Antonio POV.“What the fuck happened?” I ignore the hysteria in Rosena’s voice as I focus on what Anna is doing to Teagan.“Will they be ok?” I ask as I hold her limp hand in mine. I look at Anna when she doesn’t respond quick enough for my liking.“She needs a hospital, Antonio. She has bled, and I need to be able to check them all properly.” She says to me as Rosena keeps screaming, asking what the fuck happened.“What happened is your cunt of a husband was a fucking traitor! So shut the fuck up, Rosena.” I snap at her and I see the tears leave her eyes. I’m too fucking pissed to mollycoddle right now, especially when my tiger and my babies are in danger.“I know that Antonio he tried to kill me. If it wasn’t for her, he would have.” She snaps back, but I ignore her when I turn my head and stare at the person I never thought I would see again, Gianni.“I know what you’re thinking brother, it was best to make you believe I was dead so I could stay by her side. I’m sorry, but I didn’t
Teagan POV.When we finally land, I see a convoy of motorcycles and armoured SUVs. I walk down the steps of the jet, huffing and puffing as I move. Gianni steadies me and I thank him with a smile.The men are all like bears, all rough and ready and cute, so damn fucking cute. Dark jeans, biker boots, and their leather cuts. I’m not ignorant of the MC world. I know the terminology. After all, in Jackson, we had an MC there and went to the clubhouse when they hosted family days.I look at Hatchet and he winks at me as he holds the door open for the SUV as Gianni helps me inside. I start laughing as Gianni pushes me inside.“Hold on, I can get my fat ass in on my own. Stop pushing me, Gianni. You damn oaf.” I say between laughs. When he is ripped away from me and I look into those honey eyes and roll my eyes as I slide inside and Hatchet slams the door and stands by it with his arms folded over his chest, staring Antonio down.I chuckle before I sigh, leaning my head against the headrest
Teagan POV.It has been a week since the plan failed and I am here in the safe clubhouse, still in lockdown. I haven’t spoken to Antonio since the night we had that discussion because that is what it was. It wasn’t an argument. He isn’t worth my time or energy.I sit on the porch looking out around the yard, seeing the men working on their bikes and women milling about. I still need to decide what to do with Rosena.“Here doll, you look like you could use this.” I look up and see one of the women holding out a glass of juice, and I take it from her as she sits next to me. I learnt she was the VP’s old lady, or wife to those that aren’t in this life. The VP is called Renegade and her name is Eva.“Thanks.” I say as I lean back to get comfortable.“How long you got?” she asks and I look at her, eyeing her cautiously.“Not long, why?” I ask her and she looks away. I follow her line of sight and see she is looking at her man and I see Antonio. I scoff internally.“They know you are marrie
Teagan POV.It has been a month since my melt down with Antonio after we shared a beautiful moment with him seeing his kids. I have stayed away from him. I have been focusing on, well, nothing. I don’t want this life.I sit in the room where Rosena is being kept. I have been doing this a lot, just coming to see her but not talk to her. She has spoken to me, but all I can do is think of the happy times with her, my uncle, my mom, and dad. Before everything went to shit and all the lies were exposed. I know I’m not innocent in this game.My head is well and truly messed up. I look at her and even though she is my prisoner, and I had no problem killing her husband. This is different, but in a way, it isn’t.“Teagan, please speak to me. You are not doing ok.” She says softly and I just look at her. Why am I even here? How will this go down?“Please Teagan, you have me worried. What’s wrong sweetie-pie?” I stand up to leave. As I turn around, I stop and sigh looking up at the dark ceiling.
