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Hoje bateu uma saudade deles 📖 Livro: Ligados pelo dever (Bound by duty) 📚 Saga: Born in Blood, livro 2 ✍🏾 Autora: Cora Reilly 📝 Gênero: Máfia romance ❗Recomendando para maiores de 18 anos❗ ❌Verifique os gatilhos❌ • • • • • • 🌿Tags: - #ligadospelodever #boundbyduty #lucavitiello #ariavitiello #borninbloodmafiachronicles #mafiabooks #livrosmafia #mafiaromance #mafiaromancebooks #trechosdelivros #igliterario #tirinhasdelivros #bookgram #bookgrambr (em Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp5uIGTv0go/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Icy Shots On A Hot Billionaire (Series)

👉Blurb 👉Craziness starts… “Yeah,” he says, “this is Eric Rodricks, our client, CEO of Rodricks Real Estate Investments, and this is our Marketing Manager, Selena Dutchmond.” The guy is hot, Adonis style, Greek God, towering, with beautiful dark blue eyes, chestnut wavy hair and a billionaire. That suit on him makes women stay at his feet. GQ magazine model. That’s why Jessie’s high-pitched voice has been on. “Nice to meet you, sir.” I extend my hand. “The pleasure is mine.” And I manage to take my hand back. Derek, I’m sorry, man… She’s mine… Oh! You’ll be mine, baby… Don’t you worry. I have to talk to Derek to get a confession out of him and then we’re on, Angel. I see Selena coming from the other way of the hallway to the elevator, crying. She has her purse in her hand and her gaze is down. She doesn’t see me and bumps right into me in the front of the elevator. I keep still but I’m a bit shaken seeing her like this. “Oh! Sorry!” She looks at me and then at Derek and my men. “It’s alright. Something happened?” I see her eyes are red and that she’s keeping tension inside of her. The elevator comes as one of my men has pushed the button when we’ve reached the spot. She walks in, leaving us here, with her head down, not looking at any of us, pressing the lobby button, and the doors closing. I get into the next elevator and on her footsteps. My men are already tailing her downstairs. She won’t escape me. 👉Genres of the book: Billionaire Romance, Curvy Girl Romance, Mafia Romance, Dark Mafia Romance, Possessive Alpha Males, Strong Female Lead, Enemies to Lovers, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy, Action, Comedy, Suspense, Mystery, Thriller, with the touch of the paranormal along the series, with a HEA.

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[stellamariealden]

September 11th is New Release Day!

Hi Lovs! I have almost 90 pre-orders and am so grateful to everyone who has bought my latest Brennan Brothers Romance. Amazon insists I upload the document four days in advance so yesterday i added the last edits, said a prayer I didn’t miss any mistakes, and hit submit. Today my ARC team gets a copy! Monday, the book releases. At first, I thought I would have a hard time surpassing the last…

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🖤 NEW RELEASE 🖤

TOWARDS MY NOW (The Men Of The Clan #2) by Alina Martyn is now LIVE! Don’t miss this all new enemies to lovers, mafia romance!

ONE-CLICK TODAY!

What to expect:

🖤 Forced Proximity

🖤 Best Friend’s Sister (ish)

🖤 Enemies to Lovers

🖤 Mafia Romance

Blurb:

Trent needed time to get his head on straight after going undercover in enemy territory for so long.

He needed time to be himself again and not his cover. But being the right-hand man to the Second-in-Command of the Irish Mob doesn't exactly give vacation time. So, Trent took what was supposed to be an easy mission; guard Augustine Jones, Kieron's sister-in-law, from the Italians gunning after her sister.

It was going great, until someone tried to kidnap Auggie, turning their whole situation upside down.

Auggie did not like having a babysitter.

Sure, Trent made her feel safe for the first time in a while. Sure, they had exceptionally entertaining banter. And yes, living with a real-life Adonis wasn't the worst thing ever. But Auggie just wanted to be able to finally build a home by herself, for herself, after the mysterious death of her powerful and dangerous ex.

When the teasing and joking turn more heated, Auggie can't deny the magnetic pull she feels towards Trent. Will he be able to keep her safe, even after he finds out the truth?

