Valentino walked in with a smirk on his face as he inspected the room before his eyes landed on Alex. "We have a business to take care of very quickly. You have a minute?" He asked.I tried my best to hide my anger as he nodded his head. He just told me that he'd be here when I got back."For how long?" I ask him. He looked down at me before his hands tightened around my waist. Slowly, he pulled me in, and he just held me. His face was nestled in the crook of my neck before my hands instinctively wrapped around him in return."What did I say, Bella? I'm a man of my word, you'll know everything later doubting me. If I hear anything bad about you from the mall, you might as well have your body tied up for me when you return, no?" he whispered in my ear before letting me go with a smile on his face. I was gazing at his face, ignoring how turned on that made me before walking over to Anastasia. "Yeah, I'm ready," I told her. She looked at me with a worried expression before nodding her
"You sure you ‘right, Bel? We can go to the mall tomorrow," she said, raising her hand to my forehead. The way that worries itched its way onto her face made my heart sigh. I could tell how serious she was by the way her Australian accent would come on so thick. She had a great way of hiding it except for when something else seemed important."I promise, I'm okay. Sometimes, seafood and I don't get along," I told her before grasping her hand and dragging her to the front door of the mall. The minute we walked in, a smile made its way onto my face. When I looked over at Anastasia, she had the same smile. We were both thinking the same thing and were about to go ballistic."Did Valentino give you a limit?" I asked her, smirking. "Nope. Did Alex give you one?" She questioned, raising a brow."No ma'am," I laughed before walking into the first store I saw. Everything in there screamed expensively. Grabbing a hold of a cute lavender top, I held it up against me before looking at Anastas
"Where's Alex?" I asked Valentino the moment I walked in. He was so busy staring at Anastasia that he didn't pay me any mind. "Here's an idea, princess," he said, finally averting his dangerously cool eyes to me before taking a step towards me, "How about you go look like a big girl?"Rolling my eyes, I began to walk up the stairs just before he grabbed ahold of my wrist and harshly yanked me towards him. "Call it an intuition, but you should go get tested. I know he will knock you up sooner or later," he whispered in my ear.Snatching myself from his hold, I glared at him. I wish he could feel the exact amount of hatred that was coursing through me. "I'm. not. pregnant," I told him before continuing back up the stairs.As soon as I made it to Alex's room, I knocked on the door all the while tapping my foot impatiently. Just as he opened the door, I pushed right past him and ran into his restroom. The ice cream I had just eaten flowed out of me like a waterfall. My stomach hurt from
What I didn't say was that I never met anyone from my father's side of the family. I've been enclosed in the two-story house that we live in and school. Some days, he'd be gone for weeks."I feel dizzy," I said, closing my eyes and leaning against the wall. Alex sat down on the floor right beside me and dragged me onto his lap. I was too tired to protest. It also didn't help that my head couldn't deal with this anymore."We have a doctor in the house who can figure out what's wrong," Alex said.I got up from his lap and walked towards the door, wiping my tears as I did. "Where? I'll go myself," I muttered, crossing my arms over my chest. A sniffle surpassed me as I waited for him."Bella, please, I was going to tell you everything after the mall. There's one more thing, though, he's alive, and it's going to be war," he said."I don't care! I just don't care anymore. If you wanted to tell me, you would've told me all those weeks ago when I was alone and worried about you. Turns out, th
- A l e x -"F*ck," I muttered as Isabella ran up the stairs the minute the doctor released us. We were there for hours as she explained all the do's, don'ts, and what to expect. The whole time, I was trying to figure out how Isabella felt, but she wouldn't even talk to me.Walking into Valentino's office, I sat down on the chair right in front of his desk. My fingers were pinching the bridge of my nose as he sat there, waiting for me to speak."She's pregnant, isn't she?" Valentino asked, a smirk appearing on his face with a quirked-up eyebrow. I looked up enough so he could see how I didn't find this situation funny at all before looking back down."Five weeks," I muttered, running my hand through my hair."I knew it, brother. You haven't been safe, plus, every time I was around her, I could just feel my little nephew or niece calling out to me 'uncle'," he chuckled darkly before leaning back in his chair. I didn't say anything, all I could think about was what Isabella must be feel
- I s a b e l l a -[ 30 minutes into the past ]My baby's father knew about the murder of my father. My baby's father lied to me this entire time. My baby's father is everything I thought he wasn't.When we got back upstairs, I slammed my bedroom door behind me before locking it. None of this was making any sense. I couldn't grasp the understanding of all the twists and turns. It was all becoming too hectic.I leaned my ear against the door, listening for Alex's footsteps. When I heard nothing, I unlocked the door and twisted the doorknob very slowly and quietly. Pulling it open, I tip-toed out of the room and began quietly descending the stairs.I could hear Alex and Valentino talking as I passed a room, which made me feel happier knowing that they couldn't stop me. I wanted to find out more, I needed proof. So far, I've been given nothing but what everyone is telling me. What I wanted was to see something that proved what they had said. Stopping, I came in contact with the familia
