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WHERE ROSES BLEED

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Reads 647
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Parts 71
Time 4h 35m

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They married to end a war. Now they're just playing with fire.

Francesca "Frankie" Rossi is the mafia princess no one dares cross. She's gorgeous, ruthless, and raised to smile through bloodshed. She was supposed to marry for duty, not desire. But Cole Donetti? He makes obedience feel like sin.

Cole is cold steel in a designer suit. With his father dying and his brother buried thanks to a bullet no one will claim, he's ready to lead the Donetti empire-starting with the woman who's either his biggest liability or his greatest weapon.

Their arranged marriage is a ceasefire on paper. In private, it's anything but.

As rival enemies turn lovers and long-buried secrets rise from the grave, Frankie and Cole must decide:

Can you build a future on betrayal?

Or will falling in love be the final crime?

In this world, loyalty is a weapon. And hearts are just another thing to break.

(TOLD IN ALTERNATING PERSPECTIVES.)

(COMPLETE.)All Rights Reserved

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