Chapter 25Alessia’s POVI woke up to a beautiful view, with the sun shining through my window and birds sitting in the big tree near the window. I stood up with a smile and walked to the bathroom, where I took my morning bath. I dressed in some ripped jeans, a black t-shirt, and a white jacket, pulling my hair in a messy bun.I walked downstairs and found Elma and Clarissa already having breakfast."Buongiorno". Elma said with a smile."Buongiorno," I said with a smile back."Good morning, Mom and Grandma." I hear Johnny's voice from behind, making my heart beat faster.I sit down next to Johnny, his woody scent and cigarette filling my nose.Clarissa served our breakfast within minutes. I had to hold back a moan as I put a piece of ricotta pancake in my mouth and Johnny looked at me with a smirk.I looked at him with a raised eyebrow and said, "I was thinking that you could redo the old studio of my mother.""What do you mean?"He looked at his mother and said, "She also loves painti
Chapter 26Alessia’s POVI've had a sleep-in today, seeing that the last few days have been hectic. I want to explore the house as soon as possible.The cold had intensified the last few days, making it hard to go outside. I had been thinking about using the huge jacuzzi they have but pushed the thought away, realizing Johnny would see me and get mad.Today Johnny was going to buy the paint Clarissa and I have chosen, while Clarissa and Elma went to some tea party they were invited to, and Ciro was in the study.I asked Johnny why Ciro is always in the study, never coming out, and he said he's working on something he asked him to do.The door suddenly opens and Johnny walks in."You know there's a thing called knocking?"“O, that's what they call it.” He said it without sounding like he caught the sarcasm in my voice.He closes the door and asks, "Are you sure you don't want to come with me?"I rolled my eyes and said, "I'm a hundred percent positive. Go and have fun. Do you realize th
Chapter 27Johnny’s POVThat night, Ciro and I stayed up all night trying to figure out why my uncle was here."It doesn't make any sense; my father would come and get my mother by himself unless they were up to something."Ciro nods. "That's what I have been thinking.""Let's go back to the house; we just need to keep a close eye on Alessia. With any luck, Francisco will slip up, and I get to put a bullet in his head," I said, smirking.I know for sure my father sent Francisco to spy on us; I can't leave my mother and Nonna alone there, and I know what my father would do to my mother if she dares to leave. I can't put her life in any more danger.I went to the living room only to find Alessia fast asleep."Alessia, wake up; we need to get back home." I gently shake her.Fuck, she's a heavy sleeper, I thought."Maybe this will work," Ciro said, holding a bucket in his hand and smirking.Before I could stop him, the bucket was already tipping over, making a sleepy Alessia sit up straigh
Chapter 28Alessia’s POVIn the morning, I found myself waking up on the floor. I groaned getting up, and looking around, I realized I fell asleep in the studio.I walk towards the door, and just as I open it, Elma stands there."Good morning; breakfast is ready." She said it with a tired smile."Good morning, thank you. You look tired this morning. Didn't you sleep well?" I wondered why she had bags under her eyes.She nodded. "Clarissa and I were looking for you all night."I suddenly felt bad for scaring them like that. I wonder where Johnny and Ciro are and if they are alright."They are upstairs, my dear," Elma said, answering my unspoken question.I bit my lip. "Are they mad at me?""I don't think so dear, let's just say that room holds many memories, but it's not my place to tell you."Elma and I made our way to the kitchen, and as soon as I stepped inside, Clarissa gave me a tight hug."O my dear, I'm glad you are okay. We were worried about you.""I'm sorry." I awkwardly hugge
Chapter 29Alessia’s POVThe next day, while Clarissa and I were inside the studio to finish some last touch-ups, Johnny came walking inside.His hair fell onto his forehead, and his hands were shoved into the pockets of his suit.Clarissa walked up to him, wrapping her arms around him and whispering something to him. She kisses him on the cheeks, then leaves.He nodded and walked closer to me, and I put the last paint on its shelf, turning to him.He cleared his voice and stood next to the table, biting my lips I went and stood next to him.It was silent between us when I heard him say, "My mother came to me this morning and told me what happened yesterday."I looked away and suddenly found the floor more interesting.He cleared his throat again. "I'm sorry for the way I acted; I'm not that kind of man who shouts or abuses women."Biting my lips, I nodded."I can't tell you why I acted the way I did, even though I know you have a suspension about who my siblings are."I nodded as he l
Chapter 30Johnny’s POVI found myself waking up before five in the morning, feeling excited about today. I'm not sure why, maybe because Alessia forgave me so quickly?I showered and wrapped the towel around me before walking to my closet. I decided to wear a pair of jeans and a black button-up shirt with my black dress shoes.By the time I was done, the clock showed six.I groaned, wondering if Alessia was ready yet. Just as I wanted to go to her room, I heard a knock on my door.Opening the door, I saw my mother standing there smiling, still in her pajamas. "Good morning, mom." I greeted her with a smile.She looked me up and down and said, "It's good to see you in casual wear instead of a suit." She said it with a sly grin.I rolled my eyes, stepping back so that she could come in.She walked in and sat on my bed, "I just want to check up on you before you go out.""I know that’s not the real reason you’re here, mom.” I said I was closing the door.She shrugged and asked, "Why did