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🔥 Mafia romance with a little spice and a whole lot of suspense? Knights Ridge Empire series has another completed trilogy! 🖤 Thank you @tracy_lorraine_author for sending me an ARC to devour another Knights story 📲 Reckless Dynasty is now available on #kindleunlimited along with the Wicked Knight series & Deviant Knight series 💫Review💫 4 ⭐️ Reckless Dynasty is book nine in the Knight Ridge Empire series and book three in Toby and Jodie's trilogy. Like the rest of the Knight's Ridge Empire series Reckless Dynasty does not disappoint and delivers the action packed storyline with dangerous plot twists and the darkness we have some to expect from Tracy's writing. This is a dark Greek mafia series built on the foundations of family and loyalty with a huge does of 'touch her and I'll kill you' vibes. Reckless Dynasty picks up where that ending to Reckless Princess left us hanging on for dear life. This series is so easy to be consumed by and to devour in one sitting. Toby and Jodie's relationship started out of revenge but is now firmly ruled by love. Their journey has been nothing short of chaos and this book is now different. Toby fights to keep Jodie safe while she fights to stay alive. As always we have breadcrumbs for our upcoming knights and that ending chapter has my absolutely on the edge of my seat waiting for Dark Knight. I can't wait to see where Tracy continues to take us with the Knights Ridge world. #knightsridgeempire #tracylorrainebooks #darkromancebooks #mafiaromance #mafiaromancebooks #darkromancereads #romanticsuspense #bookrec #bookreview #bookishpost #bookishflatlay #bookstagram #bookphotography #aussiebookstagrammer #girlswhoread #romancebookbloggerofinstagram #romancereads https://www.instagram.com/p/CeSApOzvJzF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[lizellyn]

Best Debut Author I have ever read

Meet Brandy Hynes BLURB Dandelion wishes. Grains of sand. Shooting stars. Butterfly kisses. Murder and mothballs. Carnage and blood. Black leather gloves and too many lilies. Time can swallow her whole, and it’s almost up. WELLS She’s my mission. My prize. My obsession.Ivy Kingston is the most wanted woman in the world for reasons she is completely oblivious to, reasons I intend to…

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[innerdreamercollective]

From USA Today Bestselling author Xavier Neal comes a dark, twisted, page-turning captive romance…

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I'm her newest captive.

A caged prize fighter.

A plaything in the middle of her search for her father's killer.

But the longer I remain her prisoner, the more I want the dark sins she's offering.

The more I need them.

And when this ruthless, organized crime queen finally lets me dominate her?

I'll be unleashing everything I have to keep her safe from those who want her dead.

(Romance intended for ADULTS ONLY. Please be mindful of trigger warnings.)

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R4688RK/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?encoding=UTF8&ref=dbs_m_mng_awm_calw_tkin_0&storeType=ebooks

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Normally, I keep my romance novel writing on my personal website, but my book To Kiss An Enemy, comes out on February 28th. So right now I am offering the chance to get a free copy in exchange for a review. If you would like the opportunity to, please send me an e-mail with the type of E-book file that you prefer (MOBIE or EBOOK*for Kindle) and I will send you a free ARC of To Kiss An Enemy. To…

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[the-book-wyverns-lair]

....:::: PROTECTED BY THE MAFIA ::::....

❁ DE SALVO FAMILY BOOK TWO ❁

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❁ Felicity Garcia’s lonely, overstressed life completely changed the morning she woke up in a stranger’s bed.

✯ Her sexy kidnapper swears he took her for her own protection. Kind of a hard story to swallow, until he tells her the rest—that he works for a powerful local mafia family, and her monster of a half-brother went and spilled their blood. Now she must place her trust in this man, and find the strength to face the nightmares of her own past, if she wants to survive.

❁ Except survival isn’t the only thing she wants…

✯ Cristiano De Salvo is used to getting his hands dirty. It’s what he does. What he’s not used to is having his every thought and desire consumed by a woman more than ten years his junior, too sweet and innocent to have ever been dragged into a bloody turf war. He has been ordered to eliminate the enemy’s family, but he can’t bring himself to harm her—so he takes her instead.

❁ Now he must clear her name and destroy the enemy that is, in order to convince his family that keeping this beautiful woman is anything other than a betrayal. Because she is his, and now that he’s had her, not even the family he’s always served can pry her from his arms.

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Don of the Zenith Mafia Family is known to be cruel, heartless, and unforgiving.

He is Don Edmon Zenith.

But there is also another side of him that only a few know.

A gentle and loving uncle to his two nieces. He is happy with his little family and the occasional visit from his parents. But there's still something missing. And he knows what it is.

A partner.

No matter how much he tries, he never finds someone who even remotely fits his little family and if they do, once they know what he does for a job they make a beeline for the exit.

