Mikael’s POVSeven years ago“Mikael,” her voice was soft and like the sound of thinking bells. Che cazzo di sogno. If my father knew I was this fucking done for a woman he would have me leave the country for a year and then some.“Ghalia,” my voice softened and I smiled at her, pulling her closer and she giggled as i placed her firmly on my lap. Her hair oddly enough, had the scent of flowers, like the roses my father’s Nonna used to trim before she died.Ghalia’s body was perfect too, her skin soft, her figure had curves in all the right places.As teenagers, raunchy as we were, it was Heaven to have a day to myself. A day where I could spend all the time that I wanted to explore her body, and make her mine in every way possible. As a horny 19 year old, I was ecstatic.“Mikael, dobbiamo stare attenti,” her voice was breathless after I released her lips, and began to nip at her collarbone. Now that we had sex regularly, i was well adept at knowing the ins and outs of her body. I knew

Alicia’s POVI breathed a sigh of relief once Mikael finally parked the car at the driveway of my apartment, and tossed me the keys.“Thanks,” I muttered, not bothering to say anything about the way he drove like a madman.I unbuckled my seat belt and left the car. As Mikael followed, I heard a voice which startled me.“Alicia,” followed by Acker stepping out of the shadows. His gaze was softened towards me but I saw how it hardened as he glared behind me.“Where have you been?” He asked me, his eyes flickering back to me as I reached him and he then pulled me into a hug. His scent was comforting and I breathed in deeply. I was home.I stumbled a little as I stepped back, which made me wince. Acker then noticed my shoes, or what was left of it at least.“What did you do to her?” His words were absolutely murderous as he looked back at Mikael whose intimidating aura I could feel right behind me.“What makes you think I did anything?” Mikael feigned innocence and I swallowed audibly as

Alicia’s POVEven with Acker’s reassurances and words that night I had been unable to rest easy knowing that Mikael likely wanted nothing to do with me.It had come as an unpleasant shock, hearing from Acker’s own lips what Mikael had said to him, and it hurt me worse than when he had said I meant nothing to him.‘What do I do?’ I thought, shifting in my seat. ‘Do I confront him?’That seemed the be the best idea to go about this. Acker seemed to imply that Mikael would only talk to me directly if it was urgent though.I let out a loud sigh, catching the gazed of a few of my classmates that looked my way briefly.‘Sorry,’ I mouthed to one disgruntled looking guy in sweatpants and a hoodie over his blonde buzz cut.It was almost exam season and I found that I had nothing to do but to listen to the revision classes over and over again. I already understood the course materials, and my scores and attendance were at an all time high.Which meant I had more leeway than the rest of my despe

Mikael’s POVAs soon as Alicia left the office i pulled my arm from Ghalia’s hold, as though I’d gotten my hand out of a bear trap.“What are you doing here Ghalia?” I demanded, repeating my previous question to her, but this time, without the pressure of Alicia’s presence.She sighed, “What do you think I’m doing here? I can’t to see you, Mikael… my love.”My face twitched. My love? After so many years she still dares to call me that?“You dare say that?”“Yes! I dare because I haven’t stopped thinking about you. I heard you were in town. Wouldn’t you have wanted to see me if our roles were reversed?”I didn’t respond, because I wouldn’t have. I knew where she was all this time. But I cared not. After I and my father ran most of her family out of Italy, they ended up on the west coast of the US where they continued to carry out their operations. Her family - and her by association - were known in the underground for being information traders, selling data to the highest bidder, formi

Alicia’s POV“Gosh, you’re eyes are red, are you okay?” One of my coworkers, Angie, asked me when I removed my sunglasses.I smiled wanly, nodding. I had spent all night in a horrible mood, thinking about Mikael Serrano all night. For the first time in my life, I was one of those girls, and I didn’t know whether I liked it or not.All I wanted was for Mikael to at least talk to me.“I’m okay,” I said in a hoarse voice. I reached for my water bottle and chugged down half of its contents. I couldn’t muster up the appetite this morning so I was practically running on fumes today. I didn’t mind it, as long as I wasn’t going to faint. Although, this morning I saw how Renee looked at me with concerned eyes.Regardless, work awaited and I threw myself into it eagerly, so that at least, I could forget my troubles in the meantime. Acker had travelled once again - he was always busy and I didn’t want to be a source of disturbance for him.“Customer at table seven,” I sprung into action as that