"It wasn't my place to snoop around. For that, I am very sorry. What I am not sorry for is what I found. What was in that video, I deserved to know. As for what that man," I seethed out with disgust, "did to your family, he deserves to rot in hell. And I'm going to make it happen if it's the last thing I do. I'm just tired of the lies and the secrets. I've been lied to all my life, obviously, I just don't want to let this continue to happen." Valentino stood up from his seat and walked around his desk with a look of ponder. He was staring at me with his stone-cold eyes. "You want to make it happen?" He asked, a thoughtful expression on his face.Nodding my head, I pulled away from Alex and walked towards him. "That could work," he said, actually smiling. I don't think his smile was a real smile-it seemed more of a smile full of revenge."She can't," Alex growled out with a clenched jaw before pulling me right back into his chest as if he were a shield."Stop trying to protect me like
When I finally looked into his eyes, he was staring at me. A blush crept onto my cheeks when I realized that he caught me checking him out. Instead of saying anything, my eyes followed his hands and he began to push down his pants. His huge manly part was calling out to me as his pants pooled down at his feet.Biting down on my lip, my eyes focused in on his bulge. He was wearing black briefs that showed off everything perfectly. Following his lead, I unbuttoned my jeans before undoing the zipper. His eyes were on my hands the entire time as I pushed them past my hips, and like him, let them pool at my feet. Then, I raised my tube top.Walking over to him, his eyes rose to meet mine. "Let's go shower," I whispered. He smiled as I dragged him to the restroom. The second we were in, I turned on the water and allowed the noise to flood our ears.He walked up to me, placing his hands on my stomach from behind. I looked over in the mirror to see the slightest pudge in my belly as he held m
You never needed me, you only needed to believe in yourself.”I could feel my eyes blurring as I looked at my imaginative Aria. “You need to let me go. I have always loved you, my banana, but now you love yourself enough for the both of us.”“Goodbye, Aria. I love you,” I whispered softly.Valerio looked at me with a small smile just as the doors opened. My eyes were quick to look at Valentino, who seemed just as nervous as me. Valerio and I walked in slow strides toward the altar with my smile never leaving my face. As we were walking, my eyes were brimming with tears of joy.We continued down the aisle until we finally made it to the altar, where Valerio kissed my cheek.“Who gives this woman to this man in marriage?” the priest asked.Valerio glanced at me before taking my right hand and placing it into Valentino’s.“I do,” he answered.I smiled at him once more, feeling so thankful to have met him. He then took my left hand and placed it in Valentino’s as well after I had passed m
ANASTASIAIt was definitely not a ‘woo’ experience. Being dressed in an all-white dress that looked so beautiful and elegant should’ve made me feel like a queen. I didn’t feel like a queen at all. My belly was swollen with a baby girl and I couldn’t help feeling nervous.As I stared at myself in the full-length mirror, my hand rubbed my giant baby bump. There was a frown on my face as I looked at myself. I was marrying the man I loved with all of my heart, I was going to have a baby, and I should feel like the happiest person in the world—why was I so scared?“Are you okay?” Isabella asked, coming into the room with Sarah.“Yeah, I just…”Suddenly, I began to cry. I tried my best to not mess up my makeup, but it was already too late. Everything was going to change after this, and I knew it.“Sarah, can you go get her mom?” Isabella asked before walking over to me and bringing me into her embrace.She held me tightly as she rubbed my back up and down.“Don’t cry. If you want, I’ll go s
I got down on my knees and quickly undid his slacks and pushed them down. His erection was long and thick, just perfectly in front of me underneath his boxers. He grabbed my hair and kept my face level with his cock. I pushed down his boxers and bit my lip at the sight of him.I began to stroke it once it was free. I braced myself with my hand on his hip and gripped his shaft with my other hand. I began to jerk him off, slowly at first. When he pulled my hair back, I took that as my cue to stroke him faster and grip his cock tighter.Soon, I started to blow him in earnest. My tongue swirled around his shaft as I brought it into my mouth. Bringing his cock deep into my throat to the point I was at his base before I pulled back while running my tongue along the underside of it. Suddenly, I was bobbing my head faster and faster before I looked up at him. He let out a groan while tossing his head back and shutting his eyes. I sucked him gently, which resulted in me taking his whole shaft
