All Chapters of REGINA NERA (Black Queen): Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

"Ma'am, the new recruits have arrived" Right. In the end, Santo and Gianni won. And by win, I mean the other two tapped out, much to the dismay of their fathers. Out of all the men that showed up that day, only one of them deserves to be employed. Gabriel Lefave. He didn't beat Tobia but he didn't lose either. "Where should we assign them?" Alessio, the head of security asks. Remy the head enforcer is standing next to him. I know they're both here because they want Lefave. No one wants to babysit those two morons. But I want to see if Santo and Gianni have potential. If life has taught me anything, it is to never underestimate anyone. Who knows, they could surprise us. "I'm keeping Lefave. You guys get to each pick one of the brats. If you succeed in training them well, Lefave will be yours. Plus a nice fat bonus" "Ma'am, you're overestimating all of us," Remy says "I can turn anyone into a good enforcer. Anyone but those two" "I thought you liked challenges?" "Fine but I'm not m

That he's an asshole. He just ruined the lives of two cops but here he is, shamelessly trying to wrangle a dinner out of me. Don't get me wrong. Those cops had it coming. When they decided to make him their target, they should have known he would retaliate. They should be happy they got out alive. If luck is on their side, this will end with their suspension. "Is that the only thing you could come up with?" "What do you mean? It was brilliant. Hiring reporters to take pictures and make it look like the cops were harassing me for money? Who wouldn't believe that?" "Me and everyone with half a brain" "Luckily, most people out there don't have half a brain. The chief of police has already called and apologized to me. The guys I hired took down the posts but it's no use. Word has spread already" He sounds so proud of himself. "Good for you" "Thank you. Now back to fixing you. The outfit must go. It's the weekend for God's sake" "What is wrong with my outfit?" "Unless you're going

Past I'm anxious. I don't get anxious. Ever. But since I let Regina into my life, I've found that I'm always anxious. First, it was because I thought her father sent her to spy on me. It would have been foolish of me to completely trust that she'd fallen out with Vincelli. Even if it was true, she could have approached me to get information so she could get back on his good graces. But then the bigger her stomach got, the more I worried. What if something happened to her or the baby? What if complications arose while she was giving birth? If anything happened to them, Vincelli could use that as an excuse to start a war. Also, who would want the death of a young woman and a baby on his conscience? And now I'm anxious because I don't want to let her and Ophelia go. She's so small, so vulnerable. What if that bastard Vincelli kills her? He's not above murdering children. Hell, if Regina wasn't useful to him, he would have already killed her. But she insists on going back.

"I have a delivery for a Miss Vincelli," Rita says walking in with a large bouquet. Red roses "Ma'am, are you hiding something from me? Like an admirer or lover? Did you get yourself a boyfriend?" "Who sent them?" She shrugs "You'll have to read the card but first let me guess" Handing me the bouquet, she takes a step back and pretends to think "You didn't come home last night and you seem to be in a good mood today" Snapping her fingers dramatically, she says "I'm guessing the most handsome bachelor sent them?" "I can't think of anyone else who would be so dramatic" Does he think I'm one of his conquests? What is the purpose of flowers anyway? A box of chocolates would have been more appropriate. I take the card and flip it open. From Marcelo"Uh oh. Who are they from and why do you look disappointed?" I snap my head up "What do you mean? I don't look disappointed" "Yes, you do. Up until the moment you opened that card, there was a small smile playing on your lips but now it'

Past "What do you think?" Regina asks spinning around. It's the third dress she's tried on and they all look good on her. She's a beautiful woman so of course she makes everything look good but damnit! Isn't there something less pretty? Something that won't give Santoro any ideas? I've already warned him about trying anything with her but at the end of the day, he's still a man. He's going to take one look at her in one of these dresses and think she truly belongs to him "Federico!" "No" "What do you mean? I think it looks good" Yes, too good. I flick my gaze to the designer "Do you have anything conservative?" "What does it matter? I won't even spend an hour in it. We'll say our vows, get a few pictures and that's it. I don't care how the dress looks" "On second thought, maybe you shouldn't get married" "What? Why?" I don't know. Why don't I want her to get married? She was with me for two years. Of course, It's normal that I'm protective of her and Ophelia.