TwentiesGirl

"I think you enjoyed at least part of your punishment last night, sweetheart."

"No," I whispered, my voice barely audible, my eyes still on his hand, on his fingers as they drew small circles that made my toes curl on my exposed, sensitive skin.

He moved closer to me, making a small gasp push past my lips as I looked up, our gazes colliding.

"Relax. Do you know what the fun part is, Lana? It doesn't always have to be a punishment. It could be something... exciting too. Something you'll most definitely like."

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To save her entire family from the Stravkos Mafia - which was the most powerful Mafia family in Tuscany, Italy - Then sixteen-year old Solana Williams agrees to take her sister's place and becomes a sacrificial lamb  - becoming Abel Stravkos' wife. 

Theirs is just a mere marriage of convenience, but now older, wiser and twenty-three, Solana vows revenge for all they did to her family by making Abel's life a living nightmare.

Abel Stravkos does not need a wife, but with his cold-hearted father handling the helm of affairs, he's helpless to object. His heart isn't tied to this strange, beautiful, vengeful woman who's been forced down his throat. But the line between love and hate is thin, and Solana's staunch disobedience to his orders fuels his need to control her in every way possible.

Driven by revenge, and an undeniable passion sizzling just beneath the surface, it's only a matter of time before their attraction for each other becomes apparent, much to the dismay of his father as well as both internal and external forces trying to pull them apart.

Will they ever rise above obstacles lodged in their paths and get their happily-ever-after?

The Mafia's Crazy Obsession

"Why does it feel like you're pushing me away? What have I — "


She sat down on the edge of the couch, delicately, so the upper part of her butt rested on the tip. Guilt assaulted me, and made me unable to look her way. Was she innocent? Or did she know more than she chose to reveal? And if Wyatt wasn't Frank's father, then who was?


Who else was Helen Williams having an affair with? Or better yet, before Wyatt, who had been spending his nights on her bed?


"You did nothing to me, Lana. Stop stressing yourself."


"Then why this sudden change of behavior? I thought..."


I tilted my head to the side. "Thought what?"


She shook her head then brought her hands to her face, rubbing it before looking at me again. "I don't understand anything. I don't understand you. I mean, I thought I did before, but now... I don't know where I stand. All my life, I've always been in the middle of things I know nothing about. It's not fair."


Abel - Breaking Point