MasukNext to Aunt Alessia stands her daughter, Cristiana. Her face is adorned with an honest smile, but her eyes are giving away more than she wants them to reveal. I know what her problem is and that she’s hoping for me to solve that problem for her. And maybe I will. Even though I know it wouldn’t be a
Xavier might be self-sufficient to protect her, but I’m more ruthless. The fear of going against me has a stronger effect on people who hold a love for their lives and wives and children. And I wouldn’t hesitate to use that fear to keep my family out of danger. Xavier might be an asshole, but he’s s
“My world is a less scary place with you in it, baby. I will kiss you a thousand times every day if that’s what it takes to keep you in love with me for the rest of our days.” [VLADIMIR] "Do you take Vladimir Perazzo as your lawful husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or
“Do you really?” I tease, although the insinuation makes my nerves tingle. I watch him take a sip before leaning on the railing and chuckling. “Enjoy this time as much as you can, because once we’re done with dinner, I’m not letting you out of my sight, out of my reach, and out of my bed,” moving c
I swallow. “What is it?” Breathlessly, I manage to ask. Grabbing me by my waist, Mir twirls me around and pushes my back against the rail. The cool breeze of the ocean bites my bare back even more. I shiver. But nothing matches the dance of butterflies in my belly. Or the way my bones tickle. When
[ZARINA] “Mir, this is...” I gasp. “Do you like it?” pressing those words into my ear, he grazes his teeth below my lobe. “...gorgeous. It’s gorgeous.” After our deep and long conversation, the previous night, Mir and I woke up with someone causing a ruckus at the door. It was only then it dawne
He looked so...normal. Nothing like that enormous asshole I woke up next to, but human and defenceless. There was something soft about his face in contrast to all the hard lines he was made of. There was something calm about the way he was asleep without a single care in the world. Later that night
“I know. That’s why I said at least one person. That one person is you.” She nods with relief before she is frowning again. “But Zarina, I’m not sure if you can trust him. I mean for all we know he is up to something, well, not good. What if he tries to hurt you, huh? With no one being aware of yo
We drive for a few minutes more before Vladimir pulls over in front of a meat shop. “Where are we?” I ask, but he responds with silence. I guess he is still mad at me. He turns the rearview mirror to himself and loosens his tie, takes off his suit jacket, tosses it into the backseat and unbuttons
His face emerged from the darkness, gradually becoming visible in the dim light that seeped in from the dining room. The fear that had gripped her heart earlier began to dissipate at the first glimpse of him. But something was off. There had to be something wrong with either her eyes or her mind b







