Chapter 18TaraThe next couple of days flew by just like that me waking up in bed alone after night of earth-shattering sex only to have him interrupt me in the shower. Until finally it was the day of the wedding rehearsal. I carefully kneel to search under the bed for the four-inch heels as Gio comes into the room. “If you don’t get off your knees like that, I’m gonna slip that cute little dress of yours up and we’ll be skipping the rehearsal sweetheart.”“You better not.” I say quickly turning my back towards the nightstand. After spending almost, a week with him I knew better than to think he was making an idol threat. I learned that showers weren’t his only weakness. He caught me off guard one night leaning over the couch in nothing but his oversized shirt. While searching for my lost pen while I was working on my new pitch for the administrator for the Chicago city local schools to get assistance with transportation for UFCP. I hadn’t had so much as a warning when he yanked up
“Whatever AJ not everybody was born in damn heels ok you been filling yourself a little too damn much since Mr. Shadow started sliding in them dm’s and them draws. Let’s not forget before he was pinning your ass down you were shopping at Rue 21 right alongside me bitch.”“Girl the gag is you out her clacking away in those orphan Annie Mary Janes like you didn’t know better. Don’t be mad at me because I didn’t major in basic bitch one oh one.”“Ok… ok… your both pretty. Now cut it out before one of Gio’s aunties comes over here and puts us all in time out.” I say interrupting them from their usual back and forth.“Speaking of which, it looks like you’re fitting in well with Mr. billionaire’s family. I haven’t seen a single pearl clutched yet over your shot gun wedding.” AJ says.“They’ve all been pretty welcoming; all things considered.” I say wearily.“You mean considering that you suddenly went from secret girlfriend to instant bride overnight.” Evet says sarcastically. “I already ap
Chapter 19GioI sit at the now empty table baffled by the sight of Tara, AJ, Evet, Carla, Steph, Antoinette and Angie running out of the hotel restaurant. After Evet made her very drunk announcement of their departure to get drunk and see dicks at Tara’s bachelorette party. Feeling torn between amusement at the embarrassing scene and furious at overhearing my soon to be wife brush off the idea of having children with me to my Uncle Antonio.It wasn’t the first time tonight that the question was brought up and I could understand her unwillingness to discuss something so important with my uncle. True enough she hadn’t said anything wrong about wanting to wait until we were further along in our marriage to discuss children quite yet. But something about her dismissive behavior toward the thought pissed me off. It had bugged the hell out of me that she seemed so unwilling to talk about kids when Frankie brought it up.The rational part of my brain told me that it was only normal she was
Chapter 20TaraTwo hours after fleeing my rehearsal dinner I was sitting in a dark club VIP section covered in flashing dick necklaces, bracelets leighs and a bride to be sash and matching tiara. Feeling way to damn good after chugging down two large fishbowls of ocean breeze. Watching as AJ and Evet sandwich the very built, glistening, and hung half naked fire man. Meanwhile Carla’s in the back corner laid across a large red chase lounge.With her legs in the air as a sexy ass oiled downed police officer leans over her working his hips like a damn porn star. Which was mild compared to the Tarzan guy who had his head under Steph’s skirt for a suspiciously long time. Or the guy in the toga who was grinding in Antoinette’s face as he lifts his skirt and shoves his hand in his waist band. But the funniest of all was Angie who obviously had way too much to drink because she literally keeps challenging the dude in the elephant trunk G-string to a twerk battle. My face is sore by the time
Chapter 21TaraThe wedding seemed to go by in a blur, the warm July air was thick with the scent calla lilies, the sound of joyous music and booming laughter filling the air. The beautiful sprig themed wedding in complimented my dress perfectly. I was completely blown away by the custom-built cherry blossoms trees that were created to bloom as the petals slowly fell from the faux branches as the bridal party marched down the aisle. It was like something from a live action fairy tale, and it was beyond what I ever imagined my wedding day would be.But it was the look on Gio’s face when I met him at the alter as he lifted my veil that made it seem even more unreal. But when he kissed me with a heat so intense and passionate it rivaled the blistering summer heat outside. That I barely remembered where I was before I heard the AJ shout in the background.“I know you better stop kissing her like that before you blow the AC out, baby girl gone melt with all that heat.” Which sends the enti
Chapter 22TaraGio never says another word as we eat in silence and stayed that way through the entire ride to the vineyard. The silence spoke volumes as we followed the tour guide through the fields of the vineyard as they named the different types of grapes and wines they made. My mind was racing as I wondered what was running through his, It was beyond unnerving as I watched him interact with the other couples on the tour. He never said a word to me as I silently followed alongside him as we navigated the large fields. I was finished with him giving me the silent treatment if he was upset the least, he could do was say something. Deciding I finally had enough I stopped in my tracks and waited for him to notice I was no longer following beside him. It hadn’t taken very long as he abruptly stopped then closed the distance between us still refusing to speak as he gave me a quick once over. “Gio what is the matter with you?”“Funny I was wondering the same thing about you.”“What is t
