Maledetta
- Reads 81
- Votes 10
- Parts 10
"A woman marked by darkness, fighting to reclaim her life from shadows that refuse to let go..."
When Phoenix is taken in by Amell De'Vitali, a powerful and feared mafia kingpin, she finds herself trapped in a twisted game of power, survival, and forbidden desires. Haunted by trauma and tested by the ruthless underworld, Phoenix must decide whether to fight for her freedom or surrender to the shadows threatening to consume her.
In a world where loyalty is currency and love can be a deadly weapon, Phoenix and Amell's lives collide in a storm of secrets, danger, and an impossible bond - proving that sometimes, salvation comes from the most unexpected places... or it damns you forever.
A dark, gripping saga of pain, power, and the fight for a second chance.
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Love In The Shadows💖✨
A deadly protector. A woman he should have forgotten. Adrian Knight - the underworld calls him The Silver Shadow. Ruthless. Feared. Unstoppable. Until a bullet sends him into the hands of the one woman he swore never to see again. Dr. Nora Hayes has spent four years burying the past - and the man who destroyed her trust. But fate has a cruel sense of humor. When Adrian's world collides with hers again, old wounds reopen, secrets resurface, and the line between hate and heartbreak starts to blur. In a world where love means weakness and loyalty can kill, some hearts still fight for what shouldn't be theirs. He's her worst mistake. She's his only weakness.
Blood Ties & Velvet Lies
Scarlet whitmore never planned to fall for the enemy. As the daughter of a fallen Mafia boss, she knows better than to trust anyone wearing a tailored suit and a charming smile-- especially not Luca DeLuca, the man born to destroy what's left of her family's name. But when her life is put on the line, Luca offers her protection-- at a price. their fake alliance burns hotter than either expected, blurring lines between hate and hunger. Secrets unravel, blood is spilled, and soon, scarlet realizes the most dangerous thing in their world isn't loyalty or betrayal--its love. because in the Mafia, love is a death sentence... and shes already signed hers.
ZARA(un romance mafioso)
Thrown away by the people who were supposed to protect her, Zara has learned to survive on the streets-hungry, hunted, and unseen. She's fast, clever, and stronger than anyone gives her credit for. But even the strongest can break. When a chance encounter leaves her battered and unconscious, she wakes up not under a bridge... but inside the mansion of a man feared across the city. Eli Moretti is rich, ruthless, and colder than the steel that built his empire. He doesn't want her there. He doesn't want to care. And yet-something about the guarded girl with fire in her eyes refuses to let him walk away. Two broken worlds collide in a place where danger rules every shadow. He's the devil she should fear. She's the secret he never expected. And in the silence between them, a war begins-between past and future, survival and surrender, hate and something terrifyingly close to love.
𝐇𝐞'𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐫 | 𝟏𝟖+
In a world where loyalty is currency and blood is the only truth, love is the most dangerous game of all. Isabella Greco was raised behind iron gates and whispered lies. The daughter of a powerful mafia family, she's sharp, stunning, and untouchable, adored by her father, resented by her stepmother, and always two steps ahead of anyone who dares to underestimate her. Luciano Moretti was born to inherit a kingdom of violence. Cold. Calculating. Unforgiving. Emotions are weaknesses he doesn't afford, until her. But from the second they meet, they become a problem. He's all fire and control. She's all ice and rebellion. And every glance between them burns like a promise. But in the mafia, nothing is free especially love. He wasn't supposed to fall for her. She wasn't supposed to want him. But he'd kill for her... And worse 𝘏𝘦'𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳.
His Healer
He rules with an iron fist, a mafia boss known for his ruthlessness and the unspoken decree: harm Azlan Fahad, and face a fate worse than death. She is the unexpected warmth in his cold world, a healer whose touch soothes more than just wounds. Bound together by circumstance, azlan's possessiveness is both a shield and a cage. As their paths intertwine, a slow-burn romance ignites, fueled by stolen glances and unspoken desires. But can love truly bloom in the shadow of the mafia, and can Aayat Sulaiman heal a heart that has known only violence?
