DameButterfly

You can get much further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word. – Al Capone

An iron fist and a merciless cold metal gun, the mafia code that was taught to Zane Scarlet by his father. A code he wants to reform.
 But... When the only one knows how to solve problems is with a gun in hand and the only answer for betrayal is death - where does one start? And how does one do it while avoiding any attempts at arranged marriage? 

Not to mention the fiery woman on the right side of the law who entered his life like a whirlwind. What good could she possibly be?

excerpt:

"We already agreed where your place ends, Rose. There's no need any further argument. This Is final." Zane pinched the bridge of nose, turning to leave. A small hand grabbed the much larger one. An unexpected move. 
"What if I don't want my place to end there?" the low, quivering voice asked.
"What if I want this to be real?"
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Little Dove I love you so
but I know you have to go.
So spread your wings
and fly my love,
soar above the world my dove.
Paint the sky in indigo,
let your graceful colors flow,
and I'll search the sky
for your rainbow.
~ Author: Christy Ann Martine


*Prequel to Arranged Marriage To The Princess of The Red Scorpions*

Dear Dove

"I'm sorry, I didn't hear you come up behind me." Rose quickly apologized, taking a step back before she recognized the person. Her eyes immediately shot down to the other's hands full of books, the rough thing she'd bumped back into.

"You're…" She trailed off as two realizations dawned on her.

"Indeed. It's nice to see you again too." The other gave a small nod of his head. Moving around her, he put the books on the reference desk.

"Loretta, you wouldn't happen to have the second, edition of this book, do you. I can't find what I'm looking for in the first." He held up the book in question, waving it back and forth.

"If it isn't in the back, probably not." She replied, snatching the book from the other and looking over the title.

"You two know each other? I didn't think that you were from around these parts." She side-eyed Rose who raised an eyebrow in response. Was the look supposed to mean something special.

Unlike His Father...