Luca’s POV “Dinner’s ready, sir.” Matilda’s voice echoed from the entrance of the sitting room once again, and I glanced behind the couch to stare at her. “Thank you, Matilda.” I murmured with a nod of my head and waited until she had turned back around and made her way out of the sitting room, before returning back to the position I was sitting in moments ago.“Let’s go have dinner,” I said softly to her as I turned my head around to stare at her and she nodded her head a couple of times with a whispered ‘alright’. We’ve been in here after Matilda had gone back to the kitchen in order to prepare my own dinner, and we’ve been mostly left in a couple of stretched out blanket of silence, the rest of the time that had passed by, has been with the both of us lightly discussing about music, and she had been shy although, and would start blushing and wouldn’t be able to stare at the television well, whenever a music video comes up and the video had explicit content in it. Albeit he
Luca’s POV I picked up the syrup bottle and poured some over the rest of the waffles on her plate, I didn’t miss the way an expression had come over her face as soon as I had started to pour the syrup over the waffles, and I had probably ended up pouring way more that was necessary, all because I still wanted to stare at the brightened up expression on her face for a moment more. She didn’t seem to mind that I had ended up pouring the amount of syrup that I had poured and so I sat back in my seat after returning the bottle of syrup where I had picked it up from.She started to eat once again and after eating three more bites, dark colored syrup was staining the lower part of her lip, as well as the side of her lips, and I had to force my eyes away from her face as soon as she swiped her tongue out to lick up those stains, cleaning them up properly and neatly.My mind quickly went to a bunch of other things which she could clean up nearly with her tongue and I buried my face into my h
Luca’s POV I lifted the glass cup up, and the surprisingly cold glass pressed into my palm as I lifted it up and took a drink from it, feeling the cold and fruity liquid rush into my mouth and throat. I didn't have more than half a mouthful, and I was lowering my throat after a fleeting moment. I noticed how Sofia had been staring at me intently and how her eyes had lingered on me as I had drank from her glass, which made me start to realize that my coming home tonight had ended up being a good after all.At the last second, before the edge of the glass cup could touch the table cloth, I lifted it up once and led it towards Sofia’s mouth, and I didn’t miss the way her eyes had widened instantly, as soon as she figured out what I wanted her to do. I pressed the edge of the glass against her faintly parted lips, with her eyes although widened a little, was still locked with mine.“Open.” I murmured in a low voice and watched as her eyes dilated, right before her lids lowered inst
Luca’s POV We weren’t touching anything, and the only parts of our bodies that were touching at the moment were our joined fingers and nothing more.But that littl bit of contact was kind of enough for me, I didn’t want to start being greedy and start wanting the whole thing when I just literally started doing it right with her.And even though her fingers felt really nice in her grip, it felt like her fingers were warm, while mine was cold, or it was the other way round. Either way, nevertheless, it made holding hand with her feel really nice, and this was most definitely in a very non sexual way.I climbed up the stairs and pulled her up along with me carefully. I had only looked back at her once, ever since we had started to make our way out of the dining room, and our eyes had locked immediately. Of course she had been the one to look away first, and I only breathed out a chuckle as I got to the top or the stairs and paused until she got there as well, in the next moment. We
Luca’s POV Waking up with Sofia in my arms this morning felt better than how it felt yesterday and I wished I hadn’t started to think it was a bad idea that I got married to her in the first place… but I guess it wasn’t too late for me to catch up, I guess.I didn’t waste too much time in bed this morning like I had done yesterday and about one hour after I had woken up, I was out of the house and making my way towards the car. Yes, I had managed to exercise a little this morning, and I had also been able to drink a cup of steaming coffee as well, right before I had left the house and pulled the door close behind me. I didn’t have any message for Ethan and Ryan, and so I only nodded my head at them as I walked past them. My driver was already waiting and so I got into the car instantly. A minute later and we were pulling out of the compound, into the streets and all the way to the office. I had a meeting to attend with james this morning, and sadly, most of what we were go
Luca’s POV “We should probably head out right now? What do you think?” James asked me as soon as I pushed myself into my feet and I nodded my head at him. “Yeah, we really should.”“When we get back, there’s like a two hour break before our next appointment. I say we go through your personal inboxes and get back to some of the people we’d like to work with, and decline the rest.” James started to say and I turned my head around to stare at him from where I was standing, sgdinst the bookshelf in my office.“Is that really necessary?” I demanded and watched as James stated at me with a really experated facial expression before starting to speak. “Are you kidding me, Luca? Didn’t you see your messages requests on Instagram, as well as your mail box.”“You do have a point.” I murmured as I started to make my way back to the table.“So, did you end up giving your emsil to your secretaries like you said you were going to. You’ve created a new email as well, right?” James asked as I star
