The Viper [Being edited & Re-uploaded]
An aspiring criminal lawyer navigates the dark crime world when she starts to date one of the biggest drug dealers in America, risking more than her sheltered life.
The youngest in a family with strong roles and a longstanding history within LA's criminal justice system, prim and proper Italia James, is following in her family's footsteps on the verge of securing a degree as a criminal lawyer. But her pretty smile and intellectual accolades hide the dark truth of family secrets, lies, and trauma. She just wants to forget and have an easy college life, but of course, trouble has to follow her. The simple life she wishes for gets uprooted when she is forced by a bully to travel across town to pay for a party ticket. But simple stays clear of Italia and she is beaten up when the ticket money comes up short, and Sidiki has to step in to save her.
Sidiki Berkeley is the epitome of love and patience. He's tall, dark, and mysterious, and he has captured italia's attention. But there is a problem-a big one. She has no idea what he does. To her, he's just a rich businessman but to others, he's the Viper-a merciless boss who spares no one who crosses him. Like a bad omen, Italia ignores all the warning signs that tell her that he is more than he lets on, and gets caught in the crossfire of gang rivalry.
Her family is threatened and she is forced to betray him. This leads to Sid's disappearance, only for him to a year later, more brutal than ever. He kidnaps Italia, hell-bent on taking revenge on his enemies while showing her that this is the man she decided to love.
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This book is [18+] and is the first draft so it will not be without mistakes. Read at your own discretion.
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