Masuk"There seems to be a misunderstanding," Elena stated sweetly, "because though my mother would love to cook for you all, I'm not sure your kitchen could handle it."Mrs. Winslow scoffed. "I doubt that, dear.""Alright," Elena said, getting up from her seat, "let's see about that."Without another wor
The week quickly flew by as Elena continued to take shifts as the Golden Gates Hospital. Before she realized it, the date of the dreaded Winslow family dinner was upon them. Elena took some solace in the fact that neither Noah nor Sloane looked especially excited.As the matter stood, Sloane tried t
Elena knew she was unlikely to get out of attending, but she remembered the importance of negotiating."You know, Jack was telling me how the wives and kids don't normally attend," she said slowly. "That seems so unfair. Why don't we make it a real big, proper family dinner and have everyone attend?
Cameron and Jack Winslow both took open seats in the nearby open living room. Noah quickly shot Elena and Sloane an apologetic look as he hurried through his breakfast, but it was clear to Elena that he wouldn't be telling his brothers to leave. By now, Elena had learned that Noah had more of a "gri
Elena hoped the little wolf was okay, and that it forgave her for leaving so suddenly. Surely, Massimo would take good care of it?Massimo sent Elena so many presents. He was trying to be sweet yet ended up being incredibly showy, too—in a way only Massimo could be.Elena was happy but also conflict
It was late, so Elena wasn't surprised that Noah and Sloane had already headed to bed for the night. She was a little disappointed though. Seeing them would've brightened her mood—plus they might've known why there were a bunch of packages for Elena.But since Elena was alone, there was only one way
Of course, there was a decent chance those idiots had left already. But Massimo didn't stay the Mafia King by ruling out possibilities—he kept his crown because he always used whatever was at his disposal."On it, boss," Gavino said. He quickly strolled out of the room.Which left just Elena and Mas
Despite Elena's solemn declaration, she soon realized there wasn't much room at the safe house. More importantly, both Gavino and his wife were staying at the simple storefront with a small apartment hidden at its back. Which meant that Elena needed to pretend to be the Mafia Queen here, too!Luckil
The second Massimo was in the driver's seat, he started tearing apart the vehicle. He exposed wires and fiddled with them with both desperation and precision. Within just a moment, he had the car's engine roaring too life.A couple of men shout from outside. Elena recognized them as more of Tyler's
The mask, once a perfect and beautiful piece of art, hit the ground and shattered. But Elena could barely pay attention to the destruction—she was dealing with a much more important shattering of a different kind. After all, the face of her husband, someone she thought she was finally starting to kn







