Chapter 67 – Fifteen Minutes Later
About fourteen minutes later, I study myself in the mirror, my stomach a mess of butterflies.
I’m better than I was about twelve minutes ago, though, when I’d been sitting on the floor drinking directly from the bottle of wine, hissing desperately into the phone to my sister while she tried talk me down. Luckily, the combination of alcohol and sister logic eventually pulled me together.
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Chapter 1 – Broken Dreams Chapter 2 - Negotiating Alone Chapter 3 - Uncooperative King Chapter 4 - Free Yourself Chapter 5 - In Crisis Chapter 6 - Who Is She Chapter 7 - True Identity Chapter 8 - Arranged Marriage Chapter 9 - Choose To Betray Chapter 10 - Father And Son Talk appChapter 11 - Betrothed appChapter 12 – Breakfast With Daddy appChapter 13 - Fiona appChapter 14 – Meeting My Mafia Dad appChapter 15 – A Pawn In Their Game appChapter 16 – Mental Health Awareness appChapter 17 – Freedom And Dominion appChapter 18 – Every Little Girl's Dream appChapter 19 – The Secret Room Downstairs appChapter 20 – Danger Makes Me Want To… appChapter 21 – Boundaries, Bondage appChapter 22 – Everyday Life In The Mafia appChapter 23 – Heathcliff appChapter 24 – Getting To Know My Mafia Dad appChapter 25 – Personal History appChapter 26 – Self-control appChapter 27 – An Invitation appChapter 28 – Meeting The Family appChapter 29 – Something In The Air appChapter 30 – Flee appChapter 31 – Guilt appChapter 32 – The Good Stuff appChapter 33 – Family Ties appChapter 34 – Midnight Visits appChapter 35 – Visitors appChapter 36 – Interrogation appChapter 37 – Freedom appChapter 38 – Allegiances appChapter 39 – Obedience appChapter 40 – Release appChapter 41 – What Are We To Each Other? appChapter 42 – Bolder appChapter 43 – Caught In The Act appChapter 44 – A Surprise Suitor appChapter 45 – Competition For My Heart appChapter 46 – The Young Kingpin appChapter 47 – Most Eligible Bachelorette Of The Underworld appChapter 48 – Pennies And Pawns appChapter 49 – Bosses Meet appChapter 50 – Carnal Violence appChapter 51 – You Belong To Me appChapter 52 – Honey appChapter 53 – Sisters Meet Again appChapter 54 – Conflict appChapter 55 – Negotiations appChapter 56 - Roadblock appChapter 57 – Tequila Afternoon appChapter 58 – Punishment appChapter 59 - Midnights appChapter 60 – Spies appChapter 61 – Awkward Breakfast appChapter 62 – Broken Plans appChapter 63 – Insults appChapter 64 – Sisterly Advice appChapter 65 – Getting Precisely What You Want appChapter 66 – A Queen's Gambit appChapter 67 – Fifteen Minutes Later appChapter 68 - Ivan appChapter 69 – Taco Tuesday appChapter 70 – The Third Floor appChapter 71 – The Chamber appChapter 72 - Cornered appChapter 73 – Crisis Of Confidence appChapter 74 – A New Mission appChapter 75 – Family Breakfast appChapter 76 – Family Drama appChapter 77 – Push appChapter 78 – Heathcliff appChapter 79 – Enforcing The Contract appChapter 80 – Upstairs appChapter 81 – Wanting More appChapter 82 – Secret Spaces appChapter 83 – Shaken, Not Stirred appChapter 84 – Mini-break appChapter 85 – Doors Opened And Slammed Shut appChapter 86 – Blondes Always Have More Fun appChapter 87 – Secret Warnings appChapter 88 – Home Again appChapter 89 – Confrontations appChapter 90 – The White Box appChapter 91 – At The Office appChapter 92 – Punishment appChapter 93 – Swept Away appChapter 94 – Bedroom appChapter 95 – Treasure Trove appChapter 96 – Midnight Visitor appChapter 97 – Good Morning appChapter 98 – Is He Good To You? appChapter 99 – Breakfast Served Cold appChapter 100 – What Did You Expect? appChapter 101 – Auntie And Uncle appChapter 102 – Family Party appChapter 103 – A Simple Family Gathering appChapter 104 – Gatecrashers appChapter 105 – Family Politics appChapter 106 – Kingpins And Pawns appChapter 107 - Consequences appChapter 108 – Tension appChapter 109 – Sneaky Link appChapter 110 – The Staircase appChapter 111 – Strategies appChapter 112 – The Real Threat appChapter 113 – Refuge appChapter 114 – No More Hands appChapter 115 – Strategy For Breakfast appChapter 116 – A Very Important Man appChapter 117 – Friend To Friend appChapter 118 – Friend To Friend appChapter 119 – An Intimate Dinner appChapter 120 – Bitter Desert appChapter 121 – Rejection appChapter 122 – The Green Room appChapter 123 – Through The Wardrobe appChapter 124 – Mini Bar appChapter 125 – Viper appChapter 126 – Emergency Interruption appChapter 127 – Breakfast In Pairs appChapter 128 – Long Days appChapter 129 – Mixer appChapter 130 – Ex? Boyfriend? appChapter 131 – Ticking Clock appChapter 132 – My Man, Not Yours appChapter 133 – Bigger Problems Than Pasta appChapter 134 – Family Ties appChapter 135 – New Tactics appChapter 136 – Important Lessons appChapter 137 – Every Drop appChapter 138 – Condo In Milan appChapter 139 – Nightmare appChapter 140 – Inquiries appChapter 141 - Loss appChapter 142 – Cold Pride appChapter 143 – Surprise Visitor appChapter 144 – Secrets Overheard appChapter 145 – Profit From Pain appChapter 146 – Solitude appChapter 147 – Standoff appChapter 148 – Confessions Of A Mafia King appChapter 149 – Control appChapter 150 – Bright Light Of Morning appChapter 151 - Obsession appChapter 152 – Celebrations appChapter 153 – The Birds, The Bees, And The Horses appChapter 154 – Just A Quick Trip To The Pharmacy appChapter 155 – Just A Quick Test appChapter 156 – Knock Out appChapter 157 – Flip Out appChapter 158 – A Simple Check-up appChapter 159 – The Raid appChapter 160 – Through The Window appChapter 161 – Best Laid Plans appChapter 162 - Capture appChapter 163 – Home Again appChapter 164 – Big Decisions appChapter 165 – Consorting With The Enemy appChapter 166 – Fight Or Flight appChapter 167 – Family Ties appChapter 168 – Incarcerated appChapter 169 – Family Ties appChapter 170 – Visitors appChapter 171 – The Wedding appChapter 172 – Pleas appChapter 173 – The Test appChapter 174 – Midnight Meetings appChapter 175 – Happy Results appChapter 176 – An Important Phone Call appChapter 177 – Zero Doubts appChapter 178 – Meeting Daddy appChapter 179 – A Job For My Husband appChapter 180 – Surprise Surprise appChapter 181 – Tension And Courtship appChapter 182 - A Steady Rhythm appChapter 183 – Kent And The Law appChapter 184 – Plans Inside Plans appChapter 185 – Questions Of Trust appChapter 186 – A Seedy Bar appChapter 187 – A Few Short Words appChapter 188 – Boy At Home appChapter 189 – Movement In The Night appChapter 190 – A Judgement appChapter 191 – A Single Kiss appChapter 192 – One Last Night appChapter 193 – The Big Day appChapter 194 – Daddy appChapter 195 – Signing His Life Away appChapter 196 – Family Ties appChapter 197 – Crash appChapter 198 – On The Run appChapter 199 – The Ship appChapter 200 – Reunion appChapter 201 – Five Minutes appChapter 202 – Family Dinner appChapter 203 – Intentions With My Daughter appChapter 204 – Finally Alone appChapter 205 – Tough Conversations appChapter 206 - Pride appChapter 207 – Whatever Souls Are Made Of appChapter 208 – Connection appChapter 209 – Wake Up appChapter 210 – Breakfast appChapter 211 – Conversations With Horses appChapter 212 – Husband And Wife Stuff appChapter 213 – Ship Air appChapter 214 – Ginger Tea appChapter 215 – Intensity appChapter 216 – Can't Help It appChapter 217 – Across The Atlantic appChapter 218 – A Question Of Trust appChapter 219 – Father And Son appChapter 220 – Jerome appChapter 221 – Backstory appChapter 222 – Destination At Dawn appChapter 223 – Disembark appChapter 224 – The New House appChapter 225 – House Of Dreams appChapter 226 – Poolside Chats appChapter 227 – Family Dinner appChapter 228 – Presents appChapter 229 – A Very Tiny Betrayal appChapter 230 – Bianci appChapter 231 – Return Of The Prince appChapter 232 – Big Italian Family appChapter 233 – The Don appChapter 234 – Negotiate appChapter 235 – Temptation appChapter 236 – Drive-time Confessions appChapter 237 - Pissed appChapter 238 - Shower appChapter 239 - Steam appChapter 240 – Unexpected appChapter 241 – Kissing Cousins appChapter 242 – Playing House appChapter 243 – A Long Evening appChapter 244 – Out The Window appChapter 245 – Stolen Night appChapter 246 – Chat With My Mafia Nephew appChapter 247 – Coffee In Two Bedrooms appChapter 248 – A Warm Greeting appChapter 249 – A Feast appChapter 250 – The Lion's Den appChapter 251 – And Gio Too appChapter 252 – Starting The Deal appChapter 253 - Interrogation appChapter 254 – Plans Between Two appChapter 255 – Not So Mysterious appChapter 256 – A Job For Everyone appChapter 257 – Planning And Action appChapter 258 – The Long Game appChapter 259 – Roadside Puppy appChapter 260 – An Old Friend appChapter 261 - The Search appChapter 262 – Jerome's Confession appChapter 263 – The Agent appChapter 264 – Long Lost appChapter 265 – The Offer appChapter 266 – Delivery appChapter 267 – Lil Kent appChapter 268 – Home Safe appChapter 269 – The True Betrayal appChapter 270 – Anyone But Us appChapter 271 – Hasty Plans appChapter 272 – All Nighter appChapter 273 – Playing Fetch appChapter 274 – A Simple Phone Call appChapter 275 – All In One Place appChapter 276 – The Truth appChapter 277 – The Story Comes Out appChapter 278 – Ivan's Choice appChapter 279 – The Third Choice appChapter 280 – Things Happen Fast appChapter 281 – A New Baby appChapter 282 – A New Lippert appChapter 283 – Names appChapter 284 – A Dad Again appChapter 285 – Rude Awakening appChapter 286 – Return To Villa Bianci appChapter 287 – The Battle appChapter 288 – Mother appChapter 289 – The Final Negotiation appChapter 290 – Rest appChapter 291 – Natalia appChapter 292 – Morning Light appChapter 293 – Words Never Before Said appChapter 294 - Preparations appChapter 295 – The Very Best Day appChapter 296 – Reception appChapter 297 – Finally Alone appChapter 298 – The Chapel appChapter 299 – Domenico David appChapter 300 – Five Years Later app
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