It's Always Been You
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Ongoing, First published May 15, 2022
Serena Powers is a beautiful young lady known for her warm smile and her beautiful body. Even though she seems like a girl who wouldn't hurt a fly, she always liked the rush she gets when pulling a trigger. She doesn't just kill anyone. But if she needs to.. she won't hesitate to put a bullet in someones head. Or the other 50 ways she knows how to kill someone. She's just tired of everyone doubting her.  She can live her own life without relying on her verbally abusive father, right? Or a least that's what she keeps telling herself. She'll find out soon enough. But what happens when the Italian mafia tries to come for father's? Will she fight with her father? Or for love? 

Damien Solace is a tall, intimidating young man known for his evil glare. I mean, what can he say? He learned from the best. He supposed to kill anyone that makes him mad or disrespects him, right? Right. There is no doubt is Damiens mind that he's ready to take the mafia from his father. But in his father mind? There's all the doubt in the world. But his father has a plan to take over the Russian Mafia. Damien thinks helping his father is what he needs to do to show his father that's he ready. 

But what happens when the both of them cross paths in the most unexpected way? Can they fight their attraction for each other for the sake of their families? Or will they already hate each other before that's possible?
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BOOK 1 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊 𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄, 𝐃𝐑𝐔𝐆𝐒, 𝐀𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐇𝐎𝐋, 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒, 𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 ♚ "𝘕𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴, 𝘐 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭ish 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴." ♚ "Enough!" I yelled but before I could breathe in I was pinned to the wall. I gasped. Staring into his dark blue eyes made every bone of my body weak. He smirked, knowing exactly what he did. "You got too comfortable with me, doll but I didn't show you what Ace can really do." He mumbled. He broke the eye contact we were having and leaned closer to my neck. My heart beat was racing his and each breath he took sent electricity all over my body. I bit my tongue, scared of what my brain could make me say. "And I don't think you want to know," he whispered so close to my ear sending shivers down my spine. I took a deep breath, trying to collect my thoughts. He moved back to stare into my eyes, wanting to see his effect on me but I didn't give it to him. I smirked, pushed my chin down and looked up at him. "You're all talk, Ace," I whispered, not even blinking. I saw the gulp that rose in his throat, growing my smirk. "Even when I am under your grip, you're still under my control." ♚ ♚ TROPES ♚ Dark Romance Mafia Romance Forced proximity Enemies to lovers Love triangle Living together ♚ 14.08.23: 2 Dangerous 12.03.24: 2 lovetriangle 26.11.24: 1 action-romance ♚