LOGINOne heartbreak. Too much wine. And a one-night stand with one of the most dangerous men in Sicily. Ada’s anniversary vacation was supposed to be a romantic dream. Instead, it’s a living nightmare. When her boyfriend’s "best friend" crashes their trip, Ada trades her heartbreak for a lot of wine and a messy, public breakup. She’s ready to be the "psycho ex." She isn’t ready to stumble into the arms of a man who looks like a god and kisses like a sinner. Dario is dark, tattooed, and—unbeknownst to Ada—part of the Italian Mafia empire. He’s also been drugged, sent into a predatory haze that only Ada’s fiery spirit and curvy silhouette can soothe. Their night is a blur of desperate heat and hungover promises, but by morning, Ada is gone, leaving only a "walk of shame" and a very confused heart behind. But in the Mafia, you don’t just walk away from a Made Man. Dario woke up with a clearer head and a singular obsession: finding the woman who "serviced" him while he was at his most vulnerable. He thinks she was part of the setup. He thinks she’s a spy. But the more he tracks her, the more he realizes she’s just a heartbroken woman drowning her sorrows in the Mediterranean. Now, the "trouble in paradise" is just beginning. Dario doesn't care about her ex-boyfriend, her flight home, or her plans for the future. He’s decided she belongs to him, and in his world, what the Mafia claims, the Mafia keeps. Ada wanted a vacation to remember. Now, she’ll be lucky if he ever lets her leave.
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“Let me serve you master.”
So… if I was sober, I would have realized that the woman kneeling on the floor, palms up, sitting on her shins with her head down, meant it as in a BDSM type scene thing...
But seeing that I was extremely drunk and this was the hallway to the bathroom… I was not thinking clearly. Was not functioning clearly and so didn’t react in a nice manner…
So… My drunken brain went to laughing hysterically. Fully on belly laughing, holding the wall as I unceremoniously probably humiliated this poor woman.
Normally, I completely respect everyone’s choices. I don’t think I could do the full BDSM thing, but there are some things that perk my interest.
I’ve watched ‘the’ movies. We all know them, and there were certain parts that are hot… but master… no. Sir… ummm… I don’t know if I can give over that much control and the whole vulnerability on my knees like that...
I looked at the woman with my blurry eyes. She was a button of a thing that needed a good pasta, which was hilarious since we were in Sicily with the best pasta and pizza in the world!
Yeah, I said it!
And that also made me laugh more… I’m so glad I already went to the toilet or I would have peed myself by now.
Actually, do I need to pee again? I feel like I’m going to pee myself from laughing so hard.
Don’t pee myself. Don’t pee myself.
I had just come out of the bathroom of one of the night spots after WAY too much wine… like at least 5 glasses too many.
Can you blame me though?
My boyfriend, no, EX-boyfriend, and I were supposed to be on a romantic vacation. MEANT to be.
It was MEANT to be our first vacation together, just the two of us, for our one-year anniversary.
And guess who just happens to show up as well?
The ‘best friend’. Yes, the fucking ‘best friend’, Alicia.
No, we were not and never would be in a thruple or whatever with that bitch! Not happening, no way. This was meant to be our vacation.
Alicia, who was SUPPOSEDLY already on a trip to Italy and just HAPPENED to appear on the second day of our trip. She just happened to remember that we were going to be here and thought she would surprise us…
That was very nice of her, wasn’t it…!!!??
So nice, that Paul and I ended up in a screaming match about boundaries and whether she was a best friend or a whore… I might have got a bit carried away due to anger and called her that rather than anything nicer, like mistress.
Seriously, can you blame me?
I had already told him there were boundary issues that I wasn’t happy about. He kept reassuring me and did put space between them… yeah, that seemed to go really well.
“Master? Master?” I continued to embarrassingly laugh like a hyena still at the woman kneeling on the hard floor. “Men are DOGSSSSSSS and don’t deserve to be called masterrrrr. Get off your kneesssss and respect yourselffffff.” I slurred.
So… my drunken rage was coming out and now aimed at this poor girl as I still hadn’t clued in to what was happening. My brain was left somewhere in the bottom of a bottle of wine back at my table, lonely, only for one, table.
Once again, to be fair, I had a lot to drink, and we were in the hallway in front of the bathrooms in a public place. Please don’t judge me, I’ll do enough of it later.
The woman completely ignores me, fair! But that really must hurt her knees. Doesn’t it hurt her knees?
So, I asked her. “Aren’t your knees hurting? Or your legssss?” Still slurring worse than a drunken sailor.
I wobble a bit as I try to push off the wall… nope back to leaning against the wall as I watch the woman in confusion.
Also, completely oblivious to the man leaning against the wall just a meter away from me.
It’s too dark to really see him anyway, and I’m getting angrier at this woman for being on the ground, even if it is absolutely none of my business.
Completely and utterly none of my drunken ass business.
Do you know what is my business? Not this, but I’m too drunk and now totally invested, so this poor woman is going to have to deal with my annoying fat ass.
It took a moment… before I realized there was suddenly a large hand wrapping around my neck… where that came from... I had no idea…
My eyes snapped up to see the arm was attached to a man, smirking at me… a lopsided, also drunk smirk.
How the hell did I not notice him until now?
That would be because everything was getting more and more fuzzy even if he was at least six three or something… could even be five.
Should I ask?
I tried to focus on him and holy hot man, hello… my blurry eyes finally cleared enough to check the goods… before I registered again that there was a hand around my neck, not tight, but still around my neck…
I pushed the hand away and stumbled back… but still leaning against the wall, a lovely stable wall. Otherwise I would be on the ground too and not in a good way.
