Zero Days Ruth Ware Novels & Stories

Dante Moretti was born into power but never wanted it. The heir to Italy’s most feared mafia family, he learned early that love is a weakness and loyalty is bought in blood. Until her. Victoria Hale bright, innocent, and hopelessly out of his reach. She was the one thing pure in his dark world, the girl who made him believe he could be more than his father’s monster. But when his family discovered their love , Dante was forced to vanish overnight, leaving her heart shattered to protect her life. Five years later, Dante is no longer the boy she loved. He’s the Don; cold, ruthless, untouchable. And she… she’s about to marry his former best friend. Until the church doors burst open. Until the gunfire silences the vows. Until the devil she thought was gone drags her back into his world and whispers, “You remember who you belong to.” Now, trapped between the man she once loved and the man she was about to marry, Victoria must navigate a world of danger, obsession, and forbidden desire. Because loving Dante Moretti was never safe. But surviving him might be impossible.

Three years ago, the third most powerful mafia family in the country was slaughtered in a single night. Every member was executed without mercy… except one. Tiana. The bastard daughter no one cared enough to kill. Spared not out of kindness, but cruelty, she is dragged away as a captive and forced to endure three years of brutality at the hands of her family’s murderers, until the vibrant girl she once was disappears completely, leaving behind a mute, obedient girl. When her captors finally grow tired of her, she is disguised as a frail boy to increase her value and is thrown into an underground auction to be sold as damaged property. Marcus Valcari, a powerful mafia boss, had no interest in buying human property that night. He only raised his paddle because his girlfriend whimsically wanted the “pretty mute boy” as a birthday gift. The very night Tiana stepped into the Valcari estate, she wandered into a forbidden room to find a man who had been unconscious for nearly a year. A man doctors had declared would never wake again. Don Demetri Valcari. The most feared heir of the Valcari empire. The true devil of the underworld. Perhaps out of foolishness or curiosity, Tiana touches him. At just her touch, the man wakes, and the first thing his dark eyes see after months of darkness is her. What begins as curiosity quickly turns into a a dark obsession. Now marked by the ruthless man known to never accept refusal, Tiana must survive his growing obsession while guarding her biggest secret. But the longer she stays within his clutches, the harder it becomes to maintain her disguise. If he discovers the truth, there is no telling whether he will protect her… or ruin her completely for deceiving him.

Elsie tried to pursue her mate, Jacob, as she believed that someday he would appreciate her and accept her, but the night came where her fear happened. She was rejected by her mate. That night too, she didn’t even know that it would cause her to meet another man, her second mate; Cruel. Ruthless. The nightmare in her life started and became hopeless as Alpha Noah forced her to marry him. Why the Moon Goddess allowed her to live then suffered like this? She was unfortunately mated to those Alpha that were not treating her well. Would Elsie still had a chance to live a peaceful life?

Aerilyn, a werewolf girl who never had the love of her parents. She was not an orphan, but she was worse than that. Her parents who were addicted to drugs constantly abused her. It was not home at all, but another form of hell. But she never gave up. She longed for freedom more than anyone else, and now, she was only one step away from freedom! However, it was on this day that all her beautiful dreams were shattered! Her secret savings were exchanged for drugs by her bastard parents. Even Monty, the man she loved most, betrayed her on this day! How will she go next... ………. Blaze, who had been diagnosed with Empathy Deficit Disorder since childhood, lived like a cold- blooded animal. Luckily, he was an Alpha heir, and this symptom wasn t exactly a bad thing. His only friend, and the only person who could tolerate it, was only Monty. But strangely, ever since he dated Aerilyn, he had become agitated and looked very upset at Monty, as if something had been taken away! Until Monty betrayed Aerilyn, her tears fell and dripped into the depths of Blaze's heart... Everything has changed...

Muna Carmichael, an eighteen year old girl and her six year old brother, Nathan Carmichael were part of the unlucky kids who lost their parents in the war and they were forced to move to another city to live with their aunty and uncle who had no children. Will she be able to live with the creature who had taken the lives of her parents in the war ? What will happen if she finds out that she was a mated to an Alpha who in turn doesn't appreciate weak creatures as humans? Will she accept him ? Will she able to change him ?

