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A Taste of Darkness

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Reads 9,477
Votes 263
Parts 33
Time 7h 7m

Mature

billionaire crime criminal dangerous darkromance desire enemiestolovers guns italian jealous love mafia mafiaboss mafialeader mafiaromance possessive protective slowburn soulmate temptation

After ending up in the wrong place at the wrong time, Scarlett makes a choice which leads her into the dark and dangerous world of powerful- and annoyingly attractive- mafia leader, Julio Marcello Armani.
 She wants him, no matter how much she hates him. He wants her, no matter how much she infuriates him. The only thing separating them are the impossibly high walls they have built around themselves- that and the pride they both possess which each of them refuse to let crumble.
 As desire rises between them, will they give into temptation or will their demons pull them further apart?
When Scarlett uncovers dark secrets of her past and as forces begin to conspire against them, there is only word to describe this:
Trouble.

*Dual POV*

[TW: This story contains content which could be upsetting to some readers. Such as violence, descriptions of a past abusive relationship and mature content]All Rights Reserved

billionaire crime criminal dangerous darkromance desire enemiestolovers guns italian jealous love mafia mafiaboss mafialeader mafiaromance possessive protective slowburn soulmate temptation

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Dusk by miaaamiamia

Could you run away from your destiny? Rick almost managed it. He could seem like the boy next door, but he had a big dark secret. He ran away from his country, Italy, to live a normal life and started from the scratch in New York where no one knew him. Now Rick lived the life he wished, but his life got more beautiful when he met a lovely girl, Vanessa Campbell. However, his happiness didn't last longer when he found out who her father was. The leader of the American mafia. Vanessa felt an instant connection with this mysterious Italian as soon as she met him. At first, he looked interested in her as well, but this mysterious handsome foreigner put a distance between them as soon as he found out who her father was. It wasn't a surprise for her because most people acted like this when they knew her father was a mafia leader. However, she didn't plan to give up on Rick. She would do everything to be with this gorgeous Italian despite the fact her father wanted her to marry the son of his business partner, the heir of another powerful mafia. Would Rick be able to leave his past behind and be happy with Vanessa? Or would this love be a threat to his peaceful life, throwing him back into his old life he wanted to escape desperately?

Empire of sin by lonestar102

A brutal heir. A queen born from shadows. A love that could bring down an empire. Sofia Ricci knows one thing-power is never given, it's taken. When she's forced into the world of Leo Romano, Italy's most feared mafia boss, desire becomes a weapon, and survival becomes seduction. But Leo isn't just dangerous-he's obsessed. In a world where betrayal is currency and blood seals deals, their passion burns hot enough to ignite a war. Dark romance. Mafia royalty. Enemies to lovers. Obsession disguised as love.

Pawns And Predators by crazypoodle

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𝓑𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓭 𝓑𝔂 𝓗𝓲𝓼 𝓢𝓱𝓪𝓭𝓸𝔀𝓼

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