Luca's POV I sat at the back of the black SUV is it drove through the dimly lit streets of the city. My mind replayed the events over the past few days over and over again. One thing was sure, and it was the fact that the Hills were targeting Astrid to get to me and if I don't deal with this immediately, it might be a drag. Before all that, I had to have a words with Halo. He would know about this shit or else, he wouldn't have asked me to go get rid of the family. It was sure they had a much more deeper connection than it seems since not everyone could trace back to Astrid's family no matter how hard you try unless you're similar to me who took even months to find her. If the Hills were making moves like this before, it was impossible for someone like Halo not to know about it. The SUV pulled up in front of Halo's private club, and I stepped out, my usual and cold expression in place. The club was dark and gloomy on first glance but was filled with tons of VIP on getting in. A lo
Astrid's POV The ride to the graveyard was silent. I sat in the passenger's seat, staring down at my fingers as I twirled it gently and nervously. Luca was focused on the road, his grip on the steering wheel firm. I could feel the tension between us and I didn't know how to break it. A part of me didn't want to break it either. When I asked him to take me to my mother and sister's graves, I thought he was going to say I needed to stay indoors to be protected but he didn't argue and just told me as long as I got enough sleep and food. As we neared the graveyard, my heart pounded against my chest. It's been five days since their death was told to me and I haven't had the courage to ask Luca about it during the three days I was in for. It felt like their death was mainly my fault. If I hadn't brouvvvght them into the deal, maybe I would still have them alive. Just maybe. Luca slowed the car down as we neared the entrance to the graveyard. I thought cemeteries were usually eerie and c
Luca's POV I squatted before her, staring at her in silence and she didn't seem to acknowledge my presence at all, or she was deeply lost in her own world. I just couldn't take it anymore. I didn't know why it bothered me so much. Maybe the fact that she won't work effectively if she was this depressed or something else I couldn't define. “Astrid.” I called again, pulling the strands of hair covering her face away. “Should I make you something to eat?” She didn't reply and just stared into space. I was about to say another word when my phone buzzed. It was Vincent. “Speak.” “We just investigated some strange movements at the eastern border. The Ivano family seems to be the ones behind this.” Vincent informed me, making me clench my fists. What was their plan exactly? They haven't struck since we brought down the Marcello faction and now they were moving goods right in my territory without me knowing. What were they planning exactly? “Can I assign that to you, Vincent?” I as
Luca's POV Everything these days were just going in the most unexpected order. But, one thing I was very glad about was the fact that Astrid was back, although not fully, but she ate well from the reports I got and had enough sleep. That was all I needed to hear. Right now, I didn't know what was going on in her head. The reason she was working for me in the first place was so I could find her mother and sister. I did find them but they ended up dead. The decision was up to her to make but right now, I wasn't going to let her go no matter what. From the way I've been acting around her, I was very sure that I wasn't going to hav any peace, knowing she was no longer under my watch. There were a lot of people out there who wants her and they could do that by force. Not everyone would treat her the way I was and the fact that she was the only woman who had ever satisfied me, I wasn't going to let her go to another man. I haven't acted on her after the last time but it was just taking
Luca's POV The last thing I had expected from Astrid was for her to request that but it only made me glad. It's been a few days and I made sure I practiced with her and she was strangely a very fast learner and obviously had some experience with some martial arts but it never occurred to her to use them at all. If she wants to come into my world, she is going to be a very useful ally when the time comes and a formidable enemy to those on the other side. The car rolled through the dark streets at a high speed. The city blurred past as I stared out the window from the backseat. I was on my way to meet Halo Oscuro. The man had his head in the clouds and thought he could just send for me whenever he wanted. He forgot the only reason I was with them was so that I could get rid of the two families who seem to be a thorn in my side at the moment. Things were getting more and more complicated with the Marcello and Ivano family. I haven't started using my influence as someone associated w
Luca's POV The tension in the air was high as some of their heads were turned to me from Halo's comment. I didn't know how difficult the Hills were to them, but it seems me getting rid of them in just one night and driving their leader into hiding. “It took you a whole month to even put a dent on their business and he got rid of them in one night.” One of the two women at the table threw her head back in laughter, pointing at Javier who was livid. “It proves nothing.” Javier scowled, pointing in my direction. “You don't belong here Santoro. You can't come in here and start acting like royalty all of a sudden because you got rid of the Hills family in a night.” “And the Ivano family sees him as a threat. They seem to be seriously messing with him. That's the only reason he accepted my invitation into the organization in the first place.” Halo said calmly and the entire room went silent again. I didn't know how powerful the Ivano were in El Sombra, but I knew Ivano on its own was a
