24 Year old Aisling "Scott" abruptly moves to New York City to start anew after attaining her MBA. Aisling is a complete badass, she is a tough, confident, and highly independent woman. She's an over thinker who is always on guard. Her family could easily help her with money but she constantly refuses the help, Insisting she can take care of herself. Aisling dreams of having her own life away from her family, she makes it seem like she doesn't care for them or the life she lives when in reality, she just knows how dangerous it is. Aisling has a heart that cares a little too much, she fears seeing her loved ones hurt, but she can't stop them.
Aisling experiences issues with work and family that end up completely turning her life upside down. She runs from the life she has always lived. She longs for a sense of normalcy or comfort, still trying not to accept who she is, or more so, who her family is. Aisling has now realizes that the life she always ran from might be the only thing that brings her the life she truly longs for.
26 year old Alessio De Luca, sets out on his hunt for Aisling and realizes she's much better at hiding than he would have imagined. He soon finds himself captivated by the mysterious, and bad tempered girl. When Alessio finally catches up to Aisling, he discovers she's been hiding loads more than just her location, but she's not the only one with secrets that can change everything.
This story is about two people who have been damaged, beaten, and battered by the rough ugly life they were born into. Each think that they are unable to have love but when they grow closer, will they realize that the love they secretly yearned for was right in front of them? Will they be able to overcome their own issues to see that the other loves them? Or will they push each other so far away they end up at opposite sides of the world?
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(45 chapters including bonus chapters. New edited version coming soon!!)
(MAFIA HEIR SERIES BOOK 2!!)
Antoni Smith-also known as Toni-looks to have a perfect life. From the outside, she's reckless, sarcastic, and bubbly all at once. She does what she wants and doesn't care what other people think of her. On the inside though, she's trapped. From hospital rooms, to dancing on the hot pavement her life has been hell. She deserves happiness. Slight problem, Toni doesn't think so. She made a promise to herself to never let anyone see the darkest parts of her. Her darkest secret, ever. It just never occurred to her that her family may have a twisted secret of their own.
The bad boy, the trouble maker, some might even prefer the devil. In this cause though, it's Toni's older brothers best friend. Silas Perkins does what he wants when he wants to. Even from a young age Silas has been dealing with emotional and physical trauma that he has shoved down to a part of him that no can reach. He doesn't believe anyone will ever love him, or that he could possible love anyone. That is until he stumbles upon a small brunette with the same broken look in her eyes as him.
So what happens when little miss perfect and the devil get sent to the same rich kid school in New York for a year? What happens when the devil starts making countless promises he can't keep. Or can he?
Two broken people trying to fix each other isn't always been the smooth yellow brick road it presumes to be. Although it's not a secret that both of their lives have always been bumpy.
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"Toni?" He asks and I hum back at him.
"What are we doing?" I've been asking myself that since day one. "I don't know, but I kinda like it" I mumble and he just exhales a long breath.
"Me too" Are the last words I hear before I'm out cold.
(Duel POVS)