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Thorns of Desire

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He owns the city. She owns her silence. But when a mafia king falls for a girl who sells roses, it's not just petals that bleed.

Lorenzo Moretti is feared, respected, and untouchable-the ruthless head of the Moretti crime syndicate in New York. Cold-blooded. Calculated. Dangerous. Until a chance encounter at a quaint flower shop turns his world upside down. 

Elena Russo has only known survival. Orphaned young and hardened by grief, she hides behind blooms and thorns, guarding her heart fiercely. When a mysterious, dark-eyed stranger walks into her shop and keeps coming back, she knows he's trouble-but she never expected him to be Lorenzo Moretti.

He wants her. He'll have her. No matter what it costs.

But Elena isn't a damsel waiting to be saved-or claimed.

As danger circles closer and enemies within Lorenzo's empire threaten to rip everything apart, love and loyalty are put to the ultimate test. Because in his world, everything comes with a price... and claiming her might just cost him his soul.


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Bound by Vengeance by babyarii0

"She became his wife. He made her his obsession." One contract. Two strangers. A marriage that will consume them both. Elena Torres never imagined her father would sell her to the devil. Luca Moretti-Milan's most feared mafia boss and billionaire-needs a wife to secure a critical business alliance. When he sees Elena arguing with her father at a charity gala, her fiery defiance catches his attention. One look is all it takes for him to decide: she will be his. For Elena, marrying the cold-hearted Italian is a nightmare. He's everything she despises-controlling, ruthless, and dangerous. But beneath his icy exterior burns something far more terrifying than his reputation: an all-consuming obsession with her. "You are mine now, leonessa," he whispers against her skin. "The sooner you accept that, the easier this will be." But Elena isn't some docile trophy wife. She challenges him at every turn, igniting a dark passion neither of them expected. As enemies become lovers, Elena discovers there's more to her husband than the monster everyone fears. Behind the calculated businessman lies a man with scars deeper than her own-a man no one has ever truly seen. When threats emerge from the shadows of Luca's world, he will stop at nothing to protect what belongs to him. Because in the dangerous game of power and vengeance, Elena has become the one thing he never expected to find: his only weakness.

Blood Roses by Kingbobo_001

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Bound to the Boss by lejence

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Blood & Desire by Erikiyah5

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Bound by Vengeance

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