An agonising groan echoed around the steel walls of the cellar.Pain was evident in the voice that carried it, horrific pain.Strapped on to a chair was a bruised and disfigured Diego. He was held caged by a rope which seemed to squeeze his entire body into one piece.The pain from that alone was excruciating talk more of the cuts, wounds and broken bones he had gotten.The cellar was cold, extremely cold. Diego had his teeth chattering. A rat ran passed his legs causing him to curse in italian.Heavy thumping footsteps could be heard making its way towards his direction.Diego needed not to be told who it was.Cold and dangerous emerald eyes carried his already swollen and weak orbs in their formidable stare."Have you come back to finish what you started?" Diego asked slurry before spitting out loud.Dante crouched down and gave him a sadistic smile."You know me so well diego" "Actually..."Dante began."I'm not going to kill you right now. Your plan to have me dead was unfortu
ALINA "I know your cousins won't be as obnoxious as you" I teased Dante as we took a walk on the sandy shores of the beach. When we arrived yesterday, we spent our day unpacking and also getting used to the environment. We took a stroll out of the villa but not too far. The reason was because Dante said Mexico was too dangerous and he just wanted me to be safe. I felt so confused and scared at the same time but I knew it had something to do with this fucking mafia. I was also very much bewildered at Dante's recent change in behaviour concerning my safety. This was certainly not the Dante I knew in the past. His behaviour was evolving and it greatly surprised me. Though yes he was still very dominating in his orders but still he was beginning to show signs of human emotions which I thought he was incapable of having. "I am not obnoxious Alina. That is a lie" Dante protested.Dante sighed and snaked an arm around my waist, giving me cold chills running down my spine."Am
ALINA"Dante what the fuck are you doing here?" My intonation was high with a surprised and bewildered gasp as I snapped my eyes from the mirror to meet Dante's emerald and mischievous orbs staring at me. "Alina why did you leave?" Dante cooly asked like he wasn't in the ladies room with me in a very awkward situation. "I should be the one asking you the question Mr Dante Morelli. Why did you lock the door and what are you doing in the ladies room with me?" I waged my tongue at Dante. Dante took slow yet dangerous strides towards me which got my breath hitching in my lungs.He came so close to me, our bodies now in close proximity with each other as his frame towered above my petite body."Is it now a crime to be with my wife?" Dante asked leaning his face forward towards me.My chest heaved with a lot of emotions and I couldn't fathom why I had mixed feelings seeing Dante here. "Answer me" Dante crossed the distance between us, my body now pressed against the metallic sink in the
The bedlam and commotion soared in the air as the club became a frenzy of mayhem and chaos.Smoke engulfed the atmosphere and loud yellings plus multiple gunshots could be heard from outside."Dante let's leave please. This is getting too scary" Alina pleaded, the foggy smoke creating a panic filled ambiance."Calm doll. I promise I won't let any thing happen to you ok" Dante calmly reassured Alina before pulling her up immedately."Go through the emergency exit you all"Alessio instructed them in a hyper state."And what about you?" Dante quickly asked with a raised brow.Alina coughed loudly, using the back of her palm to cover her mouth."Dante" she gasped for air, her nostrils inhaling a lot of smoke."Leave boy don't worry about me. Your wife is clearly not herself anymore"Alessio urged frantically this time. Dante didn't need to be told. He grabbed Alina by the arm in a flash as they all made their way towards the hidden back door in the club that would lead to the emergency exit
Dante and Alina burst open the doors of their car the moment they arrived at the airport.They wasted no time in lurching out of the car and towards the jet.Gripping on to her hand, Dante sprinted with Alina, pulling her safely up the stairs and into the jet. The crew shut the door once everyone had rushed inside.Alina finally heaved a sigh of relief.Her hand was pressed against her chest as she tried to calm her unsteady and rapid heart beat."Get this fucking plane on the air and take us to Italy now!" Dante growled. The muscles in his arm tenses, perspiration making his shirt stick on to his body and revealing his taunted biceps with the veins in his hands pulsating. Alina felt mesmerized by how sinfully hot her husband looked even without trying."Please just two more minutes Mr Morelli" the pilot pleadingly said, his body quivering."I'm sorry for the delay sir. This was a very impromptu call on our part after you informed us of your attack and eagerness to leave Mexico. We
ALINAI and Dante alighted from the stairs of the jet, the wind hitting my hair across my face. We had been on the air for more than ten hours, away from the melancholic clutches of those after our lives.By the time we landed, it was already seven in the morning. I couldn't feel more relieved stepping my feet on the Italian soil.I noticed about ten muscular men standing on the runway with fleet of cars around them."Dante it's been so long! Welcome to Italy" An elderly man, possibly the age of Alessio or even older, came towards us.He engulfed Dante in a tight hug."Homero. Thank you so much for the warm reception" Dante replied with a mild smile.Turning to face me, Dante introduced me to him."Alina this is my uncle Homero. He is a relative from my mother's line, my grand mother's side. He is my great uncle's son. Homero meet my wife, Alina" That meant he was the cousin to Dante's mother.I extended my hand to him and he took it with such an iron grip, startling and making me re
