CHAPTER SEVENTEENLILY“You rented a yacht?” I blurt out.“Nope. I own a yacht.” He says as he smirks at me.Looking at this thing I still can not believe my eyes, It is huge. With its gleaming white hull and majestic lines, the yacht’s exterior was simply majestic. Its exterior had a captivating blend of timeless design and contemporary sophistication. At the bow, a sleek and pronounced figurehead, carved with intricate details, gazed steadfastly forward, evoking a sense of purpose and determination across the open waters. The hull, which looks expertly crafted from the finest materials, bore a subtle glimmer in the moonlight, a testament to the meticulous care and craftsmanship that had gone into her construction.It indeed looked so massive and beautiful sitting on the dock.“Pardon me if I am a bit lost for words.” I say as i catch him staring at me. I must have been admiring the yacht for too long. “I have a thing for ships.”He smiles at me and then extends his hands out.“Are
CHAPTER EIGHTEENNICKOLASI can not believe she thinks these tears of hers will change how I think about her. Exactly how stupid does she think I am? Is she trying to tell me that she has never seen these letters before? Letters that she replied to once. I can even still remember the reply very vividly in my head. She told me she had moved on from a pauper like me and did not want anything to do with me anymore. She talked about how her father had been right about us and there was nothing that could ever happen between us.Every word she wrote in that letter is still etched in my mind clearly even after I burnt the letter physically.“I did not know.” she says, as she leans into my body with the papers still in her hands.“Are you sure?” I reply. Her small frame looks up at me and our eyes meet as I look down at her.“If I had known I would have been there. I would have left everything in a heartbeat to be with you.”The lies are so evident in her eyes. Playing games with me? She de
CHAPTER NINETEENLILY’S POV“You are so beautiful” I heard Nick mutter as he caressed my cheek and my eyes closed against the onslaught of his words.It was like the past had never happened and we were together in the present, in each other’s arms.“I want to kiss you right now, Lily” He muttered again.I rise to my tippy toes and slant my lips against his will, feeling the tautness of his muscles and hearing his intake of a sharp breath before his lips moved against mine with a force that left me breathless. He wrapped an arm around my waist and pulls me closer so we are aligned to one another… molded to each other.“Do you want to come in?” I asked immediately he lets me come in for air.“I do” He muttered, smiling down at me.I can see the boy I had fallen in love with, the one that had made my young heart flutter aimlessly in my chest.The door closed behind us as he crushes me to his chest and his palm came around to caress the underside of my breast which were heavy now and begg
CHAPTER TWENTYNICKOLASI walk back to my room, slamming the door behind me and taking a much needed breath. It did not help that I had to see her that morning in that night gown after having the most incredulous dream about her. I am never one to fantasize so much about a woman’s body rather than taking it for myself but Lily?It is weird how much I hate and want her all at the same time; I have to get my head back in the game and back in motion because it might have ended even before it began.I take another deep breath, trying to calm the storm in my loins and trying not to agonize about the dream I had had.The one were I had had my hands all over her, those innocent eyes staring up at me as I drove in and out of her until we both were too spent to move.It is never going to happen, I tell myself.I am never going to have sex with Lily even though the very sight of her gives me more reasons to believe that I am not as over her as I think that I am and she still has that hold on me
CHAPTER TWENTY ONELILY“Oh my God, Welcome.” she says as she opens the door to let us in.At first when I heard him say something about introducing me to some woman, I felt myself get pissed that Nickolas wanted me here to probably to see another woman. I remember thinking; the nerve of this man. But now that she stood before me I realize how much I have misjudged.The woman standing before us looks elderly even though she still looks extremely beautiful. I can picture how she must have looked when she was younger. She must have had all the young men at her fingertips in her prime. I wonder why we are here though.I see her eyes light up as she looks at me and I wonder why. She keeps on staring at me and I can sense a sort of deep affection in her heart but for some reason this does not bother me. She goes in for a hug with Nick as he heads in and turns to me to give me a welcome hug as well. Her arms wrap around me for a very long time but I do not protest, it has been a while since
CHAPTER TWENTY TWONICKOLAS“I see you people found the bedroom.” Ingrid says as I turn around and see her standing in the doorway. I know how this must look so I immediately let go of Lily’s hands on the bed and get up.I see the smile form on Ingrid’s face as she steps into the room holding a tray with a cup on it. She hands it over to Lily.“Drink this.” She says, “It will help with the anxiety.”“How do you know I have anxiety issues?” Lily says as she takes the cup from her. I can see the steam coming out from the cup.“I noticed the movement you were making with your hands earlier, right before you dashed away.” She sits on the bed beside her. “I used to do that as well. I found out that a mix of Rose leaves and lemon always did the trick.”Lily takes a sip of the cup in her hand while looking at me.“That really does help and it tastes so nice. I think I will need the recipe for it.” she says, as she laughs.“I will think about writing it down for you the next time you visit. T
