"ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʀʏ, ɪ'ʟʟ ᴏɴʟʏ ɢᴏ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ." ... After Valentina's friend forces her to go out and date, she decides to go on a blind date. When she arrives at the restaurant, Valentina discovers she had been stood up after her date fails to show up. As Valentina attempts to leave, Enrico Bernardi, the restaurants owner, stops her. Enrico Bernardi knew Valentina Morales would be his and his alone the instant he laid eyes on her. 18+

Valarie never thought she'd get involved with the mafia, but after a one night stand with Giovanni, the leader of a powerful mafia family, she finds herself pregnant and in danger. Giovanni doesn't want to be involved with V romantically, but he knows that his enemies won't hesitate to use her and the baby against him. As they try to navigate their complicated relationship, they must also confront their own values and beliefs. V is torn between her desire to protect her child and her fear of getting involved with a dangerous man. Giovanni is torn between his loyalty to his family and his duty to protect V and their child. Together, they must find a way to protect themselves and their family while also staying true to themselves and their love for their child. But as their enemies close in, they realize that they may have to make sacrifices that they never thought they would have to make. rankings - #35 in LOVE #9 IN MAFIABABY

"You are mine!" He roars. "I will do whatever it takes to make you know that. Whether it means I lock you up in a prison and throw away the key." Footsteps come rushing into the dining room, and I turn to see multiple men--guards I suppose, flanking one another. Each of their hands rest on things within their jackets. Which i can only guess are guns. What else would they be? He waves them off and stalks towards me, standing behind my chair. I try to turn my head to look behind me, at him, but his hands move to the sides of my face, stopping me. "I can give you the world Mia. I am no fool. I know that love takes time, and I will give you as much as it takes. But you are mine." He says so calmly. -------------------------- When Mia Jones, a College student from Australia with a mysterious past is offered the opportunity to work as a translator for a man she had never heard of in New York City, she had assumed it would be a normal job, little did she know it would be the end of her freedom. Matteo Giovanni is the most feared Mafia leader in New York, and the whole country, heir to the Italian Mafia, he is used to getting what he wants. And when he sees Mia walk into his office for a job interview, he knows he wants her. She is his light, and he is her darkness. Will Mia ever be able to escape Matteo and the Mafia, or will she fall in love before she can stop herself? WARNING: Within this story there is coarse language, themes and violence. ______________________ #1 in Romance 29/10/2020 ----------------------------------- Began: 21/08/2020 Completed: 13/01/2021