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
Antonio POV.It has been three weeks since Teagan and our kids arrived. The body cam and the phone were useless. So we had no leads. Teagan slept for the whole day when she went to bed the first night after being back. She was wiped out. She had protected the kids valiantly, and she deserved the break.The kids are amazing; they are well behaved and are a testament to her hard work. They help with jobs around the mansion. The maids were at a loss for what to do with them, so they gave them little tasks they could manage. Even Nate helped with the chores.Today is no different. We had brought in tutors because it is too risky to send them to school. So one of the rooms was converted into a classroom for them. The kids are intelligent and have engaged in their lessons.Teagan, however, is a different story all together. She was cautious about the people who were coming to teach the kids so she would stay in the room with her gun at the ready and who can blame her? She is fiercely protec
Teagan POV.Waking in the familiar room, the familiar bed. I reach for the side of me and the side is cold. I sigh as I sit up and clutch the sheet to my bare chest. Last night replays on repeat in my head as I touch my lips and neck.We went at it like teenagers until the early morning. I’m deliciously sore and aching everywhere, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I have moved on from what happened over six years ago. I can’t keep denying my feelings for him and being back here brought them back.I thought the memories of what happened in the barn would have haunted me, taunted me, but they didn’t. if anything, I have made peace with them. Life is too damn short, yeah sure, I could have told him no and been amicable for the sake of the kids, but Antonio is the flame that I am drawn to.I climb out of bed, wrapping the white sheet around my chest as I move to the bathroom. Looking at myself in the mirror, for the first time in six years, I now recognise the woman staring back at me
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
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.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.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,
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