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Taken by the Mafia King Bullets And Blood
SeraI knew Niccolò was going to die quickly and violently, but I still screamed when the bullet jerked his head back. The sound of metal piercing flesh and bone was lost to my scream.I wanted him dead, I just didn’t expect the quickness of it.Pull the trigger, hit the right spot…Boom, done.My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of screeching tires. “Get down!” Killian roared as a different car started firing on us.Tommaso shoved me down into the space between the front and back seats as glass exploded around us. This rental was no armored SUV. We were all wearing bulletproof vests, but that did no good to guard our heads.“Drive!”Adrian didn’t need to be told twice. He put the car into reverse and slammed on the gas. We launched forward—Killian had to brace his hands on the dash to avoid bashing his head into it. He swore in pain from the shards of glass cutting into his fingers.“Killian!” I gasped in fear, yanking my gag off and trying to sit up, but Tommaso pushed my head
Taken by the Mafia King Bloody Hands
SeraBy the time I had Killian, Tommaso, Patrick, and Adrian patched up, the amount of bandages and gauze they sported was almost comical.Almost.Once they were all cleaned up, I was down from my adrenaline rush and fully aware of my exhaustion and stinging pain from my own glass cuts. I handed everyone a couple of ibuprofen and kept two for myself. We all downed them with Killian’s most expensive Barolo wine. I knew it would only calm my nerves so far, but I drank the whole glass faster than the guys could.They stared at me with their eyebrows raised, impressed despite their own weariness.“What? I’m Italian, too.”As the jet took to the sky, Killian called to Gavin, “Take her slow, captain. We need peace before we get an earful from the staff.”“Will they even be up?” Tommaso wondered.Killian’s mouth quirked. He had calmed down as well. His rage had died out, and that was all that mattered for the moment. “Olivia will make sure they are.”I fought a smile and explained, “After al
Taken by the Mafia King Downfall
KillianThe high of the chase had diminished, but my blood still fizzed, and I needed an outlet.Conveniently, Sera was already in my lap. With the trip back to Philly so short and the guys chatting in the main part of the cabin, it was perfect timing and didn’t have to last long. She deserved better than a quickie, but it couldn’t hurt to offer.Well, physically, it could. My face and hands hurt like a bitch. But I’d been through worse, and a few little papercuts weren’t going to stop me from pleasuring my woman.I adjusted her in my lap, starting to kiss her neck. Sera sucked in a breath but didn’t protest or pull away. In fact, her moan was an invitation as she rolled her hips.“You’re mine, Sera,” I rasped huskily.Sera whimpered, her fingers knotting in my hair. “Killian…”I stood, turned, and tossed her on the bed in one fluid motion. Sera grunted but didn’t scold me as I dropped my pants. She wriggled like a beached fish to get her underwear off and fling it to the side. She sp
Taken by the Mafia King Christmas Memories
SeraMy mother was not a big fan of me coming home with injuries. I would have called it fussing over her little girl had she not been shouting at me. The next morning, over breakfast, she took count of my wounds.“We reunite after all these years, and one of the first things you do is give me heart palpitations?! Where did you get these cuts? You better not have any bullet wounds!”“I’m fine, Mom.” I brushed her off, my mind still frazzled by the Niccolò event, the wine, and Killian’s quickie. The tipsy part of me had wanted him to fuck my brains out, but I’d refrained from being so crass. “After a shower and a good night’s sleep, I’m fine.”Killian walked in from behind me, a distracted look in his eyes. Mom whirled on him with the rage of a vengeful goddess on her face. Even the Hand of Death was taken aback by it. “You. What are you involving my daughter in? Your face is fucked, too! Did you get in another skirmish? With who? Did you kill someone?”Killian raised his hands in surr
Taken by the Mafia King Places a Tongue Can Go
