Luca’s POV I glanced sideways, my eyes landing on the group of guards who were all currently staring at me and I watched with an unreadable expression on my face as they all averted their gazes away from mine immediately, like they hadn’t been watching all that had went down between the dude and I.“You know, you always seem like a complete different person each time you get into this kind of mood.” James started to muse audibly, although his voice wasn’t as loud as it used to be on a normal day, and I knew it was because he wanted those words tone for my ears alone, and not for the guard’s.“Oh yeah?” I drawled out, raising my brows at him as soon as I finally settled my gaze on his face. He nodded his head once moving a few steps forward unt he had almost closed the space between us.“Yes, you always seem like a completely different person. Smoothly moving from the calm, quiet, cold and collected Luca into an extremely cold, fierce and dangerous Luca which screams evil and so much
Luca’s POV “Step off the patio and get your asses here right this moment, you lots are in a lot of mess.” I started to say once again and Ivan groaned loudly as he hesitated while his cousin instantly did as he was told, moving off the patio in the blink of an eye and walking towards me like I had ordered as fast as he could, a tremble currently wrecking him as he stood before me, a couple of large space of feet separating us.“Would you like me to come get you, Ivan? Because I assure you that I am going to pull the fucking trigger right into your face if I have to come fetch you myself, and then I am going to drag you over here by your feet, ever though you’re bleeding out of you fucking forehead.” I spat out and Ivan’s eyes widened comically and his cousin who was still standing a few feet away from me– trembled even more in fear.Ivan started to make his way towards us after a few moments, trying to hide the way he was scared by buffing out his shoulders as he walked towards us be
Luca’s POV I turned my head around once the compound was empty of any guard and turned my head around until my head was facing in the direction of Ivan’s cousin, and a startled yelp flee out his lips as soon as I was suddenly focusing my gaze on him all of a sudden, and was jerking him forward with my grip around his shoulder all of a sudden.“You and your cousin are in a lot of trouble.” I said to him and he started to shake his head, wringing his hands at his sides nervously and parting and closing his mouth up as nothing managed to escape due to how nervous he obviously was.“Go in there and get the guard who had tricked you all into coming out here.” I said to him and used my grip on his shoulder to drag him around before finally pushing him slightly into the direction of the house, and once again, I watched as he did as told, slightly stumbling and then regaining his balance immediately then making his way towards the house like he had been told.I turned my head around and gla
Luca’s POV James started to crouch down once again and I watched as he did it this time beside Ivan’s head – and Ivan, on noticing James’ presence beside his head, had gotten startled and had tried to roll away from the particular spot he was currently laying in, despite his hurt and badly beaten up he currently was. But he couldn’t even manage to make a complete body roll, because James’ hand had shot out to bury its fingers deep into Ivan’s hair, and he had used that as leverage to tug Ivan back into place until Ivan obviously had no other choice, except to look up into James' pissed off face.The sound of the front door getting pulled open made me raise my head up and I stared straight ahead to focus my gaze on Ivan’s cousin who I had asked to go into the house to go get the guard who I had sent to trick his bosses into coming out here. He came out and the guard came out a second later, looking just as scared as his boss whom he was standing a few feet away from. I lift
Luca’s POV “You were also in on this, weren’t you?” James said in a low voice as he reached forward and grabbed Ivan’s cousins with the front of his shirt, pulling him forward and delivering another punch on his face before he could get any word out.“I wasn’t,” He managed to rush out before James delivered another solid punch to his jaw, and another on in that same spot that Ivan’s cousin bursted out into tears instantly, pleading profusely as he got beaten up by James.“Why did you agree to the sick plan? You sick bastard.” James murmured beneath his breath as he used his leg to swipe at Ivan’s feet so he lose his balance and land on his back in a really hard way.“You lots are a bunch of sick people.” James said as he started to deliver kicks to Ivan’s cousin’s sides and legs all at once.“I guess it runs in the family, huh? These sickening thoughts that you’ve probably been carrying out on other innocent girls, huh?” James said as he delivered harder kicks into Ivan’s side an
Luca’s POV I leaned my head against the head rest of the car and dragged in a deep breath as the car started to pull away from its parked position, slowly pulling out and edging backwards for the car containing my bodyguards to take the lead first, before the one James and I were currently in, falling behind the first car almost immediately… and finally, the last car which belonged to James, that was currently being ridden by one of my guards, fell into lane behind the one I was currently in at the moment.I sat up and leaned forward in my seat a little, signaling for the bodyguard who usually sat in the front of the car beside the driver and asked him to turn on the air conditioner to the highest before leaning back in my seat and dragging in another deep breath. The clouds were getting really, really darker and I knew even without checking the time out on my phone, that it was already some minutes after seven p.m in the evening. I raised my hand up and ran it through my hair
Luca’s POV Once I was done in the bathroom, after taking a shower and freshening up, I made my way out of the bathroom and into the walk-in closet, and then I dressed in a large sweatshirt and a pair of comfortable joggers before starting to make my way out of the closet. I pushed the door of the walk-in closet and was about to pull it close after I stepped out before my eyes landed on a startled looking Sofia who seemed to have been frozen up in a particular spot.I pulled the door of the walk-in closet close behind me and leaned against it without taking my eyes off her and I watched as her lips parted and closed only to open and close once again. I dragged my eyes over every feature on her face and I was almost drowning in her pretty she looked even though she was just waking up from long hours of sleep, her eyes were open wide and her blue eyes was focused on my face, locking with mine and skidding away after a moment to settle on her feet. I watched as she moved her weight f
Luca’s POV I got down from the car as soon as the the door got pulled open by the guard and I stood at the side of the door as I watched as James also alighted the car as well, his tie and suit jacket slung over his shoulder as he started to make his way around the car immediately, walking towards where I was standing at and pausing beside me. I stared at him up and down, my gaze lingering on his face as I tried to check it. I'd be able to read him, but it was almost impossible at the moment seeing as the facial expression on his face was next to a flat and blank one.“How are you feeling, man?” I asked him quietly as I nudged the side of his shoulder lightly with mine, and watched as he shrugged before staring at me and nodding his head towards his arm.“Thanks for allowing me to come over to get my injury cleaned up and wrapped in a bandage.” He started to say in the next second and I snorted and reached out to push the side of his shoulder slightly.“Fuck you mean, man? Why
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.