Chapter 250 – The Lion's Den
I reach for a dish in front of me but Daniel smacks my hand away playfully, murmuring that he’ll fill my plate. I laugh at his over-solicitousness, but I’m secretly grateful – because while I recognize pasta and bread and cheese, I honestly don’t know what any of these dishes are. And Daniel – he knows what I like, so I just trust him.
As the meal passes I realize that my trust was well-placed, because almost every bite makes me moan in delight. I have no idea what I eat, honestly, but everything is rich with cheese and butter and these amazing sauces that I soak up with bread – and the seafood and the meats –
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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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