In a world where darkness rules the underworld and innocence lights up ordinary lives, two completely different souls are pulled toward each other by fate. Lucien Costello, 32, is the feared king of the Mafia-half Italian, half Indian. Raised without love, sculpted by violence, and obeyed by every criminal faction across continents, Lucien lives in a world filled with blood, revenge, and cold decisions. He kills without hesitation, trusts almost no one except his right-hand man, Leo, and carries a storm inside him that no one has ever been able to calm... until he sees her. Isha Talwar, 28, is a warm, lively doctor who sees good in everyone. She loves her job, her people, and the simple happiness of life. She is sunshine-kind, cheerful, pure, and grounded. Her best friend Aditi is the sister she never had, and together they navigate the messy, beautiful chaos of adulthood Will Isha's light soften Lucien's darkness? Or will Lucien's darkness consume her?

Bambi is sharp-tongued, strong-willed, and unapologetically beautiful. She knows who she is-and she refuses to make herself smaller to make anyone else comfortable. There's only one problem. Isaiah Jones. Cocky. Arrogant. Sarcastic. Infuriating. And worst of all-her brother Forrest's best friend. hes stucking being haunted by his mistakes. He's been in juvive for 3 years. what happens when he gets out? what did he go to juvie for? no one knows. When Forrest makes Isaiah promise to watch over her, it feels less like protection and more like a cage. Because Bambi doesn't just hate Isaiah-she hates the way he watches. The way his eyes linger. The way he notices everything. Bambi learned how to survive by being sharp first. Isaiah learned how to survive by acting like he didn't care. She hides behind sass. He hides behind arrogance. They're sworn enemies by default-forced into each other's orbit and fueled by resentment. But hatred starts to blur into something else-something dangerous, protective, and impossible to ignore. What happens when the person you can't stand is the only one who actually sees you? "don't tempt me trouble, or i wont be gentle." But remember, a riorson is never just a riorson. Because a riorson was once a Moretti. Moretti mean guns. Moretti means danger. Moretti means war. Not your average teen romance. Not your average mafia romance. But maybe something in between.

♱ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃'𝐲𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧 ♱ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ She's chaos. He's lethal control. She's devious. He's sadistic. She loves to manipulate. He loves to destroy. They strive to be feared by others. They're not opposites. They're the same. They both want control and power. He's a weapon. So is she. Both trained and dangerous. They're relentless soldiers, raised to kill. Bound by blood and expectation. 𝐎𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬 is aggressive and violent. 𝐍𝐢𝐤𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐢 𝐈𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐯 is vicious and untouchable. He's patient and calm... everything she is not. Her behavior will be her end. Makis is about to face the consequences of the mayhem her father created years ago at the hands of a determined Ivanov. But when lines between hunter and prey begin to blur... will Nikolai follow through with taking Ondrea's life or lose control instead? Because in a world where hesitation means death... feeling anything at all could destroy them both. ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ "𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭... 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨..." ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘⫘ ¡!Check list of content warnings inside!¡ Book cover is from Pinterest<3

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥. He left her to burn, to die. But a woman like Elena Rossi was born to rise from the ashes, stronger than before. Now, she's finally out of hiding, and Alexei Volkov has a chance to finish the job when their paths cross at an event hosted by a notorious crime boss. But what happens when the lines between hate and desire begin to ignite like flames? 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯. Deadly games. Twenty contestants. Ten million in cash. One winner. He was destined to be her end. She was fated to ruin him. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘦. Mature Content Warning | 18+

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