THIRD PERSON'S POVAs early as 5:00 am the next day, Alessandro, who was getting ready to leave for an early flight, got a knock on his door even after he had ordered all of them not to disturb him."Come in." He commanded and immediately Giovanni walked in."There's some crazy lady who has been banging on the gates asking to be let in. She's yelling, asking us to let her visit her sister." Giovanni boldly reported."And you can't handle that?" Alessandro said, disappointed, his eyes darting at him."Um, Boss, we have asked her to leave countless times, but she proves to be stubborn.""Mr. Davison sure doesn't know how to tame his family." Alessandro muttered in boiling anger, but to Giovanni's hearing."Go get the girl and meet me outside." He said firmly as he made his way out towards the door."Sure thing Boss." Giovanni said as he walked behind him out of the room.Getting to the door, Alessandro headed towards the elevator while Giovanni took his left to Carly's room.Carly was s
CARLY'S POVFor the first time in my life, I wished Judy would stay with me longer.As I watched her walk through those giant gates, tears freely flowed down my cheeks.Just a few seconds after Judy had left, Alessandro's car speedily drove in.I wiped my tears with the back of my palm. "What's up with him?" I muttered to myself as I stood In front of the mansion's entrance door.I watched him get off the car and walk towards me."Follow me." He ordered, and I feared I've gotten into some kind of trouble.I followed him, trying so hard to cover up my trembling body and my intensified beating heart.Finally, we entered a luxurious sitting room with plush leather furniture.Alessandro motioned for me to sit down, and I complied, still feeling uneasy as I looked around, tensed. That was when I noticed the grand fireplace, I didn't even know that has been there since."You have to sign this." Alessandro said, interrupting me from my thoughts.I looked at him confused, "Huh?" I did reflexi
THIRD PERSON'S POV"Besides you're the reason my life is being threatened here." Tyrion said again, looking straight at his cousin's face. Seeing that none of his excuses were getting to him, he had to devise another means."Ok fine, maybe I'll go back and then end up with a bullet in my head and…"Feeling defeated with the strong urge of always protecting his little brother, Alessandro reluctantly allowed him to stay."Fine." He cuts in. "But you're staying on one condition." Alessandro said with this stoic look on his face."Ok, let me hear it, bro." Tyrion said as he rested his back in victory."You don't disturb my peace, and those guards aren't staying in my house with you." He stated."You said one condition, but you gave me two conditions." Tyrion replied."It's either you take it or leave it, you don't disturb my peace and those guards don't stay here with you." Alessandro repeated in a more serious tone."Noted bro, I'll ask them to leave immediately and as for your peace, I
CARLY'S POVThose words Tyrion said kept ringing in my head, maybe he was saying that to make me feel comfortable, but deep inside I really wanted Alessandro to want me."Uhm, I think I'm done eating, I'll be leaving now." I said, avoiding all eye contact, the moment I was done with my plate."We will be going to a diamond auction by tomorrow, in the evening. I suggest you come with us, who knows, you might actually bring more luck than my big bro here had ever gotten." Tyrion said the moment I stood up from the chair.Immediately those words left his mouth, I saw Alessandro's darting eyes on him."No, thanks. Those are not really my thing." I said before I tried to leave."Wait a moment." Tyrion said, then turned to Alessandro."Ask her to come, please… please. Besides, she's your wife to be and all your business partners should get to know her." Tyrion said, giving his brother pleading eyes."I don't think she has to." Alessandro responded."Maybe I should call Sandra instead." He s
THIRD PERSON'S POV"Get rid of me!" Carly repeated in a louder tone and wider eyes, which made Alessandro smile at her."It's definitely not what you think." Alessandro said sternly."Then what is it?""You're just the perfect person for this.""How am I the perfect person?" Carly asked with curiosity written all over her face.Alessandro leaned forward,"You desperately need your freedom and won't hesitate to leave me alone without any form of drama once the contract is overdue." Alessandro explained as he poured more wine into his cup and Carly's.Seeing that Carly was still staring at him confused, he added, "What I'm trying to say here is, you wouldn't want to remain as my wife like most girls would.""Oh I see." Carly said with a sigh of relief before she gulped half the wine in her glass."Oh I forgot, cheers!" She said, extending her cup.Alessandro looked at her and smirked, "Cheers." He said, clicking his glass with hers.There was a long silence between them as they both dra
CARLY'S POVDisappointed, I walked back to my room.I don't even know what I would have said if Alessandro were actually around.Gosh! I feel so embarrassed right now.I sat on the edge of my bed, replaying the awkward encounter in my mind. It's like my words evaporated, leaving me tongue-tied. How did I manage to make such a fool of myself in front of Alessandro? Uh! I hate getting drunk.I suddenly woke up to this persistent knock on my door. I guess I might have slept off unknowingly.I immediately got up and walked towards the door, ignoring the little ache I felt in my head as a result.Opening the door, I was a bit surprised to see Alessandro standing in front of the door.I was so afraid that I was going to be scolded at for locking the door, but instead he looked at me and… Did he just smile, smirk or grin at me?Immediately I tried apologizing for locking the door, even though stuttering got the best of me. "I'm… I'm Sorry, I di.. didn't…" "Don't forget, you have a promise