Chapter 31Alessia’s POVI watched as the car disappeared when I finally went inside."Alessia, your back is early," Clarissa said as she looked over my shoulder."Where's Johnny? Didn't he come with you?"I looked at her, not knowing how to tell her what Johnny went to do. "He went to Ciro."She raised her eyebrows and covered her mouth as if she realized something."They are going to kill Francisco; he found out what he did to you."I nodded. "I don't know about the killing part but yes, he found out about the bruises. I forgot about it." I whispered."O, my dear. I am so sorry, but sooner or later he would have found out."I just nodded, not knowing what to say."Don't worry, dear; Johnny can take care of himself. Come, let's get some hot chocolate; it looks like you need it." She smiled at me.I followed her to the kitchen and noticed Elma busy making food for an army."Are you expecting any visitors?" I couldn't help but ask.Elma looked up to me and smiled broadly. "Yes, my husb
Chapter 32Alessia’s POVLast night was nice. Johnny's grandpa is a sweet old man, except for the fact that he kept saying that Johnny and I are dating.I went up to my room just after dinner—well, more like after my third glass of wine. I can't believe that I was tipsy.The bedroom door opened and Johnny walked in, smiling at me. Gosh, that smile."I see you are up. Breakfast is ready." He said this while looking at me.I nodded. "Thank you. I'm just going to take a quick shower. Give me ten minutes."He nodded and walked out of my room. I quickly got up and went to my closet, where I decided to wear my ripped denim and a white t-shirt with my red trench coat.I quickly showered and got dressed. I put my hair in a high ponytail and walked out of the room.I hear music coming from downstairs, wondering what's happening.Ciro and Johnny were already seated and had served their food when I entered."What's with the music"? I asked them."Grandma and grandpa have some friends over; they
Chapter 64 Johnny's POV The church was filled with our closest friends and family. I was standing at the altar talking to Ciro. "Are you ready to make her your wife?" he asked with a grin. "I have never been more ready." My mother walked up to me, "Your bride is nervous," she whispered. "I will talk to her," I said, walking away to find my bride. I knocked on her door when Camilla opened it. "Thank God you are here she's freaking out!" She said pulling me into the room leading me to the bathroom door and I can't help laughing at how stressed the girls look all because of my wife-to-be. "Alessia baby?" I knock on the door. "Johnny? What are you doing here?" She asked frantically when she heard my voice. "I'm here to talk to you. I was told you were freaking out." "I'm afraid you will leave me once I get fat," she sniffed, and I wish I could take her in my arms and tell her that she will never get fat in my eyes. "Baby you know that will never happen I love you for you, not f
Chapter 63Alessia’s POVIt's been three weeks since I found out that I'm pregnant. Bella is the only one who knows I'm pregnant. I asked her not to tell anyone until I had told Johnny. Mason and Stefanie have already left, saying they need to take care of a few things back home. The last week, Johnny has been acting strangely; he always seems to not want to spend time with me, which is beginning to bug me. That's one of the reasons I haven't told him about the pregnancy yet. He would come to bed when I was already asleep and be gone before I woke up. Every time I text or call him, he says he is busy with some important meetings and that he will talk to me later. That's why I was surprised when he texted me this morning, telling me to go shopping with the girls and to treat myself to something beautiful to wear tonight because he wants to take me out.“Girls, I'm hungry and tired," I moaned as we went into the sixth shop for today."We will get something to eat after we finish shopping
Chapter 62Alessia’s POV"Mamma, pappa?" I said as I entered their room. We came to the house where Johnny's mother is staying, seeing that the house back in Rome needs some repair, or rather a makeover, after what happened a few weeks ago.All of us were exhausted and took a few days off. Many of our men were injured, and some are dead. The Russians withdrew from the fight after Sergei gave them the order to stop. Lorenzo lost many men, and the others ran away, seeing that they were losing against our people and the Americans.Luckily, the Americans only had people injured. Mason got his fiancé back safely, and they will be heading back to the USA in a few days. Stefanie is a down-to-earth girl; she has long black hair and blue eyes. When I saw her and Mason together, I knew that they loved each other just by the way they acted whenever they were together. She has been kidnapped for six months and tortured every day, thinking no one will rescue her after Lorenzo told her Mason thinks
