Niko POVThe second my eyes caught Viv in a nearly see-through dress I almost lost it. My body instantly went to hers, needing to feel her every curve. Tonight, we were celebrating the end of the Grasso's reign and the heads of many families were present.They knew I was the Boss, but I still needed to be prepared for anything. Me standing there drooling over an outsider wouldn't look well in their eyes. My body didn't care once she was close though, and it made my mind spin out of control. She denied me yet again then walked off. I was getting tired of this game. At least she was jealous of Vanessa and that gave me some hope. Then I saw how Dennis immediately approached her once she was alone. Vanessa grabbed my arm into hers and led me over to them. In my rage for her denial and another man touching her I started building my walls stronger. She was trying to start trouble with Vanessa and I liked how worked up she got. I didn't realize I agreed to marry Vanessa though. She already
Niko POVA week went by with no disturbance. Vivian didn't complain, fight, or give me even a hint of attitude. She and Amy remained in her room most of the day, joining us every night for dinner. I didn't have any guests over because the hour we sat at the table was barely enough time with her. I wasn't going an entire day without her close to me. Conversations carried on around us, but I was lost in the morbid dark seas she surrounded me in. Vivian had no happiness in her face and she barely ate. I asked the staff to update me on her meals from breakfast and lunch and they said she eats about half her plate. Amy was also quiet. Whenever anyone spoke to her, she hid behind Viv who just rubbed her arm or caressed her hair. I couldn't stomach watching them this way, but I had no choice. Viv's outburst twisted my hand and I couldn't trust her around the families anymore. I thought of allowing her to return to work with Dennis, but I didn't like her alone with him either. Vanessa spent
Vivian POVAll week I was in a haze. Every morning I woke up running to the bathroom and I was positive I was pregnant. I never feared anything so much in my life.Niko showed me what little he could offer me and my child so I had no choice but to run. I contemplated a million ways all week and came up short every time. Once he said I could go back to work, a wave of relief washed over me. I didn't show any emotions to Niko and prayed this would be my way out. I needed a doctor, prenatal vitamins, and peace of mind... and I needed it soon. I figured out I must be diabetic from the pregnancy and been trying to keep my blood sugar levels stable. It was still hard to keep food down, but the dizzy spells were coming less often. I felt my body dip low in energy and I knew I needed something before I passed out. I walked downstairs searching for something that would help when I saw the orange juice. Perfect! I poured a glass and turned to head back upstairs when my vision blurred. I gripp
Vivian POVAmy and I arrived home and the first thing I did was change out of my heels. I hadn't worn them for so long in months and my feet were killing me. Amy also changed into sweatpants and t-shirt like me. We were becoming bums around the house with not much to do."Greg is here. Amy go with Mario somewhere." Niko ordered the second he walked in our room. Amy clutched to my side shaking. She was terrified of Niko."Hey, it's ok. Mario will protect you. I only need a little bit, just to make sure everything is ok." I looked at her sweetly hoping she calmed down."Are you sure you're ok? I don't want to lose you too." She sniffled back tears.I bent down hugging her. "I'm fine munchkin and the Doctor is going to make sure I stay that way. Why don't you grab a snack with Mario from Russel? He made fresh brownies for dessert since you did so good with school today.""He makes fresh brownies every day for me." She smiled."He does and it's because he adores you. Go get some while they
Niko POVI heard the doctor loud and clear. I wouldn't harm her, not even a rough tug. I knew he was trying to convey no rough sex and that was no problem. Viv barely let me touch her.I sighed walking back to the house with her next to me. My hand was spread across most of her back and even though I knew I should pull away, I couldn't. The doctor said she just needed some vitamins and medication, but I could feel something wasn't right with her. These last few months she crept into my soul and found a permanent space there that irked me to no end. She was the worst person to ever enter my life, yet I wouldn't change having her here. "Come upstairs with me." I tried making my voice sound less like an order but that was stretch for me."Why? I need to get Amy." I could see the panic in her eyes. She was either afraid of me or what might happen to the girl."Sophia is home. She has the girl playing with some other kid. She is fine." I reassured Viv as we stood at the bottom of the stai
Vivian POVThe way he cared for me had my body melting little by little. He made sure Amy was happy and safe then brought me upstairs to spoil me. This was the man I saw peek through his walls and the man I wanted. I knew it was temporary though. He was the Capo and had responsibility that didn't include me.I planned to leave in a week so just for today I let my walls down too. I could enjoy him while I had him. I could give myself good memories to hold on to for our son. He broke my heart yet filled me in a way I never knew existed."Get in here, beast!" I ordered him and his eyebrows perked up. He took off his shirt as he stood then started unbuckling his pants. He has been wearing more jeans and T-shirts lately. I like seeing him a little more relaxed at home."Are you giving me an order Viv?" He teased as he slid his pants and boxer down slowly. God his body was curved in pure perfection."Yes, and you better behave." I bit my lip, raking my eyes over every muscle upon muscle his
