Chapter 21: PrisonerRegina’s P.O.VThe first thing I felt as I came back to consciousness was the heavy weight of something on my waist.Even though I felt too weak to open my eyes, I knew that I was no longer cuffed to bedpost since the strain on my wrist was now gone. I could also feel the weight of something on my middle and I was definitely no longer lying half on the floor in my many attempts to try and escape.Opening my eyes, I had to blink several times to adjust to the bright sunlight pouring in through the open curtains before I could see anything around me. And what do you know…the Capo dei Capi was back.Frowning, I turned to face Draco, trying not to wake him up as I moved my head to the side to look at him. He looked different somehow and it was before I even noticed the sling that was attached to his left arm. My frown deepened when I noticed that he kinda smelled like that distinct smell that you could only find in a hospital. Did he get hurt?And why did the thought
Chapter 22: The First VisitDraco’s P.O.VRegina gave me a murderous glare as she came out of the bathroom wearing the red turtleneck shirt and black jeans that I had prepared for her. The collar had ruffles in them, as did the sleeves and it was completely in contrast to the sexy-girl image that she was used to. But I wasn’t letting her get away with being seductive in my house. That was for my eyes only.“Now, now.” I walked closer to her, feeling my lips twitch as she crossed her arms across her chest, but refused to back down. “Don’t frown so much, or you’ll get wrinkles.”Lifting my uninjured hand, I pressed my index finger to the centre of her forehead and tapped lightly. “You don’t want the little kid finding out about the hot night you spent with me.”“What hot night!” She grumbled, gritting her teeth together. “You left marks all over me, you prehistoric Neanderthal!”“Oh?” I smirked, leaning down to whisper in her ear. “That’s because I kept hearing someone say ‘harder’ over
Chapter 23: Rico and Paris 5Rico’s P.O.VI parked the car next to the bank of the Hudson River, the Mid-Hudson Bridge in full sight as I cut off the engine and turned to look at Paris at the passenger’s seat. “Let’s go for a walk, shall we?”Paris nodded and I noticed him being unusually quiet as he unbuckled his seatbelt and got off the car to wait for me at the railing overlooking the river as I got out myself and locked the car.The evening was a bit chilly and I saw that Paris was only wearing a blue and white checkered shirt with dark blue denims. Taking off my coat, I placed it over his shoulders when I saw him rubbing his arms as the cold wind blew his hair back from his face.“Thank you.” Paris looks over his shoulders at me, a little startled at first. “Why did you bring me here?”“I thought a change of scenery would help clear your mind.&
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Chapter 24: Un-Friendly BanterRegina’s P.O.V“You.” I narrowed my eyes at the red haired man named Joel, who stood in front of me like a statue, without saying a single word. “Take me to the kitchen. I’m famished!”Joel simply turned and started walking.I blinked several times, trying to process the situation. “Well…that was easier than I thought.”I ran behind the tall man, taking longer strides to keep up with him as he led me down the spiral staircase once again before taking a right turn to a different hallway and before I knew it, I was standing in the middle of a huge modern kitchen with all the latest gadgets that I could possibly imagine, laid out in front of me.Joel went to the side counter that was made of polished black marble and took a seat at one of the high chairs, making me frown once again.“Why are you sitting there? Whe
Chapter 25: Trust and LoyaltyDraco’s P.O.V‘I’ve sent her back to your room, Capo. Keeping watch outside the door. There are guards stationed under the balcony as well.’I shut my cell phone after reading through the message that Joel had sent me before turning to the consignment that had arrived this evening at the warehouse. Aside from the new mix of drugs, there had been a few firearms that my men had been able to get a hold of, some of which were initially supposed to go to Cheng and the Triad, but with him no longer in the picture, the seller had instead chosen to offer the deal to the one who had made shot the final bullet at Cheng Li.Rico walked in at that moment, looking more like a train wreck than he did when I saw him this afternoon.“Did you drop off the kid?” I asked him, telling my men to take the packages over to the side so they could count the numbers
