Alistair Sharp lives above his parent's florists, Parade Des Fleurs, which is also owned by their next door neighbours - the Oberlin family, who's daughter is a violin prodigy. Alistair has known Sophie Oberlin his entire life, and just as they began to fall for each other, she enrolled in a prestigious music academy in Verona, Italy; leaving Alistair amidst the financial mess at the flower shop, as well as abandoning her ailing grandmother, who was more parental than her mum or dad could ever be. Over a year later, Amadea dies, and Sophie's knocking on Alistair's window like nothing has changed. But everything has changed, and with his last year of school on the horizon, Alistair's parents have left him in charge of the entire business - with no say from him. He feels like his future has already been set in stone, and now he can only watch as his former girlfriend spirals down her self destructing hurricane of grief and blame, almost as out of control as he is. He's just about given up on her, and himself, when a sudden encounter with a street urchin with sticky fingers, and Allistair decides he's not going to watch his best friend go down completely, not if he can help it.
If you like fantasy/romance you should try my story The Flower Longed Death. It is written a lot better than this one is!
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"You must've got the wrong impression if you keep expecting to get away with shit like this, so let me make things clear," He says with a calm smile.
He moves his face closer to mine, losing the lighthearted grin that had previously cooled my nerves. I get a better look at the scar across the bridge of his nose, and the vague one X'ed onto his lips.
Now I want them even more.
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Eighteen year old Mileva never thought her past would catch up to her after leaving years ago to live in New York City. She didn't think she wanted it to. However, she also didn't think she would cross paths with a guy like Valen, the Italian Mafia's heir. He's only twenty three, but he's somehow the most attractive and intimidating man she has ever met, let alone heard of. Mileva battles her anxiety adjusting to this new life of hers, while Valen is just getting comfortable with his new obsession.
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Word count: 110,000
There is a lot of graphic content, so please read carefully! List of specific warnings can be found in the introduction.
The writing gets better as the story progresses, I promise.