ELIANAThe sound of ringing echoed in the dark emptiness of my mind. A sound that I've heard once before. The sound of gunshot.My mind stilled and I tried to pry my eyes open. What happened?Voices rings out around me as I try to focus on the sounds. His voice is the most potent though, weaving strongly around me. It sounded as though he was pissed and somewhat… sad? And I wondered what could have gone wrong?My body's laid against something, not too hard but not too soft either and I wondered where I was. There's footsteps pattering from movements and I feel myself coming out of the darkness.“Luca, she's waking up.” Someone said, the voice sounded close by and familiar. My forehead creased as I tried to put a face to the voice.“Clear up. You're all dismissed.” I hear Luca’s soothing, familiar deep voice, the footsteps clamour before fading out and my heart skips a beat and my body lights up as I suddenly feel his presence closing in.His thick enticing musky scent filled my nostr
LUCA I head into my office where I know my most trusted men are waiting on me. Enzo and Gabe stand by my desk and they all regard me when I enter and walked over to my desk. They both mirror the same grim look, like angry dogs waiting to be unleashed. The ambush two nights ago had dealt a heavy blow on us but even that was not enough to quell their thirst for retribution. “Enzo, what's the report?” “We’re still on the lookout, there have been no recent siting of Romano anywhere. It's almost like he's disappeared.” I grit my teeth, anger washing through me and I clench my fist at my sides. “That’s not possible. He can't just disappear without a trace. He's hiding somewhere and I want him found. Romano’s not fucking slipping away from me after the stunt he just pulled.” “I have Miko and the rest of the security team searching. They've been on it endlessly but we've not had much lead yet— “Then have the security team ace their game. I want no stone left unturned. You all have the n
LUCAWe ploughed through the crowded room of a club in Costa Rica. My men were spread out across the room, I didn't want to cause a scene and have him slip out of my grasp when I almost had him. Once we got his location, my men proceeded to tailing Romano but we were meticulous enough so he wouldn't notice a breach in his security system when Miko hacked into it.But for a man hiding he sure is stupid enough to be carelessly having fun in a public space when his life is in danger. It's almost like he didn't care for himself or if I found him. Or perhaps he was so confident that I wouldn't find him. As though he was mocking me.The fool thought wrong. But I don't blame him for having such confidence. He's across the globe, it'd probably take any other mafia a month or a few to find him but Romano's mistake was probably putting me in that category and letting loose while he thought he was safe from me.Spotting the VIP section, I gingerly climbed up the stairs leading up to it. The bea
LUCA“What are you brooding about?” Enzo asked, walking into the private sector of my jet plane and taking the seat in front of me. We're headed back to Madrid after dealing with Romano and the rest of the goons he'd run off with to Costa Rica. And I left the rest for the clean up crew to handle with Gabe and Miko incharge. “I’m not brooding.” I mutter bitterly without sparing him a look, I know he's going to start lecturing me, I don't need him to talk because I knew what he was going to say. I take a long drag of my whiskey drink from the tumbler in my hand.Once I'd gotten out of the club, I drove back to the port with Enzo trailing behind me. It was well into the night but I'd beeped my staff right ahead of time as I fired off the streets and they were ready for me as soon as I arrived. Coincidentally, I owned a couple of things in Costa Rica so getting to Romano and working the rest was a piece of cake.“The others might not have noticed your outburst earlier, but… It's not lik
ELIANAHis body heat consumed me and all the heat in my body burned when I felt his presence behind me. It's been three days since Luca set out to find his enemy, the one that had attempted to kidnap me and I found out from the whispers of the guards that guarded the house after Luca’s departure, the man that had attempted to take me that night was one of his Luca’s men. His name was Darius.And I found out that Luca had laid waste to him. His betrayal must have affected Luca in some way, given he was part of Luca's organisation. But it was also a grim reminder of the sort of man he truly was. The incident never left my mind and even though I tried not to think about it, it’s hard not to think about it. It left me puzzled with so many questions.But his thick warmth distracted me when he touched me. Luca had offered to wash me. No he'd asked me right after he'd told me to stay in the shower with him. I couldn't say no to him, my body, soul and mind were in sync to his proximity but
LUCA Few Hour Earlier… “What are you trying to say?” “It’s quite obvious, make her your queen.” I scoff at my best-friend, rolling my eyes. “That’s impossible and you know it. She’s not like us, I’m not going to drag her further into my world.” I say with a grim expression contouring my face. I take another drink of my whiskey, the cool liquid burns down my throat as I chunk the rest of it. “No, she’s not.” He concurs, putting his glass down on the stool beside him. “Then don’t talk about it anymore. I don’t need a queen to run my empire.” I state, dispelling the topic. It wasn’t one I wanted to talk about. He doesn’t speak after that, just watches me, I feel his gaze on me. His tight-lipped expression tells me that he’s not pleased. I didn’t care either way, it wasn’t like I needed a woman by my side but the thought of letting her go was just an impossible task to me. Because she was already mine. I made a deal with that bloody housemaster of hers, it’d be cruel to send her bac
ELIANAHis touch was different now. I don’t know what it was that changed but something suddenly felt different with Luca. The air about him changed… the strange look in his eyes, the sex… was different as well. The glimpses of a smile that would tug his lips ever so often. He was even more lewd than he used to be. But he was also softer and a little more attentive to my needs. I’d like to think that I was just imagining these things because there was no reason for him to develop these sudden changes.The sensations they roused up in me sent my heart racing every time. But it also made me confused. I liked this new side to him, but it also made me think he thought of me as something more than what our relationship already was. He was being extremely nice and he'd let me do some things that I wouldn't normally be allowed to do.Footsteps greets my ears, the closer they got, the clearer and precise they sounded and I recognized who it was as he approached the bathroom door. I turn my
ELIANAI put on the dress Matilda had picked out for me and it’s perfectly fitted on my body with metallic silver threads that runs through it, giving it a glimmering effect whenever the dress catches the light and an off-shoulder neckline. It has a slit that cut through the front of my mid-thigh till the hem and the spaghetti straps provides additional support, adding a delicate look to the overall design.I sit in front of the dressing table, watching through the mirror as Anna did my hair in a sleek mid-high braided bun and slips out a few strands from both sides of my face and curls them. My make-up is done lightly with a potent blood red lipstick. Luca is waiting in his office, his head bent and his forehead mirrors a slight crease from the frown tainting his face when I walk in—his guards at the door had pushed the door open for me when they notice my approaching figure.I’ve never been to his office before, Luca was a slightly different man when he wasn’t having sex with me… I