Mag-log in“Thank fuck, you’re here,” Pietro sounded. “She didn’t take an epidural or whatever the fuck that is.” “What?” Rose had told me about it, how it could reduce the pain. But if she had not taken it— A loud cry sounded from the other side of the door, and my breath hitched. “Luciano, you need to go
LUCIANO “Have our men withdrawn from New York?” I asked, scrolling through the articles on my laptop. “It’s been eight fucking months since the break.” The inactivity in the east and west, both Cosa Nostra and Outfit, had been very nerve-wracking. Since the dramatic outbreak between Belle and Adon
I smiled. “What do you plan?”“Do you have any plans?”“Nothing big, but I was hoping to buy a country house.” Her smile lit up. “I mean, we certainly can’t raise this kid and our future children in a penthouse. They need a proper environment, sizeable space to run around.”“Our future children? How
Luciano was at the altar, his hands behind his back, his curly, dirty-blond hair pushed back, and behind him was Pietro, dressed in a tuxedo, since he was the best man along with Rione, and Lys and Sabina were the bridesmaids.I met Luciano’s stare and every thought I had left my mind. Even with all
ROSALINEI was not sure why I was doing this. What I knew was my attempts would go in vain and I would be shattered yet again, but I had to try one last time. I had to call Dom.Standing in front of the long mirror—dressed in an off-shoulder sheath-wedding gown with netted sleeves and hair properly
“Even my extra weight?”“Yeah, even my child’s weight.” Smirking, he added, “I liked you with the pink hair. What else could you possibly want?”“Okay, my pink hair wasn’t that bad.”***“There’s a tradition we should talk about,” Luciano said, coming out of the washroom in nothing but a towel wrapp
LUCIANO I watched as Rose disappeared into the crowd and then ran a hand through my hair. This was bad. What I had done was fucking bad. My nerves had gone on fire when she had called me a coward. She should have known better than to do it. I whipped around, only to come across Lys standing with h
“When they’re fed with these beliefs, it’s our duty to cut them some slack. We must tell them it’s okay to be who they are. That is all they need. It’s a need, not an expectation,” I ended with a sigh. “I was so tired of him telling me what to do and whatnot that I lost it,” Lys reasoned. “I know.
ROSALINE Luciano walked ahead of us with his mother, who kept a hand wrapped around his arms to keep him close. This effort to keep him with her only solidified the point. She wanted to keep Luciano away from me. I focused on my steps as we walked through the streets with lights everywhere. Stalls
Looking back at Ma, I explained, “I’m here to take a break. Forgive me if it was such a crime, but even capos deserve a break or two from all the shit they deal with.” “Why did you lie about it?” she asked. “And tell you I was bringing a woman here, just for you to give me a three-hour lecture?” I







