All Chapters of MY POUND OF FLESH: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

I woke up a little earlier than usual, next to the love of my life. I don't know how to describe the feeling, but it feels just as though life will finally allow me to have it all. It has been a week of peace, away from all the drama. It has been one week since the wedding, and it's been nothing but bliss these days. I sometimes wish we could spend the rest of our lives here in the Maldives, but I knew Mace wouldn't have it; he would practically remind me that New York is his kingdom, and as the king, he can't leave his kingdom unprotected. I would willingly abdicate the throne when it's becoming a threat to my life, but I guess Mace was wired differently.I tried as much as I could to leave the memories of what happened at the wedding in New York and have a blast here in the Maldives. But it sometimes has a way of creeping into my mind."We will sort it out when we get home," I reminded myself. Looking at how peaceful Mace looked as he slept, this was all I ever wanted—to know that h

ANASTASIA HUNTER POV"We had lost quite a lot of our men at the hands of Francesco Ricci," Ana turned pale and sad. "I am sorry you had to experience all this.""They were good soldiers with loving families, and Francesco killed them all.""Gilbert, my father, died a few years after my wedding. Francesco laid ambush on them, and after exchanging bullets with them, Dad escaped with some wounds, and it was actually what killed him." I grabbed a handkerchief and damped my eyes with it, cleaning off the moisture that had formed in it."Why not send him to hell, where he belongs?" Matilda blurted out angrily without thinking. I knew she was pained by the situation, and I, for one, am also pained. How do I start telling her the number of times we have tried killing that monster, but each time he has a sneaky way of cheating death?How do I explain to her that I nearly lost Sergio on one of his hunts for Francesco?"We believed that he made a deal with the devil to kill

I was tired of these secrets, and I think it was time I told him the truth. I can't continue to keep this a secret from him.Mace looked at me a bit puzzled and with a piercing look to ascertain what was wrong with my facial expressions. I wrapped my hands around his arm, and we went over to sit on a stone in the corner."Can't we do this at home, Amorino?" he queried me, still confused by my disposition."We should do it here," I quickly replied. I just wanted to get it off my chest already.I cleared my throat a little; I didn't know how to put it or where to begin my story. I just didn't want him to get angry, but from every indication, it was inevitable."Amorino, you're scaring me with this whole drama.""I thought you didn't get scared at all." I teased him"I don't get scared, Amorino, but when it gets to you, I'm scared as hell. You're my weakness, my undoing, Amorino." He caressed my cheeks gently.Tears began forming in my eyes when I heard him call me that. I didn't mean to

It's been 2 months after his pact with Kierian, Mace assigned the training of his men to Ray, and he has been preparing the men for D-Day, or more like the apocalypse, with each day scaring the shit out of me. Mace spent a lot of time with Kieran in secrecy. I was surprised he only spent time with Kieran, with no one else knowing about it.I wanted to know why he did not inform his trusted men of the secret Kierian had told him and why he hid it all from them. He told me that there was a mole among his men. I nearly screamed my head off when he talked about the mole. I was glad Kierian told him all he needed to know about who was working for Francesco. I became curious, asking who the mole was, but he told me not to let it bother me.I wish I had taken that advice because I couldn't sleep the rest of the night. I couldn't imagine Ricci planting one of his men in the Hunter's cartel.I have been having difficulty sleeping these days; the thought of a spy watching my every move and repo

MACE'S POVIt's about time I sent all those bastards six feet under. It won't be easy anyway, but killing is in my DNA. I was born into this bloody mafia world, and I will make an example of Francesco Ricci and whoever that masked clown is.It will be a story parents tell their young children to warn them not to make the devil their enemy. Francesco might have made an enemy of my grandfather and father, but he really shouldn't have messed with my loved ones. I will chase him to the gates of hell and put an end to his miserable life.Since I ended Leo's miserable life, I have been drafting plans with Kieran to put an end to Francesco. I can tell that Kieran is scared for his life; he should have thought about that before making a pact with the devil. Ray has been training the men night and day; the time for reckoning is coming, and we need them to be ready.I was enjoying the hot afternoon when I got a message. I opened it, and it was a picture of Fran