Luca's POV What Halo proposed rang in my head continuously. Astrid had just lost something because of this mafia world she was in and now she had to get even more involved with it? I wasn't sure what she would say if I told her about it but she might want to do it just for the sake of revenge against those who killed her mother and sister. I walked into the penthouse to see Astrid sitting in the living room with her chair. She was busy moving from side to side but he rback was turned to me so I didn't see what she was doing. When I heard the clicking of sweets, a small smile appeared on my lips and my legs took me to her without my consent. “You're back.” I asked her, looking down at her computer. She snapped her head back with a frown and she stared into my eyes. Was it me, or she looked even more beautiful now that she had recovered. “Ooh, it's you.” She mumbled with a small smile. “Yeah, I just think I should go through the piled up work Vincent sent in after practice. Nothing
Astrid's POV I stared at him for a few seconds not getting what he was saying. Why would La Oscuridad invite me to work for them? It was obvious I never wanted to join an organization in the past since I refused all of them and wanted to work on my own. They are trying to use Luca as their contact. “Why should I join them?” I asked, leaning back in my seat as I looked out. “I just want to be involved in all this because I want to help you get rid of the Hills and those behind them.”“That's why you have to join,” he said, his voice calm and relaxed. “There's suspicion that the Hills have something to do with El Sombra. Getting rid of one of theirs for good will surely make them focus on you. And finding someone like me out there would prove difficult.”“You sound proud of yourself.” I snorted as I pushed the door open. “I'll think about it but first, why are we here?” Stepping out of the car, I look around the entire estate where my eyes could see into. There were huge walls surrou
Astrid's POV The evening of the ball had come and all of sudden, I began to develop cold feet about stepping outside with the way I looked. As I stared continually into the room, I could not recognise who was staring back at me. I had never looked so beautiful and elegant in all my years. "I'm just going to add some finishing touches to your make-up before you leave." The head of the women who had been in charge of my preparation broke through my thoughts. The other three women stood behind me, joining me to admire myself—perharps they were drooling over the woman they had transformed me into. I don't think I needed any more make-up, I could barely even recognise myself. My hair had been tightly packed into a bun which aligned the features of my face more vividly. And who still used glitter for make-up in this age, because I could see a small amount of it on both sides of my cheeks. "She looks really beautiful...." The first woman said. "I tell you, she is going to capture the
Astrid's POV I waited patiently until they all had left the dining table. None of them had eaten even up to half a morsel from their plates—not to mention requesting for more. I looked around me—the only people left were the maids who looked like they were ready to clear the table and were waiting for me to follow suit by leaving. I would have broken out in a loud laughter at the look on their faces. Did they think that I was going to abandon this food and go to bed hungry? I had not had anything as good as this food in years, and I was bound on devouring the whole thing from my plate before I took a step from this place. "If you want more miss, I can dish some more out for you!" The maid behind me said in a warm tone. She didn't look like she was mocking me or anything and genuinely looked like she was ready to dish more food for me. I couldn't say no to a request like this. I shamelessly smiled at her, revealing the food stuck in between my teeth and nodded my head in approval
Astrid's POV How dare Luca leave me alone with his family, what the hell was he thinking?!All my efforts to avoid his family had been in vain and for some reason, I kept winding up with his sisters even when he told me that the probability of running into any of his family members when I was on a tour in the house was close to zero. Had Luca lied to me or did his sisters just loved to snoop around the room at every chance that they got? I couldn't have had the energy to restrain the urge to want to look around the house and When Luca told me that it was okay for me to look around the house but with the aid of the butler, I had jumped at the chance. And now it felt like I was trapped in a maze with no way of getting out. With shaky fingers, I reached for the glass of wine in front of me and gulped down the whole content. And I regretted it almost immediately. I held myself back from slapping myself across the forehead when all of Luca's family turned to look at me. They were se
