LOGINARIELLA Luca laughed as he shook his head. “ It's not that big of a deal. We’ll find another reason, instead of the truth,” he said. “We could say she’s too young. Or that Leon is too… enamoured with her.” I couldn’t help the small smile. “As I told you,” he added, “Luca doesn’t even want her wo
ARIELLA Asher shook his head. “Nothing to be concerned about. Just family drama between him and his sister. You know how siblings can be.” I gave a small, humourless smile. “I wouldn’t know. I never had any.” He looked at me. “You’re lucky. You were an only child.” “I never thought so,” I sai
ARIELLA Leon wouldn’t shut up about Sia. He was telling everyone, at every single moment, as if they hadn’t already heard. Margaret, of course, mentioned she had cooked for Luca and Sia's parents when they visited the Don, but she didn’t know Sia that well. So, during lunch, I turned to Maria. “
ARIELLA “She is Luca’s sister. Sia. She’s really good with kids, apart from her job at the elementary school, she also teaches Sunday school. I won’t say much more, you’ll learn the rest from her. But she’s a nice girl. She used to come to the house with Luca when he visited with his parents.” I n
ARIELLA I leaned slightly against the wall. “I think when he first got here, everything distracted him. The house, the change… everything. But I know eventually that won’t be enough.” Maria nodded. “It’s good you’re giving him something stable.” “Exactly.” She smiled. “Alright. I’ll let you go
ARIELLA We left the dining room and walked toward Asher’s office. “So,” I asked, “what are you doing today?” “I’m going to see Luca at the famiglia house,” he said as he walked behind his desk and picked up a few documents. “To do what?” “To find more details about Yuri and his brother,” he sai
ASHER. I watched her lying there on the bed, thighs parted just enough to be an unspoken invitation. A silent dare. A challenge. She didn’t have to say a word. Her body did all the talking. She was wet and almost dripping with need. And fuck, I wanted to accept. To climb onto that bed, push her
Asher smiled deviously, "Well, since you want to be my whore, because that's what you want to be, isn't it....? Is it?" He stared at me. And maybe I was hypnotized, or I had taken the word way too seriously because I nodded. "Right. Good. So, just so you know what happens to someone like you... Fi
"Get on the bed." He commanded. I pulled away from him and crawled onto the bed. Asher straightened with a look of utter want in his eyes. I was startled by the intensity, by the resignation and darkness mingling on his face. He looked like a man who’d lost a battle with himself. He stood tall and
He didn’t say a word, just walked toward me with a softness that felt practised, and calculated. And then almost lovingly, he placed the box in my hand. I stared at him, unsure. My gut twisted. I just knew this had to be another one of his mind games. Another performance I hadn’t agreed to be part