ANASTASIASeven months later“I am really going to miss you guys,” I told Isabella and her big baby bump.She was going to name her baby boy Andrea, and I wished I could witness it all. That day after she was shot, she learned she was pregnant. It hurt to think about how we could’ve experienced everything at the same time, but Valentino helped me let that hurt go.Her recovery was very fast. She was able to walk again in less than a month, seeing as the bullet didn’t hit anything too major. Isabella was quick to forgive Valentino, and the same for Alex.Isabella placed one last small bag into the trunk of the car. It was the last day I would be seeing her. She didn’t want to stay in the lifestyle Valentino and Alex were born in, which I understood. I only wished I didn’t have to miss so much with her gone.“We will make sure to visit at every possible chance.” Isabella smiled. My shoulders fell as I looked at her. It was really going to be lonely without her there.“You ready?” Alex a
I couldn’t even allow myself to have an expression. Everything still felt so wrong. Being happy felt wrong. He lifted my shirt off of me before taking off the shorts that the hospital had given. The fresh panties I got from the hospital were already covered in blood, and as I looked down, I sucked in a breath and started crying once more.He was going to realize that I’m incapable of doing something like carrying his baby. I was a disgrace, which is exactly why Aria should be alive instead of me.“Shh, it’s okay,” he whispered before bringing me into his chest.I knew what he was doing—he was trying not to allow me to see it, but it was stuck on repeat in my brain. It was my baby.He peeled off my panties, which only resulted in me crying more as I wrapped my arms around his neck and sobbed into the crook of his neck. He pulled them down until they were off my legs before allowing his hand to climb up to the clasp of my bra. He undid the clasp and then took it off of me.When I turned
He walked right past me as if I meant nothing.As I leaned against my car, I broke down. Sobs were bubbling out of me, and my tears were falling nonstop. Suddenly, a hand gripped my shoulder, shocking me to turn around. Seeing that it was Alex, surprise stirred in me“Are you okay?” he asked. I hiccupped as I nodded with a small smile. My tears still wouldn’t stop falling.“Isabella is going to be fine. They have her sedated to make things less painful for her, but they said she will be awake by tomorrow,” he informed me. I was glad she would be okay, it felt nice to finally receive some good news. “I feel bad for the way I spoke to my brother. He may not be the best person in the world, but he’s done a lot for me and so little for himself. Even if he almost killed my girlfriend, I know he’s beating himself up for it more than anyone else could. I know my brother enough to say that he didn’t mean anything he just said to you. He gets like that sometimes, where he pushes people away. D
ANASTASIASarah had gratefully gotten the location where Isabella and Valentino were. My heart dropped when she told me they were at the hospital. I prayed they were both okay.I hurriedly made my way to the hospital, the place I’d really begun to hate with every fiber in my body. The moment I arrived, I could see Isabella being pushed through the halls. My jaw dropped when I noticed she was covered in blood. Nurses and doctors were rushing her into a room, and I tried to follow but was pushed back.“Isabella!” I shouted, tears falling from my eyes.I tried to find Valentino, but he was nowhere to be found. Worry clouded my mind as I hoped he wasn’t hurt.I picked up my phone and tried dialing Valentino’s number again, but it wouldn’t go through. It kept going straight to voicemail. This undying need to scream settled within me. I couldn’t handle the thought of losing someone I loved again.“I’m sorry, ma’am, but you’re going to have to go back to the waiting room,” one of the nurses
I held my gun with a smirk on my face. It had been so long that I wanted to see him with the barrel of a gun pointed directly at him. It was karma. I remember when I had been in his same position twenty years ago—scared and hurt.“She did.” I laughed. “Isabella, come here, doll.”She hesitated, but with one look at the gun in my hand, she came over to where I stood.“You told me you were going to prove to me where your loyalty lies, so do it. Prove it to me,” I growled.Her eyes widened when I handed her a different gun. It was small, but it could cause just as much damage as any gun could.“What? No! This isn’t part of the plan!” Isabella shouted. Her eyes were wide as she held the gun. Despite it being small, it looked big in her tiny hands.Suddenly, her dad made a move at her, leaving her to aim the gun at him. Her breathing was heavy as she stared at her father. There was a quiver as she held the gun. Perspiration coated her forehead and her chest was rising and falling dramatica
VALENTINOWhen my brother told me about his suspicions of Isabella possibly being pregnant, I almost lost it. There was no way he wanted to take part in the plan we had been constructing our entire lives. Even when I told him that Dmitri was coming in a week with plans to bring down our entire organization to get his daughter, Alex didn’t care.It didn’t make sense to me how he could be so careless over that girl. I wished I actually wanted to respect my brother’s request for us to drop the mission, but I couldn’t. He didn’t have to go through the nightmares of that day―I did. Luckily for him, he couldn’t remember the way our mother’s eyes stared at me as she begged for someone to help her. He wasn’t able to understand that our whole family looked to me in order to save them, and I didn’t. Alex was so fucking lucky that he didn’t have to go downstairs and clean up all the splatters of blood left in the house. He didn’t have to live through that shit, but I did.To think that he wanted