Luca's POV The one thing I hated the most was being interrupted, especially when I was almost on the middle of moving into another dimension with Astrid. I wiped my hand across my face trying to hide the irritation making its way to my face as I turned to face my sister. I knew she was the one from the way she kicked the door open, only she had the audacity to kick my door open even after I had warned her countless times not to do so. "Have you suddenly forgotten the art of knocking?!" I asked her, placing both hands on my hips. She didn't seem to mind the fact that I was pissed that she had forced her way into my room when I had told her several times to act like that lady like she was and knock on the door before I decided of to open the door to her not. And instead, her attention was on Astrid who seemed to cower under her gaze. "Father ask that you have dinner with him!" She finally said but not without folding her arms at me. I knew that she was ready to ask who Astrid was
The subtle murmurs, the slight gazes was the least way i thought I would be welcomed by Lucas's family. Why the hell did he not tell me anything about his family before bringing me down here?! "Astrid, what are you still standing for there, come let's go inside. Or don't you need some rest?" Luca's voice jolted me out of my thoughts. I swallowed as I made my way past the pair of eyes that stayed glued to my body. I could hear their side talks but I chose to ignore them. I couldn't bare to look at me—i would be drowned in the scornful pool of their gazes. I felt I didn't belong here or rather, they made me feel like I didn't belong here. The youngest women among them stared down at my dress and my shoes with a look in the eyes that I couldn't discern if it was irritation or surprise. Now I wished that I had taken my time to dress up like I belonged to their class. I wanted to scream it out to them that I had better clothes and shoes than this. I hated the look of judgement that th
Luca's POV My legs were already killing me from having to sit down behind the wheels for almost twenty hours without stopping. Getting down from the car felt like I had forgotten the art of walking. I looked over at Astrid who had found her way to the rear of the car, signaling to me to open up the boot for her so she can take out her things. "Hold on, Astrid!" I said to her, trying to conceal my tired smile as I reached into the car to unlock the boot of the car. "It's open now, Astrid, do you wanr to come take your things out for you?" I asked her. "No, I can handle my things by myself." Astrid replied with a grunt and the next thing I heard was a loud thud on the ground. Astrid had fallen one of the luggages on the ground. I rolled my eyes into the back of my head before made my way toward her. "I asked if I could help!" Was the only thing that I said before I grabbed the luggage she was struggling to lift from the floor. With the way she acted, I knew that she wanted to get
Astrid's POV "Geez, what do I pack, what do I pack, what do I pack?" I said a thousand and one times again. How did I not know what I was supposed to take and now, Luca had given me a time frame to get done with my packing. I couldn't deny the fact that I was equally nervous that I was going to meet Luca's family....for the first time. What are they going to think of me. I hoped I'd be able to impress them by the time I got there. The smile on my face vanished immediately I caught myself smiling. What was I even getting excited about, I was supposed to be pissed that Luca had asked that I start getting myself prepared for an impromptu trip and here I was, smiling to myself like a five year old child who had just been asked to get prepared to go to Disney world. Well this wasn't the first time that Luca had asked me to get ready for an impromptu trip but I was still getting quite used to it. I didn't know how long we were going to stay for so I had pack things—majorly my dresses t
Luca's POV "There's no way father needs me now!" I let out when I saw the text message from my father's butler hovering over the notification screen. I texted him back to assure him that I would be leaving first thing tomorrow morning and I'll definitely arrive before dusk tomorrow. I had already calculated the distance from my territory to my father's and it would take quite a long drive before I get there and besides, I hadn't started packing up yet. I was about to get back to business when I heard another notification. It was the butler suggesting that I leave today. "You know what, I'm just going to call my father and tell him that I won't be able to make it out today!" I said slowly while I typed down onto my phone. He replied instantly; "please sire, your father is extremely busy and I'd suggest that you follow his instructions and leave today.""Extremely busy, oh really now, even for his own son." I rolled my eyes into the back of my head and set the phone down, leaving
Astrid's POV I guess the alcohol had started to kick in already at this point because the only thing I could think about was Luca taking me to my climax. When I was supposed to be mad at him for leaving me for so long, all I could think about now was pleasing Luca and making him get the same sensation I was having down there. "Spread your legs wider for me!" Luca instructed before he crashed his lips against mine. I did as he said while my tongue did a little dance with his inside his mouth. I felt Luca thrust in deeply into me, ascending a peak I had never attained. I moaned against his lips while he continued thrusting deep inside of me. I couldn't hold my legs up any longer and wrapped it around it his waist instead while he sent me forth to paradise and back. "Fuck, Luca...." I screamed out his name at the top of my lungs when I felt my walls climaxing. I sank my fingers into his back and raised my hip toward him while my eyes were rolled inside my head with pleasure. After