Alicia’s POV“Oh my God,” i whimpered, feeling the soft cotton sheets in my back and my legs spread wide as Mikael nipped at my collarbone.He was just as good as I’d imagined. Although I wasn’t going to compare him and Acker. Acker was… different, and I liked them both.“Mikael, please,” i begged as i felt the head of his cock brush against my mound again. It was almost like was teasing me, and it was working, unfortunately. Was this a punishment or a reward?“Say please one more time,” he teased, murmuring into the crook of my neck as his fingers twisted my left nipple, rubbing it tenderly.My back arched and I closed my eyes tightly, feeling the swell of pleasure inside me.“Please,” i begged again, willing to be taken apart by him. I wanted him inside me and nothing else would do. “Please Mik, please… I need you, please…”He leaned back and met my eyes and for the first time I saw just how affected he was by this as well. His pupils were blown wide and it wasn’t hard to detect the

Alicia’s POVI stood frozen, still in shock from everything.I…I had killed someone.Regardless of that person being Ghalia, the woman that had nearly tried to kill me because she wanted Mikael back, it still left something deep inside me that I couldn’t shake no matter how hard I tried.I could hear the voices around me, yet all that could think about was the dead body and the splatter of blood.A small touch at the small of my back was what brought me back to reality. I turned to meet Mikael's green eyes.“Hey, you okay Tesoro?” He asked, gently.I didn't know if i was. I swallowed thickly, before I nodded.His hand brushed my hip before he held me firmly, pushing me against his chest I closed my eyes, relaxing under the comfort of his scent.“Lets go to your place.” He murmured in my ear. His deep voice rumbledd in my ear soothingly, sending tingles down my spine. I closed my eyes and accepted his offer.He took me into the car and we drove off. I rested against him the whole time,

Acker’s POV2 days later:The sounds of the man’s pained groans were nothing short of satisfying to my ears.I continued to punch him, taking out my frustration after the events of the past few days.To expect that Cross would use his knowledge on Mikael’s past and try to cause harm to Alicia…Infuriating. Smart. Bastardly. Exactly how I pictured things to go but much worse. I gripped the brass knuckles fitted on my fingers tightly and landed another punch to the man’s formerly untouched jaw that a tooth flew out, along with the spitting blood from his lips.“Acker, that’s okay, don’t you think?” The sound of Javier’s voice made me pause and I regarded the captive with a tilted head. His eyes were swollen and his nose was certainly broken. His entire face reddened from bruises and slowly purpling.Yet it didn’t faze me. I clenched my hands into fists again, readied for another round of punching bag workout when Javier spoke again, this time a lot more concerned in his tone.“We need

Mikael’s POVAs soon as lunch with her father ended I deftly paid for the bill before the Senator could even ask for the check. He looked a little ticked while I stood, smiling as pleasantly as I could to the Senator and his younger son (what was the lad’s name again? It had to start with a J, I believe…) before taking Alicia’s arm in mine.The senator’s gaze was disapproving but I didn’t care - I was the one protecting his daughter so he had no choice did he?“Senator, thank you for the wonderful lunch,” I smirked.“Thank you for joining us, Mr Serrano,” he responded a little bit displeased. It was the hint that showed he was blindsided by my arrival just like Alicia had but I didn’t care. I had achieved my aim and now, gaining his blessings so to speak, i wasn’t going to have any remorse in calling Alicia my woman no matter what. There would be no problems from him.“Pleasure doing business with you,” i said, taking my card back from the waitress before leading Alicia out of the res

Acker’s POVAgain.I closed my eyes briefly and listened to the ticking of the grandfather clock - an antique that was gifted to me by the Terrent family mob, and worth over fifty thousand dollars - and opened them again, when the image that was described to me made its way into my mind and stabbed at my ego.Cross had approached Alicia in the library. Alone.This was the first time I’d properly heard of Alicia being approached by Cross and it irked me to know that the bastard was still lurking around the city waiting for his chance to strike.Why did Cross always have to tempt me and test my fucking patience?!“And what exactly were you lot doing when Cross Serpenti approached her?” I asked as calmly as I could, seated on the chair bd regarding the guards, including Mikael’s handpicked men, with fury behind my piercing gaze. “Don’t tell me you stood with your hands behind your backs like useless statues?”Alicia opened her mouth but I gave her a gaze and she closed it. The men were s