LOGIN“Are you out of your mind?” Carter said tightly. “I can’t just walk away from this.”“Then I suggest you put in a word with your superiors, claiming that there is nothing worth investigating about the Marcellos anymore,” he grated. “Oh, and one more thing.”“What?” he barked out. Shockingly, I wat
Layla “You stole all of the pictures?!” I shouted.I had no idea what to expect when Aldo told me that he had a plan to have my medical license reinstated. After he helped me get my bags sorted out from my returning back home, he dragged me to the office and bent down to the large safe that was s
What really caused my heart to skip several beats was when the pink tip of her tongue licked along her bottom lip. Something was stirring within the caverns of my chest. It caused a fiery heat to engulf my heart and lungs.I wanted this woman. I wanted her in a way that only a hidden part of myself
Ethan “I didn’t think you’d agree to meet with me,” I said.“Believe me, neither did I,” Stasia admitted plainly.The moment I found out that Layla had returned to the Marcellos, I asked Aldo for Stasia’s number. I reached out to her with the hopes that she would be willing to talk.As I suspected,
“Hello, sweetheart,” I said. “How are you, how was your long weekend?”“It was nice,” he said quietly. “Dad and I spent time together.”I gave him a smile and nodded. “That’s good.”“Are you better now?” he asked bluntly.I clenched my jaw, catching whatever immediate answer was trying to come out.
Layla The morning we were set to head back to New York, I repacked my bags and brought them downstairs. While Eva was busy wiping down on the counters in the kitchen, I noticed Stasia standing out on the back deck.She was leaning against the railing, overlooking the gorgeous ocean view. I instantl
***The plan was simple enough.Dmitri’s men would infiltrate the factory ahead of time—in the stealthiest way possible. No one would realize he was there, and his men would hide themselves in secure locations.Mine would surround the area, cutting off any possible escape routes.Layla would be take
LaylaThe battle was a blur of sound and movement around me. Aldo and Dmitri’s hidden forces sprang into action around the warehouse, and the result was a constant echo of gunfire and shouting, men darting across open spaces as they ran from cover point to cover point.Gun in my hand, I couldn’t fin
“Does it matter anymore?” I asked, sliding out a chair. I sat across from her, folded my hands on the wooden tabletop. “Whether or not I have the willpower to kill you?”Her smile faltered, and for a brief moment, something like regret flashed through her eyes. But quickly enough, she reined it in,
AldoThe months following the war were spent rebuilding the city it had destroyed in so many ways. Physically, so much of it had been tarnished and ruined. Its infrastructure was tentative at best—corruption running rampant through the ranks of the government and the police.And its people were stil







