Mia's POVI wake up with one hell of a headache, and my whole body is in pain. What have I done last night? I am too afraid to move as I hear a man breathing beside me, and I am too scared to look at who it is. I am trying to think about what happened last night, but my head feels like someone hit it with a hammer. Shit! I start remembering what happened last night, knowing that Riccardo is lying beside me. I get out of bed slowly, not to wake him up. "Why didn't you tell me you are a virgin?" Riccardo asks. "Damn! Can you not give me a heart attack this early in the morning? Can you whisper my head hurts?" I say. "I asked you a question, Mia," Riccardo says. "I was drunk last night, and the last thing I was thinking about was my bloody virginity," I say. "There are headache pills in the bathroom cabinet. Take some and bring me two and a glass of water, please," Riccardo says. I am glad I am not the only one with a hangover. "Fine," I say. I need to get away from him. I am not p
Riccardo's POVI know what I am doing is wrong. Mia deserves better than what I can offer her. My heart is full of hatred for Bria, and I need to get it out of my system before I can even think of love. Bria is a bitch, and I know she is getting a divorce from Steven because she wants my money. I do not believe she is capable of love. She is a heartless woman with no feelings for anyone. I look at Mia sitting on the sofa playing a game. I see the smirk on Bria's face. She liked it when I talked hard to Mia. It just shows me what kind of woman she is. She likes it when someone else is in trouble. She was the cause of my biggest humiliation. That day was the worst day of my life as a young man. I can not forget how she, Steven, and their friends laughed at me. Yeah, I was stupid, but I was in love with Bria, and it hurt me so severely that it scarred me for life. I can not trust women. They all have an agenda. Did I enjoy last night with Mia? Yes, I did. I feel guilty because I took her
Mia's POVWell, it looks like Bria is getting what she wished for. Steven is divorcing her, and he offers to buy her a house. Of course, the house is next to Riccardo's house. I bet she paid a lot for the house, but honestly, I do not care. I have problems of my own. I need to get back to New York as soon as possible as my new game has a great response, and I need to help my team sort out the last little problems. The last few months have been hectic since Riccardo, and I spend the night together. Our drunken night of passion, as I call it. I am not feeling well and have been vomiting for the last few days. I think I have s stomach bug or something, but it gets better during the day. As long as I do not smell meat cooking, I am fine. I am paying my last debt installment this month and can not wait to regain my freedom. Riccardo and Bria have been hanging out lately, not in public but at his house, and it upsets me. Yes, I love Riccardo, but I will never tell or let him find out how I
Riccardo's POV I am sitting in my office looking at the letter and the receipts. How did this happen without my knowing? Was I so busy with my revenge on Bria that I lost Mia because I was not paying attention to her? My men called me from the airport saying they needed to buy tickets to France since Mia was about to board a plane to France. I can not believe she will go overseas and something is off. They take a photo of Mia with her luggage, waiting for the plane to France. I know the sunglasses and handbag, as I was with her when so bought them, but I know instantly it is not Mia. I know Mia will not wear sunglasses inside a building. I also know Mia's body, and that is not Mia! I call my men, and I am furious that they do not know that the woman with Mia's handbag and glasses is not Mia. I call Mia's bodyguard and Enzo Valentino. He is the son of my bookkeeper. I am furious that they did not tell me Mia is paying off her debt. I know I am being unreasonable, but it hurts that
Mia's POV I am back in New York, and feel free. I am not moving into the house my parents and siblings are staying in. I have two reasons for that. I hate that house as I only have bad memories of that house, and two is Riccardo, and his men will look for me there. I have enough money to buy an apartment, but I have decided to rent one first. I ensure the condo I rent has nothing to do with the Mafia. I rent the apartment in the name of one of the girls working with me. I do not want Riccardo and his men to find me. My team runs the family business, and I do not need to go to those offices. I will avoid them whenever I can. Besides, Lucia, the servant I met on the first day I was at Riccardo's house, tells me everything he and his men does. Aria, Sienna, and I keep in contact as I have become friends with them. They are angry at Riccardo because he is involved with Bria again. Aria and Sienna have moved to New York, but I did not tell them I am also here. Sienna does not want to st
Mia's POVAria and Sienna do not want me to stay alone in my apartment. They know I am about to give birth. I am big, and I suffer from back pains. It is not easy to move around. I am glad to have the two women with me as I know they will help me to protect the babies and not let Riccardo find out about them. I do not want Bria to be their stepmother and care for them. It was late one night when I started getting pains. At first, I thought it was a false alarm, but the pain intensified. I know I have to call Aria and Sienna. I need to go to the hospital as soon as possible. Sienna and Aria come running into my room as soon as I call them. They grab my bags and those of the babies, and we go to the hospital. That night at around twelve, the twins are born. It is a boy and a girl, and I called them Oliver and Olivia. Oliver was born a few minutes before Olivia. I was young and stupid and had no clue how to raise babies, but Sienna and Aria were there for me, and today, I can only look
Riccardo's POVI have not seen Mia in almost eight years. It was long years without her. I know I love her, but I am not sure she feels the same about me. I had been looking for her, but it was as if she had disappeared off the face of the earth. I did not know where Mia was or what she was doing. I did keep an eye on the Costa family, though. Not only the Mafia part of the family but also the father, mother, and siblings. I can not help but not like her parents and siblings. In the last seven years, they did not ask about Mia or even look for her. Bria stayed by my side even though I did not touch her since Mia left. She still hopes I will ask her to marry me, but I will not. I think I kept his on the line for long enough and will set her free. She has offered up enough of her youth chasing after me. I do not know why she is still trying, as I do not even give her hope that I will ask her to marry me. I did not have sex since Mia. I sound like a bloody monk, but I do not care. All I
Mia's POVI am spending the night at home with my children. We will watch the Lion King for the hundredth time, but I look at Oliver and Olivia, looking distracted. Aria was here earlier, and we were talking in my office, and the twins were busy somewhere else in the house. I think about what she said to me. "So my mother and I went to see Ricci. He says he loves you and will make you his wife. He does not know about the twins, but I am afraid he will be pissed off at all of us if he finds out. Bria ran out of his apartment earlier, and Mario told me Ricci told her to piss off and get the fuck out of his room," Aria said. "Well, we can not let him find out about the twins, and he will kill us. You know how Riccardo is, and Riccardo Marino does not take prisoners. He asked me on a date, and I had to say yes. I do not want him to come to my house and see the twins," I said. I looked at the door and could swear I saw a little face peeking at us, but when I walked to the door and looked