SeraThe next few days flew by. While I was busy modernizing the manor with Mom and the rest of the staff eager to do some womanly home renovation, Killian was busy with mafia operations. With the threat of Niccolò and Briggs gone, and Morozov family sated, there weren’t any others—that I knew of, at least. But he wasn’t constantly breaking off conversations to take care of something, and Tommaso wasn’t telling him someone was urgently on the phone.It was nice. It was really nice. Almost normal.Especially because he had more time for me.Mom and Dustin had free reign of the manor. She quickly settled into housework, even though it wasn’t necessary. Mom loved cooking, cleaning, and lounging around with baby Michael. Despite not having many human connections over the years, she made quick friends with everyone. In turn, everyone took to her. It was hard to dislike Caterina Morelli unless you were on her bad side.Meanwhile, homebody Dustin was content with his online schooling and ten
Taken by the Mafia King Downfall Of Men
KillianIt was the middle of the night, I had just fucked the only woman I’d ever love, and we were plotting her father’s death.I worried that Sera or Caterina would try to stop me from making any move against Andre, but it seemed, based on Sera’s unflinching response, neither woman would have any qualms about it.There was a coldness in Sera’s eyes. I knew that look. It was the look of someone who’d been hurt too many times to care.She’d handled Niccolò’s death with a scream of surprise and a glass or two of wine. She was glad he was dead for the crimes he’d committed. Did she have a thirst for blood now?Downfall of Men. I had a feeling she’d like that title.I’d called her love. That wasn’t a title. Sera was intelligent. The gears would be turning and it was only a matter of time before she brought it up.Sera wanted us to be an official couple. Did I?Coming down from the high of sex, taking in the curves of her body, losing myself in her vengeful expression.Damn, maybe I fucki
Taken by the Mafia King Fall of the House of Bianchi
Sera“My office is open to both of you when you’re ready,” Killian said.My heart skipped a beat. It was an obvious invitation into the lion’s den where the Hand of Death planned all operations. He was letting me into his world. I would be included in his dastardly schemes. It shouldn’t be exciting, but it was, because he wasn’t going to keep me in the shadows any longer.His fingers brushed mine, and I wanted to hold his hand so badly, but the poisonous glare Mom gave us prevented it.I clenched my jaw. “Killian, mind if I talk to my mom alone for a second?”He dipped his head and slipped out.Inhaling to gather my courage, I looked my mother in the eye and said, “I’m an adult, Mom, and I’m in a relationship with Killian. I know we’re just getting reacquainted, and the last thing I want to do is lose you again, but—”Mom suddenly crushed me in a hug. “Involving yourself with Killian Ricci is a death sentence, Serafina. This life is dangerous enough as it is. I don’t want you in the t
Taken by the Mafia King Dirty Desk
KillianI had murder on the mind when Sera knocked on the doorframe, still dressed in her silk slip. I invited her in without looking up from my phone, hearing her close the door behind her—and lock it.The next thing I knew, she was slipping the phone out of my hand and climbing onto my lap. Automatically, my hands went to support her backside. I was delighted to discover that she wasn’t wearing underwear, but that didn’t stop me from pointing out,“Mia amore, it’s nine in the morning.”Her arms rested on my shoulders, and she subtly ground her hips against mine. Her look was purely innocent. “What, can I feel frisky only at certain times?”I hardened underneath her and gritted my teeth. “Absolutely not.”Sera scooted closer until we were flush against each other, and our lips met slowly, lingeringly at first. My arms circled around her, crushing her against me without force, melding us together. Her fingers ran through my hair as she moaned, slipping her tongue into my mouth.I was
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Taken by the Mafia King Epilogue
