Luca’s POV The rain might end up falling today and it was already very obvious by just staring at the clouds. It was currently some time during early noon, I had just finished having my first food for the day and was making my way into my office here at home. Sofia had said she was going to try to paint something today and I had wanted to check on a lot of things, and to also get to my best friend because we were supposed to attend to a lot of things today as well as making some plans today, and all I had done after I had woken up late today was to send him a quick text, but he deserved an actual call from me.And so, I started to call him after a few minutes of me settling into my seat. The air in here was really cold. I loved just how it felt against my skin. I was in a very light shirt at the moment and I might end up ditching it after a while because I really wanted to feel the cold air against my skin.James picked up the call on the first ring and the first thing he said
Luca’s POV “Exactly, that’s how it is for me, so I wonder how you know when I’m panicking?”“Oh, it’s pretty easy. For one, you start to tug on your hair when something isn’t going your way, when you’re feeling restless and when you’re deep in thoughts.” He informed me and I swallowed slowly as I blinked a little, feeling the hand that was buried in my hair go stiff after a few more seconds. “I see you have been studying me.” I pointed out after a moment, and his answering laugh sounded so rich as it echoed into the phone.“It’s not about me studying you, dumbo. It’s literally just me seeing you do this same thing over and over again for a really long time, do you get?”“Hm, yeah I do get, I guess.” I responded to him after a few moments.“Exactly.” He echoed out. “So, what are you going to do?”“About the whole security thing? I honestly don’t know yet.” I paused and started to massage the sides of my forehead in the next moment before continuing. “You know I completely forgot abou
Luca’s POV I made my way out of my office and shut the door firmly behind ke. I stretched a little as I started to make my way down the hall, while stretching a couple of times. My muscles were already starting to feel really stiff due to the fact that I had been inside the office for over two hours. I was glad that I had finally done this particular thing that I had wanted to do for a really long while. I puffed out a deep breath as I made my way into the kitchen and the first thing I did was to head straight to the sink to wash my hand since it was starting to feel really sweaty. Once my hands were dried off, I made my way into the walk-in freezer and retrieved a bottle of drink for myself. I stood inside the walk in freezer and started to drink the content of the bottle as soon as I had gotten it open, and once I had already started to feel a little bit sated, I made my way towards another part of the freezer so I could grab a carton or juice for Sofia, and then I started to
Luca’s POV “You’re so cute when you get scared.” I started to say with a slow laugh and I watched as the pout on her face widened into a scowl, with her hands folded around her kiddie, making her appear duper cute at the moment. I was going to start with how cute her hair looked, being in this kind of style on her head, and her face which had a couple of paint splashes and a fingerprint of paint on different spots on her face. She had on a large top that she had tied at the middle of her stomach to reveal the lower part of her stomach that I wanted to kiss really badly in the next moment. She had on a pair of small shorts as well, and it was all stained with paint here and there.Like I said, she looked super cute at the moment, really really cute that I could eat her up right now from how cute she looked right now. “You scared me.” She accused in a voice laced with so much accusations as she pointed a small finger at me. I huffed out a small breath and rolled my eyes a little
Luca’s POV I mopped the wet piece of cloth against my hands as I tried to get the paint off it, somehow, Sofia and I had ended up with paint on us, because I had asked her to paint something right in front of me after we’ve been just sitting and discussing about nothing in particular for over an hour. And because I hadn’t been able to sit still and let her be without being all over her, I had offered to help her choose colors and hold it to her. One thing had started to lead together and along the line, paint got on my white shirt and got more on Sofia’s cloth. I didn’t want to take a shower yet so I had just decided to wash it off here in the bathroom downstairs while Sofia had said she wanted to take a shower and she had gone off to do just that some minutes ago.Today was turning out to be really more than I had even thought it was going to be which I was really glad about. It didn’t matter that I saw her every damn day and also got to hold her each night. I was already star
Luca’s POV “Oh, I didn’t mean around the inside of the house, I meant the outside. The four corners of the outside of the house, I wanna see it so bad.” She rephrased, staring at me with so much eagerness obvious in her eyes.I sat up carefully, watching as she trailed all my movement with her eyes.“It’s dangerous to walk around the house but since I’d be with you, I guess I can take you around the house.” I informed her after a fleeting moment and grinned a little when she squealed excited, getting off the couch instantly to stand before me.“Can I go in this?” She asked in the next moment and I lowered my gaze to move past her face and lower. She was currently in a small top that was a little bit cropped and the skirt she had on was just as small, it made her look really hot in such a way that made me want to lean forward and press a kiss into her belly button in the next moment, but I shoved that thought out of my mind as I lifted my gaze back up until I was looking her in t
Luca’s POV “Bunny?” I called out and waited until she had turned around to stare at me, before I continued.“Don’t fret over it, alright?” I said to her in the next moment and watched as her eyes widened confusingly at first.“Uh, I shouldn’t?”“Yes, bunny. Don’t fret over it one bit, it’s all going to be fine.” I continued, watched as she blinked up at me after a fleeting moment without saying a thing. “Let’s see, you want to give it a name, right?” I questioned and watched as she nodded her head instantly.“Yes, yes I do… but I can’t seem to settle on one, and I want to give it a really good name.” She admitted and I breathed out a small chuckle as I started to nod my head at her.“I got that already, bunny.” I informed her and watched as she grinned a little before averting her gaze.We were already at the back of the house and I could already see the garden at the far end of this particular part.“The garden looks so beautiful.” Sofia started to say beside me and I glanced down
Luca’s POV I wasn’t with a gun at the moment and I was already feeling pretty light and armless, it was a feeling I hated experiencing because for one, I hated how I had come to so much to depend on a gun or a knife, but it wasn’t like I had ever had a choice in this kind of situation, seeing as I was literally born into it and had no choice but to follow the footsteps already laid out for me.I turned my head around and scanned the whole oksve for a fleeting moment, and because I was still feeling really armless and exposed, I gestured for one of the guards to come towards me in the next moment, knowing the Sofia was currently looking at what it was that I was doing with nothing but curiosity in her eyes.“Where’s your gun?” I asked him as soon as he was done greeting and bowing down to me. He held it out in the next moment, movements fluid and sharp like I had trained them to be.“Hand it over.” I said to him and watched as he dropped it into my palm without any sort of hesit
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.