BOOK TITLE: BEING THE DON'S OBSESSION
SYPNOSIS;She felt his hand under her chin, and he asked in a voice that surprised her, No one told her the Devil of Rome was this mild..."What's your name? And are you lost?"******She wasn't supposed to be here, dining with the cartel's enemies, watching them have the time of their lives.She was with his family, and it reminded her of hers.He leaned to her side. "Do you need a break?"She shook her head. "No, I like it here."*****He glared down at her, green fires burning her down; this wasn't the same person who had kissed, embraced, and made love to her.Now he had nothing but hate and resentment.She gasped when he grabbed her arm, pulling her to himself."No Gia." Now this was the devil her father told her about: "I won't let you die so easily."******Gianna Venditti, the last daughter of the leader of the Cartel, had known nothing but love in all the nineteen years of her life, but not until she experienced betrayal, pushing her into the hands of the Devil of Rome, Zayne Xavier.Not recognizing who she is, he takes her in, and all goes well until disaster strikes.Will she be able to survive the sea of pain and hate from a man whose favorite color is blood and who also has her life in his hands?For when she dines with this devil, even a long spoon won't help her."You can't come, Gia, and that's final!"Gianna Venditti glared at the people who stood before her sick bed, giving her orders all because they were "older." There was a reason God didn't bestow on her superpowers; otherwise, they would all be history.She turned her face to the side so she didn't see them, instead taking in her beautiful room, which she could never get tired of being proud of because she had decorated it herself.The first thing anyone would notice is the cream-colored rugs, then the light pink curtains, not to mention the lovely couch she rarely uses for fear of it getting stained.Her eyes falling on the couch, she leered at him angrily, munching on the chocolates that Teresa, her maid, had gotten her."Don't put dirt on that couch, Aaron!" She leered at him, bristling the more when he instead placed his booth on top, daring her to do her worst. "Sei cos fastidioso!" —You're so annoying—Axel, her adopted brother but the closest to her in her small, loving family, n
She shifted further back into the truck to avoid being seen, even though they were not that close. The will to cry had disappeared, and in its place was her will to survive."Make the dead bodies unrecognizable; we have a gift for Zayne," Axel said again. She clutched her chest, her heart racing—how many more seconds did she have before Aaron came running back, reporting that she wasn't in her room anymore?She turned to her side, seeing a thick black leather bag. She covered herself with it, blending with the darkness, and laid as flat as she could, trying not to make a noise.She could hear their footsteps and voices before the truck door swung open, and something heavy was thrown in.Shutting her eyes and hoping, another was thrown in, and this time it landed on her body, knocking her off breath and composure. Still, they didn't notice, for they were already out, bringing in another occupied bag and throwing it right on her again.She heard the doors jam shut, and after some minute
He expected the slumping, and that told him that whoever she was, she either knew who he was or was just scared of Matteo shooting a gun close to her body."You know her?" Matteo was now pulling closer to him, his gun at his sides.Zayne shot him a look. "How the hell should I know her? Like we just fucking saw her here!""Calm down; I thought it was one of the girls you knew, Devil."He shook his head and turned back to the body. He bent down to her, the torch on her face, the tip of his fingers trailing from her cheeks to her chin. Even out in the cold, she still sweated profusely. Her auburn hair looked scattered, and there was blood matted to one side of her head, scratches on her face, and trails of blood on her pretty pink lips.He swallowed, his eyes trailing down her neck.She was beautiful—not more beautiful than the women he had been with, but there was something about her."Dude, this place is fucking hot; what the hell are you doing there watching her face?!" Matteo pulled
"The patient had taken a terrible fall, and looking at the bruises and slight fractures; she seemed to have rolled down a rocky hill, or in a house, down the stairs."Gia could only stare at the doctor's mouth, her white coat still on; she was the first person she had seen when she opened her eyes, and the second was the tall guy with the softest eyes she had ever seen.Even though his voice didn't match those eyes, Gia knew she'd have been calm with him if he hadn't shot at her.Not until she heard the doctor say..."Don Zayne seemed interested in her, a friend of his?" The man shook his head, his eyes still on her unfocused pupils, trying to take in the room she was in."The Devil of Rome wouldn't mind adding her to his collection, though." There was a small smile at the side of his lips.She would have been offended if her ears didn't ring from what he had just said, "DEVIL OF ROME!" No, it couldn't be,Or so she thought.Axel had sent her parents' bodies to the Mafia, and she had
GIA'S POVDo you want to know what's worse than death? Being sheltered by death, For not only did it come with death, But also the fear constantly eating you up.No. Nothing had happened; after all, it had just been one night, and that night I bawled my eyes out, crying for my family, who were murdered by the last person they had expected.Axel. His name left bitterness on my tongue. How could he? after everything father did for him, taking him in as family after a raid by the then-Don Derinem and Don Damon?He was taken during one of the missions they were sent on, and after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of the cartels, they had him killed.Nathan told me that he had left for school one day, and when he came back, he met a boy about his age sitting on father's seat, and he almost had him beaten up when father introduced him as his brother. He also said he had never been so shocked in his life.Father doted so much on Axel, and they sometimes got people confused about whether N
Authors POVHe has seen those eyes before; he could swear on it. Soft blue, the color of a calm sea, they watched his every mood change, fearful and stunned. Behind that fear was calculation.Or maybe he was just overthinking it. the Mafia's security forces having him suspect every damn thing, including a girl in a white towel who had lost her memory.He pushed back, his right-hand flexing when he raked his fingers through his hair. "Trust me, Contessa," he said, shaking his head slowly as if regretfully, "You aren't my type. You shouldn't fear.He saw a little anger in her eyes, and when he turned his hard gaze on hers, she immediately melted.He pointed to the bed and said, "Do not wear whatever that is outside of your room; there are men out here. It won't be my fault if they don't control themselves."The blood was working its way around her body again."And Contessa?' He turned, saying, "No more words about you leaving the manor. The search for who your parents are has already sta
She ran into the room, shutting the door behind her. She searched the lock, turning in the keys, then moving backward as if the door were one big monster she didn't want to touch.Except that it was going to bring in a monster in a few minutes.What was he doing to the man? Had he told Don he caught her trying to break through the padlocks, would he come for her after he was done with her assaulter?If she'd known, she wouldn't have fought; she would have stayed and gotten it done, then gone back as if nothing had happened.She made the mistake of looking out the window again, blinking when she saw two other soldiers holding a wounded man in between them, seeing Don behind them, watching with the same rage on his face. Gia pulled back.Her heartbeat was thudding loudly against her ears, and she clutched her chest to keep it calm.A furious knock on her door had her straightening in a heartbeat. There was no way he was in front of her door in just how many seconds?"Contessa," the cool
Zayne's POV.I wasn't supposed to be here, driving her downtown to get new outfits, but then here we were, and she had her face out the window, her Auburn splashing in all directions. Good thing I had my glasses on, for right now I was being a creep.She smiled at me, and though I didn't smile back, I had this tug in my chest; it felt like I was dripping down like goo.She was a whole lot more character than she was the night before, though I hadn't told her anything because she didn't remember anything that went on.I wonder how mad she'd go if I told her she had asked me if I'd kiss her.The lust was a mutual thing, then. The liquor had helped her spill, and getting her drunk again had its appeal. Too bad. I made that bet.I looked toward her again, and this time she had her hands out of the window, her eyes closed, loving the feel of the breeze on her fingers.She looked shocked when I told her we were going to get her clothes, and even more shocked when I borrowed her one of my po