Mia's POVMy heart stopped beating, and my breath caught in my throat. I could not believe what had just happened in front of me.That bullet Uncle Marco fired was meant for me. But Xavier stepped in between. He took that bullet in his back while shielding me from death."XAVIER!"All the air left my lungs as I screamed his name.He fell to the ground. I knelt beside him and placed his head on my lap. His eyes were closed, his face pale. I couldn’t stand seeing him like that."Xavier, open your eyes. Why did you do that? Why did you take that bullet? Wake up, please," I cried, but he didn’t open his eyes. I gently shook him, desperate for him to wake up and look at me. My tears began pouring down, falling onto his face. But he remained still, not moving a finger. I felt like my own life was slipping away.I heard chaos around me. People were shouting and running toward us."Ma’am, please let us take him to the hospital," I heard Sam asking me to let go of Xavier. But my heart and body
Mia's POV Xavier regained consciousness after six hours, but he was still asleep because the doctors gave him sedatives to suppress the pain. Xavier's mother wanted to take me home because bodyguards were standing outside the room 24/7, and nurses were present inside to attend to him anytime. But my heart didn’t want to leave him alone here in the hospital. I insisted on staying with him. My father came to me and said, "Mia, don’t worry about anything. He is fine and recovering fast. You are not alone, dear. Call me for anything." This was the first time my father showed concern for me, and I was surprised, unable to decide whether I could trust him or not. What if he changed later, becoming cold and heartless toward me again? They all left one by one, and I was now alone with Xavier. I sat beside his bed and kept looking at his face. I caressed his head and brushed some hair back from his forehead. Bending over, I kissed his temple and murmured, "Recover soon, honey. I want to h
Mia's POV Today, Xavier came home. He was looking better and fitter. Everyone came to welcome him back home. They all decorated Kavier and my house with flowers and heart-shaped red and white balloons. Xavier's parents, uncle, aunt, and cousins stayed there till late at night. Matteo also came, and they partied and celebrated Kavier's recovery. Anna and I still didn't get along well. She used to taunt me at every chance she got. But I chose to ignore her because I didn't want to spoil the mood. It was half past eleven when everyone bid goodbye. As I turned after closing the door of our mansion, Xavier picked me up in his arms. "Xavier!" I squealed. "What are you doing? You will hurt yourself again." "Don't worry, baby girl. I am perfectly alright," he said, looking down at me and smirking. "But what about when your wound starts bleeding again?" I asked in worry. "It has recovered, baby girl, and stop making excuses. I am dying to fuck you hard and deep," he said sh
Mia's POVHe pulled me down on him and kissed me senselessly. He was still inside me. I could feel him pulsating and shooting his hot cum into me.He flipped us, making me lie under him, not leaving my lips. He kissed me as if he wanted to pour his soul into me. His lips were desperate. His eyes were speaking. His face showed ecstasy and satisfaction.His kisses were not as hungry as they were at the beginning of our love-making. It was as if he wanted to stir some emotions in me. As if he was trying to reach my soul.I was just about to confess my love as my heart overflowed with so much love for him.He pulled back, looking into my eyes as breathless as I was, and said, "I still cannot believe that I am so lucky to have you. Promise me, baby girl, that you will never leave me.""I promise you that I will never leave you." And I sealed this with a promising kiss to give him my whole life.I felt that he had become hard again inside me as he started rocking his hips and began thrustin
Mia's POV Kara could be mean sometimes. But, she was the meanest to me. Why the hell did she always want to fight with me? I was tired of her tantrums and listening to her claiming Xavier as hers. What was so difficult not to get into her evil brain that I was the one who married Xavier Leonardi? "You will see one day. I'll get what belongs to me. What will you do that day? So it would be better to stop being a third wheel," Kara kept spitting her poison, and now I lost my last thread of patience. I turned towards her. "Stop it, Kara. If I'm not saying anything, it doesn't mean I cannot answer you. I just want to respect our relationship. But you forgot your place. You are my sister, and Xavier is your brother-in-law," I tried to keep my voice calm even though I wanted to shout in her face. "And you are talking about my husband, and I won't tolerate this. You had a chance, but you chose a different option. Now, why do you regret it? You, yourself, rejected him and left him withou
Xavier's POV After a week, I went to the office and found so many things that needed my attention. A threat from the Russian mafia was continuously drawing my attention. The Russian boss had proposed a union, but I didn’t agree with their conditions. They were engaged in child trafficking, prostitution, and drugs, which I would never allow in my country. And now they wanted to take over my position and territory. I declined their offer, but they were persistent. They had altered the deal so many times. I rubbed my forehead to soothe the headache I had been having since morning. The phone on my table started ringing. I scowled because I was not in the mood to meet anyone. “Maggie, don’t disturb me. I am not in the mood to meet anyone,” I barked my orders to my secretary and put the phone down without listening to her. After a few minutes, someone knocked on my office door and entered without permission. “Who the hell allowed…” I wanted to curse but stopped when I saw my dad and
