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

After years of waking up at 4:30 am every day to open a bakery, sleeping in until 7 or 8 am felt like a luxury. Since they weren't having to go to the office, their wake-up hour was creeping closer and closer to 8 am more often.

That day wasn't different especially because of the interruption to Sophia's sleep as Luca got home the night before.

In a rare time when Sophia woke up before Luca, she opened her eyes to his peaceful face and a small smile appeared on her face.

The day outside was cloudy and it made for a groggy time adjusting to being awake. Sophia preferred sunny mornings to help her get started, but watching Luca was helping her.

Lately, his eyebrows seemed to always be lowered and a crease remained between them. It was an intimidating expression he wore when she first found him but after he remembered who he was he seemed a lot friendlier.

She realized he must be under a lot of stress to wear that expression consistently.

All Signs Point to Murder