Chapter 61Alessia’s POVWe stayed in the office. No one spoke, and no one moved. We waited. This is it; this is what was supposed to happen, but we didn't think it would be this soon. We didn't plan for them to attack first. My gut feeling says Carter told them about our plans. Thinking about him makes my blood boil.If I find out he sold us out, I will be the one dealing with him!I can tell Viona is scared I know I am scared shitless. What if they find us?Will Johnny be in time to rescue us? I felt a hand on my shoulder, and I turned my head around to look at Viona."We are going to be okay." She tried to comfort me, but I could hear the fear in her voice. I knew she was trying to be brave.I smiled, squeezing her hand in return. "I know your brother won't let anything happen to us."That's when we heard the gunshots. This is it. I don't know how we are going to protect ourselves against these mafia men.We were holding on to each other now. I can only imagine all the bodies lying
Chapter 60Alessia’s POVThings were going quite smoothly the next few days after the Americans arrived, and everyone was settled in their rooms. I didn't think these men would get along, but they proved me wrong, and somehow I think Bella has something to do with it.She is a tough bitch and doesn't take shit from anyone. It's amazing to think that they are actually gang members, but once you are in their company, you can tell they are nice people. I never thought that I would get attached to them, but life has shown me that I can't judge a book by its cover. I never thought that people like them would be the ones who saved me from my so-called parents. Speaking of parents, I can't wait to see mine after all these years. Just thinking about them brings tears to my eyes. Who would have thought that my life would change this much?I haven't seen Johnny all day. He and the rest were busy in the office going over the plan that's going to end Lorenzo, Sergei, and his father in a few days.
Chapter 59Johnny’s POVI pressed my lips to Alessia's. Her lips were so sweet and addictive that I never wanted to stop kissing her. I poured all of my feelings into the kiss. I want her to know how much I love her. Gasping for breath, we separate from each other. I looked at her, smiling like I had just won the jackpot, and she was smiling at me, watching me. I wonder what she's thinking about.The thought of her always has me smiling. I can't believe that I'm head over heels in love with this amazing woman. I won't show it to others because my enemies will know she's my weakness, and I won't let them hurt her to get to me.I know that I used to be a player, but ever since I met Alessia, I couldn't hook up with someone else because Alessia was always on my mind and I wasn't able to focus on anything or anyone. She consumes my mind every second of the day.I can't believe that I opened up like that in front of Bella; it's something I would have never done, and I knew I had shocked Bel
Chapter 58Alessia’s POVIn all honesty, I had forgotten about Cindy. When Johnny and I walked downstairs, she was standing there staring at us, or more like glaring at me, and I knew she wanted me dead.Why does he have crazy friends like her? I ask myself as we walk to the kitchen."I don't think your friend likes me," I whispered to Johnny as I watched her.He kissed me and said, "Don't worry, I will talk to her."Cindy kept on staring at me as we passed her walking to the kitchen, making me feel uncomfortable, and something tells me this is just the beginning.Look, the lovebirds decided to finally leave the room," Luca said, smirking at Johnny, and then he winked at me. "Who would have thought that Johnny would ever be whipped by a girl?" Stefano also commented, and the rest nodded in agreement."I'm not whipped, you fucking idiot", Johnny said, glaring at them."His whipped dude," Luca continued, making fun of Johnny.“Oh, look who's talking; if I'm not mistaken, the two of you
Chapter 57Alessia’s POV"First we have to get information from someone in the inside. Anyone will do anything for money; if I need to pay a billion for information, then so be it. We won't be going into their house; instead, we are going to make them come out. We are going to use Alessia to draw them out, and when they are close enough, I'm going to blow them up. The others will come out, and I want snipers to take them out. Lorenzo and Sergei will probably be inside, trying to take Alessia's parents and my sister away. I want you to take every man out, then we will go in with the big guns," Johnny smirked, and I wonder what he's talking about."We need bombs, and a lot of them. Once we have information about the layout of the house, I want four teams to go inside while the other teams are distracting their men. This is going to be dangerous, but we have the Americans on our team." Johnny explained his plan to us."Lorenzo is a coward; he won't come to fight, but he will use his ho
Chapter 56Johnny’s POV"Is that your way of saying yes?" I asked her, hugging her back. I feel her nod in my neck."Yes," she said, and I feel my heart missing a beat. I can't believe she's mine. I have to admit, I was scared she would turn me down after what I did to her. Yes, I was stupid for acting the way I did, and it took some stupid prick to make me realize that I could lose her.I thought that if I continued this, she would get hurt if one of my enemies knew she was my weakness, but when I saw that prick looking at her with lust, it made my blood boil. I'm glad that I told her how I feel about her. Now she's mine, and the man who dares to touch her or even look at her will get his eyes or hands cut out. "We should get going," I said, and she nodded once again, not letting go of me. I smiled, knowing that she's probably as red as a tomato."Johnny?" She called out, lifting her head to look at me. I hummed in response."Promise me that you will never leave me, and if somethin