"You really didn't read the contract you signed, did you?" he said quietly. "Go to the cops and tell them what? That you breached a contract you signed and you deserve to be punished?" Anger flared within me, hot and dangerous. "So what? You followed me here to threaten me?" A hint of amusement cr
Chapter 28 ALLESIA I glanced at my watch: 1:43 AM. The last customer had stumbled out fifteen minutes ago, and I was alone, wiping down the counter and tallying the night's receipts. Pablo had left early with a migraine, asking me to close up. Renzo had texted that he was staying late at the lib
Chapter 29 ALLESIA I walked into the living room to find Renzo sprawled on the couch flipping through television channels. "You look stressed," Renzo commented, muting the TV. "Everything okay at the bar?" Yeah, that’s how I’ve been looking ever since Russel popped back into my life with his my
Nikolai led me into a luxurious bedroom and I felt the muscle in my chest constricting. When the door shut behind us, he dropped my hand and held me close as if in a light hug, then he rested his forehead on mine, making me wonder at his antics. "I've wanted this for so long," he whispered softly,
Chapter 30 RUSSEL “Nikolai is back.” I informed Kegan as he drove towards our next target, a hotel. “Nikolai? Which of them?” I scoffed and nearly kicked him in the nuts, but he was driving so I had to just shake my head and answer again, “How many Nikolai do you know? Nikolai fucking Gianni o
He took out his phone and showed me the picture of the man one again, “Diaz Gonzalez, fifty two, Columbian, his appearance might be a bit deceiving because well, the man looks like he could pass for a vampire. Chances are that you might find him on top of a woman.” He winked. “And then there are his
“Lies! All those are lies. Ignacio is a friend and his outfits have really helped me. I'd never dream of stealing from him!” “Then why are you in Italy?” He scoffed, “Come on, it's a beautiful city. Pretty ladies, nice view, good business–” “You have a weak heart, Diaz. Now imagine what would ha
Chapter 31RUSSELAs I strode out of the hotel room, the tension of the encounter with Diaz still crackling in the air behind me, I felt the familiar weight of power settle on my shoulders. I was Russel, a fucking psycho mafia don, and I had no qualms about punching a bullet hole in a man's heart pr
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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,