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
MiaGiorgia cornered me as Aléjandro left my side to find us both coffee. Her eyes were huge, and she looked as if she hadn’t slept. “Are you okay?”“Are you?”“I couldn’t sleep with the music and for worrying about you.”I looked around, making sure we weren’t overheard. “I’m good.”“Did he force y
Steeling my shoulders, I made my way to the doorway. Aléjandro, Rei, Emiliano, and another man were all standing and speaking fast to one another. Of course, they were standing, their only other choice would be to sit on the floor. I made a mental note to furnish Aléjandro’s office soon.I waited, b
MiaAléjandro and Rei went downstairs to talk business, leaving me alone in our bedroom. Wrapping my arms around my midsection, I spun a slow circle, thankful we had some furniture. The furnishings weren’t bad, a bed, dressers, and bedside stands. The sitting area was empty. For a moment, I imagined
I’d touched her body without mauling her.The looks she was giving me said she still believed we were on thin ice. If sex was coming when hell froze over, I had high hopes for the ice growing more solid.“Are you going to tell the other men we had sex?” Mia asked as she combed her long hair.“I’m go







