In NY... It's been a day since Mia and Reed returned from Texas. Mia is blankly looking at the traffic from her car window. Matteo is driving her to the hospital, as she decided to resume her work. Reed shared that Alesso returned back to Russia and she can relax for now. But she is restless. She has to clarify to her family and then Alesso about her decision. She is sure her family would understand her and support her decision, but she is worried about Alesso. During the two years when she was engaged to Alesso, he was always gentle and well-behaved. Occasionally when he used to touch her intimately, she used to avoid his touch with one or the other excuse. She can agree that she led him on, but she is not the only one to be blamed. She walked the Altar just like she promised she would, but it was him who jilted her. Whatever his reason for leaving her like that, it's not important now. She doesn't want to marry Alesso. She is not sure if she would have given him another chance
In Russia, Alesso is angry and feeling restless. After his failed attempts to trace Mia and everyone's refusal to disclose her location, he is on the edge. 'What is so wrong with what I did? I protected myself. Isn't that what everyone would do? She is safe and I am safe. Isn't it what is important? These people are behaving as if what I have done is a sin and I am not suitable to marry Mia. I have done this several times already. When my guards detect a threat, first they will take me to safety. The same thing happened on that Altar. ' he thought to himself darkly.He saved himself first. When no one objected to his actions the other times, he is not understanding why this time they are looking at him like a bad man.Just then a knock sounded on his office door. "Come in," he said with irritation.Alesso's under-boss, Czar entered the room. He is holding an invitation card which is looking regal and expensive. He noticed that his Boss's mood is still dark."Boss, this is the invita
Mia is tired after a full day at the hospital where she had to attend three newborn babies and then some outpatients. Susanna was happy to see Mia back in the hospital. Mia felt better to get back to work as well. She missed this. But she would visit Joe's ranch if given a chance again. That was a different experience. Mia walked out of the bathroom wearing one of Reed's shirts. She is staying at Reed's penthouse apartment for now. "You look tired" she jumped with fright when she heard Reed's voice. He was not there when she went to take a bath. "Damn it, Reed, you scared me" she complained, but went straight into his arms. He engulfed her in his arms and kissed her head with love. He is still wearing his signature black suit, indicating that he just came. "It was not intentional. How was your day in the hospital?" he inquired casually. Mia gave him a tired grin. "It was really good. I didn't realize that I missed treating kids so much. These past couple of months I have been
Mia is looking in the mirror with satisfaction. She is wearing a black sequin dress. The dress is short and reached just above her knees. It is backless with the front of the dress neatly tied around her neck. She pulled her hair into a stylish bun, which is sitting on the nape of her neck. A few strands of hair are framing her face, giving her a stylish and glamorous look. Her lips are painted red, and she has a very simple makeup on her face. She donned gold stone studded earrings, which are small but stylishly designed to suit the dress. She finished her look with a small gold champagne clutch and the same colored shoes from kate spades. Reed bought the dress and everything else for her, which made it even more special. "Mia" Reed knocked on the door. "Coming" she gracefully walked and opened the door for him. He is wearing a black suit with a red pocket square to match her dress. She blushed when his heated gaze landed on her. He took a slow once-over and paused near the breas
Nero couldn't help but laugh at Alesso's analysis. Alesso became furious to see Nero laughing at him. He schooled his features to hide his anger from the people around them. "What is so funny? You know what I said is true. Your father must have tactfully won over my stupid uncle. But I am much more smarter than him. No one can take her away from me. Not you, or your father" he said arrogantly. Nero shook his head. He doesn't care about the people around him. He is not at all trying to hide his annoyance. Alesso is irritating him by mentioning his parents. He doesn't have any right to do so. "I used to think that you genuinely like my sister. But Alas, how wrong was I? You were always a player, and that never changed. You think you are in love with Mia, but you don't. No man leaves the woman he loves behind in the face of danger. My father can still outsmart you despite his age. Don't even go there. But I don't think you can face the full wrath of Luca Vitiello. My sister can take
Mia is chatting with a few women whom she met on several occasions in the past. Most of them which she attended as Alesso's date. Reed and Nero used to attend too, but this is the first time she is being herself and she is content and happy to be here. The ballroom doesn't feel so stuffy and suffocation as it used to make her feel in the past. 'Must be the man I came here with, or the fact that I no longer have to pretend that I am happy to be here. This is genuinely nice ' she thought. "We heard what happened in Russia. We are really glad that you are safe " one of the ladies who is the wife of a guest spoke up. Mia only mingles with ladies who are not headstrong and snobby. Everyone who attended this event are somehow have ties with the mafia world. Some of them acquire major projects with a little mafia help and a few of them buy weapons and sell them elsewhere. Politicians need money for their campaigning. Every rich man became rich by one or the other illegal means. No one ta
Alesso is taken aback by the coldness in her gaze. She usually has a certain warmth in her eyes when she looked at him in the past. But now, she is looking at him as if he is a stranger. "You look beautiful" he commented to her, pushing aside his reservations about her new relationship with Reed and the detached look she is giving him. Mia lifted her chin in a way to acknowledge his words. Then she turned away from him, telling him that she is not interested to speak with him. Alesso is angry at her blatant dismissal. But he pushed his anger down and slowly approached her. He stopped when he is in a touching distance from her. Mia tensed at his proximity but did not show any indication that he is making her feel uncomfortable. She took a sip from her wine glass to relax her nerves. She wished more than ever for Reed's presence now. "Mia, I know what happened is quite unfortunate. It shouldn't have happened that way. I know you suffered a lot, and that made me sad. Let's bury the
Reed is taking a casual sweep around the ballroom for Mia. But he cannot find her anywhere. He searched for Alesso, who is missing as well. He frowned as tension began to seep into his bones.'Where is she? Did Alesso take her away?' he began to get worried.'Mia is missing, Search' he fired a text to Matteo who is just outside the ballroom."Excuse me" he muttered to their host and went in search of Mia.Nero who noticed the tension and anger rolling off Reed followed after him as well. He too looked around the room for Mia, but when he noticed that both Mia and Alesso are missing, he understood why Reed is angry and worried.'Damn it, now don't let this Alesso kidnap Mia. Reed will kill him and even I cannot help him ' he prayed. On the other hand, Victor and his men are watching Mia who is speaking with Alessandro on the balcony. She finished her wine and seems to be a little disoriented."Boss, Your cousin is with her. What if he suspects that something is fishy?" one of his men
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