QueenFrieza

Excerpt: 
His lips left her neck only long enough to say, “If the invisible scars he left don't disappear now, I'll keep trying again and again until they do. Soon your body will know only me.” 

Her eyes were still swollen from her previous tears, but they began to water again for a far different reason than before. She tried to pull away and hide her face from him. 

“Promise me,” she uttered. “Promise me I'll never be in the same room as him ever again.” 

His fist clenched and he had to control his anger. 

Quieter than before he whispered, “I promise.”

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Synopsis: 
A tumultuous childhood made Sophia fight that much harder for peace in her adulthood. Yet it would take only one meeting to shatter the average life she led as a successful bakery owner in the center of New Vista. 

She found him on a pile of garbage in an alley, bleeding from a head wound. After taking him to the hospital, he woke up not knowing who he was. The hospital referred to him as “John Doe”.

While navigating her fresh breakup, the mystery man became her source of distraction and comfort. He has a far more tender and doting side than she ever expected. Is he only like this with her?

The longer he stayed by her side, the more change she noticed within herself. There’s an undeniable pull between the two of them. Call it instincts or attraction, it felt like something she couldn’t ignore. The more time they spend together, the stronger the pull becomes. 

When she finds out who he is, any shred of safety she had before seems to disappear as a target is put on her head.

Mafia. Pheromones. Mate. 

Terms unfamiliar to her become the forefront of her problems. How are they supposed to explore their feelings when the world is intent on tearing them apart? 

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How I Became The Alpha Mafia Boss' Target

The thought of going back to the bakery in the daylight was horrifying.

When Sophia naturally woke up at 4:30 am, her first instinct was to get out of bed and get ready to open the bakery. Instead, she pulled her knees to her chest and silently cried.

After sleeping for a long time and waking up with clarity, the pain came rushing back. Luca had taken her mind off of the situation enough for her to fall asleep but she had to face reality eventually.

Even when her grandparents passed away, she didn't know if she cried so much because it was expected with how old and sick they were towards the end of their lives. At least she had the bakery to run so they would always be around her. However, even that was ripped out of her grasp.

Luca had turned off Sophia's alarm before he fell asleep, wanting her to rest for as long as she could, but when he heard a quiet gasp and saw that the room was still dark, he knew that she hadn't slept past her usual time.

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