MIRA
Darth tries to keep me locked up in Mason’s office but I escape the minute he steps out for a water break.Fifteen minutes later, I am standing in my best friend’s doorway.“Vanessa! Where the hell have you been? I’ve been trying to reach you since last night.”My best friend gives me a not-so- bright smile and continues into the house.Okay, something’s not right. I close the door behind me and join her on the sofa.On a closer look, her face is scrubbed free of make up and she looks ten years younger than her normal age.“Okay, Nessa. Spit it out. What happened?”She shrugs.“What happened to you? You look like you’ve been crying.”I roll my eyes at her.“I asked you first, Barbie doll.”Vanessa lowers her gaze quickly, but not before I see the haunted look in those beautiful blue eyes. Her face is swollen and puffy, like she’s been crying for hours. Vanessa never cries – meaning something’s up.“Are you going to tell me or will I have to force it out of you?”“I’m fine, Mira. Just let it be.”I scoot closer and wrap my arm around her shoulders.“Look at me, girl.”She hesitates at first, then gives me a wet stare. My stomach tightens with tension.“You’re crying again. C’mon. Who do I have to kill?”She heaves a sigh.“Damon cheated on me.” She deadpans.I freeze. I’m pretty sure my mouth is hanging open right about now.“W-wait. You and Damon…?”Vanessa covers her face with both hands and lets out a long, frustrated groan.“I thought we actually had something. It was going great and the sex was so intense. God, now I feel so stupid.”“Oh, baby.” I hug her tight when she starts crying all over again.“He wanted to take things serious, you know.” She hiccups. “He said he wanted to be with me indefinitely…but I just wasn’t sure…”I pat her back lightly.“Then what happened?”“I decided to prank him.”My eyes nearly bug out of their sockets.“Nessa. You didn’t.”“Oh, yes I did. And he failed. Horribly.”“Well, what kind of prank was it?”Another deep breath,“I lied to him that I was pregnant. I bought a fake pregnancy test and fake test results. I just wanted to lay everything on the table to see his reaction. And he…he…”She breaks down and tears run down her smooth cheeks in torrents.“Tell me what happened, baby.”She wipes at her eyes.“He went off the roof. He was…so upset. I’ve never seen him that angry at me.”“What? He doesn’t want kids?” I ask gently.“Apparently not. He had a bad childhood although he refuses to tell me all the gory details. According to him, he doesn’t think he has any fatherly instincts.”Her words remind me of a certain dark god and my chest heaves with a painful pang.“So he cheated on you because he thought you were pregnant?”“Yup. I got a call from a strange number. Someone who works at his club. She told me that my boyfriend was last seen going into one of the rooms with a stripper. I didn’t want to believe her until I got there and saw things for myself.”I cringe.“You actually saw him sleep with this girl?”Her eyes widen.“No. No. But he was naked and tangled in the sheets with her. She had this post coital glow and the motherfucking bastard didn’t even bother to deny it.”Pure, raw anger at Damon's behaviour consumes me.“They’re bastards. Both of them.”“I hate him so much.” Vanessa whispers. “I’m done, Mira. I’m done.”I kiss her hair lightly.“Hey, it’s going to be fine. At least you’re not actually pregnant for him. Thank goodness.”Vanessa extricates herself from my grip and gives me a worried look that has my nerves tingling.“But that’s the problem, Mira. It wasn’t really a prank…I am pregnant for Damon.”Shit just hit the fan if you ask me.My dear, beautiful readers, If you’ve enjoyed the story so far, kindly leave a rating and a comment on the book’s main page. This goes a long way to encourage me as an author. Thank you for reading this far!!!