His Nanny , My Babygirl
When Valeria Venezia takes a discreet nanny job in a secluded Italian villa, she doesn't expect the child to belong to Luciano Salvatore - ruthless mafia boss, billionaire kingpin, and a man whose name alone commands fear across Europe. Cold. Untouchable. Dangerous. Luciano doesn't do relationships. He certainly doesn't do nannies. But Valeria's presence unsettles his carefully controlled world. She's not afraid of his threats. Not swayed by his money. And she's melting the ice around his heart faster than he can rebuild it. But the world Luciano lives in isn't safe - and neither is the obsession brewing between them. She came to care for a child. He plans to make her his. Whether she wants it or not. BOOK ONE OF SALVATORE SERIES.Complete
Forbidden Desire 18+
Isabella is desperate for her own independence, but her overprotective father stands in the way of her future. When she demands that she attends a University two hundred miles away from her home, her father only has one exception; a bodyguard. Elio is dedicated to his career to honour his late sister, but when he owes a favour to an ex-mafia boss, he takes body-guarding to a completely new level. Isabella is reckless and likes to push her bodyguards limits. Elio has zero patience and a desire to punish his client. When things start to get heated and unexpected feelings get in the way, their forbidden relationship becomes a distraction when Isabella's life is on the line. Elio is desperate to not let down another important woman in his life. But he can't save everyone, including his own bleeding heart. Tropes: - Mafia Romance - Bodyguard - Age-gap (8 years - FMC is 21 and MMC is 29) - Forbidden Love - Brat FMC/Grumpy MMC - Light BDSM (sub/dom vibes) - Size difference (5'4 & 6'6) - University/College Setting - Past Trauma/Healing - ANGST (so much of it)Complete
Only When You Bleed
She was born into blood. Hes trying to outrun his. When her fathers enemies start closing in, shes assigned a bodyguard - a quiet, brutal, Man who wants nothing to do with the mafia life. She doesnt want a babysitter. He doesnt want to get attached. Too bad theyre already in too deep.
Blood Ties & Velvet Lies
She wasn't supposed to see it. One moment of silence in the wrong hallway, and she witnessed a crime her family will never forgive. Now she's a target-hunted by the same blood that should protect her. He is the mafia boss's son. Cold. Untouchable. A man carved from shadows and violence. He's tasked with keeping her safe, but his presence is no rescue-it's a cage. A predator watching his prey. The longer they're trapped together, the more the lines blur. His protection feels like possession. His silence feels like obsession. She can't ignore the truth whispered in his touch: he wants her, even though wanting her could ruin her. He's ready to burn his world to the ground for her. But love in the dark has a price. When survival demands sacrifice, the only way to save them both... is to walk away. A modern dark romance full of dangerous desire, forbidden temptation, and a bittersweet ending that lingers long after the last page.Complete
Asclepius
Two criminology students set out to find the perfect case study-until one of them is kidnapped by a rising mafia underdog. As the other races to save her, they're dragged into a violent power struggle between rival factions. Will they escape the underworld, fall into the hands of a terrifying mafia kingpin, or be forced to choose sides in a war they never meant to start?
A deadly protector. A woman he should have forgotten. Adrian Knight - the underworld calls him The Silver Shadow. Ruthless. Feared. Unstoppable. Until a bullet sends him into the hands of the one woman he swore never to see again. Dr. Nora Hayes has spent four years burying the past - and the man who destroyed her trust. But fate has a cruel sense of humor. When Adrian's world collides with hers again, old wounds reopen, secrets resurface, and the line between hate and heartbreak starts to blur. In a world where love means weakness and loyalty can kill, some hearts still fight for what shouldn't be theirs. He's her worst mistake. She's his only weakness.
More detailsContent Guidelines