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35 - Adeline.
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HIS 36 - Roberto.
I feel bad about what happened between Adeline and I, but maybe it's for the best. When I said she was a distraction, it wasn't meant to hurt her feelings. She's the best kind of distraction there is, but I can't afford to have that right now. Being on my A-game and completely aware of the situation at hand is my top priority because keeping my family safe is most important.Well, my family and Adeline.The idea that she could be my family one day—my wife—hits me out of nowhere. I have no idea where the thought came from, but these are the kinds of diversions I'm talking about. Adeline with her golden eyes and hair, so pure and sweet, is enough to drive me to my knees and give her anything she asks for.Later, I scold myself. Right now, it's better if we don't stay in the same room. As much as I want her here, I tell myself it's a good thing she went upstairs. She should be in the suite with her father, anyway.I don't like her so far away, though. Even if I keep trying to convince my
Last Updated : 2024-11-16HIS 37 - Roberto.
I didn't see Adeline before we left and as we walk up to the dimly-lit restaurant, I'm regretting that decision. What if something happens? What if I never see her smiling face again?Shoving the dark, foreboding thoughts away, I push my shoulders back and look over at my brothers. "Ready?" I ask and they nod. Lifting my fist, I knock on the locked door and the rat fink himself comes to answer.Sean Flannigan is the worst kind of scum and he has the nerve to give us an oily smile after basically fucking us up the ass after running to Ireland and starting this whole shitshow."Come on in," he says and three huge enforcers walk over and begin to pat us down for weapons."Merely protocol," Sean states.Once we're declared clear, Flannigan ushers us to a backroom.We're the first to arrive and I instantly tense up. "Where's Desmond?""He'll be in shortly. And hopefully Matthias will be arriving at any moment, too."There's something smug about the look on Flannigan's face and I don't like
Last Updated : 2024-11-16HIS 38 - Roberto.
I didn't see Adeline before we left and as we walk up to the dimly-lit restaurant, I'm regretting that decision. What if something happens? What if I never see her smiling face again?Shoving the dark, foreboding thoughts away, I push my shoulders back and look over at my brothers. "Ready?" I ask and they nod. Lifting my fist, I knock on the locked door and the rat fink himself comes to answer.Sean Flannigan is the worst kind of scum and he has the nerve to give us an oily smile after basically fucking us up the ass after running to Ireland and starting this whole shitshow."Come on in," he says and three huge enforcers walk over and begin to pat us down for weapons."Merely protocol," Sean states.Once we're declared clear, Flannigan ushers us to a backroom.We're the first to arrive and I instantly tense up. "Where's Desmond?""He'll be in shortly. And hopefully Matthias will be arriving at any moment, too."There's something smug about the look on Flannigan's face and I don't like
Last Updated : 2024-11-16HIS 39 - Roberto.
"Anna tells me my daughters are happy," Matthias says in a low voice.Holy shit. My attention snaps over to my brothers. As far as I know, Matthias has never acknowledged their marriages or his grandchild in any way. Ever. This is huge and my pulse speeds up as I wonder where the conversation is going to go."Despite being seduced and kidnapped by the two of you," he can't help but add under his breath.Here we go, I think.Rylan jumps up and points an accusing finger at Volkanov. "You're the one who locked me up, had me beaten and then dragged Solana back and threw her in that fucking cell!"Matthias, looking somewhat pained, begins drumming his fingers on the tabletop. "I was upset."I nudge my brother, motioning for Ry to sit and calm down. But I suppose if we were talking about Adeline then I'd be equally upset. But this is as close to a normal and civilized conversation as we've ever had with Matthias. I don't want things to blow up completely yet."You said your daughters no lon
Last Updated : 2024-11-16HIS 40 - Adeline.
Lying in bed up in the suite, I can't sleep, so I just stare up at the ceiling. After spending most of the day hanging out with Trish and Solana, I don't know if I'm feeling better or worse. Hearing them talk about how much they love their men is sweet and I'm so happy they've found their happily ever after.But hearing them gush on and on about Connor and Rylan only reminds me that the feelings I'm having for Roberto are one-sided. Here I am, falling hard and desperately for him and what does he do? He says we should spend some time apart.Yeah, clearly one-sided. And it hurts.Roberto said he wants me and needs me, yet he pushes me away. How does that even happen? It seems to me that if he truly cared, he wouldn't want me to go stay in another room.Yet here I am.At least there's room for me and I'm not stretched out on the floor. I'm grateful to be in my own bed and my dad snores softly on the pullout couch in the living room while Maeve and Finley have the other bedroom. A couple
Last Updated : 2024-11-16HIS 41 - Adeline.
The girls arrive and Maeve takes Griffin and sits in the corner with him, along with Finley and my dad. We're all extremely impatient and on edge. When the door finally bursts open and all three walk in, my heart thunders as my gaze quickly finds and lands on Roberto. Is he hurt? It doesn't look like it and then I see Connor clutching his upper arm which is wrapped in a blood-soaked towel.Trish leads him over to the couch, fawning over him like crazy, and he continually assures her he's okay. "What happened? How did you and my father end up getting shot?""Desmond," Connor growls. "I'm okay, though. It's just a graze."But Trish doesn't seem to agree."You're bleeding! Sit so I can look and see what's going on better.""Yes, a ghrá," he murmurs dutifully and allows her to guide him over to the couch. While she fusses over Connor, Solana runs over and throws her arms around Rylan. Of course, my attention settles on Roberto."Are you okay?" I ask softly, brow furrowing.He nods and I w
Last Updated : 2024-11-16HIS 42 - Roberto.
After returning to my room, I feel terrible. Like the world's biggest asshole. But I had to keep my distance from Adeline or I would've dragged her back down here with me and already had her naked and in bed.Is that such a bad thing? a little voice asks.Yes, it is. Hurting Adeline is a shit thing to do.After running out of that meeting with guns popping and seeing Connor get grazed by a bullet and Matthias Volkanov going down, I had an important revelation: I'm not willing to put Adeline in that kind of danger.Absolutely no fucking way.The situation took a different kind of turn for me tonight. It became real. Not to say it wasn't before, but now I can see just how far my uncle is willing to go to maintain control of the family business.Desmond is willing to kill anyone who stands in his way.I think we got lucky tonight and his true intention was to take us all out. It's a miracle we escaped that small back room with our lives. Sure, Connor got hit, but the damage to me and my
Last Updated : 2024-11-16HIS 43 - Roberto.
I pluck the key from my pocket and I'm lifting my hand, on the verge of unlocking the door, when I get a whiff of smoke. Frowning, I shove the door open and step inside, sniffing. Nothing. Moving back out, I reclose the door and lift my nose.Yep. I definitely smell smoke. But where is it coming from?Deciding to investigate, I wander down the hall, letting my nose guide me straight to the stairwell. Yanking the door open, I step inside and the acrid scent fills my nostrils. Fuck, not good.I think it's coming from upstairs somewhere and my feet hit the steps. The higher I go, the worse it smells and I start jogging, passing the third floor where my room is, and continuing up. The hotel only has seven floors, and the higher I go, the stronger the smell of smoke.Everyone I love is up here, sound asleep. If something is wrong, if an electrical fire started in the walls, I need to get them out right now. When I hit the seventh floor, I slam through the door and race right into a smoky h
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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.
