Mayawrites375
OWNED BY THE MAFIA KING
"Some stories begin with love.
This one begins with blood."
Aurora Bennett is a twenty-two-year-old Fine Arts student at New York University whose life revolves around paintings, dreams, and the hope of a peaceful future.
She believes her life is ordinary.
Until her paintings begin revealing fragments of a past she doesn't remember...
...and someone is willing to kill to keep those secrets buried.
To the world, Alessandro De Luca is the billionaire CEO of De Luca Global Holdings, one of America's most admired businessmen.
Powerful.
Untouchable.
The perfect gentleman.
But when night falls, the billionaire disappears...
And the King of the Underworld rises.
A man feared by criminals, respected by politicians, and driven by a revenge that has consumed him for years.
When Aurora unknowingly steps into his dangerous world, Alessandro discovers she is connected to the greatest secret the criminal underworld has ever hidden.
A secret powerful enough to bring down The Five Crowns-the five legendary mafia dynasties that have ruled from the shadows for decades.
As forgotten truths resurface, buried betrayals awaken, and a long-lost masterpiece becomes the key to everything, Aurora finds herself trapped in a deadly war that began long before she was born.
Among those hunting the truth is Damian Blackwood-the charismatic CEO of Blackwood Capital and heir to one of the Five Crowns.
He doesn't want Aurora because she's beautiful.
He wants her because she may hold the power to decide the fate of every empire.
Now Aurora must survive a world where loyalty is bought, betrayal wears a smile, and love is the most dangerous weakness of all.
Because Alessandro De Luca isn't just protecting her anymore...
He's becoming obsessed.
Possessive.
Relentless.
And a king who has nothing left to lose is willing to burn the world for the only woman capable of breaking his heart.
Love was never part of the plan.
Neither was survival.