Edwina "What did you just say?" asks my mother her face going pale like she has seen a ghost. "No, it can't be, "whisper yells Abuela clearly in shock the environment suddenly feeling cold as ice. "Our daughter died almost fifteen years ago so what kind of bullshit is this your trying to tell us," yells my father his fists banging on the table causing me to jump in fright. It is the angriest I have ever seen him since he has always managed to control his emotions especially when She is angry. "Is this true Edwina?" asks my mother her voice breaking at the end all eyes are now on me as I glance at Gen who has tears welling up in her eyes. I hesitate not wanting to spread the wildfire that has already started Raffaele grips my thigh a bit tighter under the table saying, "You do not have to answer if you do not feel comfortable Tesoro." "Hermosa is it true," comes abuela's broken voice and it breaks my heart seeing her like this. "How about we give Geneva a chance to speak for he
Edwina Raffaele and I eventually arrive at the house no one in sight the house quite silent. We do not come across a single soul as we make our way up to our room and that is because everybody was minding their business somewhere in the huge mansion. "I have waited to have you all to myself tonight Amore Mio and now that you are I deserve to have you don't you think?" he asks in a deep raspy voice desire shinning in his now darkened green orbs. "I do not know do you?"I ask him a teasing smile on my lips. "I know just what I want," says Raffaele a smile on his sinful lips as he straddles me on our bed. "And what would they at be baby?"I ask tracing patterns on his covered chest feeling his nipples hardened at my touch as I lick my lips in anticipation of whatever this man has in store for me. Raffaele smirks at me lowering his head so that our lips are barely touching his sweet fruity breath fanning my face and his green eyes darkening further in lust. "Mine," he whispers out his
Edwina "What the hell does she have that I don't? Is the sex that good?" yells the woman desperately as I reach within the scope of their heated argument. "I do not get to explain myself to you whatever almost happened the other night a few weeks back was a mistake and I paid dearly for it almost losing the woman I love. So get into your head Layla that she will always come first," growls out Raffaele annoyed with the lady. "What almost happened that night?"I ask intruding on the conversation Raffaele's body goes rigid at the sound of my voice. "Baby, "sighs out Raffaele stepping away from Layla who stares at me in pure hatred as he tries to wrap his arm around my waist but I step back shaking my head in protest. I notice the way Raffaele's eyes quickly flash hurt spreading across them at my actions. So this is the woman who almost fucked him the night he and I argued. I must admit that she is pretty sight for sore eyes. She is shorter than average and certainly larger than a catw
Raffaele We finally arrive in Italy in a few hours Edwina had fallen asleep again in my arms. She seems rather tired and exhausted and I cannot blame her for what happened to her before we left for Italy. Seeing her on the floor all bloody, bruised and in pain like that made me so angry at the man who dared to lay his hands on her. Being with Edwina in such a world as mine called for such consequences but I vowed to protect her at all costs. My men have been up and down trying to gather information about how one of Mariano's men managed to break into a high-security area going to the lengths of even tracking him down but knowing Mariano I know that this is just the tip of the iceberg for whatever is about to go down. Being here in Italy will be able to buy us time to come up with a plan to end him and his empire and at the same time keep Edwina safe since she will be in the protection of my family. "Come on Tesoro we are here, "I murmur slowly gathering the woman in my arms who mum
Edwina I am still in awe at this place and how prestigious and luxurious it looks. I mean I knew Raffaele came from a rich family but being here I am still shaking at the amount of money his parents have. Immediately Raffaele leaves I am left behind with his mom and Alessandro as she leads us to her grand kitchen where we meet a new set of unfamiliar faces. "Oh my god, hi beautiful," comes one of the lady's voices as she walks over to me with her pregnant belly and she resembles Raffaele in the slightest. "Hi, "I squeak out kind of nervous to be the centre of attention in the room. "Don't scare her away Isabella," says Alessandro laughing next to me at the lady who playfully rolls her eyes at him and it seems that the two of them have some kind of relationship. "Nice to meet you, "I tell Isabella who gives me a warm smile dimples appearing on her cheeks as she pulls me in for a hug her belly getting in the way. She is gentle enough not to apply pressure on my stomach which saves
