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HIS 3 - Rylan.
Lifting my hand to catch the bartender's attention, I motion for another pint of Guinness. I prefer whiskey, but I have all night to drink and don't need to find myself shit-faced in less than twenty minutes. Still though, my plan tonight is to get stinking drunk because I have no idea what else to do. Ever since my father, Nolan Mennetti, was gunned down by the Volkanov family, I've felt lost. Spinning out of control and without answers.My dad and I weren't overly close, but that doesn't mean I want to see him six-feet under, dead because of a rivals' bullet. He was our family's leader and patriarch. Growing up, I always thought he was larger than life, so strong and undefeatable. I never thought anyone would be able to take my father down, but I was wrong.Those Volkanov scum stole the life from him far too early.As a result, I've been helping my older brother, Connor, get the business side of things under control. We all have—me, Roberto and Finley. There are four of us and my mo
Dernière mise à jour : 2024-11-15HIS 4 - Rylan.
My inhibitions are low, so when Joey says I look vaguely familiar and asks what my last name is, I don't hesitate to say, "Mennetti."I should've kept my mouth shut, but I'm three sheets to the wind by this point. I don't remember the last time I've been this drunk."Ah, okay, that explains it. I used to have a cousin that worked for your father," Joey continues.I nod, not really caring or connecting any threat yet to these two fun-loving drunks. At this point, I just want to forget all of the bullshit going on around me and enjoy this night out on the town.Eventually, the whiskey and jokes dry up. My new friends look just as wasted as I am and we stumble outside in search of taxis. That's when everything changes. Their easygoing smiles morph into glares and suddenly Joey is behind me, pulling my arms into a vise-like hold while Tommy begins punching the holy hell out of me like I'm some kind of punching bag.Cursing, I try to twist away, but my world tilts and, to be honest, I can
Dernière mise à jour : 2024-11-15HIS 5 - Solana.
Over the next week, Trish and I keep our promise and talk and text every single day, but it's just not the same. I miss seeing my sister and holding my nephew. I know it's a smart decision to lay low for a while and not rankle our father, though.Staying at home all day in the big brownstone, surrounded by my father's enforcers, is getting old fast. He doesn't want me to go anywhere or do anything, and I'm beginning to feel like a prisoner. The days drag by and I try to occupy myself with books, but keep re-reading the same page until I finally toss it aside. Then I start binging a new show that's streaming, but I quickly lose interest. My brothers aren't around and my mother is lost in her own, little world.It's basically me and my shadow and a big, empty house most of the time. Other than my father's enforcers, of course, but I don't talk to any of them.When I finally leave the sanctuary of my bedroom, I start to notice some strange things happening. Like how the guards immediatel
Dernière mise à jour : 2024-11-15HIS 6 - Solana.
My heart speeds up as I step inside and pull the door shut behind me. Then I lock it from the inside just in case. Luckily, this key will lock and unlock the door from either side. Swallowing down my nerves, I start down the steps, trying to ignore the way the light beam bounces around in front of me because my hand is shaking.Get a grip, Lana. There are no such things as ghosts. Or so I try to tell myself.When I reach the bottom of the stairs, I swing my light up to reveal the old cell. The iron, barred door is closed and a dark figure huddles on the floor inside. My heart nearly stops and, this time, the surprised gasp leaves my mouth before I can smother it with my hand. A head lifts and I find myself looking into a pair of the bluest eyes I've ever seen. Stringy, long bangs hang in those startling blue eyes and a beard covers the man's lower face.Frozen in fear, I realize my mouth is hanging open when he says in a dry voice, "You might want to close your mouth before you start
Dernière mise à jour : 2024-11-15HIS 7 - Rylan.
That first week spent in this dank, dark, dreary cell feels like an eternity. There's nothing to do except listen to the incessant drip, drip, drip of water from the ceiling and tunnels beyond. The only other thing I do is count the rats that scurry by and listen to the footsteps above as people walk back and forth.I can't help but wonder if any of those lighter steps belong to Volkanov's daughter?I still can't believe she had the nerve to sneak down here and talk to me. I know what I must look like and I'm surprised my gruff, mountain man appearance didn't scare her off. My dark beard is growing in more every day and crusted with blood, and my hair, which I always keep a little longer on top, is in dire need of a trim. I must look like a yeti to her refined eyes.At first, I wasn't sure who she was, but after racking my brain, I remember Trish mentioning a younger sister named Solana. The young woman with the amazing hazel eyes and long, wavy chestnut hair must be her. The resembla
Dernière mise à jour : 2024-11-15HIS 8 - Rylan.
I'm not sure how much time passes after my final beating of the day, but it must be night and Tony the Titan has finally gone to bed and given me a temporary reprieve. At least until morning when I have a feeling the whole terrible routine is going to start all over again. Every time I try to move, lightning bolts of pain shoot through my body. I'm on my side, cheek pressed to the cold concrete, and every breath I draw into my lungs hurts.As I'm praying for sleep so I can escape the pain, I hear my cell door open, but I can't even open my eyes. Assuming Tony is back for another round of kick-my-ass, I cringe, waiting for the first blow. But it never comes. Instead, a cool cloth presses against my face and I flinch as someone begins to gently wipe it over my cheek.When I finally manage to pry my eyes open, I see an angel. Lit up from the glow of her nearby phone, Solana carefully cleans the dried, crusty blood from my face."Why're you doing this?" I rasp, not even recognizing my own
Dernière mise à jour : 2024-11-15HIS 9 - Solana.
