Adrianna Romero, the mafia princess who had been separated from her family years ago, is finally given the chance to reunite with them. However, she is not the same 4 year old anymore. A freak, a science experiment gone wrong.... She crosses paths with the mafia heir , Dante and her life begins to change. Will her past allow her to allow herself to be loved? Or will new challenges make her worst fears come true?
I try moving but the crack I hear in my bones stop me. The kick I received on my ribs weren't pretty but I didn't think it was bad enough to hinder my movements. It wasn't like the others.
I debated killing them as I unwrapped the bandage around my stomach, but remembered that they were my parents, then again if they didn't want me why did they bring me to this world to kill me?
"Fuck!" My body protested when I reached for the sweatshirt on my bed and put it on.
I don't have a phone to check the time so I carefully walk down the stairs to the living room. The old clock on the wall said 5 am, meaning I have just 30 minutes to make their food and clean the mess they created the day before. I wouldn't want to add to the beating I just received last night.
I quickly make toast for them. I also sneak two toasts into the back pocket. I rush to my room to eat them and prepare for hell.. Sorry, school.
I enter the little bathroom and look at my self in the mirror. A part of me is slightly revolted at the sight.
My left eye which is purple is shining brightly despite the lack of light in the bathroom. My right eye is a dull green colour. I wash up and wear a jean under my sweat shirt.
I heard grumbles from my dad downstairs and took that as my cue to leave through the window.
I grab my backpack and put my two toasts into it.
As soon as I open my small window, he starts banging on my door. It's now or never.
I fall on the grass badly and scrape my knee. Curving my hand around my ribs, I limp out of the yard.
I jump out of window and run down the street to catch the bus.
It is at times like this that I wish I have a headset to block out the noise. As I enter the bus, everywhere goes quiet except for the snickers as I walk further into the bus looking for a seat.
I keep up my tough front if not I will end up getting bullied by entitled brats.
I finally see an empty seat at the back and seat down, not caring at the person right beside me.
They all start shifting away from me and I give them a smile..
"Thank you for the extra space guys". I give them my most creepy smile. Their terrified look gives me intense joy.
I'll be damned if I let myself get trampled on in school too. Thankfully, this is my last year then I'll leave and go to another state.
I applied to University of Houston and I'm currently awaiting a reply. Hopefully, they get back to me soon.
Two minutes into the bus ride, I start feeling cold. After rubbing my arms, which does not really have an effect, I remember that I have a hoodie in my bag.
I open the bag and take out my hoodie. Throwing it on, I wrap hands around myself willing this nightmare of a day to be over already.
Soon enough, the bus comes to a halt and everyone starts trooping out. I wait for everyone else to leave before coming down.
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"Freak"
"She's really weird"
"Are you seeing her eyes?"
"bitch!"
I put up my hoodie and raise my head high, daring anyone to look me in the eyes as I walk into the school. Almost immediately, the path I was about to walk on was cleared. Yes guys! The queen is here.
Pfft! As if I care. I adjust the strap of my bag properly on my shoulder and walk to my locker.
Just as I am about to shut it, my favourite blue-eyed specie puts her hand inside.
I turn around to see my best friend, Lily Lane, who is the opposite of her name. Well, the word to describe Lily is persistent. Let's just say that if she was not consistently annoying, we would have never been best friends today.
I still remember how we met till this day.
It was first day of middle school and I had walked into class nervous as hell.
When the teacher introduced me in front of the class, all the kids had looked so terrified that they even made me so scared that I thought there was a monster behind me. I didn't know I was the monster.
So kid was willing to share a desk with me and just when I was about to cry, Lily has tapped on my shoulder and asked me to share with her.
For the next two months, we grew a routine of her, endlessly talking and me, forced to listen. She didn't hear my voice for more than two months.
I was eventually forced to speak one day. Lily had already become the best part of my day. I was being abused at home without mercy and Lily was the only one that made me feel seen. She would always bring snacks for me.
She told me that she was adopted but her adoptive parents have always adored her. I always wondered why my biological parents treated me like trash.
I never told Lily about the abuse. Still haven't. I know how broken she will be but she can't do anything about it and I know it will crush her.
We were in our second year of middle school when she heard my voice for the first time. Some girls had tripped me and as usual, she was the one who stood up for me.
They had pushed her to the ground and for the first time in my life, I felt that now familiar emotion. Anger.
It's safe to say that the kids spent a week in the hospital from bruises. No one could believe it was a kid who had done that to them but when they saw my eyes, the hate intensified.
Considering I went to the same middle school as most of the people in this school, they brought the hate and rumours here.
As soon as I shut my locker, she hooks her arm through mine. She shows me a mischievous smile that only means choas and I reciprocate with one of mine.
Let the day begin...
He raises up my chin with his finger, his piercing blue eyes flickering between my lips and eyes. "Do you think I like her?". He starts leaning in. Everywhere starts getting hot. I know that the AC in my room is working perfectly well so what is this. His breath fans my face and heat immediately goes between my legs. "Maybe". I say in a breathy whisper. I can't let him kiss me. He is my boss. "Hmm. Yes or no?". He snakes an arm around my waist and pulls me closer to himself. "No". My breath gets stuck in my throat. His hand goes to the back of my neck and he smashes his lips against mine. ********************* Mia Pierce is drowning in endless bills whilst struggling to pay her sick sister's bills when she takes the job of billionaire CEO Lucas Ross' daughter. Lucas, a widower of seven years, is emotionally closed off but finds himself feeling things he shouldn't when Mia enters his life. Is this another love story or will everything come crashing down?
