[ DESTINY CARTER ]"Ste..fa..no!!"His name left my mouth as i blinked my eyes several times to believe it was him,my Stefano standing at the top of the staircase,clad in his black suit with a black shirt beneath.He has his hairs combed back.His lips curved into his signature smirk not devilish one which used to scare me once upon a time.The time seemed to stop between us as he begun to descend down the stairs.His deep footsteps echoed in the sheer silence.I stood motionless still registering everything,I felt nostalgia hit my nerves.I was happy,I was surprised,I was scared,I was overwhelmed.I couldn't figure a certain feeling."Aren't you happy to see me Amore?"He asked me in his raspy voice,his steps approaching closer and I could feel my body hormones reacting automatically due to our proximity."Are you for real?"I asked in response earning a chuckle from him."No my love you are not dreaming.Its me,your Stefano in front of you and now he is going to prove it practically."Wi
[ DESTINY CARTER ]"How did you find out that Cassius has kept me in a secret location and how you reached the stylists girls?"I asked as we lay silent cooconed into each other."Its a long story love.I know him better than anyone and yeah of coarse Vincent helped me."He replied,I couldn't miss the edge in his tone on the mention of Vincent."He is a nice man unlike his brother."I couldn't find more words,his grip on my shoulder tightened."Lets not talk about anyone else.Its our time and I want to spend my whole day with you Principessa."He kissed the top of my head and pulled me more closer."What about Cassius?By now he must have gone lunatic.I am scared Stefano.He is capable of hurting anyone.Where is our family Stefano?"Panic surged through my bones imagening the worst scenario and Cassius's threats."Shhh calm down Destiny.They all are safe,in fact they are planning our next move downstairs."He told me causing me to snap my head to face him."They are here?"I blinked my eyes t
[ STEFANO DE NIRO ]I felt uneasy at heart listening to Destiny and Alessandro's conversation.They share a pure bond of friendship and mutual trust but she had to ditch her friend because I behaved like a total jerk which compelled her to leave the safety barriers.She could had died.Her beautiful smile dropped after Alessandro's last words."Okay now we should concentrate on planning our next move."I cleared my throat to divert the subject for time being.They dispersed after taking my command.I walked over to Destiny and pulled her into my arms."Everything will fall on its place Principessa."I whispered to her and kissed her forehead aware of the three pairs on eyes upon us.I don't care for anyone,"You can go back inside the room and do not leave it unless I call for you hmm."I said to her in a serious tone.She wasn't safe anywhere or it was my paranoia after loosing her under my nose."I want to stay here and watch you guys work.I'll feel bored in the confinement of the four w
[ DESTINY CARTER ]"How much more time it will take for us to reach at the hospital?"I peeped out of the closed black filmed window of the car as we drove for almost two hours in a heavy traffic in an ordinary car in order to skip the eyes of Cassius."Patience Destiny as I told you,he has taken Maisie to a town hospital which is almost 120 km away from the city,besides we had to take the doctor with us."Stefano,who has a grim look on his face replied but his eyes glued on the laptop screen and hands on his gun if we might be attacked in the way."I am sorry but I can't shake off the naggy feelings Stefano.All I want is,to see her and stay beside her."I chewed my bottom lip in nervousness and anxiety."Don't do that."He growled."Do what?"I bit my lip again and heard him take a deep breath."Don't do it if you want to make it to the hospital in your new and clean clothes."He said leaning on my shoulder so the driver and other men couldn't hear us,his hidden meaning caused my cheek
[ DESTINY CARTER ]"You go first."I blinked my happy tears and told Luca to meet his wife and babies first as it was the most memorable moment for them and I couldn't ruin it by my presence though I wouldn't wait for long."You can come with me,"He looked hesitant."No its alright Luca,its your family time hmm now go inside."I pushed him lightly towards the maternity ward.He smiled at me and wasted no time in dashing inside.I slouched my shoulders in great relief as the worries for Maisie and her babies had been killing me since I heard Stefano's conversation with Luca.Now what about Povetta?The thought made me frown.She is also heavily pregnant and all alone in Madrid.We are hiding like rats in the most secured places still feel paranoid then what about her safety.I need to talk to Stefano.I rose from the waiting chair and decided to look for Stefano who had been missing for hours but he,himself appeared in front of me."Where is Luca?"He asked with a frown."Inside the ward
[ STEFANO DE NIRO ]"Cassius's men have tracked us Boss,we don't have enough weapons and men power to counter back.What do we do now?"Marcus,the second in command after Luca,who sat on the passenger's seat asked me with tension filled voice whereas my trained driver was trying his best to dodge bullets shots as much as possible.I looked down upon a trembling Destiny,whose face was dug into my chest.I have put her life in danger and being this far from our base or calling for more help seemed impossible."Ste..Stefano..I..am..scared..they..have..come..for..me."She stuttured between her hiccups.I clutched her more tightly into my embrace,"No Principessa I won't let them reach you till my last breath leave my body."I said under clenched teeth.We had a full proof plan to reach safely at hospital then hide ourselves for the night if needed then where we went wrong or...Someone betrayed us.I had no time to ponder on the possibilities as a jeep again hit us causing our car to tumble
