ROSALINE I had never been this exhausted in my entire life. Just a day with Luciano had made me so happy and it was not just because of the sex. The best part had been to watch him cook and talk about how he, Pietro and Lys used to be during their holidays, how they used to cook for their ma. I had
“I don’t know. You tell me.” I stood up and paced toward the door, but my feet halted. My fists clenched as I remembered the quarrel between Dom and Terenzio at the Arena. “Once my sister figures out why you’re doing this, we’ll all be done,” Dom had said to him. Knowing that he was okay with this
Bella cleared her throat loudly as I slid my ringing phone back into my purse and tossed it on one of the nearby benches in the aisle. I had been spending my time away from Dom, Adonis and Eros. I had never held on to my anger for long, but staying away from Dom had become easier. He had been stayi
I nodded with a pout. “True.” “The ground floor has everything you need. A spa, shower rooms, lockers and girl stuff.” Eros sat on the bench next to me. “Now, you tell me what’s going on with you?” “Me?” I rounded my eyes and answered right away, “Nothing. I’m great.” “You haven’t answered my tex
LUCIANO Something was up with Rose. She had not been restless or distracted at any of our meetings. Instead, she had been the cure for my discomposure, but today she had stayed quiet all the way, while I had driven us from Boston to Maine. She had slept half the way, and the little she talked, her
She scoffed with disbelief and mocked, “I’m sure I already have a ticket reserved for hell, especially for the things I’ve done with you.” “If that’s where sex sends people, you better wish heaven’s not where you go to. What’s the point of living when the drive of desire, passion and lust are consi
I glanced down at my shirt and scoffed. “I’m human, Rose. Suits and blazers and tuxedos are all for work and official meetings.” “Okay, now please do your job,” she commanded. I leaned toward her glistening slit and made a shallow lick with my tongue, her sweet and equally spicy taste sending bloo
Our bodies were covered in sweat at the friction of them. “You want me to go faster?” She nodded at my words and I increased the pace of my thrusts. “Like this.” She could not speak and twisted her head around to steal a look at my face. Instead, the look on hers made my stomach tighten. No one ha
“Thank fuck, you’re here,” Pietro sounded. “She didn’t take an epidural or whatever the fuck that is.” “What?” Rose had told me about it, how it could reduce the pain. But if she had not taken it— A loud cry sounded from the other side of the door, and my breath hitched. “Luciano, you need to go
LUCIANO “Have our men withdrawn from New York?” I asked, scrolling through the articles on my laptop. “It’s been eight fucking months since the break.” The inactivity in the east and west, both Cosa Nostra and Outfit, had been very nerve-wracking. Since the dramatic outbreak between Belle and Adon
I smiled. “What do you plan?”“Do you have any plans?”“Nothing big, but I was hoping to buy a country house.” Her smile lit up. “I mean, we certainly can’t raise this kid and our future children in a penthouse. They need a proper environment, sizeable space to run around.”“Our future children? How
Luciano was at the altar, his hands behind his back, his curly, dirty-blond hair pushed back, and behind him was Pietro, dressed in a tuxedo, since he was the best man along with Rione, and Lys and Sabina were the bridesmaids.I met Luciano’s stare and every thought I had left my mind. Even with all
ROSALINEI was not sure why I was doing this. What I knew was my attempts would go in vain and I would be shattered yet again, but I had to try one last time. I had to call Dom.Standing in front of the long mirror—dressed in an off-shoulder sheath-wedding gown with netted sleeves and hair properly
“Even my extra weight?”“Yeah, even my child’s weight.” Smirking, he added, “I liked you with the pink hair. What else could you possibly want?”“Okay, my pink hair wasn’t that bad.”***“There’s a tradition we should talk about,” Luciano said, coming out of the washroom in nothing but a towel wrapp
My eyes widened. “Shit! That was you?”“Do I look that different now?” he asked with his head tilted to the side.“We were in the garden with very low-quality lighting. I did not see your face properly. You were alone, and I thought of keeping you company.”“By asking me to fetch you a drink?”I nar
ROSALINE[SIX MONTHS LATER]I doubted I would ever stay in the studio apartment, except for when I was working. The good thing about this place was it was right above my own office for wedding planning and coordination. After months of research, I was finally into it. Besides, I enjoyed planning the
“I hate it when you try to be one.”Soft laughter tore out of his throat and I licked his bottom lip. His mouth parted immediately but I had other plans. Drawing my face close to his cheeks, I kissed him and then traced my tongue down the stubble to his jawline.He closed his eyes and released a sha