She was lost and so was he. Who knew that two broken hearts can connect to one. Arabella's world has been rigged since the day she was born. Her fate had been decided for her much longer before she even had been conceived in the womb. So it came as no surprise when she found herself back at the beginning. As if the pain she has previously experienced wasn't enough, she now needs to relearn how to balance her life. She can't help but pray to the universe for a break. She was exhausted from fighting for all she had and watching her life fall apart just as quickly as it had come back together. Dominic's life was something he would forever be grateful for since he knew that he never had it as rough as others. But there were always going to be times that he wanted to give up. With the responsibility of leading an entire mafia and his own past commitment issues, he believes the barrier to letting go is far greater than what others tell him. And when new desires emerge, he notes how his heart skips a beat whenever he sees her. His instinct kicks in, and he raises his barriers twice as high as she lowers hers to make place for him. All I was guilty of, was showing them mercy when no one else would. ~~~ "I saw you, Dominic. I wish you saw me." "I see you." I freeze at his words, my back facing him. "I can only see you. Everything I look at, everything I touch, everything I smell always leads back to you. I spent most of my life thinking that my heart was my biggest weakness. I always imagined that it would be my downfall. I had a loving family and that was enough for me. Getting a girlfriend, getting married, having a family, none of that mattered to me. Before you." He pauses, taking a breath and my eyes water. "I kept any other part of my heart guarded and almost locked. It was as if I didn't have one at all. Even now, its still fucked up. The lock I've kept is warned out though the only person who has its key is you. It's yours."

Myra Carson moves around a lot, so she doesn't care when her parents up and move her from Virginia Beach to Santa Ana. She just shrugs and goes to her room to pack. She goes to her new school and meets Charlotte Anderson, who immediately takes Myra under her wing. Then she meets Ryder Stone. He seems to be the male version of her in looks, but is the complete opposite of her in personality. In fact...that goes for all the Stone brothers. They intrigue her greatly, but they also kind of scare her. She wants to stay away, but she feels this undeniable connection to them that she can't explain. And her parents reaction when they found out who their daughter is hanging out with does more than raise a few questions.

𝐈𝐒𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐎 - Isabella has always felt empty, lost. She has been abused her whole life by her mother, Cara and her stepfather, Jack. Cara ran away when Isabella was just 4 years old, never telling any of the Romanos.But when Cara dies after 3 years, the abuse got worse, until Jack died from an overdose, leaving Isabella with nowhere to go, or that's what she thought. 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐙𝐎 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐎 - He is a father of 7 boys, but he feels like something is missing, someone. Lorenzo has been searching and searching for his daughter ever since she went missing. 11 years. 11 years since she went missing and still no trace. But what about when he gets a phone call from London police station saying they found Isabella? His daughter. His principessa. Will he believe it? Read to find out! 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒: #1 - traumatic #5 - romano NOT EDITED!!

Previously known as "My darling Athena" At only 5 years old, Athena De Luca's life changed drastically when she was kidnapped from her house by two of her parents so called "best friends." Her kidnappers, Carlos Rogers and Gabriella Rogers abused the young girl and made her become their maid until... A week after she turned 6, she was sold to an unknown man in exchange for money and drugs by her "parents." Years later, she is made into the best assassin who lived along with her best friends. On one random day, Athena gets arrested which causes them to take a blood sample from her which ends up with an unexpected meeting with her biological family that she didn't even know she had. With two loving parents and 7 brothers along with a giant family from both sides of her parents. Will her secrets unfold? Will her heart be won? Will she tell them the truth? And will she trust them enough? 🌹Find out by reading the story🌹 All ⚠TRIGGER WARNINGS⚠ are mentioned in the NOTE so please read that, this story includes romance.

"You know, I always thought that this situation would play out differently." I said and their heads snapped up. Their jaws dropped and I gave them a small smile. "Am I hallucinating?" Roman murmured as he stared at me. "If you are hallucinating Isabella, then we have reached new levels of twin telepathy I did not know could be reached." Alex replied. I let out a small chuckle and unlocked the cuffs attached to their hands and they looked at me in disbelief. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Isabella has never fit in with others. She was never the most beautiful girl nor was she the most studious. She was, in a word, boring. Her life seemed plain and she made sure no one knew what was actually going on at home. She made sure that her life at home was hidden no matter how much it broke her. What happens when her family is gone and she comes to know that she is not really who she thinks she is? What happens when she goes to live with her brothers who she did not even know existed? (I'm sorry, I'm horrible at descriptions. Please give this story a chance. There might be mild cursing) #1 in lifechanging on September 21, 2020 #82 in school on October 23, 2020

