How I've Found Happiness
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  • Parts 9
  • Time 1h 40m
Ongoing, First published Jun 13, 2014
Mature
She was staring up at me with those big, bronze sparkling eyes. We were somewhere in a public establishment with many people and loud music. Low lighting and then there was us but I didn't know where we were and didn't really seem to care. All I cared about was her. And kissing those beautifully shaped lips of hers. But I didnt. I just stared in her eyes as she stared in mine. They looked as if they were looking for something. But for what? Comfort? Safety? Protection? Freedom? Affection? ...Love? I could give her all those things and put her gentle heart to rest but her eyes. Her eyes are like a window to her heart and soul. A bordered window guarded by a strong wall. A wall I'm willing to beat down and a bordered window im willing to take apart. Why do I feel this way about her? Someone please tell me why! I've never felt like this with a female. I'm a thug. True gangsta but soft hearted. I've never let anyone see this side of me unless you were close to me, like my mom and Chris. But something is telling me to show her that soft heart. It's making me without my doing. I'm fighting it, hard and winning. Then she kissed me, and I've completely lost. 

***This is my first official book and I hope you guys read, vote, and comment. :) Please enjoy.

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I grabbed my glass, sliding hers to her and taking a long drink as she hesitantly reached out to take her glass. I watched her staring at the brown liquid in the glass, looking to be debating. "It will help with the pain you're in," I decided to say, making her look up at me. There was something in the depths of her eyes, something that nearly made me shiver. Then she looked back at the glass, tilting it to her lips and downing the entire contents. I was surprised, seeing her clench her eyes shut, her lips in a firm line. "Why did you have them brand me?" she finally asked, setting her glass back on the table before meeting my gaze. "Marking you," I replied. *************************************** *************************************** Evelyn has given up on life as an upstanding citizen when she is taken by unknown men with cash to burn. She's forced into a life she had escaped years ago and was not looking forward to going back to. A life that was full of bullets, blood and a whole lot of mafia men and women. Alejandro was born and raised mafia...he knows just what to do and when for the safety of his family, and he'll stop at nothing to prove it. He's cunning, wickedly handsome and dangerous, pure and simple. What he doesn't understand, is that the woman he just brought into his home is all of that and more - hidden behind a nerdy exterior. He'll learn...and so will she. ***** I do not own any of the pictures in my story. My work is the work of fiction and is not related to real life, events, or places. ***** This story contains graphic depictions of violence, sexuality, strong language, and/or other mature themes. Please give it a read and let me know what you think. I love feedback!