Niko POVThe second her body started shaking her pussy locked me inside her and I lost all control coming hard inside her. Her pussy milked every drop and fuck I needed this. I held her in my arms, knowing that I would lose her one day though. She wasn't a side woman and I couldn't have her to myself."I wish I could give you the life you wanted, baby. I wish I was enough. I don't know how to let you go." Those words just slipped through my lips, confessing something I didn't even realize until I said it. She didn't say a word but cuddled deeper into me. I held her a little tighter, taking in every second we got to be together. "Why can't you marry me?" She asked in a whisper. "It would start a war."She laughed. "How?""I'm the Capo. If I married an outsider then it would open the door for everyone to mix blood. We are generations of pure Italians. Our entire hierarchy is based on the purest blood. It is what makes one brother stronger than another from different mothers. The old t
Vivian POVOnce we left that bedroom, I closed my heart. Niko made it clear I would never be anything other than his Mistress and that meant my child would be his bastard. He was getting a better life than that. All week Niko was attentive and never once raised his voice. He was trying to show me a life that could work here. I knew the reality though. Niko was acting out of fear of me leaving, whether it be by death, running away, or him letting me go. I knew there was no reason I needed to stay here. The threat was gone. Niko kept me here for himself. We both knew he was a selfish man.I went to work memorizing the turns and street names Mario took. In the office I watched everyone learning their routines. The accounting department took a long coffee break at 10 every day. I sparked a conversation with a young man and caught his password. It wasn't hard to memorize, 223344. Once I had all the pieces, I decided I would leave from the house. Paul took us to the south border of the prop
Michael POVI couldn't stop touching that girl, and I didn't even care how distracted it made me anymore. The entire car ride we spent tangled together. My hands always to her skin, my lips burning to kiss every inch of her body. I tried getting work done. I had big plans in motion not to mention a web of games being played between multiple players in a dangerous world. Yet, none of it held much weight compared to this girl. We arrived late at our last safe house before Texas and I just wanted to get her alone in the bedroom. But we had business to get done first."Why don't you go lay down." I kissed the top of her head, nodding to the bedroom as I set down the bags of equipment from the car on a table."I want to know what is going with Amy. I'll sleep better knowing she is ok." Lucy looked at me with a mix of sadness and exhaustion. She should rest but I understood too."Well, you are handy with a laptop." Vinnie handed her one from his bag. "Why don't you help hack into some secu
Lucy POV"Where is everyone else?" I asked, climbing into the same SUV we'd traveled in before.Michael barely glanced at me as he shut the door. "We need to keep our circle small." He nodded at Vinnie, who started the engine, and a privacy screen lifted between us and the front.I frowned. "You think Ariel was behind that man at the restaurant, don't you?""Maybe," he admitted, his jaw clenching as he looked out the window. "But I'm not in the mood to take any chances. We got movement on Amy. I need to catch up to Killian before..." He stopped himself, but his fingers flexed against his thigh, tension rippling through him."Before..." I echoed, then realization hit. "Oh."I swallowed hard and looked away. Amy being harmed was a real possibility, but it hadn't felt real. Her normal everyday self was exactly what you expect from a teenager, too exact actually. I knew Amy put a front on to blend in. But underneath she was a badass, stronger than people gave her credit for. I'd seen her
Amy POV"Fuck! You're so damn tight. I have to own this part of you too. I have to have everything you offer, Amy." His voice was lost in pleasure, just his tip moving inside me, a little deeper with each thrust, ripping through my ass and causing so much pain. "Do you understand? Hmmm, do you..." his body twitched in pleasure as he pushed back in. "This is heaven, Amy. This body is blissful sin, wrapped like an innocent Angel for me to destroy." He grunted, grabbing my waist and with one hard thrust, he finally pushed all the way inside me. "Killian!" I shouted, jolting up as tears rolled down my cheeks. My hands pushed at his thighs but he didn't budge. He was completely inside me, his dick filling me to the brim that I felt I could burst."That it's Angel, start relaxing those muscles and accept your fate. You can't escape me." His one hand slithered up my body, twisting me some so he could hold my neck in his fingertips and watch how I shivered in pain. "You're mine, Amy. Do yo