After leaving the basement and returning to my room, my thoughts are consumed by Rylan Mennetti. I don't trust him and I was terrified to go in the cell with him. But he was too weak to hurt me or attempt to escape. However, after cleaning him up, giving him painkillers and feeding him, I have no doubt that he's going to grow stronger again.Unless, of course, they keep beating the holy hell out of him.I squeeze my eyes shut, picturing all of the bruises and cuts. He can't even defend himself chained to the wall like he is. It's an unfair fight and it makes me sick. A part of me wants to call Trish right now and tell her what's happening, but I hesitate. She would tell Connor and he'd come charging over here to rescue his brother. And, in the process, that could cause a full-scale war. I don't want to jeopardize anyone, especially my mom and siblings. I need to be smart about how I handle the situation so no one else gets hurt.For now, I can help Rylan by bringing him food and more
Dernière mise à jour : 2024-11-15HIS 10 - Solana.
"I should go," I say and stand up. It's getting late and I don't feel like spending any more time with him when he thinks I'm a brat. And it's clear as day that the camaraderie we had earlier is long gone. As I reach for the tray, he picks it up first and hands it over to me."Solana?"I take the empty tray and meet his incredible ice-blue eyes. Against my will, my pulse kicks up a notch."Yes?" Why does my voice sound so husky? So...needy?"I hope you'll come down again tomorrow." When I don't respond, he continues, "Because I really do enjoy your company."My company or the food? I want to ask. But, I don't. Instead, I turn and walk out of the cell, locking it up behind me and putting the key back on the hook. Rylan Mennetti is a mystery and I'm not sure I want to figure him out because I may be very disappointed with what I find.After replacing the tray in the kitchen and sneaking back up to my room, I get ready for bed, slip into my nightgown and crawl under the covers. All this
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HIS 51 - Finley.
"Welcome to the family, Luca. Officially," Connor adds, his champagne flute extended, and we all chuckle. The toast makes my heart happy because for the first time, what's happening between our families is genuine.Looking down the table, I take a moment to soak in what I see—endless smiling faces and a fierce love that brings tears to my eyes. Except for Matthias, Anna and Giovanni, everyone is here and it's amazing.We're at the hotel, celebrating in the attached restaurant. My brothers sit with their wives and my two nephews are being held by their glowing mothers. Trish and Connor are incredible parents and I hope to follow in their footsteps one day. Same with Solana and Rylan who is healing up quite nicely and being fussed over constantly by his adoring wife. Roberto and Adeline will be having their own little one soon enough and the way he looks at her makes my heart tumble.My mother sits beside Harrison Shepherd who's been welcomed into our dysfunctional chaos with open arms.
HIS 50 - Luca.
The intensity of her sucking increases and even though I'm trying to be good and not blow, it's getting damn hard. "Fuck, Finley," I swear. It's all too much and the moment she hums and those little vibrations skate up my aching length, I grab her shoulders and pull her up."I wasn't done," she says with a frown.Fighting for control, a muscle flexes in my jaw as I turn her toward the tub and help her step inside. "I want to come inside that sweet pussy, baby girl. And you're going to take my cock deep inside you and ride it hard. Can you do that for me?"She licks her lips in answer and I nearly blow my wad.Lowering myself into the tub, I guide Finley down to straddle me, and rest my arms along the porcelain edges. She takes a moment to get situated then shifts forward, spreading her legs wider. I drop a hand into the warm water, grasp my throbbing cock and push at her entrance. "Take it all," I encourage her. "Every last inch."With a soft moan, Finley starts to sink down, her body
HIS 49 - Luca.
After losing the assholes enforcers, the drive back to the city is uneventful. And that's fine by me. I've had enough adventure to last a lifetime. From this point forward, all I want is to focus all of my attention on Finley and make her the happiest woman in the world. I know I have some more apologizing to do, but right now, I just want to make it up to her.And my plan is to start with multiple orgasms. Butter her up a little first then pour my heart out and beg for her forgiveness. Hopefully, it's a good plan.I've lost what little faith and trust I had in Matthias, so I tell Roberto to drop us off at the hotel where their mother is staying."But I want to stay with you," Finley murmurs softly. She's curled up on my lap and my mouth edges up."You will. Don't worry, I'm not letting you out of my sight. I just don't want to go back to the apartment my father gave us. I'll never trust him again and we'll get our own place soon, tesoro."When Roberto finally pulls the Jeep up to the
HIS 48 - Finley.
