Arianna

ARIANNA IN LOVE & WAR I Adriana Brinne Contents Playlist Author’s Note What is the Unholy Trinity? Who is who in the Unholy Trinity? Prologue Spoiler Rewrite the Stars ARIANNA BASTIAN BASTIAN ARIANNA ARIANNA ARIANNA ARIANNA ARIANNA ARIANNA My Wildest Dream ARIANNA ARIANNA BASTIAN ARIANNA ARIANNA ARIANNA ARIANNA BASTIAN ARIANNA ARIANNA BASTIAN ARIANNA BASTIAN ARIANNA ARIANNA BASTIAN ARIANNA ARIANNA BASTIAN ARIANNA BASTIAN ARIANNA BASTIAN ARIANNA THE END UP NEXT Afterword Also by Adriana Brinne Acknowledgments About the Author TRIGGER WARNING Copyright Copyright © 2023 Adriana Brinne Cover Design by Cat at TRC Designs Formatting by Adriana Brinne Editing by Elsa Gomes (bookishaurora) All Rights Reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, brands, and places are fictitious in every regard. Any similarities to actual events and persons, living or dead, are purely coincidental. Any trademarks, services, marks, product names, or named features are assumed to be the property of their respective owners and are used only for reference. There is no implied endorsement of any of these terms used. Dedication To Skylar, Cameron & Luna. I hope one day you have the world. Playlist Listen to the full playlist on Spotify “Daylight” – Taylor Swift “Happier” – Olivia Rodrigo “Falling Apart” – Skylar Gray “The Difference” – Daya “sad girls always finish first” – Alaina Castillo “main thing” – Ariana Grande “gentle” – Lexi Jayde “Next Life” – ROSIE “i don’t think I love you anymore” – Alaina Castillo “stfu (i got u) – Alaina Castillo “papacito” – Alaina Castillo “I Burned LA Down” – Noah Cyrus “what would you do?” – Tate McRae “say im ur luv” – UMI “Her” – Megan Thee Stallion “W.I.T.C.H.” – Devon Cole “cinderella’s dead” – EMELINE “Escapism” – RAYE FT. 070 Shake Author’s Note Arianna “In Love and War I” is the fifth book in the Unholy Trinity series. The story contains sensitive topics that might be triggering for some. Please keep this in mind before starting the book. I hope you enjoy Arianna and Bastian’s journey. Its power and heartache wrapped in a beautiful, chaotic but sweet package. Trigger warning: Check for trigger warnings here: TW What is the Unholy Trinity? The Unholy Trinity is the most notorious crime organization in the United States of America. It was once run by three crime families who joined forces after a war over Detroit City. They each rule over their own family, but only one has full control over the entire organization. The organization is currently fair game since the Volpe family was extinguished, and the two remaining families took over the Holy Trinity, including the Irish (O’Sullivan Family). Now, the Nicolasi and Parisi families hold a small percentage of the city, while the other half is fair game to the Irish and Russians. The Holy Trinity is not pure anymore. It is Unholy. The Unholy Trinity is composed of the Nicolasi, Parisi, and from now on, the O’Sullivan family. The Nicolasi family deals in the gun trade, the O’Sullivan family deals in the drug trade, and the Parisi family handles the more legitimate side of the organization, including casinos and strip clubs. For years, the three most ruthless crime families of Detroit City ruled together in peace. The Capo fell from grace, and now the others lead by greed and sin. Who is who in the Unholy Trinity? NICOLASI FAMILY Andrea Valentina Nicolasi Lorenzo Antonnio Nicolasi (Capo of the Unholy Trinity) Valentino Alexander Nicolasi (The Cleaner) VOLPE FAMILY Lucan Tomas Volpe (Ex Volpe Boss) Cara Mia Volpe PARISI FAMILY Arianna Luna Parisi Kadra Sofia Parisi (Parisi Boss) Mila Areya Parisi OUTSIDERS Sebastian Kenton Thiago Sandoval “He saw her before he saw anything else in the room.” F. Scott Fitzgerald Blurb To the outside world, I look like royalty—a stunning and spoiled mafia princess with a cold heart and a mind of steel. The Consigliere’s firstborn. The blood that runs through my veins is not blue but the color of coal and the crown that sits on top of my head is made of painful thorns. For years, I was stripped of my voice and free will until I learned the hardest lesson of all. No one will save me. No one at all. In this tragic tale of heartbreaking betrayals and regrets, no dashing prince will come to save me from torment. Fairytales are not real. But he is. A man with a dead heart and a soul as black as my own, or so I thought. Prologue ARIANNA “Even at my ugliest, I’m still the best you’ll ever have.” My mother used to tell me that my beauty would get me farther in life than my brains and my bloodthirsty need to succeed in a man’s world would. In part, she was right. My beauty did give me an advantage and opened many doors, but it also trapped me. It left me voiceless in a world where it was already difficult enough for a woman to be heard. Father used to brag to anyone with ears that his name and legacy would serve as a shield against his many enemies, but he, too, lied. Parisi. A name fit for royalty, he used to boast. A name meant for the boy who will one day