Ever since her crazy rollercoaster relationship with Giovanni De Luca, Chanel Blanchett swore off brooding, cruel and callous men.
Going by Lolita Nightshade now, she changed her appearance and was on the run.
She wants to start over. She wasn't the fragile little girl she let Giovanni think she was. So when she goes to a small town hoping to get away she is instantly becoming a different person. She forgot all about him.
She was intrigued by Knox Rockefeller, who was always alone and had a dark and mysterious aura around him. He was rich, and that could be useful to her. She thought of her ex instantly, and maybe it would be harder to get away from him.
Boys only want one thing, her mother would tell her, so give it to them.
But could she genuinely get away from the Mafia life? And everything she has sacrificed so far too.
She was still left with the emotional bruises, but she could silence them numb them.
Until slowly, she stopped. She worked and worked until suddenly she faded away.
She became somebody else.
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"This is all an act, Barbie. You can't exceptionally be so naive. Not after everything that had happened to you."
"What would you know?" I snarled.
He came towards me. His fingers light grazed underneath my chin. My breath hitched. I looked up into his empty eyes.
They were empty yet filled with shine, like a cold night sky with moonlit stars and shooting asteroids.
"I know more about you than you're letting on. I can see through you. Through your perfect smile. There's something immoral deep inside of you."
"What are you, my therapist?" I scoffed.
Who does he think he is?
"Way worse than that, love, I'm the Devil."
I thought I already met him, but God was I wrong. This was the pit of Hell, and I plummeted deep in it.
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A sequel to Gang Leader's Princess, It can be read as a standalone, but you might not understand some context.
Book 2 of the Mafia Princess series.
started 04/08/21
finished / /
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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