MASON“Where the hell is she, Darth? Damnit, where is she?!”I’m pretty sure I look like I belong in an asylum. After checking to make sure Halloway was okay, I arrived at my office only to realise that Darth and Mira were nowhere in sight. I’ve called her phone about a bazillion times but the hard headed woman keeps sending me to voicemail. A burst of rage mixed with a strange emotion trickles down my spine. Fear.I finally found Darth on the office grounds, but Mira is still missing.“Sir, please calm down and listen to me.”My fingers tighten around his throat.“I gave you one instruction. One instruction and you failed me. Where is my woman?”To Darth’s credit, he doesn’t look scared…just worried.“I left her for a few seconds to use the restroom. When I returned, she was gone.”I shut my eyes for a beat, hoping to soothe the darkness that persistently threatens to crawl through my throat and strangle me.“You and I both know that with everything going on with the mafia, it is to
MASONEven when the little minx is holding a fucking knife against my throat, all I can think about is how her body fits so perfectly against mine.All that buzzes through my damn mind is how thankful I am that she’d come over to Vanessa’s and had not been taken by one of my uncle’s gangs.All I want to think about is how deliriously perfect it would feel to stuff my cock through those pouty lips.Stab me, baby girl. I really hope you do, because there will be no escaping my darkness then.***LILYMy fingers tremble as Mason keeps pressing closer, bringing his throat in dangerous contact with the sharp edge of my knife.“Mason, step back. I will hurt you. I really will. Please, step back.”His arm bands around my waist, pulling me even tighter against him. His lips lower dangerously against mine and I shut my eyes, not wanting to look into his eyes when he finally kisses me.“So angry with me yet still craving for the touch that only I can give.” His lips move away from mine and inste
MIRARelief mingled with a bit of disappointment swamps me as Mason leans back and proceeds to tuck himself back into his slacks like he didn’t just attempt to eat me raw a few seconds ago.He spears me with a cold look in the mirror.“You’re lucky that this ball is important, princess. You’re very lucky.”He steps back and I scurry away from him, trying to gather my wits. He gives me a brief once over before disappearing down the hall to Vanessa’s bedroom. I would run away if I didn’t know that Darth was waiting at the door to catch me and bring me right back to the devil. Instead, I heave a shaky breath and hunker down on the floor, completely exhausted, and try to wrap my head around the fact that I had all but begged Mason to take me on the table earlier.Where the hell is he going anyways?I get my answer when he returns with a blanket, his icy stare still very much in place.I inch away when he attempts to drape the blanket around my shoulders.“You’re crazy if you think I’m g
MASONI still haven’t told Mira that I am one of the evil bastards who tried to abuse her years ago. I still haven’t told her that my own uncle almost forced her into a life of sex slavery and ruined her entire life.I haven’t told her that I will launch an all out attack on La Famiglia next month…and I might not come out alive. I only lift her hand to my lips and kiss it softly.I know I should probably count my losses now and let her go before things begin to get crazy and the truth starts flying. Maybe I’m a selfish bastard, but I know Mira would run out the front door once she realises who I really am, and I plan to hold on to her for a long, long time.She asks me if I love her.What I feel for Mira Fernandez is darker and wilder than love. A few months ago, I thought I was obsessed. Turns out, my feelings run even darker than that.And I’m beginning to get the hunch that the darkness might one day ruin us both. But even then…I’m never letting go.If it keeps her by my side, I w
MIRAI have absolutely no idea where I’m going. I only stumble blindly down the room until I get to the door. I have no idea that tears are running down my cheeks until the salty taste slips past my lips and into my mouth.The pain in my chest swells until it’s choking me, until I can barely breathe. The whole party suddenly feels suffocating. I need to get out of here!Subtly aware of the fact that I probably look like a raccoon now, I pause for a second to dab at my wet face and wipe my tears, but deep down, I know I will never be able to wipe away the memories of what I just heard.I will never be able to wipe away this choking, overwhelming sense of betrayal.I stumble towards the exit once more, not caring to watch where I’m going.“You’re mine. Only mine.” Mason’s words echo in my head like a broken record. Liar. He’s a complete liar and like a pathetic fool, I believed him. I let myself trust him. I let myself fall in love with him.My soul feels like it’s been crushed to a mil
MASONThe moment Darth informed me that someone else, specifically him, Axel Roman, had his hands on my woman, I saw red. I had unfinished business with Halloway, but I abandoned it and practically flew down to the main ballroom.Now, I watch from a distance as the motherfucker greedily soaks up her laugh and smiles. I watch as she gives another man all her attention.I watch as Mira Fernandez disobeys me once again.How I’m able to stand still and not walk over there and bash Axel’s head in is a fucking miracle…one that might not last very long. He leans forward to pick a stray strand of hair that grazes her cheek and I clench my fingers in blinding rage.“How long has this been going on?”“About fifteen minutes now.” Darth responds.I shut my eyes for a brief second to quell my venomous anger. That will be fifteen punches for the fifteen minutes that Axel Roman has tried to take what belongs to me.I’m aware that the fact that he’s here is a warning, and I vow to send back that war
