Even before I enter the wooden cabin, situated at the scheduled place. The place is in a less crowded neighborhood. From the looks, it doesn't look like a vacation home, it's more like a home you take when you are settling permanently. My brows furrow, but my hands twitch, I can feel her, I don't need to see her feel. She is here. And now after a painful amount of separation, when I am so close to her, suddenly I feel weak, not strong enough to be near her. How am I going to see her and not cry, how can she do this to me? What is the reason for her young away from me? So much I have thought up to her and now when I am finally here, I won here know what to do. The cold touch of the key in my hands is telling me that she is just a twist away. " Why would she be locked?" comes a very confused voice Luciano as together we stare at the lock. Our men informed us that though it doesn't look like she has been kidnapped, there is something that is stored. She has always
Stefano's POV I am not someone who loses his calm, but right this fucking moment I want to fuck all my rules and kill this man right here, right now. Be damn with the consequences, I don't care what happens later but for now, all I see is the ref and his death in my eyes. He fucking standing in front of me with that smug face shows how much of a fool I was. I should have killed him the first time I saw him at my club and then when he dragged Tiara. I should have killed him then, that would have saved me from all the trouble. " K... Ki... Kill me and you will kill her. " He choked his words, the veins on his face popping and his face turning red, just a few more seconds and he will die and no one will fucking care if he is dead or alive. Not the doctor, nor my brother took a step forward with their mouths closed they were watching the scene unfold and I was just on the verge of my veins popping. " L.. Ea." his hands were like a fucking pussy clawing at mine trying to get
Strfano's POV It's been a week, one week of her being under my roof. So close yet so far. And I don't know how to think about it. But for now, that's not my concern what concerns me is, when I told Ramon that I would kill him if he don't bring Toara and live at Valentino's mansion, he agreed immediately, there was no arguing or fighting, he just simply agreed. And I still don't know, how am I supposed to react to that information. I close my eyes and rub them, there is so much on my plate, and seeing my kitten with him every day is like someone is punching a nail into my heart. But for now, I am happy that she is here. I am not a very patient man but for her, I will always be patient. I will endure anything if it means I can see her. I have lived a life where she was not a part of it, and I know how bad it was, I never want to live that life again. She is so much to me that even if she is not mine, I am obsessed enough to keep her with me even if that mean
" Whose mansion is this? " " A friend of mine. " "Why are we staying here and who brought me here? " " I bought you because the only doctor who could have treated you lived here. " " How long we are staying here? " " I don't know. " " But Ramo...." " For fucks sake Tia!!!! , stop asking me questions, I am fucking getting irritated. " Snapped Ramon. Turning towards me, he looks worried his eyes red swollen, and tired. I flinch and quiet down, as he starts typing on his laptop again.Am I wrong to ask him these questions? I was just curious I guess, I just wanted to know about the place and people living here. Just because they don't cross my path doesn't mean I am not aware of their existence, it's just that, I just chose not to talk about it. But how can I stop my thoughts from running, so many things are going into my head, it's like I am swimming in a river of endless questions, and left perched without answers. As much as I love the place, I don't like the person of Ra
Sierra's POV I see my sister running out of the gym and before I can stumble toward her. I stopped myself. This is the 3rd time this week I have caught her standing outside the gym. She stands there and gazes at Stefano, it's not regular but she has been doing it frequently. As I see her enter her wing, I shake my head, cross the hall and enter the kitchen. I am suddenly craving lemonade. It's hot outside. I thought of taking a dip in the pool but got thirsty. But as I meter the kitchen, I see Luce drinking water and standing in the middle of the kitchen. I stop at the threshold and the thought of leaving the kitchen crosses my mind. But I decide against it, and meter the kitchen. I am wearing a neon swimsuit, with a transparent shrug. I hear secured on top of my head in a messy makeshift bun. A few truly. Falling on my face. While Luce is staring casually in the kitchen, I can feel his eyes on me as I walk past him to the forge, and take out a glass of lemona
I shouldn't be here. I know I shouldn't be here. But no matter how hard I try I just can't help myself being drawn to him. Fisting the hem of my shorts, I peer at him, like always he is looking peaceful. He must think now that I am snooping. He caught me twice wandering, where am I not supposed to be? He looked at me then at his watch. " You should be in bed. " his commanding voice always gets to me. It's like I am like hear him commanding, which I shouldn't. And to be honest, I like his voice it's so many and there is a business to it, that has me shivering when he says something to me in that voice of his. But right now I am not quite happy hearing him, or more like I am not happy with what he said. " I am no kid. " scrunching my nose I look at him with a glare. The thought of him treating me like a toddler is annoying and don't, and don't dare ask me why. Because of the hypocrisy, Ramon always treats me like I am a 5-year-old kid, the way he alwaytel
