I met her gaze coldly. "That's none of your business." "None of my business?" Melissa's eyebrows shot up. "You bring an unconscious woman to my room in the middle of the night, and it's none of my business? What happened to her?" "She fainted," I replied flatly. "That's all you need to know." "Th
My hand throbbed where I'd struck the wall, a dull pain that felt both deserved and insufficient. Another punch wouldn't solve anything, but the temptation lingered. Instead, I stripped and stepped into the shower and turned the water as hot as it would go. Under the water, there was no fucking rel
Chapter 23 RUSSEL “Allesia fainted?” Kegan queried, his tone a brutal lace of surprise. I groaned in pure exasperation and ignored his question, “Why would you lie using my name like that?” I seethed, “And to think you didn't even tell me!” Kegan shook his shoulder, “I merely did what I though
I turned back and glared at him, “Let's race. I'm in the mood to kick your sorry ass.” Kegan really laughed this time, “You sure about this, little monster? The last time we raced, I whooped your ass real bad and you swore never to race again.” I bared my teeth and he just kept laughing, “Let's s
Chapter 24 ALLESIA I thought I’d died and gone to hell. Until I opened my eyes. For a long minute, I didn’t move. My body felt like lead, weighed down by something more than exhaustion, something bruised and aching. Slowly, the blur around me sharpened. The room was unfamiliar. It was soft and
“Did he do anything?” she cut in, her tone suddenly serious. “I mean, apart from the usual… if you know what I mean.” Bad didn’t even begin to cover it. What Russel did to me last night? That was something else. Confusing. Cruel. Wicked. Intoxicating. It hurt, but it changed something in me. And I
Her eyes swept over me, my bruises, my robe, my broken reflection in the mirror. “Who are you, and what are you doing here?” Her voice was cold, emotionless. Then her gaze settled on my bruises, and something flickered in her eyes. Disgust. Realization. “Oh. You must be one of my son’s whores.” Th
Chapter 25 ALLESIA I stood perfectly still in his study, waiting for him. My heart was practically in my throat, thoughts of facing him again so soon made me shift my weight uncomfortably from one foot to the other too many times. He asked me to wait for him here, that he needed to have a word
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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,