"Tell me, what was I doing to your body last night?" He gingerly kneaded his finger around her core and a moan left her lips, he was torturing her. She didn't like that. "You were touching me like this," she cried out when Darian thrust his fingers into her wet hole. "Like this, Darian!" She held onto the headboard, letting him take full charge of her clit. Darian stroked her gently, looking into her eyes as he moved his fingers against her clit. She cried out in pure pleasure, "Please Darian." She felt a spasm building up between her legs. Throwing her head backwards, she reached her peak in no time. "Was that how I touched you?" Darian rolled on the bed, positioning her back on the bed. - - As a repayment of her father's debt, Darian Dawson asked for Lena's hand in marriage. Darian is a ruthless man, the next in line to the Dawson family mafia. Lena is a normal girl from the westside of London, a fresh university graduate who is looking forward to having a good life with her best friend until Darian showed up, completely ruining her plans, possessing her and taking full control of her life.

After catching her boyfriend cheating on her with the daughter of a Beta, Nora runs straight into the arms of a stranger and discovers he is her fated mate. Heartbroken and desperate to forget her humiliation, she spends one reckless night with him, believing the Moon Goddess has finally given her a way out of her miserable life. But by morning, he’s gone. He hadn’t claimed or marked her. Her stepfather labels her a slut and her pack discards her by selling her off as a maid to the powerful Lake Pack, Nora thinks her fate couldn’t get any worse until she learns the truth. The maid job was only a cover. Her real mission is to spy inside the royal packhouse and help assassinate the Alpha King. The last thing Nora expects is to be chosen as the future Luna by the cold and feared Alpha Prince himself! What Nora doesn’t know is that the ruthless Alpha Prince is the same man she had a one-night stand with...

"Let’s make a deal… I will help you. You will take your revenge, you will conquer, and you will become the queen you deserve to be." I shivered as his hot breath brushed against my neck. The sinister smirk on his lips made my heart pound violently inside my chest. "And in return… I will take something precious from you. You will lose something you claim as yours, yet never truly owned. You will be shattered… broken beyond repair, yet unable to do anything about it. You won’t bleed, but the pain will hurt thousands of times more than everything you have suffered before." He extended his hand toward me. "Now tell me, sweetheart… Do you accept this deal? Will you choose revenge, even if it destroys you? Or..." "I accept." I placed my hand in his. "There is nothing left for me to lose." A smirk appeared on his face as he tightened his grip around my hand. I was destined to become the Alpha of my pack, but betrayal destroyed everything I once called home. The people I trusted turned against me, my parents were brutally murdered, and my uncle sought to force me into a suffocating marriage for his own greed. Just when all hope seemed lost, Nash appeared as my saviour… Only to become my greatest downfall. His harsh words and ruthless actions awakened something dark inside me, turning an innocent girl into a heartless queen consumed by vengeance. In the end, he proved every single word he once whispered to me. I got everything I had ever wanted… Yet he destroyed me so brutally that no one could ever heal what remained of me. I made a deal to win everything. Only to lose myself in the brutal game with my ruthless Alpha.

She only wanted to dance on stage, not walk down the aisle. But when her runaway sister leaves her to marry a Don in her place, she’s pulled into a Mafia war where love could be her deadliest mistake. Enid was meant to return home for her sister's wedding not turn into the bride the next minute, yet, after her sister runs away from a wedding that is meant to pay a debt, she is left with no choice. The man she marries isn't just anyone, Adrrik Alyovich is a ruthless mob boss, the same man she had been running from all her life, she hopes to find mercy behind his cold eyes and strong arms, but with his mercy comes unwanted feeling, hidden threats, and dangerous secrets. What happens when she finds out she has been lied to all her life and worst betrayal strikes. Will Enid be able to survive Addrick’s world or will his secret becomes her end?

"Ryder, we... we can't do this. This is wrong," Bella gulped down with fear. "But it doesn't feel wrong, baby girl," Ryder announced as he tore her panties in one hard yank and thrust hard and deep into her wetness. "You feel like the only right one when I am inside you," he gritted out as he never stopped plunging into her. Bella and Ryder have been inseparable since childhood, their bond forged by their parents' deep friendship. But one night, their relationship takes a fiery turn, igniting a passion that neither of them can ignore. Bella knows she can't trust Ryder with her heart. He's the notorious mafia leader known for his "one and done" approach to women. Serious relationships have never been his style. But the longer she tries to resist, the closer she gets pulled toward him. Ryder isn't ready to let her go, either. He knows he wants her more than he's ever wanted anything in his life because one night was not enough after tasting the forbidden fruit. Determined and relentless, he's willing to cross any line to keep Bella in his life. As he unleashes his seductive charm and cunning tactics, Bella struggles to protect her heart from the one man who has the power to shatter it. Will Bella resist Ryder's magnetic pull and safeguard her heart, or will she succumb to the dangerous allure of the man she’s known her entire life? Full of action, suspense, and thrillers. 18+ detailed sexually explicit content, B D S M, Forbidden, Mafia Billionaire Romance