Chapter 42 Alessia’s POV "The food is overcooked! Look at the chicken. I thought you could cook, Cindy," Markus said across the table, not looking impressed at all. "It's not my fault Johnny wasn't there to cook with me like we planned this afternoon," Cindy said in a harsh tone, looking at me. What the hell do I have to do with her not being able to even roast a chicken properly? I avoided Johnny's gaze because I knew if I looked up, I would blush again. "Let's just eat; I think all of us had a busy day," Ciro said, smirking at me, and I couldn't keep my face from going red. I so want to slap that smirk off his face, dammit! Johnny and Ciro were busy talking. Clarissa talked to Elma and Markus, while the girls talked to Stefano and Samuele. I stood up and said, "Excuse me, I'm going to turn in." "Of course, dear, you should go and take a rest," Elma said, concerned. I took my dish and put it in the dishwasher before heading up to my room. I was just about to close the do
Chapter 43Johnny’s POVI lay in my bed, restless and half regretting my decision to push Alessia away. I know it's better for both of us. But thinking of her and another man together makes me jealous.I groaned loudly to get rid of my frustration. Fuck, I can't even imagine her with someone else.It was one of the hardest decisions I had made so far, but I had to. I just hope she understands. I can still see the hurt in her eyes when I said that to her.A knock on the door pulled me out of my intense thinking."Come in.”The door opened, revealing my mother."Hello, son," she said, smiling brightly. "I heard about you and Alessia; now tell me, do I hear wedding bells soon?" I feel like a complete and utter arsehole for taking that happy face away from her.“No, mom, I told her we couldn't be anything.""You what!"I looked down after the bright smile was replaced by shock and anger.My mother suddenly exploded into a fit of vehement cursing. I won’t even repeat it; fuck, I forgot how
Chapter 44Alessia’s POV"Whoo! This is life! I have never done this, guys. Whoo!"They shook their heads at me while I took another shot.We are at an exclusive bar that one of Johnny's friends owns. I still can't believe that he let us out. I just want to forget about everything, especially the way he ended things before we even started."Come on, girls, don't kill my mood. Let's go before the music changes.""Haist, fine," Bella said, drinking the remaining content of her glass before letting me drag her to the dance floor.By the time we reached the middle, I had started screaming again."Whoo! If I knew going to the bar would feel like this, I would have done it ages ago! I would have also avoided meeting Johnny!"The girls only laughed at me, but I could see the concern in their eyes. They know I have fallen hard for Johnny and that his breaking it off made me cry. I kept on dancing and swaying to the fast, piercing rhythm of the music that filled the air, bringing out the dance
Chapter 45Johnny’s POVI was busy packing to leave for Los Angeles when the girls barged into my room."We are going with you," Bella said with her hands on her hips."No, I'm only taking Alessia with me; you guys won't be going along, and that's final."Bella rolled her eyes. "Just because we took her out last night?""You didn't just take her out last night, you got her drunk, and you were drunk as well.""Nothing happened, so why get your panties in a twist?""You know she's in danger; she will come with me so that I can keep an eye on her. You have done more than enough.""Come on, Bella, let's go and greet Alessia before Mr. Hothead leaves before we can say goodbye," Vitoria said, dragging an angry Bella with her.As soon as they were out, I started packing again. God, these girls are a handful. I remember when they got back last night, drunk and singing at the top of their lungs. As soon as I saw Alessia's state, I wanted nothing more than to murder those three, but I knew they
Chapter 46Alessia’s POVI can't believe he wouldn't bring the girls along. For the love of all things good, I can't be alone with him.We were at Johnny's private airline when we stopped. Johnny opened the door for me, and I noticed a guy taking out a big bag from the trunk. I realized that it must be weapons.The guy who took out the bag complained about how heavy it was, and when Johnny told him there were weapons inside, I knew I was right.I wish the girls were here with me; at least I would have had someone to talk to. Johnny makes sure he doesn't sit next to me or talk to me. It's like he's completely ignoring my existence.A few minutes after taking off, we hear a loud groan coming from the bag. Johnny dropped his phone and told me to keep quiet. He threw the bag on the ground and opened it, and when he looked inside, I could tell he was beyond furious."Bella!" I heard him shout, and to my surprise, Bella was lying inside the bag, looking at Johnny with a smile. "Hey, boss ma
Chapter 47Johnny’s POVLuckily, Ciro managed to get a hotel that doesn't draw attention. This hotel isn't one of the most expensive here, and it suits me perfectly."What's with this hotel, Johnny?" I hear Bella asking, looking as if we don't belong here.I looked at her with a raised brow and said, "Well, let's just say I was expecting something expensive, and looking at the way you are dressed, people will surely know you can afford a luxurious hotel."I look at Alessia only to see her nod in agreement."It looks like the two of you are used to living in luxury. Well, sorry to burst your bubble, sweethearts, but Blake Griffin can't afford a five-star hotel," I said coldly, which only the two of them could hear."That's not what we meant!" Alessia snapped at me. I ignored her and walked towards the reception area, with them following me. Once I stood in front of the girl, I noticed she was young and beautiful. She eyed me like I was some kind of meat."How can I help you, Sir?""I h
Chapter 48Alessia’s POV"Alessia! Alessia!" I hear my sister's taunting voice. I snapped my eyes open when she held a knife against my throat.I sighed because I realized it was only a dream and that she wasn't here. I got up and went to the kitchen to get myself a glass of water, but stopped in my tracks when I noticed Johnny sleeping on the couch with just some boxers showing off his toned muscles. My mind drifted to what it would feel like if I got on top of him, riding him like a bicycle. Gripping on those shoulders of his. I shiver when I feel a sensation in my core."Fuck! I need a shower!" I know I won't ever have him in any way whatsoever. I made my way to the bathroom, turning on the shower. I stripped off my clothes and noticed my hard nipples.I climbed into the shower and stood under the water. My hands traveled to my breasts, and I imagined it was Johnny's hands that were messaging my breasts. I start playing with nipples between my fingers, my other hand going down slow
Chapter 49Johnny’s POVTo say the car ride was awkward would be an understatement. Well, for Alessia alone, because I would tease her, making her blush.She snapped her head at me when I did it again. "Can you stop?" She snapped.This didn't stop me; it made me chuckle at her. She huffed and crossed her arms."You look hot when you get mad.”She rolled her eyes and looked at me, pissed. "Go and tell that to Cindy or one of your other bimbos.”“You're getting jealous again, but don't worry, none of them look as hot as you do when they get angry.""Will you please just stop talking?""Why? Do you get hot?" She glared at me. You make me hot, but I won't admit it out loud. I can see she's still embarrassed that I caught her fucking herself while thinking of me. When I heard my name and went to the bathroom, I almost kicked the door down when I realized what she was doing in there.Her face heated up all of a sudden, and I can guarantee she was replying this morning in her head."What's w
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