Todos os capítulos de Beyond Don's Taming: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

When Dominic tossed the Tiffany box onto the coffee table, I was staring out the window.The three-carat diamond ring rolled out of the box, spun once across the glass, like a coin not worth a damn."Take it. And stop walking around with that poor-me look on your face." His gray-brown eyes swept over me, his tone carrying its usual condescension.I stared at the ring and remembered last week, when he told me to "voluntarily" hand over the hundred-million-dollar Brooklyn waterfront infrastructure contract to Kayla. He'd worn the exact same expression. To placate me, he'd promised to take me to Iceland.Now I hadn't even seen the Iceland tickets, and he was already back asking for control of the East Side docks."The docks were left to me by my father." I heard myself say it. My voice was soft. So soft it felt like it might break.Dominic's eyes darkened for a beat, then slid back into that careless smile. He leaned back in the handcrafted leather chair, toying with the ring with an eleg

No one had ever called me Donna Rosetti. But when Frank said it, there wasn't a trace of hesitation.That afternoon, I called every foreman at the docks into a meeting. A dozen people sat in the conference room. Half of them were unfamiliar faces.Over the past three years, Dominic had steadily replaced the old guard loyal to the Rosetti family with Marchetti people. When I walked in, a few of the Marchetti-aligned foremen exchanged looks, smirks playing on their lips."Mrs. Marchetti." A foreman named Tony leaned back in his chair and deliberately flicked his ash onto the floor. "Don Marchetti said the dock is under Miss Kayla's full authority. You being here… doesn't seem right."Just then, Frank pushed the door open. Before he could speak, a soft voice cut in first."Why is this happening all of a sudden? Is there some misunderstanding?"The click of high heels.It was Kayla.So the two of them had finished their trip and come back.The moment she heard I was managing the docks, she

"You called me wrong, Vincent." I took a sip of coffee. "I have nothing to do with your family's Don anymore. Before you walk into my docks with a gun, you should ask your brother whether his cards still work."Vincent's expression froze for a beat."I've reset the access permissions on every financial transaction at the East Side docks." I set down my cup. My voice wasn't loud, but everyone in the dispatch room heard it. "The thirty percent cut the Marchetti family takes from the East Side docks stops this month. You go back and tell Dominic to find a way to fill the hole himself."Vincent leaned forward, lowering his voice. "You think you can hold off the Marchetti family alone? How many people do you have? How many guns? The Don could—""Before he lifts a finger, he'd better look at this."I pushed a tablet across to him. On the screen was the federal prosecutor's office website. An investigation into Marchetti family smuggling and money laundering. Filed three years ago. Still acti

Kayla maxed out the black card he gave her, buying out an entire rack of designer goods.When Dominic got the call from the bank, his face went livid."Kayla, have you lost your mind? That card was for emergencies!"Kayla laughed sweetly on the other end. "Didn't you say there was no limit? What, feeling the pinch now?""My funds are frozen by Evelyn. Don't you get it?""That's your problem." Kayla's tone was light. "You're the Don. You can't even handle your own wife, and you're blaming me for spending?"For the first time, Dominic snapped at her. "Say that again?"Kayla went quiet for two seconds. Then she suddenly started crying."Dominic, you're yelling at me? You never used to yell at me. Did Evelyn say something to you? I knew it. She can't stand me. I'll go. I'll go back to Vegas. I won't be in your way anymore."If this were before, Dominic would've softened immediately.But this time, he didn't have enough in his account to pay the hotel. Partners were pulling orders over the

Both knees on the concrete of the dock. Rain ran down his chin."Evelyn!" He shouted, his voice raw. "I was wrong! I was really wrong!"Night-shift workers on the docks stopped. They watched from a distance."I shouldn't have let Kayla take your projects. I shouldn't have given you the cold shoulder. I shouldn't have signed the divorce papers! Come back. Please. I don't want anything anymore. The docks are yours. The money's yours. Marchetti's yours! I just want you!"I stood behind the window. Didn't move."Evelyn! I'll kneel here until you forgive me!" He shouted, then slapped himself across the face. "I'm a bastard! I'm not even human! When you had a fever, I was drinking with Kayla! When your father died, I didn't even go to the funeral! I deserve to die!"The rain came down harder. Dominic knelt in it, crying like a child."Evelyn, come down and look at me. Just once! I'm begging you! We'll start over. I'll take you to Iceland, to Lake Como, anywhere you want! I'll never see Kayla