RYLAND POV."You can't keep me here you son of a bitch" Mirabella yelled as she struggled against her bounds, her short dark hair bobbing and sticking to her face because of the sweat that beaded all over her face from the heat of the basement.I sighed in irritation, getting fucking sick of all the noise she'd been making since she was brought In. I'd thought about having her gag, but her red pouty lips had an appeal to them, so I tried to tolerate her. I shouldn't have. It was not worth the pain my poor ears were going through. I stepped closer to her making sure all she saw was my lips moving. "Shut your yapping Mira, don't make me hurt you" I warned, staring at her with no pity in my gaze. Vito had been acting up, but with his beloved daughter gone, I hoped to take him down a peg or two. The old man might even die of a heart attack once he found out that his beloved daughter was missing. An excellent outcome if you ask me. "I can't believe you'll do this to me. We're family. You
JADE POV.PAST."Where is this place," I asked, my stomach hurting as my mother dragged me Into a house that looked like a fortress. There were huge men all around holding guns and for a moment I wondered if mother was finally going to sell me to the whore house."Shut it, Jade. Not another word or I'll carve out your eyes" she yelled at me, her finger digging into my flesh.I pressed my mouth shut, whimpering in pain at the pressure of her grip. Two men were suddenly beside us as we stepped through the huge door. Gasping in awe, I stared at my surroundings and the grandeur of it. It was as if I had been transported to another dimension. Everything was beautiful and almost unreal.My gaze slipped to my tattered clothes and my bare feet that were caked in dirt. I glanced at the floor and saw that I'd stained the rug I stood on. The contrast between my filthiness and the room was jarring and all I wanted to do was crawl Into a hole somewhere and never come out."Halt" the man beside us
RYLAND POVUncle Vito's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at me. He had his fist clenched, and his eyes followed every move I made. The toll of losing his daughter had taken a lot more from him than I expected. It was good, but I didn't like the look of suspicion in his beady eyes. Simone was a fucking snitch, but he wouldn't be talking anymore not when he was six feet under the ground. The worms were probably feasting on his carcass now. Served the filthy bastard right too.It was good I'd set Antonio on his trail. The traitor had tried to warn Vito of my plans. He didn't succeed, but I was sure they'd communicated before the initial meet up so I was sure Vito suspected foul play. It didn't matter. If uncle Vito misbehaved, then I'd have no choice but to kill his little princess. I'd also have to get rid of him too because I couldn't take any chances."How much longer are you going to take. They might be torturing her right as we speak".Sighing in annoyance, I pushed my hair back,
JADE POVIt's been three days. Three days of absolute torture. My stomach grumbled where I lay and I knew that by the time the stipulated time was up, I'd be so weak, I wouldn't be able to fight or defend myself.Dearil was a son of a bitch and he was all I could think about as the days rolled by. He'd come into my room just as he said he would. He would seat across from me and then we'll just stare at each other. He became devious the next day because he brought a mouth-watering piece of steak with him and then proceeded to eat them in front of me while I watched the meat disappear Into his mouth hungrily, my mouth watering just by Watching him eat what should have been mine.Pride. Damn my pride. I was a Mafia don and doing whatever it took to survive should be my main goal but that was also demeaning. Why should I submit to him when it should be the other way around, and didn't I promise myself that no one would ever top and pin me down?I forced my aching body into a seating posit
DEARIL POVJade Alvarez was choosing me and as I let my finger trail her skin, my heart hammered against my ribs. The feeling was insane, but I loved it, it was a change from the usual rejection I received every waking hour. For the first time, someone had chosen to stay with me. Jade had chosen me and that was her undoing because now she was mine. I was never going to let her go, and if I had to kill everything that breath to make sure of it then I would do it without blinking an eye. My wolf howled its consent and if it wasn't for the fact that our bite could kill her, we would have marked her as ours. Her scent was divine, but I wanted the whole world to know she was mine. I wanted her to reek of me so that they all knew who she belonged tomJade stared at me from under her lashes. "Do you really think that you can keep me here forever, away from the world? Away from my family" The question grated on my nerve but the docile way she'd asked me made me furious. Where was the fire
JADE POV I get to claim a body part. The words kept repeating in my ears as the warm water from the shower cascaded around me in torrents. The bastard. Was there anything that was going to be fair where he was concerned? How do I know that he won't be the one winning every spin by using his dark powers? Dragging my hands through my hair, I reached for the shower switch and turned it off.He was a fucking conniving bastard and smacking my head against the wall didn't make the feeling that his words and actions had stirred up in me. There was also the feeling of his arousal while he had been pressed up against me. He was definitely not lacking in any of the departments, and he didn't understand the concept of personal space. He was worse than me in that department. I'd tried to get under his skin and he'd succeeded in getting under mine. I'd knelt to him twice, which was mortifying but the treat I got was almost worth it, that is if he had let me wolf it down as I'd wanted, instead
DEARIL POV The world was a hazy red and the snapping in my head drowned out the rational part of me that told me I was going to kill Jade in my anger. It was even mind-boggling that I was reasoning at all.Jade shifted back, her stance alert and ready for my attack. She should have run, because smelling another's wolf scent on her aggravated my wolf to the point of madness, and I knew that there would be no going back once I let go."I wasn't doing anything wrong, I was just teaching the little shit a lesson"Roaring, I took a step in her direction, and before I can think about my actions, my hands were wrapped around her throat and squeezing."YOU. ARE. MINE" I yelled then shoved her without any control over my strength and watched, heaving wildly as she was flung into the air before she crashed against the drawer, the pressure of her fall knocking down all the items on top of it.Her groan reached my ears, and I felt a toe-curling pain singed up my spine. It didn't make the anger g
NILL POV "A toast to the success of putting everything in place for the moon festival. May this year's festival be better than the past ones" Black said with a sardonic glint in his eyes and a salacious smile on his lips. "Cheers!" The men around the table chorused as they clicked their glasses against each other's, then tossed the drinks back with gleeful smiles on their faces.The women brought drinks and more dishes as the men roared vicariously with laughter over a statement that Keres made.The room darkened and a beam of light was trained on the grand stage where a pole stood at the center. The men whistled as smoke vapor filled the stage and a woman mysteriously appeared, her body clad provocatively in a bikini and blazing red lacy panties.The music wafted through the air and she started moving, her hips swaying as she moved along the pole as if she was getting sensual with a lover."What a beautiful sight. Such a shame I have a mate. I would have taken her home tonight" one