Thirty-nine Audrina Bianchi You know those days where everything is going right for a change? And you have that moment where you are so, blissfully happy that you can’t even remember all of it because it seems like a dream? That’s what my wedding was like to Luca. We were both young. And it was impromptu. And it was at one of those quickie wedding chapel places. And there was definitely an Elvis impersonator serenading us. But I didn’t care. Giuseppe got us a luxury suite at one of the hotels on the strip. And Luca carried me across the threshold of the hotel room bridal style. I laughed as he put me down then he closed the door behind him. “This is it,” he said, “you and me, forever, Beauty Queen.” I smirked. “You know Beauty Queen was never the correct term, right? That’s for girls who do pageants. I’m a Super Model. Totally different thing.” “You’re a beauty, and you’re my Queen.” He wrapped his arms around my shoulders, and pulled me into a kiss. “Ergo, Beauty Queen?”
FortyLuca Capaldi It was time to meet our daughter. As we stood there staring at the house, Audrina had a strange look on her face. “Are you okay?” I asked her. She shook her head. “I was just thinking about when we got married.” “Yeah?” I raised an eyebrow. “What part in particular?” “The part where I had the happiest moment of my life, and it still managed to get ruined by Andre. Vale said that he’s checked in on her but she doesn’t know about me. But if we bring her into our world Luca, she’s never going to be able to escape it. She’s eight years-old now and all she has known is this comfortable, safe, life.” My face fell. I had an idea of where she was going with this. And part of me knew that she was right. But the other part of me had had an image in my head of the two of us running back to Italy with our daughter and living a quiet, peaceful life there. I took Audrina’s hand in mine. “So, you d
EPILOGUE Audrina Capaldi “You are going to kill me.” This came from Luca, whose cock I was currently riding. I let out a laugh and then, before I knew what was happening, I found myself pulled off him and pinned by Luca’s strong arms. I let out a laugh. “I can’t kill you. I like the way that you fuck me too much.” Luca grinned wickedly. “I suppose that’s good to know.” “You know I think that we made a baby that time.” He reached out and grabbed my breast in his hand, playing with my nipple in between his fingers, hard enough that I cried out. “I think so too.” He was cupping my pussy now. “I like feeling how wet I’ve made you. I like knowing that I’ve made you a drippy, little mess. Do you like it when I make you feel this way?” he stroked my clit, and my whole body tensed from the touch as I cried out again. Even the simplest of movements that he made could make me lose control. I could only manage to whine in response as he was rubbing in between my folds. Luca chuckl
ONE Lauren Gallo Past There is someone watching me as I practice. The ice rink is my safe space. As I practice my routine for the millionth time, I can’t focus on anything but the eyes on me. The hair on the back of my neck stands on end. As my routine comes to an end, I straighten up and look for the person watching me. There’s a teenage boy leaning up against the wall of the skating rink. He’s tall, with broad shoulders, jet black hair, and reminds me of a dark prince out of a fantasy novel with high cheek bones and full lips. His hands are tattooed and the long, black, jacket that he wears I imagine hides full sleeves on either arm. An older man comes and talks to him. He looks like him, but with slightly grey hair, in his mid-forties. The older man’s gaze goes from me to the boy and he smirks. The boy rolls his eyes but the dark, heated gaze that he has remains on me. It makes heat go through my legs in a way that I have never felt before. Competitive skating doesn’t leave
TWO Domitus Capaldi Past The first time I saw Lauren Gallo, she was wearing a blue velvet skating outfit, trimmed with fur. With each spin and jump, her little skirt went up, revealing her perfect, pale legs. I imagined my head in between those thighs, devouring her pussy, and making her scream my name and my cock goes hard at the thought. Dad had invested in the old ice-skating rink since my brother’s loved hockey, and he thought he could turn a profit from it. Me, I had never really been interested in sports. I worked out in the gym, and boxed for self-defense, but that was it. I was the heir to the New York branch of Capaldi Industries. My father wanted me to take over for him when he died. I didn’t have time to do anything outside of work for my father. I did everything my father asked of me. Never asking anything for myself. But when I saw Lauren Gallo, I wanted her. She had brown hair, and brown eyes, and a round face with full lips. She was tiny, and her breasts were
THREE Lauren Gallo Past His hand was in between my legs. He touched my pussy. I hadn’t even been kissed yet, but Domitus Capaldi had touched my pussy. I was wearing tights, but I could still feel it, and the wetness in between my legs that came when he touched me there. I had no idea why he had become fixated on me but I didn’t think that he was going to give up on this anytime soon, judging from the hungry look on his face as he watched me while we ate. He has already talked about fucking me. He says that he wants to do it on the table of the restaurant, but that he’ll take me on a bed instead. He is a rich kid who has probably never heard the word no in his life. Meaning he won’t take no from me. Worse, his father owns the place where I practice my skating. The rink that has been the one constant in my life. And the Capaldi family is known for, along with owning half of New York City, shady business deals that involve clubs, drugs, and gambling amongst other things. I’ve neve
FOUR Domitus Capaldi Present “Hey, you’re late.” This comes from my younger brother Felix, which is a surprise to me. Felix normally doesn’t care about anything. He’s twenty-three, a year younger than me, and barely shows up to work half of the time. The title he has is mostly for looks anyway. Felix is almost as tall as me, with black hair that’s slicked back with too much gel, and as many tattoos as I have. In reality, Felix runs most of the family clubs. And by run, I mean, frequents them on a regular basis and pretends to be doing work. “Why do you care?” I ask. “I’m never late. The only reason I was late this morning was because of the traffic.” “Um, well…” “Well, what?” “Well, your new secretary has been hired.” “Good. Shelia’s on bed rest now and it’s been hell using temps. Who did HR hire?” Felix made a face. I sigh. “Just tell me, Felix. I don’t want to play games. If it’s someone I hate, I can just fire them. Remember, I am the head of the New York branch o
FIVE Lauren Gallo Present My first thought when I see my ex-boyfriend is that he got taller. And hotter. And I’m fucked. I won’t be able to handle this. I managed to escape Domitus Capaldi once, by faking amnesia and moving half way across the country. But then my high school stalker came back and I was back home, in the city, working for the first man I had run away from. The second one, Michael Russo, had popped up in Los Angeles a few months ago. And I had no idea where he was. But I knew it would only be a matter of time before he popped back up again. He always found me. At least if I was in Domitus’s grasp, I had one monster to scare off another. I thought my cover was blown when Felix saw me. Felix had been my sounding board when I dated Domitus. In fact, I had had a little crush on him for a while but Felix and me had never done anything because we knew that Domitus would kill him if we did. Carla, to her credit, had done her research and knew about my ‘memory lo