Tensions rose in the wooden cabin but Dominic remained unmoved. He would not give his sister to a man like Dante De Santis, over his dead, cold body. Aldo Bianchi cleared his throat and moved on to the next item on the list.“You are all eligible for marriage and a match has been found for you, Dominic. We will start negotiations for my daughter’s hand in marriage,” Aldo said.“Again, I’ll have to apologize, Elder. I have been married for almost two months already. A marriage contract was in place since I was a boy, concluded between my father, Conrad, and Lorenzo Altobella,” Dominic said.“You had no right, Dominic!” Michael De Santis roared in anger.Aldo Bianchi perused the contract and glanced over at Lorenzo Altobella. “Why did you not tell us about this?”“I had thought the contract null and void when Conrad died, but Dominic insisted that I fulfill my end of the agreement. I had little choice but to hand my daughter over to him,” Lorenzo said.Dominic realized then what Lorenzo
Rafaella ventured out of the bedroom and found Remy sitting at the kitchen counter. His head turned at the sound of her approaching footsteps and he smiled and stood up from the chair.“Good morning, Rafi,” he said.Rafaella smiled at him. Everyone had taken to calling her Rafi ever since Hudson had started copying Dominic’s name for her. “Are you hungry, Remy? I feel like an omelet would hit the spot.”“I could eat again.” Remy smiled as he put the kettle on and rolled up his sleeves. “What can I do to help?”“You can grate the cheese while I chop the mushrooms and peppers.” Rafaella handed him the block of cheese and the grater.They made small talk as they each completed their tasks and Rafaella put the stove on and heated up the olive oil. She made their omelets and Remy made tea and coffee. When she was done, she plated up their food and they sat at the counter and ate.“You are an amazing cook, Rafi,” Remy said and wiped his mouth with the linen napkin.“Thank you, Remy,” she sa
Dominic tapped his fingers on his thighs impatiently. The freeway was busy and he wanted to get back to the penthouse. He had a lot to do. He pulled his phone from his jacket pocket and dialed Remy’s number.Dominic clenched his jaw as it rang and rang and eventually went over to voicemail. He closed his eyes briefly and gripped his phone in his hand. “Remy’s not answering his fucking phone. I swear he’s on his last warning with me.”Hudson chuckled from beside him and shook his head. “That kid’s still green, Dominic. Maybe I should just bend him over and show him how a real man does it.”Cooper and Ethan laughed loudly from the front as Austin shook his head. “Fuck, Hudson, you’d really fuck anything with a hole.”“Don’t be jealous, Austin, I’m man enough to admit that free sex is free sex, whichever hole it goes into,” Hudson said.“Please stop,” Dominic said as he closed his eyes.“I mean, if you just close your eyes and the fucker doesn’t say anything you can imagine whoever you w
“What the fuck happened in here?” Lev asked as they stood in Dominic’s bedroom looking down at Matthew Bianchi.“He killed Remy, the man I had on Rafaella. He raped her when she was a child and he came after her tonight. Someone must have told him that I took possession of her earlier today and he came to take her. She shot the fucking bastard,” Dominic said.“You look almost proud, Dominic,” Lev said with a grin. “She did way fucking more than just shoot him.”Dominic looked down at the horrific sight that was Matthew Bianchi. His eyes had been stabbed out and the knife was still in his chest. Dominic had no idea how many times she’d stabbed him in his heart but he knew that on a primal level, taking his eyes and heart was her way of avenging herself.“I’m glad to know she can handle herself but I’m sorry she had to do it though. I would’ve gladly killed this animal slowly.”“Someone will know he was here,” Lev said and dragged a hand through his hair.“True. But my man is dead and M
On Saturday morning, Inara ventured into the kitchen, still yawning and stopped short. Agron and his men were busy with breakfast and arguing about what Inara would prefer to eat and drink. She watched them for a while until Kadri cleared his throat and pointed in her direction.“What’s going on?” she asked them.They all had sheepish looks on their faces and she smiled with amusement. Granit was a big man, maybe even bigger than Austin and he was wearing a navy blue apron dusted with flour. Kadri was squeezing fresh oranges while Besnik was kneading dough and Dren was cutting up fruit. Agron seemed to be frying bacon.“We wanted to surprise you with breakfast in bed,” Agron said and smiled at her.“Firstly, you didn’t have to go to all this trouble just for me and secondly, it is a nice surprise either way,” she said and sat down at the counter.“See, I told you she’d like it,” Granit said and wiped his hands on the apron.“What are you making? Is the dough for bread?” Inara asked as
Agron unzipped her dress and kissed the back of her neck softly. Inara turned and started unbuttoning his shirt. She knew it was going to happen. The moment he slid that ring on her finger, she’d known.Her hands traced the letters of her name tattooed over his heart and she looked up at him. “When did you do this?”“Friday morning,” he whispered as he pulled her dress down her arms.His hands trailed over her ribs and down her hips as he pushed the dress down to the floor. He took his shirt off slowly and Inara took in the elaborate tattoos that filled his right arm and one half of his chest.She moved closer to him and popped the button on his dress slacks. He took off his shoes as she unzipped his pants but he grabbed her wrist as she moved to pull them down. His hands trailed up her arms and around to her back, unclipping her bra in the process.Agron scooped her up in his arms and walked towards the bed. He placed her down gently and hovered over her, kissing her with more urgenc
“What the fuck do you mean Agron Makolli claimed Inara?” Dominic yelled into the phone as he climbed into the back of the SUV.“She’s wearing his ring, and says she signed the marriage contract,” Gage answered him.“Fuck!” Dominic yelled again and pinched the bridge of his nose. “I’ll be there in two hours. Keep an eye on them. If he makes one wrong move, shoot him in the head.” Dominic ended the call and gripped his phone tightly in his hand.“We should’ve killed the Albanian when we talked about it,” Hudson said. Hudson was alone with Dominic in the back with Ethan driving and Cooper sitting up front. He’d left Austin at the house with Rafaella, not wanting to leave her alone again. Austin had volunteered, he was pissed off as all hell.“Shit’s getting real too fast, Dominic,” Cooper said as he cocked his gun and placed it between his legs.“I fucking know, Coop. Rocco must have made an alliance with the Albanian fucking bastard and promised him Inara in return. It’s a done fucking
Inara walked into the living room and looked at her brothers sitting there. Dominic turned his head and stood up immediately. His arms wrapped around her and she hugged him back tightly.“Are you okay?” He cupped her face and looked into her eyes.“I’m fine, really.”He nodded his head and let go of her hand. Dominic sat back down and watched as Inara hugged Gage and walked to sit with Agron. Their movements seemed so effortless and Inara’s smile was genuine.Fuck. She had feelings for the man. Dominic knew he had to make this work, for her sake, if for nothing else. “There will be a condition on your continued drug trade.”“I’m open for negotiations,” Agron said.“If you are going to be our only supplier we will also be your only buyer. There will be no drug distribution in my city. Understood?”“That is fair,” Agron agreed.“Now tell me about Rocco’s plans,” Dominic said.“Rocco killed Conrad Vittori,” Agron began.“I already know that.”“The Elders approved his murder. All three of