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
And then, she hung up.“What!” I dove for the phone, but Layla swiped it smoothly out of my reach. My body was still so much weaker than I was used to. “What are you doing? She’ll kill him!”“No, she won’t.” Layla slid her phone smoothly away. “She wants her vengeance. She wants you. Now that we kno
EthanGuilt.I couldn’t bring myself to return to that house knowing the state of things. Mainly, Layla.When I’d handed Aldo the file I started on Vanessa, I practically threw it at him as opposed to getting out of the car and discussing it with him in person. The air was utterly electrified with t
His brows furrowed in question. “Why you?”“She wants me to personally turn myself into the police, take account of every crime I’ve committed. She wants me to rot in prison for the fact that her brother had been killed by a Marcello,” I explained.Ethan let out a long breath and pressed a hand to t
AldoThe look in her eyes was cold. Distant. It was that same look that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.Like looking into the eyes of a complete stranger.I hadn’t meant to throw that spiteful comment at her, regarding her friendship with Vanessa. Honestly, there was no way of he