He lost all his hopes of finding a partner until one day... he met him.

Aiden, his doctor, his soulmate, his everything.

.....

After many failed relationships, Aiden decided to take a break from the dating scene. And that's easy to do since he is a doctor and he loves his job.

He is a pediatrician and works at one of the prestigious hospitals in the state. It's easy to not focus on his dating life since he loves kids and tries to spend as much time as he can with them.

Everything was going normally for him until one day it wasn't. Never did he think he'd fall for someone so easily, so absolutely.

But again he also never thought that he'd end up falling for the mafia.

Can love survive the ultimate test? For love, will Don forsake his throne?

Together, they redefine family!

📚- Mafia's Little Fire (Wattpad)

Ongoing

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Estou obcecada pela menina Marcella 📖 Livro: By Sin I Rise : Part One 📚 Saga: Sins of the Fathers series, livro 1 ✍🏾 Autora: Cora Reilly 📝 Gênero: Máfia romance ❗Recomendando para maiores de 18 anos❗ ❌Verifique os gatilhos❌ • • • • • • [🌿] #sinsofthefathers #bysinirise #marcellavitiello #maddoxwhite #borninbloodmafiachronicles #thecamorrachronicles #mafiabooks #livrosmafia #mafiaromance #mafiaromancebooks #trechosdelivros #igliterario #tirinhasdelivros #bookgram #bookgrambr https://www.instagram.com/p/Cona5aPvQfk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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[lovestoriestarot]

Icy Shots On A Hot Billionaire (Series)

Genres of the book: Billionaire Romance, Curvy Girl Romance, Mafia Romance, Dark Mafia Romance, Possessive Alpha Males, Strong Female Lead, Enemies to Lovers, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy, Action, Comedy, Suspense, Mystery, Thriller, with the touch of the paranormal along the series, with a HEA.

All Rights ReservedIcy Shots On A Hot Billionaire Series, by Andra-Cristiana Stan, Romania. Copyright © October 2019. All Rights Reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without the written permission of the author. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Chapter 1 – Coffee Is A Bitch…

Selena

“Jeez! Would you watch where you walk for a change?!” The hot brown content snakes down my shirt and skirt, drawing out a monster on me.

Why am I always met with such accidents?

“Sorry… I didn’t mean to… I was on my… Let me help you.” A nice lady in her early forties says, flustered on the event she caused, looking for something in her purse to give me.

“I-It’s okay… Sorry for yelling… I’m about to have an important meeting and this happens…” I take a napkin from a near empty table and I’m trying to clean myself a bit while the woman gives me one, too. “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine.”

“I’m really sorry. It’s my fault. I was reading my emails and didn’t see you. Here, let me pay for the cleaning.” She gets her wallet out, trembling a bit.

That’s strange. I know I have a killer look when I get mad, but I’m not a pulling-out-hair bitch. She didn’t see me? I’m no skinny one. I’m a 16 size for some loose ‘fabrics’ and 18 for others. Whatever… She looks nice and sorry.

“No, I don’t need that. Thank you. Let’s forget about it. I’m late for my meeting. Bye-bye.” I give her a quick smile and start to the café’s toilet to see the damage in plain sight.

The lady’s saying something to me in the background, but I don’t have time for other apologies and pleads for amends.

I enter the bathroom like a storm, scaring a young lady that is grooming at the mirror. I shoot a smile at her.

“Someone spilled coffee on me.” I say like she cares about that.

She gives me a weird look, packs her things and goes out, leaving me alone.

“Jesus Christ! How am I going to clean all this?”

My shirt, the front of my suit jacket, and skirt in diagonal are a mess. I’ve seen it earlier, but to see it in the mirror it’s pure horror.

My phone is buzzing.

“Great! Just great!” I get out my phone from my purse. It is Marta, my secretary.

Yeah, I’m a Marketing Manager at a big company, Donahue Estate Development. It’s my first month and meeting a big client today. He’s such a big of a client that some other four managers from our company are going to attend the meeting.

I take the call, fanning under my lips.

“You’re running late! The client is here! Jesse’s in heats around him! The Big Wolf is asking for you to take the meeting for presentation! Where are you?”

The Big Wolf is our 34-year-old playboy CEO. A muscled model with fine Greek God features, wavy black short hair, hazel eyes and exciting every girl that lays eyes on him. He’s always in an expensive tailored suit. Not me though. Jesse is the Planning Manager and the one that must have all the hot guys. The client must be hot.