Chapter 26: Getting Closer Regina’s P.O.V“You must be bored of listening to literally nothing for the past few days, right?” I spoke next to the tracker, knowing that it could record sounds to some extent for being such a tiny device.Well, at least the person on the other side will be able to hear my voice…know that I was doing ok.“Truth is, I’m trying to get close to him, to get him to open up and show me around the mansion,” I sighed heavily, leaning my head against the drawers. “But it’s not an easy job. I have to be more than just a mistress, more than a person he sleeps with for him to actually lead me to anything useful.”Truth was, after Draco’s bodyguard, Joel, had left me in the room today after lunch, I had to tiptoe around the room and look through all the drawers I could open without a lock to try and find something that I migh
Chapter 27: Right or Wrong?Regina’s P.O.V“You looked like you were about to cry.”That snapped me out of my trance faster than any bullet could.“Why would I want to cry?” I shot back, narrowing my eyes at his handsome face. “Especially for someone who nearly starved me to death and left me locked up in a room, literally tied to the bed?”“As you can see, I was shot.” He motioned at himself with his eyes before looking back at me, fixing me with that penetrating gaze. “I hadn't expected the problem to persist this long. I had expected to be back here the very next day, in the afternoon at the latest.”“That still doesn’t excuse what you did to me.” I told him outright. “It was still wrong.”“And what about you?” Draco tilted up my face with his fingers under my chin. “Do you think what y
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Bonus Story: Rico and Paris 10A Night to Remember:Rico watched Paris turn into the alleyway after his shift at work. He had been waiting in his car that was parked a block away from the station, so that no one got suspicious of him.That boy again! Rico frowned as he saw Paris say goodbye to a friend of his, that had followed him to join the NYPD right after graduating college.If he wasn’t wrong…the boy had been Paris’s friend in school as well. It made Rico frown even harder. Why was that boy following Paris around even now?“Hey.” Paris greeted him as soon as he entered the car. “Have you been waiting long?”“Five minutes.” Rico’s voice was curt, and he instantly regretted the slip up.“What’s up with you? You sound grumpy.” Paris raised his eyebrows at his boyfriend. “Was it something about work?”“No.” Rico shook his head. “It’s nothing,”He drove away from the alleyway, heading towards their apartment. It was fairly new and they had moved in together only a few days ago. Offic
Epilogue: FutureRegina’s P.O.V5 years later…I felt his hands creep up my spine to cup my bare breasts under the covers.“Hmmmm…” I moaned languidly, my mind not fully awake yet.His fingers pinched my nipple, not harshly, but enough that the last vestiges of sleep were fleeting from my mind already.And then his hand travelled down my body to cup my womanhood, his fingers parting my lower lips to slide a finger inside of me.I was wide awake the next instant, just as I felt his erection against my buttcheeks.“Draco…” I groaned, complaining. “We went to bed at four in the morning!”“It’s very rare that we get days to ourselves…” he whispered, his warm breath fanning my ear. “Let’s make the most of it…”His fingers move in and out of me at a rapid pace, making me feel aroused once again as heat pooled between my legs. We’ve had quite a few rounds last night…but it looks like I’m not getting a break this morning either…not that I was complaining…The downside of having kids is not ge
Chapter 98: A Second ChanceRegina’s P.O.V“Alistair!”The sound of the gunshot reverberated through my brain, making me freeze on the spot.The world seemed to be holding its breath as the sounds faded from all around us.The sound of my own heartbeat felt like a Lambeg drum. The noise filling my ears until everything else seemed to fade away.And then…instead of Alistair…I saw Gabriele drop to the floor.It was an eerily dreadful sight. How he fell to his knees first, his hands dropping to his side as the gun fell out of it. And as he fell…Gabriele’s right eye exploded in a spray of blood and brain matter.Blood gushed out of his hollow eye, running down his cheek and dripping down from his chin as the eyeball lay in splatters on the ground, only a few feet away from me.And then he fell on the floor face first, and I covered my mouth as bile rose to my throat at the sight of the broken skull at the back of his head.Alistair turned to face me, urging me to turn around as well, but
