All Chapters of To Have and To Hold: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

IsabellaEm led me to the front step with his steady hand in the small of my back. The door opened and his mother welcomed me at the front door with tears in her green eyes. She wrapped her arms around me and tugged me into the house. “Eres un ángel enviado del Cielo.”While I couldn’t understand her words, her welcoming intent was evident.“Mama,” Em said, “this is Isabella.”“Beautiful name for a beautiful girl. I was afraid Emiliano would never marry.” She clasped her hands together. “And tonight, he comes home, and my prayers are answered.”“Isabella,” Em said, “my mother, Valentina.”“Nice to meet you, formally.” I nibbled on my lower lip. “This is rather sudden.”“Love doesn’t live by clocks.” She smiled. “You’re a good girl. I can see that. For the two of you to wed, you need a priest’s blessing.”I nodded. “My parents would agree.”“We will let them know your marriage is blessed. Sunday, if el Patrόn agrees, we will host a small wedding, so your parents won’t miss out.”“If he

IsabellaLike?I sat up, lost in the sculptured contour of Em’s abdomen. Moving to my knees, I ran the pads of my fingers over his toned, muscular torso. His tawny skin was marred by various scars, appearing silver against his flesh. I leaned forward, bringing my lips and a kiss to each one.“Fuck, Isabella.”My attention went to the snake. While I’d only seen its tail, I could now follow the creature wrapped around Em’s arm over his muscular bicep and over his shoulder. The face on the front of his pectoral muscles had beady, dark black eyes. Its mouth was open, fangs visible, and tongue striking. My gaze met Em’s. “That seems more dangerous than rebirth.”He lifted my chin. “To be reborn, you must die. It’s dangerous.”“Don’t die, Em.” Despite the menacing tattoo, I leaned forward and licked the fangs and tongue. When I looked up at Em, I grinned. “I’ve tasted the venom. I’m now immune.”He reached for my chin. “I’m jumping into the ocean. If you don’t want that, tell me now.”I rea

EmilianoSteam floated out of the glass enclosure. Through the foggy panes, I stared at the sexy silhouette of my wife. Isabella was stunning—a goddess. She tipped her face up to the spray allowing it to saturate her long golden hair. I reached for the glass door and opened it a little.Isabella startled, jumped, and covered her breasts.“Too late,” I said with a grin. “I’ve already seen them, licked them, sucked them, and even bitten them.”She shook her head. “You scared me. I thought you were gone.”My gaze scanned from her painted toenails, up her shapely legs, to the V between her legs, covered by a small patch of golden curls, up the hollows of her stomach, and the roundness of her breasts. By the time I was looking into her milk-chocolate gaze, my cock had doubled in size. “It’s taking all of my fucking willpower for me to not step into this shower and run my soapy hands over every inch of that gorgeous body.”Isabella ran liquid soap over a loofah and wiped it over her breasts

EmilianoJano sat behind his desk with Rei and Silas at his side. The rest of the men in the office were the famiglia men on the mission; Adrian, Andros Ivanov’s second-in-command; and our local lieutenants. My father and my uncle were among most lieutenants hearing about last night’s operation for the first time. While there was an undertone of grumbling, most likely because they weren’t notified earlier, the news of Volkov’s demise was met with cheers.The local police had Dmitri Makarova in custody. His mug shot was making international news. Homeland Security was taking over the case. The preliminary investigation found surveillance footage from The Legend, showing Dmitri going into Volkov’s condo earlier Friday morning. The authorities suspect that someone altered the footage. Their report shows that the next ten hours were replaced by footage from a few days earlier. The cameras didn’t record live again until after 8:15 p.m. There were experts working to recover the missing data

EmilianoI stopped walking on the sidewalk in the Barrio Logan neighborhood. I was near the location where the raid went down last night. My job was to scout around to find out who was aware of what happened and if anyone saw our crew.There was something in my wife’s voice. “Isabella, are you all right?”“I don’t know.”I stepped to the side of the walk and leaned against a brick building. “Did something happen? Where’s Horace?”“My father just called…” She spoke fast, telling me about their phone call and her concerns.With each word, I gripped the phone tighter. If that son of a bitch thought he could come and take my wife away from me, to do something to dissolve our marriage… It would be over my dead body. No, make that his dead body.“Take a breath, beautiful.” I spoke as calmly as I could muster. “What’s Mia’s plan?” I nodded as she told me. “What do you want to do?”“I want to see them. I’ve missed them.”I sucked in a breath. This was one of those occasions where I could tell