To save her brother, Veronica decides to dig up a vampire's grave and must grapple with the dangers that come with fraternizing with a killer. ***** There's a reason buried things should stay buried. Desperate to save her dying brother, Veronica digs up Lucius' grave--a notorious vampire with endearing charm and a thirst for redemption. Ignorant to the spotlight now on her family after releasing a killer back into the world, Veronica must grapple with her new reality while Lucius is forced to finally face the ghosts from his past, pulling him into the hell he helped create. As enemies begin to draw closer, Veronica finds herself having to choose a side, and leaning toward one she never thought she would. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

Quintessential Dynasty Series|| Book 1|Lorenzo Santini|| 18+ -An arranged marriage mafia romance- 𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙜𝙪𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙. 𝙄 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙚. *** Men have weaknesses, but not the NYC Camorra Capo, Lorenzo Santini. He has weapons. Blood and death lurk beneath his immaculate suits and callous eyes. I would know, after all, he's my husband. However, I've also been beneath the suits, and I reckon he's more perilous for my heart than my life. Cold. Cruel. Calculated. That's what they say about Lorenzo Santini. And he'll be damned if that changes even if it kills him. Copyrights© 2020 @averymarinoxo All rights reserved. -Due Editing- If you are reading this story on any platform other than Wattpad, you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this work in its original, safe form, please go to https://www.wattpad.com/user/averymarinoxo Thank you. ⚠️⚠️Please be advised that this story contains strong language and mature themes.⚠️⚠️

"She was wrong for me on so many levels. For one, she belonged to another, and could never be mine. But even I, was powerless in the face of raw seduction and fiery heated encounters..." Quillon Ivante. ~~~~~ "It's a truth universally acknowledged that people who love themselves should be together. We were lovers, we were infatuated with one another. But could we ever be together?..." Niccole Zemira ~~~~~ |WARNING: 18+| LOTS OF GRAPHIC SEX SCENES AND MATURED CONTENT SPANNING ACROSS MULTIPLE CHAPTERS Also, you may need to follow me first, before reading this book because multiple chapters have been placed as "PRIVATE" due to the amount of graphic sex scenes in them. ~~~~~ ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE FOR QUILLON His boss and CEO, dies, leaving the company to Quillon, making him the new CEO. Months later, different women, from all corners, started claiming they'd been married to the last CEO, & all wanted their share in the company. Quillon didn't give them a dime! This women didn't know the first thing about labour. None of his penny would go to them. A year later, one last woman came knocking down his door, with all wrath and fury. A beautiful wrestler, Niccole. And she stole his fucking breath away! He IVANTE, that barely had time for romance, a workaholic that barely looked at women twice, slowly watched in helplessness, as his body sung to life at the sight of the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. The attraction was fatal! NICCOLE ISN'T BACKING DOWN! Niccole encounters a brute who thwarts her at every turn, claiming she wasn't entitled to anything. It didn't help that the new CEO she had to go against, was very handsome, Or that he found it hard, keeping his hands off her, and worse, she didn't want him to. In their battle of wills, they don't even realize the moment love gets thrown in. But when something big threatens to throw them apart, all bets are off. Will they sacrifice their stances, for their one chance at true love?