- Slow Chapter Updates - His grip tightened-a little purple bruise beginning to form, my arms starting numb up. I wince and yet he doesn't let go. "You should wear what I choose...." He adds before letting my arm go. Finally. I wince again, staring at him. ---- Found. Arranged. Now she must navigate her old life with her newly found mafia brothers and her new husband, whom she got a silent treatment after their marriage. Will he finally melt? Or will his heart stay frozen? When her brothers finally found her, they were overjoyed to shower her with love and protection... but not for long. Luciano De Franco, the powerful crime boss wants her. She is no normal girl. She's a Moretti. Eliza Moretti is just as ruthless as her father. But can she prove it?

𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐅 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃 - 𝐀𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝟐𝟓/𝟎𝟔/𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 ~~~~~~~~~~ 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 Asa Davies is barely keeping his head above water. A single father living in a rundown complex with his nine-year-old son, Maizen, he's desperate to give his boy a better life - even if it means doing things he never imagined. When Jordan Crawford, the wealthy older brother of Asa's best friend, comes back to town, sparks fly - but not the friendly kind. Asa can't stand Jordan's cold, self-assured attitude, and Jordan's own walls make him dislike everyone around him. But when desperation meets opportunity, an unexpected arrangement could be the solution to both their problems... if they can survive each other long enough to make it work. ~~~~~~~~~~ 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 (𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠) #1 in read4read #1 in mmromance #1 in gaytension #1 in unlikelyromance #1 in basedonreallife #1 in sadlife #1 in sexwork #1 in complexcharacters #1 in brotherlove #2 in brokencharacters #2 in humour #2 in banter #2 in depressing #3 in mentalhealth #3 in alcoholism #3 in trauma #3 in tropes #3 in hurt-comfort #4 in singledad #4 in awareness #5 in brokenfamily #5 in angst