Ivyrose’s POVThe warmth of his body on my back and the sound of his breathing, convinced me I wasn’t dreaming—We were spooning. I couldn't believe how after all these years of hating him, yet also longing for him, we were back in each other's arms. We fell asleep after the third round of wild love making and I smiled waking up with the weight of his arm as it draped over my waist. Two blue jays perched on the open window of my room, sounding like they were fighting before they flew away. From the cloudless bright blue sky, I figured it was near noon. I was about to reach for the blanket when Gareth’s arm suddenly got off my waist and moved to caress my thigh, making me giggle. He groaned and moved his body closer to mine, pressing his hard cock on my ass. Without saying a word, his hand left my thigh and started caressing my right breast. I moaned. A wave of thrill exploded all throughout my body from the excitement of feeling him inside me again. I put my hand over his and guided

Ivyrose’s POVWe drove in silence all the way back to the hotel. Gareth took off my blindfold once we reached Manhattan. I figured it was a good one hour from that villa to when I heard traffic again and wondered if they blindfolded my bodyguards too. When we were near the hotel, I could hear his deep sighs and had to keep myself from crying again.How could I love such a monster? How can he be my Gareth yet also Ricardo Sanguin the mob lord— Heir to the mafia throne. How can I accept what they do? How can I be with him knowing the things I saw? Oh God why do I have these kinds of decisions to make? My mind hurt from all the questions that wanted to be a priority.The car stopped and Gareth touched my hand, making me jump and bringing me back to reality. “Rosie? Are you scared of me?”“No.”“Are you okay?”“Yes.”“Are you mad at me?”“No.”“Rosie, please. Talk to me.”“I…have to go. I need to think.”“I understand. Do you want me to take you up?” “No. I’ll call you tomorrow, okay? I

Ricardo Sanguin’s POVIvyrose Foxworth didn’t know what was coming for her. My sister Hannah and my mom took her to the spa after our lunch. At first she declined saying she wanted to help me with packing, but then when I told her to go, she couldn’t keep saying no. When I got to the mansion, Seb, who I hadn't seen since we left New York, was already there. “Is everything ready for tonight?” He asked me as we hugged. The dark circles in his eyes were bigger which always meant he was stressed.“Yeah. Everything is perfect.""Good." We let go of each other and he stretched his arms up, yawning. "By the way we have to talk about New York.” “Later. I don’t want my mood ruined before tonight.” Seb’s tone told me it wasn’t good news.“Okay. I’ll go lie down and order a red head. I’m fucking tired and stressed out. You want one?”Seb chuckled when I shook my head, smiling unbelievably at him. “I’m joking. I know you’re never touching another woman ever again, Romeo.” “Ivyrose is more t

Christopher’s POV I woke up and immediately felt bad, smelling puke. My puke. It was on my face— some dry and some still slimy. It was all over the bathroom floor where I was lying face down. I groaned and tried to get up only for my hands to slip on the floor, and my face fell with a thud. “Ow. Shit.” I moved my hand upward and used the bowl to lift myself up. The bowl had puke, poop and god knows what and I gagged when it all swirled together as I flushed it. Groaning, I reached for and held onto the sink, and filled it with water. The bathroom spun around me and I gagged, my fresh puke mixed with the sink water. "Fuck. Fuck. Fuck."I pulled the stopper and waited for everything to drain, regretting drinking a whole bottle of vodka on an empty stomach again. Three days straight was my new record. My reflection showed a long haired, thick bearded man with really dark circles under his eyes—white shirt that looked like I wiped my shit on. I felt so sick. My stomach ache kept makin

Hi, everyone. First of all I want to apologize for making you all wait yet again. I'm really really really sorry. As usual my personal life got in the way of me finishing/editing the final chapters, plus I made the mistake of giving my brain a deadline so of course it rebelled and didn't work when I had about 1-3 hours free time (just staring into a blank screen). Now I'm finally re-reading the book to check for errors and then I can finally upload the last few chapters and then have my editor mark it complete. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all again so so so much. Your gems, chapter comments and 5 star reviews have made such a positive impact on my writing journey. Godbless and Hope you are all doing great. Love, KM