MIRA
Darth tries to keep me locked up in Mason’s office but I escape the minute he steps out for a water break.Fifteen minutes later, I am standing in my best friend’s doorway.“Vanessa! Where the hell have you been? I’ve been trying to reach you since last night.”My best friend gives me a not-so- bright smile and continues into the house.Okay, something’s not right. I close the door behind me and join her on the sofa.On a closer look, her face is scrubbed free of make up and she looks ten years younger than her normal age.“Okay, Nessa. Spit it out. What happened?”She shrugs.“What happened to you? You look like you’ve been crying.”I roll my eyes at her.“I asked you first, Barbie doll.”Vanessa lowers her gaze quickly, but not before I see the haunted look in those beautiful blue eyes. Her face is swollen and puffy, like she’s been crying for hours. Vanessa never cries – meaning something’s up.“Are you going to tell me or will I have to force it out of you?”“I’m fine, Mira. Just let it be.”I scoot closer and wrap my arm around her shoulders.“Look at me, girl.”She hesitates at first, then gives me a wet stare. My stomach tightens with tension.“You’re crying again. C’mon. Who do I have to kill?”She heaves a sigh.“Damon cheated on me.” She deadpans.I freeze. I’m pretty sure my mouth is hanging open right about now.“W-wait. You and Damon…?”Vanessa covers her face with both hands and lets out a long, frustrated groan.“I thought we actually had something. It was going great and the sex was so intense. God, now I feel so stupid.”“Oh, baby.” I hug her tight when she starts crying all over again.“He wanted to take things serious, you know.” She hiccups. “He said he wanted to be with me indefinitely…but I just wasn’t sure…”I pat her back lightly.“Then what happened?”“I decided to prank him.”My eyes nearly bug out of their sockets.“Nessa. You didn’t.”“Oh, yes I did. And he failed. Horribly.”“Well, what kind of prank was it?”Another deep breath,“I lied to him that I was pregnant. I bought a fake pregnancy test and fake test results. I just wanted to lay everything on the table to see his reaction. And he…he…”She breaks down and tears run down her smooth cheeks in torrents.“Tell me what happened, baby.”She wipes at her eyes.“He went off the roof. He was…so upset. I’ve never seen him that angry at me.”“What? He doesn’t want kids?” I ask gently.“Apparently not. He had a bad childhood although he refuses to tell me all the gory details. According to him, he doesn’t think he has any fatherly instincts.”Her words remind me of a certain dark god and my chest heaves with a painful pang.“So he cheated on you because he thought you were pregnant?”“Yup. I got a call from a strange number. Someone who works at his club. She told me that my boyfriend was last seen going into one of the rooms with a stripper. I didn’t want to believe her until I got there and saw things for myself.”I cringe.“You actually saw him sleep with this girl?”Her eyes widen.“No. No. But he was naked and tangled in the sheets with her. She had this post coital glow and the motherfucking bastard didn’t even bother to deny it.”Pure, raw anger at Damon's behaviour consumes me.“They’re bastards. Both of them.”“I hate him so much.” Vanessa whispers. “I’m done, Mira. I’m done.”I kiss her hair lightly.“Hey, it’s going to be fine. At least you’re not actually pregnant for him. Thank goodness.”Vanessa extricates herself from my grip and gives me a worried look that has my nerves tingling.“But that’s the problem, Mira. It wasn’t really a prank…I am pregnant for Damon.”Shit just hit the fan if you ask me.My dear, beautiful readers, If you’ve enjoyed the story so far, kindly leave a rating and a comment on the book’s main page. This goes a long way to encourage me as an author. Thank you for reading this far!!!
MASON“Where the hell is she, Darth? Damnit, where is she?!”I’m pretty sure I look like I belong in an asylum. After checking to make sure Halloway was okay, I arrived at my office only to realise that Darth and Mira were nowhere in sight. I’ve called her phone about a bazillion times but the hard headed woman keeps sending me to voicemail. A burst of rage mixed with a strange emotion trickles down my spine. Fear.I finally found Darth on the office grounds, but Mira is still missing.“Sir, please calm down and listen to me.”My fingers tighten around his throat.“I gave you one instruction. One instruction and you failed me. Where is my woman?”To Darth’s credit, he doesn’t look scared…just worried.“I left her for a few seconds to use the restroom. When I returned, she was gone.”I shut my eyes for a beat, hoping to soothe the darkness that persistently threatens to crawl through my throat and strangle me.“You and I both know that with everything going on with the mafia, it is to
MASONEven when the little minx is holding a fucking knife against my throat, all I can think about is how her body fits so perfectly against mine.All that buzzes through my damn mind is how thankful I am that she’d come over to Vanessa’s and had not been taken by one of my uncle’s gangs.All I want to think about is how deliriously perfect it would feel to stuff my cock through those pouty lips.Stab me, baby girl. I really hope you do, because there will be no escaping my darkness then.***LILYMy fingers tremble as Mason keeps pressing closer, bringing his throat in dangerous contact with the sharp edge of my knife.“Mason, step back. I will hurt you. I really will. Please, step back.”His arm bands around my waist, pulling me even tighter against him. His lips lower dangerously against mine and I shut my eyes, not wanting to look into his eyes when he finally kisses me.“So angry with me yet still craving for the touch that only I can give.” His lips move away from mine and inste
