The girl glares at me maliciously as I release her mouth, sliding my hand down her throat so she can talk. “Amara!” She scowls at me.
“And do you know why you are here, Amara?” I keep my voice low and try to ignore the tingle of thrill I’m feeling at my fingertips. She shakes her head and I swear I see a tear start to form before she bravely blinks it away. “You’re here because your daddy fucked with the wrong man.”
My fingers slip lower, brushing between her pert, little tits. I regret having my guard strip her down to her underwear now, that pleasure should have been mine. Taking one of those tits in my palm, I crush it, making a gasp slip from her lips and her eyes close, almost like she finds a little pleasure in my touch. “You’re here because he is unable to protect you,” I remind her of the position she’s in, in case she’s forgotten. Lowering my touch to her tight, flat stomach, I spread my fingers wide and slip them under the waistline of her white, cotton panties. “And you're here because you are going to give me something very special.” My lips touch against her neck, feeling her pulse beat against them, and the scared little whimper she makes into my ear makes my cock hard. Slowly, my middle finger slides between her pussy lips and she proves she’s not the innocent, little being I’m sure her father thinks she is when she dampens it. I do nothing to hide the smirk from my face as I arch my free hand under her chin and grip so tight my fingers shake. “Don’t be scared. I think you're going to enjoy the things I do to you, Amara.”
Raising my slick finger from between her legs, I trail it around her lips to coat them in her disgrace. The girl wasn’t supposed to take pleasure in what would happen to her but, I have to admit, I like the irony in it. Villafuerte’s precious, little princess, whose marriage has probably been arranged since before she could walk, begging to be fucked by his enemy. I like the idea so much, that I decided to set myself the challenge. I watch her lips rub together when she tastes herself on them and the way her eyes flutter, as she blushes from it, proves this will be far too easy. “Good night, Amara.”
I drag myself away, leaving her chained to the wall like an animal, as I head toward the door.
“Wait, are you just going to leave me here?” The fear in her voice gets my dick even harder and I pause, turning my head to take one final look at her before I leave.
“For now.” I feel the dark grin pull on my lips before I exit and slam the door behind me.
“Manfred.” Daniel meets me at the top of the stairs. If he hasn’t made it clear enough that he thinks this is a bad idea, the worried look on his face says it all.
“Relax, it went well.” I march past him toward my office, leaving the door open for him to follow me. I pour myself something strong and leave the stopper off the decanter, so he can help himself. Then, taking a seat behind my desk, I wait for him to start his lecture.
“So, what now? You can’t keep her chained down there until you’ve knocked her up. That could take months and what then? She will need medical treatment during the pregnancy. You haven’t thought this through.” Daniel shakes his head, getting more and more agitated as he paces. “You’ll give yourself a heart attack”
I light myself a cigarette before taking a file from my drawer and throwing it on the desk in front of me.
“What is this?” He picks it up and starts flicking through the information inside.
“That is Dr. Jonathan Ferrero, he specializes in fertility but also has an impressive history in obstetrics. I want you to bring him to me.” I blow a cloud of smoke into the air and rest back in my chair, kicking my feet up on the desk and letting my mind wander back to the little creature I have chained in my basement. I really hope Daddy’s been keeping her a virgin in preparation for her suitor. The benefits will soon be mine if he has.
“And there’s nothing I can say to convince you that this is a bad idea?” Daniel interrupts my train of thought.
“No.” I shake my head, keeping a very serious look on my face.
“I’ll send Lance and Edgar to fetch the doctor.” Daniel Montoya gives up trying to reason with me, tucking the folder under his arm and heading out of my office with a displeased look on his face. Just like his father was to mine, Daniel is loyal, but he’s never been a go-getter. I pull open my desk drawer and take out the sonogram picture Tamara handed me just before she died. I’ll never know if our child was a boy or a girl, or if it had my eyes. Villafuerte will pay for that, whether or not his daughter does too, will be a matter of her opinion.