CARLY'S POVI can't tell what's up with Alessandro tonight, but he undeniably looked scary and furious.Was I conversing with his rival?"You're coming with me." He said as he dragged me outside."What about the auction?" I asked, not wanting to be the reason he misses out on something like that."Tyrion will handle it." He coldly responded as he dragged me to the car, gently pushed me to the front seat, and immediately entered the driver's seat.The moment he did, he kick-started the car and drove off at full speed."Alessandro!" I called out."Sandro! Slow down!" I yelled, but he didn't listen. Instead, he increased his speed.I looked at him in fear, he looked so angry. Worst is, he kept increasing the speed of the drive at every interval."Stop! Sandro stop!" I yelled again, looking as I looked at the cars ahead of us hoping we don't crash into a truck. "Stop driving so fast, you're going to get us killed!" I said out of fear, he was really going to get us killed with that speed,
CARLY'S POVGetting back to the mansion and to my room was a heart racing moment.I kept making eye contact with Alessandro while we were in the elevator, and I swear one could hear my heart beat from two-step away."Goodnight." I heard him say the moment I stepped out of the elevator.I stopped dead in my tracks, and turned back, looking at him intensely."Thanks." I managed to say, even though the words barely left my lips.The moment I responded, I rushed towards my room."What have gotten over him?" I asked myself.The night was a long one as I kept turning from one side of the bed to the other as the whole thing that happened that day kept replaying in my head.The next day, I woke up feeling a mix of nerves and curiosity. Would Alessandro act any differently after last night? He had done it before, act sweet one minute, and then back to his old self the next minute. I feared he would do so again.I also couldn't shake the memory of his intense gaze in the elevator. As I made my
CARLY'S POV While we drove back, I took out my cellphone and texted everything that happened to Judy, I could hear her shrieks from her texts and emojis.{I knew he loved you, he was just putting up a front.} She texted.{I'm pretty sure you didn't.} I texted back smiling.{Whatever, } she sent back with multiple laughing emojis.{Just know I'm your chief bridesmaid that day.} She texted immediately.I blushed.{You will walk me down the aisle right?} I sent.{Of course, I would do anything for you.} She texted back.It's the truth, even though she didn't seem like that when we were growing up, she had always been doing things for me.{Gotta go, have fun, ok.} She sent, the beep sound disrupting me from my thoughts.{Yes I will.} I replied with a laughing emoji.{Thank you.} I sent almost immediately.********I heaved a sigh of relief as I sat on the bed.Sandro was taking off his clothes, so I used that time to freshen up. I had to keep my horny self at ease. The intense kissing w
CARLY'S POV Hearing him say those words did something to my heart, I tried hiding the fact I was blushing, but I doubt I did a good job about that.He was staring at me and I couldn't tell what he was thinking, the waiter walked up to us with a menu and I quickly took it from him to cub my embarrassment.Looking down at the menu, I got so confused. I don't understand a thing.What type of food are these and in what language.I kept looking at the menu, I couldn't look up at Sandro, I was afraid he will look me in the eyes and know the fact I was literally unable to order a thing from the menu, I couldn't pronounce the words."I will have a bottle of Brunello di Montalcino wine, and a plate of chicken Florentine Pasta." Alessandro said even without looking at the menu.I look up, "I will have the same thing." I said with a smile."Seems like you come here often." I said.He smiled, "This is one of Tyrion's favourite restaurants, he always says it tastes like home even though he doesn'
THIRD PERSON'S POV Carly stared at the shower head, the water flowing down her body doing little to cool the embarrassment she felt. She peeked around the bathroom, silently praying for some miraculous discovery of a spare towel. No luck."Damn it!" She cursed.With a deep breath, she tried to gather her courage. "Just ask him. It’s no big deal." She mutters to herself, but the idea of Alessandro seeing her in this naked state made her stomach churn."It's not like he hasn't seen you naked a lot of times." She assured herself.As she turned the water off and walked slowly towards the door."No, no, no." She said, repeatedly walking back."Oh wait, I will just show my head." She said with a smug smile as the idea struck her."Wise Carly." She said, patting herself.Just as she was about to walk back towards the door, she heard a knock accompanied by Alessandro's voice."You forgot to take a towel with you." He said. Then, the sound of his chuckle made Carly shy."Uhm, I did?" Carly
