**16+ ONLY** This story contains dark romance, heavy possessiveness, violence, obsession, and explicit content. *"Try speaking to her again-and I'll bury your tongue with my bullets. > Touch her, and I'll make sure your mother can't recognize your corpse."* --- He is a walking nightmare wrapped in silk suits and bloodstained hands. The name **Luca** is enough to silence a room. King of the Underworld. Ruler of shadows. A ghost even the law refuses to chase. His empire is built on violence, betrayal, and bodies no one dares to count. He does not speak twice. He does not leave witnesses. Mercy died the day he first picked up a gun. He is cruel to the world. He is lethal to anyone who looks at her too long. And for her... he becomes something almost gentle. Almost human. Almost soft. Almost. --- She is softness in a world that never deserved her. **Lily** is light-pure, untouched, and blissfully unaware of the darkness waiting just beyond her little bubble. She believes in morning coffee, quiet laughter, and happy endings. She still thinks love is supposed to be kind. Until he decides she belongs to him. And the moment someone dares to lay a finger on her, Luca does not simply arrive. He brings war. She becomes his obsession. His addiction. His only reason to keep breathing-and the only reason he is willing to burn the entire world to ash. There is no escape from his grip. No hiding from his gaze. No running from the twisted fate that has already claimed her. But what happens when the angel starts falling for the demon? What happens when she begins to see the fractured, dangerous good buried beneath all that blood? She was never supposed to love him. He was never supposed to let her live long enough to try. Now neither of them has a choice. --- **#1 in Kidnapped** **#56 in Bad Boy × Good Girl** **#58 in Possessive** **#1 in lovable**

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THIS BOOK! I WOULD RECOMMEND READING THE REWRITE AS THIS BOOK FACES MANY ISSUES! THE REWRITE CAN BE FOUND ON MY PROFILE! (also titled his personal assistant) ✓ COMPLETED ✓ Started: 16th OCT 2020 Finished: 14th FEB 2021 EDITING! Finally out of the orphanage, Arabella needs to find a job with a good pay that she'll be able to provide for herself. When young Italian millionaire, Vincenzo Varallo hires her to be his personal assistant she has to try and ignore his charms to focus on her job as well as find out where she came from. *+*+* "Mr Varallo," I begin slowly. "Our relationship is supposed to be strictly professional." I protest pushing his body away from mine but that just seemed to make him want to come closer. "I'm your boss, right?" He asks, bringing his lips closer to mine. I nod my head only because I'm afraid a squeak may exit my mouth. "Then I order you to go on your knees and suck." He smirks. *+*+* #1 Explicitlanguage - 13|01|21 #1 Don 24|02|21 #1 Darkromance 01|03|21 #1 Mob - 06|03|21 #2 Gắng - 11|04|21 #2 Hate - 22|04|21 #2 Boyxgirl - 23|04|21 #1 Lust - 27|04|21 #1 Gắng - 18|07|21

UPDATE!! BOOK II: BOUND TO HIM IS NOW AVAILABLE!! NEW CHAPTER POSTED EVERY THURSDAY!!! *** It was supposed to be a simple trade off with her father but only it wasn't so simple. Not when they both were attracted to each other on levels they didn't understand. *** "What were you thinking was going to happen tonight?" I question, trying hard to conceal the surge of surprise she's brought on to me. She leans in closer to my face, her voice a seductive whisper "A one night stand". What the fuck? Is she trying to play some kind of a game with me? Because it's working, she keeps surprising me and I couldn't hate her more right now. My hand reaches out to grab her face, my cool skin feels uncomfortable over her warm cheeks. She leans into my touch, green eyes fixed on mine. "As much as I'd like to do that, I have an agenda for tonight" I pull my hand back unwillingly. "What agenda?" She looks at me as if I have grown another head. "I'm going to be honest here, I'm not taking you to have sex with you. This is a kidnapping" *** WARNING! CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE, SEX SCENES, VIOLENCE! READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.

