They arrived at her family home in less than an hour. Matteo was silent throughout the journey, he didn't know what to say so he just kept himself quiet.
Amara was thinking about her father as she walked through the grand entrance. She remembered all the nooks and crannies of their large house where she would play as a child with her dad. At that moment it all looked meaningless. She didn't feel happy there anymore, not without her dad.
"Hey, where's Peter?"Amara greeted Matteo as she walked out of the bedroom in nothing but a very expensive looking lingerie slip-on."You should cover yourself, ehmm...it's cold. You could catch a cold." Matteo said turning back to the kitchen and busied himself back to making coffee.
"Tell me how could they've known?" Leo was looking at the laptop screen, while Amara was talking to Peter and arguing about work in the living room.Leo who had just join Matteo and Paolo was conversing back in the kitchen area. Paolo was hacking the feeds to the local traffic cameras and following a man dressed in all black driving a black SUV. That exact man was seen heading away from the safehouse.
"Come let's get you dry and I'll re-bandage your wound."Peter's gunshot wound to his abdomen was healing nicely, but Paolo didn't want to take a risk. He was careful with the waterproof bandage, but their fucking session previously was a bit rough and hard."I'm okay, I can do it myself."
"Hey...you have a nightmare, wake up..." Matteo was glad that it was just a nightmare. He thought someone managed to break in and was about to kill her. Calming himself down, he hides away his guns. He was still highly tensed when he reached her side.She sobbed in his arms while he was holding onto her half-naked body.
Amara was feeling her heart beating so fast that she thought it might burst out of her ribcage. She refused the poured malt and get the unopened minis from her stash at the bar, then give one to Peter.This too had been discussed, no consuming food and drinks while at the residence. But none of her family knows about her stash in the back of the bar cabinet.
Coming home to a woman sleeping on his couch has never been his dream. But seeing the skinny woman wrapped up in all the fluffy stuff was making him smile.Matteo had been busy at the club arranginghis people to take over his job while he was going to babysit the sole billionaire heiress.
"Amara, it's time. We need to get ready."She snuggled in closer to him, telling him that she didn't want to. But her will was nothing compared to the brute's as he easily picks her up and stands her to the drawers where her clothes were."Just get dressed, your stuff will be taken care of."
Amara was still upset when Matteo gets her a glass of mineral water, so she decided to go to the bar and have some minis. She smiled when she saw the three combos, she took a glass then poured the Campari, gin, and vermouth into one."Amara, this is not the time to get drunk." He was about to take her glass when she shushed him and take the first sip and closes her eyes in delight.
Two Years Later..."Peter, stop messing with the new recruit or I'll have Paolo come and haul your ass out of here.""What? I'm just making sure that she is doing her job. I'll be gone for a week and god knows...""Peter..." Amara looked at him and showing him Paolo's name on her speed dial, then he gave up and leave the intern alone."She will be just fine," Amara smiled at the new intern and assure her that Peter will be following up on her, via emails and video chats.Then Amara told him to get into her office and close the door behind him."You know I love you right?""I do boss, and I love you too..." Peter sat down in front of her."...wait, are you actually being emotional days before I'm going to marry my bad boy?"She laughed at his reference of Paolo, that big oaf of his is more of a g
"You're making me so happy, Amara." Matteo's mom was teary, while his sisters were telling her how beautiful she looked and how Matteo was very lucky to have her."This is your last chance Amara, there's no turning back once you're married to my brother, I'll spoil your kid like a true brat. I'll be his favorite aunt." Alessia was hugging her."I'll be her favorite aunt." Lucia blurted out her words, didn't want her big sister to have all the attention."You'll be too busy with school.""You'll be busy with work." The little sister mocked her."Girls, please... she might cancel the whole thing because of both of you." Matteo's mom reminded them, while Amara just smiled at both sisters loving their sincere love for her and her baby, their baby."Come on let's take our seats and let Amara continue getting ready for the ceremony."H
"Don't worry, he will be just fine. The bullet just nicked his side." The older doctor said as he pats her shoulder silently telling her that everything would be okay."Thank you, Dr. Michaels."Amara was still by his side, while Paolo had just got back from his brief meeting with Leonardo. The mob boss had recently arrived from his meeting abroad, but he was quick to handle the matter delicately with Matteo and the rest of his crew.Duffy was placed in his residence and where it was trashed and made it looked as if he was a victim of a burglary. His body was stage making it appeared as they had killed him on the spot when he caught them breaking into his home."Amara, thank you for staying with him. Matteo is waiting for you in the foyer. I'll take him back to my place.""I can look after him for you, you have your work." Amara was hesitant in leaving her dearest assistant.
