mafia

A boy burdened by trauma and overwhelming stress seeks refuge in a silent library, hoping to escape his own thoughts. But in a single, unexplainable moment, reality fractures. When he opens his eyes again, he is no longer in the library. He has been pulled into a fantasy world—beautiful, dangerous, and painfully alive. There, he meets a woman who feels strangely familiar, as if she knows the wounds he has never spoken aloud. As they journey together, the line between illusion and truth begins to blur. But every fantasy has a price. Will the boy find a way back to reality? And if he does… will he still be the same person who entered the library? Some illusions heal. Others shatter you forever.

“By the time I’m finished with you, you’ll forget your own name… but you’ll never forget mine” —————×————— Amalia Moretti should have died in that alley. Instead, Dante Castellano decided she was worth saving. A mafia king feared for his cruelty and power, Dante doesn’t rescue people, he claims them. With one signature on a contract, Amalia becomes his wife for a year, trapped in a world ruled by blood, secrets, and control. Living under Dante’s roof means obeying his rules and enduring his attention. Every touch lingers too long. Every look feels dangerous. Fear turns into heat, and hatred blurs into desire. What starts as possession becomes obsession. But as Amalia digs into the truth behind her brother’s death, she uncovers lies that threaten everything Dante has built and everything she feels for him. Loving him could destroy her. Leaving him might get her killed.

When Elara’s life is turned upside down by a sudden strategic marriage, she expects control, rules, and a ruthless husband who commands empires without mercy. What she doesn’t expect… is Adrian Laurent. Cold. Calculating. Untouchable. A man whose name alone bends markets across Europe. Their marriage isn’t born from love. It’s forged from power. But from the very first night, Elara refuses to be a silent queen in a golden cage. She challenges him. Questions him. Stands beside him — not behind him. And Adrian quickly realizes… she is not a weakness. She is a force. As hidden enemies begin targeting Adrian’s empire, internal betrayal shakes the foundation of his business. A spy buried deep within his organization exposes how far their mysterious enemy is willing to go. But this war isn’t about money. It’s psychological. Someone powerful is watching. Testing. Waiting. And when Elara becomes the true focus of the mastermind’s attention, their marriage transforms from a strategic alliance into something far more dangerous. Because in a world ruled by power, loyalty is rare. And love? Love is the ultimate vulnerability. In a game of control and dominance, Adrian and Elara must decide— Will they protect each other? Or will the empire burn with them inside it?

At nineteen, Roslyn(Rose/Rosie) has her life carefully mapped out in the quiet hill station where she lives with her sister-in-law Diana and two adoring kids. She's sworn to stay far away from the mafia world that destroyed families and claimed everyone she loved. It's a simple promise: no criminals, no dangerous men, no connections to her only brother Lirio who now took over her father's mafia empire. Rosie made a promise she intends to keep—no matter the cost she'd never fall for a killer. Then one moved in next door—all dark eyes and dangerous smiles, claiming to be a friendly stranger. Leonard's lying. He's the Apex. And he's hiding in her backyard. Fresh from winning the Blood battle and claiming the title of Apex—the deadliest young assassin in a generation—he's supposed to be lying low, healing, and staying invisible while every crime family in the hemisphere hunts him for the ultimate prize: a favour from the Mafia Lord himself. Instead, he's stealing roses from her garden to leave on her window, pillow, in between notebooks. And slowly, dangerously, becoming part of her world. She tries to hate him. He makes it impossible. Rose thinks he's an arrogant intruder who's trying to steal even her niece and nephew's affection. He thinks she's a naïve dreamer playing at normalcy while danger circles closer than she realises. They argue, they clash, they nearly kiss in his terrace garden under the stars. And with every late-night tutoring session every shared secret, every moment of unexpected tenderness, the walls between them crumble. But Rose isn't the only one falling. And unknowingly their fate is uncovering a conspiracy. The dark truth about the massacre that destroyed his family as it begins to unravel a web of lies that reaches into the highest levels of his own organisation. The closer they gets to the truth, the closer danger gets to Rose. Because someone wanted their mafia family dead. And when they discover its heirs are still alive—the last surviving ones to a legacy of power—they'll finish what they started. Two people trying to escape their fates. One impossible choice. He can return to his world and protect her from afar. Or he can stay and risk everything—his title, his life, and the fragile promise Rose made to the family she has left. In a story where loving the wrong person can get you killed and trust is a luxury neither can afford, Rose and the Leonard(Apex) must decide: Is love worth dying for? Or is survival worth living without it?