"I can't do it" I said "Come on baby you have to learn to fight for when I'm not here anymore, I won't be here to protect you" she said I turned to her "Mom this is too much why can't we just go back with dad" "Avianna! shut up and do it" she shouted I turned around and grabbed the gun in my trembling hands remembering everything my mom taught me on how to hold it I did just that. I held it up and aimed it at the target. "Ma I cant do it" I cried to her. Growing up hearing and seeing guns is one thing but to actually use one is a whole other thing She rolled her eyes "Avianna Erika Vega do you want me to go call Alejandro to encourage you?" "n-no! no ill do it" I said and turned back to the target Come on Avianna you can do it, just one little thing. I tried to control my breathing and tame my trembling hands, I aligned the gun to the target...... and I pulled the trigger. BOOM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avianna Vega has been through a lot throughout her fifteen years of life. From being taken from her dad and five brothers when she was just five years old. To being abused and brutally trained to kill by her step dad when she was just 7 years old. Her mom dying, causing her to runaway and change her name to not risk being found by her step dad. To her brothers finally finding her when she's fifteen and bringing her back home. Happy ending right? wrong. Shortly after finding out she has a neurological disorder called epilepsy, she is now faced with the fact that she has to find and kill her step dad AKA the man who traumatized her. yet throughout all this she still doesn't know who she is. TW: this book has scenes that may be triggering for some readers such as ABUSE and SEIZURES

Two families, one secret, and one chance to make it all right. The Ferrara and Caruso families are two of the most powerful families in New York. Their rivalry is a well-known fact, and it's been like that forever. The Ferraras always hated the Carusos, and vice versa. 17 years ago, something happened, and the two families were bound together. Their hatred for each other was cast aside in an attempt to protect what both families held dear to their hearts. Sophia Diaz is a 16-year-old girl who lives with her caretakers. She isn't being treated well, and she is praying for the day when she will be able to leave and start her life somewhere far away. She knows about her family, who gave her up, but she doesn't want to see them ever again. If they loved her, they would have never left her with the monsters she was living with. Right? What will happen when someone finds out about Ferrara and Caruso's hidden treasure? Will the families unite to protect it, or will the treasure be taken away from them?

Alessandra is the Mafia Princess of the Italian Mafia, something she didn't know for just under 17 years. She was taken by someone unknown and for some unknown reason wasn't killed. She uses the identity of ACE OF SPADES (an assassin) and Nyx (fighter and racer) to hide the fact she is really the Boss of the North American Mafia. Now, in a tragic fire her legal guardians die and is put into the care of her brothers. But when she knows who they are, the history behind the name- how long will she be able to keep her secrets? ---------- Fast pace (People tend to think this is a romance, it isn't- it might be in the future but for the mean time it is just a mafia princess found family with baddies left, right and centre) When I finish writing I will rewrite and edit, if there is any mistakes then feel free to give constructive criticism to help! This is the original works of AngxlDreamz but some aspects of the story may be taken from others, and there's content some will not appreciate- reader discretion is advised. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK ⚠️

She nodded solemnly. "With my girl charm and my pretty dress. But now I just feel like a hot pile of creamed corn." I dragged a hand over my face. "You need water. And sleep." "I need closure." "Sunshine..." "No," she said, standing straighter and stabbing a finger into my chest. "You don't get to look like that and make me feel feelings and then just go all mysterious and noble and disappear like a sexy hitman Batman." "Sexy hitman Batman?" "I had a lot of wine." "I noticed." ●・○・●・○・● She bakes cookies. He breaks bones. Everyone in the city fears mafia boss Dominic Moretti-everyone except Tessa Bloom, the relentlessly cheerful café owner next door to his front business. She calls him "Mr. Broody," brings him muffins he never asks for, and walks into his office like it's not occupied by a man who could have someone disappeared with a phone call. Dominic doesn't have time for distractions-especially not sweet, sunshine-eyed distractions with flour on their noses. But when Tessa finds herself tangled in the underworld he's spent a lifetime controlling, protecting her becomes more than a duty. It becomes personal. And suddenly, the most dangerous man in the city starts falling for the only woman who isn't afraid of him. ●・○・●・○・● Word count: 23,178 Top Rankings: 10.14.25 - #6 in Mafia

I used to believe monsters lived under the bed. Now I know better. They wear human skin. The chains bite into my wrists again as I try to squirm, but I don't cry anymore. Crying makes it worse. Crying makes me weak. That's what he says, anyway. "Big girls don't cry," he sneers, dragging the blade slowly across my stomach. "You're not a baby anymore, are you?" I try to be silent. I try to be still. But the pain makes my body twitch. The blood trickles like warm tears down my ribs. I squeeze my eyes shut and pray for the darkness to swallow me whole. It doesn't. I wish I could remember my mother's voice. My father's face. My brothers- Were they even real? Or just dreams I invented to survive? Time doesn't exist here. Only pain. And him. He says my name like it's a curse: Alessia. He tells me pain is my teacher. That fear will become my friend. That one day, I'll thank him for turning me into something more than a girl. He's wrong. I'm not more than a girl. I'm something else entirely. Because one day, I stop praying for the pain to end. I start learning from it. One day, I take the knife from his hand. One day, he bleeds. That's the day I stop being Alessia, the little girl. And I become something far worse.