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❝ you're starting a world war, lucrezia. ❞

❝ i'll make them all bow. one by one. ❞

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─── IN WHICH ───
two heirs try to prevent the third world war from happening and agree to get married for political reasons, only to find out that the only safe place they will ever know is in each other's arms.
─── best read in dark mode ───

─── 𝗅𝗎𝖼𝗋𝖾𝗓𝗂𝖺 𝗅𝗈𝗎𝗂𝗌𝖺 𝖻𝗈𝗋𝗀𝗂𝖺 ───
𝙋 𝙍 𝙄 𝙉 𝘾 𝙀 𝙎 𝙎  𝙊 𝙁   𝙄 𝙏 𝘼 𝙇 𝙔
༄ 🌙✨ — ariana grande.
cold hearted. rational. devoted.
untrusting.     distant.     clever.

❝ you can't make me choose between italy and you, luke. you can't ask me to do this, you have no right. ❞

─── 𝗅𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗌 𝗋𝗈𝖻𝖾𝗋𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗆𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗌 ───
𝙋 𝙍 𝙄 𝙉 𝘾 𝙀  𝙊 𝙁   𝘼 𝙐 𝙎 𝙏 𝙍 𝘼 𝙇 𝙄 𝘼
༄ 🌙✨ — himself.
vicious.  careless. demanding.
egocentric. impulsive. daring.

❝ i would never do that, baby. all i'm asking you to think about is that my country will suffer the consequences of your actions. i don't want you to carry that burden. ❞

WITH
─── chiara maria borgia ───
nathalie kelley

❝ actually, my husband in not the one in charge of the italian army. i think you might want to set up an appointment with the crown princess herself. ❞

─── giovanni silvano borgia ───
grant show

❝ is that supposed to be a threat? ❞

─── charlotte amelia hemmings ───
charlize theron

❝ she's brave, i respect her for that, but her temper is dangerous. ❞

─── thomas james hemmings ───
brad pitt

❝ history is written by the victors, my dear lucrezia. don't forget that. ❞

─── sofia alessandra de braganca ───
selena gomez

❝ bold of you to assume we're going down without a fight. i will end you. ❞

─── sébastian damian d'anjou ───
matthew daddario

❝ i hope you're ready for war, principessa. may the smartest heir win. ❞

─── filip adrian d'orléans ───
douglas booth

❝ italian wine is good, but portuguese is better. i'll think of that after i take over both of your countries. maybe i will turn them into my personal vineyard. ❞

-ˋˏ 𝐑𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐍 ˎˊ-

what happens when two heirs are to be married against their will?
will they manage to put their country above it all or will their selfishness get in the way?

DISCLAIMER: i'm not affiliated with ariana grande, luke hemmings or any other celebrities mentioned in this book. i own lucrezia borgia, her backstory and the other original characters in this story as well.

INSPIRED BY: the group that means the world to me, my family & my everything. thank you for supporting my ideas, my ocs and my vision and for providing a home for my baby lucrezia. i am eternally grateful. ( http://highsocietyhq.tumblr.com )

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STARTED: JANUARY 2019
PUBLISHED: JANUARY 2019
FINISHED: N/A