Tiara's POVI am happy. I am feeling good. I feel light. It feels like that today is the best day of my life I want to jump, dance, and do goodness knows what. It feels like I am high on adrenaline. I am having a sugar rush, and I never felt this way. I was never this happy and live like I am carrying a burden on my heart and not only this, I always felt that a part of me is missing. And I don't know what, but something changed overnight, it's like I am seeing myself in a new light. Today when I looked at myself in the mirror, I didn't see a tired, scared, and timid girl. There were no bags under my eyes, no exhaustion, I was glowing, and to think, nothing much has happened to change. Nothing big. Then what changed? What made me happier overnight? I know what. Me Stefano. He is the change that happened. Just imagining his black eyes and the small smile he gave me, I can my heart doing flips, I want to relive last night. It brought me peace and
Yesterday was one of the most peaceful, months, she was still a stranger but peace was there. I wish I could have stopped the time, she wanted to stay more than her I wanted her to stay. But I had to let her go, I had no choice. If she would have stayed a second more, I would have had all my control and would have been higher, the way she was sitting in front of me, and the little trust she showed me, even though I am a stranger to her. Tiara doesn't know but that was the biggest hope for me. A hope that soon I will have my kitten back. Soon kitten. Just keep your faith. I wish I could have told her how much I love them, how much I want her to be by my side. How much I love it. How much my heart ached for her. I want to tell her everything and anything that I want to. I once again want to hold her in my arms, from dusk to dawn, I want her natural smell of strawberry to consume my soul and senses. I want to hide from the world. Sometimes when I sit and think
Life never had been this beautiful. Yeah, year's ago I didn't though I would be here, with Stefano Valentino. But life is unpredictable. And I came to know of it the hard way. " You look beautiful. " I turn to see the love of my life my husband standing behind me in his signature black tix, I am wearing a matching black silk dress with a diamond necklace that has a black emerald in the middle. The ears had small diamond studs. My hair was clean straight, mid parted. Makeup minimum, giving me those businesswoman wives. And I am loving the look of the confident boss woman that I pulled. From the mirror I see Stefano walk towards me his hands wrap around my waist and he places a small kiss on my makes shoulder as the dress is off his shoulder. I close my eyes and Savour his touch on my skin, the beautiful, exotic tingle run through my body, and I smile. " you look ravishing as well. " I turn and wound my hands around his neck, standing on my tiptoes, I place a
3 months later __________________" Lucas, you better tell your dog to stay away from the kitchen!!!" I scream at him as his whole focus is fixed on the football match going on the television. " I am craving chocolates. " Celina grew taking a seat beside her brother and takes a mouthful of the popcorn that he has been eating less and scattering before she looks me with those pleading eyes. I sigh and look at her before looking at her stomach, she is four months pregnant, and as much as I love the fact that my brother is soon going to be a father, I am done with her craving. She is keeping the whole house on their toes. She is moody snappy, suddenly too happy, and always hungry, I don't know what I am to do with these cravings when all I want to do sometimes is scream in frustration, and sometimes I think, I am gonna go bald if I keep tugging my hairs like this. " here is chocolate muffins for your and a hot chocolate with marshmallows. " I turn and give a thankful l
"Because if he wanted I could have everything that I wanted but no he never fuckimg wanted my dreams to be fulfilled. Always told that I am better away from this life. " he spat looking into my eyes, his hold on the gun tightening everyone else in the room was looking at me emotionless, except for Jaxon who is looking broke. " I don't understand. " I whispered because I genuinely don't do. " A position that the Italians never gave me. Russians offered. But that came with a price. The price was a SAW file. " frowning I look at him, Jaxon and I shared a confused look. " What are you talking about Dad? " it was Jaxon who asked this time. It's like both of us had several questions that we wanted answers to. Because if we are dying today at least we will die in peace knowing all the truth. " The Russians offered me to be their right hand but they wanted the SAW file, the file had all the secrets of the Italian mafia sealed in it. Something that could have destroyed t
