Luca’s POV “You’re good with children really well, she adores you so much.” Sofia started to say, referring to the child whom I had interacted with a little, moments ago.“I am?” I asked and watched as she nodded a little just as I pulled her against me. I turned the thought around in my head a little, just as the elevator doors slid open to reveal two technicians.The guys who were dressed in work clothes and were carrying technicians' tools in their hands jolted for a moment before shuffling out of the elevator after a moment.“Uh, we’re so sorry about the delay with the elevator, sir.” The first man said after a moment and I turned my head around to stare at the elevator that had now slide close, before turning my head back around to stare at the technicians.“What happened to it?” I asked after a moment.Some wires got burned and so it got stuck, but now it’s all good. It never happens this way so this was really unexpected and has now been sorted out.” The man continued and
Luca’s POV I curb the feeling down and glanced around me once again, loving how the roses were arranged beside each candle, giving it a really serene vibe. The whole thing looks really intimate and coupled with how the moon was shining really bright tonight, it was all making tonight a really beautiful one when the night was barely started at this point.“Would you like us to order a starter, bunny?” I asked and watched as she bit on her lips before nodding her head at me. I clicked on a flat screen placed on my side of the table and the screen lightened up instantly. I clicked on the starter part of the screen and it said I was going to get answered in a few minutes. Everything about this restaurant was so posh and very advanced, which was why I fell in love with it, coupled with how perfect their food was on the day I was here.I glanced up at Sofia after a few moments to see her staring around the whole place once again, with a small smile playing across her lips. It warmed my
Luca’s POV Sofia stills at that, and she was returning her drink back to the table in the next second. She picked up her fork and started moving it around her plate absentmindedly, staring pointedly at her plate. I placed my drink on the table as well, leaning forward and watching her pointedly. I didn’t need to ask her to be able to tell that her mood had somehow dropped at that very moment.“Bunny?” I called out and watched as she slowly lifted her head. For a fleeting second, I had been unconsciously expecting to see tears streaming down her cheeks because I had unconsciously associated her as someone that shed tears a lot, and I was glad there wasn’t any trace of tears on her cheeks, nor was her eyes wet a little. The only thing off about her at the moment, was the way the bright twinkle in her eyes that had been there ever since she got ready for the date tonight wasn’t anywhere to be found anymore.She blinked up at me and shifted in her seat a little, and then she reach
Luca’s POV “I could tell immediately, bunny.” I said to her after a moment, and after I had shoved my hand beneath the table to stubbly adjust my hardon on my pants to a more comfortable position.“What kind of drink do you like though?” She asked after some seconds. I lifted my hand and dragged my fingers through my hair for a few seconds before locking eyes with her and lifting the side of my lips a little before starting to speak.“I love the drink I’d get to suck off your nipples.” I said to her and watched as her lips fell open instantly, with color flooding her face in the next second. I chucked a little when she lifted her hand and used it to cover her face the next moment.“Are you up for dinner yet?” I asked after a couple of seconds and watched as she nodded her head almost immediately, she had already gotten over her embarrassment at this very moment, so her hand wasn’t over her face anymore.“Would I get to have more of that wine when dinner arrives?” She asked after
Luca’s POV I was freaking turned on at the moment and my meat was extremely hard as fuck and also trapped in a really uncomfortable way in the left side of my pants. I was finding it hard to make it go down at the moment, all thanks to the sexy body pressed against my side at the moment.We’ve been on the road for over thirty minutes at the moment and I was seriously starting to regret choosing to go to a restaurant that was really far. Assuming I had chosen a restaurant that was really close to the house, I was sure I would have arrived at home by now. We left the restaurant as soon as I had paid the bills for the whole thing and then we got into the car together.I had been working up almost throughout the dinner date and so as soon as I had made my way into the car with Sofia behind me, it had been really hard to keep my hands to myself now that she was directly beside me and we were alone in the back of the car.What made ever rational thoughts fly out the window of my l
Luca’s POV I slid out of the car and held my hand out to Sofia, which she resisted instantly and climbed out of the car as well. With the aid of the bright lights here in the compound, I was able to see her face properly. Her hair still looked like a hand had been run through it a whole lot, even though she had tried to straighten it down when we had started to pull into the house.I made my way towards the entrance of the house with Sofia behind me and I waited for her to step into the house first before stepping in with her and pushing and locking the house behind me.I pressed her against the wall along the hallway, when we’ve both taken our shoes off, and I noticed the eagerness in her eyes and actions. I leaned down and tugged her face upwards, claiming her mouth in a kiss that was deep and intense, but then it only lasted for a few seconds before I broke it.“Make your way upstairs.” I said to get as soon as we had arrived at the staircase in the house. She turned her head
Luca’s POV I leaned down and pressed my weight over her body after a few seconds, pressing her into the bed and watching as her eyes fluttered a little as my weight settled over her body. I reached down and held her face in place as I leaned down once again to take her lips into a deep kiss, moving my lips against hers and loving how her lips fell open beneath mine almost immediately. I pulled out of the kiss and tugged on her lower lips, dragging it along with me until it couldn’t go any further before letting go of it, and she whispered softly against my lips, our eyes locked with each other. I took her lips in another kiss and deepened it slowly, as I sank more of my weight over her body. I slipped my tongue into her mouth and tangled my tongue with hers, coarsening tiny moans out from the deepest part of her throat and swallowing it down instantly. I felt her hands start to slide around my back and upwards to dig and tangle into my hair, and as I sucked on her tongue,
Luca’s POV I leaned down and dragged my lips over her parted lips, feeling stuttered breaths hit my lips in every next second. I tightened my hold on her throat a little and took her lips in a kiss in the next second, muffling the sound instantly as I stroked deep into her throat with my tongue. I pulled away after a few seconds and watched as she gasped hard for breaths, her eyes still squeezed shut. I loosened my hold around her throat after a few seconds, and I watched as a stuttered moan slipped past her lips when I withdrew my hand, and grasped her wrists in my hands, lifting them up to press them back into the sides of her head. “Bunny?” I called out in a low voice, feeling my voice scratch against my throat before it slipped out, and I felt her body shudder beneath mine before her eyes started to flutter open.Her lower lips were wobbling a little and her eyes were fluttering helplessly after a few seconds.“What just happened?” I asked her after a few moments and watched
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.