Four years after being kidnapped and changing her name to keep up the ruse of her death, Serenity is forced to return to her old life by her overbearing father Unfortunately for her, along with her dysfunctional Mafia family comes the once love of her life; Alexander Moretti and a mysterious threat intent on killing her Facing an unknown enemy, Serenity and Xander must find a way to navigate the complicated waters of their relationship and keep her alive long enough to get to the bottom of it, but what happens when her family is destroyed leaving Xander no other option but to become the Don of the Mafia? Will Serenity stick around even after she finds out his part in her family's destruction? *** Serenity exited the bathroom clad in a robe with a towel in her wet hair when a chill ran down her spine. The barrel of the gun against her temple made her freeze and let out a shaky breath as the towel dropped from her hands when they raised. Turning slowly, Serenity came face to face with Alexander and just as quick as the panic came, it subsided. Serenity released a heavy breath and Xander's gun fell. "Serenity!” He stared at her with wide eyes
View More“Did Enzo mention what time they’d be home?” Serenity frowned at her phone when she saw her messages to Xander were undelivered. “He didn’t specify, but he did say not to wait up, so I’m guessing late.” Olympia shrugged. Both women were now dressed in their pyjamas, for the first time in ages Olympia wasn;t working the weekend and the two got a chance to spend the weekend together thanks to Enzo’s absence. “Alright then.” Walking over to the freezer, Serenity tugged it open and pulled out two tubs, “Ice cream and a movie?” She grinned, wiggling her eyebrows convincingly. “Oh who am I kidding, of course I want ice-cream.” Olympia threw her hands in the air and went to retrieve two spoons from the drawer. “Yay! I vote for The Notebook.” Serenity skipped down the hall with Olympia following close behind her. “No, we need something more gut wrenching like- like, One Day.” Olympia hopped on the couch and took a tub from Serenity while handing her a spoon. “No way, that’s like
“Oh Ser… Oh my God, you look so beautiful.” Selena held a hand over her mouth when Serenity stepped out in a long sleeved, off the shoulder dress. The maid of hours was easily blown away seeing her best friend decked in white. “I love it.” She gazed at herself in the floor to ceiling mirror with adoration. The bodice and sleeves were made of lace and dotted with thousands of tiny beads that shimmered in the light while the A-line skirt was satin that flowed to the ground effortlessly and a thin bedazzled belt brought the whole dress together. “That’s the one. That’s definitely the one.” Caterina dabbed away as she watched her daughter transform into a bride before her eyes. “You look radiant, Serenity.” Olympia smiled softly, she wanted so badly to be happy for Serenity, but her own worry dampened her mood. “I guess I found my dress.” Serenity shrieked softly and turned to the assistant with a broad smile. “I’ll put in an order.” The young woman beamed and scurried off while
“I hope you know I’m an orange belt in karate.” Serenity stated as Xander led her through the forest with his hand covering her eyes. “I hope you know that means nothing to me.” He retorted with amusement lacing his tone. “Whatever, I could kick your ass if I wanted to.” She shrugged, not the least bit bothered by his mockery. “Let’s explore the viability of that statement later, shall we?” Xander suggested and brought them to a halt, “Ready?” “Duh.” She sassed and Xander held back a chuckle as he removed his hand from her eyes. “Surprise.” Xander motioned to the Santa Monica pier that stood before them, bustling with chatter and the sound of kids' laughter. “Pacific Park! Oh my gosh, I haven’t been here in years.” Serenity gasped, looking at all the colourful rides with glittering eyes. “If I recall correctly, the last time you were here they wouldn’t allow you on some of the rides.” Xander smirked and grabbed her hand to pull her along to the ticket booth. “That was m
