Crimes of the King
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"Antonio please-" I begged as my legs hit the desk behind me, casuing me to become pinned between the hulking man and the cold oak, my breath hitched as he leaned closer to me.
"Stop me if you want, but I know you don't want that. When will you understand you're mine Valencia?"
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Valencia is a strong headed, smart girl who is working hard to pay her way through college while also managing to live in one of the biggest cities in the world.
New York.
Ever since the early 1930's, New York has been plagued by an onslaught of crime families who have brought drugs, prostitution, and corruption to the streets.
Currently in charge is the Castello family with Antonio Castello at it's forefront, an Italian mobster who is all work and no play with a fascination is dealing arms and cocaine to the citizens of New York.
Corruption raids the the police force, allowing a civil war between mob families to brew as the citizens are left defenseless without a police force to protect them. The F.B.I are hot on Antonio's trail with the intent to put America's most wanted criminal behind bars. Overall everything seems to be falling apart around Antonio, as he struggles to deal with a rat in his family.
Valencia finds herself hurled into the secret life of the mob, under contract and watchful eyes of the mobster, finding herself stuck between her morals and an a carefree life.
Will she be able to make it out of this situation alive ?
•First in the Castello Family series.
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