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Giovanni I watched Emiliana from the doorway. So carefree and lost in her own world as she danced with my grandfather. The music blared through the oversized dining room that was now a dancefloor for the drunk and liberated, Emiliana’s laughter filtering through the lulls in the melody. Her dress trailed behind her, sweeping the ground with every twist and turn. The entire room was decorated top to bottom in classy paraphernalia that only someone like Don Castellano could acquire. Two trees inhabited the corners of the dining room alone, and I hadn’t even explored the rest of the mansion. Tonight marked new beginnings, supposedly. My grandfather wanted everyone here to celebrate a number of things, one being the announcement of Emiliana’s pregnancy. Then there was my release from prison, and there was one more thing that he had managed to keep secret for the last week. I wasn’t sure what was going on, but his reluctance to involve me was beginning to piss me off. He smiled when we
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Emiliana I watched as Giovanni headed towards his grandfather, neither looking too pleased to see the other. “Do you think he’ll be okay?” I turned to Luis, attempting to conceal my worry. “He can look after himself,” Luis grumbled beside me. “You wanted to dance?” I shook my head and peered down at my glass, “I think I need to sit down.” At twelve weeks pregnant, I was barely showing. The side effects, however, were more prominent and my nauseous worrying only added to them. Luis pulled a chair away from the wall and tucked it under my knees, muttering, “Sit,” as he did so. “Emiliana?” Veronica’s concerned voice called to me, my blurry focus could only see the outline of her magnificent dress that I knew she would be wearing. “Are you okay?” “Yes, just feeling a little sick.” “It must have been all that dancing,” she chuckled. Crouching down in front of me, she pressed her hand to my forehead. “Get a damp cloth,” she ordered Luis. “I’m fine,” I protested, swatting her hand a
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Giovanni“Em,” I whispered softly. As much as I didn’t want to wake her up, we had somewhere to be.She rolled over, flopping an arm across my chest and groaning out her exhaustion. “It’s too early.”“It’s seven-thirty,” I laughed, turning her onto her back so that I could lay on top of her.Her arms snaked around my neck and even in her groggy state, she smiled. “Well, if this is how you’re going to wake me up…”I kissed her lips and she moaned into my mouth.“We need to get ready,” I said, reluctantly pulling away from her.Emiliana grumbled some more before sliding the covers back and exposing her naked body.Standing at the end of the bed, I took a mental picture, admiring the bump forming. She was four months pregnant, but still looked like the fucking princess she was.She flicked her hair over her shoulder and slid out of the bed, calling to me, “Are you coming or what?”It had become the norm for us now. I would wake up before her, either because we had scans, doctors appointm
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Emiliana I buried my feet into the uncut grass of the rear garden as the sun scattered beautiful rays around me. Dew drops kissed my feet, the gentle breeze ribboned through the strands of hair that had freed themselves from my hair tie. It was early spring, the chilly winter was far behind us, and in its place the new season brought promise, promise of a future, where Giovanni and I had our family, where Vinnie finally returned to us. Giovanni had worked tirelessly for months to get Vinnie’s release, but his efforts were futile. Something was missing, and we weren’t sure of what. All we knew was Don Castellano could help, and when Giovanni told me that was what he had ensured in exchange for Giovanni’s loyalty, it only cemented my decision about my father and my place in this world. We all had a choice in this life, and far too many times I had my choices made for me. For once, Giovanni had given me what I wanted; the independence to make my own decisions, something my father had n
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Giovanni From day one, the day the Magnones hired me, Emilio had a plan. That much was clear. He had only one goal in mind and that was to make the Castellano’s pay. While the Verdi’s had their own vendetta, it seemed Emilio had one of his own and it was only a matter of time before Emiliana found out the truth. “Please tell me you’re going to tell her?” Vinnie pleaded from the other side of the desk. “I swore no more secrets. I will tell her.” It was a promise not only to myself, but to her as well. We had come a long way over the last year. So much had happened, and it made me realize Emiliana was a hell of a lot stronger now than she was back then. She had every right to know what her father was capable of—if she wasn’t already aware. Emiliana and I were destined. We were meant to be together, and I wasn’t about to destroy what we had before telling her everything. “Have you spoken to Oli?” I returned my gaze to the computer screen. My grandfather had sent many emails over the
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I had always loved shopping. It was always the one time I felt free; free to explore, free to spend money on whatever I wanted and choose whatever I wanted to do. When Vinnie came into the kitchen and said he was taking me, I didn’t know whether it was his suggestion or Giovanni’s. Something told me it was a bit of both because both men had the widest smile on their faces when I finally agreed.Being seven months pregnant had taken it out of me and our boy was growing fast. Over the last few months, Vinnie and Giovanni had walked on eggshells, force fed me vitamins and made sure I got the right amount of exercise, even when all I wanted to do was sleep.It was warming up with the changing seasons and my feet were swollen, aching and sweaty.Vinnie ignored all my protests and took my hand, escorting me out of the car and into the marketplace of Barcelona.“Chiquita, Te ves radiante!” (You look radiant). Vinnie beamed, his cheeks dimpling as he looked down at me.“Parezco un…” (I look l
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GiovanniI waited until Emiliana was in the car with Vinnie before I called Massimo. It was something Vinnie wanted to do, not because he loved shopping, but because I had business that couldn’t wait, and I needed Emiliana away from this.She might have given me her decision, approval over her father’s fate, but I wasn’t about to discuss the demise of her father or the details of how I was going to kill him. She also didn’t know that the man I needed to speak to was aware of the entire situation.After what Luciano had done to the Magnone company, it was only a matter of time before it fell into the hands of another Magnone. Only I was happy that Massimo was in charge. From what I had gleaned through intel, business was booming, his ability to manage, direct and hold the company was better than Emilio had ever done.I was already aware of what Massimo thought of Emilio. From what my father had told me, Massimo maintained a safe distance from his uncle, keeping his focus solely on the
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EmilianaI hadn’t realized how tired I was until I woke up with Vinnie carrying me to my room. After the week of rest Giovanni and the doctor had ordered me to take, I didn’t think I could sleep much more, apparently, that’s all I needed.The gentle sway of Vinnie’s massive shoulders, the air that whipped around me, and the quiet conversation between Giovanni and Vinnie, stirred me from my sleep.“Hey, Principessa,” Giovanni smiled down at me as Vinnie laid me down on the bed.A yawn escaped me, my body stretching and adjusting to the sudden change in position.Vinnie left the room, and Giovanni perched on the edge of the bed, stroking my face. I didn’t miss the tiredness in his eyes or the way he watched me with uncertainty.I reached up, cupping his cheek. “What’s wrong, Gio?”He sighed, leaning into my touch. The silence between us was almost deafening and I realized I didn’t need to ask to know what was going on in his head. Vinnie’s words still sat with me a week after our conver
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