I took him in to save him. A wounded light, trembling under the rain. I thought I had helped the angel in this story. But he never left me. His gaze followed me, silent, possessive.Like a promise. Like a threat. They say angels protect. Demons do too. The difference is, angels let you go. He doesn’t.

[Warning: This story contains explicit adult content and dark romance themes. It features a strong female lead and a dominant male lead. Expect dangerous plot twists ahead.] I'm Julie Michael I went with my father to a luxurious restaurant in New York, but I never left with him. On a lower floor of a world that doesn’t exist on any map, I discovered the truth: I wasn’t abandoned by accident. I was sold to Robert Cross, a billionaire who buys people for the joy of breaking them. But I refuse to break under his hands. In Robert Cross’s world, everything has a price tag. I was his most expensive purchase, and I intend to be his most dangerous mistake. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - "You bought my body, but you will not buy my submission," Julie spat. Robert leaned in, his voice a dark hiss: "Commodities don't need to like their masters, Julie... It’s enough that I took a liking to you and bought you, sweetheart." ______________ Julie stomped the floor with her foot, and agitation was clear in the tone of her voice, which rose slightly as she pointed at my face: "You ran your thumb over your lip! You're hinting to me... hinting that I kissed you!" My composure didn't budge; instead, I tilted my head to the side and looked at her with a gaze shrouded in mischief, then said with utter simplicity: "And what is the problem with that? It was just a kiss." -------------------- She waved her hand with bitter irony: "Are you the one who's going to protect me from him?" I nodded, confirming: "Yes." A low growl escaped her, and she said: "You are worse than him." Then I asked her in a confident tone that made her cheeks burn: "Then why were you burying your face in my chest, with your fingers digging into my shirt?" Adult content only Dark Romance Twisted

Ava's Christmas is ruined. After a terrible fight with her abusive boyfriend, she is hurt and alone. By mistake, she sends a desperate text for help to the wrong number. The text simply says: "He broke my ribs." The reply is immediate: "I'm on my way." But the man coming to save her isn't who she thinks. He is Leo "The Ghost" Moretti, a lonely and feared Mafia boss who is tired of his violent life. Her text, meant for someone else, lands in his quiet world like a spark. He sees a chance to be someone's hero instead of their villain. As Leo helps Ava heal and hide, a dangerous game begins. Ava's ex-boyfriend is searching for her, and Leo's own enemies in the crime world are closing in. Trapped between two dangerous men, Ava must trust the one who came when she called. Can a miracle born from a mistake survive a storm of bullets and betrayal long enough to find a happy ending?

╭──────༺♡༻──────╮ In a city ruled by mafia bloodlines and vampire supremacy, survival is not a right—it’s a privilege that has to be earned. Adrian appears to be just a delivery worker trying to keep his mother alive in a world that devours the poor. But because of his bloodline he knows which streets to avoid, which eyes not to meet, and how to stay invisible. He’s learned that discipline keeps you alive longer than courage ever will. But one wrong hallway changes everything. After witnessing a murder meant to erase a past that refuses to stay buried, Adrian finds himself trapped under the control of Lucian Black—a young, untouchable vampire mafia boss whose power bends technology, territory, and lives with effortless precision. Adrian is not killed. He is kept. What begins as containment turns into something far more dangerous as Adrian proves impossible to break, impossible to discard, and increasingly impossible to ignore. Lucian remains cold, distant, unreachable—yet the longer Adrian exists within his world, the more fragile that distance becomes. In a society where vampires determine rank, loyalty is always bought with blood, and obsession is the deadliest currency of all, being wanted can be worse than being hunted. And some bonds, once formed, were never meant to be escaped. ╰──────༺♡༻──────╯ https://discord.gg/F5N7Ut45X. My book's discord server. Hi guys! it’s me again! This is my Cupid’s Quill entry. I don’t plan to pause my WSA book but I’d appreciate if you guys can support this one first for the next one and half month, please support me. I really want this as a career also I’m very much open to suggestions and corrections. Thanks for your love

