WARNING! This story was my first (unedited/draft). Grammer, plot, etc is messy so please beware! thank you :))) - He couldn't get enough of the emerald in her gaze. And the one colour she thought she'd be afraid of was a colour her heart was set to beat towards a million times a day. - 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙤 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙠. He is the most feared person in their town. Anyone who crossed his way was met with brutality and cruelty within him. He kills without remorse. But when he locks his grey eyes on a pair of green ones, everything he trained to become had vanished, because of her. 𝙇𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙖 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨. She is known and loved by many, she was as gentle and sweet as a flower. She is the light in the darkness. But when she sets her green eyes upon his grey ones, she can't help but let her light shine through the darkness of him.

Fragment: "Unexpectedly, your mother became pregnant once again. We were extremely happy about it, but once the doctor said that it is a girl, I was euphoric. I rushed to tell the news to the Russo and the alliance was confirmed on the same day. Your mother was very unhappy about my decision and now I understand why."- finished papa. I took a moment to register the information. I am that promised girl. I am the one who has to marry. Leonardo Vincenzo Russo - austere, merciless, ruthless, vile Capo of Italian Mafia. Man of devilishly sinful beauty, wealth and power that know no bounds. He doesn't take no for an answer. He takes and never gives. Diavolo. Fire burns in his veins. Camila Emilia Reyes - courteous, sensitive, loving, winsome, tender, benevolent and compassionate woman, who has grit, wittiness and power burning in her. Woman of enrapturing comeliness, who has heart of gold. She has power, fame, fortune. Stuck in arrangement, they have no choice, but to get married. Will it work when two hearts have never known love and passion, faith and devotion, attraction and desire?

BOOK FOUR OF THE SINS OF THE LEGACY SERIES ❤️‍🔥🧬 ---˖⁺. ༶ ⋆˙⊹❀♡❀˖⁺. ༶ ⋆˙⊹--- Aria Moretti is the daughter of one of Italy's most feared Mafia Dons. She's spent her entire life surrounded by guards, rules, and people telling her what she can and can't do. Except she's never been good at listening... Especially when it comes to: Silas Costa. He's been her bodyguard since she was fifteen. The first man she ever fell in love with. The only problem was, Silas has never looked at her that way. To him, she was always the little girl he had to protect. But she's not fifteen anymore... She's twenty-one now. When Aria is chosen for a prestigious biomedical research internship abroad, her father agrees to let her go under one condition: 'Silas goes with her.' Months away from home. One apartment and countless stolen glances. The line between duty and desire has never been thinner. But he knows better than anyone that she's completely off limits. She's the Don's daughter... And wanting her could cost him everything.

Arabella Malik, the lethal American mob boss's daughter. The beauty of the nineteen-year-old was well-known. Her hourglass figure and glowing grey eyes-which mirrored her father's, had practically everyone praising the ground she walked on. Arabella was a sweet, soft-hearted woman. Although she was also recognised as the best assassin and seductress in the underworld. Not only did her appearance attract men and women's notice, but she also managed to capture the attention of her father's business partner's son. Roman Agnello, the heir to the Italian Mafia. The twenty-year-old was every bit as ruthless as everyone alleged he was. Like his soul, his heart was cold and empty. Roman had no emotions or feelings for anything or anyone. But that all changed when his gaze fell on the seductress herself. And when he discovered the forbidden fruit, his soul begged him to take a bite. ~ ~ Highest Rankings #4 ChickLit - NOV 2021 #1 College Student - JAN 2022 #1 Forbidden Romance - JULY & OCT 2022 #2 Teen Romance - SEP 2022

FIRST BOOK OF THE VELVET & VOWS SERIES ♟️❤️‍🔥! ------------------------ Isabella Romano left her parents with nothing but a dream. Years later, she is a famous fashion designer with her own luxury brand in New York. Power. Money. Success. She has it all. What she doesn't know... is that New York is owned by the mafia. And the man who controls it is Matteo Lorenzo Moretti. Their worlds should never collide. But when they do, there is no escape. Because Matteo never loses what belongs to him. And once he sets his eyes on Isabella... she becomes his obsession. ----------- "Dio, Isabella... guarda cosa fai a me." (God, Isabella... look what you're doing to me.) he murmured, my name falling from his lips like a warning and a confession at the same time. I swallowed hard, my throat suddenly too tight. He lifted his hand, slow enough that I could've stepped back. I didn't. His fingers brushed my waist. Just barely. A ghost of a touch. But it lit every nerve in my body on fire. I exhaled shakily, my voice barely a whisper. "Matteo..." His jaw flexed. His eyes dropped to my lips. Heat rippled through the space between us. And then - completely undone - he whispered, "Fuck it." Before I even realized he'd moved, his mouth crushed against mine. The kiss hit me like a shock - fierce, hungry, weeks of tension igniting in one impossible explosion. His hand slid behind my neck, pulling me into him as if he'd been holding back a storm and finally let it break loose. ------------ #1 gunfights - 01/22/2026 - 01/25/2026 #1 fashiondesigner 01/25/2026 #1 badboy 01/25/2025

