Doomed Bounds |18+|
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Last published Mon, May 4, 2026
An alliance that was doomed before it even began...
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They call her princess, but she was never looking for a prince charming. Good thing he's anything but.
Completely irresponsible, troublesome, and a liability, there's nothing remotely noble about him.
Not that there's anything righteous about what their families' do to begin with...
However something about her just seems so right to him.
Too bad he can't have her. So, perhaps it's a good thing she wants absolutely nothing to do with him.
.......
Tough, resilient, and lethal- Cara runs through danger like it's child's play. And as the daughter of an Irish mob boss, she's been placed on a pedestal high up in the clouds, so she already has almost anything she could ever want.
And of what she doesn't have, Leonardo "Leo" Ricci- the youngest and most reckless member of the Ricci famiglia surely couldn't provide it for her.
But there's something she didn't account for- Leo's wild inhibitions, free-spirited nature, and unwavering devotion, might end up being just what she needs.
It doesn't matter though, because the developing burn between the two of them could threaten everything, especially her plans.
Plans that she didn't realize were flimsy to begin with, going up in smoke upon chaos being unleashed.
Proving just how cursed her little arrangement really was.
But in the midst of the destruction that the inferno leaves behind, can she find the blessing in disguise?
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- Dark Romance
- Reverse Sunshine x Grumpy
- Forbidden
- Mafia
-He Falls First
-Forced Proximity
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