Amelia Astoria, under an old pact with her grandfather and the Don of the Costra Nostra that runs New York City, agreed to marry Theodore Salvatore--the next mafia boss of the Salvatore clan, despite the high risk that comes with it, just to fulfill her grandfather's last wish. She never expected to fall in love with him, but even with his cold indifference, she still loved him deeply. But she knew that this love would just kill her softly. She couldn't continue living with this unrequited love that was slowly eating away her heart. She has to move on. She must let him go. She must lose him to love herself again.

★COMPLETED★ Aug 29, 2024: I changed the name to "Heartbeats and Headlines". The updated Paperback and Ebook version are available on Amazon. Ciara Mendes is the beautiful Journalist from Flare Magazine who is not only trying to find her next story but also trying to mend her broken heart. Giovanni Haynes is a man of few words. He is the CEO of Anton Industry and the number one womanizer in L.A. A sexy, confident, rich and very handsome womanizer. Life is never simple, especially when the things you left in the past keeps catching up with you and the people who you love and trust turns out to be liars and cheaters with dirty little secrets. The Billionaire's Obsession Copyright©2018 Javean Anika Francis Sept.6.2021 🌹1.46million reads, 46.5K votes, 3.19K comments June.13.2023 🎈1.78 million reads, 57.3K votes.

We were the only ones in the elevator, and to make matters worse, we were on the twentieth floor, which meant that we had a long way to go before we reached the ground level. Kyle's eyes seemed to be glazed over as he continued to stare at me with an unknown look in his eye. "Look, I'm sorry, but-" I began to tell him off as he moved towards me swiftly, but he didn't give me a chance to finish. "Twice now you've walked away from me," he recounted while slowly backing me into the corner wall. My legs began to shake at the thought of us playing into our roles. "Make it a third, and trust me when I say that the consequences won't be in your favor." I stared up at him in shock, my mouth parting as he moved in closer. "Do you understand?" The closer he got, the harder it became for me to focus on what he was saying. "Yes," I breathed. "Good," was all he said before he wrapped his hand around my neck and slammed his lips onto mine. »»-----　♡　-----«« Lilac Reynolds is not your average twenty-year-old. She just recently dropped out of college and is now in search of a job. Her wish comes true when billionaire Kyle Rodriguez announces that he is in need of a new maid. Lilac would've never thought in a million years that she would have gotten the job, but she did. And now she is starting to realize that she is in over her head with nobody there to save her . . . or so she thought.

{DISCLAIMER: this story was written 6 year ago! Contains horrible spelling and grammar - lacks answers to many questions (was one of my first stories)} I was warned that pissing off E.J, or also known as the ruler of Gates High School would lead to him getting revenge on me in public, but little did I know he didn't want revenge, but me... And little did he know, I am not that easy, because this girl bites!