"You're atheist," I remind him. "You don't believe in god." "I believe in you," He murmurs, letting the cigarette hang from his lips. "I believe in whatever you believe." He says, letting the confession roll off his tongue as if it were that simple. As if god, the devil, heaven, hell-as if none of it really had meaning to him. "That's not how it works," I mutter as we walk down a few more alleyways-the city of Manhattan coated in a light blanket of snow. Henry Vitiello had never had anything to pray for, that is, until he met me-the only thing that had ever opened his mind up to the possibility of religion "Isn't it?" He argues, taking the cigarette by his middle and pointer finger before blowing the smoke out. "I'II dip my hands in holy water if it means I could touch you." "You'd probably burn." 𓆩♡𓆪 𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐘 𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎, the reaper. He's a prick. An asshole. A pretentious son of a bitch. He's not perfect. He's not even decent. But he's hers. She could be a bottle labeled poison but he was an alcoholic, and he had drunk her empty. Now he was hungover. 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒, the healer. She's known to be the perfect good girl, with perfect grades and a perfect life with a perfect family. They didn't know that behind the gated doors of their billion dollar estate, she was strapped down to a chair every night and picked apart just to be put back together in time for supper. 𓆩♡𓆪 star-crossed; adjective (of a person or a plan) thwarted by bad luck. 'star-crossed lovers' and that, they were. So they fucked under those very stars that tried so desperately to break them apart. 𓆩♡𓆪 ‼️DISCLAIMER ‼️ BOOK REFERENCES TO MARA DYER, SHATTER ME, MIND FUCK, ETC ARE ALL INTENTIONAL SO DONT BE RUDE. AS FOR TRIGGER WARN

|| Book 1 of the Syndicate Series || [Standalone] When young Diovanna is framed for something she didn't do and is sent off to a "boarding school" she feels abandoned and betrayed. But one thing was for sure, this boarding school was no ordinary school. One day when police roll in and search the place effectively shutting down the school, she is forced to go to the family that sent her away. The ones who abandoned her in her own personal hell. One thing is for sure, she is no longer happy and bubbly, she is silent and dangerous. ~~~ Ok yall idk abt the description but please give this book a chance!

Il est connu pour semer la terreur et le chaos partout où il passe. Depuis des années, une seule chose nourrit sa rage : la vengeance. Son objectif ? Retrouver l'homme qui a assassiné son père. Elle, en revanche, est un mystère. Personne ne la connaît vraiment... du moins, c'est ce que tout le monde croit. Derrière son visage d'ange se cache une manipulatrice redoutable, capable de dissimuler ses véritables intentions. Son objectif ? Échapper à l'emprise de ses parents. Que peut-il arriver lorsque le destin met sur la route d'un homme dangereux une femme inconnue de tous ? Un seul soir a suffi pour que le coup de foudre les frappe. Un seul mot a suffi pour tout briser. Entre secrets, mensonges, vengeance et passion, leur amour survivra-t-il aux révélations qui menacent de tout détruire ? Parviendront-ils à trouver l'équilibre fragile entre la haine... et l'amour ?

𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙡 ............. Valentina has never had a normal life. Surviving countless tragedies. She lost hope on ever finding happiness. Working day and night, rebuilding the American Syndicate into something powerful after taking over. Until, her step-father dies. That was just the start of the chain of events. All of which reveal a link to a family she never knew of. Deadly threats and the truth about her mother arise. Forcing her to question everything. Can she trust her new found family? And what was her dead mother hiding?

« J'aime la façon dont tu prononces mon nom, mais c'est vulgaire venant d'une bouche aussi pure. » « Ne me sous-estime pas. » « Oh, je n'oserais pas, princesse. » « Je suis un ange, pas une princesse. » Elle s'était juré de mettre un terme à son passé en une seule nuit en suivant sa liste, prête à disparaître pour tout recommencer. Mais contre toute attente, elle se retrouve à conclure un pacte avec un homme mystérieux. Elle l'aide dans sa quête, il l'aide dans la sienne, puis ils disparaîtront chacun de la vie de l'autre. Ses plans prennent une tournure inattendue. Elle replonge dans un monde qu'elle avait quitté. Quelque chose les lie, un lien dont elle ignore tout. Ce lien pourrait soit la détruire, soit la faire disparaître à jamais.

