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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Um, ok. My dearest Oriana. If you are reading this, then I am no longer among the living and sane. It also means that the boys have kept their promise after all this time. I’m sorry that you had to find out this way but, I am sure that the boys explained most, if not all, before giving you this letter.
As you are my second born, my only daughter, it would only be fitting that you inherit what belonged to your mother. You are also entitled to a fruitful trust fund but there is a stipulation you must meet in order to receive it.The majority of my stocks and shares, as well as my companies are to be given to Antonio.Gio will take over the title of Don (Boss) when his father retires, and Antonio will be his second in command.My sweet, sweet girl. Oh, how I wish I was there to see you grow up and finally got to meet you. Every time I got close, that bastard would move you and your mother away. Either across the country or to a different country altogether. It madeRelated chapters
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Oriana‘OMG! I cant believe this is happening to me,’ I said to myself as I paced the room, stressing my hair. ‘Stop it Ana,’ I scolded myself, ‘if you pull it anymore, you will go bald.’ I sat on he bed but, I was that anxious right now. Maybe that was a bit too much information to take in over breakfast. My fault, I know. Firstly, I’m an orphan all over again. Secondly, my dad wasn’t my dad but my mother’s kidnapper. Thirdly, my biological father was the king of all mafia families and last but not least, I am betrothed to Gio. I have no idea what is expected of me or what I am capable of. I have always played things safe and remained cautious and optimistic when it came to making life decisions. I always looked at the worst possible outcomes for each choice I made. So, why didn’t I think of them when I met Jaime?I couldn’t believe that I am betrothed to Gio. OMG! Gio. He was like sex on legs with a body of a god. A chiseled jawline and only what I could imagine wo
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GioPatience is not one of my strong suits. It took me ages to make a decision of where to take Ana so that we could talk, away from prying ears.“Master Gio, please calm down. She’s in her room and will be out momentarily,” I sighed.“Thank you, Lileth. Is she alright?” Lileth cocked an eyebrow at me.“She is sir. Miss Ana will be out shortly,” no sooner as she finished talking, Ana appeared in the hall.“I’m sorry I took so long. Getting dressed is a little tricky at the moment,” she explained.“That’s quite alright but, just so that you know, for future reference, I am not a patient man,” I said as I walked towards her before holding the door open for her to leave before me. “I will do my best to work on that for you and you alone,” she smiled.“That’s all I ask. Now where are we heading?” I felt so vulnerable around her and not the feared man that I have grown accustomed to.“We are going out for dinner, but we need to make a stop along th
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OrianaWe never did finish our game of 20 questions and it was pretty one sided. Dinner was amazing and I couldn’t help but smile at the thought of Gio as we were driving home. I really didn’t think that my touch could render the big bad boss speechless. I cracked a smile and a giggle followed. I turned the king into a puppy. “My puppy,” I said to myself as I remembered his vows and promises to me.After Lileth helped me get changed for bed, I made my way to the kitchen to get myself a drink before turning in for the night.“Hey bro,” I shouted.‘BANG!’ “OW! Fuck! Hey sis. How was your night?”“Less painful than yours, obviously,” I couldn’t help but laugh as Toni nursed the bump that was growing on the back of his head after hitting his head on the refrigerator. “It was really nice. He took me to see mamma and papa, then went to Pavarotti’s.”“Did he tell you that you own it?”“Yeah, after I gushed about how much I wanted to meet the owner,” Toni
