ON HAITUS!!!
Aria and Ares Black are the youngest of the Italian Mafia. Their lives have been in danger since they were born, and one incident causes their family to send them away.
Aria Prince-Black and her brother Ares Prince-Black are feared, dangerous, ruthless and merciless. They own the biggest business in both the legal and underworld.
They've been hurt time and time again only have a few people to depend on. When their biological family takes them in, will they be able to trust?
They've been on their own for the majority of their lives, faced horrors no sixteen year old should and have no need for familia comfort, after all blood doesn't make family.
They have all they could have asked for: money, power, contacts in all the right places, each other and their chosen family.
Can their family prove their worth to them? Can the twins forgive them for abandoning them and leaving to fight their monsters alone?
Uncover the secrets of The Black Family, follow their journey and find out whether the twins learn to trust again.
Warning: this is my first book therefore I cannot guarantee it will be good, there will be mental health issues, s/a, ed, substance abuse and more.
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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