Teagan POV.“Momma, wake up. Momma, it’s time for breakfast.” Little hands of my daughter squish my cheeks as I pretend to be asleep. Today is Saturday, and this is our morning routine.“Angel, leave momma alone. She is really tired.” I fight the smile, listening to Nathaniel, my brave boy. I nearly lost them both when word got out about me leaving. The cartel found me, so I did what I had to in order to keep them safe. I killed the men that came for us.That was when they were both two years old. So we moved in the middle of the night and never looked back. Every so often, we move to stay off the radar of the cartel and the mafia. Marco found us a year ago. I don’t know how, but I sent him away. He promised he would not tell Antonio or anyone where I was.That if I ever needed him, we could go home. That Antonio is worried sick and has been looking for us. He is heartbroken that I left.Last night I was packing for yet another move as word has reached my ear that mobster looking men
Teagan POV.We ditched the car not long after leaving the house and bought a new one. We have spent days on the road. Staying in crappy motels. The kids were still shaken up, but this morning they seem more like themselves.“Momma, are we there yet?” I have been on plenty of road trips with my little devils, so I am used to this question. She has asked me this for what seems like every five minutes.“Nearly baby, maybe another two hours. Do we need a potty break?” I ask as I see the signs for a service station up ahead.“Yup, I need to pee bad and momma I’m hungry.” I smile as I signal to exit and pull over and into the service station.I shut the engine off and look around to make sure we weren’t followed. The coast is clear. I turn in my seat and look at them both.“Right, y’all know the rules. So let me hear them.”“Stay by you, no walking off and no talking to strangers.” I nod my head and smile at them both as they speak in unison.“That’s right, come on. We need to be back on th
Antonio POV.Six years, six fucking years. I have followed leads to find her and our kids. Each time we got close, we were always too late, even as close as three hours. She would run again. The situation with Alejandro has been difficult. The man is a fucking ghost and I want to make that permanent in the very near future.We knew his men had also tracked her down and by the time we got there; we knew she was alive. The bodies in her wake had proven that. She was always a few steps ahead, not staying in one place too long. Marco was gone for two weeks him and Gianni had split up in the search. So did the mercenaries and the MC. They were all looking for her but always came back empty-handed.Marco came back over a year ago and looked conflicted I pressed him for information and he didn’t give anything away, I knew he had seen her hell maybe even spoke to her, but I knew my little tiger she would have sworn him to secrecy.We have been awaiting her arrival for years since the first at
Teagan POV.The question threw me for a loop. Will they be known as DeNucci or Moretti?“How about both?” I say, looking at him. God, I thought the feelings I had for him had died, but I was wrong. They have come rushing out like a dam had burst. I love him and I always have, even after what he did. I fought with myself daily, especially when I gave birth.Seeing those eyes staring at me every day, it broke the resolve, but I was too damn proud and stubborn to go to him. I did what I could, worked odd jobs in whatever town we lived in. Plus, I still had a chunk of the money I had taken with me.I didn’t need to work, but it would look suspicious moving to a new town with twins being a single woman, so I worked to keep an eye on anyone who looked like they didn’t belong and it’s a damn good thing I did.The first time we were attacked, I was working in a local diner and saw them, so I knew they were here for me and my babies. I did what I had to. It was kill or be fucking killed. So yo
Angel POV.I watch as my momma and daddy dance around the kitchen. I smile at what they have and I know I will never have that. You see, I am now twenty-one years old. I’m keeping a secret from my parents. A secret that will cause a war.I sigh as I head to my room. I take the stairs and head into my room. I sit on the bed and think about what I’m going to do? I look at my phone next to me and pick it up. I open the messaging app and look at his profile picture.Ryder or Savage, as he is known to the club. He is the son of Hatchet, the former president of the Prince of Darkness MC. The same MC that has an allegiance with my family.I have known Ryder since we were kids. He is older than I am. He is twenty-five years old and has recently taken over as pres of the MC. I have been in love with him since we were kids, but everything changed a few weeks ago.I have been sleeping with him since I turned eighteen. We were in a relationship. A secret one at that. I couldn’t tell my parents be
Teagan POV.I’m numb. That’s all I can describe this. Numb and in shock. I look at the black-and-white image in my hand and blink. No, this is not happening!I’m fifteen weeks pregnant! What the fuck!“Teagan, it’s ok.” I look from the image in my hand as I look at Antonio, who is sitting there all smug. With a look on his face of I told you so. I’m freaking out. Can I do this again? The twins were hard enough. Now another one?“How is this ok? I was so convinced it wasn’t. Oh my god, it’s not the right time Antonio. It’s not the right time.” I sob into my hands. I should be happy, but I’m too stressed still fighting the demons of what I did. How can we have another baby? We can’t.“Hey, shh. We will face this together. You’re not alone, Teagan. Don’t you see that this baby. Our baby is a blessing. It is a gift. We will do this together. I promise you.” he pulls me to him as I sob. I don’t know how to feel about this. I should be over the moon, but I’m not.“You are going to speak to
Teagan POV.It has been three months since what happened in Mexico. I have taken over the remaining cartel and the title of the heir to the DeNucci family. That was all finalised in the weeks after the takedown in Mexico.It was hard to do, especially when the kids had refused to leave my side in the beginning, and that was fine with me. I needed them close to me. Antonio was great and understood that we needed time to digest what happened. After it was all finalised, I spiralled, and I spiralled fast and hard.He understood I needed time to process that I killed my father. No, not my father, but the monster he became. Even though I knew it was either me or him, I knew that it is still a burden, as my mind refuses to acknowledge any of his wrongdoings. It’s like my brain is stuck in a loop of all the good he did and how he was in the beginning.Antonio has been there to pull me out of the downward spiral I was heading in. The denial of what happened. He has not left my side and for th
