LOGINTara and Mike didn't choose each other. An arranged marriage binds them, trapping them in a cohabitation as burning as it is explosive. She, audacious, obstinate, wants to tame this man with the fiery gaze, this cold, angry husband who hides his wounds behind a wall of ice. He, haunted by his fears, consumed by jealousy, fights against the disturbance this unsubmissive woman awakens in him. Between confrontations and attraction, their daily life becomes a battlefield where every word is a weapon, every glance a provocation. Tara wants to understand him, to push him to love. Mike wants to protect himself from her, but ends up burning with desire for her. In this war where love and hate intertwine, the real battle lies elsewhere: learning to trust, to respect, to heal. But when two wounded souls clash, can one truly hope for peace… or only reap the ashes of an impossible love?
View MoreMIKESIX MONTHS LATERThe house is full of people. Laughter. Music. Food everywhere.We're celebrating. What? I don't know. Life. Survival. The fact of still being here.Viktor is here, with his wife and kids. Angelo brought his new girlfriend. Even César came, with his daughter Camila. She's beautiful, the little one. She looks like her father. She has his eyes. His sad eyes that say thank you without speaking.Tara moves among the guests. She smiles. She laughs. She is beautiful. So beautiful. The wound on her shoulder has healed. A scar remains. She says she's keeping it. To remember.I watch her from the corner of the living room. A drink in my hand. Happy. For the first time in years, I am happy. Truly happy.She comes toward me. She wraps her arms around my neck."Watching me?""Always.""Being mysterious in your corner?""I'm thinking.""About what?""About how lucky I am. To have you. To be alive. To be here."She smiles. She kisses me."We are lucky, it's true. We could have
MIKETWENTY HOURS LATERThe warehouse is in our sights. Crouched behind shipping containers, we observe. Viktor has placed shooters on all the surrounding rooftops. The men are in position. Ready to storm the place.Tara is beside me. She's holding her MPX. The one she took back from our place, cleaned, reloaded. Her eyes don't leave the target."We go in ten minutes," I say."I'm going in with you.""Tara...""Mike. He's the one who took me. He's the one who drugged me. He's the one who put his filthy hands on me. I want to be there when he falls."I look at her. I see the determination. I see the rage. I see the fear too, well hidden, but present."Okay. But you stay behind me. Always.""Always.""And you do what I say.""Of course not."She smiles. Her first smile in days. I kiss her. Fast. Hard."I love you, Tara.""I love you, Mike. Now let's go kill this son of a bitch."We go.The assault is swift. Violent. Perfect.Viktor's men neutralize the sentries silently. We enter throug
MIKEDawn breaks. We're on the roof of our building.She's sitting on the ledge, legs dangling into the void. I'm behind her, standing, my hands on her shoulders. I can feel the tremors still running through her. The after-effects. The pain. The fear she will never show anyone but me.The night was long. The hours after our escape from the warehouse, a mix of chaos and silence. Viktor's men cleaned up. The bodies disappeared. Marek? No one knows. In the fray, he vanished. Wounded, maybe. Dead, maybe. But I don't believe it. Not yet. A guy like him always turns up again.Tara hasn't spoken since we came up here. She's watching the sun rise. Her eyes are fixed. Far away. Elsewhere.I sit down next to her. I take her hand. It's cold. I warm it between mine."Do you want to go back inside?""No."Her voice is hoarse. Roughened by hours of silence, hours of screams she held back."I want to stay here. With you. Watch the day break."We watch.The sun rises slowly behind Manhattan. The towe
MIKEOne hour left.I'm in the car, parked a kilometer from the warehouse. Viktor and the teams are scattered around. Invisible. Silent. Ready to intervene if things go wrong.But if things go wrong, they'll be too far away. If things go wrong, I'll already be dead.I check the time. Eleven p.m. One hour until hell.I think about her. About Tara. About what she must be feeling right now. Fear. Hope. Rage.I think about us. About everything we've been through. The bullets, the betrayals, the sleepless nights, the lazy mornings, the violent fights, the passionate reconciliations.I think about death. Mine. Hers. Ours.If we die tonight, we die together. That's the only thing that comforts me.My phone vibrates. Message from Viktor.Teams in position. We've got you covered. Good luck, boss.I put the phone away. I get out of the car.I walk toward the warehouse. Alone. In the dark. The cold wind off the port whips my face. The sounds of the city are far away. Nothing but the lapping of w
ArianeThe morning sun filters through the Venetian blinds of the dressing room, cutting blades of golden light across the rows of dark suits and shelves of polished shoes. The air smells of cedar and leather, a scent that has always evoked Auracio for me. His personal fortre
TaraThe wedding has just been celebrated. Everything went exactly as I hoped. I even managed to steal a kiss from my sister's two husbands they were surprised by my fervor. Their lips are full, firm… hmm, she's going to enjoy herself. I watched them while my own husband placed a chaste kiss on my
Tara— Let me go! Do you want to kill me?His grip on my neck tightens. I feel the air leaving me. Then, suddenly, he throws me to the ground. He looms over me, immense. I clutch my throat, incredulous: the idiot nearly strangled me.He goes to the shower grumbling, then calls out sharply:— What a
TaraThis morning, I caught my mother talking to herself—she does that when a problem worries her and she hasn't found a solution yet. I wonder what's bothering her this time. All night, my thoughts were occupied by my dear fiancé. He's so handsome, with that killer look he often gives me… I'm goin
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