Ascendant - noun 1. a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power, superiority, or preeminence: With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position. 2. an ancestor; forebear. 3. Astrology. the point of the ecliptic or the sign and degree of the zodiac rising above the eastern horizon at the time of a birth or event: the cusp of the first house. - adjective 1. ascending; rising. 2. superior; predominant. 3. Botany. directed or curved upward. ______________ Your past shapes you, your past makes and breaks you. This is the story about Damien Morse, an uptight man with an extreme who to match his wealth. He meets a woman at a bar that may change his life forever. Vanessa Young, the loose untamed girl with nothing to lose. She meets Damien in the worst of meetings and continues to be tortured by his presence. But behind their feud is a passion unlike any other. This is their story. x• WARNING •x If you are younger than the age of 16 this may be a little too much for you. So don't read it! If you are not mature enough to handle some of the content in it than please just don't read. I will not be mentioning on which chapter is the dirty chapter. So read with caution! Later loves!

MAFIA ROMANCE Previously known as "The Moth and The Flame" Highest rank: #98 IN ROMANCE Winner of #JustWriteIt #AdventureEdition on @justwriteit **COMPLETED** Dahlia Costa's life has been a rollercoaster that she wants to keep hidden, along with her new discovery. She is a free-spirit and tries to find the silver lining in everything, that is what fascinates Matteo the most. Matteo Donati is part of a dangerous organisation and is the one that creates the laws. His number one priority is his business, but that doesn't seem important as someone has just walked into his life. Follow Matteo and Dahlia's story. They clearly have feelings for each other, then what's stopping them? What is her secret? ## Author's note: This is the first book from the Donati Clan saga. Comment and give me your reviews. I love to hear from you guys!! Thank you for choosing this story!! ### *Newly edited © 2016-2021 Ruyawrites All Rights Reserved

He never wanted to be good, until he met her. He liked the feeling of fighting, until he met her. He liked being feared by everyone, until he met her. His favorite game was Russian Roulette, until he met her. He was who he was and never felt guilty about any of the horrible things he did, until he met her. She never wanted to take any risk, until she met him. She enjoyed the safety of a warm blanket and a book, until she met him. she didn't fall for temptation, until she met him. She thought the mafia only existed in movies, until she met him. She always dreamed of her fairytale prince charming, until she met him. Now beauty has her eyes on a beast, and it looks like the beast has his on her too. #57 in ROMANCE 4/4/17 #119 in Action 9/13/18

Deadly assassins Allegra and Ace have been trying in vain to kill each other for years. With a mutual enemy threatening their mafias, they find themselves in an unexpected alliance, and soon discover killing each other isn't the only temptation they need to resist... ****** Allegra Grey is poised to be the next great American mafia leader, and she's more than living up to the name. A skilled assassin, there's only one target who's ever gotten away from her-suave, sinfully handsome Ace De Luca, heir to the Italian mafia and the Greys' biggest rival. When both mafias are faced with a dangerous threat, they're forced to work together to protect their families, and unexpected sparks fly. Allegra definitely isn't one to sleep with the enemy, especially an arrogant womanizer like Ace. But there's an undeniable electricity between them and Allegra's not sure it's all hatred. Ace may be bad news, but Allegra's never been afraid of a little danger. As the fire they're playing with grows to a scorching blaze, one thing is clear: trying to kill each other may have been difficult, but resisting this intense chemistry will be impossible. [[Word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Cover designed by Regina Dionela Content/trigger warning: Contains mature themes, violence and gore

Restricted Chapter XLVI for Catching Genesis. Restricted Chapter for Fighting Darius - Ironclad Self-Control

Damien Stryker is a ruthless billionaire, but when Serena Mclane is forced to marry him, she hopes to find the mercy behind his cold eyes and strong hands. ****** Damien Stryker, a domineering billionaire, is someone you don't want to get close to. Unfortunately for Serena Mclane, she doesn't have much of a choice. Always at the mercy of her family's name and legacy, Serena has to do as her father says. So when her father forces her into an arranged marriage with the one and only Damien Stryker: the truth comes out. Secrets are unveiled, and love starts to bloom. [[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

⚠️ Cringe Alert ⚠️ (first story don't judge) edit: pleaseee judge!!! Arabella Knight. Your average shy 18 year old girl who is bored of her normal life. Arabella decides to move out to New York City where she starts a new life. But what happens when she finds out that her neighbour is part of the italian mafia and she sees something she wasn't supposed to see? What happens when she meets the ruthless and broken mafia boss, Alessandro Lazzaro? *** "Time to get out of here" I ran to the door and twisted the knob. Fuck. The door was locked. "Where do you think you're going, tesoro?" I heard a familiar voice saying. I turned around to find him inches apart from me. Fuck my life. "Home?" I said but it sounded more like a question. "But here's home, cara mia." He said pinning me to the closed door. What the fuck is wrong with him. First he kidnaps me, then sleeps next to me and now he's telling me that this is my home!! No, this guy is definitely crazy!!! *** .......................................................... Warning ⚠️ English is not my first language, so there could be many grammar mistakes etc. .......................................................... Please do not copy my work!

"Dance with me." I looked at Giovanni and his blue eyes stared at me with amazement and compassion. Something no other man ever did before. "I have not danced in a long time Isabel." He smirked as he laid back on the couch and stared at me. My favorite song was playing, and I could not help but to pull him up as I begged. "Please?" That soft plead made him weak. Nothing ever made him weak. He never danced before. This tall, buff, muscular man danced with me and held my tiny self against his strong frame as if I was everything in the world to him. He danced...... Or he tried to dance for me. I giggled as I ran my fingers through his hair as he looked nervous. "Isabel. I must tell you something." He whispered against my lips. Giovanni Fiorelli Mafia Lord. Cold. Ruthless. Deadly. Unwilling to care or love. When a meeting has gone bad, Giovanni thought that he would die in the freezing cold river. Isabel Cielo. Sweet. Kind. Selfless. Beautiful inside and out. Able to love No matter what condition. Never would he have thought that in a world full of demons and monsters, he would meet....... A Saint.

|#2 in Romance 2/20/16| *** So he sent you here. The dirtiest, grimiest, most vile building in New York City. The building where countless have silently lost their lives. He sent you to this Five Star Hotel so you could feel the fear that comes without having his protection. He picked one of the most dangerous places in the country to send his beloved son. He sent you to the dogs, who he hoped would eat you alive. (This is a quote from the spin off but it fits)

Finding evidence of her dead brother's whereabouts, Katherine Donovan believes that he is still alive. In pursuit to find her brother and restore her family's remaining happiness, she encounters the infamous and godforsakenly alluring Russian bastard Vitaly Alecovich Rostov and gets ensnared in his plan of capturing her brother. In order to attain his goal, he offers her a deal. However, the deeper she dives into the tangles of Vitaly's merciless world, she finds herself in a hauntingly familiar past. A past that she has been erased from- a past that she cannot she escape. Unsetting secrets loom the air of her maddening relationship with Vitaly. The question is; will she run from him? Or to him?