MIRAI fly into the first room I can find – which happens to be the bathroom. My pulse thumps rapidly as I make my way down the marbled floors, looking for an empty stall to hide. My mind flashes to the black clouds I could see in Mason’s eyes earlier. Something tells me that if he catches me this time, I might likely not survive his wrath. I finally find an empty, half open stall and slip in quickly, locking the door behind me. My legs are trembling as I listen quietly for any sounds. Five minutes later, I hear the sound of footsteps as people walk in.“Can you believe that Mason brought his slut to a high profile party?”From the sounds they’re making, it is apparent that the ladies came in to powder their noses. I roll my eyes.“I know, right?” The second one replies. “Once a slut, always a slut. She even kissed another man while he stood right there. Where did he even find that whore?” I stifle the urge to open the door and give those bimbos a piece of my mind. Instead, I bring
MASONThe darkness that crawled like a fog in my head when I saw Mira and Axel kiss earlier threatens to come out and play ball right now.I hold her to me by her fragile wrists, realising that it would take absolutely nothing to hurt her – realising that in this moment, maybe I want to hurt her.I do not care about her explanations or whatever she has to say. She should have known better. Now, she stares at me through those scared, wet eyes, but instead of remorse or pity, I only feel a cold, angry emptiness.I flip her over and press her into the bed, lifting her arse high in the air as I ready her for my spanking. I had thought of this idea when she ran from my office earlier, but now, I’m switching it to a whole new level.After I spank her to my satisfaction, after I make sure that that pussy is wet and dripping from the pleasurable pain I inflict, she will explain to me why she let another man touch her, most importantly Axel Roman. That prick.“Mason, what are you doing?”“Stay
SNEAK PEAK OF MY UPCOMING DARK ROMANCE NOVELTITLE: AUCTIONED TO THE RUTHLESS, ITALIAN DAREDEVIL.***He is Edoardo Vicenzo, son of Dante Vicenzo.They called him the most dangerous man in Italy, the boss of all bosses, the leader and owner of men.He had everything he could ever want… money, cars, women. Everything. While I, on the other hand, had absolutely nothing to my name.All I had was my pride. And my beloved sister.When my sister came home from school one day, crying that she was almost raped by one of his men, I lost it. I ran crazy. I became unhinged.My father warned us to keep quiet about it because he was obviously benefiting from the evil reign of Edoardo’s father in the city, but my name is Annachiara Giovanni, and I’ve never been known to keep silent.My blood boiling with rage, I went to fight for my sister that night and ended up nearly being forced into a sex battle. One thing I did not realise was that my sister wasn’t just assaulted by one of Edoardo’s men… she
THREE YEARS LATER... MIRA “Hello, beautiful.” I look up from the cake batter before me and my heart literally sings with joy as I watch my husband come in through the back door of our Victorian home. His handsome face breaks into a full blown smile and those smoky gray orbs shine as bright as the midday sun. I drop the whisk in my hand into the bowl and open my arms wide, beckoning at him with a grin of my own. Without hesitation, Mason covers the distance between us and wraps his strong arms around my waist. He lifts me off the floor and twirls in a half circle, eliciting giggles of delight from my throat. He finally puts me down and buries his face in my neck. “Mmm, you smell delicious. Did you miss me?” I whisper against his chest. “Yes, baby. I missed you so, so much.” My heart warms at those words, but I can’t help but tease him. “You saw me just twenty minutes ago.” He holds me tighter and breathes in the scent of my hair. “It doesn’t matter. The last twenty minut
MIRAI nearly sag from the force of relief that spirals through my veins.My lips stretch in a smile and before long, my pregnancy hormones kick into action and I’m crying all over the place. “Mira!” I hear my sister scream behind me. “He’s awake! Mason has finally woken up!”She wraps her arms around me from behind and I lean into her and shut my eyes, soaking in her love and relief as I sob against her chest.Before long, Vanessa also wraps her arms around us and we stay like that for a long, long time. Anna pats my hair and whispers.“I knew he’d wake up. I just knew it.”I lift my head slowly and stare at her through my tears.“How did you know?”She shrugs.“After he rescued Dutch and I from Halloway and her evil sister, he promised that he’ll always protect us. Mason always keeps his promises.”My tears fall faster and I cup her cheek, trying to smile.“He does, doesn’t he?”“Come on, pregnant lady. You need to sit down.” Vanessa chirps in.With Anna and Vanessa on both my side