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 Having a normal childhood was for Axel and Isabella impossible. They both grew up in different households and different worlds. They don't have anything in common except, they're both messed up. Isabella tries to escape her dark past and Axel tries to avoid it. But that seems impossible for both of them. After all, the past will always hunt you. Perhaps, that's why they were so drawn to each other after they saw each other for the first time. 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚, she moved from California to Brooklyn, NY because of her past. She convinced herself that New York will be her new life and everything will change from the point on. But that changed real quick when she met Axel Garcia. The 'bad boy' of the school. She heard many rumors about him one of them is that he is in the Mafia. She chose to ignore the rumors and also ignore him since he is bad news but that was difficult because he already had his eyes set on her. 𝐀𝐱𝐞𝐥, the son of Alec and Mikayla Gracia and the heir of the American & Latin American Mafia. He and his friends are well-known in New York. They are called the notorious four. After being expelled from school for one year, he and his best friends come back ready to rule and terrify people. But what Axel doesn't expect is the new girl that he somehow can't get out of his head. "What do you want?" I said with my fist clenched. I stared up at him. He looked pissed and not in the mood to argue. He leaned forward to my ear and tucked one of my hair strand behind my ear and whispered "You," I didn't have any time to respond because he smashed his lips onto mine.

"𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠." ── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ── 𝐍𝐚𝐨𝐦𝐢 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬 - A twenty-year-old woman with goals and ambitions working in the mafia. She's got people she dislikes but no one holds hatred in her heart like French Mafia leader 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭. But after they spend a significant amount of time together, they realize that they're not so different after all. Tolerance comes into the picture, then friendship and what's next might be...love? ── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ── "𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬."

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 Isabella moved to Italy with her best friend Aaliyah which was the best decision she has made for the longest time. She became a doctor and also won the Olympics in Figure Skating as a member of the Italian Olympic team. She wanted a new start from all that happened and that was what she got until everything changed when her ex-boyfriend, Axel Garcia came walking back into her life. But that's not the only thing he brought into her life. He's now the Don of the American and Latin American Mafia like he always wanted to be. But something was missing that that something was living in Italy far away from him and doesn't want anything to do with him after what he did. Axel knew he wanted Isabella back and he also knew he will get her back no matter what. He'll do anything to get her back. "You broke me! You broke my heart into many pieces," I yelled into his face. Just looking at him makes me want to cry because of all the memories that were coming back. "Pequeño Zorra, (little fox) I'm sorry-" I cut him off. "Don't call me like that. I'm not yours anymore. You lost me and everything that we had," I spat. I decided I had enough of him and his presence, so I grabbed my bag and was about to walk out of the apartment when I felt a strong grip on my wrist which turned me around to stand in front of Axel, inches away from his face. "You know that isn't true. I still love you. I never stopped loving you, amor. I promise you that I will fix this," he whispered and stared at me with his beautiful emerald green eyes. "Well, the feeling isn't mutual," I got out of his hold and walked out of the door without sparing the last glance at him. Before closing the door, I decided to say something. "Don't promise something you can't keep. We both know how that ended," with that I closed the door and walked away.

Ariana Romano and Adriano Russo were once inseparable. Childhood best friends. First loves. Each other's entire world. Then one day, Adriano disappeared without a single goodbye. No explanation. No warning. No second chance. For ten years, Ariana learned how to survive without the boy who shattered her heart, building walls around herself and burying the memories of the only person she ever truly loved. But fate has other plans. At a prestigious Mafia Gala, beneath glittering chandeliers and watchful eyes, Ariana comes face to face with the ghost of her past. On a secluded balcony overlooking the city, Adriano Russo reappears after ten years-and he's no longer the boy she once knew. He's dangerous. Powerful. Feared. And determined to win her back. As old feelings resurface and enemies emerge from the shadows, Ariana and Adriano find themselves caught in a deadly game of loyalty, betrayal, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. But some wounds don't heal. Some promises are impossible to forget. And some loves are worth fighting for. Can Adriano earn Ariana's forgiveness after a decade of silence? Can they protect each other when danger lurks around every corner? Or is it already too late for the love that once felt destined? In a world ruled by the Italian Mafia, where loyalty is everything and trust can get you killed, Ariana and Adriano are about to discover that their story is far from over. Because sometimes your first love becomes your greatest weakness... and your only reason for survival.

❝𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡. 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭. 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭... 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧.❞ 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢 🥇#ageisjustanumber 13/5/26