EMILY’S POVI had just slipped into bed, prepared to go to sleep when Dominic walked into the room. I had not seen him in over three hours since we had spoken in the living room and I was relieved. I was tired of fighting with him and his domineering attitude made me feel like I was suffocating. I closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep so I would not have to communicate with him. I knew I had feelings for him, but he also made me angry with his controlling behaviour and I felt like the easiest way to avoid that was by avoiding him. I hated feeling like I was being restricted. I did not like feeling like I was not useful and that was exactly how he made me feel. I understood that he was only trying to protect me, but it was costing me my sanity. Thinking about it made me so mad and my eyes began to sting with angry tears. I was grateful that the room was dark and Dominic did not put it on, although I could hear him moving around. Probably stripping out of his clothes and going to
DOMINIC’S POVThe place was quiet with my outburst and Emily just kept glaring at me. I was sick and tired of having the same conversation, but I was not going to give her what she wanted, I needed to come up with something that could keep her occupied so she would not feel so helpless. I let out a shaky breath. The day had been too long and I was already very exhausted. I just wanted to sleep, but I could not sleep knowing that Emily was angry with me. “How about I let you handle anything that had to do with surveillance?” I ask her. She narrows her eyes at me and shakes her head. “Am I supposed to be looking at the camera twenty-four hours a day?” “No. I mean when we are trying to find something on a footage. You were able to find something that neither Barry, Ezra nor I could find.” “No. I want to be in on the strategic planning, I do not really have to go out with you to fight, but I can help you to put things together. I am very good at it.” Knowing that this was not an argu
EMILY’S POVOur breaths were heavy as our lips tangled in a heated and sensual kiss. I sat on his desk with my legs wrapped around his waist. We were so close that I could feel his erection pressed against my core through our clothes. His hands roamed my body as though he was trying to commit each curve and pattern to his memory. Things were not supposed to happen this way. I had come to his office to discuss work-related issues. I knew that we needed a plan and it was important that we started to strategize right away, but during our conversation, Dominic had captured my lips in a kiss. I tried to resist him, but I was learning that was not possible with Dominic Moreno. He didn’t ask, he demanded and he took. Call me crazy, but I liked it only in situations like this. I allowed him to own and dominate me. “Turn around and place your hands on the desk. I want that pretty ass facing me.” He ordered. I hopped off his desk and went in the position that he wanted me to be in. I was wear
DOMINIC’S POV“You are not really suggesting that you try to harm his sister in any way to get to him?” Emily asked, looking horrified. “That is exactly what I am saying,” I told her without hesitation. “But she does not have anything to do with this,” Emily complained. This was one of the reasons why I did not want her involved in the business. I told her things were different from her work at the agency and if she could not handle this, there was no way I could let her keep working with us. I noticed Barry and Ezra sharing a look, but neither of them said anything. I knew they were not so keen on the idea of having her work with us and they were resisting the urge to complain in front of me, but they had no choice. Emily will work with us until I decide otherwise. “In our world, that doesn’t matter. We do not fight fair, we simply fight to win. When Luca kidnapped the girls, did he care that they were not involved in any of this? It is the same thing. If we do not go after him
EMILY’S POVI stormed out of Dominic’s office, feeling like I could not breathe from the anger that was burning in my chest. I had always known that Dominic was a dangerous and cruel man, but coming face to face with his cold heart had affected me more than I wanted to admit. How could he want to kidnap an innocent woman for the sake of revenge? I knew that the Mafia was interconnected and you could not escape it no matter how much you weren’t involved, but using an innocent woman as leverage was not something that I wanted to play a part in. I needed some space and some air. As I stumbled outside, I felt a hand grab my wrist from behind and I turned around to come face to face with Barry. He and I had not had any close encounters since I arrived from America to the estate in Italy. He still hated me, and I wanted to avoid trouble so I stayed away from him. “What do you want, Barry?” I demanded. He let go of my wrist and I moved away from him, putting as much distance between us as
DOMINIC’S POV“You want what?” I asked Emily, looking at her like she was deranged, but she was not fazed by my reaction to her atrocious demand. “When you take her, I want her to have a room in the house.” She said. “Just because she is being kidnapped does not mean that you have to treat her like she is a common criminal on the road. You need to treat her with respect.” “Where has it ever been heard of that a person gives a hostage a room in their home? Are you nuts?” I shot at her. “It can be done.” “You have no right to make any demands of me. You are not even in the position to make any demands.” I retorted. “You are right. I am in no position to make demands.” She said, looking mischievous and she walked toward me to the front of my desk. I eyed her suspiciously, wondering what she was up to. Then she got on her knees and I moved away. She was using the power she knew she had over me to get me to succumb to her will, but I would not let myself fall prey to it. She had my w
