⚔️Carlos POV⚔️
Just three days after turning twenty-one, I went from being my Padre's Capo to being the Don of New York City. And, just an hour after his burial, I sat in his office having a meeting with his enemy, signing a peace treaty with the Baltimore Commission to marry their Capo's daughter, Maria who was turning eighteen in August. My father had made and signed the Document a year before, but with him being gone, I had to rewrite the proposal and agree to the marriage to prevent a future war.
I had seen Maria just last year at a summer barbecue her parents had thrown. It was their annual Fourth of July party they hosted for all of the other Capo's and Dons who wanted to attend. They made their three daughters perform a dance. The girls were known as the Ricci sisters, and were very popular on YouTube and Tik-Toc.
Maria was seventeen then. She was mainly quiet and kept to herself, but also very heavily guarded. She was tall and slender, very beautiful. She was supermodel material...what every guy dreamed of. I was becoming one very lucky man. She was the only daughter to have red auburn hair, not brown like her mother or sister's. I tried getting to know her then, but the only words I got out were "Hello, nice weather we are having." before she got pulled away by one of her sisters.
"Maria is very special to me, Mr.Romaro...she needs someone who is going to be kind to her...someone who is not brutal, and someone who will tolerate her mood swings." Fratelli tells me from across my desk.
" Mood swings?" I ask.
Fratelli laughs. "Yes...Maria may seem sweet at first, but she's also a little spitfire if you cross her. She's known for having a temper on her...she's use to having things go her way...she doesn't take no for an answer."
"So your giving me a Brat?" I ask, concerned about what I was agreeing to and that Maria may be a problem.
Fratelli leans back in his chair and smiles. "No, Mr. Romaro...I'm giving you a fucking Queen!"
❤️Chapter 1: Maria❤️
It was the morning of my 18th birthday, and everyone in the house was preparing for my big party. My mom was brushing my hair, and had a look of worry on her face. Her long brown hair was pulled back and her face was pale.
"Are you okay?" I ask. "Did something happen?" Was Dad being mean again...was he out again with one of his whores?
She gave me her fake smile.
"No, I am fine, but your father wants a word with you. He will be coming in shortly...please don't piss him off!"
Just then, a loud knock sounded on my door, and father came in, wearing a navy blue suit with red tie, his dark grey hair slicked to the side. "Maria, I need to have a serious word with you, regarding your future."
I turn to face him, my stomach was in knots. "My Future?" I asked. Please tell me he's not switching me to a different school again. I had already switched twice since Middle school and was now enrolled in an all girls Catholic school. He was getting stricter through the years.
"As you know we have been at war with the Triads for sometime over a drug deal gone wrong. We are a lot luckier than the Bratva who have already been to war with the triads."
I felt confused. Father never discussed his work with us. He always kept my sisters and I out of it, and rarely discussed it with mother.He said women weren't part of the mafia. We were groomed to be trophy wives. My sisters and I were groomed since we were four years old, tea parties and dancing. And now, we were learning about sex and how to please a man.
He could see the confusion on my face. "Maria, tonight a special guest will be attending your party. His name is Carlos Romaro, son of Luigi Romaro, of the New York Archangels." I nod my head. "Luigi and I made a deal before he passed three months ago. For their protection against the Triads, you will marry his son, Carlos. Carlos is twenty-two and is unwed. In exchange for their protection, I agreed your hand in marriage, being my oldest daughter."
I felt like fainting. "Why me? I'm only eighteen...and I still have senior year!"
"Carlos wanted a beautiful and outstanding wife, and he picked you among several choices. He likes that you play several instruments and enjoys that you dance. He attended one of your performances last Year, after the decision was made."
"You've known a whole year, and your just now telling me this?" I shouted.
"Tone, young lady!" He warned. I knew that if I didn't keep my cool, he would strike me, birthday or not.
"But father, I'm only a senior in high school! I can't marry now...I still have school...dance..."
"And now its time for you to grow the Fuck up, Maria. You will marry Mr.Romaro, come Christmas time."
I turn to mother and her arms are crossed. She is still as pale as a ghost. "Mother, did you know about this?" She nods, but knows not to speak her opinion. My father has a horrible temper, and we've suffered many times because of it.
Father starts to leave, and then turns. "One more thing, you and your dance group will perform for him...you may choose your song...wear something, sexy...Don't let me down!"
I began to cry, and mother tugged me by the hair. "What do we say about crying?" She scolded.
"That its a weakness and strong women don't cry." I answered.
Mother handed me a picture. "He's very handsome."
I knew only three things of Carlos Romaro. One, he was super sexy, and one very sought out bachelor and millionaire of New York City. Two, he was now Capo of the New York Arch angels famiglia. And three, he is known as the Reaper of New York city, because he shows no mercy when it comes to killing. He likes to make his victims suffer painfully and slowly.
"What song will you perform for him? I must let the others know." Mother asked.
I stared at the many pictures that hung around my vanity mirror, and stared specifically at the one of me and Matteo. He is my dance partner, and is only allowed to dance with me because he is son to one of the guards and has become open with his sexuality. He is dating an outsider that he met at school. He was lucky my father spared him, because Matteo is his Godson.
"We will perform "The Arena". Lindsey can play the violin, and Matteo and I will dance...we will also need the backup track."
"Are you sure you want to perform that one for your future husband? Its so provocative... and dirty." Mother hated that dance.
I smiled. "Of course, its a perfect song for a mafia war." I knew father wouldn't agree to my choice either, but he was in a meeting all day, and wouldn't know my choice until it was too late.
