Novels by Safina Bello

“Cole, Enzo, get your school bags right now.” I yelled and I could hear them in the living room. I got pregnant the night of his brithday and you can imagine our surprise when we found out we are having twins, boy twins. They are about ten years old now, Cole and Enzo are inseparable, they do everything together, they care for each other, and they always make switch up making it hard for me to realize which one is which, they both got Dominic’s eyes “Ready mom.” I heard the form behind, knowing they care about each other, Dom and I feel like we have done a great job with them, we feel like we have done better than any of our parents would ever do. “Finally, the driver will soon be here.” “Where is Dad?.” Enzo asked, Cole didn’t speak much, he always liked to be in his own space and play with Enzo. “Somewhere.” I smirked. “I have to tell him some thing, Cole did what he said and the girl kissed him.” He smirked and Cole rolled his eyes at us He said what? He did wh

“How about a car?” Gabriel suggested. “I got him that last year because he didn’t want to do anything special for his birthday.” “How about a house?” “You are hopeless.” I gritted through my teeth and a chuckle escaped his lips: this should not be funny but to him, it was, I am looking for something to get for Dominic’s birthday. He didn’t like to celebrate it. He didn’t want to have cake, he didn’t want to have a party, he didn’t want to even be reminded of it. I guess last time, I got him a car some days before it, I can understand why he didn’t like it, because of Damien, it’s a huge reminder of his brother and I did understand that. He did all he could to help me move on and not think about my mother anymore, and I did that, but when it comes to him, he always tends to be a bit stubborn, and I didn’t enjoy that. I wanted him to know I cared for him, I wanted him to know his birthday is worth celebrating, and it’s a reminder that he is stronger, he fought through all

“What is all of this?” I whispered. The room was filled with all of my favorite flowers and pictures of both of us, pictures we took during the year. There was one picture that stood in the middle of the room: the first day I met him, our first dance. How did he get that? I didn’t even know we were being photographed, I smiled when I saw the picture and walked further into the library. When the lights came on, my breath hitches, it was the same way that party was, the chairs, the decorations, expect the massive amount of flowers but yet, it felt good, it felt the same, like we never left that party. “Dom,” I called and I didn’t see him when another part of the room lit up, it was the video of Dom and me, when we were dancing, how did he get that, when I gazed into his eyes for the first time, I was doing it for Nicholas and I ended up with the great man anyone could ever be with, I ended up finding the love of my life, I ended up being stronger and stronger and I ended up ha

I always loved Thanksgiving, it’s been a year since I got married to the love of my life, a year of being a Ricci. I always thought he wouldn't be the same after a couple of months, but it feels like after a couple of months, he loved me even more, cared for me even more, and wanted to be there for me and protect me at all times. The last year, we celebrated each holiday, each birthday, and we were there for each other, we took care of each other, last year I learnt a lot of things for myself and for the mafia, I know how to shoot, can use a knife perfectly and not only that, I could do many more things, leading the mafia with my husband is a dream come true. I always cared for him, and now I could do this for the rest of our lives, I didn’t have any friends, no one can replace Candice, he didn’t have any either, I could say Gabriel is both our friend, we cared for him and he loves him. “What’s wrong?.” I breathed out as he stared at me, right now we are in our bedroom, his

Dominic’s POV… “What does forever look like? All these seem too good to be true.” Aurora smiled. A one-week vacation turned into three months and now we loved it here, waking up by the sound of the beach, we were away from the city yet close enough to be able to get what we needed, we were happy, we didn’t have to worry about anything and nothing was going on in the mafia It's just basic things. I get feedback from all of the men every single day. The activities are good, traders are better. There is not much work to do; it’s mostly receiving and sending our consignment. The mafia has no issues, and I don’t think anyone could come for it. I have killed every possibility of having an enemy, and to be honest, no one wants to come close to my family now that they know the De Santos and Ricci families are bound together and our kids are going to be the first heirs to the family. I enjoyed being here because she loved it more, I have never had a vacation before, it’s always wo

Dominic’s POV….. “Dom.” She yelled, her smile was radiant and her body covered in little to no clothing, I have never seen her this happy before, she walked through the beach, without wearing any shoes when she walked into the water. “Dom, come on in, the water is great.” She smiled, without thinking, I walked into the water, she wrapped her hand around me and she held me close to her, her smile brighter than the ocean itself and she gave me a kiss on my cheek. “You like this water like this, it’s freezing Aurora.” “I know, after this, the hot bath that comes with it, it’s going to be great.” She smirked, that’s what makes her excited, the little things that take place. She is precious, she is a queen. Maybe this is what love feels like, this is what forever feels like; this is what happiness feels like, this is what it feels to have someone that loves you, to have someone that cares about you to be with you, to have someone that always wants to be with you no matter the hor

