LOGINARIA'S POVThe club was everything I needed…loud, dark, and full of bodies moving to the beat. The bass vibrated through my chest, and for the first time in days, I felt truly alive.Valentina led me to the bar, her hand warm on my lower back. “What are you drinking tonight, beautiful?”I grinned, my left hand adjusting my mini dress. “Surprise me.”She laughed and leaned toward the bartender, ordering something that came in a glittering glass with a tiny umbrella. When it was placed in front of me, I took a sip and let the sweetness wash over me.“I never thought you'd actually want to see me again,” I admitted, twirling the glass in my fingers.Valentina chuckled, her dark eyes sparkling under the neon lights. “Only a fool would not want to see a pretty face like yours again, Aria.”I felt heat rush to my cheeks and looked away, suddenly fascinated by the bottles behind the bar.“So,” she continued, leaning closer, “are you enjoying your stay in Italy?” “Very much.” I nodded. “It'
IAN'S POVThe moment I stepped into the room and heard the shower running, my thoughts ran wild. Images flooded my mind: water streaming down her bare skin, her body slick and glistening, the sounds she'd make when I touched her just right.The plan was to let her be. Let her go out there and have some fun tonight. I wanted to be good for once. Then I looked down at the bulge in my pants.Fuck it.I stripped completely: shirt, pants, everything, and pulled the bathroom door open. Steam rushed out, warm and thick against my face. And there she was…My beautiful wife.Aria stood beneath the spray, her back to me. Water cascaded down her shoulders, tracing the curve of her spine before disappearing between her legs. Her arms were slim, waist narrow, ass round and perfect. The swell of her breasts was just visible from the side, water beading on her skin like jewels.She felt my presence and started to turn.I wrapped my arms around her from behind, holding her in place. My hands found
XAVIER'S POVI found Reed in his room, sitting on the edge of the bed, trying to apply ointment to a bruise on his forearm. His movements were clumsy, fingers trembling slightly as he struggled to reach the wound properly.I walked in quietly and sat beside him. Without a word, I took the ointment from his hand.He looked surprised to see me but didn't protest.I unscrewed the cap and squeezed a small amount onto my fingers, then gently began to apply it to the dark bruise spreading across his arm. His skin was warm beneath my touch, and I felt him flinch slightly at the pressure.“How's the training going?” I asked, keeping my voice light.“It's not as bad as I thought it would be.” He said calmly. “Kai is not as... mean. He's more patient than I expected.”I felt it. The way his hands trembled slightly. The tension in his shoulders.“You know you can stop this, right?” I paused, my fingers hovering over his skin. “If it's too much, if you can't handle it…”“I can't do that.”I stare
IAN'S POV“Don't fuck with me, Xavier.”I sat upright in my chair, my eyes narrowed, studying my twin brother's face for any sign of deception. He stood across from me, arms crossed, that infuriating smirk playing at the corner of his lips.“I'm telling you, Ian.” Xavier shrugged. “Those were her exact words. 'I want us to have a baby.’”I stared at him in disbelief.Then I burst out laughing.“A baby?” I couldn't stop the sound that escaped me: pure, unfiltered joy. “This calls for celebration. This calls for…”“Xavier!” Aria's voice echoed from somewhere outside the office.The laugh died down in my throat. “Shit.”Xavier's eyes went wide. He was already moving, slipping through the door to the inner room and pulling it shut behind him.“Answer her,” he hissed through the crack.I straightened my shirt, ran a hand through my hair, and tried to look composed.A soft knock came at the door. Then it creaked open, and Aria's head appeared.“Are you busy?”“Never too busy for you, Ria.”
XAVIER'S POVI could negotiate million-dollar deals without blinking.I could stand in a boardroom full of investors and convince them to trust me with their fortunes.I could make impossible decisions under pressure and walk away without a second thought.But the woman lying in my arms had just said seven simple words that left me completely speechless.‘I want us to have a baby.’Those words echoed through my mind long after they'd left her lips.There are moments in life that change a man forever. For me, it was the day I met Aria. The day I almost lost her to my step-brother. And the day I finally made her my wife.And now...This.I lowered my eyes to the beautiful woman resting against my chest, wondering if she had any idea what she'd just done to me.Because in that single moment, she hadn't just told me she wanted a child.She had given me something I'd never dared to ask for. A future. A family. A lifetime that went far beyond the titles, the money, and the empire I'd spent
ARIA'S POV While he kissed me, I felt his hand slide between us, stroking himself, positioning the head of his cock at my entrance. And then he slid into me, inch by inch, and I gasped at the feeling of him: how good it felt, how full I felt, how perfectly he stretched me open.“Xavier,” I moaned, my nails digging into his back. “Oh, Xavier, you feel so good.”“So do you, my little Aria.” he whispered, his forehead pressed against mine. “You feel so perfect, so good I never want to be anywhere else but inside you.”He began to move, his hips rocking against mine in a rhythm that was slow and deep, each thrust reaching places inside me that no one else had ever touched. He placed kisses on my cheeks, my forehead, the tip of my nose, whispering sweet words against my skin.“You're so beautiful like this,” he murmured. “So sweet. So perfect for me. You feel incredible wrapped around my cock, baby. So tight and wet and warm. I could stay inside you forever.”“More,” was all I begged fo
ARIA’S POV “Hello, Aria, what’s up?”“I can’t reach him.” I paced back and forth across the living room, dragging my fingers through my hair for what felt like the hundredth time. “Zara, it’s almost midnight and he’s not picking my calls.”The silence of the penthouse pressed in on me, heavy and s
ARIA’S POV The hours blurred together until I completely lost track of time.At some point, the cold metal around my wrists stopped feeling uncomfortable and started feeling normal. That terrified me more than anything else.I sat quietly in the hard chair while officers walked past the room every
XAVIER’S POV“Pick up. Ian, please… pick up.”I paced across my office, my phone pressed tightly to my ear as the call rang endlessly.He had to know.He had to know that child wasn’t Dean’s before he did something reckless. Before he turned this entire situation into something bloody and irreversi
ARIA’S POV The loud crash from outside my door woke me from a deep sleep, making my heart leap into my throat.I groaned, blinking against the early morning light filtering through the curtains.“Isn’t it too early to piss people off?” I muttered under my breath.Dragging myself out of bed, I shuf