Amara Villafuerte POV
How did I get here? One minute, I’m enjoying a peaceful stroll on my father’s private beach, while all my so-called friends slept off their hangovers. Next, I’m being hauled away by the masked men who brought me here. I fought like a Villafuerte should. I punched, I bit and I scratched like a tiger. But there were five of them, five strong men who I stood no chance against.
Now, I’m here in a cold, damp room, stripped to my underwear with my neck chained to a wall, and my pulse throbbing wildly. The shiver on my skin wasn’t from the cold, it wasn’t there until I saw him. I didn’t feel the butterflies in my stomach until he lifted that blindfold and his dark eyes singed into mine. I’m ashamed of the way I reacted to his touch, humiliated by the amount of men who have seen me in my underwear in the past 24 hours, and the only positive I can pull from this situation, is the fact that the man who took me is going to die a very slow, painful death. Nobody takes Steven Villafuerte’s daughter and lives…
The door opens and when my host returns I make a conscious effort not to look him in the eyes, again. I immediately fail. The man in front of me is far too handsome to ignore. He’s tall and well-built. The black shirt he’s wearing fits over his muscles like a glove. And I really shouldn’t be focusing on how chiseled his scruff-covered jaw is, as he scratches his tattooed fingers through it and studies me.
“How are you?” His voice is smooth and calm as he positions himself directly in front of me. I respond by pulling my head back and spitting right into his handsome face. His dark, brown eyes penetrate anger into mine, as he wipes the saliva from the crease of his nose. Then, taking some time to scrutinize the way it looks on his fingers, he shocks me by slipping them between his lips and sucking them clean.
“Mmm,” he growls deeply, his forehead creasing as he tastes me. “Looks like we will have to work on your manners. I expected better from a princess.”
The way he speaks so calmly gets right under my skin and I swear, if my ankles weren’t shackled to the ground, I’d raise my knee and smash him in his balls.
“I apologize for the late intrusion.” His fingers twist around a strand of my hair as he talks.
“I’m not a very good sleeper.” His touch lowers over my body and sets off a desire inside me that shouldn’t be there.
“I will confess, you are much prettier than I thought you would be. What I’m going to do to you won’t be much of a chore to me, at all.” My skin shivers when he lazily traces his fingertips along my panty line and causes my pussy to automatically tense. It’s all kinds of wrong that I crave to feel him there again, and I have to do all I can not to show it. This won’t be forever, it’s only a matter of time before my father finds out where I am. “You are going to die for this,” I warn, my father may not have spent much time with me growing up, but the one thing I do remember him teaching me, was never to show fear.
My captor’s straight lips hook up into a smile, one that I shouldn’t be finding attractive. “Maybe.” He shrugs. “If that is to be the case, I hope you are worth it.” Dropping his head, he places a gentle kiss on my forehead and I struggle against my restraints to fight him off. His cool instantly falters and he shoves my body hard into the wall behind me, bracing himself against the bricks with his palm, while his other hand slowly slides up my thigh and creeps inside my panties.
“All I’ve thought about, up there, is whether or not you are pure.” His whisper isn’t soft anymore, it’s harsh and vicious. And, as two of his fingers stroke against my sensitive flesh, I tense my body and try to hold in my reaction. “You’re wet, Amara,” he points out, mockingly. “Soaking, fucking wet. Far too wet to be a virgin.”
His lips brush against my cheek as he speaks and I have to bite my lip to stop myself from moaning. “I think I should investigate this matter…a little deeper. What do you think?”
My head shakes back at him. “Your head says no, but your pussy is telling me something very different.” He strokes me some more with his fingers and, instead of shaking my head, I fix my eyes on his and wait. My heart beats rapidly in my chest as the two fingers he’s pleasuring me with, edge closer to my entrance and I feel all my muscles clam up.
“You tense like you're afraid.” A malicious snigger follows his words, making me want to punch it off his face but, instead, I dig my nails into my palms and wait for what comes next. “Breathe.” He remains calm, inhaling deep with me as he teasingly circles his finger around my entrance. “Relax.” His voice somehow soothes me enough to exhale and, as I do, he slowly slips his finger inside me. “Mmmm.”