Amy POVKillian had been gone all day, and all I could think about was that kiss he left me with. It had been brief but seared into my mind, making it impossible to focus on anything else. In his absence I decided I should at least attempt to get an upper hand. I tried searching for anything that might tell me more about him, his plans, or where the hell we were even going.I'd managed to get into his computer, but there wasn't much. The only thing of value was a connection to Texas, which I assumed was our next destination. There was no service out here, and despite my best efforts, I couldn't crack the WiFi password. Frustrated, I'd given up, knowing getting caught snooping wouldn't end well.Now, I was stretched across the bed, lazily flipping through a magazine as I tried not to let my thoughts drift back to him. But then his voice cut through the silence."I see you've found a way to occupy your time," he said, his gaze sweeping over me. I wasn't wearing much than a short, silk
Michael POVSomething wasn't right. Something so far off that I knew it would change everything. Yet, I couldn't move, and I didn't want to. For hours, I lay on the hardwood floor, arm half-asleep, body heated to a thousand degrees from both the thick comforter and the small body wrapped around me. I should have been uncomfortable, irritated even, but I wasn't. Not when every shift of her body pressed her curves closer to mine.Lucy snored softly against my chest, her breath warm over my skin. Every time she did, I had to bite back a laugh, not wanting to wake her. She slept like a damn menace, a knee wedged between my legs, arm draped over my stomach, clinging to me like I was her lifeline.I always woke early, but Lucy? She was barely alive at 8 a.m. How the hell did she even function? How did she ever get to class on time?My phone buzzed with another message from Vinnie. I sighed knowing we had to leave. But Lucy just hummed in her sleep and snuggled closer, her leg sliding highe
Lucy POV"Tell me no, and I'll stop."Michael, this dangerously arrogant, sinfully gorgeous man, was on his knees in front of me, waiting. Begging. His blue eyes were dark with hunger. He could have taken whatever he wanted, he was stronger, faster, deadlier. But instead, he gave me all the power.And God, I loved it. He had no idea how badly I needed to have this control, his submission to me... although it was Michael. The man that knew things before anyone else. Maybe he knew this was exactly what I needed to quiet the fears that lived inside me. "I want you," I admitted, my pulse hammering. "I do."His lips curved into a knowing smirk as his large hands slid up my thighs. He helped push my jeans down, his fingers grazing my skin like he was savoring every inch."I want everything," I whispered, my heart pounding. "But...""I just want a taste, baby girl." His voice was low and thick, warm breath between my thighs, urging me to let him have me.I should have stopped this, but the
Michael POVLucy sucked in a sharp breath as I slowly slid the zipper down, my fingers dipping inside just enough to tease her through the fabric of her underwear.Fuck. She was already soaked."I..." she tried to form words, but her body betrayed her, instantly melting, trembling, arching against me."This... good... mmm," her voice was so sweet, a little afraid but wanting more, just as I did. Her words cut off as she moaned, loud enough to make me groan in response. It was the hottest fucking thing I'd ever heard.I slipped my fingers beneath her panties, brushing over her clit before sliding one finger deep inside her.Her whole body tensed, then immediately gave out. My finger went to work, slowly, and her hips rocked back into me, hands pressing harder against the wall, breath ragged and desperate. Her stomach sucked in, moans dancing in her throat. She just needed to relax a minute, take a beat to let me show her everything I can help her with."This feels good, doesn't it?" I
Michael POVTo say I was pissed was a massive understatement. There were Irish lackeys lurking in my hideout. Very few people knew about this place, and the fact that Ariel had been grinning like she was in on a joke the rest of us weren't, made my blood boil.The moment Lucy got up to go to the bathroom I wanted to follow her. Ariel called me out about it too. They could all see how my fingers itched to move, to keep her in my sight every second. It was unnecessary, but now I knew it didn't matter. I can't let her be alone.If I had hesitated a minute longer, Lucy could have been dragged out that back door, and I might not have found her in time. The idea that I almost lost her... I didn't like it. Vinnie tried to clam me down, knowing by the way I completely shutdown and roughly dragged her from the restaurant that I was seconds from losing my shit. The last thing we needed was a mass homicide with a hundred witnesses to put me in jail. My focus was much bigger than some low level
Lucy POVWe rolled into Roanoke just as dusk was settling over the city. We pulled into a parking lot behind an unassuming brick building. It didn't exactly scream fortress of security, but I'd given up expecting things to make sense."This is the safe house?" I asked as I climbed out of the SUV, glancing at the worn sign above the restaurant.Michael shut his door with a thud. "Food first. Safe house second."Thank god, I was starving, my stomach growling angrily from the lack of food during the drive. As we piled out of the car, I kept close to Michael. I didn't completely trust him, but he was at least predictable in his protectiveness. I wasn't sure if it was because of the baby I wasn't carrying or something else. But either way, I knew he would keep me safe.The warmth of roasted garlic and seared meat hit me the second we stepped inside. My stomach growled in response, loud enough that Ariel snorted from behind me. She was really getting under my skin.The place was surprisingl