Tiara's POV I winced hearing my uncle scream and look at my brother and my heart breaks as he look at his father as if he is looking at a stranger. I can read the look because I had the same look when I saw him there at the hospital.A complete starter. No one that I knew or want to know. " I wasn't the king. Your uncle was and I fucking wanted to be. I wanted to be the king. " he roared again and with both surprise and shock I looked at him. His eyes snapped towards mine, there was animalistic rage in his eyes, a look that made me cower away when he walked towards me, " Your father, he never wanted to be in this, he wanted to play family, and yet people gave him everything that I wanted and dreamed about to him on a fucking platter. " he is angry because my father was the right-hand man of the Italian mafia. Breathing hard he continued, " And what did your father do, he left everything and ran away with your mother. Disrespecting something so valuable. And yet thes
I never liked battles. Blood, violence, chaos, all these were some of the words I hated in one sentence. The reason for it being me is love peace and happiness because that is all I saw while growing up. I had parents with the kindest heart. They used to charity, help the needy and we're always someone who likes being away from any kind of violence. Then Rafe came into our lives and that night, everything changed. I came to know I was living in a bubble, surrounded by people, I deemed fit in my comfort zone, then suddenly that bubble burst and I realize it was all a dream and life woke me with the biggest jolt of my life. It not only shook me but life around me. Everything changed and realized just outside the little bubble I was living in there was a war going on my kindest parents were a part of that war and so was me now. I tried escaping the war, I wanted no part in it, but somehow, I found myself standing in the middle of it. But I kept trying, I trie
" Tia, did you take your medicine?" I turn towards the source of the voice. In front of me stands the only man I know. Ramon is standing in front of me as I curl more into the couch I am lying on, he has a worried look on his face. His signature glasses are off his face and in his hands.I glance at him and the small bottle he had in his hand, he looks between me and the bottle. While I try to register what he asked. He asked me if I took the pill. Feeling exhausted all the time, it is difficult for me to process things, I take time, but when his question sinks, I look at him with heavy eyes and nod. Talking is too much for my always fatigued self. I like answering with my features than words, they are easier. Ramin sighs heavily and then takes place on the same couch as me, near my foot. He brings my feet onto his lap and starts massaging them. Once again like all the time, for a snap of seconds, I feel rattled and pull away from his hold but the feeling goes no s
Tiara's POV " He helped Ramon kidnap me. " I told the bitter truth with my throat clogging. He opened his mouth but before he can utter anything we heard a sound to see Jaxon and Celina standing at the door. Where Celina looked both shocked and happy. Jaxon seems lost. Celina rams straight towards me, and engulfs me in her arms, " I missed you. " I hugged her back, holding her in my arms, it all feels real. I feel like I am back home. They are home. But when I look at my brother, I am not sure how I am feeling. I would be honest, a part of me suspects that he is working with his father. How can he not, he is the father. Is he also a snake? And seems like, he read the suspicion in my eyes. " Dad would never do such a thing. " When I thought he would explain himself, he did the exact opposite, he defended him. He looks, at my accusation of his father hurt, " Have you forgotten T, he is the one who took you under his wings when you had nothing left
God has his way of working things up. One moment someone might think that they are at the top of the world but the very next month, they may realize that they are dying. I know I am no saint to talk about this and all. But I can be sure that I am also not someone who ever hurt someone innocent. I was a good human. Helped those who were in need, those fed who can't afford food. And was kind to others. Maybe today I got the reward for all that. As I watch my enemy pacing around me, I know I had walked myself into a fox's have, this can be my end, or his. Whatever game he was playing till now, has now come to its end and it's now time whether I am winning or I am losing, but what I am sure of is, I am not going without a fight. The reason I smile at my enemy is when he gives me a cup of my favorite cup of iced coffee. Ramon Morettii. There were many men in my life, and I hated them. Till now Rafe Giovanni topped the list but today someone threw him from his
Yesterday was one of the most peaceful, months, she was still a stranger but peace was there. I wish I could have stopped the time, she wanted to stay more than her I wanted her to stay. But I had to let her go, I had no choice. If she would have stayed a second more, I would have had all my control and would have been higher, the way she was sitting in front of me, and the little trust she showed me, even though I am a stranger to her. Tiara doesn't know but that was the biggest hope for me. A hope that soon I will have my kitten back. Soon kitten. Just keep your faith. I wish I could have told her how much I love them, how much I want her to be by my side. How much I love it. How much my heart ached for her. I want to tell her everything and anything that I want to. I once again want to hold her in my arms, from dusk to dawn, I want her natural smell of strawberry to consume my soul and senses. I want to hide from the world. Sometimes when I sit and think