LOGINARIA'S POV There were two cars waiting for us as we stepped out. Xavier and I climbed in one while Reed insisted on taking the other with Jane.“Wow…” I breathed, pressing closer to the window.My eyes darted from one gleaming skyscraper to another, taking in the glass towers, the elegant streets, and the city buzzing with life beneath them.“So this is Porta Nuova?” I whispered, unable to tear my gaze away. “It's even more beautiful than the pictures.”A smile spread across my face as I continued staring out the window.“I can't believe I'm actually here.”Xavier chuckled beside me. “I told you, baby. You'd love it.”I turned to him, still grinning like a child on Christmas morning. “This place is breathtaking.”Soon, we got to our destination and stepped out of the car.My jaw dropped as I took in the building in front of me.The villa was massive. Stone walls rose toward the sky, draped in ivy and climbing roses that softened the grandeur of the estate. For a moment, all I could
ARIA'S POV“Oh my God.” I looked up at the massive private jet in front of me, my mouth wide open. “This is yours?”“It's ours, baby.” Xavier swept me up into his arms before I could protest, carrying me up the stairs like I weighed nothing. “Xavier!” I giggled and hit his chest lightly. “I can walk perfectly fine on my own.”“I know. But the plan is to spoil you rotten throughout this trip.” He gave me a light kiss and placed me down carefully at the top of the steps.The moment I stepped inside, my breath caught in my throat.I stepped in further and took a proper look around.Cream leather seats lined the cabin, while polished wood accents gleamed beneath the soft golden lighting. A fully stocked bar sat to my left, filled with bottles that probably cost more than my entire wardrobe combined.Flat-screen televisions were mounted discreetly along the walls, and the carpet beneath my feet was so plush that it felt like I was walking on clouds.At the rear of the cabin, a private sui
ARIA'S POV“Good morning, baby.” Xavier's raspy voice filled my ears from behind, his arm tightening around my waist.I raised his hand to my lips and placed a kiss on the back of it. “Morning, Xavier.”“Aria, I was thinking.” His fingers traced the curve of my ass. “Can we do it…”“No.” I pushed his hand off me. “I'm not in the mood.”“Baby, please.” His hand found its way to my breast.“Get off me, Xavier. Get your clothes and get out.”“Is this it?” I felt him sit up behind me. “Is this the part where you throw a few dollars at me and tell me I did a bad job last night? Like a one-night stand?”I pressed a hand to my mouth to stifle my laugh, my shoulders shaking against the pillow.“Aria, I'm your husband. And I know I did a fucking good job at pleasing you last night.” He added.“Yeah, whatever.”“Really, Aria?” He leaned over me. “That's all you're going to say? It's only been a month of marriage and you're tired of me already?”Oh my goodness. Why does he have to be so dramati
XAVIER'S POVThe ride home had to be the longest one I had ever experienced in my entire life.My cock throbbed with every step I took toward my room, Aria wrapped around me, her legs were locked around my waist, arms draped over my shoulders, and her mouth was on my neck, trailing wet kisses up to my earlobe.“Xavier…” Her voice was a whisper against my skin.“Hold on, baby.”I pushed the door open with my foot and dropped her on her feet. My hands were already working on my shirt buttons, fumbling with them, desperate to get them off.Aria reached up and pushed my hands away. Her fingers replaced mine, unbuttoning each one with agonizing patience.Then she slid the shirt off my shoulders and let it drop to the floor.Her hands traveled down my chest, tracing every ridge of muscle. Aria's fingers found my nipples, rubbing them gently, then her mouth followed. She sucked one into her mouth, her tongue circling the peak while her hand worked the other.“Fuck.” The word escaped me bef
ARIA'S POVThe moment we stepped through the doors, I forgot how to breathe.The club was unlike anything I had ever imagined. Dim lighting casts everything in shades of deep crimson and gold. The air was thick with the scent of expensive perfume and raw sex. Music pulsed through the space: low, sensual, vibrating through the floor, and up into my bones.My heels clicked against the marble floor as Xavier led me inside, his hand firm on the small of my back. My eyes struggled to adjust to take in everything at once.And then I saw them.On a massive velvet couch in the centre of the room, a group of people were tangled together in ways that made my breath hitched. Bodies pressed against bodies. Moans filled the air, desperate and unashamed. A woman was straddling a man while another knelt between her legs. Someone else was on their knees, mouth full with a thick cock, eyes closed in bliss. The sounds: wet, rhythmic, pleading… echoed around the space.My body reacted before my brain co
ARIA'S POV“No, Aria. You're not going there.”We'd been arguing about this for over twenty minutes now. Every attempt I'd made had failed ever since I asked to come with Xavier to see Dean at the precinct.“Xavier, you're going to be there anyway. So I don't see the problem.”“I don't want you there, baby.” He dropped his pen with a loud thud. “It's as simple as that.”“How about this?” I took the glasses off his face and straddled his lap on his office chair. “We go there together. I get to talk to him for a few minutes. And afterwards…” I traced a finger down his chest. “We can go shopping for that dress you want me to wear tonight.”“Aria…” He groaned, his hands settling on my hips.“Ten minutes.” I pulled a puppy face. “Ten minutes, and we're out of there. Please.”He frowned and turned his face away.“Fine.” He sighed. “But on one condition.” He paused. “I get to choose what you're wearing tonight.”I thought about it for a second. How bad could it be? He seemed to have good t
XAVIER'S POVAfter some long days spent between those white walls, going back and forth after Ian's incident, I have come to detest hospitals. Everything about them. The smell, the lights, the way the air feels too clean and too cold at the same time, and the memories they bring.But in this situat
XAVIER'S POVShock didn't even begin to cover how I feel right now.One moment, I was calculating exactly how many bones I could break before security pulled me off Dean. The next minute, her lips were on mine.I froze.Every thought in my head scattered like smoke in the wind. The anger, the tensi
ARIA’S POV After taking several detours to avoid the swarm of reporters surrounding the Weston estate gate, we finally arrived at his father's house.My stomach immediately twisted into knots.His father's mansion looked even more intimidating during the daytime.Xavier turned toward me the moment
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







