MasukMassimo's POV
Before I could even blink, before Bianca could spit out a single word, the girl launched herself across the room like a damn wildfire. She slammed into Bianca with so much force that she screamed, “What the fuck!” as she crashed backward onto the floor. “Stay away from him!” the girl yelled, her voice raw and wild. “He’s mine!” She bounced on top of Bianca like she had lost her mind completely, small fists flying, hitting wherever she could reach. The sound of skin meeting skin filled the room, sharp and chaotic. “What the fuck!” I barked, shock ripping through me as I shot up from the bed. I grabbed her around the waist and yanked her off Bianca with one hard pull. She was lighter than she looked, but the fury in her body made her thrash like a wildcat in my arms. Bianca sat up quickly, her perfect hair now a mess, her face twisted with pure fury. A red mark was already blooming on her cheek. “Massimo, who the fuck is she?!” she shrieked, pointing a shaky finger. “The only woman for him!” the girl shouted back, still trying to lunge out of my grip, her chest heaving with every angry breath. “The only one!” “Are you crazy?!” Bianca screamed, scrambling to her feet. “He’s my fiancé!” “Not for long!” the girl bit back with so much confidence it almost sounded like a promise. I stood there frozen for half a second, my brain struggling to catch up with the absolute madness unfolding in my own bedroom. Markus suddenly appeared in the doorway, eyes wide with confusion, looking between the three of us like he had walked into the wrong room. “Take Bianca away,” I commanded, my voice low and final. “What?!” Bianca’s head snapped toward me, eyes blazing with betrayal. “I’m your fiancée! You should be kicking her out, not me!” “Let’s go,” Markus said calmly, stepping forward to guide her. “Don’t fucking touch me!” Bianca yelled, slapping his hand away. She turned and gave the girl one last murderous look that could kill, then stormed out of the room, heels clicking furiously against the floor. Markus raised both hands in surrender, shot me a quick “good luck” glance, and quietly walked out, closing the heavy door behind him with a soft click that somehow felt louder than everything else. The silence that followed was thick. Dangerous. I turned slowly to the girl still trapped in my arms. “What the fuck was that?” I growled, my voice cold as ice. She didn’t look sorry. Not even a little. Instead, a slow, wicked smirk spread across her lips. She twisted in my hold until she faced me fully, then closed the small space between us like she belonged there. Her body pressed lightly against mine, warm and soft and far too tempting. “She was touching you,” she whispered, her voice dropping into something low and husky, “and I didn’t like it. The only woman who should be on her knees for you… is me.” Her finger traced a slow, deliberate line down my chest, right over my shirt, and fuck—something inside me ignited. I didn’t know what the hell it was about her touch. No woman had been able to set my skin on fire like this in a very, very long time. Her fingertip felt electric, burning through the fabric, making my muscles tighten and my blood rush south. My jaw clenched hard. Before I could stop myself, my hand moved on its own. I pulled my gun from the holster at my back, the metal cool and familiar in my palm. In one smooth motion, I raised it and pointed the barrel straight at her. She gasped, eyes widening for a split second. I stepped forward, and she took one back. I kept going until her spine hit the wall with a soft thud. I followed, crowding her completely, the gun never leaving its target. “What the fuck is your game?” I asked, my voice dark and rough. I dragged the cold tip of the gun slowly down the side of her neck. Her pulse jumped under the metal. Lower. Over her collarbone. Down to the swell of her breast. I pressed the barrel right against her nipple, watching it harden instantly through the thin fabric of her top. She bit her lip hard, her eyes following the path of the gun with heavy-lidded fascination before they flicked up to meet mine. “I just want to please you,” she whispered, her voice breathless and dripping with heat. “Don’t fucking lie to me,” I growled, pressing the gun harder against her soft flesh. Instead of pulling away, instead of showing even a flicker of fear, she moaned. A real, throaty, needy moan slipped from her lips. Her thighs pressed together tightly, like she was trying to ease the ache building between them. Then she leaned closer, arching her back so her breasts pushed against the gun, daring me. I froze. My finger hovered near the trigger, but I couldn’t move. My heart slammed against my ribs like it wanted to break out. She was breathing fast now, cheeks flushed, eyes glassy with pure lust. The way she looked at me—like she wanted me to ruin her, like the threat of the gun only made her wetter—twisted something deep and dark inside my chest. “How the fuck are you getting turned on with a gun pointed at you?”Isabella’s POVDamiano’s real punishment was today.Massimo and I stood together as we watched the transport van pull away. Damiano was going somewhere very far from Italy…an elite private club run entirely by women who hated men more than anything in the world. Women who had been hurt, used, and broken by men just like him. There would be no money that could buy him freedom there. No contacts. No escape. They were going to make every single day of the rest of his life a living nightmare. He would regret the day he was ever born.I felt nothing but cold satisfaction as the van disappeared.Later that afternoon Massimo called me into his office. He placed a set of documents on the desk in front of me.“The House of De Luca,” he said quietly. “I’m handing it to you. I want you to stay out of the mafia business. Live safely. Be protected.”I stared at him for a long second, then shook my head.“No.”His brows pulled together.“I’ll only accept if you let me rule by your side,” I said fir
