“That’s the place?” “Yes.” “Are you certain?” Gael’s jaw twitched, but he nodded again, reluctantly. I exhaled a breath of relief. “Well then, Luigi, you’re off duty. Julian, you stay with Gael, and the rest will come with me.” “Why do I have to stay here,” Gael snapped, “while you guys get all t
BELLA Whoever said romance and disaster never mix had never really experienced both on the same day. One time I was with Adonis, wrapped in his scent. The next, I was in a hellhole, being tortured. “You do realise he’ll kill you, right?” I spat as the others walked out, leaving the scarred man, th
“That I do.” He pressed the knife on my collarbone and dragged it, leaving a trail of burning sensation along the path. I winced. “But he said nothing ‘bout not inflicting pain. It’s more fun to torture than to kill, yeah?” I bit my lower lip as he placed my blade on my cheeks and put pressure on t
I couldn’t look into her eyes. Not because I felt guilty, but because I was too caught up in noticing the cut on her collarbone and her cheek. There was a minor cut at the corner of her lips as well, and a prominent handprint marked her cheeks red. My jaws twitched. That fucking dipshit had hit her
BELLA The heat in Adonis’s eyes was true rage, a type of fire not even violence and gore could extinguish. That man’s scream didn’t scare me and not even Adonis did as I reminded myself what was happening here and who these people were. Adonis didn’t have a selfish reason for carving that man’s to
My chest constricted. How could she do it to another woman? Did she have no humanity at all? “Why did she do it? What did she get from it?” “Leona Sarkis was a shark, hungry for power. God, I really wish I’d killed her since Adonis couldn’t do it.” Leona Sarkis. Another name we could dig on. “Wher
“Please, tell me you haven’t informed Val,” I whispered, rubbing his back. He snorted and pulled back. “No. I didn’t think I needed to. Adonis was enough. He was genuinely worried for you.” “I know.” “We have some things we need to discuss when we get home.” I nodded and looked past him to Ros.
“What do you think?” she said with a straight face. “It’s not like I enjoyed it.” “Of course, you didn’t. No one enjoys torture.” She tilted her head to the side, revealing her bare neck to me. It took all my strength to not press a kiss. My mind rewound the little time we had in the kitchen, and
“I should’ve killed that kid when I caught hold of Durant. That fucking bastard! Even his son isn’t any less,” Julian groaned. “He’s just a kid,” I murmured under my breath. That was what I believed. Aleksandr was a kid whose father had done terrible things and got taken away from him. He could no
BELLA Checking up on Fabi and Mamma one last time, I headed downstairs. The events had shaken everyone today. I knew I had nothing to reassure them with, not until Adonis and Matteo were back. Dante and Julian, the enforcer, were on the couch, faces smeared with tension. Julian’s phone buzzed, and
“Bombs,” someone yelled out. We lowered ourselves under the table while Adonis and his men pulled their guns out. Many men and women rushed toward the exit, trying to save their lives. I pulled Alessia closer to me and Mamma let out a heavy gasp and peeked her head out from under the table. “Don’t
“He had huge muscles and there were tattoos on his hands.” He pointed at the back of his hand. “He looked scary.” I couldn’t help but laugh at the look on his face. So pure and innocent. “You have nothing to fear,” I assured him and he stepped out of the room. “You’re the new bride.” “I am.” Ther
BELLA The outdoor reception was Ros’s idea. She loved the sight of string lights and candles, decorating almost every part of the bamboo ceiling and poles, giving the venue a light yellow touch amidst all the whites and blues. The only part I hated was that she wasn’t here to bear through the eveni
“You taste,” I scraped my teeth just below her clit and she moaned loudly, “so fucking delicious.”***BELLAOh, God! This was too much. I was riding his face, desperate to match the movements of his tongue. I wanted to hide my face in a blanket, worried about how this overwhelming need looked on me
“So hot.”There was a mix of lust, hunger and desperation in her eyes that sent blood rushing all the way to my cock strained against the harsh materials of my briefs. I pushed my hand underneath the waistband of her panties, down the mound of her sex covered in a small scruff and held her in a tigh
ADONISHelena made her way to her daughter, pulled her aside and said something to her, which made both of them laugh. They exchanged a hug and then Bella’s eyes were on me. She gave a little jerk, asking me why I was looking at her. Only if I could tell her why. She was the most beautiful woman to
I released her hand, cupped her cheeks and pressed my lips on hers, making sure everyone saw who she belonged to, who had her for the life ahead, and who would protect her if they ever thought of hurting her. I would always be there with her. As her husband. As her protector. As everything she dese