Prequel of Alex's life before Ace. Alex had become one of the most feared men in the country, but how did a normal kid wind up being the right hand man to the most dangerous mafia boss?. Cover design: noahshawswifey on instagram.

She's a wild, free spirit who sees the good in everyone, and he's the hardened, bad-tempered loner who wants nothing to do with her-yet no matter how hard he tries to push her away, she's the one temptation he can't escape. *** He's never met someone with such a bubbly personality. Not to mention the wildness and odd phrases she says every five minutes. He hates it. He hates how he can't stay away from it. He hates what she does to him; it's not like him to chase after some girl. She gets under his skin like no other. She's never met someone with such a bad attitude. He's ill-mannered and menacing. The glare never seems to leave his face. Considering it all, she can't help but feel the attraction toward him. Dangerous attraction toward a seemingly dangerous man. Maybe it's the tattoos on his arm that gets her attention. Or maybe it's because she can tell there's hope for good under his rough exterior. And she's about to find it, whether he likes it or not. It's no secret that the two of them are complete and total opposites. *** "You like being called Sugar, don't you?" I tease, placing my toothbrush back after finishing. He does the same and gives me a side-eyed scowl. He grips my chin harshly and kisses me. My body temperature raises a good ten degrees and my right leg goes all wiggly. He pulls away. "You like it when I kiss you, don't you?" He teases the same way I did to him and I'm left blubbering. "I think both of our questions are rhetorical," I lower my voice up at him. His lip curls up into a smirk. *** #1 in Young Adult #9 in Badboy #1 in Cold #3 in Goodgirl #1 in Sweetheart #14 in Love *** *Warning* This story contains mature themes (language, scenes)

ENEMIES TO LOVERS Hayes Rodriguez is popular, heartless, and fearless. He doesn't like anyone, and he doesn't need to. Everything about him is precise every word measured, every glance calculated. He thrives on control, not chaos, and keeps his emotions locked behind walls no one can breach. No one knows where he comes from or what made him this way. His life is a sealed vault, only he holds the key. That's what pulls people in-because the less he gives, the more they want. And still, no one has ever figured him out. Delilah Whitney is a kind girl carrying a quiet, heavy sadness. She doesn't speak much but when she does, she speaks her mind. But recently her father passed due to a car crash. Well, that's what she and everyone else believes. But her life has been taking a serious downfall ever since. For starters she is moving with a aunt and uncle that she has never met. Also is going to a new school. She doesn't know it yet, but she will catch the attention from the most feared person in school Hayes Rodriguez.