Inked & Bound
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  • Parts 12
  • Time 3h 6m
Ongoing, First published Apr 03, 2023
Mature
"He'd always been a man who followed his head and not his heart. The heart was just a bloody motor. The head was meant to drive." 
― Mario Puzo

***

Olivia didn't want anything beyond her grandfather's bookstore, a strong cup of coffee, and the family who'd accepted her as a daughter, not by blood but by bond - the Moretti family. Italian by birth, mafia by trade. 

But unaware of the dangerous trade the Morettis rule, Olivia finds herself inexplicably thrown into the deep end of it all after an attack leaves her blindsided and fumbling to find answers in the dark. As she navigates her way through the new world, forever tied to the Moretti family, she stumbles into the arms of the man who'd broken her heart and left her devasted years ago. 

Will she be able to survive him once again, or will Leonidas Moretti and his empire bring her down in the war of his two worlds?

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Olivia:



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Leonidas:

That same damned day, as my father crumbled at the foot of my mother's hospital bed, I stepped into the role of Don and CEO of the Moretti Corporation. I'd been given no time to grieve, simply handed a gilded crown and told to rule. No instructions. No warning. No choice. My arms were full of responsibility, my head full of fear, and my heart full of love for a woman who'd be the undoing of my life should anything have happened to her. She held my power and my sense of direction. I couldn't afford to lose either, not in a world like mine. So I did what I thought was right. I puffed up my chest, built my walls, and played the role of merciless Don, calculated CEO, and Big Bad Wolf. Huffing and puffing until I'd blown down everything around me. I stood alone. But alone was safe.
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Arianna Rossi, was no stranger to violence. After all she was the daughter of the mighty Lorenzo Rossi, head of the Southern Italian Mafia. Her dad had always kept her away from the bloodshed but she wasn't stupid. She always knew about her father's illegal business. She always knew of the armament and drug deals but what she had no idea about was, what destiny had planned for her when she was forcefully married to the man her father choose for her without her knowledge. Dario De Luca, was the powerful heir to the throne of the Northern Italian Mafia. His only quest was power. He was a murderous monster who was famous for being the most heartless, unforgiving and ruthless person to ever live. He knew how to conquer his fears and bring his enemies down to their knees. What he never imagined was to stand at the end of the aisle waiting for a woman to get married to, because he was more than happy with his current bachelor life. He had no idea what destiny had planned for him when he agreed to marry an innocent girl in order to merge his mafia with another thriving one, to gain more power. She's innocent, He's a monster. She's loving, He's heartless. She's a flower, He's a gun. She falls for him, But so does he. Join Mr. and Mrs. De Luca as they invite you to an adventure filled with tears, romance, threats and longing. ⚜️ "Mia moglie innocente, I don't know who the fuck were you talking to, but you're not gonna cheat on me." With that he snaked his arm around my waist, suddenly pulling me to his hard chest and crashed his lips on mine. (My innocent wife) ⚜️ > The story does contains some mild swearing, drugs' mention and violence.