[ DESTINY CARTER ]I fluttered open my eyes and again closed them instantly as the sharp pain in my head and bright light couldn't let me adjust my frail vision.My whole body was paining like someone pierced a thousand needles in my entire body specially my abdomen area,my throat was dry and burning.I couldn't move my legs.I made a few more attempts to open my eyes and look around my surroundings and finally I did it.I found myself lying on a hospital bed,the room was small,in hospital gown,many tubed attached to my body and a pure white room with blue drapes.All I remember the last night,the car was moving very slowly against the disastrous winds,I was only praying to reach at village safely when all of a sudden another car bumped into our car before our driver could proceed it hit us again,startled by the unexpected attack on us,the driver lost the control of steering wheel and next I remember Stefano pushing me off the slopes as Cassius attacked on us.He promised to come
[ DESTINY CARTER ]NumbThats all I felt as soon as those words left Alessandro's lips.Luca can't be dead.The man has deceived death so many times.The man who never leaves Stefano's shadow even for a second."You must be mistaken someone else for Luca.He was with Maisie at the hospital when we were attacked.No its not him.You can call at the hospital and find out yourself."I said vigorously shaking my head to refuse the truth."I am not mistaken Destiny.Stefano has taken his body to his home town to bury him at his family vault thats why he is avoiding to take anyone's calls."He said,his voice too on an edge."No...no..no..how..how he can die.What about Maisie.Does she know?"I broke down completely,the ache in my heart was too deep and intense.It was only yesterday when we talked more than just two known strangers.The man protected me more than his life. "Shhh calm down Destiny.She doesn't know yet and we aren't telling her either until she recoveres from her after surgery recovery
Three Years Later...They were sleeping peacefully in each other's arms,the most comforting place for them when they retired from the chaos of everyday life and when they got a little time for each other since Stefano took over the position of Italian Mafia boss and declared his monopoly over all types of mafia business.No one dared to go against him because defying him means inviting the deathbut the most ruthless man was slave to his beloved wife and children's wish.Destiny's sleep was broken by the piercing sun rays which were falling on her face . She tried to stretch her arms but couldn't as he was caging her into his tight grip.She smiled looking on her handsome husband's innocent face .His messy hairs were giving him a hot look.She could watch him sleeping for her whole life but she needed to get up because it was the day when all family members spend the afternoon together.Adam and his wife Sofia also used to join them as they were running their own steel company in Italy
[ STEFANO DE NIRO ]I waited behind the rusty barrels of pungent smelling chemicals for more than an hour waiting for the bastard to appear,my men had their guns aimed in every direction in case we face attack from our enemy."Venite Cassius che hai ratto."I cursed under my breath,the humidity inside a damp area,I was sweating and on the verge of loosing my patience but I knew it wasn't the time to think about my bodily discomfort."We are going in the other room."I whispered to the men."We don't think it's a wise idea Capo,look upstairs.His men are marching with machine guns,our one wrong move can sabotage our whole plan."Marcus replied who was leading the gang.I sighed in frustration.I had no choice but to act on his suggestion as he had faced such attacks before.Ten minutes later,Alessandro's voice floated into my ear through the bluetooth device."My part of task is done brother.Don't worry most of his men won't attack on us so move ahead.""Marcus step one is successful no
[ STEFANO DE NIRO ]"Are you sure Adam that he is hiding in the closed chemical factory?"I asked Adam for the hundredth time as its been three days we searched for Cassius like hounds in the wilds but all the possible places were clean of his presence means he chose a least suspected place."Yes brother I have kept a close tab around this area without telling you because I wanted to be sure first and last night my spy saw his men entering inside the old factory with daily essentials it clearly means they are hiding there."Adam replied."Hmm he is brilliant in choosing a hiding place but this time he played his best.We can't directly attack on the factory as it is located near the residential area so what is the plan Alessandro?"I looked over Alessandro whose eyes were darted on his laptop screen."Yes brother I was actually analyzing the map of factory and I found a secret passenge through which we can easily enter inside without coming across his first line security circle."He
