SECOND BOOK OF THE VELVET & VOWS SERIES 🩶⛓️ ≻───── ⋆✩⋆ ─────≺ Vincenzo Russo The most feared man in the country-the ruthless Don of the Las Vegas Mafia. He attends a wedding with one goal: to provoke the other families and remind them who holds power. What he doesn't expect... is her. Liliana Aurora Moretti. Milan's mafia princess. Raised in luxury, born into danger. After her uncle's death, her family returns to New York-where Liliana finds herself at Vogue Fashion College and rises into the spotlight as a supermodel. ≻───── ⋆✩⋆ ─────≺ Preview... I was steadying my hands when the door suddenly shot open. Vincenzo stepped inside and locked the door behind him with a quiet click that sounded final. "This is the women's bathroom," I snapped. He shrugged, walking closer. "I don't give a shit." I tried to push past him, but he stepped in front of me, blocking the path like a wall that had learned how to breathe. "I don't like your fucking attitude," he said, irritation sharpening his voice. "What are you going to do about it?" I challenged, refusing to blink. He didn't answer. He just moved. One step. Then another. Slow, predatory patience in every shift of his weight, until my back hit the wall behind me. He lowered himself slightly, eyes locking onto mine again, his voice dropping to a whisper. "You want danger, principessa?" he murmured. "Keep talking to me like that... and I'll make sure you choke on the consequences you're begging for." A cold wave washed through me, sharper than fear, deeper than anger. My breath locked again, pulse hammering in my ears as his smirk returned, thin and satisfied. He didn't touch me. He didn't need to. He already had.

A wedding was meant to be safe. Instead, it became a trap. In a world where ancient customs still rule and a woman's fate is decided behind closed doors, one mistake could cost Sonya her freedom. But some men do not simply watch. They claim. And Sonya may already belong to him.

"Shh...it's useless to cry over something that you have no control over. Give in before I bring your dear sister's cadaver as wedding gift." His words made her stiffen making her let out another wrecked sob. Ralph let out a amused chuckle at her disheveled face. Alexei's midnight eyes stared down at her, his jaw flexing as silence between them stretched. Rara felt another pair of impatient cold hands lewdly running over her waist with shameless speed. Her throat constricted as if their touch nauseated her to the extent she bit down on her inner cheek hardly drawing out metallic taste of blood. "Open up for me, Rara. Let me see how beautiful this tempterous body of yours is." **** They came to me in the night, cruel, darkly handsome men from the most dangerous corners of the world in name of helping me in my worst time. I should've known better that peace in this world come with a price. Price of my freedom. They tormented me, destroyed me, ripping apart my world with their quest for revenge. Two years ago, I met them. In our first meeting, I was betrothed to them. Now they've come to claim me, destroying anyone standing in their way. Even me. I fear them, I hate them and worse of all I couldn't escape them.

He made me his ol' lady. I thought it was because he'd finally seen me as more than my brother's little sister. Until I heard him talking with his ex, I didn't realize he was with me out of guilt, that he'd promised to protect me. So I ran and didn't look back...until I had to go back to find him waiting for me.

𝕒 𝕞𝕒𝕗𝕚𝕒 𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖 -------------ꨄ------------ 𝑰𝑺𝑨𝑫𝑶𝑹𝑨 𝑩𝑨𝑵𝑲𝑺 - The girl of the ocean, who grew up learning how to ride the waves of the sea before her seventh birthday. With her bubbly charm and reckless bravery, she was loved in California and seemed to have her entire life figured out. But when a dark shadow is revealed from the past, what will happen to her and the fairytale life she once dreamed of having? 𝑳𝑼𝑪𝑨 𝑮𝑰𝑶𝑽𝑨𝑵𝑵𝑰 - The devil himself. The killer. Newly crowned leader of the Italian Mafia, Giovanni makes it his personal mission to get revenge on the man responsive for his younger brother's death all those years ago. Driven by this vengeance, he travels halfway across the world to ensure that Isadora's father is the one that pays for his crimes. And what better way to make him suffer than forcing Isadora's hand in marriage? -------------ꨄ------------

Ace is a ruthless killer, he shoot first and ask questions later. His childhood was nothing but rough, protecting and providing for his twin brother was all he did. When he runs into Hendrix she turns his world upside down and bring out something in him he didn't even know was there. No matter how much he pushes her away, she's like the goddamn plague.

"STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM ME" I shouted pointing a knife at him. It was the only thing keeping him away from me. "Do it!" He said with a wicked smirk. I curse myself for sleeping with this psychopath killer. My body trembled at his demand. I can't believe I'm pregnant with his child. "I swear I'll do it." I threatened moving back and he just chuckles "what wrong with you ?" I asked as a tear dropped from my eyes. "You think I'm scared of that knife. I enjoy pain just like I enjoy killing people." "You sick stay away from me." I shouted taking a step back. "I know. People used to call me psycho when I was a kid so I became one." ******* EDITED VERSION OUT NOW :)

Highest Ranking: #1 in chick-lit for more than 60 days :) [Blurb] "I clearly warned you before the marriage, you can't treat her like this! you said you love her-" "Not anymore, I don't even want to look at her." I cut across Sachin angrily. I was still half-drunk. "That's why you are the biggest loser in this world Nivin, nobody can help you if you keep doing this to yourself." Sachin sounded furious. "She planned everything to destroy me!" "If you think Riya would do something to hurt you, I don't have anything to talk to you!" "Don't talk like you know everything, Sachin, she knew everything before the marriage, but she kept it from me!" "And why did she do it? Did you even give her a chance to explain?" he asked me, "I saw the CCTV footage Nivin, She was following you, trying to explain and you nearly ran over her in the parking lot-" "Shut up, Sachin, shut the hell up-" "Hear me out you heartless jerk, she waited for you in that apartment for 48 hours, not even taking a drop of water, in that same chair, waiting for you, Nivin Aldrick, she's now unconscious, still in the emergency room, I hope you are happy." I froze then, my mind going blank. The words affected me more than it should and part of me felt the pain. Jeez! she betrayed me and I am still worried about her! ~~~ family? For Riya, who is brought up by the orphanage, it's the most precious dream. For her, a family is a group of people who will stand by you in all situations. And for Nivin, the heir of Aldrick corporation, it's where the most poisonous people in his life is at, it's where the twisted and calculated mind games start from. While Riya would do anything to get a family, Nivin would do anything to get out of it. Can Riya prove to him that love does exist in the world? Can she succeed in opening the cold heart of Nivin Rosh James aldrick? ------------ **A story of love, Friendship, Family, and of course adventure with lots of twists & turns and a HAPPY ENDING!!!**