ALINA I greedily took in all the surroundings, eyes scanning and roving the scenery all around as our car spend on the highway. Italy looked so beautiful. The sun was shining so elegantly on the fast moving cars.There were variety of building styles. I hungrily fed my eyes on some sky scrappers whose summit looked like it could reach the sky. We passed different shops, restaurant and malls all with fascinating special light affects. I could only imagine how beautiful they would look at night. As cars moved fast so also did the people swarm around, enjoying the sunny weather and ravishing atmosphere.Once Dante killed the traitors, he spoke briefly about some things with Homero. I couldn't make out what they discussed because it was all in Italian. Once done, he took me by hand towards a waiting limousine.I slowly closed my eyes in a bid to sleep. I hadn't had enough sleep ever since our attack in Mexico. I hadn't close my eyes for more than ten minutes when I slowly flutt
I stared dewy eyed at the spell binding environment I was in.I could tell Dante was smirking as he took sharp glances of me. It felt like I was in the surroundings of a palace. This place was bigger than Dante's house and his house was huge. I fed my eyes on the architectural design of the hotel. The hotel had glass windows that beamed and sparkled as a result of the bright rays of the sun hitting it. The door to the entrance was spinning and it shimmered, emerald gemstones designed into it. That must have cost a fortune. There were sprinklers deposited at all corners, their waters hitting the large lawn that surrounded a part of the formal building. Water fountains stood at various locations. They were decorated with marbel and they sprayed water upwards into the air. I peaked up and I saw the name of the hotel bodly written in a beautiful shade of red. It was probably in Italian and I couldn't read Italian.The entire vicinity was dazzling with light beams coupled with
Two years LaterALINA I sat with Dante on the bed, the bed we both had laid on for more than two years. He flashed me a concerned stare and I gave him a soft smile. In my hands held a paper which my eyes repeatedly looked at, trying to comprehend what I just read in the paper.It was a DNA report proving that I and Enzo were indeed related. Enzo was my blood brother. My elder brother.Honestly I am beyond shocked.Like what the fuck!?"How do you feel baby?" Dante nudged my shoulder with his.I sighed and took in breath. "I don't know what to even say. I'm speechless honestly. Like a part of me feels so happy that I found my family and yet another part of me is uhm shocked as hell. Like how did they let me go? Why did I get missing and away from family? Did they try searching for me? Do they miss me?" My questions were endless.After the incidents that took place two years ago and the revelation that I wasn't Russian, Dante had taken it upon himself to find my true family. I hon
ALINA "Careful Dante....no put your legs that way..no no don't apply to much pressure on your legs.." I pestered Dante as if he were toddler learning his first step. Dante groaned and sighed as we walked up the stairs leading to our room.I and Dante had just come back from a meeting with Nikolia's daughters. Dante had ordered them to leave America with immediate effect and keep away from I and him. He looked so murderous whilst speaking to them that they cowered beneath his dagger stares.They dared not counter his orders.Like loyal dogs, the two sisters agreed to Dante's conditions.Finally, that phase of my life was over and now I'll start a brand new one with Dante by my side. "I am fine Alina. It's been close to a month already. I can walk. I am not a baby ok" Dante shot me his perfect boyish grin and I rolled my eyes at him."Well you are still my baby sweetheart. You left the hospital a week ago Dante. Allow me to take care of you" I obliged as we trailed slowly up the st
ALINA "Dante will be fine. He won't die. He will be perfectly fine" I paced to and fro, wandering aimlessly around the hospital's corridor whilst repeating those words to myself in assurance that Dante would be fine.If I didn't say those words to myself repeatedly, I would not be able to breathe. Reminding myself of the hope of Dante being fine aided me in my breathing and reduced my erratic heart beat.It has been more than ten hours since we left Nikolia's home.I was worried as hell on the questions we would recieve in the hospital concerning Dante's gun wounds but Enzo told me that the Morelli's had private hospitals ran by mafia capos scattered all around the globe so nobody would interrogate us and we wouldn't have any legal records of whatever we did.It calmed me down a little but still, my fear soared to immeasurable heights on getting to the hospital.Dante had been in the Intensive care unit for so long and anxiety was eating me away slowly.The doctors won't let me s
