Resisting Lorenzo

"You know what they say about a person like you?" He hissed in my ear, his hot breath fanning my neck when he opened his mouth to speak. His grey eyes returned back to mine filled with wrath and displeasure as they bore into mine. "Curiosity killed the cat." He says in a whisper his voice laced with the threat lingering around me in the form of his addictive scent and my feets itched to get away from him for the sake of my life, but only if I could. *** Lorenzo Ace Russo, don of Italy is the perfect definition for ruthless, merciless, cruel and what they call a monster. He holds pride in taking the life of people to his convenience. His hands are stained with the blood of hundred of people and the number of sin he has committed in his life till now would put even hell to shame. Iris Grace Emerson never knew what she was getting herself into when she followed the scream of a man and found him getting murdered by the monster. Iris couldn't keep her mouth shut when the piercing scream of her classmate hit her ear one last time. And, Lorenzo couldn't risk leaving evidence behind when the FBI is so keen on getting him behind the bars. So, there was only one option, kill the cat.. Happy Reading.

To earn a place in the Nostra family, I forge a new identity. The night my lie unravels, Don Nostra looks at me as if I'm dirt at the bottom of his shoe. I press a razor blade to my wrist. "Kick me out of the family, and I'll die right here." "Fine. Since you want to be my wife that badly, I'll give you what you want," Lorenzo Nostra snickered. After that, he brings home woman after woman. He forces me to kneel outside his bedroom door, saying, "Watch and learn. This is how you please your Don." The stinging pain in my knees is nothing compared to the chill in my heart. When he is done, he towers above me. "All this for a title," he says with a sneer. "You really put up with anything." Enduring him becomes the only way I can survive this world. Then, one day, he walks in with a civilian girl named Maria Romano. "Go. Bring her the heirloom Madre left behind," he commanded. This time, I refuse. I turn and walk away, never once looking back. When Lorenzo uncovers the truth, he loses his mind and begs me to come back.

When Charli Temper tries to double cross the Mafia, they kidnap his daughter to teach him a lesson. It’s supposed to be an easy job for Stefano Rusev, but Tiffany Temper makes every second difficult. She’s stubborn, picky, sassy, sarcastic and way too alluring for her own good. The desire that burns between captor and captive quickly turns their situation into a ticking time bomb. A bomb that is set off when Mark Pearson, her long time bodyguard finally locates his charge and the monster. The three of them are a recipe for disaster, but if they want to get out of this situation alive, they have to find a way to work together and look out for each other while resisting the magnetic attraction between them. But life and death situations have a way of bringing out hidden passions. Will these three unlikely characters ever find a way to be together with all the chaos their union could create?

She thought he was dead, he thought she’d moved on. Now she’s a single mother raising their son, a child he never knew existed so what happens when they crossed paths once again? Autumn and Fray were separated. She was led to believe that Frazier died while in truth, he was diagnosed with colon cancer and had to undergo treatment back in England. Autumn was shocked to see that he was very much alive. Seeing that he has a new girl beside him, Autumn decided it was best not to inform him about their son, Severus. So the question is, what happens when they finally met during their uni reunion? Book 3 of The Autumn Summers Series. Can be read as a stand-alone. ******* Book 1 is The Bad Nerd Boy (Completed) Book 1.5 is Summertime Book 2 is Resisting The Irresistible (Completed)

