I lay slumped over Emilia, my breath ragged and my heart beating wildly. I didn’t intend for this to go as far as it did; in fact, I thought she would ask me to stop and not break for me as beautifully as she did.But the second she broke, I fell — this woman has my heart no matter how much I try to fight it. I lift myself off of her trembling body and move to untie her wrists from the spreader bar suspended above her. After removing her wrists, I kiss the reddened spots and grab the aftercare ointment to apply on the area.When I look up at her, there’s an unreadable expression on her face, and a smile tugs at the corner of my mouth.“Penny for your thoughts?” I ask as I kiss her wrist again, and she tries to hide the smile on her face when she shakes her head.“This feels unreal,” she says and slings an arm over her eyes. “You fuck my brains out only to be this gentle afterward. I don’t think I’ll ever understand you, Kaius.”I sigh and lay down on the bed next to her, bracing my h

EmiliaA pair of arms wrap around my middle and a soft kiss is placed on my neck. I open my eyes, still groggy from sleep, and groan when I’m swept up into a hard, chiseled chest. “Hmm, what are you doing?” I ask, closing my eyes again and snuggling into his chest. The scent of his gorgeous smoky cologne makes me smile and I breathe out a sigh.“Bringing you to where you belong, Angel; in my bed,” he says before planting a kiss on top of my head. God, this man will make me fall in love with him.I don’t open my eyes because I want to feel the full effect of actually opening them in his bed and seeing what expression he makes. It sounds absolutely silly, but the thought makes my stomach do little flips.Soft silk sheets caress my skin and the bed dips next to me under Kaius’ weight. It’s only then that I open my eyes and smile at the look on his face. He covers us both, then wraps his arm around my waist and pulls me close to him.“Hey, babygirl; sorry I kept you waiting,” he says, p

Everything went according to plan before Ivan leapt out of nowhere and fired a shot at the Commissioner. Luckily I had seen him pulling out the weapon in time and gauged what he would try to do. Kill the biggest player in law enforcement and say it was an order from me. All this time I had it wrong; he wasn’t working for the fucking police. As I ran for cover after getting the Commissioner to safety, I slowly started putting things together. But when I ordered my men to take me home, everything became hazy. It was only when the elevator doors opened that I passed out. As I drifted back to consciousness, the world around me came into focus through the haze of pain and confusion. The first sound that registered was the incessant beeping of a monitor, its rhythm a loud echo in my head. Blinking against the dim light of the room, I groan and try to sit up, only to hear a voice echoing and I turn my head. An image comes into focus and I see Emilia’s tearful gaze upon me, her beautiful b

“They’re close to the parking garage; if you want to give them the element of surprise now is a good fucking time,” Kaius’ voice comes through my earpiece just as I get to the elevator, and Alexius nods silently.“Ready to dance, Emilia?” he asks as we get inside and I chuckle.“I was born covered in someone else’s blood and will leave this world covered in it as well,” I say, recalling how my mother said I literally tore her in two when she gave birth to me. Alexius chuckles and shakes his head. “Fuck, you’re the perfect woman for him,” he murmurs and the elevator doors open without a sound.The parking garage is dimly lit, its concrete walls casting long shadows that danced in the flickering overhead lights. Kaius' other men are here, sounding off their positions through the earpiece and setting me at ease. The tension in the air was palpable as Alexius and I positioned ourselves behind a row of expensive cars, preparing to face off against Ivan and his bunch of fuckers.I pull out

I help Kaius get into a pair of black boxers and sweatpants, while I get into a tank top and shorts. His hair is hanging loose in damp threads and the smell of his smoky cologne is tingling my lady bits just a little bit.This man is a wall of rippling muscle, and just looking at him feels like I’m staring at a work of art. The way he’s built wasn’t just honed by hours in a gym, he’s been in active combat and it shows by the scars littering his body.The tattoos on his tanned skin just add to the allure of the man who has just professed his feelings for me. I knew I was starting to fall in love with Kaius, but I never expected him to feel that way about me so soon.We’re in the early stages, so this feels immense right now. Not only is he in love with me, but he wants me to rule alongside him in the Brigăzi. He doesn’t just want me as a trophy wife, as normal mafia men do.He doesn’t realize it, but he’s just handed me the keys to the proverbial gilded cage mafia princesses are locked