Unknown PovI watched Reina through the camera feed, every furious slam of her fists against the door sending a thrill through me. Her lips moved as she screamed for Marco, her voice muffled through the speakers, but I didn’t need to hear her to know what she was saying. Desperation looked so good on her.Marco has no idea, poor fool. He thinks he’s her partner, her equal. But I see everything they do. Every secret glance, every whispered word—it all filters back to me. My network is flawless, my reach infinite. There’s no corner dark enough for them to hide in.Reina doesn’t belong to Marco. She belongs to me. She always has. She just hasn’t realized it yet. But she will. Oh, she will. When I’m ready to take my place, to claim what’s mine, she’ll understand.And Marco? He’ll be nothing more than a memory, a footnote in the story of Reina and me.Reina's PovMarco. Just calling his name makes my blood boil. Calling him an idiot is insulting to other idiots out there. He Is nothing mor
Marco's Pov In a desperate bid to save her beloved daughter, Leonara spilled everything. She laid bare the truth of her past: her journey with the Stingers, the choices that led her to this moment, and her ultimate plan to seize control of the house."She was part of a group called the Stingers. They kill bad people for money. They hate the Mafia, but they’ll still work for them if the price is right. Reina wouldn’t have come here to take over unless she had some kind of plan—maybe revenge against someone. She doesn’t forgive betrayal easily. What do you think will happen to me if she finds out you know this much about her?"Leonara’s breaths came fast and shallow, her fear palpable as she stared at me, her words heavy with desperation.I understand what it’s like to protect your family. I’ve been there—creating a fake document to shield mine from an enemy, doing whatever it took to keep them safe. So, I get why she’s so worried about hers. But I can’t let that stop me. I need to find
~Reina’s Pov~I couldn’t understand why he didn’t kill me because I knew he had al the weapons and skills to take me out, he has done it before and yet he wants me to follow him like nothing has happened. I silently followed him in a hurry trying to match his large steps while my head was in a different place. He got down before me and when I did, they were tons on people dressed in black, carrying guns of different sizes, some I have never seen in my life. I exhaled deeply and walked down the stairs and stood beside Marco. “As you all know, this is my wife, Andreina. As my wife, she must be treated with much respect and anyone who fails to do that will meet the end of my gun firing a bullet into their empty skulls.” he said with his hands crossed behind his back. I couldn’t focus on anyone but him, no one has ever saw the need to show me respect or knows that I deserve that except him. Maybe he is not all bad.“Do you have anything else you have to say?” this time his question was d
Reina's Pov I led her to my room and shut the door. The first thing is did was scrunch her face in disgust. She should be happy she didn't see the first room I was put in after a basically passed out on our wedding day. This is a lot bigger and spacious than the other. "Why are you not in his room? And what the fuck is this tiny room?" She snapped at me. Guess she has the same anger and mental issues like her brother. But if I am being honest with myself, this is actually a big room compared to the shit I have been through. This is actually better and feels safer no matter how Marco might make me feel otherwise."I am not in his room because we are not in love or whatever you young people call it and the room, it is not so bad compared to what I got at first." I laughed."What do you mean not in love?" She questioned, her eye brow slightly higher than normal. "Marco will never marry, you must have changed him right?" I stared at her blankly. No wonder none of his family members wer
Marco's Pov My mama was going to be at the house tomorrow so I need this date to set my stories right with Reina. No mistakes must be done because I do not want to hurt my mama. My mama was strict with things like this and the idea of me using Reina will just wax her cold. After a year, it will be better because we can just say it didn't work out, we have different plans and goals and also loved in different worlds. We are going on a date, a business date to sort everything thing out so hitches won't be seen or felt by anyone. We got to one of my clubs since it was not a real date and it was the best place I know to talk about it, my office was hidden from the rest of the club attendees. As we got down, I was expecting her to ask where we were but she remained silent. She must have done a lot of digging. I did not want to offer my hand for her to hold because she will never take it which amde me grab it forcefully.She knew she wouldn’t win if she tried to fight back, so like an obe
Reina's Pov One year, one year to get my work done and choose whether to take over his lovely divine empire or leave this killing lifestyle for good. When the time comes, I will make this decision but for now I will let whatever want to happen to happen. I chose to play along to his rules because that was the only way out, act dumb to get what you want. "Can we leave now." I asked wanted to go back home to my room and watch tiktoks."Sure." He said stretching out his hand for me to take. I took it of course, we needed to be in love or may I say act.We left the office together and headed downstairs and we were stopped by one of Marco's business partners. For some odd reasons, Marco accepted to meet with him. We walked together to go sit with the strange man, expect he was not strange, he looked very much familiar. I tried so hard to remember who is but Marco's hand on my thigh brought me back to their conversation. "My wife, Reina" was all I heard from the conversation so I just pr
