𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦. ──── original story.

━━ in which, 𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒐, the most eligible bachelor in the city, can't help but long for his childhood best friend.

dante is everything people heard of: powerful, arrogant, sarcastic, cold, rude, wealthy and devastatingly handsome. he's a known womanizer and the owner and ceo of romano corp, a wealthy business company known for dominating the corporate world. not to mention, he's a billionaire by the age of thirty.

𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒘𝒌𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒚, a famous author known for her books to be on new york's time best sellers list, has known dante since they were in diapers.

she's the complete opposite of dante ━ she's kind, considerate and loving, albeit chaotic with her rather odd anxiety levels. she left for a couple of years to pursue her dream as an author. invited to a gala a decade later, rowan is pleasantly surprised to see her best friend there.

as the two recconnect, dante can't help these unexpected feelings he experiences for his best friend. he knows it's wrong to have them but he can't help them. he can't help his longing heart from wanting her, 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 her. the question is: does she feel the same?

what will dante do? will be able to finally get the woman he really wants or will he end up getting his heart broken in the process?

read to find out.

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⋆ 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃-𝐑 | themes include but not limited to: death, kidnapping, , mentions of abuse (physical and mental), mature language, smoking and drinking, mature themes, toxic family relations, unhealthy relationships, sexual themes and more.

⋆ oc x oc story.

⋆ intense themes are mentioned throughout the book. please read the warnings carefully.

⋆ i don't own any form of media throughout the book; i only edited it! all credits go to the original owners.