[ DESTINY CARTER ]I woke up feeling light after crying last night.Stefano was there for me,he comforted me without asking the reason of my breakdown and I felt pampered.Stretching my tensed muscles and climbed out of the bed.Stefano was nowhere to be seen in the room,meant either he used the other room or he might leave at mod night,well were less chances of the latter.Instead of going inside the bathroom,I padded out of the room to look for Stefano,well it was early six in the morning.I found him sleeping on the sofa, his body sprawled.I tiptoes to have a look at him as it was about sunrise and Stefano,still sleeping.His face had crease lines even in deep sleep,he seemed in tension.I don't know what came into my mind,I jerked his shoulder to wake him up,the solo motive was to ask him to sleep comfortably on the bed."Hey what happened?"He tiredly opened his heavy eyelids immediately,creased appeared on his forehead."Good morning Stefano and I am absolutely fine."I played with
[ DESTINY CARTER ]"Come Maisie it's the time,"I spoke hardly as my throat constricted looking at a devastated Maisie sitting on the bench in a corner of the cemetery.She turned like a stone statue,after her outburst at the hospital,she stopped crying and didn't say a word to anyone. Today is the funeral of Luca.Stefano made sure that only the closest relatives of Luca's side attend the funeral to ensure the safety of us and specially Maisie.I sighed in dejection as she didn't flinch so I decided to shake her little."Maisie come let's say a final good bye to Luca."I shook her shoulder gently thus she blinked her eyes to glance at me with no emotion."I can't say good bye to him Destiny.He is alive with me here,"She placed her hand on the left side of her chest,"You should go and join others to ensure his final resting.I am glad finally he won't be bothered by anyone.We can spend as much time as we want.Isn't it the brighter side of his departure from this mortal world?"She sm
[ STEFANO DE NIRO ]I kept staring at her sleeping figure.Her serene face had a sheer peace on her angelic face.My fingers ached to trace her cheeks and pointed nose.Her forehead creased,means she had something terrible in her sleep.How could I face her once she will be alright?I made a promise to her and Luca's dead soul to avenge and I won't sit quite until I fullfil my promise.It was four am in the morning yet the sleep was far away from my eyes.Day after tomorrow is the funeral,I want it the most memorable day for her because Cassius is going to meet his doom as well.I want to make our relationship official to the world once I eliminate my last enemy from the earth.My phone's vibration caught my attention.I kissed her forehead and went to the living room so her sleep wouldn't get disturb.It was from Adam.I frowned in worry,it was too early for him to call me unless it's very important.I swiped the green button and held the phone to my ear,"Hello Adam why are you calling me at
[ STEFANO DE NIRO ]I sat absent-minded in the balcony of the two storey house of Luca's parents staring down through gazebo down at the tight security of my men,covering the whole area that even if a fly wants to pass,it couldn't without getting aimed by their alarmed guns.But what is the point of all this now.Luca is gone now.I felt my heart clench everytime I recalled his dying body in my arms,blood oozing out of his body.Why?To save me of coarse.I didn't feel like a weak coward man in my whole life before.The man who understood me like no one did has gone forever.My grip tightened around the cup I hold resulting it to break into pieces and I felt some shards piercing through my palm.But the pain was nothing compared to the ache inside of me."Stef what the hell are you thinking?"Vincent's concerned voice laced in anger floated into my ears but I didn't care to look up at him.I heard him suck a deep breath whereas he snatched the broken cup from my hand."Please come with
[ DESTINY CARTER ]NumbThats all I felt as soon as those words left Alessandro's lips.Luca can't be dead.The man has deceived death so many times.The man who never leaves Stefano's shadow even for a second."You must be mistaken someone else for Luca.He was with Maisie at the hospital when we were attacked.No its not him.You can call at the hospital and find out yourself."I said vigorously shaking my head to refuse the truth."I am not mistaken Destiny.Stefano has taken his body to his home town to bury him at his family vault thats why he is avoiding to take anyone's calls."He said,his voice too on an edge."No...no..no..how..how he can die.What about Maisie.Does she know?"I broke down completely,the ache in my heart was too deep and intense.It was only yesterday when we talked more than just two known strangers.The man protected me more than his life. "Shhh calm down Destiny.She doesn't know yet and we aren't telling her either until she recoveres from her after surgery recovery
[ DESTINY CARTER ]I fluttered open my eyes and again closed them instantly as the sharp pain in my head and bright light couldn't let me adjust my frail vision.My whole body was paining like someone pierced a thousand needles in my entire body specially my abdomen area,my throat was dry and burning.I couldn't move my legs.I made a few more attempts to open my eyes and look around my surroundings and finally I did it.I found myself lying on a hospital bed,the room was small,in hospital gown,many tubed attached to my body and a pure white room with blue drapes.All I remember the last night,the car was moving very slowly against the disastrous winds,I was only praying to reach at village safely when all of a sudden another car bumped into our car before our driver could proceed it hit us again,startled by the unexpected attack on us,the driver lost the control of steering wheel and next I remember Stefano pushing me off the slopes as Cassius attacked on us.He promised to come