Eliana Ruiz has never fit in - not with her bold friend group, not in crowded rooms, and definitely not in tattoo shops. Soft-spoken and shy, she's used to being the quiet one in the background, the girl everyone talks over. But when her best friend Megan drags her to her brother's tattoo shop for matching ink, everything changes. Alex Torres is rough around the edges - a tattoo artist with a short temper, a bad attitude, and no interest in love. He doesn't do sweet. He doesn't do gentle. But when he sees Eliana being pushed around by her so-called friends, something in him snaps. What starts as a tense, unexpected moment - a piercing, a few sharp words, a stare that lasts too long - turns into something neither of them can ignore. She's sunshine trying to survive the storm, and he's the storm that can't stop watching her glow. But Alex has walls higher than the ink on his skin, and Eliana's heart has never been brave enough to reach past them.

At first, I would have considered this behaviour as stalking; they seemed to be everywhere I was, like they knew my routine off by heart. Not just that; they were in my head, like I'd eaten some dodgy food and now had a parasite swimming around in my brain. Only this parasite was in the form of two mysterious men. But now I know the truth, maybe my best friend was right, was it fate? Or just that the saying was right, it was a small world after all. A strange coincidence that I happened to have ties to them yet had never met them. And how was it possible to feel so connected to them. Perhaps it wasn't fate, maybe I should have listened to my doctor when they suggested therapy...

𝑯𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍. ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ 𝐈𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨 has lived comfortably within the world her family created for her in London. Sheltered, stubborn and too curious for her own good, a trip to New York with her friends is meant to be nothing more than a taste of the independence she has always wanted. 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐨 knows exactly what happens when people step outside the boundaries drawn for them. As 𝐷𝑜𝑛 of the 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑎 𝑁𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎, control is how he keeps people alive, and when Isabella becomes his responsibility, he has no intention of taking chances with hers. ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ But Angelo is hiding more than he explains. People are watching, old enemies are moving, and the questions surrounding Isabella reach further into the past than they should. The more she uncovers, the clearer it becomes that the danger around her is only part of something larger, and somehow, her family already has a place in it. ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ Meanwhile, the man she is determined to escape is becoming harder to understand, especially when his actions begin contradicting everything she thought she knew about him. Some choices can be forgiven. Some secrets can be forgotten. But some things, once done, are 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞. ⊹₊˚‧︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‧˚₊⊹ 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐌𝐀𝐅𝐈𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐗𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐘

Castiel Damino a figure of relentless power, the embodiment of darkness. His piercing gaze and unyielding presence strike fear into all who cross his path. His heart void of compassion. At least until he meets someone who he craves. Daisy Mae Sullivan a sweet and gentle soul. She approaches the world with an open mind and tender kindness allowing her to find the beauty in the darkest of places. Her soft spoken demeanor radiates warmth and innocence.

She was broken, silent, and small. He was dangerous, powerful, and cold to everyone but her. When Alexander finds 23 year old Daisy bruised, terrified, and deaf curled up on a dark street during a mission, he doesn't know why he stops. He only knows he can't leave her behind. What begins as protection turns into something deeper as the ruthless gang leader finds himself slowly softening for the fragile girl who clings to safety like a lifeline. Daisy doesn't speak much. Her innocence and childlike ways confuse the men around her but Alexander sees what the others don't: she's been hurt in more ways than one. As he helps her adjust to her new life ordering plushies, creating a safe room, and learning her world of soft whispers and quiet tears he discovers just how much he needs her, too.

Meet Maxwell Rochester: an antisocial, reclusive, socially awkward, chronically single billionaire. When Max suddenly comes across a young woman who has escaped a horrific situation, he takes the opportunity to help her. Little does he know how much work it will take to even get her to speak to him, let alone trust him with her life. Luckily, Max seems to be up for the challenge. *NSFW: This story will include some very spicy scenes.

Angelina heart also known as Angel is innocent as one can be. Being as naïve and innocent as she is people normally take advantage of her good-hearted nature. But when Alexander come to the scene all is about change. Who would've thought a inked covered man, would've changed her life as she knows it Angelina ( Angel) The most innocent and sweetest girl on the planet. She believes the world is fill with no evil just misunderstandings. She wouldn't even hurt a fly if you asked her to Alexander (Alec) It is rumored that he had killed his parents as a teen which made people even more scared of him. He believes the world is filled with no light just darkness. Well that was before he met his little Angel

Dove Quinn is a orphan sweet innocent girl who was everything they weren't. A porcelain doll with blue eyes and a heart too pure for the world she was about to be dragged into, she still believed in love stories, unaware that hers had already been written in blood and obsession. They'd been watching her for a year. Three shadows lurking in the silence. The Santoro triplets- Blaze, Cain and Silas. A Mafia royalty. Billionaire tyrants who ruled the underworld with cold hands and colder hearts. No one crossed them. No one questioned them. And no one, ever, touched what belonged to them. And Dove? She was theirs. Always had been. She just didn't know it yet. For a year, they watched her innocence bloom, tracked her every dimpled smile, every routine, every friend she barely had. They stalked, waited, and were obsessed and waited till she turned eighteen then they took her.... In their world, love came in chains and kisses tasted like control. They didn't want her fear, they wanted her surrender. Slowly. Completely. And they would have it. Because Dove was the only soft thing they'd ever touch without breaking. But that didn't mean they wouldn't bend her. Over and over again. Until her innocence wore their names.

Camille Allen is a 19 year old girl who comes from an abusive household. She tries everything to get away from her father, and maybe she found her saviors They are the feared capos of the Italian mafia. If they set eyes on something they want they get it whatever it takes

"Are you a serial killer or something?" I laughed cautiously. "Serial? No." He smiled, leveling me with his eyes. A shiver ran down my spine. **** Elisabeth sealed her fate when she agreed to one last trip with her friends before stepping into what she called "real adulthood" - finishing university and getting a full-time job. But she couldn't have imagined that a quiet dinner in a fancy Italian restaurant would be the beginning of something new.. The danger. The desire. The downfall.