I was Serena Vitale. Queen of everything. That all changes in a night. When an attack is carried on my father during his birthday dinner and every famiglia is breathing on my neck. My uncle, Matteo has also threatened my heirship to the Vitale Empire, I am forced to seek help from an unlikely ally.

Luca Ferrante— my ex lover. 

He’s everything different from what I remember. Now he wants me to be his owned property. What would I let win in the end— my pride, my lust or my responsibility?

I checked my watch for the umpteenth time in the last hour. 10: 04 am. Fuck.


We agreed for 9 am…why wasn't she here yet?


I tried to convince myself that I wasn't nervous but that was just a blatant lie. I was nervous. Right from the very first moment i set my eyes on her since the last 5 years.


I stood there. Watching as her head was moving in the beat of the music playing. I chose it intentionally. She always loved classical music. 


God, Serena was beautiful….always had been. I didn't need anyone to inform me about her presence. I could sense her. Smell her. Serena had a presence that could never go unnoticed.


When I had her pinned against the wall, I wanted to take her. Kiss every inch of her body and remind her she was still mine. It didn't matter if I left 5 years ago…she was still mine.


Chapter 6 - She’s Not Here.