ANASTASIA My grip on Stefano's hand tightened and I struggled to breathe, Adrian Volkova, the man who haunted my entire childhood was here in Italy." Is everything alright Bellisma"Stefano's voice managed to pull me out of my dark thoughts and I nodded." I'm fine, I just need a drink" " Don't stray too far from my sight" Stefano warned, since I hadn't gotten a new bodyguard yet, I had to stick with him but was determined to do the exact opposite.A day has passed since the deadline I was given by the monster, he hadn't reached out to me and it made me uneasy, it's like the calm before the storm and when the storm comes, it destroys everything in its path. Alexei's life was in danger and tonight was all I had to save him.I knew it was rude to ignore Dino's greeting but I was too desperate to care, I brushed past him, heading to the nearest waiter to grab two glasses of alcohol, everyone's eyes watched me and murmurs ensued as I downed its contents one after the other. I grabbed
ANASTASIA " No one must find out you're not a virgin! Stefano De Luca must believe that you're pure and untouched!!" I eyed the little red pills in my hand and stared at the monster who gave them to me, most people call the parental male figure in their life, dad or father but I've always addressed mine as 'monster' That was all Igor Sidorov would ever be to me. " You think he'll be fooled by a fake hymen? everyone knows I'm a sex addict, it's all over the news" The monster's eyes darkened at my words, his hands gripped my chin so hard that it hurt. " You piece of shit! You're a stain to the Sidorov family name!!" My back almost hit the wall as he shoved me backward, my eyes stung with tears but I refused to let them fall. " You will keep your end of the bargain and I'll keep my word, if you do anything stupid, you won't see that little bastard anymore!!" I blinked back tears before nodding slowly. " I won't do anything stupid, the wedding will go as planned as lon
STEFANO' I want you to fuck me'The words went straight to my groin.I should have known something was off when Igor Sidorov offered to give me his second daughter in place of Nina.Nina Sidorov would have made the perfect mafia bride, the one who wouldn't speak unless she was asked to, she would have been ideal but boring.The moment I saw Anastasia's picture, I knew she was different, from her fiery red hair and her cat-like green eyes, I knew she was nothing but trouble." I'm waiting"Anastasia's sultry voice brought me back to the present, without preamble, she slammed her lips against mine, the kiss was electrifying and all-consuming, sending a jolt of arousal straight to my cock, as her lips moved tentatively against mine, I wanted nothing more than to devour her whole.Her cheeks were flushed and rosy when she broke the kiss, I noticed the way she stumbled and I scooped her into my arms, her legs wrapped around my back, underneath her sheer silk gown, her taut nipples brushed
ANASTASIA Stefano's eyes clouded with rage and I took two steps back in fear, I expected him to slap me, mafia men are always prone to violence.Instead, he only swiped his lips with his thumb, sucking on the blood with a smirk on his face." We should take pictures"Stefano said I shook my head " I don't want to "" Be a good girl, Bellisma, we should let everyone believe we're madly in love, shouldn't we?"I glared at him as he dragged me to take our wedding photos, as he placed his hand on the small of my back, I was painfully aware of how close he was, his pine and leather scent wafted across my nostrils as we took each pose, whenever his hand touched me, it made me burn with heat.I was frustrated at how my own body was betraying me, last night was a mistake." Miss. I mean Mrs De Luca, could you please smile"The cameraman begged.I deepened my scowl, the monster glowered at me from his seat but I didn't waver, I was forced into this marriage so why should I smile like a fool
ANASTASIA " What's wrong?" Stefano asked as I walked towards the car. " Nothing!" I said flippantly. " Don't try lying to me, I can tell there's something wrong!" He growled. I hated the way he could tell I wasn't fine, I hated the way he was trying to get under my skin. " What's wrong is that I'm leaving my fucking country, my friends, everything and everyone I know behind to follow you to God knows where! That's what's fucking wrong!!" Instead of joining him in the middle seat, I opened the backseat door, there's a man seated inside, he was almost the same build as Stefano, and his light chestnut hair and light brown eyes lessened most of his domineering aura. He smiled, extending a hand at me. " I'm Ennio, the Don appointed me as your bodyguard" " I don't need a bodyguard!" " I'm sorry but I can't go against the Don's orders, you'll need someone to protect you at all times and I promise to always be at your side" " Whatever" I rolled my eyes. " Here" He handed me
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
ANASTASIAAt first glance, I didn't notice anything wrong with the little girl's appearance but taking a closer look at her, I saw the scars and scratches marring her cute delicate face, the rest of her skin was covered by her long-sleeved dress.Why would the daughter of a mafia don have so many scars? I couldn't stop the bile that rose to my throat as incidents from my past flashed across my memory, the monster buying new dresses for Nina when she passed her etiquette lessons and whipping me until I almost lost consciousness when I failed mine." Daddy who is she?"She asked warily, looking at me like I was a predator.Before Stefano could answer, her eyes lit up and she approached me." I know who you are! you're Merida...please teach me how to shoot and hunt and.."My face morphed into a frown and I wondered who on earth was Merida." Camilla.."Stefano said gently" She's not Merida, her name is Anastasia and she is my wife"Camilla stopped in her tracks, her huge blue eyes fille
ANASTASIA The looks from everyone in the room were scary but nothing compared to Stefano's, his icy gaze seemed to burn a hole right into my skull, and even though I was a trembling mess inwardly, I couldn't afford to show any sign of weakness." De Luca, I had no idea your playthings are now allowed to interrupt a meeting "The words were followed with a light chuckle, it was the lady who had entered minutes ago, she twirled the silver knife in her hands, amusement brewing in her deep brown eyes as she assessed me." Since she's here, it'll be a waste if she doesn't get a taste of my cock, it'll be a glorious last memory, getting fucked to death"I glanced at the man who had spoken, seated at Stefano's right hand, his penetrating blue eyes were focused on me, I couldn't count the number of scars on his face alone, he was scary, just like everyone else in this room.Stefano's jaw tensed." She won't be sucking your cock, Luca"He pinned me with a withering glare." Because she's my w