LOGINMiaWe couldn’t have asked for more beautiful weather to have our home opened and on display. With extra outdoor tables, our guests milled both inside and outside. Viviana had the serving staff ready and accessible with trays of champagne, wine, and sparkling water. There was a bar set up on the poo
Second Saturday in SeptemberMiaStanding on a chair, I secured the welcome sign above the table with a pink-icing cake decorated with ‘Welcome, Ariadna Gia’ scrolled in white frosting. While this gathering was to be our housewarming party, it would also be Ariadna’s first visit to the West Coast. S
MiaDante held me as I walked by his side, up the metal stairs in the hideout. Rei was leading the way. All I’d been told was that the mole was found, and my husband had been stabbed.Again.Without my brother’s strength, I’d still be lying on the floor of Nicolas’s house, in the same spot I fell wh
“That’s a lie,” Gerardo screamed.I held him down, my knife still at his throat.Andrés and Nicolas looked at their sons.“It’s the truth, Padre,” Em said. “I wouldn’t lie to you. You know that.”Andrés and Nicolas cursed under their breath. Andrés turned to me. “Patrόn? Does he know?”“Sí.”Gerardo
At his side, Ángel flinched, ready to attack me. Hatred shone like beacons in his eyes.Gerardo laid his hand on Ángel’s shoulder and retook his seat.I resumed my position, standing near the end of the table. “Today’s attack was different. The soldiers didn’t know our plan.”“The fucking famiglia d
AléjandroGerardo was the least happy about my emergency meeting. In his defense, he had the farthest to travel, I hadn’t given him the option of declining, and taking orders from me was not his strong suit. After what we’d learned over the last few days, his presence was mandatory. This meeting had
It was a liberating decision, making me happier than I could recall being—especially since Dario gave me the news of my nuptials. If I had a phone, I would give Giorgia a call to share my surprise.Had she tried to reach me?Had anyone from my family tried to reach me?Did they know I was in interna
MiaI spun in Aléjandro’s grasp.“I wouldn’t do that.”“Sometimes women feel it’s their only option. You know—until death do us part.”I shook my head. “I couldn’t do that to my mother. She lost my father, not her daughter too.” But she had lost me, lost me to the cartel.Aléjandro took the tumbler
“What was that?” I asked.“Magic. It will keep the sun out in the morning.”Aléjandro came closer and tugged on the sash of my robe. “By the way,” he said with a less seriousness to his timbre. “If anyone has ever complained about eating your pussy, they don’t deserve to be in your thoughts. It’s pe
“Everyone should have a choice of whom they marry.”I didn’t respond.“Mi padre believed in Jorge. He was honored when Jorge asked for me.”“Were you honored?”“Sí, he was the most eligible bachelor. And he wanted me.” Her smile faded. “You weren’t honored?”This conversation had the potential to en







