Bianca As I sat there, sobbing at the enormity of what was happening, I felt like doing what my Dad had done; run away and end my life. But …I could not. Heather, for all her sins, was a good soul, kind-hearted and sweet but utterly clueless. And Anna and Rose, my sweet younger sisters, who were five years younger than me, deserved a better life. Nelson would not hesitate to prostitute them, I thought grimly if I was not around. A soft hand on my shoulder made me look up. It was Heather. She sank to her knees beside me, so that we were on eye level. “I’m sorry Bianca,” she said and I melted. I threw my arms around her and wept. “I failed you, I failed my husband, your father. But…I loved him and he never told me…” I pushed away and smiled, “It’s ok, Heather, I’m trying to get someone to help me.” A pair of brilliant blue eyes and a set of tawny eyes flashed into my mind’s eye and I shivered. Heather looked at me in concern. “No, darling,” she said and I felt Rose and Anna
To my shock, Liam O’Grady turned his smile on me but his eyes were …blazing. I stiffened.Job? I thought stupidly. What was he talking about?Had he misunderstood me yesterday?*But my stepmother was gabbing away cheerfully, blissfully unaware of the tension in the room. But then, she was nicely drunk, I thought wearily.Heather, whose hand he had been holding, clasped his with both her hands fervently, as she said, happily,“Oh, Bianca, it’s your lucky phase now, don’t you think so dear!”And she turned to O’Grady, still smiling benignly as she said, clucking her tongue at me with a mischievous smile,“Just yesterday she had a job offer and she turned it down…the naughty little girl!” I whipped my head around t give her a lethal look. Naughty girl indeed, I thought, fuming, and my anger shot up as I saw Liam O’ Grady smirking at me. Finn St Just gave an audible snort and I wanted to die of humiliation.Suddenly Heather saw my expression and stopped. She had figured out, a little
Bianca I rose, my cheeks hot with embarrassment and …I did not know what else. “How dare you…?” I began but Liam O’Grady nodded at his brother and gripped my hands. ‘We will take care of Dean Nelson. In return, you will be our submissive for a year.” The words sank in slowly and I recoiled in horror. “OUR submissive? Did you just say OUR submissive, Mr. O’Grady?” I stammered, as I went on, shock making me widen my eyes, ”You mean like…sleep with BOTH of you?’ “Ah lassie, ‘ said O’Grady almost tenderly but his eyes were hot and blue and openly laughing at me as he said, “Not just sleeping, love.” I pushed him away fiercely, throwing the sheets of paper at Finn, uncaring as they scattered wildly. Breathing hard, I spoke in a low voice, jabbing my finger at him. “So, I have to be your sexual slave for a year and in return, you will free me of my father’s debt?” I looked from one to the other. Finn was watching me, his face blank but Liam? His eyes were glowing with an unholy
All the way home, I thought of what my options could be. I did not want to look at the only solid option on the horizon. By the time I arrived home, I had made up my mind. I was going to meet Liam O’Grady and Finn St Just and agree to their…barbaric proposal. But I would have to make up a tale to tell dear Heather.*The news that we were to be evicted had already reached Heather who was hysterical with grief. The twins, who had come home to their weeping mother, were shaken and white-faced.I sank to the ground where Heather, ever the drama queen, was sitting, a bottle of vodka beside her.She reeked of drink.Putting my arms around her, I said quietly,‘I have a way out of this problem. Trust me.” The twins looked upset. They glanced at each other.“We heard you…speak about that dirty old lecher, Nelson.”And Rose, ever the softer one, began to sob,“Bee, you don’t need to sacrifice yourself for us!”I smiled thinly.If they only knew!But I stood up and said, “Make me a cuppa, the
Liam O’Grady stood at the wide table, in his pristine white shirt and neatly pressed deep blue trousers, looking for all the world like a model in a men’s fashion magazine. I made out Finn St Just who was lounging in a chair beside his brother.The northerly light fell into the large room, pale and diffused, for the myriad glass panels were helping it to filter in slowly, and the aroma of cigarettes, leather, and whiskey greeted me.*This was a man’s den.The overwhelming masculine power that radiated from the walls, made me shrink in alarm. There was nothing soft and feminine here.And I bet, I thought, my throat clenching in terror, the walls must be soundproofed too! I don't know why I made that observation.My fertile imagination was working overtime.But the feeling of being totally at the mercy of the men in the room brought on a feeling of fear.Of helplessness...*This room had a dark wooden floor, and no carpeting to disguise the beauty of the polished wood. The ceiling,
Finn St Just cleared his throat impatiently.“Did you read it then?’ he said in a cold voice, and it took me a minute to figure out that he was asking me about the contract that I was holding in my hands.I quickly began to read in earnest. The entire document was couched in legal language and fleetingly, I wondered how many such women had read the deeds I held in my damp, sweaty hands.For surely, I was not the first! I had no illusions about myself. Or the brothers lounging splendidly before me.*In return for my'services,’ as it stated, I was to be given a handsome remuneration every month. My mind boggled as I saw the sum. I had never seen even a quarter of that in my life!Then again, as I read, I felt my incredulity grow.*I would, apart from the handsome stipend, be given a car of my own, an apartment and a sizeable income, that I could continue to keep even after my one year was up.I blinked and looked over at Liam O’Grady. *I gaped up at him.St Anne’s was a prestigiou