I couldn't stop crying. Alissia helped me dress for our performance. She was sixteen, twenty months younger than me and had the same beautiful brown hair as mother did. I was blessed with red hair. Sometimes, father swore I wasn't his child. He always teased me saying that I belonged to the milkman.
"Maybe you can talk to Mr.Romaro...Convince him to wait till your eighteen." she said.
"There's no use. Father will just get angry for going behind his back. Mother said the contract was signed in blood. I'm to be his by Christmas... Just wrap me up and stick me under the tree!" I cried.
❤️Maria's POV❤️ I was standing behind the stage curtain getting ready to perform with my sisters, Alissia and Camilla, and with my friends, Lindsey and Matteo. My sisters were wearing brown and green tattered dresses and I wore a black and gold dress with a matching gold hair piece attached to my head. Matteo wore a black and gold body suit. Lindsey wore a black silver dress similar to mine. We each had daggers attached to an armband. I also had a dagger that attached to a garter on my left leg. It was to be gifted to my future husband after my performance as a sign of my affection, another one of father's ideas. My father was on stage, giving one o
❤️Maria's POV❤️ The next morning, I woke to my curtains being pulled open. "Rise and shine." My mother shouts. I look at my clock, and its only seven. " Your father has a very important meeting this morning with Mr.Romaro. You must have made quite the impression on him, because his mother, Gemma flew in early this morning to meet you...go bathe and wear something pretty... Breakfast will be at eight!" I grabbed my phone and went into my bathroom and started filling my garden tub up with water and essential oils. I so needed my jets this morning. Laying in the tub, I checked all my messages. One after the other, it was all the same. "When are you getting married? Why didn't you tell us? What are you going to do?" My father even sent me a text message reminding me to be on my best behavior. He even reminded me of w
❤️Maria's POV❤️ I was sitting out by the pool with my sisters, playing guitar, when Carlos stepped outside. "Maria, I'm heading back for New York tomorrow, and thought maybe we could go out maybe around seven for dinner and activity?". Did he seriously think I would want to go out after him taking my daggers away. "Did you ask our father if you can take her out?" Camilla asked. She always protected me when I was in one of my moods, and I had been in one all day. "I don't have to ask for his permission to take my fiance out, Camilla.". Carlos sat down beside me. I still wasn't giving him an answer. I was ignoring him messing with the strings on my guitar. "I saw Maria's tattoo...can I have one, too?" Camilla asked. Alissia and I laugh, and I continue to ignore him. "No, because you are twelv
⚔️Carlos's POV⚔️ It was the beginning of September, and I had had a couple of bad days, losing a few good men in a gun fight. I hadn't been asleep for more than a few hours, when my phone rang. "Fuck!" I answer the phone angry. " What?!?" "Carlos?" There is sobbing on the other end. "Carlos, its Maria...I need help..." She has my full attention. "Maria, what's wrong?" I'm up and getting dressed. "It's my.... " and the phone goes dead. Fuck! I try to call her several times, but there is no answer. I try calling the house phone, and then her sisters, but no one answers. I message Rocco. I hired him to keep tabs on Maria and tell him to get to the house to make sure everything is okay, and then message my brother to tell him I'm heading to Baltimore and to have a few good men to meet me at the Airstrip. On the plane back to
❤️Maria's POV ❤️ I was fast asleep, when the curtains were pulled open, and my two younger sisters came and attacked me with a pillow, singing " Going to the chapel and we're going to get married." Its too early, I shout, but my mother and Madre Gemma came in with an Asian lady and two small children. "Rise and shine", my mother says. Gemma walks over to me with the lady. "Maria Dear, I would like for you to meet my Daughter Min, and her children, Hanna and Yoshi." I stand up, rubbing my eyes. "Nice to meet you...I didn't know Carlos had a sister." Min laughs. "Yeah, we don't get along much...We live in Taiwan with my husband." "Min was adopted when she was four. I had trouble conceiving, but Carlos and Marco are my miracles." Madre Gemma
❤️Maria's POV ❤️ He took off his shirt, holster, and pants and tossed them aside and then lifted me on to the bed. He loomed over with his knees parting my legs. His tip nudged against my opening and my body tensed at the touch. His fingers closed around my nipples and he gently tugged at them. My back arched in slight pleasure and he laughed. "Your so beautiful." He took my breast into his mouth and sucked all while taking one finger and slowly entering my core. I let out a soft cry. He began fingering and the sensation built until I felt like I was going to lose control. He slid his finger out and began again with two fingers. I cried again in pain, but the pain was bearable. "You are so tight!" He whispered. He slowly found a rhythm of moving in and out, that didn't hurt me. "Look at me." He demanded. "Tell me you want this." I nodded. I wasn't sure wh
❤️Maria's POV ❤️The drive to my new home was short. We arrived to an Underground parking Garage and Carlos had to enter a code before we could enter. We pulled into a parking place close to the elevator, and I saw my red "baby" was there as well. Carlos took our bags from the trunk of the car and grabbed my hand and led me to the elevator. He typed in a key code and scanned his thumb print. The doors opened into a room with marble floors, soft music playing, a giant water fall, and a grand stair case. Carlos gave a nod at a man sitting at a desk, and we walked to another elevator. He scanned his thumb print again and the doors opened. We went in and the elevator started to move."This is a private elevator....it leads to one place only, and its our home...
⚔️Carlos's POV ⚔️Marco and I set up a meeting that afternoon with Junior, Consigliere of New Jersey. We met up at an old ware house next to the docks."What can I do for you?" Junior asked."You can ask your sister to stop harassing my wife at school." I shouted." You mean your child bride?" He asked."Leave her alone."