PaigeI stood in the vestibule outside of the chapel, clutching my flowers, my heart hammering in my chest. Organ music belted through the doors, and I was just waiting for my cue.We all were. My two bridesmaids, in simple maroon dresses, stood ahead of me. Like she could feel my eyes, Lauren turned back and winked. I smiled. The dress looked spectacular on her, and I’d promised up and down that Tom would invite enough handsome men for her to go home with a date. This, of course, had been complicated by Tom choosing Killian and Stan as his two groomsmen. While I liked the older man, and he kept Lauren laughing, I didn’t exactly see the two of them as a couple.Mom stepped up next to me with a smile. Her mother-of-the-bride dress, a deep burgundy gown with gold accents, caught the light and sent it dancing. “Are you excited?”I inhaled sharply. “I kind of can’t stop thinking about the seating chart for the reception. Who have I become?”She laughed. “Your father.”Tears beaded in my e
Taken by the Mafia King Old Time's Sake
KillianI sat behind my desk and looked out over my men. Tommaso took his usual seat. Adrian hovered in the corner like he wasn’t quite sure what to do with himself yet, just like he had at the beginning. Patrick was still laughing about spilling his wine. Just like old times. I stood and started pouring everyone drinks.“So,” I said, “do you have an update on the warehouses, Adrian?”He started toward my desk, then paused. An odd moment passed. It wasn’t really my desk anymore. I’d left the hunk of wood behind because I had no need for it on the island, and he’d loaded it down with computers in my absence. Despite that, I’d never seen anyone sit behind it but my father besides me.I offered Adrian a drink. “Sit.”He nodded. “Didn’t want to step on your toes. The situation is pretty simple, all told, but I can tell there’s a certain amount of grace I’m supposed to be handling this foreman with, and I don’t—”Tommaso joined me at the bar to pour. “Do you remember that foreman in the so
Taken by the Mafia King Big News
PaigeI tucked my arm through Tom’s and straightened my long, floral romper. He kissed me on the cheek, then knocked on the door. Joyce swung it open.“Hello!” She welcomed us both in with hugs. “Mr. and Mrs. Ricci are in the drawing room. Please, come in.”We let ourselves be bustled through the door, the wine we’d brought carried off to the kitchen, and our coats taken to some closet somewhere in the mansion. Adrian used it as a base of operations when Killian and Sera weren’t home, so I’d been here a few times since the wedding, but I’d never felt comfortable here. Finally, we were led to the closed doors of the drawing room, and Tom opened them with a smile.Inside, we found not only “Mr. and Mrs. Ricci,” but also Olivia and Patrick, Adrian and Penny—who still wouldn’t even talk about their dance at the wedding—and Sera’s mother and brother, as well as Lauren. Sera leapt up to greet us, and Killian followed a few paces behind. I threw myself into the hug just as much as Sera did—I
Taken by the Mafia King Checking Up
SeraI folded a T-shirt and put it into Killian’s suitcase. “Are you sure we need to leave so soon?”He chuckled and took the T-shirt back out, then replaced it with a suit shirt. “Very, unfortunately. Adrian is in the middle of a difficult situation with one of the warehouses, and he needs a steady hand to guide him through.”My stomach churned at the thought of leaving the villa. We’d only been here for a couple of months, and we’d promised everyone we’d return, but dammit, I wasn’t ready yet. Lazing around the villa and having sex whenever the mood took us was way too fun to stop after only a few months.“But we’ll be back soon, right?” I asked like I didn’t already know.“Cara mia.” Killian took my hands. “What is happening in that head of yours?”I sighed. “I don’t know. The thought of leaving just make me kind of sick. We just got away from all that. I don’t want to be scared again.”He studied me for a long moment. “You do look a little pale. How sick is this making you exactly
Taken by the Mafia King Humdrum Excitement
PaigeI squeezed Tom’s hand in the car on the way to the airport.“Sad to be leaving?” he asked.I smiled. “Always. It’s so magical here.”He laughed. “Not just saying that because we’ve spent most of the vacation in bed?”I ran my free hand up his leg. “No, we have weekends for that at home.”“Fair enough.” He kissed the back of my hand. “I do like going on these little vacations, though. It’s a nice escape for a few days.”I nodded. I really was going to miss Paris, but I wouldn’t have wanted to stay much longer anyway. Lauren had been texting me updates about the shelter, especially the new one as women settled in. I kept thinking about how much I was missing, how much they needed me there. And I knew Tom was feeling the same. Apparently, Lyle had his sights set on someone new, and Tom was itching to pull the trigger. Anybody else would probably think we were freaks, desperate to leave a luxury vacation to get back to our grueling jobs. But those people didn’t realize just how much