He makes the same satisfied sound he made when he tasted my saliva off his fingers, and it triggers my body to squeeze around the finger he has seated inside me. “That’s a good girl.” His praise fulfills something inside that I didn’t realize was missing; and as he slowly pulls out and pushes back in, he gifts me with a sensation that feels both uncomfortable and thrilling, at the same time. “You're so fucking tight. My cock is going to rip you apart,” he threatens, with a hint of laughter in his tone.
I hate it, even if that threat is what is making me soak his finger. And when he slides another one inside me, stretching me further, the pad of his thumb softens the sting by applying some pressure to my clit. I can feel something building up inside of me, something that makes the ground feel like it’s disappearing and the air around me harder to suck in. His fingers slip in and out of me so much easier because of how wet I’m making them, and when his tongue slides up my throat, and his teeth nip my ear, my stomach threatens to explode. I whimper like an injured puppy when I feel the pleasure start to brim. Then, suddenly, his fingers pull away, leaving me with a dull, aching throb in the pit of my stomach and making me want to claw the smirk, he makes back at me, off his face. “It seems I will be your first.” He takes his soaked, wet fingers and traces them over the skin on my stomach as if he’s marking me.
“You could have just asked.” Not once in the hours since I have been taken have I cried, but I feel the threat of tears now. It’s ridiculous and only confirms the power this man could have over me if I let him.
“Where would the fun in that have been?” He shakes his head as he skims those magic fingers over my panties, to tease me some more. “We will get started tomorrow I suggest that you are compliant. I think I’ve proven that I can make this bearable for you. But I’ll warn you that I’m not renowned for my tolerance.”
Turning his back on me, he starts to walk back towards the door.
“Please!” The word tumbles out of my mouth, and I’m so confused, I don’t know if I’m begging him to come back or to let me go. “That’s a really good start, Amara.” He smiles wickedly before leaving me alone for the second time today.
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Manfred Valderrama POV I sit at the breakfast table waiting for the door to open and when it does, one of my guards drags Villafuerte’s feisty daughter into my dining room. She struggles against him and I get a strange satisfaction from the fact she immediately pauses when she sees me. I still haven’t permitted her any clothes, just clean, black lace underwear which I think compliments her golden skin tone. It also makes me decide I don’t like the way Ludo’s hands look on her. “Release her,” I order, watching as the girl studies the space around her, appearing overwhelmed. I’m not stupid enough to buy it though, The grandeur of my dining hall won’t be something Amara is unfamiliar with, her father is a very rich man, and she will be used to these kinds of luxuries. What I predict is that she’s getting her bearings, and looking for an escape route, one that she won’t find. I’ve got this place locked down like fucking Alcatraz. “Join me.” I gesture my hand to the space that's been la
Manfred Valderrama POV I watch her pretty eyes stretch wide, as she looks down between us and sees my big-long cock for the first time. Now, the confident, little bitch looks scared. She may have, somehow, managed to manipulate an orgasm from me before we got started; I was weak to give in to the temptation, but now I’m feeling like I’ve got the upper hand again. I can still taste her on my lips, and the moan she made as she came all over my tongue makes me fucking determined to hear it, again. Taking my cock in my hand I guide it through her pussy lips, coating its tip with her pleasure and feeling her sensitive clit still pulse. This will be a challenge, I felt how tight Amara is when she clutched around my fingers and I can’t imagine what my cock will do to her. What I do know is that it will be an experience I won’t want to forget. She watches me, as I press myself against her delicate, little opening. I feel the tension in her fingertips as they grip my biceps and she braces he
Manfred Valderrama POV I stare at the girl and wonder what's going through her mind. My cock is still hard and seated deep inside her warm pussy, and there seems nothing more satisfying than knowing she’s full of me. What's happening to me isn’t healthy. She is making me weak, but it appears that her lack of resistance is helping my plans go smoothly so there is little I will do about it. “Manfred.” I give her my name because I’ve decided I’d like to hear her say it. “What?” She looks back at me with confusion on her face. “I thought you should know the name of the man whose child you will carry.” My fingers trace over her flat stomach and the thought of it swelling keeps my cock hard inside her. “I want to know why—” “Shhhh.” I place a finger over her lips to silence her. “I won’t tell you why, so don’t ask.” I don’t know why I feel the need to keep it a secret from her. Maybe, I want to spare the girl from having to know what a cunt her father really is, or perhaps the fact th
