Chapter 68RUSSEL“I'll fucking kill Melissa for this.” I hissed under my breath.“Yeah, because that's what you do.” Nikolai murmured, “Killing innocent girls who care about you.” I glanced at Kegan, “Did he say something?” Kegan shrugged, “I like to think he did.” He walked to the sit, came back
I let out a frustrated sigh as the ugly memories began knocking dully on that door I had perfectly shut for nearly six years. No, I didn't want that pain, but each word Nikolai spoke was like a knife slicing through every delicately laid layer of my skin, leaving me bared to the bones and exposing i
“Oh, please,” Nikolai, leered with a mocking chuckle, “Jesus Christ of Italy, huh? You're telling us you that you were held captive in a white room and you lived through it for a month, with no food or whatever? Well it’s not enough atonement for your sins.” “Oh, actually you'll get food, three squ
Chapter 69 RUSSEL Nikolai opened his mouth and closed it again. “What– what did you say?” Kegan was staring at me with utter disbelief. “Are you making this all up?” “Why?” I asked with obvious nonchalance. “Because it’s so hard for you all to believe I actually had a reason to kill? Because
“Nikolai’s next words caught me off guard. “Because that is what you were!” He rubbed his forehead tiredly. “What? You let the words of that old man get to you; you tore us all apart! And for what? The paradise of peace you’re enjoying now? Oh, look at you–” Kegan stood up. “Look, Nik, I already k
Chapter 70 ALLESIAThe garden was a perfectly groomed reflection of everything pure, everything you would most likely not expect in the dark, contrasting world of Russel Mancini. You could imagine my shock when Melissa disclosed that Russel actually planted every single flower here. As I stood the
Quietly, I followed behind him, afraid of getting him angry, because for some reason, I could tell he was not happy. He didn't even check to make sure I was following him, which was actually nice because I didn't like the way his eyes unnerved me. As soon as we reached the door, he stopped abruptly
Barely two minutes after I knelt there, the door opened and Russel strolled in. He stopped in his tracks as soon as he sighted me, a flash of surprise, desire and excitement crossing his features, it looked almost like he didn't expect I would actually obey him. “You look so fucking ravenous,” he c
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I watched as Vincenzo Mancini stepped down from the private jet. Dressed in a sleek, custom-tailored Italian suit, he took a minute to adjust his tie and cufflinks. The handsome bastard, I thought with a proud grin, ever so cold. It was past 10PM, but Vincenzo had no intentions of staying the nig
I watched her for a moment, marveling at her glow and beauty, which just kept increasing like her bump every day. She looked radiant, even more so with the big swell of her belly showing. Her staff saw me first because they slowly began to disperse; all of them knew how protective I was of my wife
EPILOGUE RUSSEL ~~~0~~~ I stood perfectly still, my thoughts reeling as I waited in the quiet hall of the warehouse. During my absence, Stacy had refused to speak, see, or let anyone touch her. Even Kegan, who was supposed to order a pregnancy test done for her by now, couldn’t do that because
I reached out and touched his face, “I have the perfect man, and I wish to keep everything around us perfect.” After a while, Russel turned to me with a mischievous smile. “You know, we still have some time before we have to go back.” I raised an eyebrow. “What are you suggesting?” He leaned in,
Russel released a shaky breath, his eyes slowly meeting mine. “Nolan killed the fucking detective you went to,” his voice was strained, barely audible. “He wanted to frame me for it, wanted you to hate me, so when that didn't work out, he went to Stacy for help.” “So you took him out.” His hands c
Chapter 165 ALLESIA ~~~°°~~~ Three wonderful weeks on this island, as much as we enjoyed the bliss, we couldn't stay forever. Tomorrow morning, we'll have to return to our life in Sicily. Kegan handled things in Russel’s absence up until the second week, allowing us undivided time to enjoy our h
Everywhere his finger bared, he pressed his lips there. “You’re so fucking gorgeous,” he murmured against my skin, “My wife.” “My husband.” it came out in a low moan, “How did I not know I’ll never be able to move on from you after that first time?” Russel grinned, “You were the most helpless,