“You’re under me,” Raymond said coldly. “And whether you accept it or not, Candy Chucks—you’re mine now.” He said her full name slowly, deliberately. Candy’s heart slammed against her ribs as his gaze dropped to her lips, dark and unreadable. His hand came to the back of her head, fingers tightening—not to kiss her, but to remind her who held the power. “I’m nobody’s property,” she snapped, jerking away. “Not yours. Not anyone’s.” His lips curved into a dangerous smile. “We’ll see.” ____________ Candy Chucks’ life ends the day her father sells her to a ruthless mafia lord to settle a deadly debt. Raymond Monster is cold, feared, and unforgiving—and once he claims something, he never lets go. Trapped in his world of violence and power, Candy fights to keep her freedom… until she uncovers a devastating truth about her past—one that proves her entire life was built on lies. Was she ever meant to be free… or was she always his?

Lola is an unwanted child, often looked down on and shamed. At a young age, people kept saying that even when she got married, only good-for-nothing scums would want her! Years later, Lola comes back to end ties with her family once and for all when two children cling to her legs, saying; “Mommy, please let us adopt you!” “Mommy, Daddy misses you so much! He said he wants another baby!” When everyone was only interested in Lola’s misery, the richest and most influential hotshot announced, “My wife, please come home.” *** Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/gXCMQwmrGY

Cursed at ten, Izana Grimshaw grew up feared by others and by himself. The night the curse awakened, destroyed his family and left him believing he was a monster, a belief he carries as a permanent mark of his grief. Now a ruthless mafia boss, he hides his light-sensitive green eyes behind a white blindfold while the curse slowly destroys his health. He distrusts physical contact, recoiling from any touch as if it could harm both him and others. At twenty-six, Izana is forced into an arranged marriage with Leah Gryphon, a woman with a past as dark as his own. She tries to help him survive the curse, but he pushes her away, convinced he deserves nothing but isolation. But as hatred turns to understanding, and understanding to something far more dangerous, Izana must face the truth. Love may be the one thing strong enough to challenge the monster he believes himself to be.

The White Tiger Gang was the biggest and most feared group in the country, clawing its way from the bottom to the top all because of a single individual, Maximus Darn. Reaching the Peak, he found nothing he couldn’t have. One day, though, he lost it all. Betrayed from the inside, remembering the last few words: “Money rules all.” In death, Maximus finds he has been given a second chance, but not in his own body, but in the body of a young man named Max Stern. “Wait, the Stern Family!!” Now, he was the heir to the wealthiest family in the country, the Stern Family. With his newfound wealth, he was given a whole new life, but living in the Stern family wasn’t the easy life one would expect. “Spoiled brats, Wealthy snobs trying to one-up me. You have no idea where I’ve come from. I’ll show you all, what happens when you mess with White Tiger.” Follow Maxmius as he builds a New empire using his wealth, and faces the very Gang, he created.

Mia Torres thought the hardest thing she'd ever do was bury her brother. She was wrong. One year later, a man is waiting for her at his grave. Damien Voss — mafia boss, her brother's former best friend, and the last person she ever wanted to see again. He's holding a contract with Ryan's signature on it, and only one thing to say: Ryan owed him. Now she does. Mia is furious. Damien is immovable. And somewhere between her hatred and his silence, the truth about Ryan's death begins to surface — a truth neither of them is ready for. She came to grieve. She leaves as his. Some debts are paid with more than money. Some chains are never meant to break.

Warning: This story contains BDSM steamy scenes, mature language, and forbidden romance.Recommended for readers who enjoy emotionally intense and sexually charged love stories with depth. ……. My father is a powerful politician. His enemies killed my mother. Now they want me. To keep me alive, he hires the most expensive security company in the city. Three men show up at my door and drag me to a secret beach house. Dante, Nikolai and Enzo My bodyguards. My captors. I’m a medical student. I’m supposed to study for exams, not stitch up gunshot wounds and listen to bloody stories that make my thighs press together. I should hate them.I should be begging to go home, not aching for the men that might destroy me. Instead, I let them pin me to the wall, big bodies caging me in, heat rolling off their skin as rough hands toy with the buttons of my shirt. One of them leans down and growls in my ear, “We’ve wanted to do this since the first day we laid eyes on you kitten”