Isabella’s POVBreaking someone out of prison should have felt serious.Instead, Massimo and I couldn’t stop laughing. It was fucking crazy.We sat in the back of a black van parked three streets away from the high-security facility, dressed in dark clothes, watching the live feed from Tessa. Our men were already inside, moving like shadows. Everything was going according to plan…and somehow that made it even funnier.“You’re enjoying this way too much,” Massimo said, trying to keep a straight face.I grinned. “You’re one to talk. You’ve been smiling since we left the house.”He leaned over and kissed me quickly, stealing the words right out of my mouth. When he pulled back, his eyes were warm and bright in a way I still wasn’t used to seeing.“I can’t help it,” he murmured. “Watching you plan this was the hottest thing I’ve seen all week.”I laughed and shoved his shoulder. “Focus. We’re supposed to be professionals.”“I am focused.” He kissed me again, slower this time, hand sliding
Isabella’s POVIt had been two weeks since Damiano was locked up.His face was all over the news. The crimes he had committed for years were finally out in the open. The ones he couldn’t buy stayed quiet and let the system work. The girls who still had families were sent home. The ones who had nowhere to go were taken in by the Black Roses. From now on our goal was simple: make sure men like Damiano got exactly the end they deserved.Massimo was leading me somewhere. I didn’t know where. A soft blindfold covered my eyes and his hand stayed firm around mine.“I got you. Just keep walking,” he said.“Where are you taking me?”“Just trust me.”We walked for a while longer until I heard a door open. He guided me inside and stopped behind me. For a full minute nothing happened. Then he slowly removed the blindfold.I blinked against the light and froze.I was standing in front of the same room Bianca had once warned me never to enter. The forbidden room. Canvases still leaned against the w
Massimo’s POv“Don…are we really going to hand him over to the police?” Markus asked. His face was full of worry. “What if he tries to escape?”Markus leaned against the wall of my office, arms folded across his chest. A slow smirk pulled at my mouth. “Did you really think he’d get off that easily?”Markus looked confused. I tapped the side of my head, telling him to think harder.His brows furrowed. He genuinely couldn’t figure it out.“Are we going to kill him? Feed him to the sharks?” he asked.I let out a dark laugh. “That’s too easy.”“Then what?”Before I could answer, the door opened and Isabella walked in.She moved with that same calm confidence that always made my blood heat. She looked between the two of us and smirked.“What’s more sweet,” she said, “than making him think he still has hope of escaping…only to crush it right in front of him?”I watched her with pure pride.“A man like Damiano thinks he can control everything,” she continued. “Give him time in prison and he
Isabella’s POVWe walked through the heavy basement door together.The air down here was cold and thick. The only light came from a single bare bulb hanging from the ceiling. Damiano was on his knees in the middle of the concrete floor, hands tied tightly behind his back. He was shaking so hard it looked like he might piss himself.I couldn’t help it. A sharp, bitter laugh burst out of me.The sound made his head jerk up even though he still wore the blindfold.“Isabella? Is that you? You have to help your father—”The word father made my stomach turn.“Father?” I spat. “You think you have the right to call me that, you sick bastard?”I stepped closer. Massimo stayed right beside me, silent and cold, watching every move.“You stood there and watched your own wife and daughter get raped,” I said, voice rising. “My sister was innocent. My mother was innocent. And you didn’t care. You didn’t lift a single finger. What about all the girls you sold? The ones you turned into nothing? Now yo
Massimo’s POVThe second the car stopped in front of the estate, I was already out the door.I didn’t wait for Markus or anyone else. I ran up the steps, pushed through the front doors, and took the stairs two at a time. My heart was beating harder than it had during the entire operation in Colombia. Not from adrenaline. From something much deeper.I shoved open the bedroom door.Isabella was sitting up in bed, talking quietly to Vera. The moment her eyes met mine, everything else disappeared.“You’re back,” she said, voice soft.I crossed the room in three long strides and pulled her into my arms so hard I was almost afraid I would hurt her. I buried my face in her hair and just held on. She smelled clean, warm, alive. I never knew there would come a day when I’ll miss a woman this much.Vera smiled quietly and slipped out of the room, closing the door behind her without a word.I finally pulled back just enough to look at her face. She was still pale, a light bandage on the side of
Massimo's POV Markus left with that stupid victorious smile still stuck on his face, and the silence that followed him was loud enough to choke me. I stood there alone, one hand around my whiskey glass, swirling the amber liquid in slow circles. The ice clinked softly, mocking me. I stare
Massimo's Pov I never should have brought her here. The moment I carried her unconscious body into my house last night, I knew I’d made a mistake. A very big one. I’d never seen a girl stupid enough to enter the forbidden room, sit beside me like she owned the world, then touch me like
Isabella's Pov I groaned, my head pounding like a drum as I blinked awake. The ceiling above me was strange...high and dark, with fancy wooden beams I didn't recognize. No pink canopy from my bedroom at home. No soft pillows. Just cold, hard reality hitting me. My arms ached, and when
Isabella's Pov I don’t speak. I don’t need to. I let my coat slip from my shoulders, pooling at my feet in a puddle of fabric. The air hits my skin, and I feel alive, exposed, wanted. The lingerie leaves nothing to the imagination...my nipples are hard, straining against the lace, and







