"These are the only two women living in this entire ranch. All of my employees are men. You check your facts thoroughly before going anywhere asking out about unknown people" Joe reprimanded Alesso.Alessandro, the Russian mafia boss is furious. This old man dared to insult him like this. He even has the guts to give free advice to him, which never happened before. He wanted to kill Joe and destroy his ranch for his sin. But he held back his anger. He knows Reed is staying here and somewhere down the line, he is involved with these people. He doesn't know the specifics, and he is not interested in his dealings either. Alesso doesn't want to anger Reed more than he already is. So he kept his mouth shut.He thought he might be hiding Mia here, but there is no sign of Mia anywhere. He caught sight of men working here and there under the harsh Texas sun, but he didn't see women working anywhere. With a threatening glare directed at the old man, he left the ranch with disappointment."Whe
Mia ran towards the horse shed to find Reed. The memories of the basement are threatening to break free from where she locked them in. She knows only Reed can keep them at bay. She stumbled quickly a few times and earned a few scratches on her arms. Her twisted ankle began to throb with pain again, but she ignored everything. She wants Reed. With that thought in mind, she raced on the uneven ground with bare feet.After twenty-five minutes, she reached the horse shed, but found it empty."Reed" she cried out loud feeling scared and out of sorts. She left the shed and began to search for him. But he is nowhere. She saw the ranch employees going towards the main house. She wanted to ask them about Reed. But they are far away from her. She took off in their direction but stumbled and fell again. But this time she couldn't stand up. She fell near a dead rat, which is stinking. Her nostrils picked up the sick smell of death. Her gut wretched and she puked her stomach contents out. She beg
Mia is yet to open her mouth and speak after Reed brought her back to the cottage. She is so disturbed that she is shaken to the core. When she was sitting alone in that dark basement with those dead bodies as her only companions, her mind often used to wander towards how she spent her life. She had only one regret in her life, that is her decision to agree to her father's request to marry Alesso. Luca Vitiello is the best father she could ever ask for. He is the best husband and he took care of his family as best as he could. He hoped that his daughter will be as happy as he is with her life partner if she marries a man who loves her. Mia saw what pure love is. She saw it between her parents and then her brother and Chloe. She thought she might be able to love Alesso after their marriage. But after what he did, intentionally or otherwise, she will never be able to move past that kind of betrayal. And she also realized that it was foolish of her to believe that she might be able to
"I am leaving this place tomorrow and i will not stop for anyone, least of all you" she declared.Reed is confused by the return of the coldness and suppressed anger in Mia. She was fine a moment ago, but suddenly her demeanor changed drastically. She used to always melt in his arms, but now she is trying to move away from him, as if his proximity is poisonous. Her little threat to leave him is making him unsettled and restless. She doesn't have any idea about how far he can go to keep her. She might be horrified to know that he made Dave Douglas eat his own hand after chopping it off his body. She doesn't know how he tortured that doctor Luis for trying to abuse her. His obsession towards her is a bottomless pit. Once inside, there is no way out."Princess" he warned her. He used the same endearment he always prefers for her even though she just declared not to call her that. But little did she know that she is always a princess to him, and soon to be his queen.A shudder ran down h
"As*hole" she snapped at him with tears. His gaze became soft. He kissed her cheeks and licked her tears away with his tongue. "I never said otherwise. I am more than an as*hole, and you know that. Never use my last name to call me again. And never ever threaten to leave me. You stay where I stay. Now tell me why do you want to leave? Is it because of Alesso?" he demanded. Mia turned away from him. But he pinched her chin firmly between his fingers and turned her head to face him again. He leaned closer to her and let his lips graze hers. His hard shaft is teasing her wet folds. "This is a very dangerous game you are playing princess. I can keep you tied to my bed until you open that pretty little mouth and tell me why you wanted to leave. No one will come to save you from me. So unless if you want to stay here like this, you keep that attitude up. If you want release, then start speaking" he threatened her. Mia wanted to bite his lips, but she knows she is at his mercy and he wi
Reed has his eyes on Mia from the moment she stepped her foot on the cliff. He saw how sad she is. She is wearing one of his black shirts and pairs it with her jeans. Her hair is pulled into a messy bun on the top of her head. She looks lost and disoriented. He saw how she sat on the edge of the cliff. He tried not to go and hug her when she began to cry. After how she accused him, he doesn't know where they stand. His love for her did not diminish at all by her harsh words. But his heart is bruised. He doesn't want to make her feel uncomfortable with his presence when she is thinking that he is holding Alesso as more important than her. But it's not true. She is the most important person in the world for him. But how can he tell her that? He is not sure she would understand even if he confessed. She doesn't have a very good impression of him, which is heartbreaking. He is surprised that she is still in town.Not willing to disturb her, he turned away, but her softly spoken words wh