Chapter 97: The Final TakedownRegina’s P.O.V “Harmona…”Draco’s voice was a whisper. And even though he didn’t show it on his face, I knew he was scared.It was evident in the slight tremble in his voice; the way he clutched me to his side with all his strength. He was worried about our daughter.This wasn’t how I had planned to introduced Harmona ti Draco. This wasn’t how a father’s first meeting with his daughter was supposed to be like.But right at that moment, a thought came to my mind…and it twisted my gut in horror.“Juliana…” I whispered.She was in charge of guarding my daughter…there was no way that she could’ve let Harmona go so easily…unless…No…they killed her! They…I failed her…I failed the woman I swore to protect…Gabriele and Enzo stepped into the living room from the hallway, Harmona still in their grasp.“Ah! Leonardo.” Gabriel’s sly smirk was filled with malice. “I think I should properly introduce the two of you.”My heart almost burst out of my chest as I saw
Chapter 96: BattlefieldRegina’s P.O.V “What the…”I lifted one leg and dug my heels into Antonio’s shoe, making him yelp and jump back.Taking advantage of the situation, I lifted the vase and turning around, brought it down on his head.The cracking sound of the glass vase as it shattered into a million pieces, gave me intense satisfaction as Antonio cried in pain, falling onto the ground at my feet.He had let go of the gun, letting it drop to the floor as he clutched his head in his hands, blood gushing out of the cut that had resulted from the hard glass connecting with his empty head.I picked up the gun and slammed the butt onto the side of his head. Just before his eyes rolled back into his head, I made eye contact with the fucker, watching with satisfaction as his eyes widened in horror.His body fell limply to the side, but I knew he wasn’t dead. The Vincenzo fuckers were too stubborn to die from a simple glass vase to the head. But if he had permanent brain damage, that wo
Chapter 95: The Real PlanRegina’s P.O.V“What is the meaning of this?”Someone shouted, their voice enraged.But all I could hear was the static in my ears as blood gushed through my body, adrenaline kicking in as Antonio’s words suddenly became clearer.‘You’re nothing more than a pawn in this game! You’re Leonardo’s trash and as soon as we’ve gotten rid of him, you’ll become useless!’‘In two days, you’ll know exactly where you belong! At my feet!’Suddenly, the words that I had discarded off as a spoilt brat having a tantrum, came back to haunt me in full force.Antonio had been giving me hints because he knew exactly what his father had planned to do. And I hadn't paid any heed to him because I hadn't believed he would actually provide me with anything valuable.Turns out, the useless prick had been more useful that I had given him credit for.But now…it was too late.My heart trashed against my ribcage wildly as I tried to think about every possible scenario in which I could get
Chapter 94: A Party from HellRegina’s P.O.VTwo days had passes by as if they had been two centuries.We were constantly being watched, me, Juliana and Harmona.Enzo had fixed times for me to play with my own daughter and Juliana had to wait in another room until we were done spending time with each other.I don’t know what Gabriele had told him or what kind of proof he may have about me, but whatever it was, it was bad enough that Enzo was losing his trust in me.A trust that I had needed years to build.And I needed him to trust me now more than ever. With the most influential leaders of the mob finally assembling under one roof, I needed to be at the epicenter of it all to know what was going on.If I continued to be locked up like this, in Antonio’s room, then there was very little chance that I would be able to warn them at all.I was dressed in a red dress once again, just like the first day I met Draco and revenge against those who had made my life a living hell, had officiall
Chapter 93: TrappedRegina’s P.O.VI set out for my room almost immediately, my steps hurried as I made my way up the stairs.Suddenly, in the course of a few minutes, the entire game seemed to have been flipped on its end.Gabriele? Joining hands with Enzo? Why had I not seen that coming?The moment Draco told me that Rosanna was locked up in his office, with Gustav guarding her so that she cannot answer Gabriele’s phone calls. That should’ve made me think of every possible angle! Damnit!It was happening again! Draco was clouding my judgment yet again and this time at such a crucial moment.Gabriele was going to figure out that something was wrong right away, especially when he had been the one to send Rosanna those pictures of me and Harmona. He must have wanted Rosanna to confirm that it was indeed Draco’s child.And now that he knows Draco has an heir, he’s desperate to get Draco out of the way as soon as possible.And what better an opportunity than the man who was vying for the