Xavier's POV"Why the hell are you shouting at me? I gave up my position to make Xavier a Supremo, a mafia boss, and you are accusing me of changing my mind. It's really shameful that you don't trust me after so many years of our friendship," Antonio replied."So, why don't you persuade your daughter to give Xavier the rights and power she has over the Valerio Empire? After all, we both wanted him to rule over the Italian Mafia, and adding Valerio's Empire to Leonardi's would make him the wealthiest. And do you think Mia can take care of such a large empire without any helping hand?" My dad again forced his point of view."I won't force her. It's totally her decision," Antonio said, turning to his side to avert his eyes from my dad."Really, Antonio? What made you change your opinion about Mia? As long as I know, you never cared for her, and you were the one who forced her to marry my son as a substitute for your daughter Kara when she refused to marry Xavier at the last moment," my d
Mia's POV Xavier was late again. But I was waiting for him after finishing my studies, reading a book on the couch while waiting for him. He came in, and all my attention automatically diverted toward him. He smiled as he entered. A maid took his jacket and bag and went off. I stood up, closed my book, and went near him. "Hey!" I couldn’t help it; my lips automatically curled into a smile every time I saw him. "Hey, baby!" He gave me his hypnotic smile and wrapped an arm around my shoulder while using his other hand to loosen his tie. "Late again," I complained as we headed toward the dining area. A maid came with a glass of water on a tray. "Yeah! I have to work, babe, to earn our bread and butter," he said, half smiling, and picked up the glass to bring it to his lips. I watched his throat move up and down as he drank the water. He put the glass back on the tray and, turning toward me, placed a finger under my chin, lifting it to close my open mouth. Oh, shit! I realized I
Mia's POV I was in a vast hall with a dining table full of different foods. I noticed Emma and Adam sitting there. Emma looked at me and smiled cunningly, but I averted my eyes. Adam wasn’t looking at me at all, completely ignoring me. To my surprise, Don Nikolai pulled out a chair for me. I settled into it reluctantly. Some butlers arrived and began serving the meal. I glanced at the food on my plate, then at Don Nikolai. He chuckled before saying, "I ordered them to prepare all your favorite dishes for dinner." I wasn’t surprised that he knew my favorite foods—Emma and Adam had all the information about me. I chose to remain silent and started eating from my plate. Don Nikolai kept staring at me with his dark eyes the entire time, making me feel uncomfortable. Suddenly, I heard noises coming from the doorway. A man rushed in and whispered something into Don Nikolai’s ear. He nodded and said, “Bring them inside.” My heart began to race as I heard footsteps approaching. My ey
Mia's POV I couldn’t believe Emma and Adam could do this to me. I trusted them. We were best friends. But they used me as a pawn in their games. I was so unfortunate to have always been betrayed by my trust. Was trusting and being emotionally attached my mistake? Was this why I always ended up in trouble? Why can’t I be heartless and selfish like the people around me? I was locked in a room. It didn’t feel like a prison—it was a luxurious room. I kept wondering why they had kidnapped me and kept me here. What did they want from me? I came out of my thoughts when I heard the sound of the door opening. Emma entered, holding a tray in her hand. "Who are you exactly, Emma? I’m sure you’re not my friend. Why have you kept me captive here?" I shouted in anger, hurt by their betrayal. "Keep your voice low," she said in a bored voice. "If Don hears you, you’ll be in great trouble. Just some friendly advice, Mia," she added, winking at me, making me scowl. "Why did you do this to m
Xavier's POV We were finally able to track Mia's location. I reached her just in time, before she could leave the city. I was shocked to see her looking at me with hatred. Some people were helping her escape. I couldn’t see their faces as they were wearing masks. Who were they? Why the hell were they helping her run away? All I wanted was for Mia to listen to me, just once. But she didn’t want to. She tried to run away, her innocent blue eyes filled with hate and disgust for me. That broke my heart. My Mia hated me? Before I knew it, I was begging her to come back, admitting how much I loved her. I was ready to do anything to convince her. She stopped running but began crying even more. I furrowed my brow. She covered her mouth with her hand and closed her eyes as tears streamed down her cheeks. I couldn’t understand. She opened her eyes and started to say something. Just then, her voice became inaudible as the loud sound of a chopper drowned everything out, and its he
Mia's POVThe van was running on the road towards an unknown place. I had no idea where we were going. Emma said they would take me to a place Xavier could not reach. But I doubt it. Though I lived with him only for a short time, I got to know how and what he was capable of."Oh no, they are chasing us," Adam said suddenly."Who is chasing?" I asked in confusion, trying to look outside.He didn't reply to me but looked at Emma with a horror-filled face."Drive faster," she instructed the driver. Then she turned to me, "Do you have any tracker with you?" she asked me in a surprisingly rude tone."No, I don't have anything like that," I replied.I didn't know what they were talking about because they made me leave my phone midway on the road."Who is following us?" I asked again."Your husband, Mia," she yelled at me, to my surprise. "I don't know how they tracked our location to reach us so fast," she said more to herself."But why are you shouting at me, Emma?" I asked her annoyingly.