Reed ducked as soon as he heard the gunfire, shielding and protecting Mia. But he is not fast enough. He understood that someone is trying to kill him by sensing the direction from where the bullet was fired. The bullet hit his back, barely missing his rib bone and his left side lung.His back began to burn with agony, but he didn't cry out with pain or wince to show his discomfort. He felt blood oozing from his wound and his shirt became wet as the bullets kept coming in their direction. Apart from the first bullet, none of the others managed to hit their target.Mia know that Reed is injured. She felt Reed leaning over her heavily as soon as the bullet hit him. She is shocked by the sudden gunfire. Reed pushed her down and shielded her, but her eyes caught sight of Samuel Bowman holding the gun and pulling the trigger. Anger like she never experienced before surged through her veins. The thought of anyone hurting Reed made her blood boil. As her arms are still wrapped around Reed,
After two hours, Matteo removed the bullet and wrapped up Reed's wound. Now the NY mob boss looks like he was not wounded by a bullet a couple of hours ago. "Did you catch Bowman?" Reed asked Matteo. He is sitting on the couch in his cabin beside Mia, who showered and changed as well. She is still worried about Reed who refused to take painkillers. He took antibiotics though.'Pain killers dull or senses ' he said when she insisted."Yes boss, he couldn't go far. He was bleeding heavily when we caught him. He might not last long. He lost a lot of blood. We patched him up as you instructed us. I asked him about the gun. He said a masked man gave it to him and left before he could ask any questions. As Samuel was really angry at you, he came to kill you. I think someone did this intentionally. They know how Bowman would use that gun and at whom" Matteo said what Reed already guessed."You are right. Call Marcus. Tell him to search the entire town. Whoever this hidden person is, he woul
One year later ... "Mia, why does the baby keeps crying?" Reed called out for his wife. He is panicked and he is not understanding how to console the hysterical little munchkin. Mia walked out of the kitchen and looked at the father-daughter duo. Their daughter is three months old. Reed was by her side throughout her pregnancy. He was more worried about her during her labor than she was. After their daughter is born, he is adamant to take care of her all on his own. But sadly he tends to panic if she starts crying. "Aww. Looks like our baby is hungry" she cooed and gently took the baby from Reed. She sat comfortably on the couch and began feeding her. Just then, the doorbell rings. "I will attend the door" Reed volunteered. When he opened the door, he saw his mother-in-law along with Chloe and their baby. "Hello Reed" Emma greeted him with a warm motherly smile. "Hello Mom" he leaned in and kissed her cheeks. In this one year, he began to like Emma very much. She treats him ju
Luca's mansion on the Island is buzzing with festivities. Everyone is busy with something or another thing. As the wedding day is almost upon them, the beach behind the mansion is being decorated like a new bride. The wedding decor that Emma and the others liked is being raised at a faster pace on the water near the beach. In the meanwhile, on the day before the wedding, the entire family and friends are laughing and spent a gala time during the rehearsal dinner. Everyone is happy. On the day of the wedding, Mia got ready in the wedding dress Reed specifically selected for her. "You look so beautiful, baby girl" Luca kissed her head with love. Emma wiped away her happy tears. "Now you both are ruining my makeup. Let's go, Reed is waiting for us on the Altar" Emma said with motherly love. She wiped her tears and subtly adjusted her makeup. "You don't need makeup. You always look beautiful" Luca praised his wife. Mia giggled when her mother blushed. "Looks like you both should
"No, how about this one," Chloe said pointing at one of the wedding dresses in the designer store.But Mia shook her head. She did not find anything to her liking. They have been sitting in the store for over an hour now. The store designer is showing dress after dress, but Mia did not like anything. Each dress is unique and stylish, but Mia did not find the one she feels perfect. "I feel like I might not find the perfect dress," Mia told her mom feeling sad.Emma smiled at her daughter's concern."Don't worry dear. There are many stores out there and so many other designers. If you have something in mind, we can ask the designer to make it for you" she assured."But mom, we only have one week. How can it be possible to make a dress so fast?" she shared her concern.But before Emma could reply, Reed, Alesso, and Nero strolled inside the store laughing and Joking. When Mia saw the three of them together, she became really happy. She was worried that their friendship might be strained
