Was all this a lie? Russel and Stacy? I could almost picture it. But still I made one final attempt to convince myself that Stacy was just trying to lie and manipulate me. It had to be. “I can see right through your lies, Stacy,” I hissed. “Poor little you, daddy's precious diamond.” I grinned,
Chapter 146 RUSSEL ~~~°~~~ Kegan and I were just working on the lead from the pawn shop guy about The Broker when my phone rang. The minute I took the call, Gausto's panicked voice echoed through the receiver. “Boss, she left!” he yelled. “Who left?” I demanded, already feeling a pit form in my
“Tell me you’ve found her!” I said as soon as I took the call. “I have good news and bad news,” Gausto announced, and I felt my heart sink deeper into my chest. “We were able to track her phone so we found her, but she’s on a plane to New York as we speak.” “New York? What the hell is she going to
Chapter 147 RUSSEL ~~~°~~~ I had barely slept a wink last night, so what I couldn’t make up for with sleep, I made up for with drinking and smoking. It was the only way I could think of coping with the incessant heartache without infecting any other person with my pain. Problem is, I might have
“Jesus, Allesia, please! You know I would never touch a woman without a contract—” I rubbed my fingers against my brows, trying to ease the ache threatening to burst my skull open. “Allesia, you know me better than that,” I rephrased, “Listen, whatever Stacy told you, they’re all lies.” “Don’t even
“I’m sorry, Boss. Tables have turned,” Gausto said coldly, his gun particularly eyeing my chest. Not lowering my gun, I blinked in confusion. “Even you?” He shrugged, “So Stacy talked her way into your head, Gausto? You would betray me for a woman?” “She did more than just talk, Russel,” Gausto st
Chapter 148 ALLESIA ~~~°~~~ I was still fuming by the time we got to Nikolai's estate. As we walked inside, Nikolai tried to speak to me, but I couldn't deal with any more conversations. “I could get my cook to make you something homely—” "Just let me be for a while," I told him sharply. He no
As he gently grasped my arm, his eyes fell on the bruises and bite marks around my wrists and neck. Fuck, I shouldn't have tied my hair up, shouldn't have discarded the coat. "Where did you get all that from?" he asked, concern lacing his voice. I flushed red and quickly tried to hide the marks. "
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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,