Reina's Pov I wasn’t ready—not yet. If I were, nothing could stop me from ending this, from ending him even without a gun or a knife. But now, my thoughts were scattered, the world around me blurred, and the voices faded into a distant hum. Tears streamed down my face, unbidden and unstoppable, as years of hurt surfaced all at once.Marco didn’t say a word. He simply guided me to the car, his silence steady and unwavering. I could tell he was about to leave, likely to handle unfinished business, but I couldn’t bear the thought of being alone right now.I reached out, my hand finding his. “Please, stay,” I murmured, my voice barely above a whisper.He paused, his hand tightening around mine. I didn’t need words from him. Just his presence—closer, steady, unyielding. It was the only thing holding me together.He lifted me effortlessly, cradling me against his chest as though I were the most fragile thing in the world. I snuggled closer, my arms draping around his neck, drawing him in l
Reina's Pov I do not know how long we stayed there but I enjoyed every second of it. He didn't even care that I was naked, so even if this was a test which obviously is not, he won. He helped me wash my body as well I did was just sit there and cry. He dried me up and still carried me to the room. He pulled out one of his shirt and wore it for me and he still wore my panties for me. After successfully laying me on the bed, he wanted to move away so I held his hand."Stay" was all I said."I'm staying just on the couch over there." He said holding my hand, that was his little way to reassure me."The bed is big enough for two people and I want to be close to you." I whispered like there were other people in the room who I didn't want to hear our conversation. He seemed hesitant at first but finally obliged. He excused himself to the balcony, his phone already pressed to his ear. I could hear his muffled voice through the glass, rising and falling in sharp bursts. He was mostly shouti
~Marco's Pov~At around eleven pm, I woke up to the sound of a buzz on my phone. Still stroking Reina's hair, I picked up the phone, answering quietly. Then, I heard the lost disturbing, disgusting thing that made my blood boil. Rarf broke out of the basement where I kept him and he also killed about fifteen guards before leaving. I felt like punching the wall. How could Inizo let him go? How did he escape from Inizo when Inizo is the best there? I had to tell Reina about this but she was sleeping right now and disturbing her will be senseless. She looks so peaceful while she slept. She looks so peaceful while she slept. After what happened with Rarf, sleeping was hard and not forthcoming. Rarf was now on the loose and that news will put Reina in a tight position but I will have to tell her just not now. Sleep finally came and I cuddled her even more, inhaling that vanilla chocolate combo scent from her body as I fell asleep. I woke up a little earlier than she did. I wasn’t used to
*Mature scenes*Please if you are uncomfortable, feel free to skip. Enjoy!~Marco's Pov~Just the idea of her thinking she won against me, Marco, needs to be erased from her head. I won’t even lie—I’m attracted to her. Of course, I am. Anyone with eyes would be. But it’s more than that, and that’s the problem. No matter how much I try to ignore it, she gets under my skin, into my head, and stays there. Her tan skin, curly brown hair, brown eyes like the sunset at the beach side, short petite figure endowed with the most perfect thighs and figure to match, perfect posture, medium but the best size of breast and that perfect nipple that stands erect whenever she feels my touch, clumsy but readily personality, sarcastically funny. I can go on and on but words will never be enough when it comes to describing Reina. She is the epitome of beauty, she is deadly but her smile enriches my soul. She was perfect, she is perfect.But, she had to learn the lesson to never mess with me. I was in m
Reina's PovI left the training hall to go get refreshed. That first attack I did made Marco headbut my nose hard, making blood rush from it. That headbut made pain welcome me once again. My head throbbed and my nose ached. I gently use the cotton wool and spirit to clean the blood and luckily for me, there was no wound so it didnt hurt but it did. I stuffed a tissue in my nose to remove the remaining blood and buggy I had in there. Marco walked into the room and didn't say a word. Since he was not going to talk to me, I was not going to talk to him as well. Saying at his mama's house was the best. I had people to talk to, people to laugh with and everytime I was here, I felt normal, like a normal adult who still have big dreams with the support of her family. I was happy here, I am happy here. I walked into the bathroom and ran a bubble bath of course. I love bubble baths so much. I feel refreshed, clean and happy when doing that. It was a feeling I just can't explain but I know it