18+ CONTENTS "You thought you could just disappear, Selene? Run away and leave me behind? You really thought I'd never find you?" Lorenzo asked, his voice deep. "I had to," I choked out. "I couldn't breathe," "And now? Can you breathe now? Knowing I'm here and you're in my grasp?" He asked, tracing my jawline with his fingers. "You can't escape me. I'll always find you." And he was right. Lorenzo will always find me. And the most sickening part of it all? I desired him as much as he desired me. But at the sametime. I loathed him with every fibre of my being. - Selene ran away from Lorenzo. Her mafia boyfriend, six years ago, pregnant and terrified. Now, her son is dying, and she's forced back to the stripping club where she hopes to earn enough for his life saving surgery. Now, Lorenzo is back, more dangerous, more possessive, and offering her a deal she can't refuse: be his mistress for six months, and he'll give her three million dollars. The price? Her freedom, soul and body all to him. But the secret she guards more fiercely than her life or freedom was their children- twins- a boy and a girl. Children he would likely kill without a second thought, confirmed by his own chilling words: "Children are weaknesses, Selene. I don't tolerate weaknesses, no matter how precious, I'll get rid of it...unless it's you." But as the stakes rises, another ghost from her past emerges. Robert, her abuser, the man whose death was the beginning of her hatred for Lorenzo. He's back, fueled by vengeance, ready to claim what he believes is rightfully his. Will Selene survive the crossfire of two dangerous men vying for control, or will the past consume her? Bookcover madeby@BilliePatsy. Copyright©Avalone Wilde2025.

Mi matrimonio con Lorenzo Cossiga siempre se quedaba a un paso de consumarse. Cinco años de compromiso, treinta y dos bodas celebradas… y en cada ocasión, un accidente inesperado interrumpía el final. Hasta la trigésima tercera. La ceremonia iba a la mitad cuando la fachada de la iglesia se desplomó de golpe. Terminé en terapia intensiva, con el cráneo fracturado, una conmoción cerebral severa y más de diez notificaciones de estado crítico. Dos meses luché entre la vida y la muerte antes de regresar de ese abismo. El día de mi alta, escuché a Lorenzo conversar con su hombre de confianza: —Señor, si de verdad está enamorado de esa estudiante pobre, basta con romper el compromiso con la señorita Valentina. La fuerza de la familia Cossiga es suficiente para silenciar cualquier murmullo. ¿Por qué seguir provocando accidentes una y otra vez? —Ella casi muere —replicó el hombre, con evidente desaprobación. Lorenzo guardó silencio mucho tiempo antes de responder: —No tengo otra salida… Hace diez años, Señor Morea y su esposa dieron la vida por salvarme. Esa deuda solo puedo pagarla con este matrimonio. —Pero yo amo a Sofía. Fuera de ella, no quiero casarme con nadie. Miré las cicatrices que cruzaban mi cuerpo, y lloré en silencio. Toda la agonía que había soportado no era obra del destino, sino la fría estrategia del hombre al que amaba. Si él no era capaz de elegir, entonces yo misma pondría fin a todo.

Trapped in a loveless marriage with the cold and calculating Lorenzo, Zia's life is a constant struggle. But when she discovers she's pregnant, everything changes. As she navigates her complicated relationships with her husband, his family, and his stepbrother Raymond, Zia must confront the secrets and lies that threaten to destroy her. Will she find a way to break free from the toxic cycle and find true love, or will she be forever trapped in this loveless contracted marriage?

The day I inherited Grandpa's "Peacemaker," I received a call from myself, ten years in the future. "Sienna, don't give that gun to Lorenzo." I obeyed without question. That night, forced to use his faulty Glock, Lorenzo was beaten into a vegetative state during a duel. Guilt nearly broke me, but my parents nursed me back to health. Or so I thought. "You idiot," my future self sneered. "It was a lie to get you on the operating table. They want your heart for your brother!" Finding a transplant agreement in my father's study, I publicly severed ties with the Morettis. Only later, after Lorenzo died from rejection, did I learn they just needed my rare blood, not my heart. I wanted to return and atone, but the phone rang again. "Your parents will kill you for honor. Don't go back." I waited. But instead of assassins, news arrived: the Morettis had been slaughtered by rivals. I bolted for home, only to be mowed down by a black sedan. As I died, I couldn't understand why my future self had orchestrated my end. Then I opened my eyes. I was back at the ceremony.

