LOGINI was aware that Serena’s brother didn’t like me. I didn’t mind that he didn’t like me because my brothers didn’t like Serena either. They told me she was a distraction and that she was making me do things I never would have done.If I had a penny for every single time Nico told me that he was going to come and kill me if I fell in love with the Ricci girl, I would have a million pennies. He was a fuckboy who didn’t know what it meant to have a woman mess with your mind.He would find a woman who made him feel what Serena made me feel, and then he would understand that doing things to protect your woman was normal.I didn’t want him in New York. He would scare Serena and make her feel like shit. He only kept reminding me that I was getting married to the Irish princess. Contracts had been signed and alliances forged.It was normal for arranged marriage to happen in the mafia. We had been raised to do nothing but enrich the mafia and only do things to expand territories and influence.
Nero punished me all night and then fucked me into oblivion. My ass was red and raw, my neck had his marks, and there were bite marks all over my body. He had fucked me for more than eight hours straight.He fucked my pussy, my ass, my mouth, and my breasts. He took everything I had to give, and I let him. By the time he was done with me, I didn’t even remember my name. I passed out on his bed again.He was gone by the time I got up as usual. I wore his shirt and went downstairs. Since I was much smaller in form than he was, his shirt swallowed me whole. It reached my knees and was baggy.I went downstairs, and they served my breakfast for me. I had already forgotten Elsie, but remembered her when I saw her.Too bad Nero wasn’t around. I would have used him to make her jealous and show her I meant her words. She deserved the worst.I hated her, and I didn’t even know her that well. She had shown me how bad and jealous a person she was. She was in the kitchen with a scarf, but she refu
“What else should I trust you with?” I asked him.I was impulsive, and I loved jumping to conclusions. When things didn’t go the way I thought they would, I freaked out and thought the worst. It was a character flaw I was aware that I had.But I couldn’t help myself. When I thought about how I had assumed the worst of Nero, I was immediately embarrassed. I didn’t want to admit to myself that I just kept waiting for the other shoe to drop when it came to him.“I want your heart and your soul…I want everything you have to offer me. I want your trust—trust that I am on your side and that I will never put anything above you. Do you hear me?” He asked me.“How can I trust you with my heart when you won’t give me yours?” I asked him.We were getting serious, and attachment could lead to something dangerous. We had only been together for five months, and every bone in my body craved his touch and lived for his approval.Maybe it was how good the sex was, but I couldn’t get enough of him. Eve
Elsie had been my maid for years. Her mother was my mother’s maid back in Italy. Mama wanted Elsie to study while she worked for me. She wanted me to take care of the girl in New York.She was studying to be a nurse. I was proud of what she had achieved, and I knew she wanted to be more than a maid. I saw how she looked at me, but I had done nothing to make her think she had a chance.When I saw Serena pushing her into the pool countless times, I was taken aback, but I knew Serena wouldn’t have done that for no reason.Elsie knew enough to know my family dabbled in crime, but I never took her for being manipulative. Her tears didn’t move me. After being a killer for years, emotions were foreign to me.Only Serena could get a rise out of me, and I knew enough to know she wouldn’t do something unless Elsie had done something first.Elsie was faking her tears. I could see it as clear as day. I didn’t deal with criminals all day just to be fooled by a woman who thought she was a better ac
“This castle is huge, wouldn’t you agree?” Lily asked when she came over.Elsie had a look on her face that said she wasn’t impressed with being interrogated by Lily. She hated us both. I suspected she liked Nero more than I originally thought. There was no other reason for her to terrorize me.“It’s not a castle, it’s a mansion,” Elsie said.“Trust me, I know what a mansion is. My parents own one, and it’s not nearly as huge as this one is. To me, this is a castle, only modern.”Lily kept quiet, waiting for Elsie to agree with her. The young girl had no choice but to reluctantly say yes. She was angry, but she was keeping her cool better than I thought she would.I thought she would have cracked by then and snapped.“I agree. It’s quite huge. Not many people are used to this kind of wealth.” Elsie said. I was beginning to get irritated by her attitude.“Including you, Elsie. After all, you only work here. You have never experienced this kind of wealth. All you do is observe and gasp
The sun woke me up the next morning. A maid was in Nero’s room drawing the curtains. She glared at me when I looked at her. She obviously didn’t like me and was terrorizing me.Who even let her in there when I was sleeping? She had no right to wake me up, especially when I had slept late the previous night.“It’s time for breakfast,” she said as she hovered.“What’s your name?” I asked her.She may have been a maid, but she was a bully. I didn’t look down on staff because my parents had taught me better. They had also taught me to defend myself. She was age or slightly older.Maybe she had a thing for Nero and was mad that he brought a woman home and screwed her chances of having him for herself.“Elise,” she answered.She a slight Italian accent. It was barely there but yu could tell she had grown up in Italy. Those of us who were born and raised in New York or in any other state didn’t have a hint of an Italian accent.“Close those curtains and get out. Breakfast is when I say it is







