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
MiaJorge went straight to his wife, giving her a kiss. They lingered longer than I expected.I stared in awe, wondering if I’d ever in my entire life seen that kind of affection between my parents. When he turned in my direction, he smiled. “Mia, I’m glad you’re comfortable. Unlike your father, I d
Fifteen hours earlierAléjandroThe clicking of the lock woke me from whatever sleep I’d managed to drift into. It was nearly impossible not to spend the entire night with a damn boner with Mia sleeping at my side. Her soft skin smelled of scented lotion and radiated warmth. I could get lost in the
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
MiaJosefina must have seen the concern in my expression. She twisted until she was sitting with her bare feet in the pool water and looking in my direction. “They left before I was out of the cabin. Jorge told me that something happened last night, and they were both needed on the mainland.”My emp







