Victoria Russo is the daughter of the number-one New York Italian American mafia family boss, but she spends her time as any other female in their early twenties does – going to functions with her family, partying with friends, and undergoing a Bachelor of Law degree.

But Victoria has a secret. She's also an ice skater, going by the name Tori. With college encompassing more of her life, Victoria is finding it harder to sneak away to practice. Especially when her father reveals that Victoria is to start a law firm with another mafia boss' son, Antoni.

Will Antoni and Victoria be able to work through their complicated relationship and escape the clutches of the mafia world? Or will the darkness crown them its next King and Queen?

***

"Besides, your bark is bigger than your bite." 
"And yours? How’s your bite, Beast?"
"You don't want to find out how hard my bite is, Bell."

The Mafia's Legacy is created by Anisa Worthington, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

The Mafia's Legacy

The sheets are cold on her skin. No matter how tightly she curls herself into a ball – how hard she presses her knees to her chest or how low she dips her head – the sheets don’t get warmer. A small part of her brain remembers to find amusement in the situation, Antoni always has run warm. So it makes sense that his bedsheets are eternally cold.


The sound of soft feet over floorboards reaches her ears and she tenses, all her joints locking and her breath stilling. A presence hovers over her. Her heart screams in her ears.


A low sigh fills the air, followed by a mumble of words she can barely make out.


She lets go of the breath she was holding as her heart settles back to its normal slow and heavy pace. “You found me,” she mumbles lowly.


Chapter 48: Bath Salts and Realizations