COMPLETED 💯 His eyes were serpent blue. Dark and poisonous. A meaning hid behind his gaze when he saw me for the first time. I've heard about sweet butterflies. I have even felt some but with him. It was tremors. Beautiful erotic tremors that burned my whole world after he took a step in. How do I tell him this attraction is too much? How do I face him when he looks at me like I am his meal? An only meal. How do I continue spending my summer in that house knowing he's in the same roof under me? "Lock the doors, Jenna," He had said one night when we were the only ones present in his Beverly Hills Villa. I tipped my head up mustering whatever courage I could gather at the moment to say how this is bad. That it can't happen again. We can't happen because he is my best friend's hot single father. Original Content. Fictional.

[HIGHEST RANKING #1 IN FALLINGINLOVE] It wasn't ever supposed to happen like it did. It wasn't supposed to happen at all... Katarina Rhodes was just an average girl tagging along with her best friend on a much needed trip to Los Angeles, California. She grumbled at the idea of going out to a boisterous arena filled with yelling people, but her best friend since age ten convinced her to come and watch an MMA fight. MMA fights weren't all her thing, until she fell in love with one of the fighters. Knox Taylor. Then commences a fierce battle between the head and the heart. Which one will win? EPIGRAPH: I make my way over to the vending machine and dig a couple dollars out for a Milky Way bar. I feed it in and watch the thing do its magic, but the damn bar doesn't quite fall from the slot. "Dumb machine!" I mutter. All of a sudden, a huge fist slams into the machine. The bar falls from the slot with a plunk, but I'm fucking scared shitless. I jump at the loud noise and my heart just about leaps out of my chest. I turn to who the fist belongs to and struggle to stop my jaw from hitting the floor. It's him. Knox fricken Taylor. WARNING: Contains swearing/strong language Contains one chapter with mature content RANKINGS: #1 in Fallinginlove 11/21/18 #1 in Meanttobe 1/15/19 #1 in Lovable 2/14/19 #1 in Heart 9/22/19 #1 in Competition 1/9/20 #1 in Couple 2/8/20 #2 in Brokenheart 4/9/19 #2 in Romantic 6/7/19 PRAISE FOR LOVING HIM: "So good! 😭😍❤️❤️❤️" - TattooedNightmare "This is one of my favorite wattpad books and you did such a good job writing it👏🏼" - Julesx06 "this was amazing i loved it so much" - _Joelle13_ "OMG I'M SHAKING! YES! EEEEEEEKKKK THIS IS ADORABLE." - Readingrules2u33 "Oh my god I've been waiting for this for so long" - BionicBlond

Rescued from a blind date from hell, a career woman's one night stand with her would be savior has unforeseen consequences. **** Up and coming New York apartment manager, Vanessa Torres' life is going perfectly according to her five year plan. Well, everything except in the love department, but that will come later. On cloud nine from her recent promotion, she agrees to go on a blind date arranged by her friend. Little does she know her squeaky clean life is about to turn upside down, following a one night stand with a handsome stranger, who saves her from the disastrous set-up. Reputable, lease up closer, Gabriel Tate, loves to live life by the game of chance, with no long term plans in mind. Blessed with Adonis-like looks and a charming personality he's used to getting what he wants when he wants until one flip of a coin changes his life forever. Their lives become entangled in a heated competition to fulfill rental contracts for their respective employers, not to mention running in the same social circles within the apartment industry. They soon realize change and compromise are necessary not only within their careers but also life and neither expected to find love during the chaotic and dysfunctional rivalry. Open Novella Contest 2023 Prompts: #5 Flip a coin and make a life choice with it. Two choices, one coin, and no turning back. Do you dare? #25 "If he smiled at you, he'll break your heart. If she winked at you, she'll rip you apart. #39 On a blind date with a complete mismatch, you're increasingly uncomfortable , but too polite to leave. Then an attractive stranger comes over and gives you an out. © 2023 LJRae

A jilted, curvy accountant joins a gym on a journey of self-love. The last thing she plans for is to fall for her grumpy trainer. ***** Who needs men, anyway? Certainly not Joanna Lozano. The youngest of five and the only girl, she has learned at a young age the importance of survival in a man's world. It's what drives her to be a successful accountant in the corporate world of Chicago. When her boyfriend of six years unceremoniously dumps her--though her pride is wounded--she accepts the rejection as an opportunity to rediscover herself, starting with a reluctant agreement to join an eight-week fitness boot camp. Sage Kingston is a straightforward gym owner who appreciates and lives by the monotony of his life. His only goals are to provide and care for his young son after his divorce left him jaded. He doesn't have the time or patience to play games that come with dating or relationships. Who needs that headache, anyway? Yet, with a new season of boot camp at his gym underway, he's instantly attracted to the curvy and feisty participant, Joanna. However, his work is cut out for him since she's not easily charmed or swayed by his bulging biceps or six-pack abs. But even Joanna can't deny the mounting tension after each draining and sweaty training session. As they grow to know each other, so does their affection and both must deal with overcoming their hurt pasts and decide if unexpected love is worth the risk. ©2022 LJ Rae

