Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Mafia's Possession: Every Breath She Takes : Kabanata 131 - Kabanata 140

VESPER GREY LYSAN POV I dialed Gabriel’s number. Gabby shifted, a shiver betraying her panic even as she tried to appear unaffected.The ringing echoed on speaker, each tone slicing through the silence like a countdown.Gabriel answered on the third ring. Holding her gaze, I lowered my hand and placed the phone on the table between us."Yes, Miss Vesper.""Gabby here thinks I don’t have what it takes to kill her brother," I said, watching her flinch, "so can you kindly put a bullet in his head for me?"Her breath broke into a gasp, the sharp tug on her restraints as her eyes shot to mine useless.The unmistakable metallic click of a gun being cocked filled the space. Gabby’s eyes widened, her shoulders jerking as if she’d been hit already. "Wait!""Stop," I ordered, calm enough to make her panic run colder., then looked at her. "I think she’s ready to talk. Are you not?"She shook her head quickly, her breath coming too fast and uneven. "Yes. I’ll tell you everything.""Good" then

ZEVRAN ILVANE POV My breath hitched, the soft seductive words a spark to the gasoline already pooling in my gut. I grabbed the headboard with one hand, then shifted so my body was covering all of her.The fabric of my clothes was a coarse, unwelcome barrier between us, but it couldn’t stop her heat from seeping into my blood, or hide the frantic beat of her heart against my ribs."You want me to show you?" I growled, the sound ripping from deep in my chest. My lips hovered a breath from hers, close enough to taste the air she exhaled. "Then I’ll show you until you forget how to breathe without my name on your tongue, Ves."I claimed her mouth, a groan rumbling through my chest at the sweetness of her lips. But I couldn’t be gentle. Not after being starved for so long.I slanted my lips over hers, forcing them open, my tongue delving deep to taste, to claim, to remind us both of what we’d almost lost. She met me with equal ferocity, her own tongue stroking mine, a silent dare that t

VESPER GREY LYSAN POV"I’m so happy you and Zevran finally got back together. I didn’t think it would be possible, but you made it work.""I told you I would." I grinned, pulling out my laptop. The screen flickered to life."Yes, you did." Jenny sat down, one leg crossing over the other, then her gaze slid—not so subtly—over the love bites on my skin, a knowing look playing on her face as she met my gaze.I bet she was dying to ask how it all went."Where’s Zevran?" She asked instead."Something urgent came up, so he had to leave." I tapped the small tracking device lying beside my laptop. "But I’m keeping tabs on him this time. He won’t be able to disappear on me again."Her eyes widened, then she laughed. "You know what. I totally approve."A soft chuckle spilled out of my mouth. "I knew you would.""I’m so glad we can joke around like this. This past few months have been very heavy.""You’re right." I let my hand pat her thigh. "It must have been very difficult for you to work by m

VESPER GREY LYSAN POV TWO MONTHS LATER Our wedding was finally going to happen, and this time, nothing was going to stop it.At least, that was the promise I kept repeating to myself.I leaned back in my chair, fingers idly tracing the edge of my ring as my mind wandered to the ceremony waiting just two weeks away. It was going to be beautiful. It was going to be perfect.Just like Zevran and me.I let a soft sigh slip out, my eyes drifting toward the floor-to-ceiling windows as sunlight washed across my office. For the first time in a long while, I felt truly happy."Miss Vesper?" Jenny’s hand settled lightly on my arm.I blinked and straightened, my daydream scattering"Oh, Jenny, what’s wrong?"She swallowed, and that alone told me the answer wasn’t going to be pleasant. "Niklaus Sterling is outside."My stomach dropped, twisting so violently I felt it in her throat. "What!""I told him he couldn’t see you," Jenny said, her voice careful, "but he said it’s urgent. What should I

Epilogue.CYRAN KAELROS POV Myra and Asher were probably at Vesper’s wedding right now.They said they were going to a fundraising event… that it was important for them to show up if we wanted to keep living on this island. But I knew it was all lies.Nine months. Nine whole months of pretending, of swallowing whatever story they fed me like some stupid fool. It was all going to end soon.My jaw gritted as I waited, every second that passed making my paranoia grow.Where the hell was Amy?"Cyran?"I turned around sharply, my hand poised and ready to fight."Calm down. It’s just me."I relaxed. My heart was anything but. "What happened to you? I’ve been waiting here for hours.""I’m sorry I kept you waiting. The boat developed some serious problems and had to be repaired immediately. I couldn't put it off.""It's fine. I understand." I said, my gaze moving to the brown dirty bag on her arm. "So? Were you able to get it?"She scoffed, reached inside the bag, and brought out a brown en