Chapter 23GioI fucked up; I knew it the moment I opened my fucking mouth to accuse her of cheating on me. But I couldn’t fucking help it; the minute I saw that damn stripper sitting at the table next to her in that damn dress that put her breast hips and thighs on full display, I lost all sense of reason. I had tried to stay calm as I made my way over to them and caught the fucking idiot practically drooling over her before I sat down beside her. Sure, I saw the look of relief or was it guilt when she saw me standing behind the man, I couldn’t be sure at first. All I knew was that the bastard had his eyes on my wife, and I was fucking seething. I knew the minute that I sat down beside her, and she physically relaxed into me as I wrapped my arm around her waist that she wasn’t unhappy I was here at least that much was clear. But when the fucker had the nerve to lie about where they met, and she turned those big brown eyes on me to defend his fucking happy coincidence story right bef
Chapter 24Gio“What took you so long?” Samantha asks the second I enter my office and she steps from behind my desk smiling smugly as she makes her way over toward me as if my wife hadn’t just walked in on us. Ignoring her I walk over toward my desk. “By the look on your face I trust that your wife didn’t take the news too well. Poor thing having to find out how disposable she is so soon after trapping you into your doomed marriage it really is such a shame. Although its best she learns her place sooner rather than later.” “Kat please have someone from security sent up to escort Ms. Boise to her car.”“Gio how sweet, but you don’t need to have anyone escort me to my car I’m not afraid of her trying to get revenge on me. I’m more than capable of handling myself against her.”“It isn’t to protect you against her I want to ensure that you have no more disillusions of us ever being together, I’m also sure it goes without saying that our business regarding the merger is null in void.”“G
EpilogueFour Months LaterTara shifts in her sleep kicking and screaming fighting off, what I can only imagine is the nightmare of my cousin and Uncle. It makes my heart sink watching her struggle with the invisible attackers desperately. Frankie told me what she said about her being drugged and too afraid to eat or sleep for two days because she was scared. The look on my brother’s face when he told me about her requesting a rape kit because she was terrified, he had taken advantage of her. While he recounted her story of the first day alone with him to me. It was enough to make me want to dig their asses back up and torture the bastards all over again. It had been four months since we found her in the tunnels half-naked and covered in dirt, her feet bloody and bruised from her running barefoot in those tunnels alone. She was a survivor, my girl, she hadn’t given up once. Not even when she was staring down the barrel of my uncle’s thirty-eight.When I heard the shot ring out in th
Chapter 33TaraIt had been hours since Damon took off to find Gio leaving me trapped alone in the strange windowless room. I had checked everywhere for a way out but there wasn’t any, outside of the large steel bolted door he used to leave. I could not shake the continuous fear that I was going to die here it paralyzed me with fear to think that this was how I died. After everything had been through everything, I fought for this was the end for me. But why upset me was the fact that I would never see my friends or family ever again. Never get to joke and laugh with Evet and AJ again never get to see Lourdes again.Worst of all I would never get to hold my baby girl, and neither would Gio. I was so pissed at him for being suspicious of Damon, for doubting me How could I have been so stupid. Gio had warned me about him he had tried to keep me away from him and he was right. To think I wasted all this time fighting him on this when all he was trying to do was protect me, I even blamed
Chapter 32GioThe sound of wood crashing as the chair I tossed falls in splinters on the floor in front of my closed office door echoes through my home office. It had been over forty-eight hours over twenty went missing and there still wasn’t any update as to where she had been.“What the fuck do you mean you can’t find anything, where the fuck are the men, we had on her?”“Gregorio is dead, and I caught his partner trying to sneak out of town with a couple of sacks full of cash. The mook had over about a mill on him when we caught him at my friend’s car lot downtown. He’s got some interesting things to say about where he got the money from, I thought you might want to hear about its boss.”“Bring him in.” I command the door opens and the sound of a man desperately pleading for my men to let him go. Before being shoved into the office landing on his knees as they through him to the ground in front of me. I inspected the face of the pathetic weasel of a man as he looked up to me. H