In Texas, After Roland flees, Sabrina is feeling confused. She doesn't know how to feel about her situation. She married the man she is in love with, but at the same time, her marriage strained her relationship with her parents. She would have preferred to stay with her parents rather than marry Marcus and make them feel like she betrayed their trust. "Here, eat this" Blade brought some food for her to eat. She looked at him blankly and didn't make any move to accept the food. He sighed heavily and placed the plate in front of her. "I don't understand women. You love my boss. Now you married him. But still, why the hell are you upset?" he asked, really confused and curious to find out what she is thinking. Sabrina pushed the plate away. "I love him, but I never wanted to go against my parents and marry him. His father insulted my parents in the worst way possible. And me? I married Marcus and lost their trust. Marcus only thought about himself. If he would have thought about me
In NY, the screams of pain echoed around the walls of the torture chamber. Reed, Nero, and Alesso took turns torturing Victor. The biker has touched their family, which made this personal. "Please, let me go" Victor begged for the hundredth time. But his plea is ignored. He is not innocent and he doesn't deserve mercy. He is bloody all over. Now he lacks all of his fingers and he has been cut open in various parts of his body."Kill me" Victor is now begging for death. He is in so much pain, that he passed out several times. But Reed made Nash inject Adrenaline injections into Victor, which forced him to stay awake."Killing you means showing mercy. If the roles are reversed, you wouldn't have shown us any mercy. You wanted to kill us all. Your death would teach everyone out there who wanted to go against us, that they shouldn't even dream about it" Alesso sneered and slashed Victor's forearm, effectively cutting a nerve.Blood gushed out of his wound, making Victor even paler. "Ahh
On the Island "Mia, I think this decor will suit you both" Emma pointed at a wedding decor from the brochure the wedding planner brought for them. Mia peeked into the brochure and their eyes sparkled with excitement. The decor her mother is showing has an altar made with upside-down flower baskets with a ceiling made of red roses, tulips, and white lotus flowers. There is a pathway in the middle which is set for the bride to walk down towards the altar, on either side of which are seating arrangements made for the guests. What is more beautiful is this, it is all made of water."Wow mom, it's so beautiful" Mia gushed. Chloe looked at the decor when she noticed how much Mia is impressed."Oh dear, this is perfect. He is like the unpredictable waves in the ocean and you are the peaceful and calm floating altar on the top. It describes you both perfectly" she said, obviously impressed by her mother-in-law's choice."Mom, you are the best" Mia hugged her mother lovingly."Looks like my w
In Texas, Marcus is in a bad mood. He is fuming with anger. His fight with Sabrina just hours after their marriage made him feel irritated and frustrated about the mess his father started. "Blade" he called for his underboss loudly. Blade rushed inside his boss's office with a hint of fear. Marcus's bad mood is like a ticking time bomb. Blade became a scapegoat more times than he would like to. "Boss, you called me?" he asked hesitantly. Marcus rubbed his temples tiredly. It was almost 12.30 in the night and Sabrina refused to come out of that room and eat anything. On top of that, her words from earlier are stinging his heart like sharp barbs. 'I never wanted to marry you ' He doesn't know if she spoke them out of anger or if she never wanted to marry him. If the second case is true, then her declaration of love for a few days doesn't make any sense. But now it's too late to mull over the what-ifs. All he could do is win her over. He decided to start that by punishing his fathe
In NY, Victor is trying to escape from the hospital before anyone could find out that he is gone. He easily reached the ground floor undetected. But he had this nagging feeling that something is wrong. Everything is too easy. He easily came this far without being stopped by anyone. What made him suspicious is that the corridors, stairs cases, and elevators are all empty. It is the middle of the night, but he should have stumbled upon someone in this huge multistorey hospital. When he reached the ground floor and began searching for the fire exit to escape, he found something black and familiar lying on the floor. "A gun? Here? Did someone lose it?" he wondered with a frown. Nonetheless, he picked up the gun and checked if it is loaded or not. "Am I truly lucky or is this something I should worry about?" he murmured to himself. But he needs this gun to protect himself. So he hid that gun under his hospital gown. He proceeded farther but stopped short when he heard someone approa
In NY, Victor gained back his conscience. As his senses began to take in his surroundings, he remembered where he was and what happened the last time he tried to escape. He sat up with a start and winced when his bruised body protested. 'No, i cannot stay here any longer. I need to escape before one of these nurses comes and finds out that i am awake ' he thought as fear began to creep down his spine and make him jittery and desperate. Slowly Victor pulled all the pipes and wires that are attached to his body. It took him a couple of seconds to get a hold of himself after his feet touched the cold hospital floor and his legs bore the weight of his body. Slowly he crept outside his room, after making sure that no one is around. But what he doesn't know is that everything is planned and they are allowing him to escape so that he can be killed soon. The nurse who sedated him and who is also working for Reed dialed Nash's number. "It's done. He is coming out from the back door now