[ DESTINY CARTER ]"Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía,"I read the name of the one of the most beautiful sight in front of me,"You seriously brought me here Stefano!"I blinked my eyes several times as it was one of my fantasy to see the masterpieces of greatest artists in my life."I thought you'd like to come here as I have seen you observing the paintings and artifacts in estate."He said to me as we walked ahead of the threshold of the tremendous building."But why this place is devoid of any other visitors except museum staff and our guards?"I asked not finding other tourists as it is one of the ironic location of the Europe."Because I pulled my strings to keep it reserve for us today."He gave me one of his haughty smirk."Oh how can I forget."I thought and we begun our tour of the many masterpieces of the last one thousand years.I couldn't believe on my eyes that I was seeing them by my own eyes."So beautiful and surreal."I admired each of them and suddenly I saw so
[ STEFANO DE NIRO ]My anger couldn't be subsided even by a sleeping angel on my shoulder.When she narrated me about her sufferings as his captive,it erupted a strange kind of pain in the left side of my chest,I felt remorse for not being there for her when she dies in every single moment.I stared at her peacefully sleeping face,she had no worries for the future or regret of the past,she always looks in the present and finds happiness in everything around her."Me quitaré todos tus dolores Principessa."I kissed on her forehead lightly and cautiously tucked her inside the blankets.Our plane took off from Madrid in the mid night to distract our enemies who were seeking an opportunity to slaughter us in our way to the airport which was scheduled at evening.Luckily,Luca's sources found about the conspiracy,no doubt my dear cousin had a hand in all these chaos in my life.He wants to demolish me at any cost but he doesn't know the deepest and darkest side of me which I have never show
[ DESTINY CARTER ]It's been three hours since we landed back in Italy.Stefano,along with Luca and his men went to somewhere else,leaving I and Povetta to move back to estate with few of his guards.When we arrived at estate,it was the early dawn so I retired to my room to sleep for a couple of hours more but when I woke up,it was past nine in the morning.I slept for five hours but I felt energetic.After doing my morning chores and a long refreshing shower I decided to look for Alessandro whom I missed in last ten days.I also felt light hearted as I shared about our weak moments with Stefano,who initially didn't take it warmly.Honestly,he wanted to murder Alessandro for taking my advantage.The recall of the moment erupted my body hairs.Flashback..."I and Alessandro shared the night together in my room when I found you with Gabriella in the club's toilet doing those things,"I confessed to him whose face lost its colors and the softness on his features that I had seen during
[ STEFANO DE NIRO ]"Esvergines tus acciones caballeras mi hijo?"My father,the Capo asked me in his icy cold voice which can shake the bravest heart except mine.(Will you explain your chivalrous actions my son?)I stood there with my hands folded behind my back with nothing but a plain expression on my face.I was prepared for this long before entering into the Lion's den."I did what I felt was right to do with an enemy Capo."I replied not flinching by his wreathing anger by passing minutes."Pardon me Capo but what my cousin did to Victor Niccoli without seeking your permission isn't expendable by a future Capo.Victor must be presented before you as he is an old enemy who signed a peace treaty with us,when Grandfather was Capo so I think Stefano's act isn't justified according to our rules."Cassius intruppted wagging his tail like a good puppy."I do not want a third person to come in between our conversation Capo."I glared him murderously who was smirking devilishly."He has s
[ DESTINY CARTER ]My stomach had been twisting since morning when Alessandro told me about their cousin's arrival and by the slight discomfort in his tone,I guessed it is related to a past event.Well I don't want to go in that lane as I have nothing to do with their family issues nor I have a right to poke my nose in what that doesn't concern me.It was past one in the afternoon.I had a light lunch as the jet lag made me nauseous since I stepped out of the plane.Secondly,I was restless as I didn't hear anything from Stefano.He went to meet his father which wasn't a good thing.Antonio De Niro gives chills to evdn dead bones.What if he unleash his brutality on Stefano?"No Destiny think positively.Stefano isn't a child.He can defend himself even against Satan.He'd be here soon."I tried to keep my nerves normal.I was pacing aimlessly in the porch facing the garden,the fresh air under the shadows of tree helped me to remain calm.I was drowned in my own ocean of thoughts that I did
[ DESTINY CARTER ]"Just don't..I don't need a fucking babysitting Destiny."He tried to shove off my hands as I was applying some pain relief ointment on his bruises.He,after his reluctant attempts to throw me out of his room finally surrendered when I proved to be more stubborn than him and sat down quietly.My heart bleeded seeing his whole upper body covered with wounds given by his father that made me wonder how terrible had been his childhood when a well grown man sitting in front of me couldn't fight against his father's assaults.No wonder his father was more vicious than Victor and he tried to transform Stefano to become one like him but I know deep down the hard walls of a cruel man,there's the love deprived soul who is craving to be loved and cared.And I would do my best to give him some comfort.If he allows me."I am almost done Stefano and I am not babysitting you because you aren't a baby but a badass mob boss."I replied to his useless rants only to receive a hard
[ DESTINY CARTER ]"How do you know my name?"He narrowed his eyes at me."You are the breaking news in the mansion,everyone is talking only about you and by your appearance I guessed you are one of the Niros so I predicted I see my assumption proved right."I replied."Oh you're quite an observant person by the way let me introduce myself officially yes I am Vincent De Niro Miss-"He paused not knowing my name yet."Destiny Carter,"I finished for him."Miss Destiny not an Italian I guess,neither by name nor your accent."He narrowed his eyes."You are quite an observant too,yes I am not an Italian by origin but most of my life spend here till present time."Touche,"He chuckled and by his soft gentleman's demeanor,he seemed more humble and non mafia type person or I say more like Alessandro."I can see your English accent is as strong as an English speaking person.I guess you have spent a good time in English region."I don't realise when our unexpected collision stretched into a hea
[ STEFANO DE NIRO ]Vincent returned in my life when I closed the dark chapters of my past,my father summoned him all of a sudden but why?Is he scamming against me and now Vincent is his new pawn to defeat me in this dirty power play.In my messed up life,only one thing is comforting,presence of Destiny.She came as a phantom of hope and light in my dark hellish life.I showed her my scars,the painful side of my life behind thr closed doors of my room.She is the first person after Vincent to know how my childhood spent,under my father's satanic rule over me.I let her treat my wounds,a force inside me told me to trust her and break all the barriers for her ti enter in the forbidden territories of my heart which,after ages woke up from a long hibernation.It reacts around her.I slept for hours as exhaustion of days took over my senses,I woke up around six in the evening,it meant I was passed out for five hours straight skipping lunch and now its almost dinner time where I have to fa
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