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GioI couldn’t sleep no matter what I did. I have been tossing and turning for the last 2 hours. I need her but, will she think I am being too forward? I had to take that chance. I got out of bed, wearing nothing but my boxer shorts, grabbing some lounge shorts before I left my room to go to hers.‘Tap! Tap!’“Ana?” I whispered.“It’s open, Gio,” came a quiet voice from behind the door. “Is everything alright?” she asked me. How sweet, showing me that she cares about me already.“I’m sorry to disturb you but…”“You didn’t disturb me. I couldn’t sleep either.”“I would like to try something if that’s Ok with you?” she nodded, although she looked a little uncertain when I walked towards the bed and drew back the covers. The heat from her gaze as she took in my half naked body, made me feel a bit violated. I chuckled, which broke her concentration.“Like what you see?” I smirk at her, humour dancing in my eyes.“I…um…you…” she stumbled over
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“Uggh!” Ellie scoffed. “She’s not a princess, Gio. She has no idea what kind of work we get involved in. She’s nothing but a wannabe and has her claws dug so deep into you already. She is nothing to us.”“Ellie, you…” I started to say but Ana placed her hand on my arm, giving me a slight squeeze and a small smile as she stood, commanding the room as she did.“Ellie, you have no idea what you are talking about. You are only here because my mother found you useful and I believe Gio has continued to use you in the same way for the same type of missions. May I suggest that you take a moment to evaluate your life choices as they may come back and bite you on the ass,” chuckles and sniggers could be heard around the room. “You are not a well-liked person from what I have heard, and I don’t think your attitude is doing you any favours.” Ellie sat there with her mouth gaping open like a fish out of water, embarrassment evident on her face. “Now then, for those of you who don’t kno
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We quickly straightened ourselves up and sat on our seats as if we were having a conversation before granting permission to enter.“I hope you two have sorted out your little issue. It was quite intense before we left. Here, I got you something,” he handed us a platter of food and gave me a wink. He knew what we were up to and gave us the space to do it and for that I was thankful. Then it hit me like someone had tipped a bucket of ice water over me.“Fuck!”“What? What’s wrong?” she sounded really concerned.“We, um…I compromised the evidence that you had on your person. We have lost it now and won’t be able to use it against that piece of shit,” Ana smiled at me and laughed lightly. “It’s not funny, Oriana.”“You don’t know me very well, so I won’t laugh at you, much. The night I arrived here, I had Lileth bag my clothes, the doc brought a rape kit after you left, and samples and pictures were taken. Back up copies were also made of the samples, results an
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By the time we finished our tour of the house, it was 1:30. Lileth had prepared us some amazing sub sandwiches and a delicious fresh piece of cantuccini biscotti. It tasted like heaven when it was still warm. The house consisted of a multitude of rooms and the majority had ensuite bathrooms, 2 libraries, one of which was my mother’s and had all of her favourite books in it, the other was more of a reference library but had some novels if people chose to read. Downstairs to the back of the house was a sauna, gym and a pool with jacuzzi off to the side of it. It was also enclosed in a conservatory type building so that you could see the outdoor pool and garden.“Ok,” Bianca said, snapping me out of my memorised tour. “The gym is free between 10 and 12 most days. Just let me know when you are free, and we will schedule some sessions.”“Sounds like a plan. Only if it’s not too much of a bother or disrupts your day.”“You are going to be marrying Gio in the near future. Yo
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Lileth“Oh, my days! Oh, my stars! Where is she? Master Gio is going to have me killed.” I was panicking as I searched the house for Ana but, she was nowhere to be found. When I say that I had searched everywhere I mean I have searched everywhere but Gio’s room as I didn’t think she would be so bold as to enter his room without permission or without him being here.I walked back to the kitchen to remove the pastries from the oven and there she was. I rushed over to her and checked her over for any new injuries.“What are you doing? Are you Ok, Lileth?” she giggled at me.“I’ve been worried sick. You weren’t in your room this morning when I came to help you wash up and dress for breakfast. Where were you?”“I, um… I slept in Gio’s room,” she looked down to the floor. “I just couldn’t settle, and his scent helped me relax. It’s not a problem, is it?” I looked at her, unsure of what to say.“It will be Ok. Now, training. Do you feel up to it?” her eyes lit
