A Mafia Romance • Psychological Thriller • Slow Burn A Story of Healing, Betrayal & Redemption "They broke his memories. She became his home." A broken man with no past. A Mafia Queen with no mercy. One promise. "I'll protect you." But when forgotten memories begin to surface, the truth may destroy them both. Sometimes, the safest place in the world is the most dangerous woman's arms✨✨ ✦ Aarav Malhotra X Elena Salvatore Rathore ✦

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

Now available as an Audio book on Audible India. Dear readers, BEFORE YOU ALL, MAKE AN ASSUMPTION ABOUT THIS BOOK BEING THE SAME AS MANY 'ARRANGED MARRIAGE' STORIES ON WATTPAD, I HUMBLY REQUEST YOU ALL TO READ THE AUTHOR'S NOTE WRITTEN IN THE BEGINNING. THANK YOU. It's a story of how Neha, a 23-year-old woman, and Arun, a 26-year-old man, two absolute strangers, are bound together in an arranged marriage and how they make their marriage work by overcoming all the hurdles and making beautiful memories. It may be cliche at times, but I would be happy if you all could give it a try as it is my first book here. Note: The full book is available on Wattpad from now on. The first chapter of the story can be misleading, but I had written that when my book was published as a paperback in 2020.

Looking straight in my eyes he said "I didn't like the way he was staring at you." I bit my lips "And how was he staring at me?" Leaning towards me he replied "Like he wanted to fuck you. I won't allow anyone looking at my wife in such a way. You are mine and fucking you is mine and only mine to do." For the first time I felt it... I felt that I belong to him. I am his. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Rafael Martinez || Hazel Cameron Two totally different people... complete opposite to each other. She is selfless. He is selfish. A marriage deal, she agreed because she loved her brother and he signed because he wanted revenge from the person who killed the girl he once loved. There is no love in this marriage, he was forced on her but she accepted him. She was his only way to get revenge.

TROPE: Arrange marriage Grumpy x Sunshine Doctor x CEO Forced Proximity Slow Burn Romance Protective / Possesive Male Lead Family Drama

"You refuse to speak because you think your voice is a curse, Butterfly. A poison that destroys everything it touches. So poison me. Whisper their names, and I will gladly show you how a real monster burns the world to ash just to keep you warm. You think you are trapped in the dark with a psychopath, papillon. You don't realize I am just waiting for your command." - Nikolai de Rivel ____ To Leah, silence is the only armor she has left. Deaf, traumatized, and terrified of physical touch, she just wants to survive Ardencrest University without being seen. When she completely ignores the school's most dangerous French heir on her first day, she thinks she safely avoided a predator. She has no idea she just gave the Reaper Prince a puzzle he is dying to take apart. Behind his polite smiles and lethal elegance, Nikolai de Rivel is an empty-eyed psychopath who demands absolute, psychological control. He doesn't just want to claim her body; he wants to conquer her mind. Leah thinks the campus is naturally parting for her; she doesn't know Nikolai is viciously destroying anyone who steps too close. She thinks she is finally finding peace in the shadows; she doesn't know he is meticulously rewriting her entire reality so she has no choice but to crave his touch. He doesn't want to hide her from the monsters of her past. He wants to drag her into the dark, place her on his lap, and teach her how to rule it. He is the devil. And her rare voice is his trigger. ______ "The Reaper Prince | 18+" is the third book in the Princes of Ardencrest Series. {Can be read as a standalone}

𝙼𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚕 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚎𝚍....... 🦋✨ 🅂🅃🄾🄻🄴🄽 🅂🄾🅄🄻🅂 She was forced into marriage... a pawn in the villagers' cruel game. But the real puppet master was him-a feared Mafia King with a shadowed past, ruthless to the world, yet gentle and possessive only for her. From the moment she stepped into the mansion of his and his brothers, she became their princess, while they teased her like school kids, hiding fierce loyalty beneath childish smiles. He vowed to protect her at all costs... even if it meant destroying everything. In a world of power, betrayal, and forbidden love, their souls were stolen, but will love be their salvation... or their doom? --- To know what's happen next let's go and unlock the story together........ 🌷

Imagine being the only ordinary girl in a family full of overachievers. That's April's reality. Surrounded by perfection, expectations, and constant disappointment, April never seems to fit into her family's picture-perfect world. While everyone around her chases success, she's far more interested in sketchbooks, fashion design, and expressing herself in ways people call "weird." But during summer break at her grandparents' farm, everything changes. She meets him - a rich boy with charm, secrets, and a life completely different from hers. A boy who was sent there as punishment. What starts as awkward encounters and teasing conversations slowly turns into something neither of them expected. Will he see her as just another strange girl? Or will he become the first person to truly understand her? Read to find out.

Four years ago, Valentina Coppola was erased from the life she used to know. Accused of pushing her twin sister down the stairs of their home, she was sent to a boarding school for ill mannered ladies in Stockholm. An academy shaped like a prison. Years after the fall, she is brought back to Italy so that amends can be made. Older. Sharper. And still helplessly hurt by what happened years ago, Valentina must learn to navigate life with the brothers that didn't believe her, a father who shipped her away, and a twin sister who hides behind a fabricated lie. This time, Valentina has secrets of her own.

Twelve years ago, Ayaan Rathore was blamed for a tragedy that destroyed his family and was sent away without anyone hearing his side of the story. Now at eighteen, he returns to a home where everyone still believes he is guilty. As old memories resurface and hidden secrets begin to unfold, the truth about that night slowly starts to come out. Read the story to know the truth.