Manfred Valderrama POV“It’s been a while since you checked in with your father, you should call him,” I tell her, placing a cushion under her hips to ensure every drop of my cum stays inside her. Dr Fererro tells me that it’s very rare for a woman to get pregnant within the first month of trying, but that doesn’t stop me from being disappointed that we were unsuccessful. I will do all I can to ensure that, this month, we do not fail. “I think that would be a little awkward, right now.” Amara looks down at her body and giggles, proving that she’s forgiven me for being absent these past few days. What she won’t know, is that I suffered just as much as she did. I had to gain back some control and test myself. I needed some space away from her and all the feelings she put inside me. Although, all it proved is that I’m every bit as weak as I thought I was. The amount of times I almost gave in and went to that basement, just so I could fuck her out of pure need, is embarrassing. “I do rec
Amara Villafuerte POV Manfred wasn’t wrong when he said we would be trying harder. I’ve been sleeping in this room for four days now and every day he has come to me more than once. Tonight is his third time visiting me today, and as he pulls out of me and positions another cushion under my hips, he lays down beside me and catches his breath. “Have you thought about what’s going to happen when this baby gets here?” I ask, talking as if one already exists. I spend a lot of time by myself these days and it’s given me the opportunity to think about all this. My father is not a forgiving man. If he finds out where I am, he will not allow Manfred to keep me, or my child. Manfred doesn’t answer my question, he just sighs as he stares at the ceiling with his hands behind his head. I like that he doesn’t rush off after fucking me, anymore. The time we spend like this may be short but I enjoy it, even if it is always silent. “My father will eventually find out where I am, and when he does he w
Manfred Valderrama POV I left her sleeping, with her hair feathered out over the pillow like an angel, and her pussy full of my cum. I’ve never fallen asleep beside a woman before, let alone with my cock still inside one. I liked how it felt, and I’ve come to the realization that with her, I’ve been allowing myself far too many pleasures. Tonight, I need to remind myself of who I am. And I know just how to do it, effectively. My leather-gloved hand grips tight around the steering wheel as I stare across the street into Dennis Gregorio’s mansion. The knots twist my stomach when I think about him and her, together. Amara is young, she has a whole life ahead of her and her father can’t possibly love her if he was thinking of marrying her off to this rotting corpse of a man. Power would have been his only motive. Dennis Gregorio plans to run for senator next year, and having a man like him in your pocket would be beneficial to Steven Villafuerte. It’s taken me three hours to drive here,
Amara Villafuerte POV I wake up, shocked to find Manfred beside me. His arms are wrapped tightly around my body, clutching to me as if he’s worried I’ll run away. The scary thing about all this is the fact I know I won’t. I slowly untangle myself and get out of bed so I can use the toilet and when I open the curtains I notice a black bag on the floor behind them. Taking a peek inside I see what looks like a balled-up suit, and a pair of black leather gloves. I have no idea why they are here but I leave them where I found them so I can head to the bathroom. I brush my teeth before I go back to him, and when I step through the door his eyes are open and staring at me like I’m in trouble. “What did I do?” I shrug my shoulders. “Nothing. I’m allowed to look at you, aren’t I?” He raises his eyebrows as I slowly move towards him and climb back onto the bed. “I don’t know, you make the rules. Are you?” I tease, straddling his body with mine. When he reaches his hand up to frame my cheek
