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
AléjandroRei and I sat in my newly furnished office.It didn’t take Mia long—a little over a week. With Silas at her side, she visited furniture stores far and wide. She asked Silas to work with the contractor who constructed the secret room to fill one wall of the office with bookcases. The day af
“Any element in life that forms us into the person we are is significant. Depending on how that element molds us, it can either be bright” —she wiggled her large diamond ring— “or burdensomely heavy. Those are the ones we must throw overboard.” She lifted her coffee mug to her lips and smiled. “You
Mia“I got the impression that because the break-in upset Cat, your brother was extra concerned." Aléjandro said. "Valentina and Camila are currently in Kansas City staying with Dario and Cat. Andrés agreed that it would be best until they improved security.”It was interesting which two homes were
“I do, and I think Aléjandro’s office needs to be at the top of my list.”Viviana laughed. “Silas has been working on a folding table and sitting on a milk crate.”Office furniture was definitely on my agenda.Turning to the stairs, I remembered the break-in. “I’m sorry our bedroom was such a mess.”







