Edward Cullen is a hot, bad, gangsta fella who is a new kid in the Chicago underworld. But refusing to pay his respects to the big, ruling Godfather, his arrival is not welcomed. Bella is said Godfather's estranged daughter who becomes Edward's prisoner. COMPLETED STORY

AU E/B meet under violent circumstances.Surviving that 1st meeting, they navigate a slow road toward friendship, then romance. But obstacles begin to multiply around them and soon the question arises: are these obstacles random or by design - and by whom?

Did you read the Twilight series and wonder what it would be like if SM included more…passion? Heat? Lemons? Me, too! Join me and my pervy mind as we go through the books, sprinkling lemon-drops along the way. Rated for language and lemons.

Edward's been a solitary vampire, hunting on the edges of society. He rejoins his family in Forks, ready to abstain and runs across a young woman praying. A choice must be made between one's heart, one's desires and one's soul. Darkward ExB AU