In a flash, Liam O’ Grady was on the phone, barking orders at people, arranging matters. Finn was doing the same but in a more controlled manner. I watched, fascinated. If Liam O’Grady had appeared to be a soft-spoken gentle man with the most charming manners earlier, now I saw a man who was ruthless. From snatches of the conversation, I understood that he was going after Dean Nelson. I squirmed in anxiety. I had not noticed Finn watching me gravely, so when he spoke in that deep baritone, I almost jumped. ‘Are you anxious, little pet?’ he growled and I turned t him in astonishment, Little pet. Yes, that was what I was going to be for them. A little pet animal to be replaced when a newer one came along. The thought that I would be displaced so easily, made my heart sink to the floor. But I did not let it show on my face. * Forcing a bright smile on to my face, I shook my head. “No Sir…it’s just…” But I did not get to complete my sentence. * The door flew open and two young
When Liam O’Grady released Paige Hardy from their torrid kiss, she was breathless. Liam smiled. He liked to think that he was in control all the time. * Liam O’Grady had come up the hard way. He had climbed to the top of his ladder when it came to being a street fighter, then turned to underground fighting, which was lucrative but he had no intention of making it a full-time career. No, he did not want to end up with Parkinsons or some such illness, he thought dismissively. Liam O’Grady had a plan. He needed to climb up in life, and make money. That was something he had desired all through his childhood, when he was growing up, seeing his father evolve into a small-time mob leader. But Liam wanted more. And he had found a way to get it too. * His charm, and his sexual magnetism meant that women fell for him. And he had chosen Paige Hardy, along with her rich and powerful father, Brett Hardy, to be part of his ascent. Brett Hardy was a political player and close to the Governo
Something about his actions made the man lying on the bed struggle to remember where he had seen the orderly before. True, the man was wearing a mask but his movements- they seemed familiar in some way, a negative way.St Just had been sedated the previous night and he knew that his movements were sluggish. But he was alert enough to know something was off, when the man looked over his shoulder in a desperate way, as though he expected someone to barge in any minute and stop him. St Just frowned as he thought of the other nurses who had come in with confidence and had fixed the bag on the IV stand with no hesitation. This man was fumbling and the patient heard him swear coarsely.Not an orderly, definitely not hospital staff.But St Just’s hands were not moving fast enough to keep up with his thoughts which were sending out alarm bells. The man tried to stab the IV bag unsuccessfully with his syringe. He did it three times, getting more and more flustered with each attempt.Now St
The scene at the headquarters of the Delano mob was tense.Piers was listening carefully to the Capo, Philippe, who also to happened to be his brother, when Hila walked in. One look at her husband’s tense face and she strode across to him.She sat down on the side, behind Piers, hand on his shoulder, kneading his tight muscles.“What’s up?” she drawled in her throaty voice, her eyes fixed on Phillippe. The Capo sighed, he was a large man with black hair tied back in a ponytail, a hairstyle his baby daughter thoroughly approved of; she used to tug at his hair and giggle when he pretended to yelp in pain. Now he met Hila’s direct gaze and said,“There’s word on the street, Perez is stirring.”Hila did not flinch.She had also heard that Gabriela was looking to settle scores. The woman was enraged at the part played by her former lover, Lucien Delano and that of O’Grady and St Just, who had brought down her sex trafficking network Now Hila inclined her head, encouraging the Capo to go
Liam O’Grady was up on his feet at once, fists clenched.“The f*ck do you mean by that?” he snarled, bristling. He was looming over the doctor, his entire body language menacing in nature.Bianca begged him to sit down and he finally sank into the chair, still looking daggers at the doctor. Dr Ramon seemed unperturbed. He had obviously met a lot of distraught relatives. Sighing, he opened a small screen on the wall and showed them the scan results.Bianca’s hands squeezed O’Grady’s large one as she listened in silence, barely aware of the laboured breathing of the man beside her.When he was done explaining , she sat forward and said, “But what did you mean, doctor, by saying, Only If the patient wishes?”Dr Ramon met her eyes and said gently, almost rebuking her for not catching on,“Did Mr St Just tell you of his condition?”His eyes moved from one to the other of the white-faced couple seated before him.the question caught her unawares and she drew a sharp breath.“Why did he hi
