Chapter 1
CHAPTER
ONE
LUNA
PRESENT DAY
“Oh god Wictor, too hard, too deep.” I moan. I’m currently holding my stomach because I swear I can feel him rearranging shit. Instead of slowing down, he digs deeper into my pussy, his hand tightening around my throat from behind.
“Never too deep, Mi?o??. Never deep enough,” he whispers in my ear. My eyes roll to the back of my head. His breath against my skin is usually enough to make me wet and achy for him.
He and I have been sneaking off for these clandestine trysts for the last four months meeting in one of two places neither of which is our homes.
That day over two years ago, the one that resulted in half my family being slain, well it not only scarred my heart irreparably, but it also changed my life. Shortly after the day that we will not discuss, my cousin Giulia, the daughter of my oldest uncle Giuseppe who was the leader of our family decided to take over. She decided to bequeath control of the cities our fathers ruled to each of his oldest children and from my father that happened to be me.
“Hey, where did you go baby?” He pulls me back and flips me over. My eyes water thinking about everything and I try to turn my head from him, but he grips my chin and makes me look at him. “Hey. Talk to me.” he kisses me softly. I reciprocate, allowing this moment of tenderness. I am usually closed off. Guarded. I sort of have to be.
“I’m sorry. I just…thinking about my life.” It’s true.
“Well whatever it is you're thinking baby, I promise it is going to be okay.” Before I can give him some canned responses, my phone begins to buzz.
“Shit.” extricating myself from his arms and from under him, I get out of bed, ignoring his growl at seeing me naked, and answer. “Yeah.”
“Luna, where are you?” Fuck. Giulia is on the phone and when she asks a question like that she either knows or is expecting to know right now.
“About twenty minutes away.” she goes silent before she responds.
“Get home now. We have intel.”
“Got it. Be right there.” Without thinking I begin to get dressed, no questions. When she says jump, we all simply leap.
“Where are you going?” Wictor asksI sigh because once again I am going to have to lie to him. See this is why we meet not at our homes. My life is not safe for someone not in the organization and he for whatever reason is hiding something as well. That is why our arrangement works. No mess. No fuss. It’s just that lately things have been feeling a little more…involved and that is dangerous. Not just for his life but also for my heart.
Finally dressed, I go over to the bed and lean over it. “I’m sorry. I gotta go. Talk to you soon.” is all I always commit to before kissing him and walking out.
The drive is short, but long enough to make a call to my second in command. “Luna.” Dalian answers like the man in charge and in some ways I guess he is. Giulia sent him down here to fix some chinks in my organization. I have had some issues lately with moles and attacks on my docks that Giulia was convinced were coming from inside my line. I on the other hand vehemently denied it. So, she sent Dalian, a cousin-in-law of my cousin Aurora down here to find it and he did within a week. That is when I knew I didn't have the guts and or instinct for this life, but the need to not disappoint my family was strong inside of me.
“Hey, do you know what is going on?”
“Yeah. Giulia is on her way here.” Fuck. Whatever it is, it cannot be good if she has to come to town. “Seems your father is back in town.” If any words could put ice in my veins, it’s those. See the day that changed my life is not that my father died, it’s that he didn’t. Shortly after speculation began about him orchestrating it and you know what, I fought for him. I went against what was left of my family to defend him and then the proof came through and I felt sick.
Before my very eyes information began coming in proving he was not only a traitor but also a murderer of his own family. That was the day I knew I was going to join. I vowed to kill him. I want to avenge those he killed but I also want to restore honor to me, my sister, and my brother. Being the child of a traitor leaves a stain.
“Shit. Is it confirmed?” I ask, my pulse racing like a Corvette.
“Yes. Photographs.”
“Anything else I should know?” I know something else is happening. I can feel it.
“There is a meeting of the three families tomorrow. Giulia is going to attend and is expecting you and I to do the same.” well fuck. This is more than I want to deal with right now, but it is my job and my burden.
“Be there in five.” Alright. Here we go.