ALINA"Dante!" I shrieked out, softly dragging him to lay on my thighs as the wet pool of his blood streamed around us."I-I am s-so-sorry A-ali-na f-for eve-ry--thing" Dante struggled for air, tears trickling down his eyes as I knelt beside him."Don't say that please Dante. I hold no grudge against you" I smiled admist my tears, but my features gave way to an even greater wailing. My heart, my entire senses, every cell in me was shutting down watching life seep out of Dante. My dress and hands were soaked with his blood which got me releasing higher ear splitting cries. My heart had a million drums in it and my throat tightened the more. I could barely even speak as I sobbed defeatedly on him. I could only quiver, my lips unable to form correct sentences with the rain drops still splattering on both of us."Dante please...." I finally found my voice, grasping on to one of his hand. "Y-you l-love me r-r-r-right?" Dante whispered breathlessly.I nodded vigorously."Yes Dante. I l
Like a movie, everything happened in slow motion to Alina.Fear soared in the air, overwhelming tensions and anxiety creating the ambience. Alina had her eyes filled with both fear, terror and relief on seeing Dante. She was hell scared but looking at Dante gave her comfort and strength. He was doing all he could to save her and the life of her unborn baby.But her heart was palpitating, her pulse rising to tremendous heights. Nikolia was trying to use her to get to Dante. She was the bait and he was the catch. She knew he wouldn't let Nikolia shoot her so the only alternative he had was to submit himself in.Alina couldn't let that happen. She couldn't stand and watch Dante sacrifice his life and mafia.Her heart broke into a million pieces as she saw the helplessness in his features. So she took a very drastic step that could cost her life.She could see the apprehension in his emerald orbs. He was warning her not to take an impulsive action. But Alina couldn't stand and wat
DANTE The ride to Nikolia's home felt like an entire century. My anxiety and anger boiled, tightening my chest and making it hard for me to focus on anything apart from Alina. My capos bickered unnecessary, rolling out plans endlessly but I couldn't even hear them.The only thing I could hear was the heavy thumping of my heart which seemed to resound in my ear, blocking out all other sounds.Nikolia gave me just twenty four hours to come meet him and hell was I ready to face that bloody motherfucker. Threatening me is one thing but kidnapping Alina and turning her into his punching bag is something I can't tolerate.I'll never tolerate it.I already feel like a big fool and an idiot for turning against Alina. I'm really trying to redeem myself.I fear Alina hates me already. Fuck.My mind is in turmoil.Whenever it comes to Alina, I go blank and nothing seems to make sense.I just want to go rescue her. I had no time to plan out a formation of men. The only thing I did was to make s
DANTE Everywhere was dead silent, the only sound being made was my shoes which paced around the tiled floors of my office. My anger was rising with each nano second and a bomb was ticking in my head. My sleeves were folded up to arms length and my shirt had a few buttons loose."Dante can you just relax for a moment?" Luca suggested. Luca, Enzo and Fabio were with me in my office, watching my sanity drain out with each passing moment.I snapped my heated orbs to face him. "I should relax?" I rhetorically asked, walking over to him."That bitch, that whore escaped and you are saying I should relax!?" I boomed, my Adams apple gobbling.It has been three fucking days since Alina escaped and I had not gotten any information about her whereabouts.It is like she just disappeared into thin air. I wanted to find her and bring her back so I can melt out my anger on her. She can't escape from me so easily.Luca sighed and moved away from me."Atleast you've found the maids. So just re
ALINA I slowly opened my eyes which felt like they weighed the size of a dumbbell.For a split second, I forgot what had transpired through out these couple of days and expected to see myself all cuddled up in Dante's duvets. But slowly it dawned on me that I wasn't dreaming, I was living a freaking nightmare.The hot rays of the sunlight filled the entire rooom making me realise that I had definitely spent the night in here. I blinked my eyes repeatedly in a fit of panic trying to make out where I was but I ended up letting out a shriek as I accidentally fell to the floor. I howled in pain and caressed my elbows, slowly sitting up straight.I pivoted to check what I fell from. I had fallen from a wooden red couch.I began looking around this somehow distinct room I was laid in, taking in the surroundings. The room seemed so distinct, like I had been here before or seen it before. The walls were painted brown.I looked forward and spotted a huge wooden table and also a swer
Alina Once I had made it outside, I kept on running as fast as my legs could carry me. I was very weary and tired but the race for survival was one I couldn't give up on. I ran holding back my flood of tears. I had no idea where I was going neither did I carry a single thing with me. I looked like a mad and dirty woman that just escaped the mental asylum. But still, I ran so fast with the fear that Dante might just pop out from anywhere. My adrenaline filled me up and my heart beat increased tremendously. After a while of running down the long lonely road of this posh gated community, I approached civilisation and slowed down in my steps. I panted heavily and tried catching my breath as I walked. I noticed the odd stares I was getting from people. They were probably wondering why I looked so unkept and dirty but I didn't mind their curious orbs. I kept on walking frantically, zoning out anyone who tried to talk to me.I still wasn't safe. Hell this was still Dante's terr