When St Just regained consciousness, it was to find himself on a narrow hospital bed. Machines were whirring, and there was a loud beeping. He looked down and saw that he was attached to an IV unit. Experimentally, he ran his tongue over his teeth experimentally as he wondered in bewilderment, Where the f*ck was he?He must have made some sound, for a woman in a white uniform poked her head around the screen that separated him from the other occupants and said,“Oh, you’re back in the land of the living, are you?” She beamed at him and went on, entering to check him, take a look at the charts at his feet as she added absently,“There are some people who have been waiting to see you; they have been here for some time now.”With another smile, the large woman strode off and a minute later, the screens were moved again as Bianca rushed in, her eyes dark with worry, telltale tears smudges on her cheeks. She went to wrap her arms around him but a very dishevelled-looking, yet handsome O’Gr
First, they ran into Jamie, who whirled her head around the moment the trio entered the large dining room and St Just thought her nose was twitching like a little bunny,“Which one of them is your husband?” she asked in a stage whisper and Bianca felt her face flame.Dom, who was buttering scones for Rudy and Jamie shot her a dark look and the little girl fell silent.“Mumma married Pappa after Ria and Piers were born,” he snapped shortly and his sister subsided, the look on her face clearly indicating that the wheels in her head were grinding away merrily. St Just thought grimly that Proserpina was going to face the inquisition.Karina waddled in and spotting Bianca, she headed to them at once, beaming as she swept Bianca into her arms.“Congratulations, I say, I think?” she asked, smiling sweetly and the brothers looked at each other gloomily. It was Tara, as always, who sorted out the mess. One look at Bianca’s stricken face and she said, gently,“C’mon guys, let the girl eat.” Th
The Masters looked at each other, their chests out in pride, preening. They might be fathers, hot damn, thought O’Grady and chuckled again. Bianca looked from one to the other in exasperation and huffed,“YOU …! Didn’t you hear a word? I said I might be carrying your child…and I most certainly DON’T want it.”The brothers looked confused and contrite. Trying to hide their feelings of hurt, they led her to the bed and seated her between them, stroking her body gently. She noticed caustically that both of them were taking turns to stroke her flat abdomen with reverence.Slapping away their roving hands, Bianca pushed them off and stood up, tugging a sheet around her nakedness.“Get real guys,” she snapped.“I need to do a pregnancy test. “And as they stared at her in puzzlement, she rolled her eyes. Mafia dons they might be, but is some things, they were like clueless bunnies.“You get them at a pharmacist’s O’Grady,” she prompted, trying to hide her irritation. Her Master O’Grady rose
Gabriela Perez was an angry woman.She knew she had lost Lucien Delano years ago when he had made it clear that she was just a body to pleasure him; his heart was firmly anchored with his wife, the young woman who had by now, borne him ten children. Her lips twisted in disgust. Ten children. The woman was nothing more than a blo*dy rabbit!But the knowledge that Proserpina Delano was still beautiful, still artlessly alluring, made her want to wring the woman’s neck. She would get her revenge. Lucien Delano had made a huge mistake by upsetting her empire, the one that brought her millions every year, and access to eh good life. He had aided Liam O’Grady and Finn St Just, who had brought down the sex trafficking empire she and her consort, had been running now. She swore as her partner’s brothers strolled in. Enrique had many half-brothers but every one of them knew who was in charge.It was she, Gabriela.She looked across at John Hastings who was stroking her feet tenderly.“Go away
Bianca kissed her Master, loving the way his warm arms went around her.“Naughty girl,” growled St Just hoarsely, “I need to punish you, I think.”She dimpled excitedly, her eyes dancing in mischief.She loved it when she had worked St Just into a state where he felt he had to administer punishment.She was really becoming a depraved sl*t, she thought with a giggle.They had just had a cup of coffee, brought to their rooms and were still waiting for O’Grady to join them. He had not returned from his early morning bout of boxing.Bianca had apparently displeased St Just by climbing onto his lap and kissing him in full view of the gardeners who worked on the lawns. None of the men had glanced their way but St Just’s c*ck had reared up when she wriggled her full butt on his lap and had then danced away, laughing.Now, after chasing her around the bedroom, as she giggled, he lay, panting hoarsely, tracing her features tenderly.“Little Pet, you displeased your Master,” he said, trying to
Piers sat back, his head aching. His father could still throw a fantastic punch, even at this age, that was something he could vouch for, he thought grimly. Hila strolled into the room, puffing away on a cigarette. It was a habit she indulged in whenever she was stressed and seeing her husband face off with the Don had made her furious.She was like a coiled spring, he thought drily as he leaned his ahead back against the head board and watched her, his eyes glinting as she came forward.Hila crushed out her cigarette , knowing how Piers hated her smoking and climbed into the bed with him, stripping off her thin shirt and straddling him as she leaned down to kiss him. He grunted as he gripped her waist and hoisted her, posing her over his hard, thick erection. The woman only had to flick an eyebrow at him and he was lost, he thought wretchedly, as he kissed her, their mouths fusing passionately.She shrugged out of her bra, all the while her tongue tangling with his and pushed his sh