Rena got into an entanglement with a big shot when she was drunk one night. She needed Waylen's help while he was drawn to her youthful beauty. As such, what was supposed to be a one-night stand progressed into something serious. All was well until Rena discovered that Waylen's heart belonged to another woman. When his first love returned, he stopped coming home, leaving Rena all alone for many nights. She put up with it until she received a check and farewell note one day. Contrary to how Waylen expected her to react, Rena had a smile on her face as she bid him farewell. "It was fun while it lasted, Waylen. May our paths never cross. Have a nice life." But as fate would have it, their paths crossed again. This time, Rena had another man by her side. Waylen's eyes burned with jealousy. He spat, "How the hell did you move on? I thought you loved only me!" "Keyword, loved!" Rena flipped her hair back and retorted, "There are plenty of fish in the sea, Waylen. Besides, you were the one who asked for a breakup. Now, if you want to date me, you have to wait in line." The next day, Rena received a credit alert of billions and a diamond ring. Waylen appeared again, got down on one knee, and uttered, "May I cut in line, Rena? I still want you."
22-year-old Evelyn Carter is attempting to start over in California while avoiding her past. She will be embarking on a new career path as a private school teacher. She is smart, attractive, and doesn't put up with nonsense. Who wouldn't notice her? However, what happens when she attracts the attention of someone unwilling to let her go? Who wants her and nothing else after falling in love at first sight? A 25-year-old billionaire CEO and single father, Lucian Carrington. He takes what he wants and he is also a very dangerous man. All it needed was one look at a stunning woman to realize she was HIS, even though he doesn't believe in relationships because they always end. Preview: Miss Carter, you will be mine. I say firmly. "Release my arm, Mr. Carrington, before I force you to." She says, seeming to smile at me. I give her a sly smile. Squeezing my wrist with her other hand, she twists it uncomfortably. I gave a painful hiss. "Don't underestimate me, Mr. Carrington." "This is the only time I will allow you to walk away from me, Miss Carter." She glared at me as she turned. "Mr. Carrington, I am no possession of yours." I was left standing there when she opened the classroom door and left.
Eliana was framed by her best friend and her fiance into sleeping with a boy toy in the club and getting impregnated by him. Five years after she had given birth to twins, she returned home and worked under the Moran Group, where she met the CEO-- Maurice. Maurice was a brilliant businessman who did his job well. But in order to stay under the radar, he lived a double life. One as Maurice, and one as Preston. Fate brought the two together again, roping them in on an exciting love story. It all became more complicated when Eliana faced Preston, the man she had slept with before, once again. Now that she was being pursued by two men, how could she ever choose? When would Eliana uncover the secret of Maurice's identity? When was Maurice going to know that he already had two children of his own? How would Eliana face this man when the truth came to light one day? Come and find out.
Katie was forced to marry Dillan, a notorious ruffian. Her younger sister mocked her, "You're just an adopted daughter. Count your blessings for marrying him!" The world anticipated Katie's tribulations, but her married life unfurled with unexpected serenity. She even snagged a lavish mansion in a raffle! Katie jumped into Dillan's arms, credited him as her lucky charm. "No, Katie, it's you who brings me all this luck," Dillan replied. Then, one fateful day, Dillan's childhood friend came to her. "You're not worthy of him. Take this 50 million and leave him!" Katie finally grasped Dillan's true stature—the wealthiest man on the planet. That night, trembling with trepidation, she broached the subject of divorce with Dillan. However, with a domineering embrace, he told her, "I'd give you everything I have. Divorce is off the table!"
"I heard you're going to marry Marcelo. Is this perhaps your revenge against me? It's very laughable, Renee. That man can barely function." Her foster family, her cheating ex, everyone thought Renee was going to live in pure hell after getting married to a disabled and cruel man. She didn't know if anything good would ever come out of it after all, she had always thought it would be hard for anyone to love her but this cruel man with dark secrets is never going to grant her a divorce because she makes him forget how to breathe.
Once upon a time, there were two kingdoms once at peace. The kingdom of Salem and the kingdom of Mombana... Until the day, the king of Mombana passed away and a new monarch took over, Prince Cone. Prince Cone, has always been hungry for more power and more and more. After his coronation, he attacked Salem. The attack was so unexpected, Salem never prepared for it. They were caught off guard. The king and Queen was killed, the prince was taken into slavery. The people of Salem that survived the war was enslaved, their land taken from them. Their women were made sex slaves. They lost everything, including their land. Evil befall the land of Salem in form of Prince Cone, and the prince of Salem in his slavery was filled with so much rage. The prince of Salem, Prince Lucien swore revenge. 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 Ten years later, thirty-years old Lucien and his people raided a coup and escaped slavery. They went into hiding and recuperated. They trained day and night under the leadership of the fearless and cold Lucien who was driven with everything in him to get back their land, and take Mombana land too. It took them five years before they ambushed and attacked Mombana. They killed Prince Cone and reclaimed everything. As they screamed out their victory, Lucien's eyes found and pinned the proud princess of Mombana. Princess Danika. The daughter of Prince Cone. As Lucien stared at her with the coldest eyes anyone can ever possess, he felt victory for the first time. He walked to the princess with the slave collar he'd won for ten years rattling in his hand as he walked. He reached close to her and with a swift movement, he collared her neck. Then, he tilted her chin up, staring into the bluest eyes and the most beautiful face ever created, he gave her a cold smile. "You are my acquisition. My slave. My sex slave. My property. I will pay you in spades, everything you and your father ever did to me and my people." He stated curtly. Pure hatred, coldness and victory was the only emotion on his face. .