Dovey, a hardworking waitress, was barely scraping by, her meagre tips and wages barely covering her rent and bills. Her life was a constant struggle, but she refused to give up. One fateful evening, her world collided with that of DeLuca, the enigmatic billionaire heir to the Kings empire and New York's most sought-after bachelor. DeLuca's father, eager to secure an advantageous marriage, pressured his son into proposing to his friend's daughter, a union that would strengthen their business ties. Panicked, DeLuca fabricated a story, telling his father he was already seeing someone, a lie he hoped would buy him time. Fate, however, had other plans. The very next day, DeLuca walked into the quaint cafe where Dovey worked, his eyes locking onto hers as he ordered his coffee. And then, in a moment that would change everything, he asked her THE QUESTION: "Will you be my fake girlfriend, Dovey?" Little did they know, their pretend relationship would soon become a tangled web of love, lies, and longing...
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Christian DeLuca is a very successful businessman with little regard for anyone he doesn't consider family, he's found work and life easier this way. What happens when he finds himself consumed by one thing, or rather one person, Alesha Moore. His plans are to get her, keep her and never let her find out about his title as a kingpin in the Italian mafia.
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"Alesha, where do you think you're going?" he asked in a deep and unsettling tone.
"I just saw you commit mass murder Christian. I can't be a part of this world, your world. I'm not built for this life, if this is who you are then.." I let out a humorless chuckle. "I couldn't stomach today let alone the rest of my life. I need to leave, and you need to let me." My voice was so low, even breaking toward the end. Each word provoked tears to spill from my eyes and even more came rushing when I could see how what I said must've felt like daggers to his chest.
"You can either stay and talk to me or calm down outside and we'll talk when you're ready, but you are NOT leaving me." His once sexy, endearing voice turned cold and sent frightening shivers throughout my body and I don't know who was staring back at me, but I could no longer see my Christian, not the man I love.
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This book contains mature language AND images, if you find that unsettling, I promise this is not the book for you 😬