LOGIN“This is shocking.”“When did this happen?”“How did this happen?”“Why did this have to happen?”Questions flowed around the room from the moment the meeting was called.Both Leo and Antonio sat quietly with their heads down. They couldn’t answer the questions—what were they supposed to say? Why answer would be good enough?Antonio’s father cleared his throat and declared, “It doesn’t matter how this came to be, but my son is already betrothed, and the wedding will happen.”The room went unbearably quiet, the silence pressing against Leo’s and Antonio’s chests and making breathing difficult.Leo remained seated beside Antonio on the long couch while their fathers occupied the chairs opposite them. Lena was perched on the edge of a table with her arms crossed tightly against herself, tension pulling across every inch of her body.Nobody seemed to know what to say next after Luoni’s declaration.Antonio’s jaw flexed once. Then twice.“You cannot be serious,” he finally said.“I am comp
The kiss had gone from almost innocent to steamy in a single breath.Leo and Antonio were so enamored by each other and had missed each other so much that lately, being so close to each other, they couldn’t hold back.Antonio moaned into the kiss, pushing himself further into Leo’s chest.Leo’s finger tangled into his hair and he groaned.They were basically dry humping one another, pre cum leaking out of them in large quantities.Leo pulled back for a breath.Antonio chased his lips, not wanting a single moment apart.Leo chuckled and held Antonio down.Their eyes were filled with love as they stared at one another, chest heaving, breaths coming in sharp bursts.“I prepped myself for you,” Leo whispered.Antonio pushed his hand past the waistband of Leo’s pajama pants and curled his fingers around his fattening dick. “You did?”“Mmm…”“You want me to fuck you?” Antonio asked, voice sultry.Leo thrusted his hips, fucking Leo’s hand. “You’ve always said you wanted to.”“That was befor
Leo had just started drifting toward sleep when three succession of knocks sounded on his room’s door. The sound was so soft anyone could’ve missed it.His eyes fluttered open and for a second he stayed still beneath the sheets, staring toward the dark ceiling while his heartbeat slowly picked up.Another knock followed.Leo pushed himself upright and ran a hand through his hair before slipping out of bed. The cold floor bit against his bare feet as he crossed the room.When he opened the door, Antonio was on the other side, looking freshly showered. He was dressed in a shirt, black lounge pants that hung low on his hips and his curls were still slightly damp.But it was his face that made Leo’s chest twist painfully.“What are you doing here?” Leo whispered, glancing once down the hallway.Antonio leaned one shoulder against the doorframe. “I couldn’t sleep.”Leo stared at him, brows burrowed.Antonio’s mouth twitched as if he’d smile. “That sounded less pathetic in my head… but I
The estate was bigger than Lena expected.It wasn’t as though she thought Julian had been lying about his family’s wealth—nothing about the man screamed modesty. But standing at the entrance of the sprawling property with the evening wind brushing against her face was the final blow.This was real.Everything she had discovered over the past few days suddenly felt painfully tangible.The private airstrip.The armed security.The convoy that was waiting for her the moment the jet touched down.The fact that her ex-husband apparently came from a family powerful enough to own land that stretched farther than her eyes could follow.Lena smoothed invisible wrinkles from the coat draped over her shoulders.“You look tired,” Leo said as he came to stand beside her.“That’s because I am,” she replied. His lips twitched, but the smile didn’t fully form.Lena’s brows burrowed as she took a proper look at him. Her brother looked composed on the outside. Perfectly dressed. Perfect posture. Calm
It was later in the evening when Lena’s phone rang. Her brother’s name was plastered across the screen and she answered immediately.“Hey…”Nothing.All she heard was heavy breathing.“Leo?”Nothing.Lena’s brows furrowed with concern. “Leo? Are you okay?”“Are you busy?” Leo finally spoke.“No, no… never too busy for you.” The furrow in her brows deepened even further. “Why? What’s up?”Another moment of silence passed. “Are you still angry with me?” Leo asked.“Of course I am,” Lena chuckled, “but it’s nothing we can’t talk about. Later. Why do you sound so down?”“I’m scared,” Leo confessed.“What?”“I’m scared,” he repeated. “My… boyfriend… he told his father about us and our father is coming over to discuss it…”“Antonio?” Lena asked.“How do you know?”“Julian told me.” Lena shook her head. “It’s a long story. But… this is what you’ve always wanted, no? To be chosen? To be loved in the light?”“Yes,” Leo whispered. “But… I don’t want to be a disappointment. I don’t want to sit
The doctor arrived just before noon.Lena met him downstairs after one of the staff let him in, and by the time she guided him toward the guest room, Julian was already sitting upright against the headboard looking far too composed.The moment the doctor stepped into the room, Julian’s eyes met his, something dark passing between them. It was so fast that no one could have caught it.Before he plastered that fake warm smile across his face.“Morning,” the doctor greeted politely as he placed his medical bag on the side table.Julian smiled. “Morning, doc.”Lena crossed her arms across his chest. “Check him properly, please. He’s been whining since morning that he’s dying, but he’s obviously healing properly from what I can see.”“I am dying,” Julian muttered.She rolled her eyes. “Trust me, if you were dying, I’d know.” Her mouth tilted as she added, “and for someone with a slightly dislocated jaw, you sure as hell ate a lot at breakfast.”Julian rubbed his stomach and smiled proudly.
Three days later.“Antonio?”“Si, papa?”“You’re very restless today.” A beat. “What’s wrong?”Julian’s brother, Antonio, was standing beside their father in the living room. His hands were crossed at the wrist at the base of his back and he rocked back and forth whilst they waited for Lena’s fathe
“I told them not to let you in.”Julian didn’t even bother taking off his coat as he walked into his office, tossing his keys onto the table with a sharp clatter.Rose, seated comfortably like she owned the place, crossed her legs and looked at him. “It doesn’t matter what you told them, baby. I ca
Lena was leaned back in the seat, clocking the pen in her hand.Click.Click.Click.That was all that echoed in the room—at least it was the only thing Julian was hearing.The lawyers were speaking, but neither Julian nor Lena paid attention to whatever they were saying.Julian was flustered.Lena
Lena’s heels clicked against the floor and echoed through the parking lot as she approached her car.Exhaustion was a word too little to describe what she felt and all she needed was to get home have a nice shower and spend some time with her don before she had to get busy with other things.That w