"Matteo, you're in so much trouble. I just found out from Peter." Amara greeted him at the door."Oh, yeah about that. I was just about to tell you. You should really stop snooping around.""I told Peter to go here, how could you guys leave him alone at his place...""You did what??""I told him to hideout here, his address is stated at the company's records. He could..."Amara kept on talking while our underboss was already pressing his speed dial and connect himself to Paolo."Peter's place, now. Get your guy to his door." He hangs up with his last words."I'm dropping you off at Leo's. Just hope his guy can be there on time. Come on I'll explain everything on our way there."Amara was quick to put on her flats then get her purse and coat, she was confused and secretly worrying if she had put her precious assistant in real danger by telling him to go to Matteo's."Paolo had tracked Duffy to his place just
"But this does not concern Amara! this is my issue with HR." Peter stands his ground. It was his mistake, he shouldn't let the man be in line for the position. He knows that he was a bit unstable yet he thinks that his name was needed as an option only. Peter didn't think that he would make such threats against Amara who voted no for him.Peter was exhausted when he slipped Duffy's nameinto the candidates' list for the operational director of the new branch. But when the day comes, Amara declined his name saying her dad knows that the man has a gambling problem, and had been he had suspected of taking the company's money."Just be thankful that you know about this and come to us. Look, he's a civilian. It'll be an easy one. Don't worry okay? She's at Matteo's. I told him to keep her there for a couple of days, you just need to call her and make up an excuse." "Oh god, I don't think I can. She kn
"Are you sure? maybe I should wear jeans and a simple blouse?""Amara, you'll look good in anything baby even with only my ring." Matteo tidies her loose strands to the back of her ear."Besides with this dress, I can have easy access to your bare naked thighs.""Matteo!" she slapped his hand when he reached under her dress as she was putting on her designer heels.It was a couple of weeks after they arrived from Paris that Matteo was picking her up for dinner with his family. She was nervous for the whole day, and Peter even took her to Lionel for a full spa day relaxation though it didn't seem to do much good.But she did relax for a couple of hours when Peter decided to bring her work back to her Penthouse. In that couple of hours, she submerged herself in contract approvals, legal issues, and recruitment matters for the expansion of the new marketing and public relation scheme
"Yes, yes...okay." Matteo ended the call and told Amara that Peter is coming. "I don't think Paolo is capable of telling Peter what to do." "Yeah, he got that from me." She smiled, then both heard a knock at the door. "I'll get it." Matteo kissed his new fiance and told her to sit and enjoy her coffee. She stayed in her seat and looked out the window, her mind was back to thinking about her life, her dad, and how her life had changed in just a couple of months. She had never thought that in less than a year everything would change drastically. "Amara! nobody is giving me a straight answer, are you okay?" her trusty assistant was to her side in seconds, then his eyes went straight to her bling and he let out a high pitch scream that made the two mobs rushed to them. "OH MY GOD!" Peter hugged his beautiful boss and congratulate her, but then within moments he asked
"The condom what? Jeez, how the fuck can you do that? nevermind...don't answer it." Paolo sounded a bit shocked yet he was amused by his situation. "Just, hack the feed to her hallway. Nothing should happen, but I need her safe. I'll be back in an hour maximum two, and don't say anything to Peter." Matteo ended the call and took a taxi to the nearest jewelry store after he asks the hotel concierge before he leaves the hotel. He didn't know how to choose a ring, he hasn't got a clue about jewelry all he knows it's gotta be expensive. But then he was reminded of Amara's simple taste then he groaned when the sales lady was giving him so many choices. He has been looking for more than half an hour and he was running out of time. "Sir, I advise you to take a couple of pictures and send it to her best friend, or someone close to her who knows her taste..." the woman looked at him with pity, he cleared his
"You know that I don't like you flirting with strangers? I thought we've established that conclusion back at the Keys?" Peter nervously followed behind his still angry boyfriend, while Paolo opens his room and locked both of them inside the luxurious and stylish suite. "I'm sorry? I didn't expect you...""Hmm...wrong answer, baby," Paolo cuts his words and wrapped his hand to Peter's neck and made him looked straight at him. "I... I'm sorry." Paolo didn't say anything he just kissed him possessively, his hand was holding him tighter. He was pulling him flat to his body, his other hand was to his waist keeping him still as he ravished the squirming assistant and silenced him with his deep passionate kisses.Peter moaned in his arms, he had never been with a very dominant man, and he was finding it a bit too arousing. "You are mine, Peter."