After unknowingly saving a mafia boss from a botched bank robbery, Kiara accepts an offer to work for him as a translator, not realizing love may become part of the package. ***** Though Kiara Payne may be a genius when it comes to languages, what she knows of the real world largely comes from books and movies. But after foiling a robbery on her first day as a bank teller, Kiara finds herself thrust into a world of danger, her life resting in the hands of the infuriatingly sexy Italian mafia boss Milo Di Vaio. In exchange for her safety, Kiara agrees to serve as Milo's translator, accompanying him across Europe as he tries to clean up the mess his late brother left behind and save the reputation of the Di Vaio crime family. Cold, ruthless, and sinfully beautiful, Milo is hard to resist but even harder to love. As tensions rise and secrets are spilled, Milo and Kiara are both forced to question everything they thought they knew. Does love outweigh loyalty? And if so, is it worth dying for? [[Word count: 100,000 - 150,000]] Content/trigger warning: Contains mature themes and violence

[Book 1] Hi, my name is Ash. Ash. A bit of an unusuall name, I know, but I like it. I am 13 years old and I live in the orphanage that my mother abandoned me at as a baby. I guess I am a normal kid... mostly. The only thing that really sets me apart from other people is the fact that I can create fire with my mind... Ash is just a normal girl... until her 13th birthday. That's when life starts to get weird. It all begins when she gets into an argument with class bully Megan Hunter and she creates fire with her mind. A top secret elimination force start to track her down and she is forced into hiding. When she finds out about a secret haven for kids of her kind, she decides it is a perfect place for her. But will she survive the trecherous journey and finish the test that will lead her to her goal? *I am just warning you all, this story is still a work in progress and I may change some of the already-published chapters a little bit. Sorry for any inconvenience*