Lucien smirked at my comment pulling me in by my waist crashing his lips to mine. I smiled against his lips but all too soon he pulled away.  "DIEGO we gotta go" He let out, making both Diego and the little girl look up from their book.  

Lucien's pov- Pulling María close I wrapped my arms around her securely as She rested her head against my chest.  A sigh of relief washing over me as I rested my chin upon her head.  "I'm sorry princess, I promise I'll do better in controlling my jealousy" I said, placing a kiss on her head. I was telling the truth I needed to do better for María. I'm only hurting her every time my jealous tendencies take over. I don't want to hurt her anymore, i never wanted to hurt her to begin with.  I hated to see her cry, I hated to see her hurting. The worst Thing out of all of this, was that lately I was the one to cause her pain.  If someone else was to cause her pain or tears I would kill them, No hesitation. So why do I consider it acceptable to do so myself?  No matter how hard I try, the monster I truly a

María's pov - Looking at my reflection in the mirror I had some time to kill until Lucien got here so I decided to do a little makeup.  

María's pov-  I slowly drifted into consciousness, I felt like I had been hit by a bus.  My body was feeling numb and weak. Every muscle in my body ached to the point I wasn't sure if I'd be able to move.  Slowly I opened my eyes, squinting at the bright light above me. I was laying on a soft bed in an unknown room. Where am I? Last I remembered I was..and then it clicked, the memory of the last thing I remember dawning on me.  OMG Lucien!  I shot up into a sitting position, Cradling my head in my hands at the instant pain of a pounding headache consumed me.    "I'm glad you're awake." A male voice came from beside me.  Glancing to my left, Nicolas was sitting on a chair beside the bed smiling warmly at me.   "Whe-where

I bent down to the woman on the floor brushing a strand of her hair from her face before resting my hand against her soft cheek.  She looked so fragile, so crushed. She seems so Different from the woman I usually see in this business.  It was a surprise to me how a woman like her could be related to the Valdès's.  She looked to be too innocent to have been born into this life.  She didn't look like she belong here, in this world of the mafia but The fact of it was that she was indeed la princesa de la mafia        ??♠️♥️♣️♦️♠️♥️♣️♦️?? María's POV- His soft hand against the skin of my cheek, I sighed leaning into his touch.  "Lucien" I breathed at the warm feeling that spread through me.&nb