Reina's Pov I ran as fast as I could through the woods and sat behind a trees. I had already sustained a lot of injuries on my foot. My angle was twisted and a nail in my feet. I successfully took the nail out and blood rushed out. I applied pressure on it to stop the blood flow. How could he do that to me? He just decided to reopen all my wounds? And he wanted to explain, explain what? Explain how he's trust Giorgia all again and leaving me behind. I was loosing blood and dizziness striked me hard. There was a sudden russel in the grass making me alert yet very weak to run away."Reina, let's go home." I knew that voice, it was the voice of my husband, and idiotic man who hurts me and later finds me to make up for last time just to hurt me again. I was tired of this back and forth stuff, it hurts. I allowed the darkness take over me because I was tired, tired of fighting and hoping.*Later In The Evening*I woke up in the room that had been given to Marco and me. My body felt heav
Reina's Pov There was a red box sitting on the bed and had a note attached to it. Wear this, it'll look good on you or whatever. -MarcoRealising a heavy sign, I took the box in my hand and opened it. I know this dress because I was staring at it on my phone. But how did he find out about the dress? He even got the shoes as well. Well, well, well.I got into the bath and showered quickly. After I finished the necessary body care, I wore the dress and stood in the mirror. I looked breathtaking and I remember why I never even bothered about the dress when I saw it even though it was beautiful. The back was exposed and my back has a lot of scars, a lot of scars from Rarf beating. He said beating me made me feel excited, made him feel fulfilled. I didn't know what he meant until on day he beat the crap out of me and jerked off in my front. His cum spilling on my back and some got into my hair. I was never cleaned properly from that experience. I still feel dirty to this day. As much as
Reina's Pov The soft hum of the jet filled the quiet, yet my mind raced. I intently stared out the window at the world blurring rapidly beneath us and the lights of faraway cities flickered like distant stars. However, I didn't notice it. The deeply unsettling events of earlier—everything that went drastically wrong—continued to haunt my thoughtsI had been attacked. Again. It wasn’t the first time, and it wouldn’t be the last, but something about it sat differently in my chest. Maybe it was how sudden it was, how unprepared I felt in that moment. Or maybe it was the fact that I should have seen it coming. I should have been better.But that wasn’t what was really bothering me.Marco was.Ever since we boarded the plane, he had been trying to talk to me, trying to explain himself. I refused to let him. Every time he so much as opened his mouth, I shut him down. If I wasn’t physically walking away from him, I was pulling Silver into the conversation just to keep him at a distance.And
Marco's Pov Rarf, Rarf, Rarf.That name was driving me nuts. Rarf. The bastard. And Giorgia… why the hell did she help him? For what? To get back at me? To make a point?Even if she wanted me, if that was her angle, it was a stupid move. Self-destructive, reckless, and now I’m left scrambling because of her choices. I could almost laugh at the absurdity of it, if it didn’t make me so furious.And Reina… God, Reina. She has this way of making everything worse. Not because she messes up—no, she’s perfect. Too perfect. The way she handled everything, so calm, so collected, like nothing phased her. Meanwhile, I’m unraveling, and she’s just watching, with those sharp eyes, that biting voice, and that damn unreadable face. She doesn’t even need to say anything; her existence alone feels like a judgment on me.I used to be the calm one, the one who handled the chaos and kept things together. But I couldn’t this time. I let my anger take over, and it cost me. And what if something had happen
Reina's Pov I couldn’t give up, even if I felt alone and lost. The thought of defeat made my chest tighten, but then I caught sight of them; Silver and Marco lingering in the shadows. My eyes locked on Marco, and everything else seemed to fade. Those hazel eyes of his steadied me, grounding me in a way I couldn’t explain. They held a quiet strength that made me feel like I could stand tall again, like I wasn’t truly alone.For a moment, his expression softened, and I saw the relief in his face. He could see I was still on the gound and still breathing, and that was enough to calm me. But that peace didn’t last long. His face changed, those same hazel eyes darkened, his jaw clenched, and I could see the fury rising in him.I didn’t need to ask what had set him off. I already knew. It was because of Rarf. Because of Giorgia. And because of the blood smeared across my mouth, a vivid reminder of the chaos I had just endured. Marco didn’t have to say a word for me to feel his anger, his fr
Reina's Pov I slipped on my usual baggy outfit, the kind that made me feel at home in my own skin. Comfort was my priority, and baggy clothes gave me that. I swept my curls into a messy bun, letting two strands fall delicately on either side of my face. For the first time in what felt like forever, I painted my lips in a rich cherry-red, and when I looked in the mirror, I couldn’t help but feel... beautiful. It was a rare feeling, one I didn’t often allow myself to have.I never used to wake up thinking about how I looked—it wasn’t my thing. But today was different. I lined my eyes with black eyeliner and brushed on some mascara, watching my brown eyes come to life. It wasn’t for anyone else. This was for me.Today, I wasn’t wearing black. I chose brown—my favorite color. As I adjusted my outfit, I felt more like myself than I had in a long time. Being mixed meant walking a line where I didn’t always fit, and growing up, I learned how uncomfortable people could be with “black.” But i