Book One: ❝You can escape the law and run from the people you sinned, but you cannot hide from us.❞ A corrupted world that's composed of nine countries with nine formidable mafias, and several other crime organizations, which caused taint to an innocent woman's life after being entangled in a murder scene, resulting in her being imprisoned in an alliance, and thrown to the world's den of darkness, where she was mauled to face the abyss with a promise. *** Burning empires. Powerful allies, build bridges for the quest of honor. Crossing paths with someone, all for a role to partake. SABELLE DELA VEGA, 28 y/o, the senator's daughter, a law student-turned-lawyer who's stricken with vengeance as she navigates the blood-smeared world with her black pumps, & criminal case files. From bond to bound fate. Hence, capturing the attention of someone in the underworld crime network, And be forced to survive the dire straits that will happen with his entrance. Yet, for her to really meet VITTORIO FERRANTE, the 33 y/o, ruthless heir & underboss of the Esperian Mafia. A paradoxical thought, unless destiny is playing a game for love, or is it for death? As all hues fall, Obsession will turn into madness. Compassion subsides as revenge ignites. Romance will be graced with blood. Proximity becomes longing. And a power struggle that will replace the order with chaos. But in the midst of the burnt ashes, A clattering piece may move, Daring a veiled chess piece to appear. A dice may tumble, cards drawn. To end the beginning. Or is this to turn the fate around? *** "Then why do your eyes believe in me, love?" My mouth opened in ajar for a moment, and I saw him spare a look at it as he awaited my response. "Don't play with me, or I will make you look for me in every living moment you have." I coquettishly declare a promise to him. "Careful. I'm capable of that." He fixed his gaze on me and curled his lips into a smile, eyes moving down when I outstared him.

As war erupts between the Greek and Sicilian mafias, the powerful Accardi family must fight to protect their empire. Accardi Obsession unravels a dark, multi-POV mafia story charged with forbidden chemistry, explosive family tensions, and an arranged-marriage pact that turns sworn enemies into something far more dangerous. *** The Sicilians trusted them. The Greeks tried to take their empire. Now, the balance of power hangs by a thread. In the third season, the Accardi family faces their greatest war yet - one that will test loyalty, love, and blood itself. Costa and Millie are fighting to protect the family they built together, even as war threatens to tear them apart. Rocco and Alessia are learning what it means to be married in a world that can take everything from you in seconds. And when a new marriage alliance is proposed, one Accardi makes the ultimate sacrifice, and enemies become lovers... or whatever you call it when hate gets complicated. There's a war brewing, a wedding on the calendar, and at least four people pretending they're not in love. The Accardis are back. Pray for whoever stands in their way.

Forced into a marriage neither of them wanted, a fierce Greek mafia princess and a ruthless Sicilian underboss must navigate a storm of power, passion, and betrayal-only to discover that their greatest battle might be against their own hearts. *** They hated each other from the moment they met, but little did they know, they were destined to be together. Millicent Rhea Darmos: Princess of the Greek Mafia. At 25 years old, she's established herself as a self proclaimed boss bitch, running her own publishing company. But now it's time she fulfils her duty to her family's organisation. It's time she gets married. Costantino Salvatore Accardi: Underboss and Heir to the Sicilian Mafia. At 28 years old, he has no interest in settling down-he already has it all. He believes in family above all, so why bring in an outsider? Yet, after a strange string of events, the two of them find themselves thrust into married life. It's full of chaos, drama and all kinds of tension. The question is, how do they survive their marriage and the storm that follows? *** "I've never kissed anyone." My voice trembled with a tinge of vulnerability - something I hated. But Costa didn't seem to mind that I was nervous or anxious. "Good. You're mine." He spoke so seriously, without a flicker of doubt as he took my hand in his. "So you want it be special, principessa?" "Every girl's first kiss is special." I whispered, watching as he brought my hand up to his lips. "I only care about yours."

The Costantino Sequel - Featuring Costa, Millie, the twins, and all the Accardi madness readers know and love, ROCCO is a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers descent into obsession, loyalty, and fire. The Accardi family is back. And this time, it's Rocco's turn. At 30 years old, Rocco Accardi is known for a lot of things-his temper, his recklessness, his complete disregard for consequences. As the future underboss of Sicily's most feared family, he was never meant to feel anything. Until her. Alessia Russo, 26, Palermo's top real estate agent, has spent the past three years keeping things strictly professional. Which is hard to do when your most dangerous client spends every meeting flirting like it's a sport-and you've had a crush on him since day one. He's chaos. She's control. Their relationship was never meant to cross the line. But one wrong step-and everything spirals. Rocco doesn't know how to love. But he knows how to destroy. And once he decides she's his, he'll burn the city before he lets her go. Something is coming. And nothing will be the same after it hits.

Life has been hell ever since your mother's passing many years ago. Despite being from a prominent family, you've never received the privileges associated with it. It only got worse with the arrival of your stepmother and her daughters. When the intimidating General Park was in search of a wife, your father seized the opportunity to dispose of you, simultaneously securing a connection with the powerful general-killing two birds with one stone. Pairing: general!Seonghwa x wife!reader AU: arranged marriage/historical au (Joseon era) Genre: heavy angst, fluff, hurt/comfort Trigger Warnings: mentions of past physical abuse, mistreatment, emotional abuse, verbal abuse, scars, trauma HIGHEST RANKINGS: 🥇 #1 - joseon 🥇 #1 - ateezfanfic 🥇 #1 - ateezfanfiction 🏅 #2 - seonghwa

𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨, 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩 you've heard of their love story before-- one so beautiful, yet oh so tragic. their fate intertwines once more as the two meets, getting their lives entangled with eachother for the second time. but there is no such thing as a fairytale story between these two. after all, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 was planned since the very beginning-- in their past lives and in their current. 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 ? 𝗼𝗿.... 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙚 ❛❛ you... are so cruel ❜❜ -//- » a sequel to 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 [ lowercase intended ] © staryng | 2020