A crime boss struggles to carry out a vendetta after he falls for the spirited daughter of his enemy. ***** Twenty-two years after his parents were killed, Federico Di Maggio returns to New York with a simple plan: take down the man who betrayed his family. What he didn't plan on was Elenora Borelli, the enigmatic and fiery daughter of his enemy. Reeling from recent heartbreak, Elenora will stop at nothing to find her happiness. But when she finds herself pressured into an engagement with the dark and mysterious Federico, happiness may be the least of her problems. Hellbent on sabotaging the arrangement, Elenora defies Federico in ways no one else would ever dare. Too bad Federico's never been one to back down from a challenge. Especially one that calls to him in the most feral and passionate of ways. With unforeseen betrayals and new rivals, perhaps the real challenge Federico must face is deciding whether to fight his feelings for Elenora or give into them. But even if he chooses to end his long-standing vendetta against her father for mounting sparks between them, there's no guarantee she'll risk her heart on him. *Content Advisory: This story contains coarse language, scenes with violence and mature sexual content. (Word Count : 101,000-111,000) #1 Italian #1 Possessive #46 Family secrets #95 Passion ©2022 LJ RAE

[Book 3] My lips are a whisper away from meeting hers. The anticipation, of tasting her addictive flavor again, is overwhelming. "There's someone else." The words send an electric current through me, jolting me out of my lust filled moment. Her hauntingly, beautiful eyes, fill with tears as they stare back at me. "I thought you were dead, JP." A lone tear streaks down her face. I turn away, heading for the door, my desire and lust is now consumed by raging anger, coursing through my veins. But as I look back at her, I realize I don't care. "He better be ready for a fight. There's no way in hell, I'm giving you up easily." --------- They say, "All's Fair in Love and War" but is it really? Stella and JP are driven apart repeatedly. Whether from their own choices and mistakes, or from the meddling and interfering of others, yet they always find themselves being pulled back to each other one way or another. After years apart, they're once again brought together, whether by fate or something else and they struggle with overcoming old fears, doubts and desire. They're faced confronting old enemies as well as new ones, while taking on the challenge of raising a family that was left in their care. Will they finally come together and become the undeniable and powerful Mafia King and Queen they were destined to be? United in purpose and love. Or will they walk away from it all, including each other? **Book 3**Final book in For The Empire Series (Not a stand alone) ***CONTAINS MATURE THEMES, SEXUAL CONTENT, LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE*** Highest Rankings: #2 in Mafia Stories 7/23/2022 #89 in Mafialove 7/23/2022 © 2021 LJ RAE

[Book 2] You can't escape the mafia. Stella's world has fallen apart more than once. Even so, she tries to hold on to the shattered pieces of her humanity as she navigates in uncharted territory after she was betrayed by the very same people she has loved and thought of as family. She quickly realizes the more she tries to resist the world that she despises, the more she is pulled in. Can she outrun her past or will she resign and make her own path in a brutal and ruthless world? ⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤⏤ Love hurts. Regret hurts far worse. Regret for things not said, things not done. But what about regret for things that were done? Regret for things that were said and not meant? John Paul has always known he was meant to become a part of the Family he's been raised and trained in, his entire life. But he was ready to walk away from it all, for love. Fueled by insecurities his own father fed into, he made a choice, a choice that changed everything. In the aftermath of betrayal and choices that have impacted not only their lives, but of those around them, both Stella and John Paul find themselves fighting to survive and overcome their own demons. Can love overcome the things that were said and done? Or will love be another casualty in the dark and unforgiving world of the mafia? ***This is not a stand alone read*** Sequel to For The Empire - Il Inganno -Book 1 Highest Rankings: #5 in Mafia Stories 7/23/2022 #41 in Deception 7/23/2022 #18 in Assasin 7/23/2022 © 2021 LJRae