Arabella's POVMy eyes widened in shock and I squeaked in fear as I saw Alpha Luciano at the door. I stumbled back in an effort to get away from him and my legs gave out beneath me. As I fell, he caught me. My hands went to his shoulders automatically as he gripped my waist. We stared at each other for a second. Me in a loose hospital gown, my leg bandaged. Him in an extremely form-fitting suit that seemed solely cut and designed to show off the superiority of the wearer with Margaret passed out on the floor behind us, her blood staining the tile.A nurse walked in with a notepad and saw Margaret. She shouted raising an alarm and the moment was gone. Alpha Luciano let go of my waist and I removed my hands from his shoulders balancing on my good leg. He looked at Margaret and whistled."You made quite a mess here, Arabella. Here I was thinking she was your friend but I guess one never knows for sure with you Bianchis." He regarded me with clear blue eyes filled with malice and dark a
Alpha Luciano's POVI snatched the envelope out of his hands and ripped it open. After reading the contents, I laughed. So Vitalio had made his move already. It was now my turn. I remembered something I had seen. Yes, that would do very nicely. I knew exactly how to respond to this. The war was just beginning.Arabella's POVA warm arm was around my waist when I woke up and I could feel his morning erection pressed against my backside. After Margaret had sewn me up, I'd managed to get into the bathroom. Then I had thrown on one of Alpha Luciano's shirts, thrown off the stained bed sheets to the ground then crawled back into bed feeling like an invalid. I must have slept off the rest of the afternoon because when I woke up again, food had been placed by my bedside and the night had fallen so I'd eaten and then fallen asleep again. I knew I should have gone to my room already but I couldn't move. I was feeling extremely tired, if Alpha Luciano wanted me out so badly, he could carry m
Arabella's POVWe arrived at the council meeting place. It was situated in the middle of acres of council-owned vineyard fields somewhere in Sicily. The place looked like a private mansion of some crazy rich don. It was large, sprawling and completely white with sculptures and columns that recalled anything I had ever seen before. Alpha Luciano and I dismounted from the car and Zaza the driver turned the car around to go drop it off at the parking lot. Wherever that was. I couldn't see any cars from where I stood. A staff dressed in a suit featured for us to follow him and we did. Alpha Luciano's arm went around my waist as though providing me support to walk in my heels but I knew what he meant it to be. A show of possession. I fought the urge to push his hand away and simply walked with him.We entered the house and were led through a hallway with numerous paintings and murals. Lights hung from designed placements lighting up the entire house as though the windows were open. We
Arabella's POV"Vitalio Bianchi, state your case." The masked person spoke. Dad stood up. Tears sprang to my eyes at the sight of him. He looked like he had lost a bit of weight but save from that, he looked the exact way I remembered him. Domineering and strong. He looked at me as he spoke, listing all of Alpha Luciano's many crimes. Kidnapping, Murder, Rape… the list went on and on...When he finally finished speaking, the hall was filled with indistinct murmurs from the witnesses that quietened down when the masked council member spoke again."Arabella Bianchi, step up."Inhaling sharply, I moved closer to the council table. My thoughts were in disarray and my mouth was dry. "Is what your father says true? Were you taken against your will?"I looked at my father. The man who I'd always wanted his love and attention even though he had been cold to me all my life. The man who'd forced me into an unwanted mating that had enabled Alpha Luciano to kidnap me. The man who was now trying
Arabella's POVI ran towards our wrecked car and searched for Alpha Luciano's phone. I found it outside the car, the screen was broken and it didn't come on. I checked the driver's dead body for his own phone. It was a burner phone with its records cleared so I couldn't call anyone. The only phone numbers I had memorized were that of my former pack members and my dad. If I called either of them, I might as well kill Alpha Luciano with my own hands.I was going to save my mate. I had to believe that there was a real reason the Moon Goddess made him my mate. He was a wicked, heartless man but when push came to shove, he'd saved my life. Someone like that wasn't irredeemable. If the fact that I was willing to forgive all he'd done made me a weak person, I would take that label. When he recovered, he could do even worse unspeakable things to me and I accepted that too. The one thing I had was my integrity. I would always do what felt true to me as a person. In the same way, I had chose
Alpha Luciano's POV"We were unable to get exclusive rights to Song." Natasha said her head bowed and her voice lowered."Explain yourself. Wasn't it a done deal already?" My voice was low with barely restrained anger."Almost. Then the suppliers got a big shipment order from an anonymous buyer that made them change their mind about exclusivity.""And who is this anonymous buyer?" I questioned."I am still investigating this, Alpha." Natasha sounded extremely contrite.I tsked tapping my fingers against the tabletop. "Natasha." I purred drawing out her name the way I was wont to when I was not pleased. "You are losing your edge. Is it because you feel irreplaceable? I assure you that you aren't. What was his name? Ah, Bishop. Bishop will be more than happy to ease the burden that seems too large for you." I watched her stiffen at the sound of her arch-nemesis's name. Natasha went on her knees and pressed her head to the cool tiled ground."Forgive me, Alpha. I will rectify my mist
Arabella's POVI shouldn't have spoken to him like that. I definitely shouldn't have bitten his earlobe but I was pissed. I'd thought that him not touching me wasn't a problem. It wasn't. But I didn't want him touching other women either.What we'd done in the shed had changed things for me. I now wanted things I had no business wanting. Alpha Luciano growled then he yanked my hair back and devoured my lips. It wasn't a kiss but a claim. He rolled his tongue into my waiting parted lips and kissed me like he wanted to clean away the taste of any other man in my mouth to replace it with just him. I moaned into his mouth and I moulded my body to him, rubbing my breasts against his chest and grinding against his length. He squeezed my breasts and I used my claws to slice his shirt open and pushed it off before sliding my arms around his neck pulling him closer. The feel of his skin on mine was entrancing and I shivered against him. He pushed me up against the tree and hiked the skirt o
Alpha Luciano's POV"We'll hit him here." I tapped on the map of the docks and marine supply chain of Vitalio Bianchi. It hadn't taken much to bribe one of his men into leaking the information. The man was repulsive and a traitor. It was only normal for him to attract people of his kind.Uncle Tommaso hmmed and I knew immediately that he had something else to suggest. "How about we attack the ship while it's still at sea? We could sink the entire ship. That way it'd take less time and casualties on our side."I looked at the plans again. That would work and I had no compunction about killing Vitalio's men. They were every bit as evil as he was. But the sailors who were ferrying them across… "Let's go with it. This is why I need you around Uncle Tommaso. You are always so insightful."Uncle Tommaso laughed lightly. "I have been looking for a partner for you that will take my place in giving you all this advice. A nice quiet fertile lady."I sighed pulling back. Of course, we always c