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

Sleep nor work seemed to help Zane to feel better. Everything from the night before continued to bother him just as much as if it happened mere moments prior.

Drinking didn't even make the young mafioso feel better. Perhaps something to do with the fact that he'd been doing it so often recently that it took far more than it used to have any kind of impact on him. The only saving grace thus far had to be the fact that his father seemed to have enough common sense to not try and contact him.

Zane wouldn't breathe a word to the other about Rose. He knew his father enough to know that the other would likely have a lot of questions. Background, profession, how long they've known each other, what part was she from and so much more than that. All of the things that he couldn't get away with asking about the night before.

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