Xavier's POV "Please, Dad, leave her and the Valerio Empire alone. She has suffered all her life and now, finally, has something she deserves. We have no right to own her empire. I promise you I will work harder than you and never disappoint you," I said, surprisingly calm. Mia had definitely brought positive changes in me. My father sighed. "Okay, son, I think we can work on that." After my dad left, I thought about our conversation once more. I really needed to confess my love to Mia before it was too late. I had planned to confess my love and propose to Mia to marry me again. I told Matteo to make the arrangements perfectly. By now, everything should have been done. I just called Matteo to check on the progress. "Hey, Matteo, I hope you’ve made all the arrangements because tonight I am going to surprise Mia. I can’t wait another day," I asked impatiently. "Yes, Boss! All the arrangements are made as you wanted. Everything is according to your instructions. All the best for to
Xavier's POV I didn't know why my father came to my office today to meet me and why he was talking about Mia and her mother. What did he want to tell me? "I'm sure you have heard about Mia's mother and how her character was. You already know why Antonio despised his wife," my father said. "Dad, you don't need to remind me of that." I was getting frustrated now. What did he want to prove? I didn’t like to hear anything bad about Mia. After a long silence, Dad spoke again, "Xavier, I hope you remember that you have to be in this marriage only for three years according to the contract." "I know that very well, Dad," I said in my bored voice. If only he knew what I had in mind for this three-year contract thing. "So you know that you don't have to pretend to be in love with Mia," my dad said. If only he knew what I truly felt for her. "I am not pretending anything, Dad," I said sternly. Because I actually loved her. "So why haven't you taken her signature on the power of attorne
Mia's POV What if he didn’t want this child? This thought shook me to my core. I wouldn’t let anything happen to my baby. My baby will not have to live a life like me. I would go far away from here. Nobody could search for me. Nobody could reach me. Yes, I had decided. First of all, I had to get out of here. Xavier had assigned so many bodyguards. How could I alone be able to trick these bodyguards? I needed help. I thought of making a call to Emma. She picked up the call instantly. "Mia, where are you? What did your doctor say? Are you OK?" she asked worriedly. "Emma, I need your help. I cannot trust anybody here. I want to go away. I want to run away from here so far that nobody can reach me," I said, sobbing on the phone. "What happened? Why are you crying? Mia, calm down and tell me in detail," she tried to soothe me over the phone. "Xavier doesn’t love me. He only wants my Empire. I am pregnant, Emma. I want to go away from here. I don’t want to live with these selfish peo
Mia's POVI was so happy. I wanted to tell Xavier first about my pregnancy. I could not wait. I went straight to his office.His secretary tried to stop me."Ma'am, Mr. Leonardi is busy. Please wait for some time. Let me inform him about you," Xavier's secretary said."No, no. Please don't inform him. I want to surprise him. Because of the news I have, I can't wait to tell him anymore," I said, grinning and walking directly towards his office.I was his wife, and this news couldn't wait. I was sure he would be as happy as I was this time. I held the doorknob and was about to twist it to open the door when I heard someone saying,"I am sure you have heard about Mia's mother and how her character was. You already know why Antonio disgusted his wife," I heard. It was Xavier's father."Dad, you don't need to remind me of that," Xavier's frustrated voice came through the cracks of the slightly open door.After a long silence, I heard his father again saying,"Xavier, I hope you remember th
Mia's POV After school was over, Emma and Adam accompanied me to the shopping mall. We searched through so many shops, but I couldn’t find anything special for Xavier. Actually, he had everything. I couldn’t think of what to give him as a birthday present that would be unique and meaningful. Then I realized we didn’t have any wedding pictures or pictures together in our house. I found it exciting to make some collages of our wedding pictures. Of course, I had a whole month, so I could secretly capture more of our romantic moments together, get them printed, and fix them in some beautiful frames. Yes, that would be a great idea. So, we decided to visit some photo shops to select frames and book them for Xavier’s birthday. After returning from the shopping mall, I felt exhausted and tired, as if I had been away from home for a full day. But in reality, only a few hours of outings had worn me out. That’s why I thought it was necessary to see a doctor. I was just waiting for the re