Raffaele Once Edwina falls asleep, I slowly leave our room and head downstairs towards my home office which was on the other end quarters of the house. "You all better have something for me on whatever happened back at the house, "I growl out to Alessandro, Giovanni and Rodriguez upon reaching my office. "You will not like the sound of this," says Alessandro his face hard as stone as he hands me a couple of photographs taken of one of our men talking to the man who attacked Edwina and from the picture it looks like he is giving the man a signal. "What the fuck is this?"I curse out seeing how one of my men is conspiring with the enemy. "Turns out Mariano has spies from the inside and is using them to gain certain information and even go ahead to watch your every move," says Giovanni his face void of any emotion. "Fuck, "I bark my fists slamming hard against the table sending the pictures flying everywhere. I can hear my breath coming out in harsh pants my blood boiling in absolut
Edwina Immediately Raffaele and I step into the massive dining room all eyes shift to us and I suddenly feel my nerves kicking up but Raffaele is quick to notice pulling me closer to him. "Relax Tesoro," he whispers in my ear his hot breath fanning my cheeks. "Buongiorno," comes Eleanora's voice saying good morning in Italian to both of us her eyes shining in happiness at the sight of both of us. "Buongiorno mamma," rasps out Raffaele to his mother placing a kiss on her cheeks on finally reaching the table. Raffaele pulls out a seat for me which I thank him for as I sit down and he takes his spot right next to me. "How are you feeling today?" comes Isabella's voice from across the table her question directed to me. "Much better, "I tell her softly a small smile on my lips and she nods her head in acknowledgment when it hits me that there is a new face on the table that I had not seen last night. "So this is her?" comes a man's deep voice my eyes follow the sound of his voice to
Edwina "My legs are sore," whines out Isabella after three hours of us walking around and being dragged into every clothing and jewelry store by Luna. I am more than surprised that Isabella has managed to put up with her shopaholic sister in her state because I can also feel my legs slowly giving out from beneath me. "Yeah, she is right Luna were need to at least rest. We wouldn't want Isabella dropping dead any moment now, "I sigh out hungry and tired. "She's pregnant not dying now come," she says rolling her eyes and dragging us into the Louis Vuitton store. "I swear this family makes me want to murder people," growls out Isabella lowly clearly on the brink of rage and I cannot tell if it's her pregnancy hormones acting up. I chuckle lowly as we step into the store everything screaming money but knowing Raffaele he would care less if I bought the whole store considering how rich the man is. Luna leads us towards the lingerie section my eyes furrowing in confusion at what is go
Hello dear readers🤭🤭🤭, So the first book in the Elegant series is done🤗🤗, I am quite sad to be ending it on such a note but quite excited for what more is to come☺☺. Hit me with your thoughts and theories🙃. What did everyone think of Alessandro? The capos? Alexxis? Jasmine? Geneva? Edwina? Raffaele? I appreciate all who have read and supported my story from the start🥺🥺 and I am looking forward to seeing you all in the second book where Raffaele and Edwina's story continues🤭☺. A big thank you to all and I really cannot wait to see you all once again. Looking forward to seeing you all on the other side💜💜💜.
Raffaele Something seems to be disturbing my Tesoro and knowing her I know that she is too stubborn to tell me unless she is ready to talk about it. I cannot help but shake off the feeling that she is hiding something from me and does not want me to find out probably the reason why she has been acting all strange ever since we landed in Italy. One thing about me is that I have been trained to read emotions and feelings and I can tell when someone is lying to me about something she has been doing to me for the past few weeks but I have done my best not to seem bothered while deep inside I feel quite livid. I love Edwina but lying is where I draw the line when it comes to having a relationship with someone and as much as I want to act oblivious to her actions I can't help that feeling in my gut that is telling me that she is indeed hiding something from me. I close the door to our room and make my way down to my office to go through some work calling Gio to join me for a little chat.