Dante Corsetti, seorang jaksa muda dengan karier gemilang, tiba-tiba terjebak dalam skandal besar yang mengguncang hidupnya. Dante dijebloskan ke penjara atas tuduhan yang tak pernah ia lakukan. Dia dihadapkan pada ancaman kekerasan dan kematian di balik jeruji penjara, oleh orang-orang di dalam sel yang di kirim oleh musuhnya. Namun, di tengah kegelapan, sebuah kekuatan misterius datang, memberinya kemampuan luar biasa: akses ke kebenaran tersembunyi di seluruh dunia. Dengan kemampuan barunya, Dante merencanakan balas dendam terhadap mereka yang menghancurkan hidupnya, tetapi jalannya menuju keadilan membawanya ke dunia bawah yang penuh bahaya, di mana kekuasaan dan moralitas bersimpangan. Di penjara dia bersekutu dengan Lorenzo Sabatini, bos mafia pemimpin organisasi internasional, yang secara tak terduga melihat potensi dalam diri Dante. Dalam perjalanan penuh bahaya ini, Dante terjebak dalam cinta segitiga yang rumit antara Sofia, seorang intel cantik yang ditugaskan untuk mengawasi Lorenzo beserta organisasinya, dan Alessandra, putri Lorenzo, yang menyembunyikan hati yang terluka di balik kehidupan mafia.  Sofia melihat Dante sebagai kesempatan untuk memperbaiki dunia yang rusak, sementara Alessandra melihatnya sebagai jalan keluar dari kegelapan hidup yang diwariskan ayahnya. Di tengah pengkhianatan, ambisi, dan cinta, Dante Corsetti akan belajar bahwa tidak ada kebenaran yang datang tanpa harga.  Dante harus memilih antara keadilan yang diperjuangkan Sofia dan kebebasan yang ditawarkan Alessandra, di tengah permainan kekuasaan yang mematikan dan penuh tipu muslihat.  Dalam pertarungan antara hati dan pikiran. Dalam cinta, kebenaran, dan balas dendam siapa yang akan akan menang? Dan siapa yang akan berdiri di sisinya saat permainan ini berakhir?

Pernikahanku dengan ketua mafia, Lorenzo Corsica, selalu terhenti tepat sebelum langkah terakhir. Kami telah bertunangan selama lima tahun dan mengadakan upacara pernikahan sebanyak 32 kali, tetapi setiap kali selalu berakhir dengan kecelakaan di tengah jalan. Hingga upacara yang ke-33, saat prosesi baru berjalan setengah, dinding luar gereja tiba-tiba runtuh dan aku tertimpa hingga masuk ruang perawatan intensif. Tulang tengkorakku retak, aku mengalami gegar otak parah, dan telah menerima lebih dari sepuluh surat pemberitahuan kondisi kritis... Aku berjuang di ambang kematian selama dua bulan sebelum akhirnya berhasil bertahan hidup. Namun, pada hari aku keluar dari rumah sakit, tanpa sengaja aku mendengar percakapan antara Lorenzo dan orang kepercayaannya. "Tuan Muda, jika Anda benar-benar jatuh cinta pada gadis miskin itu, Anda bisa langsung membatalkan pertunangan dengan Nona Chiara. Kekuatan Keluarga Corsica cukup besar untuk membungkam segala gosip. Mengapa Anda harus berulang kali menciptakan kecelakaan seperti ini?" "Dia hampir saja mati." Suara orang kepercayaannya penuh ketidaksetujuan. Lorenzo terdiam lama sebelum akhirnya berkata, "Aku juga nggak punya pilihan... Sepuluh tahun lalu, Tuan dan Nyonya Moreto menyelamatkanku dengan nyawa mereka. Aku hanya bisa membalas budi melalui pertunangan." "Tapi aku mencintai Sophia. Selain dia, aku nggak ingin menikahi siapa pun." Aku menatap bekas luka yang memenuhi tubuhku dan menangis tanpa suara. Ternyata semua penderitaan yang kualami bukan karena nasib yang kejam, melainkan hasil perhitungan matang dari pria yang kucintai. Jika dia tidak sanggup membuat pilihan, aku yang akan mengakhiri semua ini untuknya.