“I’m at the coffee shop across the street. Haven’t slept all night, working. And someone spilled her entire coffee all over me. What am I going to do?” I send another look into the mirror, giving me cold shivers down my spine.

“What? Are you kidding? You should be here in five! They’re on to the meeting room!” She’s freaked out. If I lose my chair, she’s out, too. I hired her.

“But he’s earlier! It’s seven-thirty! The meeting was at eight!” I’m sure it’s at eight.

“I sent you a message last night. They changed it at seven-thirty. The guy is apparently besties with the Big Wolf, and they want to go and see a new land for investment together, after the meeting. Oh!” 

Why am I getting angry at this pause? 

“I didn’t send you the…”

“Marta?!” She always does that!

She’s young and she’s learning. She’s 21 and having a new boyfriend. She’s aloof, making everything hard for me sometimes. But she’s diligent to learn, so I don’t want to fire her.

“Sorry! I’ll make some excuses and you come as fast as you can!” And she abruptly ends the call. 

No, she didn’t!

My head is spinning, I’m sweating, and I could kill someone for real at this point. I’m still in the ‘testing’ period on my position. I haven’t had problems so far, but this could be one.

I take my purse and go out of the bathroom, on through the tables, turning around some heads at my sight for how I look with all the coffee on me, and go out. I really don’t feel embarrassment at this point. I see a clothes shop nearby and that’s my target.

“Hi!” I approach the lady there who gives me a weird look all over. “Do you have women’s suits like this one?” I’m pointing at the one I’m wearing.

“Not one that would be on your size, unfortunately.” I hate it when they say that. At least she doesn’t flash me the grimace of ‘you are fat’. “But we do have some casual clothes that might fit you well.” That’s a savior right there. “Would you want to try them?”

“Of course! Just give them to me! I’m pretty late for an important office meeting! I really need your help!” I kind of yell a bit because I feel like I’ll faint if I’m too late for the meeting.

She gives me a warm smile.

“Follow me then.” She takes me to the changing room. “Wait here. I’ll bring them right away. Any preferred color?”

“Black or dark blue. Thank you so much!” I smile at her with all my face but having a drummed heart.

After a few minutes, she comes back with black leggings in an office style, a black top having a dropped cleavage, office style again, and an over the bottom black jacket with one golden button to close it. Fine material and trendy for businesswomen. I wonder if I’ll fit in those and how much are those going to cost. Never mind. I’ll try them.

I dress up in a minute, at least that’s what I want to think it has been, and look at myself in the mirror.

“Can I see it?” The lady says outside the changing cabin. I open the door for her to give me the look. “Wow! You’re so hot in those! You look amazing! Why do you wear that ugly suit?! That’s a keeper on you!” She puts her hands over her mouth like she is Cinderella’s Godmother and genuinely smiling over my transformation.

Yeah, I look pretty hot for my figure. Don’t you think I’m the kind that has bulging fat. No. I have a defined S-shape figure (though I’m fat as I’m no Victoria Secret Angel), with a cute butt out, some breasts, not big ones, but they’re there, thick thighs and nice legs overall. I’m not a model, I know, but I’m OK. I do have a bit of belly out.

“So, I’m passable?” I really don’t want to make a wrong impression in the company, going out there with my fat screaming through my clothes. I do see it’s a perfect match on me, but a second, more objective, opinion is always welcomed.

“You’re more than passable! You look like on a magazine! But let your hair loose like this and you’re a doll!” She takes out my hair band and arranges my hair. “There! Everything’s perfect now!”

“Great! I trust and thank you! Let me pay it quickly!” I give her my dirty clothes as she has asked me and go with her at the cashier’s desk.

She puts my clothes in a shopping bag, takes the tags from the clothes on me, registers and swipes my credit card. Well, office credit card. I’ll have the accountant take a hit-and-run over me, but I’ll deal with that later.

“Here you go! Wish you good luck on your meeting!” She gives me everything and smiles.

“Thank you! Hope it will go well! You have a coffee from me later! Bye!” I rush out like crazy from the store and send a glance on my phone. 7:55. Shit!

In five minutes, I’m at the elevator to go to my office’s floor which is the tenth floor. The receptionist and the security guard say ‘hello’, but I just wave at them as I’m super late. Finally, I’m at my floor with Marta waiting for me at the elevator with my file and laptop.

“Give me those. Here’s everything. The Big Wolf is upset. I’ll be there, too. Go!” She gives me a look with a smirk when she realizes what I’m wearing and pushes me to go.

