Chapter 1 RUSSEL "You killed the guy," said Kegan Gaetano, my best friend and mobile police. Hell, I could even call him brother or a father, depending on what mood suits him for the day. "Iverson." I ignored that, my fingers drumming against the leather armrest of the Bentley. "How many men do w
Chapter 2 ALLESIA What kind of man offers a girl such an outrageous amount of money just to get under her pants on their first meeting, a professional meeting at that? Of course, it had to be a crooked billionaire like Russel Mancini. And so it was hate at first sight between us. I had sworn
Chapter 3 ALLESIA A couple of minutes later, I was still standing there, wondering what Russel meant by what he said. But then, I shrugged it off. I was not going to take his offer anyway, so whatever he meant had nothing to do with me. The sweet feel of the minted currency in my hand and th
Chapter 4 A fugitive at twenty-two. That was the only thought that rang through my mind as I crouched behind the bar, holding Renzo's half-conscious body against mine. The police were everywhere, securing the perimeter and yelling that everyone was detained for questioning. "Renzo, please," I whi
Chapter 5 RUSSEL "All done." Luca announced as he entered my study. I took a puff from the cigar in my mouth and scrunched my eyebrows, "Are you sure she got the package?" "I left it in her room, Boss." For some reason, that information made me so happy, "And the cameras?" Luca came forwar
Chapter 6 RUSSEL I made my way up towards my office, taking three steps at a time. As soon as I was inside, I let out a long sigh before discarding my bloodied shirt, then I dumped the jacket on the floor too, leaving me in just my trouser. I walked over to my task board and picked a marker.
Chapter 7 ALLESIA A rough tap woke me up, my eyes shot open with a force that surprised even Renzo, who was still holding his hand up mid air to tap me again. I shot him a hard glare, rubbed at my eyes and sat up. "What do you want?" I asked irritably. He rolled his eyes, "You asked me to re
Chapter 8 ALLESIA I didn’t like schools anymore than I liked books. Maybe that explained why the university library's massive oak doors felt heavier than usual. I pulled it anyway and stepped inside, scanning frantically for Renzo among the study tables. My phone had vibrated with his urgent
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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,