LOGINTwo weeks in Turks and Caicos, and Nero and I were ready to leave. Business was waiting for us back in New York. It sucked to leave such a lovely view, but it was very necessary. I was also very bored.Nero and I had run out of things to do there.We took a private jet back to New York and drove to my penthouse. We had decided to sleep there for the night because his house held memories of Lily and me. The penthouse was the only place she had barely set foot in.The guilt of being the one to end her life was eating me alive, but I was doing a good job at acting like it wasn’t. I knew she deserved it, and if I were to go back in time, I would do it all over again.But it didn’t change the fact that she was someone I loved for a very long time. She meant a lot to me, even after I found out she had killed my parents. That, however, didn’t mean she wouldn’t pay for her sins.I unpacked my clothes as Nero made us some food. He loved cooking for me. It was the best aspect of living with him
When I saw Nico approaching me by the pool, I rolled my eyes. He was more overbearing than Nero, and that was saying something. For some reason, he wouldn’t leave me alone. He was convinced I needed his company.Luca, too, but at least he sat in silence and worked on his computer next to me. Nico was always talking about something, and it was nothing short of irritating. It was like He derived some sort of pleasure from annoying me.Luckily, Tally wasn’t around. I hadn’t forgotten all about her suspicious phone call at Nero’s house. After what Lily had done to me, there was a fat chance I believed anything she told me.She had warned me about Lily without knowing anything about her. As soon as I saw her, that would be my first question. I had almost forgotten she had told me that my best friend was the problem.I wanted to know how the fuck she knew that and didn’t speak up more about it. She should have voiced her concerns to everyone, not just me, and told me how she knew Lily could
Once he secured me on the bed, he walked around shirtless in nothing but his linen pants and a boner that was very much visible. Like every other sex room he had, this one had all sorts of toys.I saw him pick up a feather, and I knew he was going to tease me for a long time before he gave me what I wanted. He had to punish me for thinking he had brought other women to the villa.I couldn’t believe he had bought a villa for us. I knew I would spend the rest of my life loving that man the moment he sacrificed things for me over and over again. He was my soulmate, and I was insanely lucky to have him.He pulled me out of my thoughts when he brought the feather and started caressing me over my clothes. The knife in his hand came out of nowhere. In one movement, he ripped my dress in two.He slowly took it off me and put the knife aside. He used the feather to tease my nipples slowly. My breath hitched, and I itched to feel something more. But I was cuffed, and I had to lie there and take
After being belted by Nero fifteen times and counting each time, my ass was red and raw. He made sure to add lashings every single time I forgot to count. We were still on the beach, and although it was private, we were still in public.Nero owned a whole private beach. Every single time I thought I knew how rich the man was, he managed to prove me wrong.He squeezed my ass cheeks, sending pain through my body. It went straight to my pussy like every other time. I was wet and ready for him. Especially when he teased me by letting his fingers brush my pussy.He didn’t touch me, though, because he enjoyed torturing me. He flipped me on the table so I was looking at him. I watched as he stared at my pussy like it was the best thing he had ever seen.He parted my folds and licked his lips in anticipation.“I have missed eating this pussy, birichina. You don’t know how much I’ve refused to give in to temptation.”“Nero…” I whimpered in an attempt to get him to do something—anything. “Pleas
Nero took me out to dinner on the beach. There were lanterns, a table, flowers, and a band. It was romantic as hell, and it made me feel loved and seen. However, it wasn’t what I wanted.My trust in people had been eroded to the point that I questioned every bond I had with people. I didn’t want to interact with people anymore, and it felt like everyone was lying to my face.I hadn’t even talked to Emily because part of me was scared I would go through the same thing with her that I had with Lily. She was relentless, always texting me to ask if I was doing fine.I didn’t want to create unnecessary bonds with people. As Nero’s fiancée, I had lots of people wanting to get close to me for opportunities. I thought I could tell apart people who were using me and those who liked me, but Lily was proof I couldn’t.“You don’t like the food?” Nero asked.He was the best part of what had happened. He, Nico, and Enzo had cemented themselves as part of my family. They dropped everything when they
I took Serena to Turks and Caicos after we came back from Russia. It had been two weeks, and her bruises were fading. But the ones inside were fresh as hell. She was a walking shell of the woman she used to be.She zoned out most of the time, like she wasn’t in this world anymore. I couldn’t tell if it was because she had been betrayed by the woman she had trusted for years or if it was because she had killed her.The Turks and Caicos was good for her. I had a private estate on one of the islands there. It was something I’d bought when I pictured a vacation home for Serena and me. I didn’t know when I’d realized it, but I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her.I knew the scars Lily had inflicted wouldn’t fade soon. She didn’t trust anyone anymore, she was always paranoid, and she questioned everyone and everything. The most important thing was that she trusted me.I couldn’t give a fuck if she trusted anyone else.Sometimes I regretted bringing her to such a huge place. She cou
I stayed with Lily until she woke up. Her injuries were extensive. She had broken ribs, her fingers had also been broken, her ankles, and her left clavicle. She had sustained a bad beating.Not only that, but she was also shot. She was in and out of consciousness for days. I couldn’t stop blaming m
The next morning, I got ready to go to work like everything was normal. I was a junior editor at a fashion magazine. I loved giving people fashion tips, and I had my own column in the magazine.I needed to work to earn a living.As for the contract, I hadn't decided that I was going to sign it. It
“Let’s get one thing straight. If you let me, I will erase every single man that you have ever been with. I’ll give you pleasure so good that I will have you begging for it.”“Nero—”“I’ll help you tow the line between pain and pleasure. I’ll make you squirt and cum until you can’t have enough and
On a normal occasion, I would think those words were degrading—that I was being reduced to nothing but what my body offered. But this was Nero, and we were in the bedroom. The way he said it felt more like a compliment rather than anything else.“Your nipples are hard. I know you’re soaked. I can s