LILYTHREE WEEKS LATER…“So, Mrs. Lachlan, what do you plan on doing with your husband’s ashes? Have you thought about that yet?”I sit before the therapist, totally swathed in a feeling of numbness. I’ve felt numb for the past three weeks. The only emotion that has kept me company during this dark time is pain… venomous, excruciating pain. “I don’t know yet.” I whisper, patting my swollen tummy absentmindedly.I don’t want to be here but Vanessa and Damon forced me to come after my third failed suicide attempt. They don’t understand. How can they? How can they understand that I might’ve lost my reason to wake up every morning? How can they understand that Mason is gone and I cannot live without him?How will they understand that I do not believe I have the strength to raise these children on my own?How will they understand that when the doctors pronounced him dead, I wanted to die, too?The therapist, a petite Korean lady, clears her throat and shifts closer.“Mrs. Lachlan, don’t
MASONWhile I’m still trying to deal with my shock, Scuderi’s hold on my neck tightens, blocking out any form of air from passing through my windpipe. My vision becomes increasingly blurry and my head starts to spin.“Get a hold of yourself!” My subconscious screams when I’m on the verge of passing out.At the last minute, I decide that I’m not gonna die like this. I promised Mira that I’ll come home. And I always keep my promises.Just when my uncle thinks he’s winning, I muster the last dregs of my energy and shoot up my free arm, striking him square on the jaw and dislodging him from my body immediately.“Fuck!” He snarls, falling to the side with a pained grunt. A greater part of me just wants to lie there and catch my breath, but deep down, I know that if I waste even a second here, I might not make it out alive.I quickly jump to my feet and pick up the nearest object I can use as a weapon — a baseball bat. When I turn to my uncle, he’s trying to crawl away like the coward he
MIRAThe moment I open my eyes in the morning, I know something has gone horribly wrong. I feel Mason’s side of the bed and it’s cold. Very, very cold. Dread crawls up my spine as I hurriedly sit up, trying to understand what the hell is going on.“Mason?” I call, pulling the covers aside and getting to my feet. “Mason, where are you? Are you in the bathroom?” Silence greets me. Stone cold silence.I pad barefoot to the bathroom, my stomach tightening with fear as I go. Ten minutes later, I’ve searched the entire room and even the closet, but he’s still nowhere to be seen. Now, I really begin to panic.I pull the door open with the intention of searching the rest of the house for him and standing just outside with two papers in her hand and tears streaming down her cheeks is Vanessa.I freeze, horrific images already swirling through my tired brain.“Nessa, what happened? Why are you crying? What are these papers?”She walks past me and climbs onto the bed, her shoulders tremblin
MIRAMy cheeks redden in embarrassment as I quickly look down at my bare feet. I raise my head slowly, already dreading the anger I’ll see in Mason’s eyes.However, when our gazes meet, all I see is worry and concern. He cups my heated cheeks with his palm and murmurs;“What happened, baby? Did you need something?”I’m about to reply when someone slams the table behind us and sneers.“What is this, Mason? Can’t your wife see that we’re in a meeting? How dare she interrupt us? And you’re just going to stand there and do absolutely nothing about it?”I whirl in the direction of the voice to find a stout, middle aged man glaring at us with fire in his eyes. Mason stiffens against me moments before he growls.“What did you just say to me?”The man tries to repeat himself but Damon places a hand on his arm and tries to force him back into his seat.“You do not want to get on his bad side, my friend. Especially when it comes to his wife.”The man looks from Damon to Mason and finally lowe
MIRAWe’ve been back in New York for a week now and Mason seems to grow more overprotective with every passing second. He doesn’t let me do anything… and I mean, anything at all. Sometimes, it’s a real struggle to convince him that I can brush my teeth on my own. Sheesh.I swear, if I didn’t love him too much, I’d have dumped his overbearing arse down the Himalayas mountain by now. Today is one of those days I dread very, very much. It’s one of those days when I have to convince Mason to let me step a foot outside.“But please, oh please…” I beg. “I promise we’re just going skinny dipping in the pool. We’ll be back before you know it.”“Absolutely not.” He says firmly as he knots his immaculate blue tie.I huff and flop on the bed.“Be careful.” He calls from his position in front of the mirror.I finally snap. “What?!”He turns to me, looking gorgeous and edible as ever.“Don’t hit yourself on the bed too hard. Lie down softly.”A incredulous laugh escapes me.“I shouldn’t hit mys
MIRAMason and I hurry through our bathroom niceties and five minutes later, we’re walking into the living room.“Wait for me here.” He says, motioning at a sofa. “I’ll handle them.”“No.” I retort as gently as I can. “I’m coming with you.”He lifts a brow.“There might be a possible threat out there, baby girl. Sit still while I handle it.”In response, I walk past him and gesture at the door.“Isn’t it great that I have you here in case of such threats?” I argue coyly. “Besides, haven’t you been taught never to argue with a pregnant woman?”His face is hard and unyielding for a second and I fear that he might force me to remain inside. To my surprise, his lips tilt in one of those sexy half smiles and he covers the distance between us with two long strides. Mason leans forward and places a soft kiss on my forehead.“I didn’t know stubbornness came with pregnancy as well. Fine, you can come. But you’ll stay behind me at all times. Understood?”I nod eagerly. I even salute and everyt