“He’s not going to be so upset anymore.” She grins. 

He’s going to be murderous in stares… I fucking know that… And the yelling will be present… It’s how he is… It’s my fucking luck for the day seemingly… Yeah…

I go with quick steps to the meeting room, already hearing Jessie’s high-pitched voice, sweet-talking what I think is the client. I knock on the door and enter. Everyone stops talking and all eyes are on me. Derek Donahue, our CEO, has the chair with its back at the door.

“It’s about damn time you…” And he turns around with the chair to criticize me but stops at the sight of me, scanning me from head to toes. 

I know… Sorry…

“So sorry. Traffic.” I ignore everyone’s stare, and he comes back to his senses while I go to my spot.

“Yeah,” he says, “this is Eric Rodricks, our client, CEO of Rodricks Real Estate Investments, and this is our Marketing Manager, Selena Dutchmond.”

The guy is hot, Adonis style, Greek God, towering, with beautiful dark blue eyes, chestnut wavy hair and a billionaire. That suit on him makes women stay at his feet. GQ magazine model. That’s why Jessie’s high-pitched voice has been on.

“Nice to meet you, sir.” I extend my hand.

He takes it and stares into my eyes with those ravishing waves he has into them, not letting go. I’m not intimidated. Jessie rolls her eyes and clears her throat while I’m trying to have my hand back. Jessie’s sending me spears across the room at this point.

“The pleasure is mine.” And I manage to take my hand back.

I sit on my chair, open the file, and then the laptop, starting the marketing presentation for him. Marta enters the room and sits on the chair behind me, near the projector, to work on the slide show while I speak.

I deliver all the information and I ask if there are questions or things that need to be changed. Eric is looking at me, laid back on his chair with his hand on his cheek, in a thinking pose. He has a smirk on his face. I guess he’s satisfied with the presentation.

“That’s interesting.” Eric says looking at Derek who’s staring at me. He does that often, but now it is longer than usual.

“What? Yeah. She’s our best.” He snaps out of whatever he has been thinking. “Anything you need a correction or addition on?”

“No. It’s fine. But I would want to have a word with you, alone.” He stares back at me like I’m under a metal detector. 

Take your fucking eyes off me, motherfucker… There’s nothing here for you… Just saying…

“If there’s anything, I’ll be in my office.” I say with a professional smile, standing up and leaving Marta to pack things up. “It has been a pleasure to work on this project, sir.” 

Not really, but anyways… 

I extend my hand for the final handshake.

He takes it in a strong grip, like trying to get a reaction from me. I’m reactionless as ice. 

You fucking sucker… I’m not a sucker for hotness or money… I don’t give a single fuck on you… Jessie though, she’s all there for you…

“You did a great job. Rarely I’m so impressed.” He gives a smile, landing his gaze on my lips. 

You’re so asking for it… But I’ll behave… Yeah… Let’s finish it already…

“Thank you, sir. Have a good day.” I try to take my hand back while he’s resisting. 

Don’t know for how long I’ll behave though… 

He lets go after a few good seconds to Jesse’s despair, who is still in the room with a short tight black dress and a white jacket on her to die for model body.

She is a Barbie doll all over. Even I, as a woman, could fall in love with her beauty. In the sense I would want to look like her. I’m not a lesbian, though many think I am. Why? Because I don’t have a boyfriend and I always keep it friend zone for males or strictly business. I don’t have time or want for a personal life.

I walk away and straight to my office. I need to drink something cold for the heated morning I’ve had since the coffee shop till present. 

Finally… I’m so fucking cursed… Good it finished…

My office is one with a view over New York City. I have a leather chair with a wide neat oak desk. There are a few framed posters with motivational quotes on the cream walls and a big library with books on law, management, marketing and economics. I’m 31. I have Law school and Finance-Banking-Accounting bachelor’s degrees. I may seem I have it all, but I don’t. I’m in huge shit and this job is the one that keeps me out of bankruptcy. Not all out, but it helps my financial situation a bit. But that’s a story for another time.

“Hey! You were awesome!” Says Marta, coming in with all the things, placing them on my desk. 

Yeah… Yay… Not awesome… I so hate everything, but I have no choice… You’re cute though… Kids… He, he, he…

“Thanks. I worked my butt off for that presentation. Can you bring me some cold Diet Pepsi, please? I’m so thirsty.” My mouth is dried out and I’m feeling hot. I hope my blood sugar levels aren’t too high. I’m a diabetic. Insulin dependent. Five shots a day. Stress increases my diabetes’ levels.