MIRARelief mingled with a bit of disappointment swamps me as Mason leans back and proceeds to tuck himself back into his slacks like he didn’t just attempt to eat me raw a few seconds ago.He spears me with a cold look in the mirror.“You’re lucky that this ball is important, princess. You’re very lucky.”He steps back and I scurry away from him, trying to gather my wits. He gives me a brief once over before disappearing down the hall to Vanessa’s bedroom. I would run away if I didn’t know that Darth was waiting at the door to catch me and bring me right back to the devil. Instead, I heave a shaky breath and hunker down on the floor, completely exhausted, and try to wrap my head around the fact that I had all but begged Mason to take me on the table earlier.Where the hell is he going anyways?I get my answer when he returns with a blanket, his icy stare still very much in place.I inch away when he attempts to drape the blanket around my shoulders.“You’re crazy if you think I’m g
MASONI still haven’t told Mira that I am one of the evil bastards who tried to abuse her years ago. I still haven’t told her that my own uncle almost forced her into a life of sex slavery and ruined her entire life.I haven’t told her that I will launch an all out attack on La Famiglia next month…and I might not come out alive. I only lift her hand to my lips and kiss it softly.I know I should probably count my losses now and let her go before things begin to get crazy and the truth starts flying. Maybe I’m a selfish bastard, but I know Mira would run out the front door once she realises who I really am, and I plan to hold on to her for a long, long time.She asks me if I love her.What I feel for Mira Fernandez is darker and wilder than love. A few months ago, I thought I was obsessed. Turns out, my feelings run even darker than that.And I’m beginning to get the hunch that the darkness might one day ruin us both. But even then…I’m never letting go.If it keeps her by my side, I w
MIRAI have absolutely no idea where I’m going. I only stumble blindly down the room until I get to the door. I have no idea that tears are running down my cheeks until the salty taste slips past my lips and into my mouth.The pain in my chest swells until it’s choking me, until I can barely breathe. The whole party suddenly feels suffocating. I need to get out of here!Subtly aware of the fact that I probably look like a raccoon now, I pause for a second to dab at my wet face and wipe my tears, but deep down, I know I will never be able to wipe away the memories of what I just heard.I will never be able to wipe away this choking, overwhelming sense of betrayal.I stumble towards the exit once more, not caring to watch where I’m going.“You’re mine. Only mine.” Mason’s words echo in my head like a broken record. Liar. He’s a complete liar and like a pathetic fool, I believed him. I let myself trust him. I let myself fall in love with him.My soul feels like it’s been crushed to a mil
MASONThe moment Darth informed me that someone else, specifically him, Axel Roman, had his hands on my woman, I saw red. I had unfinished business with Halloway, but I abandoned it and practically flew down to the main ballroom.Now, I watch from a distance as the motherfucker greedily soaks up her laugh and smiles. I watch as she gives another man all her attention.I watch as Mira Fernandez disobeys me once again.How I’m able to stand still and not walk over there and bash Axel’s head in is a fucking miracle…one that might not last very long. He leans forward to pick a stray strand of hair that grazes her cheek and I clench my fingers in blinding rage.“How long has this been going on?”“About fifteen minutes now.” Darth responds.I shut my eyes for a brief second to quell my venomous anger. That will be fifteen punches for the fifteen minutes that Axel Roman has tried to take what belongs to me.I’m aware that the fact that he’s here is a warning, and I vow to send back that war
MIRAI fly into the first room I can find – which happens to be the bathroom. My pulse thumps rapidly as I make my way down the marbled floors, looking for an empty stall to hide. My mind flashes to the black clouds I could see in Mason’s eyes earlier. Something tells me that if he catches me this time, I might likely not survive his wrath. I finally find an empty, half open stall and slip in quickly, locking the door behind me. My legs are trembling as I listen quietly for any sounds. Five minutes later, I hear the sound of footsteps as people walk in.“Can you believe that Mason brought his slut to a high profile party?”From the sounds they’re making, it is apparent that the ladies came in to powder their noses. I roll my eyes.“I know, right?” The second one replies. “Once a slut, always a slut. She even kissed another man while he stood right there. Where did he even find that whore?” I stifle the urge to open the door and give those bimbos a piece of my mind. Instead, I bring
MASONThe darkness that crawled like a fog in my head when I saw Mira and Axel kiss earlier threatens to come out and play ball right now.I hold her to me by her fragile wrists, realising that it would take absolutely nothing to hurt her – realising that in this moment, maybe I want to hurt her.I do not care about her explanations or whatever she has to say. She should have known better. Now, she stares at me through those scared, wet eyes, but instead of remorse or pity, I only feel a cold, angry emptiness.I flip her over and press her into the bed, lifting her arse high in the air as I ready her for my spanking. I had thought of this idea when she ran from my office earlier, but now, I’m switching it to a whole new level.After I spank her to my satisfaction, after I make sure that that pussy is wet and dripping from the pleasurable pain I inflict, she will explain to me why she let another man touch her, most importantly Axel Roman. That prick.“Mason, what are you doing?”“Stay