Xander returned home to a cold and quiet house. After Serenity stormed out of the gym he couldn’t get the look on her face out of his mind, it reminded him of the night she forced him to quit boxing years ago. Everytime he stepped foot into the gym after that night he remembered the words she said, but it hadn’t been till today that he understood what she meant.Xnader entered the kitchen, it seemed to have been cleaned up from his earlier cooking expedition, but when he pulled open the fridge, the large casseroles filled to the brim with food caused a ball of regret to form in his stomach.With every call going to voicemail and every text left unanswered. That night, for the first time since he and Serenity decided to go steady, he climbed into an empty bed and tried to fall asleep without her by his side, an
“Hey…” Darrio greeted as he took a seat beside Serenity on the bench.Without saying anything in return, Serenity shuffled closer to him and wrapped her arm around his bicep and cuddled into his shoulder.“I missed you too.” Darrio chuckled and dropped a kiss on the top of her head.“Have you seen Xander?” She grumbled.“Enzo tracked his Jeep to the gym downtown.” Darrio bit his cheek when Serenity;s warmth suddenly disappeared.“He’s boxing again?” She blinked.Darrio shrugged, “He got back into it aft
“Oh my God.” Caterina gaped, watching her son like he was a ghost standing before her. “Darrio, is- is that really you?” Giovanni shook his head in disbelief, before him stood the son he thought to be dead. “It’s really me, Dad.” Darrio’s face scrunched up. “You were dead, they told me you were dead.” Giovanni looked at Enzo and Matteo accusingly. “It’s not their fault, Mom, Dad. It was all me.” Darrio sighed and dropped his gaze to the floor, “I faked my death.” “Why?” Caterina gasped and Darrio’s eyes shot to her. “It’s a long story, Mom, but I’m home now.” Darrio looked at his siblings and best friend, “Thanks to them, I’m home.” He smiled happily. Matteo was the first to approach him. In two long strides his brother stood before him and for a moment they stared at each other, “I missed you.” Matteo gathered his younger brother in his arms and patted his back. “Not as much as I missed you.” Darrio grinned and they both laughed. “Hey, quit hogging, I want a hug too.”
Joseph Ledger marched to his office with frustration rolling off him in waves, the new DA was sniffing around his affairs and now his position in his own company was being questioned. “Sir, there’s-” Before Mindy could get the words out, Joseph thrust his door open to reveal the back of the bulky man. “What is the meaning of this?” Joseph hissed to his assistant. “I- I’m sorry sir, he just walked right in and when I threatened to call security he said if I did he would have me fired. I- I didn’t know what to do.” The tiny woman stuttered, clearly unnerved by the man sitting leisurely in the visitors chair. Ledger held back a sneer, “It’s fine, Mindy, I’ll take care of it.” he nodded and shut the door in her worried face. “Don Moretti.” Joseph Ledger greeted bitterly, making his way around his desk without stopping to shake the man’s hand. “Ledger.” Xander smirked, hardly bothered by the man’s hostility, “This is a nice office you have here.” Xander’s eyes wandered from the har
“You guys don’t give up do you?” Darrio leaned against the bike with an amused smirk tugged on his lips.The dark parking garage was silent at that time of night apart from a singular vehicle belonging to the Don, but what surprised the youngest Lombardi was the presence of his brother beside Alexander.“Darrio.” Enzo breathed, looking his brother up and down with a look of bewilderment in his eyes. It was the first time he laid eyes on his brother after mourning his death and finding out he was in fact very much alive.“I heard through the grapevine that you two kidnapped Joseph Ledger’s daughter and staged a rescue to gain his favour. What new low has this attempt to free me come to?” Darrio held back a chuc
“Are you suggesting I don’t care what happens to dad or Darrio?” Matteo sneered, taking a threatening step forward.“I’m suggesting that you stay the hell out of my way when I take Joseph Ledger down.” Xander narrowed his eyes on his friend.“Stop. I agree with what Xander did. Ledger didn’t waste a second in holding father’s life over Darrio when they helped him out of the warehouse, so why should this be any different. The whole point of getting close to Ledger was to find a way in to exploit his weakness enough to gain the upper hand, that plan hasn’t changed.” Enzo reaffirmed, taking Xander’s side effortlessly.“I won’t use Ivy to get to Ledger. She’s innocent, she
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