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(𝗮𝗱𝗷.) 𝗠𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴; 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 ❞
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
𝘼𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙕𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞
She wasn't always 𝙗𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙣, some people are shaped into soldiers, not born soldiers.
Athena was only a month old when she was abducted from her family's manor. She was then forced into a weapon, a soldier.
Now at the age of 16, she has created a new identity for herself as an assassin, she is now known as Nemesis amongst the underworld.
After the death of her foster dad, she is placed back into the care of her biological family, Athena isn't used to being surrounded by people who care about her, it's always just been her she's had to look out for.
Will Athena be able to adapt to a life she's never known or will she run?
𝙀𝙧𝙮𝙭 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙨 𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙧
He is as ruthless as they come, the heir to the French Mafia, he may be young but he's made a name for himself amongst the underworld.
He learned at a young age that having people you care about is a weakness, he's always tried to keep people he cares about an arms length away, hoping to keep them safe.
As the heir to his family's mafia, he knows his responsibilities and the role he has to play, he can't have anything distract him.
Will a certain girl be the distraction he has to avoid, or the one he needs?
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A ragtag gang of teens teams up with a neighboring girl gang when a major cartel moves into town, threatening their families, their turf, and the community they've worked so hard to protect.
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Cash West formed the Seven 20s - a gang of six overzealous teens with guns - to keep his tiny, crime-infested town in nowhere California safe. His methods are unorthodox and frankly illegal, but the town loves his Robin Hood heroics. However, the gang gets more than they bargained for when the Mendoza cartel rolls into town, determined to knock them off the map. As the threat hits closer to home, Cash has no choice but to team up with his ex-girlfriend Tiana's neighboring girl gang, the Hearts of Spades. Soon allies become enemies, families get trapped in the crossfire, and romance brews as Cash fights to unravel a massive conspiracy that puts everyone that matters to him at risk. When the stakes are life and death, will the gangs be able to overcome an enemy more powerful than any of them could have predicted?
Book One of The Seven Twenties Series
Content and Trigger Warning: contains violence, drug use, mentions of domestic abuse, and mature themes.