Beauty and the Beast Part 3: A Dark Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance
By A. G. Khaliq
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Beauty and the Beast.
Everyone knows how that fairytale goes, right?
How an egotistical motherfucker gets trapped into a spell by a wicked witch, because he looked down upon her, judging her by how she looked before even knowing her. Then having to break that spell, by having a woman fall in love with him in his monster form.
Except, I’m no fairytale prince.
We all know that all the happily ever after’s from the movies are bullshit.
Happily ever after’s don’t exist.
Especially for a motherfucker like me.
A man who’s done so much wrong, seen things he shouldn’t have seen. Watched men and women get tortured, murdered, be ripped away from their goddamn families.
My name is Luca Costello.
I grew up in the toughest streets of South Manchester, you know, the area stretching from Hulme to Moss Side up until Longsight.
I know there’s that fucking cliché that everybody spits out from around here. “I didn’t choose this life, this life chose me.” “Kill or be killed, eat or be eaten.”
Except, I didn’t choose this life.
Growing up, I was forced into this way of living. Postcode wars, Turf wars, competing for territory, gunning down any bastard who got in the way of business...
It was all I knew.
And it was all I was ever going to know.
You can’t just leave the streets behind. Once you’re in, there’s no way out. Your past follows you wherever you fucking go. You don’t know how many enemies you’ve made. You don’t know whether the person staring at you from across the street is a stranger, or someone connected to somebody that you’ve crossed in the past.
I wanted better for myself.
Heck, I needed better.
And I knew from the minute I met Zara Amelle, my life was going to turn upside down.
She was sexy, bold, confident. A woman who knew what she fucking wanted.
Too innocent for my world.
But that didn’t stop me. I should have left her alone.
I should have left her to live her life.
Live her life without me.
But she was like a fucking drug. Once I got one taste of her, I kept going back for more.
Even if it killed us.
They say if you keep dancing with the devil you’ll get burned.
I’d been destined for hell my whole damn life. Living a life of sin, hurting so many people who didn’t deserve to be hurt. Except she was the opposite of me. She was like an angel.
Who was going to save her from me?
This is my story.
She was the Beauty...
And I was the Beast.
A. G. Khaliq
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Beauty and the Beast Part 3 - A. G. Khaliq
Part 3
A. G. Khaliq
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
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NOTICES
This is not a standalone novel. You need to read Beauty and the Beast Part 1 and Beauty and the Beast Part 2 before you proceed to read this book or you won’t understand what is going on.
This is a dark depiction of the world of organized crime and mafia, not for the faint of heart.
This story contains mature themes, sexual situations, strong language, graphic violence and explores sensitive topics which some readers may find upsetting or triggering. Reader discretion is advised. Intended for adults 18+ only.
Please do not read this series if you are easily offended. The opinions expressed by the characters in no way reflect the opinions of the author.
If you relate to any of the topics discussed, such as domestic abuse, mental health, blackmail, extortion or assault, please remember that you are not alone. Speak to somebody, or call the Samaritans, Childline, the police and so on.
Any alternating point of views are made clear with the chapter title names.
BLURB
I was a monster, and she was too innocent for my world.
But that didn’t stop me.
One taste of her kept me going back for more…
Even if it killed us.
1
ZARA
What’s going on here then?
Marcello asked, narrowing his eyes, his voice ice-cold, dropping to barely below a whisper. Who is this man, Zara?
He cocked his head to the side, giving me a threatening look, that caused shivers to shoot down my spine. I felt so violated, so humiliated that Marcello had walked in on a private and intimate moment.
Because now…
I was a dead woman walking.
He wouldn’t spare either of us any mercy.
I could feel my heart hammer against my chest into a frenzy.
I couldn’t believe we’d been so careless.
You motherfucker...
Marcello seethed, balling his hands into fists, murder written all over his face and his eyes.
Without warning, Luca swung at Marcello’s jaw, causing him to topple over and lose his balance, falling to the ground with a hard painful smack.
You motherfucker!
Marcello roared, coughing out blood. You have no idea who the fuck you’re messing with! I’ll fucking kill you! Zara is my wife! MINE!
Luca grabbed hold of me, throwing me over his shoulder, and bolted out of the restaurant as fast as his legs could possibly carry him. He threw me into his car, desperately making his way to the Driver’s seat, and drove as quickly as he possibly could, picking up speed with every passing second.
I could feel myself convulsing in my seat, unable to come to terms with what the fuck had just happened.
Luca had just taken me away from Marcello…
It was just a matter of time until Marcello would declare a war.
Oh my God, Luca…
I