[ 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