Edwina Tonight is the night. I will have my driver on standby waiting to take to to the airport and make sure to keep Raffaele away from this or someone will die tonight Bellissima. Make sure to do as you are told to avoid someone's blood being on your hands. xx yours truly. Immediately after I read the message on my screen my blood runs cold knowing that tonight is the night I will be leaving Raffaele to protect him and his men. I try my best to regulate my breathing not wanting to have a full-blown full-blowback with Raffaele just a few steps away from me in the shower with no clue in the world to what is going on. "Hey, are you okay?" comes Raffaele's voice drawing my attention far away from my phone screen to see him standing and already dressed as he buttons up his dress shirt. "Yeah, "I force out shutting off my phone screen and tossing my phone away to avoid any suspicions. One thing I have learned from this lifestyle is the art of hiding my emotions to avoid any suspicio
EdwinaI remain frozen on the spot my eyes meeting Raffaele's darkened gaze as he winces in the process clutching onto his shirt which seeps blood."Cosa è successo?"yells Eleanora her face morphing into a giant frown as she makes her way son who leans against the counter with Giovanni to his left and Rodriguez to his right."I'm fine madre,"grunts out Raffaele clearly in pain as Eleanora genlty kisses his forehead his green orbs never leaving mine."Thank God you are here the man is as stubborn as they come princessa and only you will be able to help him clean up since he does not want anyone next to him,"comes Alessandro's voice from beside me making my gaze shift from Raffaele to him.I nod my head in response no words being able to leave my mouth as I slowly walk up to Raffaele who stares at me a slight frown on his face. I notice the way Gio nods his head in reassurance as I gently take Raffaele's hand in mine."How about I get you cleaned up,"I tell him softly all eyes on our li
Edwina Immediately I head out of Raffaele's office I make my way across the house holding my new phone box in my hand. I shake my head in amusement chuckling at how Raffaele loves to spend money on me without a doubt not realizing that Vincenzo is standing right across from me. "Should I be worried that you are laughing by yourself?" he asks amusement shining in his eyes. "Maybe, "I tell him a smirk making its way onto my lips. Vincenzo just smiles at me in amusement making his way around me to head wherever he is going. "Where are you going?"I ask him curious to know where he is headed. "Just headed out to sort out some business," he says not giving me room to respond as he walks further away. I make my way to Raffaele's room where I sit on the bed thinking about what Raffaele's phone call could be about since he was quick to mention that it was nothing when I asked him. "Damn I need to find something to do today, "I murmur to myself sighing in the process when my thoughts ar
Raffaele Immediately the question leaves my mouth, I observe and notice the way Edwina's body freezes her eyes flashing with slight panic before she quickly composes herself. I try not to read deep into it considering how of late I have made her think I do not trust her while in a real sense it is quite, in fact, the opposite. I trust her with my life and the last thing I would want is to draw us further apart and push her away. "Come here, "I tell her softly my piercing gaze matching hers and she hesitantly walks towards me standing a couple of steps away from me. "Closer Tesoro, "I say my voice going an octave deeper not liking the small distance between us. She does as I say stepping closer to me and I am quick to pull her into my lap her legs straddling me. Her sweet lilac scent fills my senses and I almost go crazy burying my face into her neck and pulling her closer to my body her scent slowly calms my racing nerves. "You smell divine Tesoro, "I growl out gently peppering
Edwina We sit in silence tension filling the air after Raffaele speaks my body filling with slight rage at his ability to suspect that I am being untruthful to him. "Why do I feel like you are suspecting me to be a liar?"I ask rather defensively suddenly not wanting to be in his presence. "I am not Tesoro where is this even coming from?" asks Raffaele his eyebrows furrowing in total confusion at my question. "Yes, you are. It's like ever since I went out with your sisters to the mall you suspect I am hiding something from you?!"I yell my last thread of restraint snapping in half as I take a step away from him causing him to clench his fists at his side. "Are you hiding something from me Tesoro?" he asks his voice laced with venom that I barely recognize the man standing in front of me. I cannot stop the hurt that passes through me at his question which confirms my thoughts that the man indeed has his doubts that I am hiding something from him. "No I am not hiding something from
Edwina I stand infront of our bedroom mirror admiring the way the red gown hugs my body showing off my hour glass figure my hair straightened which is kind of new since it is always curly and bouncing off my shouders. My fingers come up to toy with the necklace that sits on my neck as the door to our bedroom opens revealing a dressed up Raffaele. Our eyes connect through the mirror as he makes his way up to me his arms going around my waist pulling me back into his chest as I admire how handsome he looks in his black suit. "You look beautiful Tesoro,"he says admiration in his eyes causing my heart to flutter at his compliment. "Thank you,"I blush out suddenly feeling a bit hot and bothered under his intense gaze. Raffaele is quick to turn me around in his arms causing me to squeal in surprise as he pulls me closer to him his strong cologne invading my senses. I notice the way he has shaved his beard giving him a dangerous sexy look and I cannot help but feel proud to call him my m
Edwina The next morning I wake up and Raffaele is nowhere to be seen in bed his side of the bed is quite cold a sign that he was probably up quite early. I sighed taking a few minutes to myself thinking how I am going to be able to pull off leaving with Mariano's men without anyone in this house knowing. I notice one of Raffaele's shirts on the other end of the bed as I pick it up and wear it. I am startled by the sound of my phone ringing as I roll over to pick it up the sound of Krys angry voice being heard. "Tell me why the fuck you went to Italy without telling me goodbye," yells a not-so-pleased Krys through the phone. "Well hello to you too, "I grumble out not enjoying the sound of her loud voice in the morning, or at least I think I don't. "Edwina, "scowls Krys and I can tell that her patience is slowly running out. "Someone broke into the manor, "I sigh out rubbing my temples. "Oh my god! Are you okay?" asks Krys frantically her voice laced in worry. "Well other than t