“Yeah, in a minute. No! You looked so sexy and like a vixen! That Eric guy couldn’t take his eyes off you! And Derek, too! Ouch! I see romance!” She’s grinning like a high school girl. 

Oh, Jesus… I know you’re a sucker for this kind of things, but it’s not MY thing…

“Stop dreaming. It’s normal they were staring at me. I was delivering the presentation. Now go and give me that drink. Don’t think I’ve forgiven you for the message.” I answer my ringing phone while she’s pouting, then puffs at me. Kids. 

I know, baby… I know… I’m not like you to be thrilled over such occurrences…

“Selena?” That’s my mom on the phone. I do hope nothing happened. She’s tensed.

“Yeah, mom. Everything okay?” I’m trying to keep my cool, but I can feel something happened. 

Hit me with it… I can take it…

“Sweetie? We are losing the house…” 

Shit! 

She starts crying on silent.

“Mom! Calm down! I’m coming over. Where are you?” I’m keeping an outside cool, yet inside I’m sinking.

The shit we’re in since the economic crisis, has all my family on the edge. We were rich people, at some level, not millionaires, but we had it going without lack of money. We had and still have construction companies. Small ones, but they were and are a family business. An investment project with bank loans among other such ‘sugary’, cut our throats financially and we’ve lost many things. The house is next. 

I saw it coming… Jesus Christ…

“At home. Your dad went crazy and I don’t know where he is. He can’t take it anymore! I think he’ll do something! Lord! Why is this happening to us?”

A tear escapes down my right cheek and my heart is in pieces for both my parents and for our family.

Marta comes in with my drink with widened eyes on how I may look at this point.

“Calm down, mom. I love you and everything will be fine. Dad’s going to be fine. I’ll be there right away. Wait for me, will you?” I’m still trying to keep my cool to make my mom feel she’s not alone and that she has a strong daughter to protect them.

Now do you understand why I give a shit on men and don’t want to get involved with them? Love is never going to help my situation, only complicate it.

“Yeah. Come safe, baby. Love you.” She hangs up crying. I’m all teary but not voicing it.

“What’s the matter? You look like shit. Here. Have a sip…” She gives me the drink, which I take and have some. I feel like yelling and raging out loud. 

This shit is never going to end….

“Nothing. Help me clear all the meetings today. I have some family problems which I can’t avoid. Send on my email all the work I need to do. Please, don’t forget anything, okay?”

Nobody in the office knows about my problems. They think I’m healthy, only fat, and living on high horses. That’s the image I’ve created. I stand up in a hurry and take my purse.

“Wait! Derek called. He wants to speak with you. Now.” She says, but I’m out through the door, not looking back.

When I reach the elevator, with my gaze down, I bump into someone.

“Oh! Sorry!” I look at the person I’ve bumped into. It’s Eric, followed by his men and having Derek beside him. 

I’m so fucking cursed… Should have realized since the coffee spilled on me moment… It was a bad omen for the fucked-up day… Only oh-so-good-news…

“It’s alright. Something happened?” He sends me a worried look seeing my probably red eyes. 

All the shit happened… And you were the last person on Earth that I wanted to see right now…

“Where are you going? Didn’t Marta tell you I’m expecting you in the office?” Derek is both pissed and worried. 

She did… But you’re not important at this point… I give a fuck on everything… My family comes first…

“Nothing happened.” I dismiss Eric with a cold voice. “Yes, she told me. I have some unexpected family situation and I have to leave for the day. You can cut my paycheck. I’ll still run all the work at home. Marta will send everything on my email. I really have to take a leave, sir. I’m not going to wait for your approval. If you consider you want to fire me over this, you can do it. I’ll understand. Have a good day, sir.”

I don’t give a shit at this moment if I lose my job as well. If I’m sinking, let it all sink. Why not? I can take it, right?

The elevator comes at perfect timing and I go in, leaving Derek with a dropped jaw and a what’s-going-on expression. Eric? I don’t know. I’ve totally ignored his presence. He’s not my boss. I go in and press the lobby button and the elevator closes with only me in it, which is great. 

The shit of my life is an ongoing story… I’m so perfect… 

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Love is a weakness for ruthless men. And I was as weak as they came, just for her.

I had a goal. Take over for my grandfather and become one of the Lords in The Commission. The New York Mafia Don. One of the Cinque Grandi.

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