My knees give out and I drop down to the rooftop patio, shaking so hard. The sound of pounding boots fills the air and I immediately tense—until I see Luca. He sweeps out onto the terrace, pulls me up and I sag against him."Thank Christ," he murmurs, pressing a string of kisses against my temple. "C'mon, we need to go."We lace fingers and jog back through the storage room then down the three flights of steps."How did you get away? Where are my brothers? Rylan? Is he okay?" I manage to ask."We overpowered some enforcer scum," he tells me. "Rylan was grazed by a bullet, but he's okay, and your brothers are loading him up into the Jeep right now.""I-I killed him," I murmur, still feeling a little shell-shocked."Don't think about it," he says, sliding an arm around my shoulders and holding me close. "You did what you had to do."I send up a little prayer that Desmond's twisted body is lying on the side driveway and not here in the front because I don't ever want to see it again. Luc
HIS 47 - Finley.
Luca seems to be on the same page. "Do you really think you can get away with this?" he asks. "Matthias is coming for you and there isn't a soul more ruthless than him. He won't rest until you're no longer a threat.""He's right," I add. "Matthias will fight you until his last breath.""You think I'm scared of Matthias?" Desmond scoffs. "After I take care of you, he's next. I've already hired the hitman to take him out."Luca and I exchange a quick look. Is he telling the truth? I have no idea, but it's definitely possible. We need to get away from Desmond, but how? Suddenly, two huge enforcers appear and Desmond motions to us."Grab them," he orders.My heart sinks as I'm yanked away from Luca and the enforcer forces me to walk toward the house. I have no idea what Desmond is planning, but I'm really starting to worry about my brothers. Where are they?I find out the answer as soon as we enter the house. Connor and Roberto are each sitting in a chair, tied up, and it looks like they
HIS 46 - Finley.
My eyes snap open and I carefully move my arms and legs. All good, no breaks. I have no idea how I'm still in one piece and all I can do is thank my lucky stars. Then I call out for Luca."Luca..." Turning onto my side, I look for him, but my eyes are still trying to focus after being knocked silly. Coughing from the smoke, I struggle to pull myself up into a sitting position, squinting through the thick billows of ash and black clouds. Finally, I spot Luca a hundred or so feet away from me.He's lying on the grass and not moving."Oh, God, no." Is he hurt? Or worse? Heart in my throat, stomach dropping in dread, I pull myself to my feet and stumble over to him. Falling down beside him, I lay my hands on his chest and lean down. "Luca?"When he doesn't respond, everything in me sinks hard and fast. Panic sets in and my fingers curl, grabbing hold of his shirt and shaking. "Luca!" I hiss.This can't be happening. He came to rescue me, told me he loved me and would never leave me...and
HIS 45 - Finley.
"We have a big fucking problem!" Luca snaps into his comms unit. "Stay away from here. Desmond has the barn rigged with explosives and I need to get Finley untied! Stall him!"My heart plunges. Connor and Roberto abruptly stop walking after Luca warns them that they're heading straight into a trap. Which, of course, is going to let Desmond know that something is up. But, thank God, Connor seems to play it off smoothly as he reengages Desmond in conversation.But, I know my brothers will only be able to stall for so long before Desmond realizes something is going on. He's too damn smart and ruthless.Luca stays low, working frantically on my bindings and I'm twisting, pulling and turning until my scraped wrists start bleeding."Fuck!" Luca glances up and I see fear and worry flash through his molasses eyes. Connor and Roberto have turned back around and continue talking to Desmond again, still stalling, and I don't see Rylan anywhere.Suddenly, chaos erupts up by the house and we look
HIS 44 - Luca.
By the time we get to the compound, I'm on the edge of my seat and ready to get this done. I want my woman back in my arms where she belongs and I'll do anything to make it happen.Roberto drives around to the rear of the property and lets me and Rylan out. We're splitting up so we can keep an eye on things better. I slide the tiny communications unit into my ear and we test them quickly. Everything appears to be in working order and Roberto gives us a salute."Stay in touch," Connor says."Roger that," Rylan responds and I give a sharp nod.The Jeep drives away and Connor and Roberto head to the front gate. The plan is for them to meet up with Desmond while Ry and I will stay under the radar, keeping a close eye on things. If Desmond deviates from the plan or tries to be sneaky in any way, we'll be ready."Ready?" Rylan asks."Let's do this."We move through the woods and sneak onto the property. From here, the plan is to split up and move to opposite sides of the large rear yard."S
HIS 43 - Luca.
Sweeping around the corner, our plan foremost in my brain, we walk straight into two enforcers and immediately jump them. They aren't expecting us and we use the element of surprise to our advantage. It's four against two and, even though the guys are big, they don't expect us to come flying out of the blackness and attack like wraiths.Roberto and Rylan quickly overpower the guard on the left while Connor and I take down the burly guy on the right. I tackle him at the knees and he drops hard while Connor slugs him with a fist to the face. We work well together and I pop up, lift my gun and slam it down against the base of the enforcer's skull. He drops like a brick and Connor gives me a nod.Glancing over, I see Roberto just finished doing the same thing.Once the guards are taken care of, or at least momentarily out of the picture, I stalk over to the cell and see Sean Flannigan cowering in there like the weasel he is and always will be. Looking down, I see the cell door is locked.