I got out of my car and paused outside the door, already sighting James’ car which pulled into the compound some seconds after the one I was riding in did. After leaving the hospital where Aria was at, I made my way straight home, and alerted James that I was already heading home. It was already our arrangement, that we were to go home together and then he was going to come with me to come question those people who had tried to attack me on the road in the night, two days ago. I had also invited some other of my workers, they worked with james in the area which specialized in questioning caught people and torturing them until they’d end up speaking.The two guys were already here waiting for me, and as soon as james car had been parked, and he had alighted, he started making his way towards me instantly. It was almost eight o'clock in the evening, only a few minutes left before it clocks eight. “How are we doing this?” He asked after stopping beside me and placing a hand on my
Luca’s POV I finally turned around and started to make my way towards the house, my suit jacket was unbuttoned and I couldn’t wait to take it off at this point, I felt like taking a long ass shower as well, at this very moment. As expected, Ethan and Ryan were standing outside the door which led into the main house, and they both bowed their heads instantly, as soon as I had started to climb the small amount of stairs which would lead me up to the place they were currently standing on.“Ryan. Ethan.” I murmured before pausing a few feet before them, and then I started to speak. “Did you notice anything strange around the house?” I asked and both men started to shake their heads negatively at the same time.“Good. But keep an eye out for anything, alright?”As soon as both men had acknowledged what I had said moments ago, I decided to continue instantly. “Don’t overlook anything, alright? If you notice anything sketchy or suspicious, go check it out instantly and confirm that it’
Sofia’s pov The kids had been bursting with excitement, which only meant one thing. It meant more headaches for Luca and I.“Baby, we talked about this, didn’t we? You can’t check the presents until it’s Christmas.” I murmured to Aria while holding her against my chest. She was clearly unhappy about this tiny rule because her frown deepened at once.“But it’s so far awayyyyy! No one is gonna know if I take a peek.”I chuckled as I let her slid down. “Daddy is gonna know.” I reminded her and that seemed to make her have a change of heart.“Oh.” She hesitated a little. “I guess I can wait a bit more.”“More like one more day, honey cause it’s tomorrow!” I gushed out and a grin split out on her face.“Really?!” She demanded and after getting another confirmation, she went off to find her brother, leaving me to myself. I sighed as I watched her leave with a fond smile on my face while massaging my forehead. I called out to her to be careful before I got back to what I was doing before.
FOUR YEARS LATER Sofia’s pov “Be careful, honey!” I called out at once, but I doubt she heard me as she hurriedly raced forward till she was standing before James, a glass of milk carefully clutched in her hand.“Here it is, Uncle James!” She called out enthusiastically and a familiar feeling of fondness swelled in my heart as I watched as an exaggerated look of awe got plastered on James’ face as he accepted the glass of milk.“Thank you, Aria! You’re so hardworking.” He complimented as he took a few gulps of the milk because a tiny sip wasn’t gonna be accepted by Aria who’s clearly still waiting for more compliments.“It tastes so nice and fresh, wow.” James gushed and I listened as Aria’s pleased giggles filled up the room. She began to bounce on her toes when she began to speak. “If you noticed, uncle James, the glass wasn’t totally filled up this time because mommy said that’s how it’s supposed to be to avoid it spilling from the top, and I listened to mommy because she’s alwa
Luca’s POV The bouquet of flowers I had gotten on the way home was a mixture of lilies and tulips, and I paired it with a bunch of balloons and a wrapped gift on the side. It’s a little past six and I couldn’t wait to be home already. I couldn’t wait to get home to my wife and our babies.Work has been quite stressful for the past month, the mafia aspect, to be specific. After news of my wife giving birth circulated around, I already knew that the amount of enemies I have was automatically gonna triple, and in order to keep my family safe, I was gonna have to be more at alert. The mafia clan had thrown a party in celebration after the birth of our babies, and I had purposely attended it alone, keeping my wife and kids far away from a gathering like that because it was filled with dangerous people from top to bottom.“Your enemies are gonna start attacking you even more now that you have a successor. People who have hoped to replace you if you ended up dying without an h
