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The End of an Era
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Taken by the Mafia King This Feels Real
SeraSteam wafted from the clawfoot tub in my bathroom, fogging up the window. I stood on my toes to look out at the silvery landscape. A fresh dusting of snow covered the trees, washing everything in a bright, clear glow.Whatever Killian and his crew were up to last night had kept everyone busy. Even Olivia, for whatever reason. She’d tumbled into my room at ten the next day with a tray of food and coffee, dark circles lining her eyes, and she was uncharacteristically quiet. When I asked what happened, she just smiled and waved me off, telling me to eat before taking her leave.I guessed I should get used to this, being left alone and in the dark when it came to this family. The secrecy was a stark reminder that I didn’t really belong here. The Ricci family had always been an untouchable dynasty, one that my father envied and despised.I rarely thought about my last name anymore. Here, at least lately, I was just Sera. And I was alright with that.Three o’clock rolled around as I sa
Taken by the Mafia King Cozying Up
SeraSoft light poured from frosted windows as Killian’s hand slid along my lower back, his other hand grasping the handle and pulling open the door that led into the restaurant. Hidden away from the masses, we’d had to go down an alleyway and a short flight of stairs to reach it. The intoxicating fragrance that wafted through the open door told me it was worth it. Closing my eyes, I took in a deep breath, my stomach rumbling in response.Killian tugged me inside. I smiled up at him as we entered a dimly lit, small space with a handful of booths and a few tables sprinkled around the center. It was cozy, nonthreatening. I liked it already.“Ricci! My boy.” A handsome older man rounded a vinyl counter and walked toward us with open arms. He kissed Killian on one cheek, then the other. “Look at you, so healthy. How is your mama?”“Alive, unfortunately.” Killian smiled. A real, genuine smile. “Sera, this is Yiannis Ariti.”“Hi.” I felt my cheeks go warm and pink as the man’s blue eyes met
Taken by the Mafia King Dance With Me
KillianFucking Yiannis and his ouzo had my angel feeling like she owned the night.I wasn’t about to stop her fun. I liked seeing her eyes light up with excitement. She gripped my hand and tried not to bounce on her toes while we looked out over the second floor balcony at the dance floor below, her red lips parted in a grin. It was evident she wanted to be here, with me.I also hated that I liked it, because that feeling was dangerous for both of us.“She’ll have water,” I said to the waiter from my private booth in VIP.“A gin and soda, with two lemon slices, please,” she corrected, shooting daggers at me.“Bring the water, too.” I waved the waiter away and met her glare. “What are you looking at me like that for? You were hungover for two days the last time I took you here.”“Well, it wouldn’t have been a problem if you’d let me dance a little longer. Maybe even, I don’t know, joined me?”“I came here for a meeting.”She inched closer to me in the booth. “You’re not in a meeting n
Taken by the Mafia King Everything Comes Crashing Down
SeraI left the lingering effects of the ouzo on the dance floor, feeling free for the first time in what seemed like ages. Killian dancing with me, his body against mine, set fire to my blood and all I wanted to do was climb into his lap.His fancy sports car made that exceedingly difficult.“Do we have to go home so soon?” I pouted.A flicker of amusement danced over his face. “Yes. I’m a busy man, Sera.”“Too busy to spend the rest of the night with me?”He glanced at me, his shoulders relaxing as he looked back at the windshield. “If you continue behaving yourself, maybe.” His hand slid over my thigh, then higher.My breath caught in my throat, but the soft moan I whispered was abruptly cut off by Killian’s phone ringing. He cursed under his breath and pressed the touchscreen on the dashboard.Tommaso’s voice echoed through the car. “Boss, we gotta issue.”“What?” Killian’s voice was sharp, but his hand was warm and heavy on my thigh. I shifted my weight, trying to arch into his t
Taken by the Mafia King In the Back of an SUV
KillianThe fuckers had a bag over my head. I couldn’t see shit, but I could hear them talking as I spat blood inside the hood and ran my tongue along my teeth, checking to make sure they hadn’t knocked any loose.“Where’s the girl?”“Didn’t see one.”“Not just anyone, asshole. The girl. Seraphina Bianchi. Where the fuck is she?”I couldn’t tell who was talking from where I lay on the floor of the SUV, but one of the voices sounded vaguely familiar. If my head wasn’t throbbing so fiercely, and the roar of the engine didn’t send a thrumming vibration through the entire SUV, I might have been able to discern what syndicate I was dealing with.We’d wiped the De Luca’s off the map.Were these Andre Bianchi’s men?Unlikely. This wasn’t Andre’s style. Andre liked to make deals first, and so far, the man hadn’t so much as approached my capos asking for a face-to-face about his daughter.The toe of someone’s boot thudded against my sternum. I grunted, teeth bared. I couldn’t see a fucking thi
Taken by the Mafia King Born Into This
SeraThe roar of sirens made my thoughts jumbled as I sat with my back against a brick wall, hidden in the shadows of the alleyway. Red and blue flashing lights gleamed off every surface. Their engines slowed but never stopped. I sat up on my knees, watching them slow as they approached Killian’s wrecked car, but they went past, hopefully in pursuit of the SUV.Once they were gone, I stepped barefoot into the street, hugging my coat to my chilled body as the cops sped off. I prayed they’d go get those bastards. But then, about a half mile away from the scene, their lights abruptly disappeared, the whirring noise gone with the click of a button.Of course they wouldn’t intervene. They never did. They must’ve ran the plates, realized the car belonged to a mob boss, and decided to stay out of it.I swallowed back a sob as I approached Killian’s car. Next to the driver’s side, a pool of blood mingled with the dirty snow. “His blood.” Fear and anger jumbled together inside of me. I had to
Taken by the Mafia King Unreasonable Captor
KillianGravel crunched under heavy boots as I came to. Pain radiated down my neck and spine in rhythm to my pulse. Groaning, I tried to shift my weight from my left side to my right to relieve pressure, but the SUV door abruptly opened, and a burly man with a thick beard and a set of brass knuckles on his left hand grinned down at me.“Hello, pumpkin,” he taunted.He grabbed me by the shirt and hauled me out with one massive tug. He let go, letting me land heavily on the gravel on my side.Fucking hell.“Get him into the warehouse,” Niccolò sneered just as the toe of a boot slammed into my lower back. “The plane will be here in an hour. We got to him earlier than expected.”“You don’t want to take me on a plane,” I panted. “You won’t get off it alive.”“Shut the fuck up,” he growled.All of these men were dead the second they untied my hands, but I assumed Niccolò knew that. Despite the bite in his voice, there was notable fear and apprehension in his tone.“Warehouse, now.”I was li
Taken by the Mafia King Tracking The Enemy
Sera“What do you see now?” Tommaso asked over the phone, dragging out his breath.“The road ends and there’s a sharp turn with an incline. I can’t see anything through the trees.” I put the car in park and killed the engine. “I’m going to get out and take a look.”“Sera, don’t.”I’d been on the phone with Tommaso for twenty minutes listening to him go back and forth between allowing me to help and telling me to turn around and go home. That wasn’t an option for me. Even if I had an idea about how to get back to Killian’s massive property, I wasn’t leaving here without him.Tommaso kept an eye on the tracker, and after a while it had stopped moving somewhere down this dirt road where I’d seen the SUV turn.“You said I was practically on top of it, so I’m going to check it out.” I tore through the duffle bag, pulling on three pairs of thick socks and the thermals over my legs, rolling up the waistband so it fit. I glanced around before pulling my dress over my head and sliding the ther
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