Contemporary Web Novels & Mafia Weak to Strong Stories

Kehlani Beckham only wanted one thing; peace after heartbreak but peace became impossible the moment she started working for Chase Ledger, the cold billionaire whose name could silence entire boardrooms. He was demanding, ruthless, and dangerously observant. Every mistake she made was another reason for him to look at her and another reason for her pulse to betray her. But when she stumbled into the part of his world no one survived seeing, she realized she was working for a man who doesn’t just control businesses, he controls lives. And now that she had seen too much, he should erase her but instead he keeps her close.

She buried her child. Then she found out her husband killed him. What Vita uncovers will shatter everything she thought she knew. Her husband, Dominic Salucci, head of the Chicago Syndicate, has been poisoning her for years, not to kill her, but to make sure her bloodline never threatens his. And the woman helping him do it is sleeping under her own roof: her cousin, her closest friend, Elena. Vita doesn't cry. She plans. But revenge comes with a price: falling for the one man dangerous enough to help her take it all. Some marriages end in divorce. Hers is going to end in blood.

I came to destroy him. Instead, I walked right into his trap. Everyone fears Thaddeus "Beau" Cyrus. Cold, lethal, and devastatingly handsome, he’s a mafia devil in a bespoke suit—and the king of the Obsidian Order. What he doesn't know is that I didn't end up in his inner circle by accident. I came to avenge my family. My mission was simple: uncover his darkest secrets, make him pay for what he took from me, and tear his empire down. But you can’t play with the devil without getting burned. He invades every corner of my life, backing me into dark corners and handling me with a fierce, possessive hunger that makes my blood run hot. The scariest part? My body craves every second of his controlling grip. The moment he corners me in his private domain, the boundary between hunter and prey disappears. When the most dangerous man in the city wraps his hands around my waist and pulls me into his dark world, running is no longer an option. As his lips brush against mine in the dark, he whispers the breathy promise that ruins me: "You're playing with the devil, Ma Petite. And you don't get to walk away."

Of course I own you,” Dominic growled as he stepped closer, his presence heavy, his breath brushing her neck. “I belong to nobody,” Aria snapped, though her fists trembled as she backed away. A slow smirk curved his lips. In one sharp movement, he pulled her against him, her fragile body trapped by his solid frame. “You don’t get to decide that, princess,” he said coldly. “I’ll pay my father’s debt,” Aria lifted her chin, fear crawling through her chest. “And when I do, I’ll be free…from you.” “Aria,” he murmured, tightening his grip. “You’re mine. And no one else will touch what’s mine.” Aria has always been quiet, timid, soft-spoken, and worn down by life. Raised by an alcoholic“ father”who never protected her, she learned early that survival meant silence. She endured bruises, hunger, and loneliness, clinging to the hope that one day the pain would fade. That hope shatters when her father disappears, leaving behind a deadly debt owed to the most powerful mafia in the country. The price isn’t money. It’s her. Aria is taken not to be killed, but to be claimed. The man who claims her is Dominic, the ruthless mafia lord feared by all. Cold. Merciless. Untouchable. But beneath the cruelty lies a truth that shakes her to her core. Dominic is the boy she once loved. The boy who promised to protect her—and vanished without a goodbye. Now he is both her nightmare and her past, and Aria must survive a world where love is dangerous, loyalty is deadly, and some promises refuse to stay buried.