BEAUTIFUL & DIRTY

Shae

Here's my advice for how to survive a vacation to Italy with the college boyfriend you've just now realized is terrible:
1. Ditch him in Rome.
2. Take the train to Naples for pizza.
3. Let the attractive older man you’ve just met buy you a drink.
4. Flirt a little (or a lot) while ignoring his wedding ring.
5. Let him bend you over a table.
6. Break up with your boyfriend.
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Sal

There are a lot of ways to respond to the news that your wife is trying to kill you. I have sex with the young American who stumbles into my restaurant. And then I get revenge.

Content Warnings:
Assassination attempt (gunshot)
Maiming
Torture
Discussion of murder

DOLCI

Giulio

I don't want to be the boss.

I want to stay in bed for at least sixteen hours a day with Zahra. I want to pretend that what we have can last. And every now and then I want to shoot some people. In that order.

But with Salvatore on the hunt for whoever is trying to kill him and Alfonso in Positano trying to keep Zahra's sister safe, that leaves me in Naples with the weight of our entire organization on my shoulders, with Zahra. And what does the love of my life decide to do in the middle of all this danger? She wants to date. She wants to discover Naples and Italian cuisine. And she wants to explore a life with me.

I don't want to be the boss, but with Zahra by my side, even I start to believe that life could be sweeter if only we let it.

Content Warnings:
Torture on the page
Threats of violence and murder
Ableist language

DOLORE

Zoe

The best part of a new relationship is discovering one another and learning how to expose yourselves. And that's exactly what I have planned for my vacation in Palermo with Alfonso. I don't care about the beach, the tourist traps, or even relaxing by the pool. The only thing that matters is that strangled sound Alfonso makes just before he begs me to give him what he needs.

Alfonso

I am not ready.

Content Warnings:

Voyeurism (consensual, dubious consent, and nonconsensual)

Mentions of murder