He let me swat his hand away as his smirk turned into a full grin.
And what a grin it was!
From what I could see he was hot with the dark short hair that seemed to be sticking in every direction… or is it that way because I’m seeing nearly two of him? Anyway, dark eyes, clean-shaven with cheekbones I wanted to touch to see if they were real and that smile… hot.
Are his teeth really that perfect? Can I touch them to see if they are real as well?
Did I say he was hot yet? Even though he did have his hand around my throat a second ago. Wait! Why did he have his hand around my throat?
“What’re youuuuu doing?” I finally fumble out.
He says something in Italian as he stumbles the last few inches towards me.
Annnnndddd, that had me laughing again. He was as bad as me.
Drunk idiots together!!! Yay!!
“Ah, you drank too much too!” I giggle and hiccup.
Yep, was waiting for the hiccups, and now they arrive… as there was suddenly a mouth on mine.
An arm wraps around my waist as another one slams into the wall behind me… making me giggle and hiccup again, but this time into his mouth.
I couldn’t help it though, he nearly fell over as he went to kiss me.
Classic!
He didn’t seem to care as he used the opportunity to thrust his tongue into my mouth.
He tasted like… whiskey… or something… but I didn’t care as I tried to pull him closer and kissed him back.
“Shove you and your ‘friendship’ up your ass.” I did the quote signals with my fingers. “I’m done. I’m a fucking idiot not to see she’s your whore on the side.” I’d screamed at Paul earlier… so… I was now technically single to enjoy myself.
This was not cheating because I’d said I was done.
This sloppy, hot, drunken kiss was not cheating.
I’d grabbed my shoes and bag and stormed out with Paul, my ex, screaming after me that I was being a ‘psycho’.
Well, the hot guy didn’t think I was… he thought I was yummy by the way he was devouring my mouth. I was struggling to keep up until he ripped his mouth away and started to pull me with him as we stumbled in the opposite direction of the bar.
My giggles and hiccups in full swing as we both struggled to walk in a straight line and were practically holding each other up.
Dario POVMy wife was glowing as she chased Leonardo around.Ada has loved every moment of having the skinny little boy taking up her time for the last three days.The mother signed her part of all documentation to give over her rights. Now we were just waiting for the DNA tests.Ada has also had all her fertility tests completed, and I had mine done as well in support.The physical scans showed she could carry a child, but there were concerns about her ovaries and more scans were organized.Landon called me into his Office.He handed me a folder as soon as I walked in.I knew what it was. I didn't wait and just opened it hoping, like fuck Leonardo's father was someone who was happy for Ada and I to adopt him.Not surprisingly, Leo isn't his father, neither are Landon, Tom, Lou or I.I had to flip through a few more pages until I saw it. Leonardo was the son of our driver, Filippo.As soon as I saw it, Landon put Filippo's file on the desk.I knew he was married with two children. The
I didn't think of that.Does the mother really want to just hand over her child?"Ma... can we have a moment?"We walk to the other room. "Is this really happening? The mother really doesn't want this gorgeous little boy?"Her face goes from concern to nothing but warmth and understanding. "Yes. You saw his clothes. You see his bones."Yeah, I did and do...Kate found us then. "You freaking out that I'm stealing children? You're as bad as Landon."I couldn't help but laugh at that. "Maybe."Kate reiterated what happened at the gate and how the woman discarded poor little Leonardo like trash."Of course you vorry, he good little boy. He gift from god. A gift you dink too good to be true,"How does she always know? Seriously this woman is a mind reader."Maybe again. I was just worried for a moment that the family... influence might... have come into play."Ma let out a loud laugh and pinched my cheeks. Oww! "You good girl, my daughter. You and Kate vorry too much. Come play with your b
Kate, Ma, the nurse maid of the hour, Daniella, and a few cousins with their kids the same age came over after. The other nurse maid, because one is not enough, stayed back at the main house, sorry, mansion.We all played and fawned all over little Leonardo and the kids to start with, getting Leonardo comfortable with everyone. Then we sat back and let them play with Leonardo excited about showing them his new room and toys when he let his little walls down.“You’re good with him. I knew you would.” Ma praised me quietly after Leonardo rushed to show me something before rushing back to the other kids.“I hope so. I don’t really have any paternal history to go by.”“Not about history. About your heart.” She squeezed my shoulder.I squeezed her hand back. “Thank you.” Trying not to tear up.Ma just being the amazing woman she is.Sure, she has a fucking scary side. I mean run and lock yourself in the bathroom so you don’t see the blood, scary. But what would you expect from the matriarc
Walking into the kitchen, I find Ada looking through the cupboards, then the fridge before she started pulling things out.“OK. While I make us lunch… wait, how long do you have for lunch?” She finally looked up at me.“Don’t have another meeting till 4.”“Good. OK. So… I want three children. I’m not sure if I want to do IVF, or if I will be able to do it. I don’t want to do the surrogate thing. I would actually prefer we adopt. Approve?” She pointed the knife at me.“Approved.” I smirked.Fuck she was hot when she went all business. I sat on the stool and let her get it all out. She was still nervous about voicing it, so I would only answer when a direct question was put to me.We will talk about her reluctance with IVF later, after she has gotten everything else out she needs to right now.“Do you think you might have any children out there?”“None that I know of, and I was always careful.”She nodded. “OK. Now. If little Leonardo has a father out there that we find, and he wants hi
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