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OrianaThe pregnancy flew by. Yes, I few times I threatened to kill Gio, especially during labour. It was a good thing that I wasn’t’ allowed my gun in the hospital.On 12th July as 11:52 PM, Antonia was born, weighing 9 pound 4 ounces. I didn’t pay much attention during my scans, especially after I was told that everything looked good, development was good etc. So, it was a bit of a shock when Farid was born less than a minute after Antonia, weighing 8 pound 12 ounces. Both had jet black hair. Antonia had ocean blue eyes and Farid had chocolate brown eyes. Antonia was instantly daddy’s little princess. He vowed that he would protect her until his last breath.“My little prince. I vow to protect you from all the false beauties and to guide you on this road they call life. In return, I ask that you watch over your sister, no matter how annoying she may be,” he gurgled. I smiled. “I take that as your acceptance to our little deal,” I said, placing a kiss on his head.“Thank you, m
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Gio“I’m sorry, what?”“I’m pregnant,” Ana whispered again.“Thank you for your call, Teressa. Have a nice day,” I said before I ended the call.“I’m sorry,” she whispered. Tears trickled down her cheeks.“What are you sorry for? You are going to have our baby. Does Lileth and Julian know?” she shook her head. “Please don’t cry, bambalina. I have noticed that you haven’t been yourself since Toni died but, I didn’t want to say anything just in case it was just from recent events.” I pulled her into my lap and kissed her with so much passion that it pulled her out of her shocked state/“You’re not mad?”“Why would I be mad? There is never a perfect time to have a baby and no matter how much you plan and prepare, you will never be prepared either but, you have an excellent support team. OMG! Lileth is going to be over the moon,” I chuckled, and she giggled.‘Knock! Knock!’“Boss, doc is here to see miss Ana.”“Thank you, Francesco,” I answered. “Come on, let’s get you into some
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GioI couldn't believe that Ana and I were married. I smiled as I looked at my wife asleep next to me in our bed. My phone beeped with a text message.'Mr Bellomo, your order is complete and ready for collection. Should you wish to arrange delivery, please give us a call.'With everything going on, I had forgotten it's her birthday tomorrow. A party is out of the question due to recent events but I will make sure she celebrates it in some way, shape or form. I got dressed and headed to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for my wife to eat on bed.After making a mess in the kitchen, I headed back to our room, breakfast in hand. Placing the tray on the side table, I climbed onto the bed and kissed my beautiful wife to wake her up."Ana, sweetheart. Time to wake up. I made you breakfast.""Mmmm," Ana stretched and smiled at me. "Good morning, husband." Those words sounded amazing coming out of her mouth."Good morning, wife," I replied, kissing her."Did you make much of a mess?" S
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BiancaIt was the morning of the wedding. I was in charge of making sure the women were ready on time, including the brief but, I couldn’t find her.“Lileth!” I bellowed.“Yes, Bianca. What can I help you with?”“Have you seen Ana? I can’t find her. I know she didn’t stay with Gio, and I have checked the spare rooms. No one has seen her. Before you ask, no, I didn’t say anything to Gio about her being missing.”“Well, there are only 2 places that I can think of that she might be,” Lileth said. Damn it woman, now is not the time for games.“Which are?” I pushed.“Her house or Antonio’s room.” Of course. Why didn’t I think of the obvious. I made my way to Toni’s room and there she was, sat in the nook by the window, holding a letter.“Ana, I have been looking all over for you.” I walked towards her and could see that she had been crying again. “Nope. Not happening today. Today is going to be a happy day. Toni would kick my ass if it’s not,” Ana chuckled. “What do you have there?