“Why did you ask to speak to me alone?” I asked as I stared at the man called my father, I would be damned if I call him my father.“You know the right thing to do Ava, the thing your mother feared to do and because of that our bloodline suffered so much, you can end this, stop everything from happening, or else innocent people will die Ava.” He saidHe is really good with his words, I can see why my mother would fall for someone like him.“And you demand I die because of that, I didn’t ask to be born father, I didn’t ask to be a part of your twisted bloodline, I didn’t ask to be any part of the madness that is going on, I was forced to be a part of this.” I gritted my teeth. “And because of you, because of this madness and because of every single thing, I didn’t have the life I wanted, I didn’t even know th type of life I wanted to have because I was never asked, and you stand here before me to ask me to give my life, it’s not my fault you failed at keeping everyone safe and even you

“I met my father today.“ I whispered so low but I knew he heard me, when his eyes met mine, I knew that he was upset yet he didn’t yell “he wasn’t at the lake today, I didn’t think it was him until he mentioned my mother and he looked a bit like me, he is fast Damon, he turns even faster.” I breathed out as his eyes were on mine.“What did he say to you?”“Warning me to stay away from you and to stand by my family because they fully know what is right. And they know what is best for me, that’s when we heard the sound, and before I could realize what was happening. He left.” I breathed out as my eyes were on his.“Did he touch you, Ava, in any way, even a strand of your hair?”“No,” I whispered, Why would he ask me something like that, It did scare me that he would say something like that yet I didn’t utter any words. “I was not there with him for up to three hours or even three fucking minutes and I could see the danger of being close to him, he is not good.” I breathed out, as my eye

“What were you thinking?” Damon yelled at me but almost could do was remember the image of my fatherThe moment he heard the second twig, before I could turn around, he was gone, like in thin air, I didn’t even hear when he moved, I didn’t even hear when he changed, he did it so fast that I didn’t even realise it.He is strong, there’s no doubt about that and he is fast making him even more advantageous and he is powerful, but why did he come to meet me? Why did he think I could listen?“I am speaking to you Ava,” Damon yelled pulling me out of my thoughts:“You know why I did that because I wanted you to talk to me, yes it was a stupid move and I could have gotten myself killed too. But fucking he’ll, I did it because you won’t speak to me Damon, all you did is give me a few words a day and when you want to have sex, you come to me, that’s the only time you give me your full attention.” I breathed out.“So you- like I said it was not the most ideal way of doing that, but when I thoug

Did you kick Dante out of the house?” I asked Damon“He can do whatever he wants, it’s better if he is not here,” Damon stated“The men see him as an enemy now,” I asked and he nodded, I guess he is right about that, Dante chose a side, a side that wants me dead or worse imprisons me for the rest of my life without giving me any will or reason to live again.It didn’t matter because at the end of it, I wanted this to be over, I wanted Killan to be found, I wanted to be gone, I don’t care what Damon does to him, he is his brother after all, I want to live freely.“Can we go for a walk?” I asked and he turned to look at me, his eyes looking away softly from his laptop. “Before you say no, I think it would be a good idea and I don’t like being inside the house all of the time, it’s a bit annoying.” I breathed out.“A walk, it’s past midnight,” Damon said.“You have been working all day from the moment you woke up.” I breathed out as my eyes looked away from his, I was not asking for some

“Are you sure about this Ava because this time it will be different”“I am sure. I trust you Damon not to hurt me, not to make me feel any type of pain and I want every part of this, I need this.” I breathed out. Almost sounded a bit desperate and I was sure that he wanted this too. He leaned in further toward me and when I thought he was about to place his lips on mine, he didn’t instead he did something I didn’t think he would ever do, he placed his lips against my forehead, it was warm and gentle.He held my hand softly and he led me into his bedroom, Damon loved the door, and he locked the one leading to my bedroom before he closed the drapes and turned on the lights.“On the bed Ava, when I tell you to do something I expect you to listen, you can disobey me whenever you like but not when we are here,” Damon statedA dominant, who wanted to he listened to and I wanted to disrespect him a bit to see what he is going to do, I guess I would just have to wait till the right time to d

They spoke about everything every single thing and I assured them that I am on their side and I would never be on the side of those that want me dead, I didn’t want them to think that I am anything like Dante.“You know you can’t keep ignoring me Damon’ I spoke, I folded him into his home office the moment we headed home.I am working Ava.”“Tell me what you feel,” I asked, I know you are mad at me and you can’t keep ignoring me, if this is ever going to work, you need to speak to me, you need to tell me what the hell is going on? You need to tell me exactly what you feel”. I breathed outHe stopped what he was doing and he turned to look at me , his eyes were on mine when my breath hitches as he moved closer to me and he wrapped his hand around my neck, it was gentle yet rough and I knew that he wouldn’t hurt me .“You know what I feel Ava, I want to fuck you till you lose your mind till you can’t breathe and I need you to beg me to fuck and I won’t stop, I am meant to fuck some sens