Sofia’s pov TWO YEARS LATER “I look ugly and bloated.” I blurted out while eying my reflection in the floor length mirror in the walk-in closet. Luca, who had been running a comb through his hair, paused for a moment before throwing me a glance, and then a smile bloomed on his face.“Of course you don’t! How can you even think that when you look like a goddess right now.” He murmured, discarding his comb and heading in my direction. I pouted at my reflection, not at all impressed by what I was looking at.“Now you’re just lying cause I’m sure goddesses don’t look this bad. My face is swollen and I literally feel like I’m gonna die.” Luca who had now eased up behind me let out a chuckle into my hair as his hand slid around my waist to carefully cradle my large stomach from the sides.“You still look very gorgeous to me. I don’t think your face is ugly, neither do I think you’re no longer sexy, because you still are. Did last night not explain that enough?” He chuckled at the end of
Luca’s pov It was clear as day that this particular topic has been troubling Sofia for a while now. I could tell from how she was wringing her fingers. I lifted her fingers and brushed my lips across it, and then I let out a long sigh.“If I’m gonna be honest, I haven’t actually thought about it. I just assumed you don’t want them and I was cool with that.” Her eyes widened comically as she whispered. “But… I want children.”I hummed. “I see that now.” “You don’t want children?” Sofia asked after a few moments and I slowly shook my head.“I don’t think I do, cause I don’t actually like the thought of bringing a child into a lifestyle as dangerous as my current one, and leaving the mafia is completely out of the question cause the past would end up catching up with me no matter what.”“Oh.” She whispered while chewing at the inside of her mouth.“Yes, love. But, that aside, I love babies. They’re always so cute and clueless of all the evils in the world.” Sofia laughed at th
Sofia’s pov TWO YEARS LATER*** The sounds of soft laughter filtered through the screen of the television I was currently staring at and a small smile tugged at the side of my lips as I averted my gaze and took a glance at the wall clock situated at the top of the wall here in the room. It was past eight in the evening, which indicated that Luca was almost home, and an excited feeling coursed down my spine. It doesn’t matter that Luca has almost returned home to me every damn day, that giddy feeling still engulfs me every day.Which is the best thing ever, said my therapist when we stumbled on that topic. It’s been over two years and till date, I’m still yet to stop seeing my therapist. She, a Middle aged woman, has made me feel so much love and comfort than my mother has done for me throughout the past two decades that I’ve been alive. The sounds of cute giggles emitting from the television screen grabbed my attention and once again, I focused on it. This time, my bre
Sofia’s pov The weeks flew by faster than i could keep up with.Healing was slower than I anticipated, and I hated almost every second of it, if I was being honest, but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t willingly take another bullet for Luca if I could, because I will. Luca had gotten extremely displeased when I offhandedly said those same words to him, and he made me promise to never, ever do that again.I stayed in the hospital for months, because Luca wanted me to be completely healed before getting discharged. The flowers that got sent to me by every well wishers had gotten thrown out more than three times because at a point, they all began to rot.A little gathering was thrown in celebration of my release from the hospital. Everybody was there waiting in the house as entered the house, from Kayla and her husband, Travis, to Armani and his girlfriend, Nala, to James and his fiancée, Blair, to Angelo. It was relieving to finally be home and be surrounded by so much love right now ma
Sofia’s pov ‘Was this how it feels to float?’I asked myself over and over again, the more time I spent in that same unending loophole. It felt like I was stuck in a fluffy space, but instead of sinking, I remained afloat.Muffled voice could be heard coming from multiple sides at once but I couldn’t make any word out, neither could I tell each voice apart from the other.I limbs literally felt nonexistent because I couldn’t wait use of them no matter how much I tried. It’s almost weird how it’s pitch dark in this fluffy space, preventing me from making anything out.Or perhaps, I was the one who had my eyes closed throughout, I realized when I discovered that I could feel my eyelids twitch a little. I tried to get my eyes open after that, but ended up giving up after trying over and over again to no avail. I drifted straight into an unconscious state after that.When I came to once again, I felt warm fingers around mine. The fingers felt familiar in a way, and with everyth
Sofia’s pov The scream that left my mouth this time was completely silent as I watched as the kneeling man who was apparently working with Ryan, fell to the ground face first after being shot by Ryan. That sent a more terrified feeling down my spine, because not only was Ryan crazy, he was clearly also heartless as hell. Seeing how he could effortless kill off his own partner made it more obvious that it wouldn’t be hard for him to kill me if he wants to, and that he wasn’t just bluffing by threatening to shoot me.“Fuck, man, you really are a freak. Your own partner?” Angelo mused with an unimpressed look on his face. Luca snorted and leveled Ryan with a look. “That’s not something a Ricci would do, you know?”“Well it’s a good thing I’m not a fucking one, okay? And now that I’ve killed my partner myself, you clearly don’t have anything to threaten me with, I have nothing to lose in this situation unlike the rest of you.” Ryan responded haughtily, sneering as he tugged on my hair.