Aaliyah never expected a late-night hospital shift to ruin her life. One glance from Luca-the city's most feared mafia boss-and she becomes his newest obsession. Cold. Violent. Untouchable. Luca is the kind of man people pray they never meet. He rules Chicago through fear, bloodshed, and power, and nobody dares question him. Not rivals. Not cops. Not even the men who work for him. But when he sees the shy black nurse with soft eyes and a gentle heart, something inside him snaps. He watches her. Follows her. Learns everything about her. And then he takes her. Not to save her. Not because she's innocent. Not because she needs protection. He takes her because he wants her. Trapped inside Luca's dangerous world, Aaliyah quickly learns that obsession feels a lot like love when it comes from a man willing to burn cities down for you. The deeper she falls into his darkness, the harder it becomes to remember she was ever supposed to escape. Because Luca doesn't let go of things he claims. And he already decided she belongs to him.

𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔-𝒔𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅. I chose him. I was forced to. But I never expected Mateo Marcelli to be battling his demons. Known as the most ruthless consigliere, he seals every deal-whether his enemies agree or not. The world fears him. The underground bows to him. And now, I'm bound to him. His presence is demanding-dangerous, all-consuming. I should run, I should fear him before he consumes me too. But something about his glare when his eyes look at me, it sets me ablaze. Twisting fear into desire. My heart whispers a truth my mind refuses to accept: Mateo Marcelli will never hurt me. Even when he offers me an escape... 𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆.

Book 1 of the Saints and Sinners Series

Ongoing My stepfamily treated me like trash for years - until the day they sold me to pay off their debts. At 22, with college almost over and dreams of freedom slipping away, I never expected to be handed over in an arranged marriage to Alexander "Lex" Voss, the most powerful and dangerous mafia Don in Italy. Cold. Ruthless. Devastatingly handsome. He says the marriage is purely business - a alliance between families. But the way his eyes burn when he looks at me, the way his hands claim me in the dark... tells a different story. Trapped in his luxurious but deadly world of secrets, power, and blood, I'm forced to become his wife. The question is: will I survive the man they call the Devil of Italy... or will I fall for him? Dark Italian Mafia Romance. Arranged Marriage. Spicy. Mysterious. First-person. (#MafiaRomance #ArrangedMarriage #BWWM #Steamy #DarkRomance #Wattpad)

𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙨- 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙁𝙞𝙭 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 ⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊ 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬 at only 24 was forced into a marriage she never wanted, forced to be the perfect bride and wife but do they really know her, apart from her perfect show and strong face she puts on for the people watching the Harris family, she is also kind hearted and innocent, she cares about people even if she knows they are evil.Will her kind heart ever get the love it deserves from....𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐆𝐢𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐨 a 27 year old Hot headed selfish and evil mafia leader who controls everything and everyone around him, he demands attention and inflect fear in everyone that has heard the name Russo, being forced into a marriage he never thought about created problems for him, knowing he has a new responsibility to uphold, and a burden he never wanted, he cares for no one even if it's his own wife... Or at least that's what he tells people. Inside he knows he would 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝒉𝒆𝒓. ⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊⚊ 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠:𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚, 𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐬, 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞,𝐭𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐜,

Zyera Ambers minds her business. Cody Whittaker is the business at elite Aethelred University. Heir to a fortune and drowning in privilege, he's used to getting everything-and everyone-he wants. When the one person who doesn't acknowledge his existence captures his twisted fascination, a quiet obsession is born. Now, the king of campus will stop at nothing to make the scholarship artist his most prized possession.

Rule #1: Date within your circle. Rule #2: Uphold the family image. Rule #3: Never, ever get distracted. Carter Vanderbilt has followed the rules his entire life. As the golden boy of the conservative elite, his path was set: marry a suitable girl, run the family empire, and maintain the status quo. His current fling, Ashley, is the perfect "pick me" placeholder-until Meredith Bridges walks in. Meredith is kindness and light, a beautiful black woman who represents everything his world is not. And Carter can't look away. His fascination quickly twists into a dangerous obsession, making him question every belief he's ever held. Ashley isn't about to let some "sweetheart" steal her trophy. She's played the game too long to lose now. Watch as a man's entire world unravels for an obsession that was never part of the plan. He was taught to build walls. She's the reason they'll crumble.

Clementine never wanted to be touched by darkness until it saved her. After her father's death, she lived in silence. Grief was her only companion. She didn't chase danger. She avoided it. So when Nero Valentino-ruthless, feared, and untouchable-stepped into her life, she did what any sane girl would do. She ran. She feared him. But fear has a way of turning into fascination. Nero wasn't gentle. He wasn't kind. But when he tore her from the hands of death, Clementine saw something behind the violence. Something raw. Something broken. And suddenly, the man she feared became the only one who made her feel alive. She didn't mean to fall for a man like him. A man who kills without blinking. A man who would paint the world red just to keep her breathing. But now that she has... there's no turning back. In Nero's world, love is possession. Obsession. Control. And Clementine? She's already his. This isn't a love story. It's a descent.

Amina wants a baby-on her terms. No romance. No strings. No father involvement. But instead of going the clinical route, she picks the one man she despises: Lukas. Why? Because his genetics are perfect. His record is perfect. His health is perfect. His brilliance is undeniable. And he has a type of raw dominance that she thinks would produce a strong child. So she sets a formal business meeting. Slides a contract across his marble desk. States her intentions with no emotion. He laughs first. Then he reads the contract. Then he looks at her-really looks at her-and says: "If you want my child, Amina... you're not getting it in a cup. You're getting it the natural way." She refuses. He smirks. But Lukas has waited years for this door to open. And he knows exactly how to bend her resolve. Eventually, she agrees-strict rules, boundaries, a timeline, and an exit clause. She believes she can keep her heart out of it. But she has just stepped into his game. And Lukas? Lukas doesn't intend to give her just a child. He intends to have her. Completely.

Dani's new relationship with Tristan and Alec is fragile, complicated, and built in the shadows. As she, Tristan, and Alec try to define what they are to each other, lies and manipulation close in from every side. Can they stay together against it all when their relationship is built on broken promises?