Chapter 005

STEFANO

As I heard Ennio's words, the gun dropped to the car seat, if he had spoken a minute later, I would have pulled the trigger.

Immediately the men started attacking, my first suspect was Igor Sidorov, I knew whatever alliance he was trying to form by giving me his daughter was only a ruse, Igor was a power-hungry bastard who would go to any lengths to kill me.

I was so sure Anastasia had been reporting our movements to those thugs, that I wasn't expecting them to be hired by Shadow, one of my rivals.

But what surprised me the most was Anastasia's feistiness even when confronted with a gun, any other girl would have turned into a bawling mess but her cat-like green eyes had flashed like spitfires.

" What! Now that you know those men are not from the Bratva, Shouldn't you apologize for trying to kill me!!"

" Apologize? I've never done so in my life"

" Insufferable prick! "

The words rolled out of her ruby-red lips, her chest heaving and falling as she glared at me

"The next time you put your filthy hands on me, I'll put a bullet through your skull!!"

Damn! She was the only person that dared to speak to me like this and I found it weirdly fascinating, Despite knowing who I was, she wasn't scared of me.

" You can only wish, Bellisma"

" I hate you! I'll.

Anastasia screamed and I silenced her by smashing my lips against hers, her body went rigid as my tongue coaxed her lips open, and as my tongue rolled against hers, her body went pliant and she started to kiss me back, her taut nipples brushed against my chest as our tongues latched.

Even though she would rather die than admit it, my little rebel wants me as much as I want her.

As if realizing what she was doing, Anastasia jerked back, pushing me away from her.

" Asshole, how dare you ki..

I slammed my lips on hers again, enjoying the pure outrage on her face as she struggled to break free.

"Every time you curse at me, I'll respond by kissing you "

I smirked, releasing her

" Fuck you! I won't..

SLAM!

My lips planted against hers, tasting the different flavors of the milkshake she had drank earlier as I plundered her mouth.

" Except you want me to kiss you, then you can curse at me all you want and I'll gladly oblige"

" Fu..

The words bubbled in her throat and she swallowed them back, if looks could kill, I'd be long dead from the daggers in her eyes.

" Get away from me! One moment you're about to kill me and the next moment you're kissing me"

' The gun was empty'

I almost said it out loud but she didn't need to know the lengths of my obsession over her.

She didn't need to know that even if her father betrays me, I'd rather chain her to my side than kill her, the moment she kissed me at the club, she had become mine.

" Join the men in the other car"

I instructed Ennio, I hated the way she was smiling at him in the car as she showed him the places she used to visit with her sister.

Anastasia glared at me but didn't say any other word, as we drove to the airport, it didn't take long before she fell asleep.

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ANASTASIA

All through the ten-hour flight to Italy, I deliberately avoided saying a word to Stefano.

The moment he pointed the gun at my head, it made me realize the kind of danger I was in, he could snap and kill me at any time.

But why was my body responding to every one of his kisses, I needed something to quell this insane attraction, maybe once I've figured out how monstrous he was, it would put a stop to these unwanted feelings.

It was my first time traveling on a plane and a lump formed in my throat, Nina and I promised to take our first flights together, even though we had our differences, Nina was the best big sister I could dream of having.

At first, I hated her for running away and leaving me with this huge mess but now I miss her so much.

Glancing at my phone, I browsed through news about Stefano on the internet but every news article featuring 'Stefano De Luca' wasn't what I expected.

He was described as a philanthropist and there were several pictures of him making staggering donations to several orphanages and shelters.

I was sure none of it was true, they were lies, and all the mafia men I know so far were nothing short of evil.

As I angrily slammed my phone, the air hostess announced that the plane was about to land.

When we alighted, Stefano's men were already waiting at the airport and they drove us to the house.

I couldn't stop gazing at the picturesque villa, it was grander than everything I expected, my hands rested over the door frame as I stared in awe.

Stefano's warm breath fanned against my hair, his hands cradled my neck and legs as he scooped me in his arms.

" Let go of me!"

I yelled as I wondered what he was trying to do.

Stefano smirked, he didn't drop me until we were inside the house, setting my foot on the soft Persian carpet.

" It's an Italian tradition for the groom to carry his bride over the threshold, but seeing your reaction, I wondered if you were thinking about other things we should be doing instead"

" Bas..

Seeing the gleam on his face, I stopped myself from cursing him out loud.

" Bambina.. you should have your bath before running off to welcome the Don"

A woman's voice echoed from the corridor.

Before I could blink, a little girl darted out of the corridors, her cute face was flushed and filled with excitement as she jumped into Stefano's outstretched hands.

" Daddy! I've missed you so much"

Daddy!

My lips parted in shock

In all the articles I read, none of them mentioned anything about Stefano having a daughter.