EPILOGUE
Miami, FL
Sunsetwould always hold a special place in my heart and memories. While nothing rivaled that hilltop and the views of the city below against the horizon, the world from this high-rise overlooking the marina was undoubtedly a close second.
I clung to the railing, my eyes shut tight, as the warm, salty city air caressed my face, carrying the bittersweet memories of Villa Dorada. The pain that accompanied those thoughts was soothed, if only for a moment, by the gentle touch of the wind. A sense of peace washed over me, signaling the end of a chapter in my life. The documents were signed, and Villa Dorada, with all its ghosts, belonged to someone else. In the six months since Gio’s death and my severed ties with what was left of my girls, I’d experienced a whirlwind of emotions—healing, crying, and falling madly in love every single day.
Kai had this way of reading me, feeling my energy, and always being there when I needed him. As if I’d called out to him in my thoughts, there he was, with strong arms around me. I had always taken care of myself, but I had never felt so protected and loved in his embrace.
I looked up at his handsome face, and he leaned to kiss me.
“Ready to get back to our room?” he asked, holding me tighter.
“Yeah. We should get some rest. We’ve been traveling all day, and I still want to catch the sunrise and stick my feet in the sand before we head out.”
“Sounds like a plan.”
The moment the elevator doors closed, I was on him, arching up on the tips of my toes as he reached down and lifted me. I’d never get enough of being in his arms.
“I’m not that tired,” I whispered, kissing along his jaw.
“I wasn’t either, but I needed an excuse to get you back in our room as soon as possible.”
I chuckled against the skin of his neck, inhaling his crisp, masculine scent, which made me want to taste him.
“No sense in beating around the bush, Cain. Take what you want when you want because you know I’m yours.”
He used his thumb to caress the bridge of my nose and over my eyebrow. “Sometimes, even now, I wonder what I did right in this life to deserve you.”
“You’ve done many things right, baby,” I said, kissing his lips. “That thing you did with your tongue this morning. Perfect.” He laughed. “The way you eat is unrivaled.”
“I did kill that omelet this morning pretty fast, didn’t I?”
I swatted him and joined his laughter. “Yeah, you sure did.”
The metal doors slid open, and an older couple stood at the entrance, watching us with a mixture of surprise and unease. I kissed Kai one more time before he set me down, intertwined his fingers through mine, and led me out of the elevator.
As I passed the woman, I noticed her flushed cheeks but was a little taken aback by her smile of approval and the slight nod she offered as I walked by. I sent a wink her way and wished her a night of fun in my thoughts because everyone deserved explosive orgasms.
The moment the door closed, Kai lifted me over his shoulder and tossed me on the bed. I squealed as I fell and bounced twice on the soft mattress. Hauling me by my ankle toward the edge of the bed, he slid off my heels, kissing the tops of my feet.
“I always knew I’d have you kissing my feet someday,” I said with a laugh.
“Baby, there isn’t a place on your body I wouldn’t taste or haven’t tasted.”
I rose to my knees and unbuttoned his shirt before shoving it off his shoulders and kissing his chest. “I love you, Kai,” I whispered, ghosting my lips over the hard planes of his abdomen.
“I love you, mi reina.” Kai reached for his holster, but I brought a hand over his and his gun.
He looked down at me curiously, and I grinned and ran my tongue up his rippled abs. Kai was so damn sexy, so delicious. I would eat off this man… And I had.
“What are you doing?” he asked, tilting my chin.
“You trust me?”
“Of course.”
“Good,” I said. Sliding the weapon from its holster, I engaged the safety and lay back on the bed. “Take off my thong, Kai.”
Kai eyed me for a beat before groaning and biting his lip as he reached for the straps of my panties and slid them down my legs. Our eyes connected, and I dropped my thighs open.
“When we first met, if there was one thing I hated about you, it was how fucking wet you always made me.” That put a cheeky smile on his face.
“Mmm,” he groaned, opening me up wider, his eyes hungry. I knew that look so well. Kai would devour my pussy until I cried, and I loved every second of feeling on the verge of a sweet, sweet death by orgasm.
“If it’s any consolation, you had me walking around with a goddamn hard-on every day.”
“I noticed,” I said, bringing the gun close to my lips, causing his eye to twitch slightly until I ran my tongue up the titanium barrel. “Thought we’d have a little fun.”
“What did you…have in mind?” Kai knelt on the bed in front of me, hands smoothing up my inner thigh.
“Oh, you know…” I slid the barrel down the wet seam of my pussy, and watched as Kai’s eyes widened.
“Oh, fuck, vicious.”
