All Baby has known in life is pain. Years spent locked away in an attic to bare the agony of her father's brutal hands. Family is a concept unknown to her since the moment her mother died when she was only a mere five years old. Thirteen years she's spent alone, caged away from the world and unknowing of the secrets that await her. One of them being a storm eyed male that would change her life forever. But not everything is what it seems... Follow Baby and her journey as she immerses herself into a whole new world with her new family, friends, old and new enemies... and men that were slowly consuming her mind, body, and soul. ═════════════════════ ✨✨ This is the 1st installment of a 2 part series. ✨✨ ═════════════════════ STORY IS NOT EDITED - there are many grammatical errors, chapters are slowly being edited, please be patient with me. ═════════════════════

He was a monster, even as a young boy people knew to stay away from him. Yet, he was still gentle with her, and only her. Or in which a feared boy falls in love with an innocent girl. *The beginning is super cringy, it gets better throughout the book lol Sequel called "Young Queen" is out now.

"P-please. I'll be good. Please don't hurt me." I begged him, wrapping my arms around myself, as though that would keep me from completely falling apart. "I'm not going to hurt you princess." He told me comfortingly. His hand raised to my face and his fingers ghosted over the cut from uncle's ring. "I'm not going to let anyone hurt you ever again. My name is Lorenzo Conti. Will you tell me your name?" Nora Phillips didn't think she would ever escape her uncle's grasp. Little did she know knights in shining armor could come in the form of mafia bosses. As soon as Lorenzo saw her, he knew he had to save her, but can he protect her from everything? Can he be her protettore? Rated M for language and violence. REVISIONS AND EPILOGUE HAVE BEEN POSTED!

When a sweet innocent Kat finds herself crossing paths with the dark and dangerous Renzo of the Boston mob she has no idea who she let into her life when she accepted help from the handsome man. Read this, and let the slow burn unravel. -Dark Romance- (Stand alone in: A Shade Darker series)

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