CHAPTER TWENTY THREELILYI do not know what to think as I continue looking up at the entrance into the park.“What are we doing here?” I finally ask in a small voice“To loosen you up a little. You are too uptight.” he says, grinning at meBefore I can figure out a sharp enough retort at his accusations, he grabs my hand and we walk in. He pays the toll at the gate and we go into the park.Walking in front of him now, my mind can not stop wondering about what was going on back there. This is not the first time he made that move. Coming so close to me that I can smell his cologne and feel his breath on me.What game is he playing here? He did a similar thing on the boat last night and just at the last second he pulled away. He is definitely doing it to spite me at this point or maybe because he knows I still have the stupid hots for him. I was no longer a child, I wanted to tell him and whatever he had planned was not going to work.Questions are racing through my mind at this point a
CHAPTER TWENTY FOURNICKOLAS“That was not fair. You cheated.” I hear her say as she takes a spoon of the ice cream.“You are the one that ran before I was even ready. I think that disqualifies you from calling me a cheat.” She gives me a mean glare as I laugh.“No it doesn’t, you are faster than me so I had to even things out.”“Yes it does. You cheated and yet you still did not win. What else could I have expected from a Blake.”As soon as I say it, I see the change in her countenance. I definitely struck a nerve with that one.“I am sorry.” I blurt out.Why was I even apologizing? I was not wrong about it. That was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw her start running before I was even ready. “It is fine.” she says.I keep on watching her face from the corner of my eye as we stroll back to the yacht. I am not supposed to even care what she thinks, I should not have apologized for speaking the truth.“Why do you do that?” she asks me.“Do what?” “Well one minute you a
EPILOGUE SCOT SIX MONTHS LATER I could feel the wind in my face and the harsh glare of the sun on my skin. I inhaled, sighing at how content and fulfilled I felt with the woman in my arms. It has been six months since everything went down… six months since my life changed for the better and since I realized I would live and die for the woman I held in my arms. We had gone on this holiday after cutting all her ties with the clan and bidding them farewell. She was no longer with that life and the danger it entailed. She had no idea of course about everything I had planned for today and I could not wait to see the look on her face when she realizes that I am going to ask her today to complete me for as long as the world and our lives continue. I turned to the left, to the man holding the signal and he winked in my direction to let me know that everything was in place and it was time for the commotion. “Hey baby” I whispered in her ear, feeling her stir and open her eyes. “I think
ONE HUNDRED AND FIVECATALINADespite all the air flowing all around in the open yard I can feel myself struggling to get air into my system, the whole atmosphere around is so tense as both Dante and Scot face off in the middle of the square.This looks extremely familiar to me, I have watched so many fights take place in this same yard during my training but none of them held as high a stake as this. Everything is hanging on this showdown, whatever happens here is definitely going to change a lot of things drastically.“You came,” Dante says to Scot, “I see you are not a coward after all. Just a man with a death wish.”“Yes I have a death wish, but not mine.” Scot says laughing,I can tell Dante is furious by the blank look he has on his face as he turns to me, he still has the same expressions from when we were younger.“So this is it, your plan is to challenge me with this lowlife.” he says, addressing me.“He is not a lowlife.” I reply,“And now you defend him. What went wrong, Ca
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND FOURSCOT“You should get dressed.” I tell her as I get up from the bed and begin to search for my clothes which are strewn across the floor.I can see the fear in her eyes as she clutches tightly onto the sheets and speaks,“No, please, you can’t go. This will be suicide.”Looking at her as I grab my shoes from the corner of the room and begin to put it on“I do not think we have a choice anymore, you heard what they said.”“There’s always a choice,” she says, getting up and rushing to kneel right in front of me as I put on my shoes. “We can run, go anywhere else but here, that’s a choice.”Her eyes tell me that she means everything that she says as they reflect the deep pain and worry which she feels right now.“Are you willing to elope with me?” I ask,“Yes.” She says without hesitation, cupping my face in her hands. “I will go with you wherever and we will be able to get away from them.”For the first time in a long time I understand what this feeling is no