He wrapped his hand over mine and guided my movements as the weapon slid against my clit over and over. My head fell back onto the mattress as pleasure swelled, and my soft moans filled the room.
“My wife getting fucked by my gun is one the sexiest things I’ve ever seen.” He tugged the straps of my dress down and covered my nipple with his mouth, pushing me closer to release. “That’s my fucking girl. Come for me, baby.”
His words were all I needed to fall over the edge as I bit his shoulder and scraped my nails along the back of his neck. My poor husband sported new scars more often than not, but he never complained. He proudly wore my marks because he knew every part of him was mine.
“Fuck, Kai,” I muttered, still trying to catch my breath.
“My turn.” He took the weapon from my trembling hands and licked my cum off the barrel before tossing it on the floor and flipping me over. His teeth nipped at the back of my thigh, making me jolt. “Easy, vicious. Bring that ass up.”
I looked over my shoulder and watched as he stroked his cock, his eyes so intent on my pussy, I nearly came at the sight. Of feeling so wanted and so beautiful.
“I stopped my pills yesterday.” His smoky gaze snapped up to mine. “It doesn’t mean that—”
Before I could finish my sentence, Kai’s cock stretched me and pushed inside so deep it was almost painful. My mouth parted as he pulled out, slamming back into me before I could take a breath and sending my body forward. I gripped the sheets as he fucked me hard and fast.
“The vision of you pregnant with my child— Fuck, I love you,” he growled into my ear, sweeping kisses down my back.
“Más,” I begged, as his strokes slowed to an agonizing pace, driving me crazy. I reached down and found my swollen clit and cried out at the contact.
Kai tugged me back onto his lap, wrapping one hand around my throat, and with the other, he rolled my nipple between his fingers as I bounced on his cock.
“Listen to that, how goddamn wet you are. I bet you’re dripping down my balls.”
I raised a hand and tangled my fingers into his hair as he increased his rhythm. I was so close. My thighs trembled with every stroke against my clit. The tighter my pussy squeezed his cock, the tighter his hold around my throat.
“I want you to come all over my dick, and then I need you to clean me up.”
Biting my lip, I let my head fall on his shoulder as the high from the lack of blood flow started to take over. “Can you do that, wife?” I gave my best attempt at a nod. “Good girl.”
Kai knew I wasn’t a fan of being called a fucking good girl. I’d make him pay for that.
Just as I was nearing passing out, he loosened his grip on my throat and reached down to guide the fingers on my clit, and it was all it took to break me. I cried out his name and clenched his cock as the waves of my orgasm rolled through my body.
While still panting for air, I turned around and took him into my mouth. He was right, my cum was all over his thighs and coating his balls, and I made damn sure to clean him up thoroughly.
“Oh, shit,” he groaned, hands in my hair as I worked him deeper until tears filled my eyes.
Kai’s cock swelled in my throat, and his body tensed. I knew he was close, but our baby-making sex could wait. I craved to taste him, working his cock until hot cum slid down my throat. His loud grunts and how he began to crumple filled me with pride…but he still owed me for that good girl slip.
“Shit…Amalia.” The strain in his voice caused a chuckle to bubble up and vibrate against his already sensitive cock, causing him to fall back on his calves and grip my hair tighter. But I didn’t let up. I sucked him down until he was writhing above me, my name like the sweetest song on his lips.
I looked up at his contorted features and popped his dick out of my mouth, satisfied I could make him squirm.
“That’s a good boy,” I said with a laugh.
“You’re evil.” He tugged me into his arms and fell back, taking me with him. “But so goddamn sexy.”
I kissed his chest, then laid my head over his heart, closed my eyes, and let the rhythm soothe me. “You want to catch the sunrise on the beach?”
“Yes,” I said, flicking my thumb over his nipple just to see it pebble. “Leni said Santino will meet us around 10 a.m.”
Silas and Leni gifted us a private charter on one of Santino Leone’s yachts and a two-week Mediterranean honeymoon. We told them it wasn’t necessary, but Leni and I had gotten closer over the last several months, and she’d insisted. I knew it was her way of trying to ease my grief over Gio’s loss. Even though Kai and I hadn’t taken a honeymoon because of the tragic events following our wedding, I was surprisingly okay with that. Not only was every day a honeymoon next to this man who stole my heart, but I hadn’t been ready until now.
We’d settled into our new home just fifteen minutes from Derek and Eva, which was convenient for Milly to visit as often as she wanted. She’d really taken to Eva and the baby. My parents were also set to arrive in a few days to keep her company as we were on better terms these days. We’d all mourned the loss of Gio in our own ways but were slowly coming back together as a family, and that was all I could hope for.