Manfred Valderrama POVI text Daniel and tell him I’m taking the day off. I can’t remember the last time I did it, but after Amara made her confession to me this morning, I want to stay close to her. We fall back to sleep for a few hours, then we wake up and go downstairs for a mid-morning breakfast, hand in hand, like a real couple. My best friend has a very disturbed look on his face when he sees us. “Manfred, I must talk with you.” He follows us into the dining room and watches as I pull out Amara’s chair for her. The way his eyes flick over her barely-covered body makes me decide that from now on she needs to start wearing much more than what I provide her with when she is downstairs. I don’t want the others looking at what's mine. “Manfred.” He speaks up again like I didn’t hear him the first time. “Then talk.” I take Amara’s plate and start to load it with the things I want her to eat. Then smile at her as I place it back in front of her. “Well, come on, what is so important
Cassandra Valderrama Gallardo POVI never wanted a big wedding. Growing up, I wasn’t the type of girl who dreamed about flowing white dresses, enough flowers to open a florist shop, or exorbitantly expensive multi-tier cakes. I’m perfectly content with what I have—my family in attendance and my man standing proudly at the altar.We’re in a small chapel, tucked away in one of the quieter, more peaceful corners of the city. I’m dressed in the same wedding dress Mom wore when she married Dad, the very same veil on my head. There are no words to describe how honored I am to wear it. I hope one day, I get to pass it on to my own daughter to wear at her wedding, and perhaps even my granddaughter after her. Little things like these, full of sentiment and love, are how traditions are born.Dad and I stand just in front of the main entrance to the chapel. Everyone’s taken their seats, and the music is beginning to swell. I know he had his reservations when I first agreed to marry Thorton, but
Thorton Gallardo POVOne Month LaterSeparately, the Valderrama and Gallardo Mafias are capable of incredible things. They both rule with iron fists and awe-inspiring efficiency. Where the Valderrama commands the respect of their peers, my brothers and I are tenaciously ambitious. Combined—we’re a force to be reckoned with.We’re only a month into our merger, but all of Italy works like a well-oiled machine. With the Valderramas’ connections and my transportation network, we’re virtually unstoppable. I don’t think the criminal underworld has ever seen a more impressive organization. With Leo running the numbers, Samuel enforcing our laws, Roman negotiating our deals, and Damien keeping his ear to the ground for any whispers of dissent, we have the entire city under our thumbs. But right now, the last thing I want to think about is work. Zandra, unfortunately, has other plans.“Remind me to ask Samuel to pay the Southern Administrative District a visit. A couple of businesses haven’t
Zandra Valderrama POVI only have so much time. Before long, my baby bump will begin to show, and then the jig is up. I need to figure out how to break the news to Dad without sending him into full-on cardiac arrest. My decision is final, though, no matter what he or the rest of my family has to say. I’m keeping this baby, and I’m going to protect him or her with every fiber of my being.Do I think Dad might disown me when he learns the truth? Probably not. He’s always been a level-headed guy. I doubt he’d do anything so drastic… But that doesn’t stop me from coming up with a Plan B, C, and D—just in case.I’m just about to pull out my phone to look up some rudimentary information on what mothers should expect when I hear a strange sound coming from outside. The screech of car tires, angry shouting. My heart automatically leaps into my throat and lodges there. Oh, God. Are we under attack? All this excitement and paranoia can’t possibly be good for the baby.My little brother comes ho
Thorton Gallardo POVHalf of Italy belongs to the Gallardo Mafia.I should be over the moon.I’m anything but.“We’re seeing staggering profits,” Leo tells me from the other side of my desk. One of his detailed spreadsheets is pulled up on his tablet. “We’ve had next to no resistance from the remaining Valderrama in the area. They’ve all but fled to the north of the city. The raid left them scrambled, but I don’t think now is the time to keep pushing. There’s still a heavy police presence in the area.”“Sure,” I mumble. I’m only half listening, partially because I know Leo’s got everything under control, and partially because I can’t bring myself to care. It’s almost cruel how we have everything we want, yet I have nothing I need.“The taxi business practically runs itself at this point,” Leo goes on. “Since Detective Rossi, uh, passed, there’s been no reason for the police to keep sniffing around. He was the only one who could link us to our criminal interests, and it doesn’t look l
