but he does it at the same time. We both let the tension settle in. "Bitch?" I question in an innocent way. "Do you want to see what it looks like when I am a bitch?", tilting my head sideways. He grabs the back of my neck, pulling me towards him. His nose buried in my neck as he snarls "don't fucking talk to me like your my equal". He pushes the gun further into my skin "untie him now or I'll have to waste a bullet tonight" I began to laugh hysterically as he backed away "I never took you as the type to joke you know. I'm sorry but we both know that pussy you call a cousin, is a nuisance. I'm doing you a favour. Plus I know you were gonna get rid of him". Suddenly I see him smirk and I'll tell you it was fucking scary, "kill him then see what happens"

READ TAGS!! STRONG LANGUAGE SECOND CHANCE *this book is very detailed & descriptive at the beginning lmao* *not a mafia book*

𝚆𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚖𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚘𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚛, 𝚜𝚘 𝙸 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍'𝚟𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛.

Niah Monroe, a 26-year-old ambitious woman working her way through grad school, has always kept her life on the straight and narrow. She's loyal to her best friend, and she avoids men who could derail her goals. But then enters Khalil "Khaos" Mercer, 32, her best friend's older brother-fresh out after serving time, running the family's underground hustle, and building an empire of his own. He's dark, dangerous, and the one man she's never allowed herself to want. When circumstances force them together-him needing her brain and discipline to clean up his business moves, her needing his protection after a brush with street danger-the forbidden attraction between them sparks into a full-blown, undeniable passion.

Power. Passion. Betrayal. And the man who changed everything. When Chaybree Earwood lands the job of a lifetime, she never expects her new boss to be Mr. Santiago the dark, magnetic, and dangerously powerful man who flips her entire world upside down. He's sharp, untouchable, and completely off-limits... but some temptations are impossible to resist. What starts as a spark turns into a wildfire passionate, reckless, and addictive. But being wrapped up in Mr. Santiago's world comes with a price. There are exes who won't let go. Enemies who want her gone. And secrets that could burn everything to the ground. With her ride-or-die best friends Tanisha and Trey by her side, Chaybree learns how to fight back combining street loyalty with boardroom power, and proving that she's no one's pawn. But as international enemies close in, and The Collective threatens to rip her and Santiago apart, Chaybree has to decide: Is loving Mr. Santiago her greatest risk or her greatest weapon?

Aaliyah Bennet has spent years giving her all to a relationship that stopped giving back. Her fiancé, Giovanni, promised forever but has only delivered distance, excuses, and cold shoulders. Tired of feeling unseen, she throws herself into her work, helping others navigate the messes of love and marriage, all while pretending she's got her own under control. Marcus Smith is successful, married, and haunted by cracks in his own life- broken trust, half-healed wounds, and a wife who still doesn't understand how her actions cut deeply. He comes to Aaliyah for guidance, but their sessions stir something neither expected. As they tiptoe the line between professional and personal, boundaries blur, hearts get tangled, and mistakes are made. In a world of secrets, lies, and regrets, Aaliyah and Marcus must face one question. When understanding becomes desire, can anyone come out unscathed? #1 SCANDAL 10/1/25 #1 VULNERABLE 9/30/25

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A soft Atlanta boutique owner crosses paths with a powerful Italian mafia boss and becomes the one thing he'll protect at all costs.