Kai’s love for me was beautiful and unwavering. I knew that, and I believed him when he said he was happy by my side. But I also knew that reuniting with his brother and being an uncle was also a big source of his happiness. The way his eyes lit up with Vali melted my heart.
One day, I’d make him a father.
“I haven’t seen Santino since I was in Greece, back when Leni lost her dad. But he’s a good friend to them.”
I sat up and straddled his abdomen, bracing myself since I was still slightly sensitive and slick with cum.
“I looked him up. He owns that gentlemen’s club down by the marina. Illusion.” Kai nodded, and I gauged his expression. “You want to take a stroll inside? Check out the place?”
Kai gripped the back of my neck, and he crushed me to his lips. “Not in the slightest.” He kissed me. “You’re it for me, Amalia. Forever. My vicious queen.”
I laughed over his lips. “Good, because this was the perfect position to slit your throat, depending on your answer.”
He barked a laugh, kissing me again. Softer this time.
“Talk to me?”
We grew quiet as the weight of his question settled over me. It was his way of keeping communication open, of letting me know he’d always be there for me when I needed him. The nightmares followed me to Philly, though they weren’t as frequent. I would never get over my brother’s murder and the image of him on that cold floor—It was one I wanted more than anything to purge.
“I’m safe, baby.”
He didn’t press, and I was thankful.
“Ready for tomorrow?” he asked after several moments of a soothing silence.
I reached for his hand and threaded my fingers through his, my eyes falling on the pale band of skin where his Ares ring had once been. Two weeks ago, Kai had walked through the door of our home, covered in blood and wounds. He paid his debt to The Six. Much like he’d done that day of Rocco’s death, I took care of him, helped clean him up, and didn’t ask questions because I knew he’d come to me when he was ready.
“Am I ready to spend the rest of my life with you? Absolutely.”
Kai chuckled and held my hips, lifting me over his hard cock. “Again?” I asked, letting my body slide over him.
“I’ll never get enough.”
Kai raced down the highway on the red and black Ducati Superleggera he rented. Gloria was back in Philly. The itch to ride had gotten the best of him, and there we were, weaving in and out of traffic and soaking up the adrenaline. I held him tightly, his hand over mine, as we stopped at a red light.
“The marina is just two blocks from here,” he said through the speaker of our helmets.
“So you’re telling me I have time?”
Kai took off again. “Time for what?”
I said nothing and slid my hand over his thigh, and he tensed under my touch.
“Relax, baby. Let me make you feel good.”
“Amalia—fuck…” he growled as I stroked him.
“My name sounds sexy on your lips when I have your cock in my hand.”
“We’re going to crash.”
I chuckled and squeezed his shaft, causing him to jerk the bike.
“Then you better keep steady.”
“I would if you didn’t have my dick in your hand, and if I knew that once we got to where we’re going, I could bend you over this goddamn bike and fuck you till you cry.”
“You’re no fun,” I said, retreating my hand.
“Wait, wait, don’t stop.”
We shared a laugh and pulled into Santino’s marina a few minutes later. Club Illusion was an impressive two-story building with blacked-out windows and sleek white concrete.
I shook out my hair and climbed off the bike as Kai followed. He signaled toward the entrance, where a well-dressed man was standing. He was handsome, and the tattoos on his hands, especially the ones branching out from beneath the neckline of his designer suit, screamed Italian mafia.
Kai took my hand and introduced me to Santino.
“There’s about an hour left before The Mirage leaves port. Please, enjoy drinks and lunch on the beach or inside,” he offered warmly.
“We’ll soak in some sun and sand,” I replied, and Kai nodded in agreement.
“Perfect. There’s a private cabana just down the path. Look over the menu, and I’ll have someone bring down your drinks.”
The heat of the Miami sun was overwhelming, but the large, mounted fans and a slight mist made the experience relaxing.
“Kai, I need more sunblock.” I held my hair up as he rubbed the lotion onto my shoulders. We heard footsteps approach, and my mouth watered with a desperate need to quench my thirst, even if it was with some fruity drink.
“Hey,” a soft, feminine voice greeted from behind us. “I’m sorry it took so long. I’m filling in for…” Glass shattered against the cabana’s wooden floorboards, and I whipped around, immediately confused by the stare-down and shocked expressions between Kai and the woman who’d brought us our drinks. She was beautiful. Long curly hair and the most intriguing eyes I’d ever seen. One brown, one blue. But something was wrong.
I touched Kai’s arm, and the woman took off running the moment he spoke.
“Athena…”
Kai stood, intent on chasing after her, but I needed answers. Who was she? And more importantly, who was she to him?
“You know her?”
Shes my sister.”