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND THREECATALINAHe sleeps so soundly.I have a smile on my face as I look at Scot’s face as he lay there with his eyes closed. Last night was extremely draining for the both of us as I recall the nasty things we did to each other all through. Some of the best sex I have ever had in this life is definitely with this man who is laying here clutching on to my naked body. He had not let me go all night, the memory of me disappearing on him like the last time definitely still haunts him but this time is different though, I have no plans of doing such. I love it here, snuggling closer to him.“Is that how you always stare or am I just that special?” he asks, with his eyes still closed.“You are awake.”“Yes, I could feel you looking.”“Sorry I woke you,”“It’s fine, you could have been more creative about it though.” he says,“Oh really.” I reply, gliding my hands into the bedspread that covered our bodies and tracing his abs till I reach his lower region.The gasp escape
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND TWOSCOT“Do you want to get out of here?” she asks, out of the blues.The question takes me by surprise as I stand there still looking at her. Before I can say anything she grabs my hand and begins walking really fast towards the exit. Watching her from behind, it is a surprise she is moving as fast as she is in that dress and those heels she has on. She looks extremely hot.We get out of the club and turn right, continuing our little stroll in silence as the music blasting from the club gets more and more distant, eventually fading away completely. A brief look behind us reveals to me that we are being followed by the men who had thrown out the madman at the club earlier.“Friends of yours?” I ask, as we continue walking.“More like CCTV.” she replies, without bothering to turn around.“I count three of them, don’t you think that’s too much for your security? I mean you did say you can take care of yourself after all.” I say, shooting the snide remark in her dire
CHAPTER HUNDRED AND ONECATALINAThe room is spinning right now in my mind as I struggle to get my thoughts together. It’s harder to do thanks to the mixture of alcohol coursing through my veins and the shock that I can still feel reverberating through my entire system as I see him standing in front of me.This all feels like a dream, a trance that I am not sure what to make of. Is he really here? I am tempted to reach out and touch him in order to confirm but I try my best to hold myself. Scot in Italy? What the fuck could he possibly be doing here? Especially now that I am trying to let go of the past, trying to forget the one man that has consistently ruled my thoughts for the past week and now here he is standing before me once again.Short of words right now as my brain is still processing all of what is happening, trying to make sense of it. All I can do now is stare at this gorgeous hunk of a man standing before me. In the sim light of the club, all his features seem more prono
CHAPTER ONE HUNDREDSCOTA week…Seven days I have spent here and still I haven’t been able to get in contact with her. I know where she is but then I also know if I show up over there I am going to be dead before I will have the opportunity to even get to see her face. Javier is definitely not going to stand for it.Making enquiries about them had all led to the same thing.Stay away from the Vega’sEveryone I had asked turned out to be scared of them, even all of Nickolas’s contacts that I had reached out to when I first landed hung on me when they heard the name I was asking about. I knew they were a big deal in Italy but I never thought it would be up to this.What was I expecting though? Javier runs the biggest crime syndicate in the country, Of course they were feared.Recalling what Pascal; the man I had spoke to yesterday said,“If you keep on asking about the Vega’s you will end up dead, besides how good could the pussy have been for you to want to fly over from the states fo
CHAPTER NINETY NINECATALINA“I don’t think I should give you more drinks, anymore and you will be puking your guts out by the side of the road.” the bartender says to me,“Oh come on, I deserve it.” I say in between giggles, “After what I have gone through in the past couple of days, I most definitely need it.”He gives me a look and I reply with a pleading look of my own.“Pleaseee” I say, mustering the biggest baby eyes I can manage to pull in the state that I am in.“Fine,” he says, “two more and then no more. I will have the men take you home.”“You are no fun, let loose a little. I know that’s why I am here.” I say,“Well I am on duty, this isn’t as fun for me as it appears to be for you.” he says, chuckling.“How about me and you having a little fun?” I say, winking at him and putting on my best flirtatious smile.He looks back at me as he gets what I am hinting at.and a smile breaks across his face. Even in the dim light of the bar, I can tell how handsome of a man he is with
CHAPTER NINETY EIGHTSCOTWe all stand around in a circle with Javier’s man in the center of the room and the bag by his side. I do not want to let him out of my sight as we wait for the arrival of Javier. He had already made a phone call earlier and had indicated that he was already on his way. I told a couple of men to keep an eye on the entrance of the building so we would know exactly when they were coming.Finally he will be here soon and we will be able to settle all of this nasty business once and for all. My top priority is Catalina but in the event that the opportunity to take both her and Javier in safely arrives then I will take it as well. It will be a very big arrest for the department and I am sure the chief will be willing to look past the stealing of drugs and some of the other things I have done to achieve the goal. Catalina is the first priority though, all other things are secondary. Once I have her then we can figure the others out.Here I am risking my entire exis