Se connecter"No," Noah said, rising quickly and grabbing his jacket. "Even if I would stoop to such unprofessional behavior, it's Elena's first day of work tomorrow—which she told you already. So if you'll excuse me, my family and I will be leaving now—good night."There was some grumbling but as Noah helped Sl
Elena didn't know what to say. Sloane just looked at Elena sadly and shook her head."I don't... we didn't expect anything less," Sloane said slowly, her voice choking up a little. "Noah said he didn't care—that he'd wait as long as it took for them to come around—but I think we both knew what the r
Alone in front of the gigantic mirror and fancy sinks, Elena could finally breathe again. This dinner was turning into a disaster. So Elena pulled out her phone.Without thinking, she scrolled through her contacts. Her finger was suddenly hovering over "Max's" contact info.Elena felt her heart stop
The main course of the dinner dragged on—and with it came a slight change in the Winslow family's approach. Elena had given up on asking any questions about Noah's immediate family or their company, and Sloane had also decided to focus on her meal rather than keeping the conversation afloat. For a f
"We make toys," Jack said slowly. "Like the nice robots you see on the shelf of every toy store or the viral teddy bears that the internet has been going crazy for."Elena laughed. When no one was joking, she realized Jack wasn't acting—he genuinely thought he was answering her question."Ah no, tha
The atmosphere in the five-star restaurant was awkward—more awkward than anything Elena had experienced in less fancy diners and dive bars.Including Cameron, all four of Noah's brothers were there. They introduced themselves hurriedly—Elena barely heard the names "Jack" and "Kevin." The youngest on
Elena didn't say another word. She just stormed out of the bedroom. Since the day's hunting competition was about to start, it wouldn't even look that odd for the Mafia Queen to be seen without the Mafia King.The Mafia Queen—oh, how Elena hated that title right now! She couldn't stand the mafia and
Elena felt lost and confused. Two days ago, Luna was hugging Elena tightly and demanding she let her through a grand wedding for her. Now Luna was leading away Riley, pretending like she hadn't clearly heard Elena call out to her?Beatrice rushed her husband and herself closer to Elena. "Do you min
"Anything?" Massimo repeated.His tone made Elena regret the offer, but she still nodded her head anyways. This was the path she had chosen for herself, and she wouldn't be swayed."Would you cut off your fingers for me? Whore yourself out to any man I point at tonight? Put a bullet between your par
One day, Elena would not be money-motivated, but that would be after she paid off her $700,000 in student loans. For now, she recognized that having an extra $50,000 towards that debt and her additional living expenses was too good to pass up.Not that her boss really gave her much of a choice.The