"Imagine spending your entire life fighting a war, only to realize the enemies you were trying to kill... were the ones who gave you life." Marein’s existence is a beautifully crafted lie. Raised in a home built on secrets and trained to be a pawn in a game she doesn't understand, she lives as a stranger to her own blood. She is bound to a family that isn't hers, trapped in a fate she didn't choose. But as the shadows of the past begin to bleed into the present, a terrifying question emerges: Who are her true parents? And why were they placed on the opposite side of her blade? In this journey of blood, betrayal, and dark revelations, stands Ranzo—the man who refuses to be her brother, yet remains the only anchor in her collapsing world. Will Ranzo lead her to the truth, or is he just another layer of the deception? Dive into a tale of revenge and forbidden bonds, where the ultimate truth might be more lethal than the lies. "What happens when the mask falls, and you realize you've been shedding your own blood all along?"

Mara wants a simple life, far away from danger. But everything changes the night she crosses paths with Lorenzo—the man everyone fears, the one with blood on his hands and a target on his back. He saves her when he shouldn’t, pulls her into his world without meaning to, and suddenly she becomes the one thing he refuses to lose. Mara knows she should run from him. Lorenzo knows he should let her go. But their lives are already tangled, and every step forward drags her deeper into a truth that could ruin them both. He is danger. She is the exception. And neither of them is ready for what happens when a sinner decides someone is worth protecting.

Once the pampered daughter of the most powerful Mafia clan in the city, Aria DeLuca lost everything when a rival clan destroyed her family and stripped her of her power. At her lowest point, Victor Draven—her first love who had mysteriously disappeared abroad five years ago—returned. But he was no longer the warm, playful boy she once knew. In his place stood a cold, ruthless man with unreadable eyes. Desperate and with nowhere else to turn, Aria DeLuca sought his help. But Victor only looked at her and asked, “What would I gain from helping you?” Now, with nothing left to her name, Aria DeLuca must decide how far she is willing to go… and what she is willing to offer the man who once loved her.

Roulette is a spinning wheel, its contents unknown: a ball, even or odd, red or black, win or loss… or a bullet, loaded or empty, life or death. Same name, same principle—a spinning wheel, but the end is a mystery.

He bought me at auction on a Tuesday. Didn't look at me when the hammer fell. Didn't look at me in the car, or when they showed me to my room, or when the schedule arrived slipped under the door like I was a problem that could be managed with a timetable. He just bought me and went back to running his city, and I stood in a bedroom that wasn't mine and understood, with the clarity that comes after everything is already gone, that hatred was the only thing I still owned. Matteo Corvelli killed my father. Dismantled my family. Then purchased the last piece of it. Me. And began, methodically and without explanation, to build me into something useful. I told myself I was surviving. Told myself the training was a map of his intentions and I was only reading it, only learning the terrain so I could eventually find the exit. I was so certain. So cautious about what I let myself feel in that house, in those rooms, in the spaces between his words where something lived that I refused to name. The problem with studying a man that long is what happens when he starts to look back.

TRIGGER WARNING! This story contains graphic depictions of gun violence and murder, mafia-related threats and organized crime elements, sexual content, kidnapping, alcohol use, betrayal and emotional manipulation. Reader discretion is advised. — “Is there no other way?” I asked, totally subdued by the fact that this nightmare marriage was the only solution. “No, there isn’t,” he said coldly. “I can’t afford to lose my son and have you turned into a sex slave by the Romanovs.” “Your son?” I scoffed, the memory of him taking my virginity and vanishing without a trace slicing my heart. “You seem to have forgotten that you never intended on taking things further with me. God, you’re no different from the Romanovs!” He assessed me coolly with those dark eyes and then said with a note of finality, “He’s my son, Niamh, and you’ll have to become my wife.” My father was killed. My uncle sold me to the Russian mafia syndicate. And now, the man I hid my son from for five years—Massimo Valentino—is forcing me to be his wife. My survival and the safety of Matteo depend on this hated forced marriage. But the situation is worse than I thought: I am the key to a hidden vault that the Texas underworld is willing to kill for. With the war raging outside and a major betrayal brewing inside the Italian mafia syndicate, my safety depends entirely on Massimo. I have to forgive and trust the man who ruined me, or lose everything. This is the first installment in The Valentino Princes Series.