LOGINChapter 91Nina’s POVSabina leaned closer. Her perfume wrapped around me like too-sweet candy. She smiled that slow smile again and snapped her fingers at the two big guys standing by the door. “Check her again,” she said. “Make sure she doesn’t have any more toys hidden.”One of the men stepped forward. His boots thudded heavy on the wooden floor. He grabbed my wrist a little too rough and ran his hands down my arms. The towel slipped off my chest. Cold air hit my skin. I flinched and tried to cover myself, but his grip stayed tight.“Boss, she’s clean,” he grunted.Sabina waved him off. “Good. Now get the drive hooked up downstairs. I want to see what’s on it before we move her.” She turned back to me and brushed a wet strand of hair off my forehead. Her fingers felt too warm. “You’ve caused me a lot of trouble, kitten. But I still like you. We could have been good together.”I didn’t answer. My heart was pounding so loud I could hear it in my ears. The burns on my thighs stung eve
Chapter 90Nina’s POVMy hands wouldn’t stop shaking. I stared at my empty palm like it might lie to me. Nothing. Just cold skin and a few flakes of snow melting on my fingers. The flash drive was gone.“Oh god,” I whispered. My voice cracked. “It’s gone. I lost it.”Dante’s arms tightened around me. His chest was still pressed tight to mine, warm and solid under the open coat. “Hey. Hey, kitten. Look at me.” His voice was low, steady, but I heard the edge in it. He cupped my face with one big hand, thumb brushing my cheek. His touch felt hot against my frozen skin. “Breathe. We’ll find it.”I shook my head fast. Tears burned my eyes and spilled over. “I had it the whole time. Through the fall. Through everything. And now… now it’s just gone.” My whole body started trembling harder. The burns on my shoulders and thighs screamed every time I moved. The snow under us felt like needles on my bare legs. I patted the ground around us, frantic, fingers digging into the cold powder. Nothing
Chapter 89Nina’s POVWe hit like a truck.The snow exploded around us in a white blast. Dante’s body slammed into the ground first, taking every bit of the impact so I stayed on top. My teeth rattled. Pain shot through my burns like fire ants biting every inch of my skin. The cold snow stung the raw spots worse than the hot water had. I gasped for air, but it felt like someone had punched me in the chest.Dante groaned under me. His arms were still locked tight around my back. “You alive, kitten?” he rasped. His voice was rough, right against my ear. I could feel his chest rising and falling fast. His heart hammered like mine.I tried to nod. My throat felt tight. “I… I think so.” My legs were still wrapped around his waist. Even now, with snow everywhere and bullets cracking in the distance, I felt him. Hard. Thick. Pressed right between my thighs. The fall had shifted the coat wide open. Cold air hit my bare skin, but his heat burned through his pants. My body reacted without askin
Chapter 88Nina’s POVThe SUV fishtailed hard around the last curve of the driveway, snow spraying up in white rooster tails behind us. My whole body still throbbed from the burns, every inch of skin screaming where the hot water had cooked me raw. Dante’s coat was wrapped around me like a blanket, but it did nothing to stop the cold night air that slapped my face when Enzo slammed on the brakes. The chopper’s rotors thumped louder overhead, a deep mechanical heartbeat cutting through the distant growl of Sabina’s incoming army.“Ropes coming down!” Nikolai shouted from the front seat, his fingers flying over the tablet in his lap like he could hack the whole damn world if it bought us ten more seconds.Enzo twisted in his seat, eyes wild. “You heard the man, Dante. Get her up there. We’ll cover from the ground.”Dante didn’t waste words. He kicked the back door open, cold wind howling in like it wanted to rip us apart. Snow stung my face, mixing with the tears I hadn’t realized were
Chapter 87Nina’s POVThe men charged like a black wave crashing through the steam-filled room. Boots slammed against the wet floor, sending bloody water splashing up their legs. Rifles swung up in unison, red laser dots dancing across my bare, scalded skin. My heart slammed so hard I thought it would burst. I was naked, burning, one gun against ten, the flash drive digging into my palm like a promise I might not live to keep.“Drop it!” one of them barked, voice muffled behind his balaclava.I could not drop it. Not the gun. Not the drive. Not after everything.Sabina stood behind them, arms crossed under her breasts, water still streaming down her body like she was enjoying the show. Her smile was back—sharp, satisfied. “Make it quick, boys. But don’t kill her. I still have plans for my little kitten.”One of the men lunged first. Big, fast, arm reaching for my wrist. I jerked back on instinct, heel slipping on the slick tiles. The gun went off again—loud, deafening in the small
Chapter 86Nina’s POVThe gun felt like it weighed a thousand pounds in my hands. My fingers were locked so tight around the grip that my knuckles turned white, then purple. Hot water still poured from the sprinklers, turning the room into a steaming hell. The alarm screamed on and on, a piercing wail that drilled straight into my brain. Blood mixed with the water on the floor, swirling in thin red rivers that snaked toward the drain in the corner. The other girl lay slumped against the side of the bed, one hand pressed to the hole in her side, blood seeping between her fingers. Her breathing came in wet, ragged gasps. She stared at me with wide, glassy eyes, like she could not believe what had just happened.I could not believe it either.The gun barrel trembled. I tried to steady it, but my arms shook worse than my voice. Tears burned behind my eyes, mixing with the scalding droplets running down my face. My skin was on fire everywhere the water touched—red welts rising across my ch
Chapter FifteenDante’s POVThe gunshots still echoed in my ears as I stood over the spy’s corpse.Six bullets. I’d put six bullets in him. Two in the chest. One in the throat. Three in the head. Overkill, maybe. But the bastard had shot Nina.My Nina.No. Not mine. The asset. The collateral. The g
Chapter TenNina’s POVI woke to sunlight streaming through unfamiliar curtains and the taste of salt on my lips from dried tears.For a moment, I didn’t remember where I was. Then it all came crashing back.You’re ours now, Nina. Whether you like it or not.Dante’s words echoed in my skull, cold a
Chapter NineEnzo’s POV Going into the shower to wash off immediately after making sure Nina was in his room lying down in the bed. He was quiet and didn’t say a word. He looked shocked to the bone at the blood after killing off the intruders sent by their rival mafia gang. He was so angry that
Chapter TwelveNina’s POVI couldn’t sleep.The bed was too soft, the room too quiet, and my mind wouldn’t stop spinning. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the ocean closing over my head. Felt the water filling my lungs. Heard Dante’s cold voice promising punishment.I sat up, pushing the blankets