Zandra Valderrama POVI’m bedridden for what feels like an eternity.Aunt Natalya keeps telling me it’s frankly a miracle I survived. Very few can take a bullet through the chest and live to tell the tale. It’s nothing short of divine intervention. But even if I did have the energy to get out of bed, I wouldn’t. A heavy fog clouds my mind, and it has nothing to do with the pain meds I’m on.I can’t stop thinking about Thorton. I can barely even think of his name without pins and needles stinging my eyes. No matter what I do, no matter how much time has passed, I can’t bring myself to accept he’s dead. The lives we lead are dangerous ones. Death and injury is an accepted workplace hazard. I just didn’t think it would actually happen.“Come on, Zandy,” Alessandra whispers at my bedside. There’s a bowl of chicken noodle soup on her lap. It’s all I’ve been able to stomach lately. Everything else makes me feel barfy.“You should eat something,” Mom adds softly. She’s seated on the other si
Thorton Gallardo POVIf obsession is a disease, then I’m sick and suffering.My waking thoughts bounce back and forth between Zandra and Rossi, trapping me in a never-ending cycle of cause and effect. I can’t stop thinking about her, about how cold and small she was in my arms as the lights faded from her eyes. My chest tightens at the realization that I’ll never get to kiss her again or speak to her again. Rossi has to pay—he has to.Tracking the man down this time is a whole lot easier. He’s paraded around like a damn war hero, showing up for interviews and public award ceremonies. I lie in wait, watching from the back of the crowd, dressed in an unassuming pair of jeans, a black sweatshirt, and a baseball cap. The hood’s drawn over to obscure my face. A whole line of TV cameras is here, along with nosy reporters and a handful of uniformed cops. I can’t just approach him. I may want vengeance, but I’m not suicidal. This place is too public, too many witnesses. I need to bide my time
Thorton Gallardo POVPulling up to the Valderrama’s private residence is practically begging for immediate execution, but I have no other options. I need to see Zandra, need to know she’s okay—even if it kills me.The place is swarming with armed guards, all of them training their weapons on us as the car screeches to a halt in front of the house. The moment I jump out, at least four of them barrel toward me. I came fully prepared for the beating of my life, but what happens next is so much worse.“Stand down!” Manfred Valderrama shouts at his men. They do so, snapping to attention as he trudges down the front path, his fists clenched so hard his knuckles are white. I see so much of Zandra in him.And that’s why I don’t react when he winds back and punches me in the jaw. I stumble to the ground, my ear ringing and my face throbbing. I deserved it. I deserve all of it. I will accept it.I see no point in fighting back. Even if I wanted to, Manfred Valderrama is almost three times my ag
Zandra Valderrama POVI awake with a start.There’s a blinding, throbbing pain in my chest, just below my left shoulder. I can’t make sense of my surroundings. Everything’s too loud, too bright. Confusion makes the room spin and fear makes my blood run cold. What just happened? How did I get here?“Easy, Zandy,” Aunt Natalya says as she hooks me up to a blood bag. O-positive, according to the sticker slapped on the front. “It was a high caliber round, so the bullet went right through you. You lost a lot of blood, but you’re lucky it missed all your important organs. Four inches lower and it would have pierced your heart.”Aunt Natalya is speaking perfectly clearly, but I don’t understand a word coming out of her mouth. Is it because of the shock? The pain? Probably both.I groan. “What happened?”“Relax, sweetheart,” Dad says. He’s at my bedside, his brows steepled together in grave concern.My uncles are here. So are Mom Amara, Alessandra, and Jovito. It’s a miracle my room is big en
Thorton Gallardo POVI don’t need to be an expert in reading body language to know tensions are running high. This is a public meeting—as is the tradition—hosted in a restaurant that’s been completely booked out.The lighting is dim. Armed men are everywhere. They don’t just belong to the Valderrama, but to the other families I’ve managed to piss off, as well. Why couldn’t we have done this in the back of some dingy room? Because this is a show of good faith, of honor, an unspoken code of conduct. There is nowhere to hide here, no secrets to be kept…which is exactly how I know everyone in this room hates my guts and they’re itching to reach for their guns and show it.Zandra—gorgeous, beautiful, fierce Zandra—sits at the head of the table. Her father and her uncles stand behind her like silent stone sentries. Around the table, the other Mafia heads sit. Some faces are familiar. Others are not. They all have one thing in common, though, and it’s the way they all stare daggers at me and