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

Dinners and late-night fancy things were the sorts of stuff that Julian was supposed to take care of. He enjoyed sucking up that kind of lifestyle far more than Zane.

One of the many reasons that could be pointed that he took more after his father than his older sibling did. Maybe even to the point that made him the better fit for taking over after Bernard passed or stepped down than Zane.

Except that Julian didn't care for such things. This meant that Zane was stuck between two worlds. One he embraced wholly and the other an annoying part that he just needed to suck up and put with because one came with the other.

The young mafioso decided that night though that he wouldn't be having to deal with it alone. Much to the chagrin of the person, he decided to bring along with him. They could deal with suffering though after everything Zane had been doing for them.

Worst Day of His Life