"He fell into despair and lost all hope... For who could ever love a beast?" -Beauty and The Beast ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• When Elle stumbled upon an ad for a stay in chef, she thought the universe had finally tipped in her favor. After graduating from culinary school, she wasn't sure what direction her life would go in... Until she met Stefan DeGramont. At first, he seemed like a cold hearted, presumptuous, egotistical asshole. As she grew to know him... Well... I guess you could add Mafia boss to the list. Now tangled in his crazy Mafia business, will something fragile like her heart, be on the line? Or maybe something more risky, like her life? Could all this be avoided If she can learn to love the man behind the beast... Before it's too late. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• "A thorn defends the Rose. Harming only those that will steal the blossom." **PLEASE Beware: I wrote this a few years ago so the spelling errors are there, and some cringe moments are present. I'll accept all health invoices for any emotional and mental damage inflicted during this read xoxo

Even if we have done this multiple times before, I still felt shy about the whole process, which is why I was so glad he always took the lead. "Shhh...none of that Principessa..." he paused, looking down at me with some admiration as if I was the most, prettiest flower in the whole flower field, "you are beautiful beyond words." If blush was noticeable on dark skin, it would definitely be spotted on mine from a mile away. He knew exactly what words to say to spark the fibers within my heart. "Yes, you are so pretty and you must always remember that my love," and with that he smiled a kiddish smile as if he had gotten the toy he wanted from the toy store, before laying kisses up and down my skin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Armani Woods is an aspiring artist that has always wanted to see the world. But, most importantly she wanted to see her dream country of Italy. She finally is able to save up enough money to travel to Europe and visit her dream destination Italy for a year. As she travels across the landscapes of the beautiful country and works in restaurant that serves delicious cuisine, her attention is soon captivated by a Italian man, who's she unaware of is a Mafia don to the world's biggest mafia. Antonio hasn't fallen in love again after what happened to his first love. He didn't think love existed for him. Every single day was work, sleep and repeat. That's until he runs into the ebony beauty, Armani in one of his favorite restaurants. Antonio is willing to give everything up just to be with who he presumes to be the love of his life. Will this kind hearted girl listen to her heart and ignore the career choice of her brooding, possessive love interest or will it get in the way? And, will Antonio be able to convince his Armani that they're gonna work out regardless of his dangerous lifestyle. Frequent updates depending on school and work! :/ Started: Aug 10 2022 Ended:

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