‘Take her’Luca sprang forward and half a dozen guns were aimed at him,‘Don’t be foolish Bratva, it would be a shame to destroy your little Charity bash now wouldn’t it? Think of the headlines’ Bratva turn Charity into a bloodbath’ I rather like that, but is it worth it for one little pussy?’He turned away,‘If you do as you are told I might return her when I’ve tamed her’Nikita and Dmitri held the Pakhan back until the Mafia had left,‘It’s okay Pakhan Mikel is already tracking them. While he tried to make you angry our men fixed trackers to all their vehicles. The men have been mobilized, let's go and get her back.’Luca nodded an apology to the Organiser and Nikita promised a large donation would arrive the following day as they left the Ball hurriedly.Lissa was thrown into the back of a van that sped off at high speed, every instinct inside her now was in full protective mood, she had to protect her little jellybean, she smiled softly,‘You’re not a jellybean now little one,
She hissed and he sneered tightening his arm around her,‘Not a fucking chance beautiful, you came to me so when I get you out of here we are going to have a lot of fun’He smirked letting his hand roam up and cup her breast squeezing it painfully she spun in his arms using his movement and taking him by surprise,‘I don’t fucking think so’She smirked pressing the gun against him he lunged for her hand but she squeezed the trigger and he gasped in shock releasing her he sank to the floor. Lissa stood still the gun in her hand and blood on her clothing, his blood, she stared at him surprised that she felt nothing as she watched him die. She wasn’t even aware she was trembling until Nikita gently took the gun from her and Luca scooped her into his arms and she relaxed into the warmth of his body against hers.‘Luca?’It was a question and he whispered,‘I’m here’She started to cry softly,‘I’m so sorry’His grip tightened but he said nothing and she broke, her body shaking with silent
‘I know where she is’Mylene came back into the office, her face pale and her eyes red but she was calm,‘Well not the address but if she’s in England she will be in her birthplace, Lissa has gone home to Manchester Luca’Luca looked at the other girl,‘Thank you, Mylene’His voice was soft and full of gratitude,‘Don’t thank me, Luca, go and find her and bring her home because trust me, it's you she loves no one else, you are her world and I would bet the life of my unborn child that she is suffering because she’s not with you’Mylene was right, Lissa was finding it a struggle just to get through each day, she barely ate, only remembering when the baby kicked in protest forcing her to find sustenance. She ate because she had to not because she wanted to as the food tasted of nothing, she tried to be healthy by eating only fruit and salad because it required no preparation.Her neighbours felt sorry for her, when she ventured out they saw a sad frightened young girl barely able to loo
Belinda had just stood to get them all a drink and glanced out of the window as the four stunningly handsome men stepped out of it. They all wore expensive handmade black suits, and beautiful crisp white shirts three of them wore black ties the fourth wore a green one. That they were rich and powerful was obvious as they strode confidently towards Melissa’s apartment block, there was no doubt in her mind this was the baby’s father. She said nothing there was no point in upsetting the young woman she was about to see him anyway no one would have dared to stop them, they excluded danger. The loud rap on the door made her jump even though she was expecting it her soft gasp made Melissa look up sharply and then stare intently at the door where Georgia was answering.Lissa knew, before the door opened, she knew it was him and her whole body sang with happiness she could smell him and her body was already responding. She remained frozen in her chair her eyes locked on the door with her arm
It was something they had talked about when she was recovering and they had all said what they would like to do if they had the opportunity. She scrolled through her phone and showed him a large farmhouse surrounded by acres of land with stables and kennels and almost everything they would need to start their sanctuary. She had been messing around on the internet while they tidied her apartment and told them she had found their dream and when she reached twenty-one and came into her money she would buy it for them as a thank you for all they had done for her. The two women had laughed and thanked her thinking it was all a game to the pretty young woman now she handed her phone to Nikita,‘Buy them this and open a Charity Account with some money in it to keep them going until they can get established. Use the money in my account there is more than enough to cover it, make sure they have whatever changes they need to make too’Luca had left her to sleep taking her phone he had spoken to
Luca laughed at her nickname,‘I think you need to reassess that name beautiful’The Nurse watched them from her post he was so gentle and loving to his young partner it was lovely to watch them, she was so fragile and beautiful and he was so strong and handsome,‘They look like a Disney couple’She thought to herself smiling as Luca told her,‘We can find out what it is?’He said excitedly but Lissa just wanted to go back to sleep,‘Find out what what is?’She yawned again this time pulling his hand under her cheek and closing her eyes tenderly he cupped her and kissed her nose,‘Stay awake sleepy this is important they can tell us what sex the baby is’She blinked up at him fighting the tiredness,‘Do you really want to know?’She reached up and stroked a finger down his cheek lovingly he caught her hand and kissed her palm making her giggle,‘You don’t need my permission silly, if you want to know then find out’He pulled her from the bed onto his lap taking the paper towels from t
He flirted outrageously and Lissa did not know how to respond she glanced at Luca and was shocked when he slapped his cousin on the back,‘Put her down Sven she’s way out of your league’She stood next to him suddenly feeling shy, Sven was very good-looking in the same way that Luca was although he did not have Luca’s sheer physical beauty.‘Did you make all this?’She asked him again dipping her head and looking up through her lashes not realizing how incredibly alluring she was making Sven swallow down his desire. She was Luca’s cousin or not he knew if he upset the beauty in front of him Luca would be ruthless.‘Yes I did’He replied and she looked at him in awe,‘You are very talented’He nodded at Luca,‘All thanks to him, he paid for me to get through the apprenticeship, he even found me my mentor Peter, now there’s a guy who can carve’She walked away from the two men running her hands over the sleek top of a table and then she turned to the nursery furniture folding her arms
The baby was his mirror image, same soft blonde curls and piercing blue eyes, his nose and chin so like Luca’s there could be no denying who his Father was.‘He was going to break hearts when he was older just like his Daddy’She thought kissing his downy head and placing him in the myth and magic crib covering him with a soft white blanket trimmed in blue.‘Two of you to cope with’She smiled up at Luca and then walked out of the nursery, she discovered she wasn’t very maternal, she loved her son but was pleased Luca had hired a Nanny to care for him. She still tired easily and needed to rest and the woman they hired had bonded with him so well it meant she could rest without a guilty conscience. The woman they hired was Anton’s Mother, his Father had disappeared when he was a small child and his Mother had brought him and his two older sisters up alone. The sisters had both recently married and although she did not need to work as Anton took care of her, she was bored. Still fit and