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An Empire of Guns and Lies (18+)

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Reads 15,500
Votes 477
Parts 37
Time 2h 18m

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#10 in Mafia Romance- 10/11/21
#8 in Italian Mafia - 5/1/22

Verena Di Genova is the daughter of the Italian mafia, coming from a tragic past she had no intentions on playing the damsel in distress, she also swore on her mother's grave to never love or trust easily and she has every right to stay true to her vows but there was one person she didn't account for. 
August Alessi.
Read to uncover how Verena deals with her new found emotions of love, arousement and betrayal.
Would she break her vows to be truly happy? Or would she push her lover away in fear of what she felt and break both hearts instead?All Rights Reserved

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