LOGINMost kids want toys, candy, or a new puppy. Pearl Reed wants a dad. And not just any dad—she wants Detective Alex Ramos. Ava Reed is perfectly happy as a single mother. By day, she’s a world-class surgeon, running the most prestigious private hospital in the city. By night, she’s The Godmother, ruling one of the most dangerous mafia syndicates in the country. Saving lives on one end. Taking them on the other. Romance? Not on her agenda. But when her too-clever-for-her-own-good daughter pulls off the matchmaking stunt of the century, Ava finds herself sitting across from a man who is as charming as he is infuriating. Alex never saw it coming. One second, he was working a case. The next? He was being blackmailed by an eight-year-old into dating her mother. One fake date? Fine. One viral post announcing their engagement? Not fine. Being summoned for dinner by an eight-year-old with a five-step plan to make him fall in love with her mom? …Yeah, he’s in trouble. Ava has no interest in love. Alex has no interest in marriage. But Pearl? Pearl has other plans. And when Pearl sets her mind on something, not even a mafia war can stop her.
View MoreEPILOGUE The attic smelled of dust, old cedar, and long-forgotten memories. A shaft of afternoon light slanted through a narrow window, cutting across stacks of cardboard boxes and bins labelled in Ava’s precise handwriting. “Christmas Decor,” “Baby Clothes,” “Old Journals.”Lily was now fifteen and much taller than Ava had ever expected. Her thick curls were pulled into a messy bun, and there was a quiet intensity in her dark eyes that reminded Ava of someone with a complicated past full of regrets and hidden identities.She wore one of Alex’s oversized sweatshirts and a pair of cutoff shorts, bare feet padding softly across the floorboards.She wasn’t looking for anything in particular. Just poking through the past, the way curious teenagers often do when the house is too quiet and the world outside feels far away.She pulled out a weathered box marked only with her name: “Pearl.”The lid gave with a slight creak. Inside, there were scattered mementoes: a faded hospital bracelet,
Selena sat in Ava’s old office, though it hardly looked the same anymore.The curtains were new, and the gold-framed portrait of the hospital's benefactors was missing. So were the fancy glass decanters, the biometric safe, and the stylish mahogany organiser that Ava used for discreet transactions that were never meant to be traced.The space was small but looked professional and straightforward. In the calm of the late evening, the air still held hints of Ava's leather polish from her chair, the soft scent of jasmine perfume, and something sharper that Selena couldn’t quite identify.On the desk sat a single photo in a slim silver frame. It showed her and Ava at a hospital gala from years ago, before the world fractured, before masks became lives. They were laughing in that photo, heads tilted together. Friends. Sisters, partners.The muted voice of a news anchor played from a wall-mounted screen in the background, detailing the final sweep of syndicate arrests. “...thanks to seale
“Don’t hold back,” she gasped. “Give it all to me.” She was daring him, fully aware she was at the mercy of his powerful strokes, but she didn’t care.He let out a deep growl, his hand slipping between her legs, his fingers finding her clit. She cried out as he began to stroke her, matching the rhythm of his thrustsThe intensity was too much, the feeling of him filling her, the sensation of his fingers on her most sensitive spot, the heat of his body against hers. It was all too much.Something primal awakened in her, and she welcomed every wild, untamed sensation.On and on they went, their bodies colliding with unrelenting passion as the sound of flesh meeting flesh filled the lakeside, but neither of them noticed.Alex was utterly lost in the moment, his thrusts growing erratic, the pleasure threatening to unravel them both. Ava’s nails dug into the sheets as she cried out, unable to hold back after minutes of intense pounding.“Alex, please~! I'm going to...I'm gonna-!"Her words
"Take me," Ava urged Alex, her voice thick with desire.He groaned, positioning himself at her entrance. "As you wish, my lady," he murmured in response.Alex's voice was filled with desire, his restraints gone. The air between them pulsed with heat, the full moon enhancing the magnetic pull they felt for each other.Ava's body responded instantly, craving more of his touch, needing to feel the closeness between them deepen. She arched toward him, and his erection brushed against the opening of her core.Her fingers tangled in his hair, pulling him closer, and his lips met hers in a hungry kiss.The heat between them skyrocketed as she kissed him back, losing herself in his taste, the feel of his hands sliding down her back, pulling her closer.His scent overwhelmed her senses, and she felt Aurelia come forward. The wolf’s desire mingled with hers, intensifying their connection.She wanted more.She needed more.Alex growled low in his throat, his hand slipping to her waist. With a gr
The early morning was covered in a thick mist that clung to your hair and hung low over the grass. A soft sun broke through the fog, casting warm light across the peaceful park.Ava stood at the edge of a winding path, holding Pearl’s small hand. The girl was focused on the ducks gliding across the
The morning light peeped through the cabin blinds, forming stripes across the table where Ava sat, hunched over a map strewn with handwritten notes and digital printouts. Red ink circled locations across the city, the boldest ringed one drawn around the crumbling edge of an industrial zone: Old Va
Alex slipped into the quiet roadside diner on the outskirts of town. Fluorescent lights flickered overhead, humming with a tired rhythm.The place smelled of burnt coffee and frying grease. A lone waitress wiped down the counter, and a trucker nursed his third refill in a booth near the back. To t
The cabin was quiet, save for the intermittent crackle of the old battery-powered radio on the shelf.Inside, Ava sat on the floor beside the wood stove, her back against the wall, her arm wrapped protectively around Pearl. She hadn’t left her side ever since, her small fingers now clinging to Ava






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