Bella's heart thumped heavily in her chest. Fear and Anxiety gripped her mind tightly in their hold, not receiving his call. But he kept calling her until she accepted it with shaking hands. "My Dear Bella, guess what? I am waiting in the park outside your house. Come down, sweetheart!"Bella sat straight in her bed and clutched the bed sheet tightly in her fist.“You took quite a time to pick up my call, Bella. If you won't come down in a minute, I will post the video on the internet!" "No plea…" she tried to beg but he had already ended the call by then before gritting, “Now!”Bella stood up with lightning speed and ran to meet Stephan.It was already dark outside. The roads were empty, and so was the park. It was not hard for Bella to spot him. She was trembling all over as she walked to him. He had this proud smirk playing on his face, it sickened her when she stood in front of him. "Finally, You are here…" he extended his
The cruise was tightly packed. Every high-ranking mafia man was there with their wives, fiances or family to give birthday wishes to the man who started Cosa Nostra in Sicily and from there spread his kingdom to Italy and finally came to New York to rule over it, Giovanni Salvatore!"I hope you will get your wish fulfilled, Gio. We have waited long enough for you to declare the new Capo of Cosa Nostra," Giovanni nodded at his old ally and once his consigliere, when he was the Capo of Cosa Nostra. "Where is Aaron?" Ethan whispered slowly to Asher who shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. He didn't tell me, Dad.""Then try to find out, Ash. Be useful for once!" He snapped at his younger son who turned pale at the insult among hundreds of men."Don't plunge your anger on him when you can't talk to Aaron. He will be thirty in a fortnight, Papa will have to announce Flavio as the new Capo then!" Olivia berated her husband. "He won't, Mama.
Bella's hands were shaking continuously as if she was standing under the heavy snowfall but the weather was not cold. It was a hot summer evening and people would kill to feel the ocean breeze which she was feeling now but instead of enjoying it, she was chilled to the core. Her heart hammered hard against her rib cage, consciousness gripped her every step when she moved further among the crowd of intimidating people. She barely knew a few faces there but everyone was watching her and murmuring among themselves. Their faces held similar expressions of shock, as if they were watching something unimaginable. The spotlight on her followed her every step. She was looking like an angel descending directly on the earth in that black enticing dress. Few tendrils adorned her face, out of her low bun. Bella's steps started to waver but she recalled Aaron's words when He handed her the dress she was wearing now. When you walk up to me, hold your head high.
Asher finished the cigarette he was smoking and tapped it on the ashtray before throwing it out of the window in his cabin where he came to use the restroom. He frowned when he heard the loud sound of clapping from outside. He checked himself in the mirror and strolled out of the cabin to see what the sound was for. His Nonno wouldn't cut the cake without him. So that would mean only one thing he could think of and that was his brother had introduced his fiancee to the world finally. His eyes widened in excitement, thinking he would finally meet the woman his brother was marrying. He also wants to know who she is, because he was going to be the best Brother-in-law a woman could ask for, he only wants to see his Eldy happy. He was walking as fast as he could, running was out of the question for Asher, he was the brother of Velenoso and had a standard to maintain. "Finally, I found you, Asher."Asher stopped and made a face full of pure disgust upon hearin
Bella was confused over the way He was devotedly looking after her throughout the party and even now when He was dropping her back home. There was not a moment when she felt uneasy in his presence and whenever felt overwhelmed, He was there for her. "You were perfect tonight. I hope you maintain this properness for further events, Miss Ferrari." She nodded. "I will," she said and waited for him to speak further but He didn't and glued his eyes to his laptop. Back to being a robot, she thought and looked out the window. She couldn't believe her life changed in just twenty-four hours. She was used to travelling in her grandfather's barely working car, not this limousine she was sitting in at this moment. The clothes she was wearing were more than her two year's salary and she couldn't even guess the price of the jewellery she was wearing. She recalled how expensive jewellery she bought when He ordered her to buy something expensive for someone.
"So we were right, you have been dating him."Bella closed her eyes for a moment and left the breath she was holding. Her sister was definitely in a mood and when she was in the mood, she burst like a volcano. She was not going to let this matter go easily. And Bella could only pray to Mother Mary that her sister didn't say something inappropriate to Aaron. "You disappointed me today, Bella. I thought I would be the first person you would be sharing your secrets with but I was wrong!" Elena Ferrari said to her granddaughter who suddenly came home with her fiance. She was disappointed in Bella for the first time. Bella went to her grandmother and held her hand. "Nonna. It's not what you are thinking. I wanted to tell you but things were not right…" Bella stopped. She didn't know what lie to tell her."What things?" Elena Demanded in a strict tone. She knows Bella only calls her Nonna when she wants to butter her or feel sorry about something. Elena looked at Aaron who was standing
"How could you choose her, Eldy? That woman insulted you." Asher busted on his brother the moment He entered his penthouse. Aaron raked a hand on his face and sighed deeply. The day started perfectly but its end was not what He desired. "It was a long and tiring day, Ash. We will talk about it tomorrow," He said as He removed his coat and tuxedo. "I want to talk about it now, Eldy! That girl slapped you, she insulted you in front of everyone. That Flavio was laughing behind your back. He was making fun of you for choosing a waitress!"Aaron closed his eyes to control his irritation. He understood that Flavio's mocking was the main reason behind Asher's anger. He was a twenty year old boy and had no control over his emotions. "I don't care what Flavio said, Asher. He is no one, he is jealous because now he wouldn't be able to claim Cosa Nostra as his own. So he is firing you up to create problems for me."Asher shook his head. "I am creating problems for you now and that woman doesn
"Are you going to meet your fiance?" Bella closed her eyes at her sister's taunts. She understood that Sabrina was still angry but she was taking it too far now. "I am going to the office. I still work there."Sabrina chuckled. "Work. It must be convenient to work for your fiance."Bella had enough now. She crossed her arms across her chest and looked at her younger sister who was pretending to read her book. "Will you stop taunting me? It's been more than six hours. I am already stressed!" Bella said thinking about the things that happened in the past few days. "No I won't. Because I know you can't fall in love with a man like him. I am not against him personally but still. I am more considerate about my sister. How could a girl who believes in fairytale romance fall for a man like him? He is…he is so stiff?" She fired back then squinted her eyes, "Is there something you are hiding from us? I know you said you love him but I know you, Bella."Bella swallowed the uneasiness that cr