"***Author Note: This is not a love story. This is a story of love gone wrong.***
Growing up the way I did, you'd think I'd be more screwed up than what I actually am.
Soon as I turned sixteen, I left that bump in the road I called home and took my chances on the street.
Best decision I ever made.
Now, at the age of twenty six, I'm educated, employed and damn good at my job.
My friends have become my family. Like me, they know what it's like to grow up unloved.
But the saying is true.
The world makes way for those who know where they are going.
That's me.
I know where I'm going and I'll get there eventually. On my own terms and at my own pace.
But then there's him.
I feel his eyes on me. I see him hiding in plain sight. He watches me.
He makes me feel.
It's unconventional.
But it's real.
I'm sure you're wondering how a person falls in love with their stalker.
So am I.
This isn't a story.
This is my life.
***This book includes situations that some may find uncomfortable."
"It had been six years since my world was turned upside down.
He exposed me to the darker side of life and I could never go back to the person I was.
I had been through more things the average person couldn't even relate to.
If I had the chance to go back and do things differently though?
Not a chance.
I'd pick him a thousand times. A million times. For eternity.
I guess not much has changed.
My name is Alexa Ballentine, and I am still in love with my stalker."
"My marriage seemed perfect from the outside looking in.
People envied me. They wanted my life, wanted to be me.
Mrs Alejandra Gambino.
Wife of Dino Gambino. Daughter of Eduardo Castillo.
Respected. Loved. Mob royalty.
They had no idea of the horrors that lurked behind closed doors.
They didn't know I was at the lowest point a person could reach.
Enter Julius Carter.
Aloof, handsome, blue-eyed Julius Carter.
He saved me.
I screwed him over.
Now everybody was after me. My life was forfeit.
It was only a matter of time. I was a dead woman walking.
The question was, who would get to me first?"
"Viktor Nikulin was only twelve-years-old when he first met the no-nonsense mob princess of his dreams. From the very moment, she threw a rock between his eyes, effectively bringing him to his knees, his heart belonged to her and only her. No other woman would ever compete with Nas, and that scared the living hell out of him. Nastasia Leokov has openly loved Vik all of her life. She has given herself to him, body and soul, and for the longest time, she decided that if the sweet and handsome—yet aloof—Vik was not ready for commitment, she would give him time. Until now. Time is up for Vik. Nas cuts the cord. A decision is made. Winning Nas back won’t be easy but Vik quickly realizes he can’t lose her."
"From the moment Lev Leokov spots the young woman hiding behind her hair in the middle of the gentleman's club, he can't take his eyes off of her. For the very first time in his life, he is affected. Having been told his entire life that he can't process or understand emotion, he considers it a big deal. When Mina Harris gets caught red-handed with a wallet that isn't hers, she falls apart. She's tired, lonely, and hasn't eaten in days. Lev offers her an ultimatum...a nice warm bed, a hot meal, and a job, or the cops. Mina takes her chances with Lev."