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LilethDoc did an amazing job patching the bullet wound in Toni’s head. I brought his favourite blue suite, crisp white shirt, polished shoes and everything else over when doc called.“Lileth. He’s ready to be dressed,” doc said as he exited the autopsy room. I nod and follow him into the family room. A comforting aura in this room. Julian, Lans and I got him dressed and styled his hair. “Even in death, he wears a goofy smile on his face,” Julian chuckled.“I suppose you’re right,” I giggled. “That’s what made him, him. Serious when the situation called for it but a little scallywag at times.” I couldn’t help but smile at the memories of his prankster ways growing up. We all had good and bad memories of Antonio from the number of years that we have worked in the family and when Ana is ready, we will tell them all to her.We had just placed Antonio into the casket when Gio came into the room.“Where’s Ana?” I asked.“She’s outside the door freaking out right now. Is there any w
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Oriana I was so exhausted. Why Toni? What have I done in my life that was so bad that bad things keep happening to me? I felt numb, empty. I wanted someone to come and say that he’s still alive and that it was all a prank. I was getting married tomorrow but my brother won’t be there to see me walk down the aisle. He would’ve been my first dance after Gio and instead of the traditional father daughter dance. I hadn’t told him that bit; it was going to be a surprise. I had already spoken to Alessia to fit it into the plans. I should be happy right now and getting ready for my hen party, as they called it here but, I just didn’t want to go. I would feel better is they carried on with the party without me. I locked myself in my room and cried until I fell asleep. I woke up and repeated the routine. With a deep sigh, I got up and headed for the shower. As the water cascaded over my body, the memories of Toni’s goofy behaviour flooded my mind. The way I scared him after mastering my ghost
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OrianaI watched as they walked around the garden, placing the bouquet by the door ready for when Leo wanted to give it to Mia.“He’s made her cry. Do you think they are happy tears or sad, because if it’s the latter, I am going to whoop his ass,” I fumed.“Calm down feisty one. There’s a lot going on and it looks like she’s taken my advice and told him.”“Told him what?” Now I needed to know. He had better not fob me off or I will whoop his ass and withhold sex for a week.“Her husband died a year before Bella. She was there, training, that night,” Gio explained.“Oh, no. They have both experienced the same tragedy. I hope things work out for them.” Wow. I really feel bad for them.“Come on, lets give them some privacy. There’s no chance of Leo escaping, Lans has it covered,” he smiled.“So, what do you have in mind?”“How about a shower?”“With you? How could I refuse.” We headed towards the stairs.“Gio!” bellowed a screamed. WTF! We both ran towards the voice. Lileth wa
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Gio Ana, actually true to her word, found someone who would be able to help Leo with this cancer. I was beyond proud of her. She may have also gone one step further and found someone who has reignited the spark he once had when Bella was alive but, only time will tell. Since the second opinion, Leo has been acting like a different person. I was still a little cautious around him as his new positive attitude was confusing. "Leo, good morning. How are you feeling today?" I asked as I entered his room. "All good, thanks, Gio. Oh! I want to get Ana a gift to say thank you for finding Mia. She has given my life purpose again," he smiled. I chuckled lightly. "There's no need for that. Maybe just tell her how thankful you are. She will be by later with Mia," he nodded. "Then I will do just that." A few hours later, Ana asked me to accompany her and Mia to the room. "I thought everything was going good. Why do you both look so glum?" This couldn't be good. "Please, just come with us?"
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Sakalans “Lileth, is Lans around?” “You should know that he is never that far away,” my mother chuckled. I made my way to the room Oriana was staying in and knocked on the door. “Come in,” she called. She looked breath-taking as she stood there in Maria’s dress. “I was wondering if you would both do me the honour?” OMG! What should I say to that? My mother was shocked at her request too from the expression on her face. We remained silent. “Please, say something. You’re freaking me out right now,” she pleaded and was very close to tears. I looked at my mother and nodded my head and she the same. “It would be an honour,” I said. The dams burst as she flung her arms around me. I hugged her back of course. “Oh, um, it will only be part way as there’s someone else, I need to ask,” she looked so shy. “I would be honoured,” came a voice. We all laughed. “Thank you, Julian,” she responded, smiling. There was still so much work to do so that the wedding can take place. I have arranged s