Teagan POV.I watch as Antonio and Marco leave the room with my kids. I turn and see my father crawling along the floor. I walk closer to him. The gun is out of reach. So I move to it and pick it up and place it in my holster that is strapped to my thigh.“So, what now? You going to kill me?” he sneers with a groan of pain. I just watch him as he attempts to get up. I move to him and grab him by his hair and pull him up. I wince with the movement. He tried to hurt my kids, he hurt me, he has hurt so many fucking people and it ends now.“It is what you deserve for what you have done and allowed to happen. You are not my father. That man died when my mom did.” A small part of me feels sadness as I look into those eyes, the eyes that always sparkled when I was younger. I was always safe with him until I wasn’t.I remember the good times we had. The family vacations, the celebrations at my early achievements. How he would build blanket forts when it stormed outside and we would all lay un
Antonio POV.“Teagan, wake up, tiger.” I cradle her in my arms as I reach for her face. I shake her gently, her eyes slowly open and she reaches for my face even though she is covered in that cunt’s blood.“You came. The kids, we need to get to them. Alejandro told them I’m dead, and you did it. I’m sorry, I couldn’t keep them safe. I’m … so … sorry.” She sobs and I shake my head.“You kept them safe, you went with them to keep them safe. You are amazing, tiger, you are strong.” I tell her as the tears leave my eyes as I look from her face to her naked form in my arms. She has cuts and bruises to be beautiful skin.“The women, get them out. Help them Antonio. I need … I need …”“What do you need tiger, tell me?”“To find the kids and to find him.” She says as she struggles to keep her eyes open. The sound of metal opening as the women are freed. One comes over, but I give her a look as Rosena stops her.“Here, put this on her.” She hands a long T-shirt to Rosena and we pull it over he
Antonio POV.We have planned for extraction. We followed the signal of all three trackers. Do they know they have them? Is Alejandro luring us all into a false sense of security?Either way, it doesn’t matter he has taken my children and wife. Even if we aren’t really married, she is still mine and that won’t change anytime soon.In six years, he has changed his guards regularly. The only ones who haven’t changed are José and my father. The others are expendable. So this will be a cakewalk. We are disguised as guards and that is how we will infiltrate his compound.“From the tutor, he gave us detailed information on the daily operations of the guards around and inside the compound. He was even kind enough to give us the location of the holding cells, the interrogation room, and the bedrooms which is where the children will be.” Gianni says as we all sit in a hotel room just on the outskirts of the town where Alejandro is held up.“Yeah, but you forget we have been there before.”“Yes,
Teagan POV.I wake up, my head is pounding. I hear a whimper and my eyes fly open and I look around. My eyes adjust to the darkness. My wrists are bound as I dangle inches from the floor. I pull on the restraints, but they don’t budge.“Stay still, otherwise they will come in and hurt you.” I turn my head to the voice and see a woman holding onto the bars of the cage she is in.“That’s the point. I need to speak to him.” I say to her and she shakes her head frantically.“No, you do that they will only cause you pain. Trust me, we have all tried that and failed. It’s best to give them what they want. Don’t fight them, it only turns them on more when you fight.” I feel bile rise up my throat, but I gulp it back down.“He won’t touch me. I know he won’t.”“Yeah, right, what makes you so special? You are here with us. You will be used, tested and then sold at auction. Do you think any of us came here willingly? Look around you,” she scoffs, but I won’t let her scare me.“How long have you
Antonio POV.Sitting down around the table, my eyes focused on the two fuckers opposite me. Alejandro Rodriguez and José Fernando.Gianni is next to me as well as my men. Alejandro looks relaxed and confident and all I want to do is put a bullet between his eyes the same way I did to his twin, Hector.“I know why you are in my city and why you have requested this sit down. So stop wasting my time and get on with it.” I say, sounding bored. I could be at home with my family. This is just stupid, but it is an advantage. They know that by entering my city, they won’t make it out alive.“Always so diplomatic, Antonio. I’m here to simply see my daughter. You see, we parted on not so good terms and I want to make amends.” He says as he looks at me with an air of arrogance about him. I scoff at his words.“You handed her to your men while she was pregnant with my children. You told her you would cut them from her dead body and feed them to your dogs. So why would I allow you anywhere near he
Teagan POV.The kids loved their bangles that they got from their father weeks ago. Angel cried because it was her first real gift from her daddy and Nathaniel was overjoyed as well. I want them to be kids for as long as they can be without worry or fear. They are coming up to the age I was when my mom passed away and I will do everything in my power, so they never have to experience that. Dare I say, everything has been going great so far.“Hey, you ok?” I look behind me with my cup of cold coffee in my hand to see Marco standing there. I smile, but I know it doesn’t reach my eyes as I turn back to what I was looking at.“Yeah, I’m ok. Just had a morbid thought, is all.” I tell him the truth and he sits next to me as I take a sip of the now cold coffee and I make a face at it before placing it on the table.“Want to talk about it?” he asks, and I shake my head with a sigh. Before leaning back in the chair and looking at the ceiling. Don’t get me wrong, being here is nice, but it is d