Chapter 2

Rico.

"Who is she?" I gesture to the dancing floor with my chin.

I have never seen anyone dance like that. She is so agile and the way she moves her body, you will think there is no single bone in her.

Her silver long hair effortlessly follows her every move and it's the most enchanting view I have ever laid my eyes on.

She looks young though.

I harshly bite my lip when her green eyes won't look away. It's like she is solely dancing for me and it's damn tempting. The way her fingers teasingly trail her sexy body in slow motion, makes me hold tight on my seat armrest.

Is she doing this on purpose?

I always refrain from falling prey to women's seduction. Fucking around has never been my thing, and I don't remember the last time I did it.

Probably before being locked up. Life drastically changed for me and the amount of pain and torture I went through, made my body repellant to most things. Women are one of them.

She is beautiful though, but out of my league.

"Now that, is my little bunny," Alessio says with a proud smile and I wonder what he means by his little bunny. Anyway, I am here for business.

I arrived yesterday for one reason. Look for a woman to give me kids.

"Are you serious about the idea of searching for a queen or rather a wife?" he asks following my gaze and I nod.

" Yeah, that's why I'm here" I mumble taking my eyes from the seductress.

"What are you looking for in this woman?"

"Mmh nothing specific, I want a beautiful woman who will give me kids and nothing else. The relationship between us should remain platonic, but I will give her anything she desires"

"You are being hard on yourself Rico. Just let it go, man. Shit happens and if we don't move on from them they will hold us down forever" I hate his disaproving tone. What does he know?

"You don't know shit Alessio" I snap fisting my palms.

"You are right, I don't. But whatever happened to you in there, you need to let it go Rico"

I harshly glare at the idiot sitting beside me.

No one will ever understand and I don't want them to. That's why I keep to myself. It's better this way.

"Anyway, I have a suggestion of how you should find this Queen" He changes the subject and I relax a bit. I grab my glass of water from the table and drain the damn whole thing in one go.

Fuck.

I hate thinking about it.

"Tell me" I mumble giving him my attention.

"You have heard of the underworld queen, yeah?" he smirks, raising his eyebrows and I nod.

"Of course, everyone in the business has heard about her,"

"She has this fight-to-death arena and it's crazy. How about you announce that every willing woman to avail themselves to that fight, and the last one standing goes home with you? We both know in this life, you wouldn't want a weak woman beside you" The mischievous smile on his lips is as crazy as his idea.

And here I thought I was bad, this idiot is ruthless.

"How will I get this mysterious woman Alessio? I don't even know where the damn arena is located" I have heard about her but I wouldn't know where to find her. This is the craziest idea I have heard of in my life.

"Leave everything to me, brother. All you have to do is come early. My men will pick you up."

"You are crazy" I lowly chuckle. I can't believe I came to him for advice.

"Damn, straight I am. I love watching this kind of game, watching the weak get eliminated one by one" he smiles and takes a quick sip from his glass.

"So what did you mean by 'your bunny?' I glance back at the dancing floor, and the little princess is not there anymore. Why do I feel disappointed?

Speaking of princess, I haven't told my brother I'm back yet. The last time I saw them was a year ago when I took over the Russian mob.

Turns out the old man was running bankrupt and he had huge debts on his back. His men had gone ages without pay and the value of shit he had in store, couldn't even amount to a million dollars.

Some say his guys used to steal from him, and he didn't even have time to notice because he was fucking obsessed with going after my brother.

They did a great job of running him dry.

I started with the little he left. I'm not the one to easily give up, especially when I know I have only my ass and no one else.

Well, except for my mother.

I sold everything he had remained and opened a casino around here, which my mum is helping me run. A few hotels and clubs and I'm content with what I make.

Most of his men died in the battle and the few that remained, I shared everything equally and everyone walked away in one peace.

I have spent one year by myself. Just living my life in solitary, away from everything.

I handed my gang over to my friend Marco, but they are always there when I need them. It's peaceful this way.

When I wanted a woman, I didn't intend to find her in the crime world. But it's like they say, once you are in you never get out.

Also, I was born and raised in it, and the whole of my family is in it too. Who knows where the trouble might come from? Especially when that man is still roaming free.

That's why the idea of making her fit enough is not bargainable.

"The strongest soul I know" he smiles again and it keeps making me curious.

"She caught your attention didn't she?" he knowingly raises his eyebrow and I give him a blank stare.

"It doesn't matter" I whisper leaning back in my chair. Where did she go anyway? I only want kids from a woman. The moment she gives me that, she will be free to walk away.

The girl on stage is too young for that, and my emotions are fucked up for any kind of relationship or commitment.

"Are you still hung on your brother's wife, Rico?" Alessio whispers in a disapproving tone, leaning forward so no one could hear him. Though I guess it's impossible with the loud music blaring in every corner.

"Of course not idiot, when I left I realized I got too attached to Kay. It wasn't love man. What do I know about that shit anyway?"

Kay was the first and the only person to get close to me without judging me. I never got that all my life.

So I got too close to a point that I thought I felt shit for her. When I left, I didn't feel miserable or the longing as I expected.

Everything was completely fine and Mum helped me understand it wasn't love.

I can't believe I confessed to her. It was fucking dumb it's embarrassing.

"Good, because that's fucked up" he sighs leaning back in his chair.

" Yeah," I absentmindedly mumble looking around for a specific angel. Where did she disappear to?

"If you are looking for bunny, she left" he chuckles at the disappointment on my face.

Well, who is this bunny?