Gorgeous Monster (Marchetti Mafia, #1)
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I fall in love with the wrong men.
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Which is why I’m on my knees with my best friend’s father’s cock shoved down my throat.
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I’m Natalia Carprio—the woman who fell in love with two dangerous men and started a war.
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He’s the epitome of tall, handsome, and Italian. His thick hair, as black as his heart, is trimmed short. Black stubble covers his smooth cheeks and jawline—a jawline so sharp that he could cut people with it. An olive complexion, one people spend hours in the sun to achieve, complements his sea-green eyes—eyes so scary yet beautiful that they draw you in. Black-inked tattoos spread along his chest and disappear beneath his shirt.
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“Payment plans?” Cristian scoffs. “Natalia, sweetheart, you couldn’t afford me in your lifetime.” He raises a brow. “Which might be fairly short if you have the Lombardi family on your back.”
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problem is that red flags are my favorite attribute in a man. I can’t blame it on daddy issues because my father is kind. I’m just attracted to power-hungry, crazy-ass men.
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“If you’ve fucked my wife, then you need to die.”
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“And what about you … and your women?”
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“If you want to hunt down every bitch I’ve fucked and kill them, go ahead.” I smirk. “I’ll have Rocky clean up the mess for you.”
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“You are rut...
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“Tell me something I don’t already know, ...
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“Put my cock in your mouth and suck it like a good girl before I shove it down your goddamn throat.”
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I learn Cristian is just as evil with his tongue as he is with everything else. Just as skilled and calculated.
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“A little knife play never hurt anyone …” I wipe a hand across my mouth and smirk. “At least, not me.”
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Unfortunately, Cristian seems to be my only savior. I’m not sure how Cristian could be referred to as a savior. The man is far from a saintly Samaritan.
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He’s my monster in shiny armor.
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My guardian...
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In one way, this is disturbing as hell.
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In another, it’s the hottest thing I’ve seen in my life.
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For a man to defend my honor...
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Maybe that makes me just as fucked up, but it also makes...
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man like me doesn’t have weaknesses. But today, I showed one—Natalia.
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My daughter’s best friend has consumed me. She’s fucking tormenting me.
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“Make no mistake, sweet Natalia, I love my cock inside you.” He snags my hand and licks my ring finger, sucking it into his mouth. “That ring doesn’t leave your finger again.”
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If I get her pregnant, then oh well.
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I’ll get another heir to my empire. Nothing will ever be as sweet as Natalia.
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She’s ruined me for any other woman. I’m so fucked. My sacrifice is becom...
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People fear me, but here this woman is, asking me to have a movie night with her. Even after I made her life hell in the beginning.
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She gave me forgiveness for the mistakes I’d made. Honesty is what I can do to make up for it.
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Natalia is teaching me there’s more to life than being the head of the Marchetti family.
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I am a father, a son, and soon, a husband. And an Oreo fan, goddammit.
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My personal sedative. With him, I’ll always feel safe.
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My monster is screwing me against the wall, next to my dead ex-boyfriend.
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My monster, who’s become my savior.
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being my weakness proves that no matter how hard I fight, I want you. I need you. There’d be no stopping my need for you, even if I killed myself trying. When I wake up in the morning, you’re my first thought. Not my business, or trouble, or who I need to kill. It’s you.”
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“You being my weakness doesn’t mean I’m weak everywhere. I will kill anyone who threatens my weakness because I can’t go without it.”
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“Is that your way of saying you like me?”
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“That’s my way of saying I breathe for you.”
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“It means, sweet Natalia, that even though you’ve done nothing but create chaos in my world, within that chaos, you’ve stolen my soul with those delicate yet reckless hands of yours.” He slides his hand out to lace our fingers together before pressing them against his chest, over his heart. “As long as this black heart of mine beats, it is yours.” He releases a low chuckle. “And quite frankly, you might be the only person who can handle
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“I want to be your wife.” I stroke his skin. “I think I’m falling in love with you.”
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Those green eyes of his turn gentle. “I can’t wait to marry you, so you’ll forever be mine.”
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“I’m still trying to figure out what love is.” He shuts his eyes. “But I feel for you, and if I had to guess what love is, it’s how I’m feeling for you.”
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“He protects me. He makes me feel safe. Cristian is different with me than he is with others. There isn’t a better man for me.”
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We say our vows. Our I dos. Kiss.
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And just like that, I’m married to New York’s cruelest villain, who’s stolen my heart.
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I was a busy man, had too much on my plate, and didn’t need any distractions. But Natalia changed everything when she walked into my office that night.
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She’s my glass of liquor after a long day of work.
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Everything I need to come home to. I ache to spen...
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She views me as more than Monster Marchetti. She doesn’t care about my name or position in this city. ...
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And I see her as more than a pawn and my daughte...
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