Shattered Stars; Forced to marry the Mafia boss

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sharper, colder, more d

aze was enough to cut her to pieces. Elena stood frozen in his o

n you disobey," he said, wit

e anything,"

," he replied.

nd locked it with a solid

tr

landed li

hitched.

ed, stepping forward with terrifying calm.

t the desk. Her

. Fear is more loyal than desire. Strip, or I will call the press and leak everything. The

lled. Her h

and s

lways been

being brittle. When it reached her ribs whi

. Still clinging to pr

hirt back down, with her

e about your will. And I will break it. Bec

left without

into a chair,

ng window, her knees hugged to her chest, watc

her...

the drawer. That boy. The bruises. The

wasn't j

iding so

an who introduced herself only as Marla.

tional press tour," she barked. "Bla

lena asked, he

fia

a bl

ha

'll elevate his company's image, silence gossip, and make yourself unto

nearly

idn't ag

, you'll wear the ring, smile for the

ng, Domini

in the hallway, her

e asked. "You're fo

p walking. "I

s that ev

ed and

re was something in his

cka

" he said. "This life? T

hurt people,

hose to

derstand. He

l make them believe. And when the world

ng?" she asked. "Do you ki

sti

story, Elena. The

r in the penthou

ht about Vivienne Blackwell. About Dominic's mother. About the boy in the photo with bruis

felt him. The shift in the room and th

oked up, he

mi

aid quietly. "

ery instinct scream

leaned against the phoenix wall with

r bare feet felt sile

said. "Don

ove. For a heartbeat, they just s

ce between t

ming desperation. Her hands fisted in his shirt while his fingers tangled in her hair like he couldn'

gasped when his hands found her waist, but it wasn't fea

te him. But her

ead resting against h

't. She

, but not cruel. She felt his control cracking with every kiss

r say. It was raw and messy. Her fingers dug into his back as he moved insi

sn't b

Like he was drowning and she wa

ded, there was

peak. Neith

between them

ken, it

hem would ever b