DOMINIC’S POVI knew what I was doing. I was putting all my cards on the table, but I also knew that Emily would not disagree. How did I know that? Because I knew her more than she knew herself. She was not going to compromise Sofia’s safety. She had a heart and she had a conscience.I wanted to marry her because I wanted full access to her, I did not want to give her a chance to run from me. I wanted her to stop fighting against what we had. I was deep in thought when Barry walked into my office. “I just got intel that Sofia will be returning to Italy to visit her brother.” My lips curled into a smile. She had just made my work that much easier for me. I had men in Italy that I could trust to help me carry out the operation.“How long will she be there?” I asked. “I am not sure, but it should not be less than two weeks. He said. I nodded my head. Two weeks was more than enough time to do everything that I needed to do. “I will be leaving for Italy after the first week that she i
EMILY’S POVI looked at the man in front of me as though he was deranged. Maybe he was. Dominic did not function like someone who had all his screws in the right place and I had just agreed to marry him. “I will not be your housewife, Dominic. I need something to do.” I said strongly. “Fine, but if you want to work with me, you have to throw that heart of gold away. You are no longer part of the good guys. You are now part of us. It is unethical for the wife of a Mafian to be involved with any of these activities, but I will make an exception for you because you were not raised to be a Mafia wife.” He explained. “We will get married after I have cleaned up this whole mess.” “Isn’t that a risk? You would have already done as I have asked and I won’t marry you.” “Nobody makes a promise to me and breaks it. Even you are not above losing your life by my hands.” He threatened, but I could see in his eyes that he did not mean it. I got up from the chair where I stood. “You can force me
DOMINIC'S POV I unlocked the room and went over to the bathroom to let the girls out. The moment the door came open, Emily flew into my arms. Anita did the same thing. “I am so glad that you are okay,” Emily said I could hear the relief in her voice. “I am glad you are alright, too,” I told them. They were my major concern and the reason why I didn't bring the roof down on those motherfuckers. The rest of the day, I worked tirelessly to find out who had been responsible for the whole thing. I had a new threat, and this one was very bold. “Dominic, I am so worried,” Emily said as she sat down on my lap. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close to me. I pressed a kiss to her forehead. “I'm worried too, especially since I do not know who this is.” “What's going to happen?” “We have to move. I can't keep you guys here and I have to be in Italy to deal with the Mendez issue. Imagine if I was not home when the attack happened.” “I am so glad you were here. I don't think I
DOMINIC'S POV The night was very quiet, so it was my instincts screaming at me to wake up. Something didn't feel right, I was sure of it. I listened carefully for any sound that would indicate trouble, but the night was still, very quiet, but that in itself was troubling. Beside me, Emily shifted softly. I tucked a strand of hair behind her ears and pressed a kiss to her forehead before slipping out of bed. I walked over to the window, careful not to make a sound. I pulled the curtain back carefully and peered outside. The yard was glimmering with the moonlight. Lorenzo had men patrolling before everybody went to sleep, but I didn't see any of them, which only heightened my suspicion that something was definitely wrong. I pulled on a shirt and sweatpants and pulled out my gun from the drawer where I hid it. I walked through the dimly lit hallway. The lights were off just as I left them before we went to sleep, but when I got to the kitchen, I froze, the door was slightly ajar. I w
DOMINIC'S POVI woke up very early the next morning and woke Emily up too. I had a surprise for her. I knew it was a lot to keep her locked away in the house for so long so I decided to take her out to see the city. Nobody knew we were in Ireland so I knew it would be safe. I stared at her for a while before waking her up, mesmerised by the way the sun kissed her beautiful skin. I almost did not want to wake her up, but I had to. Gently, I pushed her hair back and pressed a kiss to her forehead. “Wake up, my love,” I whispered. She stirred before her eyes finally fluttered open and she looked at me with a frown for disturbing her face. “Dominic, what's the time?” She asked with a groan. “Much too early for questions, my darling. Wake up, I have a surprise for you today. You have to get dressed.” I told her. She sat up and looked at me with narrowed eyes. “I hope this surprise does not involve any gunshots.” She warned. I warm laugh erupted from my throat. “Of course, not. I pro
