Elise Laswell
I used to have a voice, a laugh, a song, a scream when I needed it.
But that was stolen from me in a dark basement.
Now, a year later, I live in silence, surrounded by a family that treats me like I’ll shatter at any moment.
Then Maceo Vellucci walks into my life.
He isn’t loud like my brothers or suffocating like my father.
He’s strength, steady and quiet but with danger simmering just beneath the surface. When he hands me a notebook, it feels like a lifeline, a tether to the voice I thought I’d lost forever.
And for the first time in a year, something inside me sparks…the girl I used to be flickers awake.
He doesn’t push. He doesn'''t demand.
He just waits, like he knows I’ll find my way back.
Maybe, I can.
For him… For me.
Maceo Vellucci
She was a shadow in her own home.
Elise Laswell…the quiet one.
From the moment I saw her, I knew she wasn’t fragile.
Her silence didn’t speak of weakness but of strength, forged in fire.
And I couldn’t look away.
Giving her that notebook wasn’t planned. It was pure instinct.
There was something in her eyes, desperate yet unyielding. Like she was clawing her way out of the darkness, silently daring me to help.
I should walk away... For her… For me. Distractions in my world cost lives, and I can’t afford them.
But I can’t stop wanting to hear her voice. I can’t stop wanting to see her fire burn brighter.
And one thing is certain…
When the time comes, I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.
Standalone Mafia Romance.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
I used to have a voice, a laugh, a song, a scream when I needed it.
But that was stolen from me in a dark basement.
Now, a year later, I live in silence, surrounded by a family that treats me like I’ll shatter at any moment.
Then Maceo Vellucci walks into my life.
He isn’t loud like my brothers or suffocating like my father.
He’s strength, steady and quiet but with danger simmering just beneath the surface. When he hands me a notebook, it feels like a lifeline, a tether to the voice I thought I’d lost forever.
And for the first time in a year, something inside me sparks…the girl I used to be flickers awake.
He doesn’t push. He doesn'''t demand.
He just waits, like he knows I’ll find my way back.
Maybe, I can.
For him… For me.
Maceo Vellucci
She was a shadow in her own home.
Elise Laswell…the quiet one.
From the moment I saw her, I knew she wasn’t fragile.
Her silence didn’t speak of weakness but of strength, forged in fire.
And I couldn’t look away.
Giving her that notebook wasn’t planned. It was pure instinct.
There was something in her eyes, desperate yet unyielding. Like she was clawing her way out of the darkness, silently daring me to help.
I should walk away... For her… For me. Distractions in my world cost lives, and I can’t afford them.
But I can’t stop wanting to hear her voice. I can’t stop wanting to see her fire burn brighter.
And one thing is certain…
When the time comes, I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.
Standalone Mafia Romance.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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