NixxxiE

[BOOK2]
They said life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. I think that’s bullshit.

Don’t get me wrong. I love fairy tales. I’m a bibliophile. In fact, I read about a hundred books a year.

And in my life? 

I don’t marry my prince charming.
I have to marry the big bad wolf.

I’m not Cinderella. I don’t have evil sisters or a broken family. Actually, I grew up privileged in New York. I get what I want—most of the time, anyway. But that’s just how it is when you’re the daughter of New York’s Italian crime boss: Don Alessandro De Luca.

Sounds like I'm a modern-day princess, don't I? But the truth is, in our world, I’m not free to do a lot of things. And the men in my life shield me from the family business.

I get it. Restrictions keep me and my family safe. But it gets frustrating how they think I can't handle it.

And now, I’m shackled to something I don’t have control over—unless I want my family endangered.

I'm arranged to marry the grandson of the Morelli Family—our rival family who had been after my father’s seat for years.

I would rather die than end up with the enemy.

But everything changed in the blink of an eye.

My prince charming died because of them.

Now, I can’t escape it.

Now, the only choice I have left is to marry the villain to save my family.

So how can my life be a fairy tale when I’m living in a nightmare?

Nevertheless... This villain will have to see.

I can't be restrained. I'm born to be free.

**Gabriella's Hellfire is Book 2 of The De Luca Mafia Series**
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Other works:
•Serendipity - A Chance Encounter (Complete-Ongoing revision)

•Femme Fatale: The King's Deadly Temptress 

•Gael's Naughty Angela: A Mafia Prince Romance (Book 1 of The De Luca Mafia Series)

•Giovanni's Black Heart: An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance (Book 3 of The De Luca Mafia Series)

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Gabriella's Hellfire: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance

I remember every slap I gave those cheeks—of course only after I took off my rings. And I held back, knowing it was her first time. I would never hurt her more than she'd like. And she seemed to love it. I should probably ask her to make up a safe word for next time—just in case. Because there'll definitely be next time. I learned my Riri enjoyed it.

"How are you feeling?" I lightly brush my palm on the back of her thigh. "Does it hurt much?"

She purses her lips as though she's thinking. "Not really. I mean, it hurts a little when I sit, but not too much that I can't take it."

Even though I already know the answer, I still ask, "Do you want to do it again sometime?"

Her eyes snap toward me and just like earlier, I see the gleam in them. She definitely likes that. "Yes."

Chapter 65 - Mariano (2)