EMILY’S POV Dominic and I did not leave the room till it was time for dinner. We spent the time wrapped up in each other’s arms, talking, making love. It was as though we were in our own little bubble that we created for ourselves away from the rest of the world. It was as though the problems of the world ceased to exist—if only for a moment. It was beautiful and I wished it would never end. “We better get downstairs for dinner before everyone assumes that we are dead.” I told Dominic, making him to chuckle. He rubbed his nose against mine softly. “Do we have to? I never want to get out of this bed. To keep on worshipping your gorgeous body.” I giggled and pushed him away playfully. “Tempting as that sounds, we have to get down to dinner. I am hungry.” “Okay. If you insist.” He groaned and I could not help but laugh at his expression. We both got ready for dinner and then walked down the stairs and into the dining room hand in hand. When we walked into the room, Daniella, Anita
EMILY’S POV “I want you on the bed.” His voice was strong with the order. I nodded and crawled into the bed and laid down on my back. “God, you're so perfect. Every inch of you is so beautiful. You're all mine. Nobody else will ever touch your precious body, except me.” He said as he moved closer to me and kissed my lips. “Say it, Emily. Say you're mine.” “I am yours, Dominic. All yours.” I told him in a desperate voice. “Good girl.” He whispered. He stood in front of me and began to strip out of his own clothes. Unlike his usual dark corporate attire, he was dressed in casual black slacks and a white polo tee shirt that hugged every inch of his sexy body. But very soon, he stood naked before me. His bulging shaft stood erect and begging for release. I wanted nothing more than to wrap my fingers around him and bring him to my mouth, but he was in total control of everything that was happening and I needed to follow his lead. “Spread your legs for me and touch yourself.” He orde
EMILY’S POV I melted into Dominic's arms, the tension from the month leaving my body. It was a compromise that I could live with and it made me feel good because it made me feel like he chose me and our future together. I spent the entire month wondering if Dominic had chosen to let me go. I was already prepared to leave, but I was glad that wasn't the case. “I am so glad you're here. I missed you so much.” I whispered into his strong chest. “I had to come see you. I knew you were angry with me and I had to make it right face-to-face. It was the least you deserved.” I explained, tightening his hold around me.“I was very upset. I thought you'd chosen to let me go.” I admitted. He kissed the top of my head. “I'd never do that. I told you, I am never going to let you go. That would be like ripping myself apart and throwing the most important part away. I can't survive without you. You're a part of my soul. I'd die before I let you go.” I could hear the strong emotions in his voice,
DOMINIC'S POV The car stopped just in front of the door of the house. Just like last time, nobody except Victor, Barry and Ezra knew that I was travelling back to Ireland to see Emily. The moment I stepped out of the car, Anita stormed through the door and jumped into my arms. “Papa!” She exclaimed. My heart was filled with instant joy as I caught her in my arms and spun her around. I buried my face in her hair and inhaled the scent of her it always brought me peace and gave me a sense of home. “I missed you so much.” She whispered and I tightened my hold on her. “Oh, princess, I've missed you too, more than you will ever know.” When I opened my eyes, I found Emily by the door, staring at me and my daughter. Our eyes locked, and I could see plenty of emotions swimming in hers. Her arms were crossed on her chest and I knew that she was holding back emotions—anger, hurt, relief… it was hard to tell. I gently put Anita down and I pressed a kiss to her forehead. “Go inside; I'll sho
DOMINIC'S POV The pain in my side had finally begun to dull. I could move a bit and I was sick and tired of being indoors. I'd not stepped outside in almost three weeks and it was sickening. I moved with the aid of my crotches and then I sat outside. It was nice to breathe in fresh, unadulterated air. I needed to clear my head and be away from everybody, but the silence only made my thoughts louder. I felt bad that I had not spoken to Emily since she was here, but that was because I needed the space between us. Needed both of us to have the chance to think about what we both wanted. I knew for sure that I didn't want to let this life go, but I also knew that I didn't want to let Emily go either. Victor's words echoed in my head. “Sometimes the action has to end and you have to settle down and focus on what is important.” I knew he was right, but I was not sure that it was something that I was willing to accept. I only knew how to survive by the barrel of the gun, asking me to surv
EMILY’S POV Not hearing from Dominic for days had me on edge. I knew that he was probably still recovering, but still, the silence made me very anxious. Maybe I had put too much pressure on him or picked the wrong way to discuss it. I sat at the edge of my bed and stared at my phone as though willing to ring. I thought that giving him space to heal and process things was the best thing, but now it seemed like I had made a huge mistake. I wished I could take that moment away, I wish I waited for a better moment to bring it up. A soft knock on the door startled me. I turned to see Anita walking into the room with a solemn expression on her face. “Emily?” She asked softly. I forced a smile onto my face. I didn't want her to get worried just because she saw me worrying. “Hey, sweetheart.” She walked over to me, sat beside me, and put her head on my shoulder. “You're thinking about him, aren't you?” She asked. “Yeah, I know you are too.” “I miss my dad. I wish he would come home.” S