Chapter 31Tara“Hey, Tara, you, ok?” Damon asks me from the driver seat as I stare out the window watching the cars go by. The chilly October rain landing against the window as I try to take in the beautiful fiery colors of the autumn kissed leaves. “Yeah, I’m ok still a little nauseous, though.”“You sure? I know that had to be tough with your ex trying to come back into your life after all this time. Why is that any way? I mean the guy ditched you soon as he finds out your pregnant accuses you of cheating on him, but now he’s suddenly trying to win you back.”“That’s Gio alright a manipulative bastard to the end. I cannot believe I hoped that he would eventually realize how wrong he was and apologize not try to buy my forgiveness. Of course, he only showed up himself when he thought I was moving on. God forbid he actually showed he cared about me or the baby.” “The man’s fucked up in the head, serves him right that he’s losing his fucking mind after losing you.”“Yeah, I guess it’
Chapter 30GioFrankie stands across from me glaring bullets at me as I wait patiently for Steel to respond. “Sorry about that boss the waiter just came back, she sent the food bac,” Steel says before pausing I could tell he had something else to say but was considering if he should tell me or not.“What is it?”“He said they wanted him to tell you to go fuck yourself.” He says quickly.“Noted, is she still there?”“No, they’re getting ready to leave now, Should I keep tailing her?”“No put one of the guys on here if she spots you then she’ll get suspicious and there’s no telling where she might go if that happens. Head back to the office Frankie is already here and Shadows on his way now.”“Ok be there in twenty.” he says before hanging up.“Good that’s what your ass gets.” Frankie says as the phone cuts out he was the first person I called after she left the other day. I knew that he was still pissed at me, but he knew why I had to do it. I had my suspicions that someone in my comp
Chapter 29TaraAfter a couple hours of arguing over buying every damn thing girlie inside the baby boutique Evet chose. We finally made our way back to the coffee shop near her house to grab something to eat I sat at our table near the window waiting patiently for Evet to grab our order as I scrolled through my new phone making sure my contacts and apps were successfully reinstalled. I had not bothered to look up from my screen as she sat back down.“Hey there beautiful looks like we meet again.” Damon says from Evet’s seat.“Oh hey, what are you doing here?” I ask caught off guard by his presence.“I thought that was you, I was just stopping by to get some coffee I live right around the corner. But I haven’t seen you around here before, what brings you here?”“I’m here with my friend Evet we were getting some shopping done and decided to stop by for something to eat.”“That makes sense. So, shopping huh? Get anything good to surprise that husband of yours?”“No, I actually found out
Chapter 28Tara“I knew it!” Evet shouts several hours after I showed up at her door after crying my eyes out begging her to take me to my appointment. Now we were back at her house, and she was screaming her head off as I sat across from her on her couch feeling like the dumbest woman in the damn world after telling her the truth about everything. The tunnels where I ran into Gio and his mob goons, the forced marriage, the blow up at the bachelorette party and again at the honeymoon and the baby that I was now carrying. “I just feel so damn stupid Evet.”“Trust me you are. But in this circumstance, I guess you didn’t have much of a choice. So now that your finally free from the mafia tycoon what are you going to do?” she asks staring at me expectantly.“I honestly don’t even know, I spent months running from the man and he still found me then I fall for him, and he turns out to be a fucking sociopath.”“But are you really all that surprised though I mean come on you just said it your
Chapter 27TaraJust like that, things were back to complete bliss with us Gio had taken to a habit of waking me up every morning with a toe-curling orgasm. He took pleasure teasing me each morning, feasting on my pussy like he was a starved man, and I was an all you can eat buffet. To which I would gladly repay the favor as licked and sucked his cock until he was moaning my name as he filled my mouth with his hot warm cum. Today was no exception as I kneeled in the shower the warm water beating down on my head and back as I gripped his cock rolling my tongue around the tip. Before slowly taking him into my mouth until I could feel him in the back of my throat moaning around his cock. He hissed his approval as he reached down running his fingers through my hair as fisted my thick curls before guiding my head slowly up and down his cock.He moans his appreciations as I cup his balls gently massaging them as I stroke the base of his cock with my free hand. I choke on his thick cock try
Chapter 26GioThe brakes screech to a halt as Shadow pulls around Tara’s tiny Ford coming to a stop in front of it blocking her path. The sound of my feet pounding against the pavement as race toward her car pulling at the doors handle after hitting the fob I had copied for emergencies. I briefly ignore the terror on her face as I swing the door open. “Put the car in park Tara don’t make me do it for you.”“What the fuck is wrong with you are you out your damn mind.”“Sweetheart we both know the answer to that. Now get your ass out of this fucking car before I drag you pretty ass out It’s your choice.”“Fuck you in not going anywhere with your crazy ass.” She says trying to yank the door shut and I wedge my body between the door slipping the car in park before reaching to release her buckle. She begins to fight me from the car. Elbowing me in the face cursing up a storm while I throw her over my shoulder carrying her back to the truck tossing the spare keys to the soldier Harvey that