CARLY'S POV The moment I felt his arm grab my hand, my heart immediately skipped a beat."You should stay." His voice sent shivers down my spine.My eyes widened in fear maybe, but I wasn't that afraid, I was mostly shocked.Stay? Why does he want me to stay? My heart was racing, and I wasn’t sure if I could trust my legs to keep me standing.“Sandro…” I began, my voice barely above a whisper.He didn’t let go of my hand. Instead, he pulled me closer to himself gently. His intense gaze was fixed on mine, and for a moment, I couldn’t breathe. The way he looked at me wasn’t like before. It wasn’t just concern or obligation; or even this look he always gives me that made me feel more like a burden, it was something deeper, something I didn’t dare hope for.“Why do you always run from me?” he asked softly, his voice low and captivating.“I’m not running,” I replied, my voice shaky as I tried to look away.“You are,” he countered, his fingers brushing against mine as he held my hand tigh
THIRD PERSON'S POV While Alessandro and Carly arranged her things, Carly caught Alessandro stealing glances at her.She felt her heart beat increase whenever she catches his soft gaze on her, she tried not to be moved, but her heart betrayed her, she found herself yelling inside.She felt the way Alessandro sees her has changed, she believed it was as a result of her carrying his child, men do change when their babies are involved, she smiled.While Alessandro walked up to her to take the third suitcase she was pushing towards the wardrobe, his phone rang.He picked it up immediately."I will be there." He said after a while of listening."I need to go now, don't touch or do anything until I return, if you want anything, and you want to eat anything, anything at all, call Susanne on that telephone beside the bed." He said as he took the suitcase from her and kept beside the wardrobe.Carly looked around, "But I need to arrange my things, I won't have peace until I…""No, you don't do
AT JUDY'S APARTMENT Judy walked in on Carly who had been standing by the door Impatiently."What are you doing here?" Just asked, surprised."How did it go?" Carly asked impatient."Let me in first." Judy said as she removes her jacket.Carly made way for her."Now tell me, how did it go?" She asked again as she took her jacket from her.Judy paused while Carly waited in anticipation for what she has to say."Get yourself ready for the wedding of your dreams!" Judy said out in excitement.A big smile broke out on Carly’s face. “I told you he’s not as bad as you think.”“That doesn’t mean I trust him,” Judy said, narrowing her eyes. “But I’ll give him a chance—for your sake.”Carly hugged her sister tightly. “Thank you. That means a lot to me.”Judy pulled back, looking her in the eyes. “But if he ever gives me a reason to think he’s putting you or the baby in danger, I won’t hesitate to take you back.”“Fair enough,” Carly said with a grin.*********TWO WEEKS LATER CARLY'S POV Goi
THIRD PERSON'S POV Judy was waiting patiently in her apartment with Carson when Carly knocked.She immediately rushed and opened the door."What happened?" She asked as she hugged her.Her eyes caught Alessandro who was right behind Carly then she frowned."He took you again didn't he?" Judy asked her eyes glaring at him."I would be going now, carefully think about the offer." Alessandro said before he turned and left."He wasn't involved in my disappearance." Carly said to her sister with a weak smile."I knew you would say that, but must be the reason somehow." Judy said as she led Carl inside."The doctor said I'm fine, the baby is fine too." Carly said trying to change the conversation."And you're trying to avoid the question." Judy said."Hii Carson." Carly said as she sat on the couch."Glad that you're ok." Carson responded.She smiled, then stood up, ignoring her sister's rants."I'm going to have my bath and sleep, I'm feeling sleepy." She said, patting her hair."Have fun
Meanwhile, outside the Batheon's mansion, Alessandro's car and the one containing Leonardo, Giovanni, and Vincenzo screeched to a halt. Marco's vehicle and an extra vehicle that had about six members of Alessandro's bodyguards pulled up right behind them. The two men, Alessandro and Marco stepped out simultaneously, flanked by bodyguards. Marco's face was so firm, more like he couldn't wait to leave a bullet in Houston's brain, while Alessandro's cold, piercing gaze surveyed the mansion's exterior."I had to come with extra hands." Marco said to Alessandro as he signaled the guards to surround the place.Alessandro nodded, "That's thoughtful, but I don't think we would be needing them, I already have a plan in progress. "He said. Marco smiled, one of the reasons he had loved working with him so much was that he was so smart, and that's how the guards were able to survive without any one of them dying on a mission."Any sign of her?" Marco asked, his hand resting on the gun holster
THIRD PERSON'S POV The moment Alessandro stepped out of his office, his phone rang. It was Marco.He immediately answered it, even though Marco no longer works for him, he always helped with vital information."Something's wrong," Marco said the moment his call was picked."I don't know if you've heard, but I just got bad news from one of our Moles in the Baratheons family." He paused. "Carly's kidnapped, he said it was Houston, and he was taking her to his family mansion." "I Just got the news too." Alessandro responded as he walked out of the building with Leonardo, Giovanni, and Vincenzo.Tyrion also followed suit while he was still on-call with Judy."I will be coming with you." Marco said."Tyrion would have my head if I allow that." Alessandro responded as he entered the back seat of his car."It's about Carly, he wouldn't mind. I will be careful." Marcy insisted as he hurriedly left his café to the parking lot.Out of all Alessandro's rivals, Houston Batheon irritated him th