MASON“Hello, uncle.” I greet, not bothering to get to my feet as Escobar Scuderi walks into his huge office where I’ve been waiting for him for the past hour.“Nice of you to finally show up.”The older man takes in my calm demeanour with suspicious grey eyes, and I rein my temper tighter. My uncle likes keeping out bait, waiting for his prey to fall for it so he can snap you back into his jaws like the predator he is.I, on the other hand, learned to stop falling for his bait a long time ago. Currently, only Mira is allowed to make me lose my temper.Escobar takes his seat and spears me with a piercing look.“I see the prodigal son has finally come home.”I clench my fingers into fists to stop myself from lashing out.“Quite the opposite, actually. The prodigal son had come to deliver a warning.”The air in the room immediately becomes stiff with tension. I can feel Escobar’s soldiers become more alert from their perch at the door all the way from here.Escobar smiles.“Let’s hear i
MIRA Monday morning breezes in and there’s still no sign of Mason. No texts, no calls…no nothing. The hole in my chest has grown wider, and the pain, probably sharper.I can't believe he just tossed me aside. Is he really planning to forget about me?“Thing is, I have no idea if I still have a job or not.” I whine while lying on Vanessa’s bed.My best friend stares at me through groggy eyes,“Bitch, it’s six AM in the morning. Why are you even on my bed?”I ignore her.“I mean, should I just dress up and go there? Maybe I could ask him face-to-face.” The thought of seeing Mason again makes my heart beat in crazy rhythms.Vanessa huffs and pretends to have a mini swoon. God knows she’s tired of my antics. Just then, the doorbell rings, startling us both. After two seconds of staring at each other like idiots, I finally shoot to my feet.“I’ll get it!”“Take a weapon with you just in case it’s the big, bad wolf.” Then she throws the covers over her head and falls back to sleep.I do n
MIRAWe finally arrive at Mason’s office building and Darth ushers me in. As we go through the gleaming reception, I hear him mutter into a transmitter,“Boss, she’s here.”My heartbeat quickens when Mason says something inaudible.Seconds later, I feel Darth’s palm on the small of my back.“C’mon, miss, we’re going straight to the boss’s office.”My palms turn sweaty. I want to argue but Darth is already shoving me into the elevators. Within minutes, we arrive at the maze of desks that make up the common area. It’s probably a busy day because the place is buzzing with people carrying files, making phone calls and literally doing office stuff everywhere.“Oh. There he is.”My head snaps up and I follow Darth’s line of sight to find Mason leaning against one of the numerous doorways, legs crossed.I come to a halt, trying to catch my hitching breath. Suddenly, it feels like all the air in the room has been sucked out. The buzzing atmosphere is stripped bare and all that exists is Mason
MASONRestraining order my arse. Restraining order my fucking arse.Mira Fernandez has no idea that she’s just unleashed a monster from his gilded cage. Maybe I was possessive and overbearing before.Maybe I was a stalker.Maybe I was the devil.Maybe I was hell’s archangel.But Mira has completely succeeded in ripping open the darkness I tried so hard to keep hidden. She has unleashed the dark side I swore never to show after I killed my father.It’s funny how she thinks a restraining order can stop me from having her. A mere sheet of paper. I don’t care if it was her idea or not. I don’t care if she wanted it or not. All that matters is that at a point, she accepted it. She signed her signature on those documents. She agreed to bar me from having access to her…and she knows how uncomfortable I get when I can't touch her when I want to.She thinks she’s played me, but I’m not regarded as the most dangerous billionaire in New York City because I give up easily.If I stalked her be
MIRA The scent of that familiar, expensive male cologne hits me and I go still. The room is pitch black so I cannot make out his face, but I finally let go of my panic and fear long enough to feel his touch and the electrifying feel of his heated breath against my skin.He doesn’t give me the chance to breathe. His lips rove over my neck, kissing and nipping until my knees are quaking and the only thing holding me up is his body against mine.“Mason. Mason, please…”“Shh, Mira.” He growls almost angrily. “The only sounds I want to hear from you are your moans of pleasure. Don’t say anything else. Don’t even look at me.”His words slice through my heart like a sharp blade. I try to push him away but he only presses me harder against the wall.Trapped. I’m trapped.“Trying to escape me is fruitless. Very fruitless. You’ve already gotten permission from the law to keep me away. I understand you do not want me around. Fair warning, Mira. It’s my turn to take. And I’m going to take from y
MIRAI realise two things immediately when I take my seat in Halloway’s office. One, it is extremely uncomfortable to walk around without panties underneath a skirt.Two, Halloway Stephens had not learnt her lesson. The bitch sits on her high and mighty throne and stares daggers at me with a little smirk.“I thought you were supposed to brief me for a meeting.” I ask, trying to control my temper.She shrugs.“Last I checked, Mason was supposed to handle it. Oh, wait. You slammed him with a restraining order.” She puckers her red lips in a fake pout. “Bummer. Must be hard.”At this point, it’s a goddamn miracle that I haven’t exploded from rage yet.“The restraining order means nothing. Mason and I are still very much together…”“Doesn’t look like it.” She cuts in, her icy eyes glinting. She leans forward and props her chin on her open palm, “I have honestly never seen my Mason look as angry as he did when you told him about that order. My, my, my. It’s a disaster.”Her Mason? Her Mas
THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS EXPLICITLY DESCRIBED SEXUAL SCENES. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN PERIL.WAIT, I’M KIDDING. DO NOT PROCEED IF YOU ARE TRIGGERED BY SUCH.love, Blaq.***MIRA“Hi, sweetie. How was your first day?” Vanessa greets with a big smile and a hug when she pulls the door open.Her smile slips when I return her hug with very little enthusiasm.“It was great…I guess. Where’s Anna?”“She’s asleep. It’s almost ten PM. I was just about to send out the Calvary to come look for you. What happened?”I trudge into the living room and collapse on one of the comfy Italian sofas.“I served him the restraining order.”Her eyes immediately widen with realisation. She walks over and sinks into the sofa beside me, draping her arm around my shoulder.“Oh, sweetie. Is that why you’re upset? How did he take it?”I heave a breath. It ends up coming out all brittle and depressing.“He was…mad. Pretty much. Then he cornered me in a dark room, gave me a bone melting orgasm which left me pinning for him t
MIRAI open my mouth to protest but Mason slams his lips against mine, effectively putting an end to whatever I was about to say.At this point, warm and snuggled up against him, I couldn’t care less. I sink my fingers into his hair, giving him full permission to devour me whole.When we finally break for air, his lips trace my cheeks and he whispers gruffly.“This is how I want you, princess. This is how I’ll always want you. Soft and willing…and mine.”His lips on my skin are so electrifying, I’m grateful for the fact that he’s holding me up, otherwise my shaky knees would’ve given way a long time ago.“Can we put on the lights now?” I ask softly. “I want to see you.”“Of course, baby. Just a sec.” Mason drops a quick kiss on my forehead before groping around in the dark to get to the light switch.Seconds later, bright white lights flood the room and I blink rapidly until Mason finds the controls that adjusts the brightness.Finally able to see clearly, I take in the gorgeous stri