Taken by the Mafia King Perfect Fit
TommasoWhen I told Paige I’d set everything up for another two days in Paris, she’d immediately insisted we spend a day shopping. I put up a cursory front of complaints, but in truth, I was perfectly happy following her from store to store and carrying her bags. Even better, she loved it when I made jokes about some of the worst, frilliest, most French things we came across. She laughed and joined in. For years, I’d heard men complaining about shopping with their girlfriends—fiancées—saying it was the most boring thing in the world, but even if we weren’t laughing up a storm as we paid our way through the most expensive boutiques in Paris, I still would’ve been having a ball. The sun was shining, she kept looking at the ring I’d put on her finger with a soft wonderment I’d never seen in her eyes anymore, and my face hurt from smiling. Paige and I could’ve made a hell of an afternoon out of reading the phone book.“Stop!” she said.I froze, my free hand twitching toward the gun I’d hi
Taken by the Mafia King Beginning of Forever
PaigeI didn’t know how long Tom and I lay there, listening to the fireworks and seeing the very top of their arcs through the sliver of windows accessible from the floor. I pillowed my head on his chest and enjoyed the steady beat of his heart. Engaged. The last time I was here, I’d been on the cusp of recovery, just starting to make strides toward the person I was today. Now, I wasn’t done—I didn’t know if there was a done for traumatized people or people in general—but I was so much better, stronger, happier than I had been.The last time Tom and I were in Paris, I’d thrown myself at him and chickened out. As much as I could stay at a private view of the Eiffel Tower, I wanted to show him just how much had changed. Just how much I meant the “yes” that had fallen so easily from my lips. I rolled on top of him.“What do you say we take this back to that hotel room you picked out?”Tom grinned and pulled me down for a kiss. I pressed myself against him, feeling every line of his body.
Taken by the Mafia King The Only Ones
PaigeI sat across from Tom in an empty, stunning restaurant in the middle of the Eiffel Tower with my head spinning like the three sips of wine I’d had with the appetizer were enough to make me drunk. He’d really rented out the Eiffel Tower. And not one floor, the whole thing. We’d ridden an empty elevator, the two-Michelin-star chef kept coming out to tell us why he’d selected particular dishes based on the information Tom had given him about our preferences, and I couldn’t hear anything but the soft classical music over the speakers. It felt like a dream.Tom took my hand. “So?”“So what?” I asked.“Was the surprise worth it?” He grinned.I looked over his suit, a forest green that brought out his eyes, worn without a tie. His dark curls tumbled into his face. I’d never seen him look so perfectly put together and so casual. He looked…well, he looked exactly like the man I’d fallen in love with. Nothing like the one who’d scared me so badly all those months ago in Cairo.“I get the
Taken by the Mafia King Peace Time
TommasoDespite how much I wanted Paige to keep that little black dress on, we had a few hours before the Tower officially emptied out for our use. I talked her into putting on something a little more walkable and keeping the lingerie on. As if to punish me for my restraint, she picked a pair of tiny, wide-legged shorts that showed the tops of the garters attached to her stockings every time she moved and a fitted blouse. I changed and somehow convinced myself to leave the hotel room instead of stripping everything off her and spending the hours in bed.She took my hand as we stepped into the lobby. “I should’ve known. When you plan a surprise, it’s never just one thing. Where are we off to first?”“So nosy.” I smiled.“You’re right, I’ll stop asking.” She slid the room key out of her pocket and fiddled with it for a second, then dropped it. With a small smile, she bent at the waist to pick it up, exposing those garter straps again.I grabbed her waist and hurried her the final few st