« Méfie toi, Lilith. La vengeance n'apporte que les cendres d'une victoire amère. » Derrière la belle façade de la Villa Diaz, le réseau criminel WICKED entraîne de talentueux enfants à devenir les meilleurs tueurs possibles. À sa tête, Cameron Diaz, fier de son œuvre, prépare son fils aîné, Adam, à reprendre les rênes de l'organisation familiale. Mais sa fille unique, Lilith, refuse de rester dans l'ombre. Son tempérament fougueux la pousse à se battre pour exister dans un monde régi par les hommes. Cependant, la vie de Cameron bascule quand sa femme, et Lilith, disparaissent mystérieusement. Parfois, notre passé nous suit partout, comme une ombre nous tourmentant quoi qu'on fasse. Les traumatismes sont un poison mortel qui ne cesse jamais de couler dans nos veines, et Lilith le sait bien. Quatre ans plus tard, ce n'est plus la petite adolescente qui avait l'habitude d'être martyrisée qui refait surface, non. Lilith Diaz est prête à tout pour accomplir sa vengeance, même à commettre les crimes les plus atroces. Cependant, quand les sentiments prennent le dessus, nous n'avons pas d'autres choix que d'écouter notre cœur. À travers les villes de Californie, découvrez les secrets les mieux enfouis. Entre passion, tension, vengeance et meurtres, qui en sortira vivant ? Les ennemis sont parfois plus proches que l'on ne le pense... Et pire... Parfois, l'ennemi porte notre nom. ۶ৎ Note de l'autrice ۶ৎ Je recommande vivement de lire les triggers warnings en début d'histoire, certains chapitres peuvent être violentes, et de durs sujets sont abordés au fil de l'histoire. Merci de prendre cette information en compte, love, From Mel' ۶ৎ (TOME 1 TERMINÉ - TOME 2 EN RÉÉCRITURE)

Aucun d'entre eux ne s'attendaient à que cette soirée d'hiver bascule leur univers. Des secrets déterrés, des destins brisés...et si toutes les vérités n'étaient pas bonne à éclater ? D'un côté Elyo Keurton. Tueur à gages. Seulement un nouveau contrat pour lui. De l'autre Ryo Moreno. Séquestrée. Certainement l'unique chance d'une nouvelle vie pour elle. « Aide moi à me venger. » Se détester, s'allier, pour se venger. « Il ne s'agit plus seulement de toi mais de nous maintenant. » Quand la haine prend le dessus il ne reste plus qu'une seule issue. La vendetta, la seule et l'unique.

[COMPLETED] Evangeline Kingston, an 18 year old, knows nothing of the outside world after having been confined to the walls of her home her whole life. All she's ever known is her fathers abuse towards her and her mother. For her, it's normal. Tobias Moretti, 21 year old mafia leader, makes a deal with Evangelines father after realising he's unable to pay his debt off. The deal is that Evangeline is given to Tobias in order to rub away his debt. Without hesitation, her father does so, throwing Evangeline into a crazy world she knows nothing about. Learning about the normal world is hard enough but Evangeline must learn about the mafia world if she wants to take her father and all of his contacts out. Tobias is cold, calculating and a perfect mafia leader. Evangeline is the opposite. She's innocent, kind-hearted and curious. Will his cold heart shut her out for good or open up to her forever? The real question is will Evangeline open up to Tobias about her past and accept the mafia life or will he eventually let her go for good? - "I'd give you the world if you asked for it, darling." "I'm not asking for the world though. I'm asking for ice cream. But it's nice to know what you'd do for me." - "You're really pretty." "Shut up," he grumbled. "You always say that." *Highest Rankings* #1 in trauma #2 in Arrangement #6 in Enemies to Lovers #6 in Mafia Life

Morana, a thirteen year old assassin, a legend. She was born in France and raised by the French mafia. She gets sent to kill a Cortello brother, she doesn't succeed and she gets shot, she is taken to the hospital and the police gets involved and they find out that she's minor without a legal guardian. They do a DNA test to find out that she's actually the Italian mafia princess, a Cortello. And now she has to live with the people she was taught to hate, kill and fear, the Italian mafia. And they were taught to hate her as well. Will this family of enemies turn into a family of love? TW: mature content, sexual assault, rape, violence, strong language, abuse, drugs, self-harm. Started: 10/06/22 Finished: - Most impressive ranks: #6 mafiaprincess #2 xander #1 sixbrothers #1 abuse #1 guns #1 overprotective #3 knives #3 drugs #1 alcohol #1 trauma #5 French #1 abused #1 knives

{𝘉𝘖𝘖𝘒 𝘖𝘕𝘌 𝘖𝘍 𝘛𝘏𝘌 𝘓𝘖𝘝𝘌𝘓𝘌𝘚𝘚 𝘛𝘙𝘐𝘓𝘖𝘎𝘠} Ria Romano knew hurt like the back of her hand. She was dealt her fair share of bad cards, more than anyone so young should have to face. A cynical girl riddled with the remnants of her past, a shattered sort of soul. She concealed like it was second nature; her instinct being to suppress. She'd offer you a cigarette with a shrug while you were crying because she never was too great with affection. She didn't smile so often but when she did and it was directed at you, you'd never feel such satisfaction. I was told Aria preferred to be alone, isolated; clouding her mind with inhales of her cigarette and drowning it in alcohol. Until she was dealt her good card, out of the pack of bad. They had a love beautiful enough to last a lifetime, the type directors desire to capture and authors aspire to write. Two souls, shattered by the cruelty of the world time and time again with flames that rekindled each others. They were each other's oxygen. They breathed life back into each other, those two insomniacs. <3