Chapter 16 RUSSEL “Hello boys.” “Do you have an appointment?” A guard asked cautiously. “Do I need an appointment before I visit Ignacio?” I replied in the same casual tone. “I'm afraid you do, Mr. Mancini. Given your reputation–” “Oh come on. I came alone, obviously unharmed. What harm co
“Who do we have here?” Ignacio remarked dryly, eyes boring into mine. It was almost like Ignacio was trying to see if he could read my mind or something, but I had no qualms about returning his stoic gaze because what other way to see if my hands would feet around his selfish neck? “Long time no
CHAPTER 17 ALLESIA I spent another night in that room. It felt like a terrible joke, but there was sadly nothing u could do about it. All that ruckus to get me to agree to his stupid contract only to get here and he wouldn’t even see me! I’d exhausted every single option, and couldn't even attem
"Les, you need to leave that place right now!" Renzo's voice had taken on a new urgency. I needed to sit down to process all this, so I sank into the nearest armchair, which was probably worth more than my college education. "What do you mean?" Renzo took a deep breath before replying. "I think we
CHAPTER 17 RUSSEL I loosened my tie with an irritated tug. The meeting with Ignacio had been necessary but infuriating. The man had insisted I stay at his residence, declining his pretentious hospitality would somehow shatter our barely functioning business arrangement. So I'd spent the night in
CHAPTER 19 ALLESIA I jolted awake at the feeling of a hand tapping my shoulder. My eyes fluttered open to find Aldo looming over me, his expression impassive as always. "Miss Allesia," he said, his voice startling me fully awake. "Mr. Mancini has returned." I shot upright, suddenly aware that I
"What now?" He asked with a predatory smirk. “Scared already?” I opened my mouth to talk, but the words didn't come out so I just stood there, mortified and scared beyond words. I watched with fear as he circled around me like a lion watching and sizing up a stray cat before the kill. "Lost your
"Come," He stretched his hand for me to take it, but I simply just stared at it with fear. "What are you going to do to me?" I dared to ask. "This room promises more pleasure than pain, Allesia." I scoffed at the ironic sound of it, "Come." He commanded this time. Sluggishly, I took his hand and
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I watched as Vincenzo Mancini stepped down from the private jet. Dressed in a sleek, custom-tailored Italian suit, he took a minute to adjust his tie and cufflinks. The handsome bastard, I thought with a proud grin, ever so cold. It was past 10PM, but Vincenzo had no intentions of staying the nig
I watched her for a moment, marveling at her glow and beauty, which just kept increasing like her bump every day. She looked radiant, even more so with the big swell of her belly showing. Her staff saw me first because they slowly began to disperse; all of them knew how protective I was of my wife
EPILOGUE RUSSEL ~~~0~~~ I stood perfectly still, my thoughts reeling as I waited in the quiet hall of the warehouse. During my absence, Stacy had refused to speak, see, or let anyone touch her. Even Kegan, who was supposed to order a pregnancy test done for her by now, couldn’t do that because
I reached out and touched his face, “I have the perfect man, and I wish to keep everything around us perfect.” After a while, Russel turned to me with a mischievous smile. “You know, we still have some time before we have to go back.” I raised an eyebrow. “What are you suggesting?” He leaned in,
Russel released a shaky breath, his eyes slowly meeting mine. “Nolan killed the fucking detective you went to,” his voice was strained, barely audible. “He wanted to frame me for it, wanted you to hate me, so when that didn't work out, he went to Stacy for help.” “So you took him out.” His hands c
Chapter 165 ALLESIA ~~~°°~~~ Three wonderful weeks on this island, as much as we enjoyed the bliss, we couldn't stay forever. Tomorrow morning, we'll have to return to our life in Sicily. Kegan handled things in Russel’s absence up until the second week, allowing us undivided time to enjoy our h
Everywhere his finger bared, he pressed his lips there. “You’re so fucking gorgeous,” he murmured against my skin, “My wife.” “My husband.” it came out in a low moan, “How did I not know I’ll never be able to move on from you after that first time?” Russel grinned, “You were the most helpless,